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Jun 17 2021
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Story of the Week: Biden Meets With Putin, G7 Leaders
President Joe Biden traversed Europe over the past week, meeting with multiple foreign leaders in the first international trip of his administration. He met with the leaders of the G7 nations in the United Kingdom last week; some big stories were their commitment to sending 1 billion vaccine doses to needy countries, and their call for an independent investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic's
AllSides StaffFeb 04 2013
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Senate to Move on Gun Control
Senate Democratic leaders expect a gun bill to move to the Senate floor that includes most of the proposals backed by President Barack Obama, with the notable exception of a ban on military-style, semiautomatic weapons, a top aide to Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said.
The bill would likely seek to limit the capacity of ammunition magazines; expand background checks to include
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 16 2013
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Congress moves toward vote on budget deal
The first government shutdown in 17 years is heading for the history books as the House and Senate prepare to vote on legislation to reopen Washington and avert a debt default. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the bipartisan deal Wednesday afternoon. The chamber will vote on the legislation in the afternoon or early evening, a Democratic
PoliticoApr 22 2019
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Buttigieg steals Beto's thunder
Pete Buttigieg’s fast-rising 2020 presidential campaign is cutting into Beto O’Rourke’s viral mojo.
O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who became a media phenomenon when he nearly toppled Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last year, has been eclipsed in recent weeks by Buttigieg, the upstart South Bend, Ind., mayor who has won headline after headline and changed national perceptions about his
The HillSep 30 2013
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Budget showdown a test of wills as shutdown deadline comes into view
With nothing less than the operation of government on the line, the battle in Congress over ObamaCare is shaping into a test of wills as lawmakers face a midnight deadline to resolve their differences or turn out the lights.
For the moment, the ball is in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's court. The House, early Sunday morning, approved a bill that would fund the government past
Fox News (Online News)Sep 21 2013
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Obama Calls John Boehner As House Taunts Democrats With Anti-Obamacare Spending Bill
A familiar Washington melodrama - will they or won't they shut down the government - took center stage on Friday when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the government, but only if President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law is ransacked.
Notching their 42nd vote against "Obamacare" and knowing full well the Democratic Senate will reject it,
HuffPostDec 14 2014
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Senate Republicans Object To Spending Bill Over Immigration
First it was objections by House Democrats that stood in the way of passage of a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill. Now it's the Senate Republicans' turn, specifically Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah.
The two lawmakers demanded a vote Friday night on a proposal to cut funds from the bill that could be used to implement President Barack Obama's new immigration policy, ending
HuffPostNov 24 2014
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Mitch McConnell preps for 2016 battle
Mitch McConnell spent years charting the Republican path back to power — and now he’s already plotting to make sure they don’t lose it. The Kentucky Republican is quietly pushing his fellow Republican senators to beef up their political shops. He’s considering a new super PAC that could spend millions on Senate races. And he’s locking down operatives for another cycle who were key to GOP
PoliticoNov 08 2019
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Media elite may oppose Warren, but she sure gets good press
Resolved: Elizabeth Warren has gotten the best coverage of any presidential candidate since Barack Obama.
She’s run a substantive campaign, and the press loves her gotta-plan-for-everything approach almost as much as her steady rise in the polls.
Joe Biden? The left can’t stand him. The Nation just ran an “anti-endorsement” urging Biden to drop out, saying he’d been “picking up
Fox News (Online News)Nov 05 2014
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House Republicans expand majority to near-historic size
The wave of GOP victories in elections Tuesday expanded the Republican majority in the House to near-record levels, sweeping out longtime Democratic incumbents in solid blue Northeast states and from some of the party’s last vestiges in the South.
House Republicans easily surpassed the 218 seats needed to control the chamber, picked up at least 13 seats to create a commanding 242-seat
Washington Times