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Apr 01 2015
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Arkansas governor cites his son while rejecting religious freedom bill. That says it all.
In his announcement Wednesday that he wouldn't sign a "religious freedom" bill that had reached his desk, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) offered a personal example of the contentiousness of the issue.
"My son Seth signed the petition asking me to veto the bill," he said.
Given Hutchinson's son's politics, that's not a big surprise. Seth Hutchinson is an organizer with the Texas
Washington PostJul 31 2019
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In contentious Democratic debate, deep divisions on health care separate liberals and moderates
Ambitious proposals for health care, climate change and other policies backed by liberal Democratic presidential contenders came in for sharp critiques from a cadre of moderate candidates jousting for prominence in the second round of debates here Tuesday night.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), positioned at the center of the stage at Detroit’s Fox Theatre,
Washington PostJun 04 2020
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Police groups break with Biden
“Police are shaking their heads because he used to be a stand-up guy who backed law enforcement,” one top official said.
Joe Biden has long prided himself on being a union-friendly Democrat with a good relationship with rank-and-file cops.
But Biden’s call for more national policing reforms and oversight in the wake of the death of George Floyd — and the perception that he hasn’t
PoliticoMar 22 2015
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McCain: Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President
Sen. John McCain says he is "convinced" Obama is letting his personal problems with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu get in the way of shared policy goals.
"The President should get over it. Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President," the Arizona Republican said Sunday in an interview with CNN's Gloria Borger on "State of the Union."
"It's time that we work together
CNN DigitalJan 17 2020
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Reporters Battle New Restrictions In Trying To Cover Senate Impeachment Trial
News organizations and journalists' advocates are battling restrictive new ground rules for reporters assigned to cover the Senate impeachment trial.
Correspondents who submit to an official credentialing process are granted broad access throughout the Capitol complex and usually encounter few restrictions in talking with members of Congress or others.
But now Senate Sergeant-at-
NPR (Online News)Jun 18 2012
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John McCain Whines About Citizens United Ruling and Calls Supreme Court "Arrogant"
Remember when President Obama slammed the Supreme Court in front of the world during his 2010 State of the Union address for their 2009 Citizens United ruling? Well it looks like Sen. John McCain would have done the same. Yesterday on Meet the Press, McCain called the Supreme Court "uninformed, arrogant and naive" while warning of political "scandals" as a result of the ruling.
TownhallDec 22 2020
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Questions Answered #2
“Can the incoming Biden administration point to anything positive left behind by the Trump administration? Something they can build on.” - Cheryl, Tennessee
“My conservative friends often say that President Trump has done many amazingly good things for the country. But when pressed about the specifics of these good things I never get an answer about why that was good and what the actual
The Flip SideJan 14 2020
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Republicans brush off Trump's call for impeachment dismissal
President Trump is sending mixed signals to Senate Republicans about what he wants from a soon-to-begin impeachment trial.
Trump’s weekend tweets backing an “outright dismissal” of the articles of impeachment put him at odds with the strategy Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has publicly advocated for weeks.
Most Senate Republicans have embraced the call for no
The HillSep 16 2015
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Suspense: Joe Biden Met With A Top Obama Bundler Last Week
Speculation has mounted over the possibility of Vice President Joe Biden entering the race after his little New York trip last week. According to John Heilemann of Bloomberg, he met with a top Obama donor, gave a speech to back a minimum wage hike with Gov. Andrew Cuomo with some of the Big Apple’s most powerful unions in attendance, stood by Attorney General Loretta Lynch who announced an $80
TownhallFeb 24 2016
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ACU Chairman: Marco Rubio Cannot Unite Republicans Without Showing Up At CPAC
American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Matt Schlapp, the head of the organization that hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), lambasted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)79% on Breitbart News Daily on Wednesday for refusing to attend CPAC this year.
Rubio’s decision to skip the event, reported first by Breitbart News on Tuesday, comes as the entire Washington
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