Trump has the benefit of Republican Senate majority, just as Obama had the advantage of Democratic-led Senate during his first two years office. ..…

And most previous nominees to the court during the presidencies of Barack Obama and George W. ... Ahead of Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing, opinions of his nomination are already deeply polarized: 73% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think he should be confirmed...…

(The three exceptions all were Republicans elected to Senate seats in Obama states.) In 2016, all 34 Senate contests tracked the presidential vote in their respective states. . ..…

In this carnival atmosphere throbbed the omnipresent and not that because his father was Muslim, the son is forever Muslim — assuming, of course, that faith Islam is disqualifying. ..…

Senate's decision to block Garland purely because Obama nominated him transformed both the composition of the Court and the norms of the confirmation process.. ..…

“Had the Obama Administration not pushed and made the Affordable Care Act happen, I’d be dead.” . Supporters of the Senate bill say patients with pre-existing conditions would still be covered. ..…

NATO and US's military buildup near Russian borders is tremendously dangerous and provocative step for NATO and for Obama administration to take, says James Jatras, US Senate Foreign Policy analyst. ..…

Last month, 56% of the public said Senate should hold hearings and vote on Obama's choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Currently, 70% of Democrats say Senate should confirm Garland to Supreme Court, compared with just 22% of Republicans.. ..…

The first fire took place on June 21 at College Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church Knoxville, Tenn.  According to WATE-TV, stacks of hay and soil were placed against the church doors and set ablaze.. ..…

Obama issued the DAPA order after congress failed to act on immigration reform even though about 70% of the Senate favored action. . ..…

And it has been more on bipartisan vote, cleared Davis for confirmation by Senate. Again it was politics - delaying tactics by Senate Republicans, largely successful, blocking campaign against Obama nominees - that forced Davis to wait some more... ..…

Another Obama pick, Stephanie Thacker, was nominated this year and is awaiting confirmation by the Senate. . ..…

Obama nominated Judge Davis on April 2 the nomination was heard by Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29 and approved, 16-3, on June 4. ... President Obama must nominate candidates for all the openings, and Senate must confirm them and Judge Davis.. ..…

Senate decided to repeal an Obama administration regulation that would have added to the national instant background check system for gun purchasers the names of about 75,000 people who receive federal mental health benefits. ..…

Obama certainly isn't alone in his party. Every single Democrat in the Senate joined Republicans in passing a unanimous 100-to-0 resolution in support of Israel. ..…

President Obama, who allowed (or encouraged) the CIA to resist declassifying the Senate report, insisted early in his presidency that he would take no legal action against CIA employees implicated in torture, lying to Congress or destruction of evidence because “nothing will be gained by..…

Why did Obama, a precise practitioner of the English language, choose the vague word “reviewed”? ... Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week, Secretary Kerry declared that the “Assad regime prepared for this attack, issued instructions to prepare for this attack,..…

The other side will then seek to override Obama's veto and for that they will need two-thirds of both Senate and House, i.e 67 Senators and 290 Representatives. ..…

'Part of what we are talking about is a transition from a politics of protest to a politics of progress,' Obama said then. . ... Senate seat in 2004, he regularly took pro-business positions, including voting for a bill that caps jury awards in wrongful injury lawsuits used to hold big..…

Ever we should have known how the in the media and Obama campaign intended to define the campaign.  Lincoln was Republican, and Republicans in House and Senate voted for civil rights in the 60s.. ..…

President Obama had threatened to veto the bill back May, when House passed one version of it, and again November, when Senate passed another, somewhat different version of it.. ... President Obama again issued veto threat after Senate vote, and the threat was dropped. ..…

On the latest international test, the Program for International Student Assessment, American schools in. ..…

Not only did he, against all forecasts, get his own term in November; he restored Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate. Obama seems hardly capable of expressing anger, but he’s shown he has a deft wit. ..…

I congratulate President Obama and the American soldiers, who successfully carried out this crucial mission. . As a member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, I traveled to Afghanistan in January 2002, just three weeks after American forces had routed the Taliban. ..…

The election brought the nation Democratic Barack Obama and Democratic majorities in House and Senate. At the start of Obama administration, 30% of Republicans had favorable opinion of Democratic Party. ..…

Compare McCain and Obama. Iraq War While serving in Senate, Edwards voted in 2002 to authorize funding for Iraq, vote he has since called a mistake. ..…

Compare McCain and Obama . Church and State As mayor, Giuliani  emphasized that believers and atheists alike must tolerate each others’ views. During his 2000 senate campaign against Hillary Clinton, Giuliani  said the Ten Commandments are ”part of Western civilization,” and ”if..…

Compare McCain and Obama. they were criticized for sending Chelsea to school while they advocated for schools. Compare McCain and Obama. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and co-sponsored the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 and the Global Warming..…

McInturff agreed this will be year for Democrats who are battling to retain control of Senate and reduce GOP's in House.. Obama sounded the alarm for his party on Tuesday during appearances at two Democratic fundraisers New York City, according to Washington Post. ..…

So does West Virginia, why Barack Obama is very unpopular there and why Joe Manchin III, also Democrat and conservative one, was elected to Senate in 2010.. ..…

Her influence will be especially pronounced, I think, because she is part of Obama's original foreign-policy team — in what could have been a near-suicidal career move, Rice, a former official in President Bill Clinton's administration, signed on to Obama's campaign when his victory didn't seem at..…