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Trump just threw the GOP leadership's strategy on gun control under the bus
President Donald Trump said during a White House meeting that Congress should pass a broad bill dealing with guns.That contradicts the strategy of Senate Republican leaders, who want to pass a narrower...
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Republicans furious as Trump announces huge new tariffs: 'A massive tax...
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, setting off a firestorm among Republicans. Sen. Ben Sasse called the move "a massive tax increase on American...
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HERE WE GO AGAIN: Congress is scrambling to get their act together, and...
The government will run out of funding at the end of the day Friday.A massive $1.3 trillion spending bill to avoid a shutdown is in the works.But Congress is struggling to get its act together, with...
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How Facebook makes money from your data, in Mark Zuckerberg's words (FB)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress for over five hours on Wednesday, where he answered questions from senators on a broad range of subjects.During an exchange with Senator John...
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The Senate is about to hand Trump's secretary of state pick an unprecedented...
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's nominee to be his next secretary of state, might not receive a positive recommendation from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday.Pompeo...
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A bipartisan group of senators warn Trump not to blow it in trade...
A bipartisan group of senators — 14 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and a Democrat-leaning independent — sent a letter to top Trump officials about current trade negotiations with China.The bipartisan group...
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Republicans say that Trump pardoning himself would be catastrophic
President Donald Trump said he has "the absolute right" to pardon himself.Many constitutional scholars and experts disagree.Senate Republicans, even those who voted to remove Bill Clinton in the 1990s,...
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A top Republican senator just made it clear that Trump's new trade deal with...
President Donald Trump agreed to a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico on Sunday.The new deal, named the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, must be approved by...
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A bipartisan solution to the shutdown is a 'futile effort' without Trump's...
A bipartisan working group is trying to create a compromise to end the record-breaking partial government shutdown.Any product they produce will have to get President Donald Trump's seal of approval or...
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Republicans are lobbying Trump not to use the State of the Union to declare a...
Some Senate Republicans are opposing President Donald Trump's suggestion that he may declare a national emergency to try to secure funding for a border wall.While some of these senators support Trump's...
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Americans overwhelmingly want Congress to defy Trump and override his veto of...
Americans support an override of President Donald Trump's veto of the resolution that aimed to terminate his national-emergency declaration to build a wall on the US-Mexico border by a two to one...
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Republicans want to prevent school shootings by tracking students online, a...
Senate Republicans have introduced a bill intended to combat school shootings by incentivizing schools to surveil students and monitor their online activities.The bill, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn...
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'China is to blame because the culture': Republican senator mistakenly blames...
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas did not find the term "Chinese virus" controversial when describing the novel coronavirus."Well, I think China is to blame because the culture where people eat...
View ArticleTexas Sen. John Cornyn defeated Democrat challenger MJ Hegar in her bid for...
Summary List PlacementSen. John Cornyn, a Republican incumbent, defeated Air Force veteran and 2018 US House candidate MJ Hegar in her challenge for a US Senate seat in Texas, according to Decision...
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Meet the Thanksgiving Lobby — the special interests with Turkey Day money on...
Summary List PlacementEvery interest in the country seems to have a lobbyist working for it in Washington.So why not the most American of holidays — Thanksgiving? If it's on your Turkey Day plate,...
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GOP senator says he's unconvinced by a Texas lawsuit — backed by Trump and 17...
Summary List PlacementSen. John Cornyn of Texas on Wednesday said a lawsuit from President Donald Trump and 18 Republican-led states seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election was based on...
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Majority of House Republicans support a lawsuit that aims to overturn the...
Summary List PlacementA majority of House Republicans have formally expressed their opposition to recognizing the democratic outcome of the 2020 election, signing an amicus brief siding with a Texas...
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A powerful group of lobbyists and donors pushed Mitch McConnell to take a...
Summary List PlacementSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been unwavering in his push for liability protections for companies and other organizations in a coronavirus relief bill, at least until...
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A GOP senator's push to limit Fed lending is the latest example of...
Summary List PlacementCongress is reportedly close to agreeing on a $900 billion stimulus package, but a new proposal from Republican Sen. Pat Toomey threatens to derail talks ahead of a midnight...
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John Cornyn, the other Texas senator, liked a tweet noting how much better he...
Summary List PlacementTexas Sen. John Cornyn liked a tweet that contrasted his response to the state's deadly storm with that of Sen. Ted Cruz, who took a political battering over a vacation trip to...
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