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labor is helping trump keep unilateral power to impose tariffs

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, is leading the effort with Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden to limit Trump's ability to impose tariffs under Section 232 of Trade Expansion Act. ... The USW has long advocated for both Democratic and..

open forum: october 5, 2019

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Trump ally on Hill, led slew of legislators calling on the president to rethink his Monday... ..

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would mitch mcconnell hold hearings on a future democratic supreme

But the ultimate question is whether McConnell would hold hearings, and whether Democratic nominee could get confirmed by Republican Senate. ... So, it's difficult to imagine Democratic Senate confirming any picks from Trump, or Republican..

farsnews

In letter drafted to US Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday, Senators Robert Menendez, Democrat on Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Republican Marco Rubio questioned the recent approvals for American companies to share information with Saudi Arabia.. ..

the state of our disunion

Last week, Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell, denounced Democratic proposals to increase turnout, even calling the idea of making day federal holiday power grab.. ..

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pelosi shuts down trump's state of the union speech in the house

Once the choreography has played out, and each side has killed the other's preferred solution, there's just chance that huddle among key leaders in the Democratic House and Republican Senate could figure out escape route, CNN's Stephen Collinson suggests. ..

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michael barone: neither party's prayers were answered

Print this article.. he Republican president, considered lightweight and ignoramus by many Washington, suffers in the off-year elections, losing several seats and effective control in House, while maintaining and perhaps strengthening his party in Senate. That's description of this week's offyear..

jeff sessions out as attorney general

As to me, I will be part of Republican in United States Senate -- working with the President and my Republican and Democratic colleagues -- to make America safer and more prosperous — Lindsey Graham November 7, 2018... ..

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democratic women outraise men among female donors — another

There are number of Republican women who are congressional candidates, which contributes to the low amount of money raised by Republican women.. Almost third, of fundraising totals for Democratic women who are Senate primary winners come from small individual contributions,..

op-eds

We even write postcards to voters in swing states — postcards from across the country are credited with inspiring unlikely voters in one of the biggest upsets of 2017, the victory of civil rights Democrat over Republican in Alabama Senate race. ..

october 19th ups & downs

candidate garners national headlines and criticism New York Times Siena College poll shows Democrat leading in moderate district, and Republican for Senate calls for ad to be taken down. ..

next justice should be a liberal

Eisenhower took office, the presidency and Senate have been controlled by different parties for 18 years in all of those years, the presidents were Republicans and Senate was Democratic. ... It's because Senate -- both its Republican and Democratic members --..

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two asian americans apparently elected to new york state senate in

Some, including progressives, had criticized Avella for being member of the Independent Democratic Conference, small group that broke with their party to support Republican control of Senate... The message it sends is that people want change and people favor Democratic..

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government shutdown: it’s over! obama signs bill to end shutdown and

The government shutdown and looming threat of first-ever default on U.S debt ended Wednesday evening as Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House approved bipartisan deal to reopen the government through mid-January and raise the debt ceiling through Feb.7... ..

freedberg tapped for superior court

Ed Rendell nominated Forks Township Democrat to Friday, and Senate confirmation is needed. In all, Democratic governor made four nominations -- two Democrats, two Republicans -- after the Republican-controlled Senate rejected his earlier slate. ..

is u.s. senate signaling the end of roe v. wade?

To prevent the nuclear option of abolishing the use of Senate filibusters against judicial nominees, seven Democrat and seven Republican centrist senators brokered deal to calm the crisis. ... Bush, the election defeat of former Democratic Senate Minority..

is santorum moving to the middle?

Senate Democratic-majority Pennsylvania since 1952, has risen to No 3 slot in Senate Republican with shrewd campaigns.. In 1994 he accused Democrat Harris Wofford, veteran of Kennedy administration, of applying old ideas to new problems, winning 49-47 percent....

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