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May 17 2014
News
Prospects for immigration reform grow dimmer
The chances that any significant immigration legislation will be enacted before the midterm election grew more remote on Friday, when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office said it would not allow debate on a narrowly crafted proposal sponsored by a fellow Republican.
President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats made a major push this week on the issue, hoping to put pressure on
CNN DigitalJul 11 2019
Opinion
OPINION: What Will It Take for Democrats to Unite Behind Impeaching Trump?
Many Democrats are arguing harshly that the House is wasting an opportunity to open an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Their point of support: Watergate-era House Democrats. In their telling, House Democrats were always united in support of impeaching President Richard Nixon.
But that isn’t true. I was there, and in fact initially they were as divided in their approach to
Guest Writer - LeftJun 26 2012
News
Republicans: Contempt for Holder or the American People?
Congress is on track to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt. Given how contemptuous most Americans are of Congress -- only 17 percent approve, an all-time low -- this week's mostly party line vote will be the political equivalent of the congressional pot calling the attorney general kettle, well, black.
Here's what's really going on.
HuffPostOct 31 2013
News
Senate GOP blocks key Obama judge, signals renewed fight over court nominees
Senate Republicans on Thursday filibustered one of President Obama’s nominees to sit on the federal appeals court in Washington, arguing that while the woman is well-qualified, confirming her would allow Democrats to shift the political balance to the left on the country's second-most important court. The vote was the latest skirmish in the fierce, though usually hidden, battle over federal
Washington TimesApr 10 2020
News
Biden's VP Prospects
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race, leaving former VP Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner.During CNN's Democratic debate in March, Joe Biden announced his intention to pick a Abridge NewsJun 04 2012
News
Utah gay pride parade draws hundreds of Mormon participants
A gay pride parade in Mormon-heavy Salt Lake City drew thousands of participants, including a few hundred Mormons, whose church has been criticized by gay rights activists for its activism against same-sex marriage.
CNN DigitalMar 28 2015
News
Inside Chuck Schumer's 24-hour campaign for leader
Late Thursday night, the Senate was moving through an endless series of budget votes. Senators were sitting at their desks chit-chatting. Others were watching NCAA basketball in the cloak room or checking the latest news on their iPhones. Sen. Chuck Schumer was in Sen. Harry Reid’s office, the two of them choked up and nearly in tears. Story Continued Below Reid dropped the bombshell news that
PoliticoOct 22 2019
Opinion
Trump Should Want a Rapid Impeachment
It might help him turn the page and win reelection.
The Ukraine story hasn’t been good for President Donald Trump, and there’s only one way out — to get impeached, and the sooner, the better.
Trump obviously hates the idea of being impeached. He thinks it’s unfair, and he’s raging against the process with every political and legal argument his team can muster and every insult and
Rich LowrySep 04 2023
Headline Roundup
Labor Day 2023 Comes as Strikes, Negotiations Continue
Labor Day 2023 comes at a time when several unions in major industries are striking or ensnared in high-stakes contract negotiations.
Delivery: The Teamsters union voted to ratify a new five-year contract with UPS in August, avoiding a strike that could have impacted over 300,000 UPS workers. Roughly 86% of Teamsters members supported the deal, which includes higher wages and
Washington Examiner Associated Press NewsNationDec 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Two Parties Aren’t Enough For Some People
It is deeply frustrating for many Democrats that Dianne Feinstein and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are members of the same political party. Most Republicans are equally unhappy that they are forced to count both Mitt Romney and Donald Trump, Jr. within their ranks. Such is life in a two-party system, where both sides must deal with internal tensions in order to win elections — that's the point of
Dan Schnur