Politics · 114th Congress
Photos of the Week: Biden’s Senate Farewell, Camels at the High Court and the Sun Sets on the 114th
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Politics · 114th Congress
Vote on Giving Mattis a Waiver Seen for Next Congress
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., has already signaled that he believes Mattis is the right man for the job and said he would move forward with the confirmation process “as soon
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Pence Previews Trump Priorities While GOP Seeks to Punt Funding Debate Into New Year
Michael R. Turner said Pence told House Republicans “exactly what we wanted to hear: He’s a former member of the House … and we’ve got a lot of work to do.”
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Case for a Wave Election Murky
. — Steve Santarsiero stood in front of about a dozen supporters, many of whom had slipped on green T-shirts over their sweatshirts or long-sleeved flannels.
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Ryan, Praised for Inclusiveness, Faces Hurdles Seeking Another Speaker Term
Peter T. King, said in an interview. “He is consistent.
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Pence Says Trump’s Agenda in Step With House GOP
Peter T. King told reporters. “He vouched for him,” the New York Republican said. King said Oregon Rep.
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Democrats No Longer Divided Over Social Security
Linda T. Sánchez, Mark Pocan, and Michael M. Honda announced legislation to expand Social Security.
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House Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia
Ted Poe, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees, said on the floor Friday. “It’s interesting that Saudi Arabia objects to this legislation.
Politics · 114th Congress
Photos of the Week: Rotunda Reopens, Kaine Lunches with Democrats and House Marks 9/11
David Vitter, R-La., is interviewed by Roll Call in his Hart Building office, Sept. 6, 2016.
Politics · 114th Congress
McConnell Comment on TPP Ends Obama’s Chance to Close Deal
In a Louisville Courier-Journal video, McConnell, R-Ky., said the next administration could renegotiate troublesome areas in the trade pact between the United States and 11 Pacific nations to win
Politics · 114th Congress
Republicans Go to the Mat to Take Down Clinton
“It was all happy talk,” he said of the sunny outlook espoused the previous night by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and others.
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Georgia Runoff Will Decide State’s Next Congressman
Those members include Idaho’s Mike Simpson, Ohio’s Steve Stivers, Florida’s Tom Rooney, South Dakota’s Kristi Noem, Ohio’s Michael R.
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A Clinton-Biden Rally Postponed by Tragedy
. — Some vendors still showed up with blue Hillary Clinton T-shirts and campaign buttons.
Politics · 114th Congress
Anti-Zika Funding in Question With Senate Stalemate
Roy Blunt, R-Mo., one of the chief negotiators, did not completely rule out further talks. “We have to deal with this,” Blunt told reporters.
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NRA, White House Raise Concerns Over Bipartisan Gun Proposal
Cox said in a statement Collins, R-Maine, has been working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle on the emerging proposal to bar firearms from being sold to individuals on what are known as
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Senate Plans Vote on Gun-Control Proposals
Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a Senate floor speech Thursday that he talked with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and there was an agreement on allowing votes on two Democratic
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McConnell’s Memoir Bashes Outside Conservative Groups
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) “[R]eminiscent of what happened in 2010 in Delaware, Colorado, and Nevada, thanks to groups like SCF, we threw away two seats with unelectable candidates, this time in Missouri
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Sanders, Cruz Rank as Least Bipartisan Senators
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ranked No. 28 with a positive score and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ranked No. 51 with a negative score.
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Defunct House Page Dorm Eyed for Day Care Facility
Ryan has asked for a review of whether the space could be used as a daycare facility, according to Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers.