Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, talks to press on Wednesday . ... Melissa Ziobron of East Haddam, the top House Republican on the Appropriations Committee for the past four years, was the favorite to become Senate chairwoman of the panel in 2019. ..…
Jacky Rosen joined Dianne Feinstein of California to bring to two the number of Jewish Democrats in Senate.. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Steny Hoyer, D-Md Eliot Engel, Foreign Affairs and Nita Lowey, Appropriations chairwoman — have long-standing ties with pro- Israel community,..…
Byron York: For Trump, challenge of governing with Dem House, but full speed ahead with GOP Senate . ... It took a while for President Trump to get used to working with the Republican-led Congress, but he developed a style of dealing with lawmakers that led to the passage of tax reform and..…
Fifty-five percent of voters leaving Tuesday disapproved of the President Trump has done office over the past 22 months, according to exit polls... Marsha Blackburn, Republican Senate nominee, breakfast on Election Day... ..…
Her prior political experience was minimal — if you don’t count being president of a synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid in suburban Henderson. ... Her Senate campaign centered on education and the environment, as well as opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown...…
eight Jewish candidates entered House, two Jews won governorships and one, Jacky Rosen, won Senate race Nevada. Jewish voters preference for Democrats was driven by their disapproval of President Trump, and their blaming him, specifically, for helping influence the shooting at Pittsburgh..…
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... ..…
A record number of women were elected to the House of Representatives which will now serve as a much-needed check on an anti-union president and Senate. ... Office and Professional Employees President Richard Lanigan: . To put the blue wave in context, 46,466,425 people voted for..…
They stand to net somewhere between 25 and 35 House seats, a mediocre performance for a new president’s first midterms. Meanwhile, the GOP will gain two to four Senate seats, depending on how Arizona and Montana turn out. ..…
Senate, marked by a major loss in Texas: Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke was defeated in a nail-biting campaign to unseat Texas incumbent Ted Cruz, former GOP candidate for president in 2016. The Senate’s hold on red states like Indiana and Tennessee was largely due to the embrace of..…
and the influence of TV was way off — most state and local elections were decided on old-fashioned retail politics and. ..…
Mike DeWine was elected Governor of Ohio Tuesday night, keeping the Ohio governorship Republican hands.. ..…
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Ted Cruz fended off Democrat Beto O'Rourke to win re-election in Texas race that began as cakewalk and needed visit from President Donald Trump to help push the incumbent over the top.. Cruz finished surprising second in Republican primary and began Senate race as prohibitive favorite.. ..…
Democrats are projected to lead House while Republicans hold Senate majority. The president's party has gained governorships important states including Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Georgia and Texas... ..…
At Revere High Soukaki has been member of the team, member of Student Senate during his year and served as Senate's President during his year and was elected to serve again this year.. ..…
Senate 2 races . Sen. Joe Manchin -- a Democrat seeking reelection in a state President Trump carried by 42 percentage points -- has defied the odds and maintained a lead over Republican Patrick Morrisey throughout the campaign. ..…
On the other hand, Republican gains in Senate and the win of some key Governor's races also indicate that President's strategy of appealing to the worst parts of our nature remains seductive at least in certain parts of the country. ... The majority of Americans still disapprove of..…
Tax credit debate playing unlikely role in key Senate race . Greenwire: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Health care and President Trump are two defining issues in the toss-up Nevada Senate race, which could determine whether the GOP retains control of the chamber. . ... Since..…
Sitting in National Archives building, product of New Deal, it struck me how remarkable it's that just after World War II ended, House and Senate Judiciary Committees put bill that passed and earned President Truman's signature. ..…
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda. . . But since they must still work with a Republican-controlled Senate to pass any bills, the Democratic majority’s greatest influence will be oversight, the ability to call hearings and, if necessary, subpoena witnesses, as they chair..…
Over the past twenty-one midterm elections, the president's party has lost average of thirty seats in House and four seats in Senate.. ..…
Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings captured this tension as President Trump and Senate Republicans questioned the credibility of decades-old allegations. . ..…
Former Senate President Robert E. Travaglini will lead an exciting live auction. . ..…
President Donald Trump in 2016. . . . With their renewed majority in the Senate, the Republican Party holds on to the power to confirm crucial government official nominees, including Supreme Court Justices and cabinet members. . ..…
Every seat in the House, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate and 36 of the 50 state governorships were up for grabs. . ... Democrats who picked up Republican-held seats included Donna Shalala, a former Cabinet secretary under President Bill Clinton, in Florida. . ..…
First results of the heated 2018 US midterms congressional elections are out and it's confirmed that Senate will stay Republican, thanks to campaign push by President Donald Trump.. ..…
All 435 seats in House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 Senate seats are up for grabs, and the fact serve as interim judgement on President Donald Trump's first two years office. ..…
Overall GOP out-performed the historical average for the president's party.. Over the past 28 midterm elections since 1906, the president's party lost about House seats and Senate seats on average... ..…
The Democratic House will be stopped by the Republican Senate and they will both be limited by a President who thrives on division. . ..…
Midterm elections happen in between presidential election years, deciding the fate of all 435 House of Representatives members, about a third of the Senate, and many governorships and state houses. . That means that, while Trump will still be president tomorrow, no matter what, he could lose..…
In Senate, geography was destiny the map was tilted toward Republican-friendly states where President Donald Trump remained popular -- and GOP scored series of wins in those states. ... The split decisions -- Democrats win House, Republicans keep control of Senate -- is fitting..…
Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life, told CNA that although the Senate appears to have a solidly pro-life base of members, results in the House of Representatives were a source of concern. . ..…
President Donald Trump are claiming the results as their victory. Trump’s Republicans gained Senate seats and held onto key governorships. . ... Salvini wrote “godonaldgo” and “Compliments to president #Trump for the seats conquered in the Senate and the..…
The daughter and White House Ivanka Trump urged unity among Americans leaving Congress split with Republicans holding Senate majority... ... President Trump on Wednesday took credit for Republicans gains in Senate, saying GOP defied history with the results of the midterm..…