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Jan 09 2021
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Capitol Police rejected offer for help from National Guard days before deadly riot: report
The U.S. Capitol Police turned down offers for support from the National Guard and the FBI to help manage what ended up becoming a massive Capitol security breach carried out by a mob of pro-Trump supporters.
Capitol Police were contacted by the Pentagon three days before the planned event to see if they needed assistance from the National Guard, The Associated Press reports. Then as
The HillApr 16 2016
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Hillary Clinton’s Confusing And Conflicted Stance On The Minimum Wage
Are you still trying to figure out where Hillary Clinton stands on a $15 minimum wage? Don’t feel bad. Apparently, her campaign is still trying to figure it out, too.
During Thursday night’s presidential debate on CNN, moderator Wolf Blitzer asked the front-runner for the Democratic nomination if she would sign a $15 minimum wage bill if Congress put it on her desk. She confirmed that
HuffPostDec 11 2019
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Impeach Trump or Work With Him? Democrats Are Pushing Forward on Both
On the day Democrats formally charged President Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would cut a deal with him on trade.
On the day that House Democrats formally accused President Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors, something unusual happened in the capital: Divided government actually started to work.
Within minutes of announcing on Tuesday
New York Times (News)Jul 25 2013
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Obama: Rest of my presidency is for working-class America
President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to focus his energy for the rest of his presidency on the core tenet of his election victories -- equal opportunity for all Americans -- starting with campaign-style speeches on the economy that appeared to launch this year's budget battle with Republicans. Confronting the deep partisan divide over federal spending, tax reform and raising the debt ceiling
CNN DigitalJun 02 2019
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Trump denies calling Meghan 'nasty' despite audio recording
US President Donald Trump has denied calling the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, "nasty" despite the comments being recorded. "I never called Meghan Markle 'nasty'," he tweeted on Sunday, adding: "Made up by the Fake News Media, and they got caught cold!" Mr Trump made his remarks about the duchess in a Sun newspaper interview ahead of his state visit to the UK. The US former actress has
BBC NewsOct 21 2020
Analysis
Biden the ‘Socialist’ vs. Trump the ‘Caudillo’: The Battle for the Venezuelan Vote
Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship had already unleashed chaos in Venezuela in 2016 when Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential race. Maduro’s was increasingly a regime of famine, sickness and persecution. That year, the country hemorrhaged close to 5 million refugees, and, according to Department of Homeland Security data, the number of Venezuelans who requested asylum in the United States tripled
PoliticoNov 24 2014
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For President Obama, Going It Alone Has Its Risks
With time ticking down on his second term, President Barack Obama has escalated his efforts to accomplish his policy goals without winning approval from Congress, a strategy that may produce results quickly but with the risk that they may be undone by lawmakers or a future president.
The latest example was Mr. Obama’s policy, announced Thursday, of shielding more than four million
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 10 2019
Analysis
Trump impeachment articles: Democrats decide to 'keep it simple, stupid'
Ever since Nancy Pelosi announced last week that she was instructing the Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, speculation swirled as to what exactly they would look like.
Would they be broad, sweeping in a hodgepodge of alleged presidential misdeeds that include evidence gathered over the course of Mr Trump's three-year presidency? Or would they go
BBC NewsMar 10 2021
Headline Roundup
House Approves COVID-19 Relief Package, Biden's Signature Expected Friday
The House of Representatives voted in a mostly party-line vote on Wednesday to approve Senate amendments to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill, titled the “American Rescue Plan,” and to send the bill to the White House for Biden’s signature. The House passed an earlier version of the bill on Feb. 27, but Senate Democrats added several amendments which, among other things, removed the
Reuters NBC News Digital New York Post (News)Oct 19 2019
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AOC’s Sanders Endorsement Won’t Change 2020. But It Might Change the Democratic Party.
he anticipated endorsement of Bernie Sanders as her preferred candidate for president by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday will not determine the winner of the Democratic presidential primary. Endorsements almost never matter. But this one does—for the future of the Democratic Party, not the future of its 2020 presidential campaign.
The timing of Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement
Politico