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Dec 23 2019
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Trump Completed His Takeover Of The GOP In 2019
Donald Trump won the GOP nomination and then the presidency even as many prominent officials within the party opposed him. He spent much of his first two years in office struggling to get his policies enacted, with top advisers such as then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis essentially ignoring his demands. Early in his tenure, the GOP-controlled House and Senate adopted several measures, such as
538 (ABC News)
Dec 23 2019
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McConnell: 'Let's quit the charade' on impeachment
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday slammed Democratic senators as well as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her decision to withhold House-passed articles of impeachment against President Trump from the upper chamber until Republicans guarantee a "fair" trial.
During an interview with "Fox & Friends," the GOP leader knocked the idea that Senate Minority
The Hill
Aug 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Deadly Bombings Near Kabul Airport as US Evacuates Citizens, Allies
Suicide bombings at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday killed over 100 people, including 13 U.S. service members and at least 90 Afghans. The U.S. has been working to evacuate American citizens and allies from Afghanistan as the Taliban takes power. President Joe Biden said this week that the U.S. was "on pace" to meet the Aug. 31 evacuation deadline; on Wednesday, Secretary of State
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Dec 30 2020
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Luke Letlow, 41-year-old congressman-elect, dies with COVID-19
Luke Letlow, the newly elected member of Congress from Louisiana, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19, a spokesman announced.
The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Letlow, a 41-year-old Republican, had been hospitalized after being diagnosed with the virus. He was days away from being sworn into office.
Dr. G.E. Ghali, of LSU Health
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Oct 22 2018
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15 days left. Democrats are getting nervous.
Can Republicans keep the House? Will Democrats swipe the Senate? Which state is being Made Great Again with the next presidential visit? It’s Monday, Oct. 22, Trump and Cruz are friends again, and there are 15 days until the midterm elections.
New York Times (News)
Jun 09 2019
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For Democrats, Trump impeachment question is a personal struggle transcending politics
For two House Democrats from different backgrounds, the searing debate over whether to impeach President Trump prompted an identical question: What about my grandkids? Rep. Daniel Kildee, who represents a blue-collar Michigan district that Trump nearly won in 2016, calls it the “Caitlin and Colin rule.” What, in a decade or more, would they read in their history books?
Washington Post
Oct 27 2020
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A Look at America's Most Corrupt Police
If there's a worst-case scenario for police corruption, it would look a lot like the tale told in I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad.
The book, by the reporters Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg, pieces together the story of the 2017 Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) scandal, in which a federal investigation has so far led to the conviction of a dozen
Reason
Jun 21 2018
News
Representative Michael McCaul: Democrats want immigration as a midterm issue
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul touted the two Republican bills up for a vote in the chamber Thursday, while warning that Democrats might block any legislation.
Washington Times
Mar 13 2019
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Pelosi: Border emergency fight is about Trump, not presidential powers
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House will not take up a new Senate GOP bill to curb the National Emergencies Act, saying her goal is to constrain President Trump, not to tackle the bigger presidential powers issues.
“Republican senators are proposing new legislation to allow the president to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover,” she said. “
Washington Times
Feb 15 2021
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Trump still might face punishment for Capitol riot even after Senate impeachment acquittal
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday, after the Senate acquitted him of the impeachment charge against him, teased a return to the political arena in his post-presidency -- but he may still face efforts to punish him for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters.
The Senate failed to reach the 67-vote threshold to convict Trump on inciting an insurrection as charged in
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