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Nov 09 2023
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Eye on Politics: Property tax relief approved by Texas voters
NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Texas voters overwhelmingly approved a statewide ballot proposition to give homeowners a break on their property taxes this week. Special session four is underway in Austin, with Gov. Greg Abbott trying again to convince rural Republican House lawmakers to pass his school choice, or school voucher bill; and some Democrats are concerned over polls showing
CBS News (Online)Jul 18 2013
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House Votes to Delay Two Requirements of the Health Care Overhaul
Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Wednesday passed bills delaying two crucial parts of his health care overhaul that require most Americans to have insurance and many employers to offer it.
New York Times (News)Jun 22 2020
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'Trending in the right direction': White House says COVID spike isn't 'second wave'
The White House said Monday that an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases across the South and West does not amount to a second wave in the pandemic, and it pointed to a declining death rate and nationwide trend that is heading in “the right direction.”
Even as cases surged in Arizona, Florida and Texas, where the governor said the virus is spreading at an “unacceptable rate,” administration
Washington TimesOct 25 2023
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Absences Could Affect the Outcome of Today’s Speaker Vote
The House officially convened at 12:03 p.m. Lawmakers have begun taking what’s known as a quorum call, which allows the clerk to get an official headcount on House members who are present and voting.
Absences among Democrats or Republicans could change the number of votes that a candidate needs to win the gavel. There are 221 Republicans and 212 Democrats overall, with Republicans only
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 15 2023
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Protest outside DNC headquarters in Washington turns violent
At least one person was arrested when demonstrators calling for a cease-fire in Gaza “illegally and violently” protested outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday night, U.S. Capitol Police said. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Demonstration organizers said at least 100 participants
Washington PostSep 09 2017
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Trump not worried if deal with Dems upsets GOP, says White House
President Trump is not concerned that he angered some Capitol Hill Republicans by striking a deal with Democrats to quickly pass emergency disaster relief, the White House said Friday, saying it was more important to break the gridlock in Congress.
Washington TimesNov 06 2023
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GOP Attorneys General Sue FDA over Approval of ‘Risky, Untested’ Mail-Order Abortion Pills
The attorneys general of Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas announced Monday that they are suing the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health, alleging that they did not have the legal right to approve abortion pills more than 20 years ago, and did not have the right to authorize the delivery of the pills through the mail during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 105-page lawsuit
National Review (News)Nov 13 2023
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St. Charles County Council considers opposing effort to bring Latino migrants to St. Louis region
The effort is modeled after a similar initiative that settled more than 1,200 Afghan refugees in the region since 2021. And it aims to repeat the long-term success of the resettlement of Bosnian immigrants here in the 1990s as a way of combatting population decline in the area. The suit, pending in U.S. District Court in Texas, accuses the program as implemented by the Biden administration of
St. Louis Post-DispatchNov 15 2023
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NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy running to replace Bob Menendez in Senate
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday announced her run for US Senate in 2024, becoming the second Democrat to toss their hat into the ring after incumbent Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges earlier this year. “Right now, Washington is filled with too many people more interested in getting rich or getting on camera than getting things done for you,”
New York Post (News)Sep 28 2023
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Docs: DOJ Investigators Ordered to 'Remove Any Reference' to Joe Biden
An email released Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee shows Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf ordered investigators in August 2020 to remove any reference to “Political Figure 1” from a search warrant. A document subsequently released showed that President Joe Biden is “Political Figure 1.” “As a priority, someone needs to redraft attachment B,” Wolf wrote in an email. “I am not
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