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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 280 points on Thursday on the China tariffs news, and opened down another 125 points on Friday (as of 9:47 a.m. EDT).
A Washington Post-ABC News survey put his approval rating at 47 percent; it had hovered around 40 percent for most of his term.
The Kentucky Republican has used a 53-47 majority and streamlined floor rules to quickly confirm 34 judicial nominees this year.
Scholten by 3 points — 50.3 percent to 47 percent.
Approval among female voters was higher on his handling of the economy (47 percent) and keeping his 2016 campaign promises (46 percent).
And Biden holds a net favorability rating of 47 percent to 42 percent among non-college graduates.
He signaled a possible end nearly two hours later, at 7:47 a.m., with three words he has flirted with making his reelection slogan: “KEEP AMERICA GREAT!”
Of that group, the NPR survey found a split: 45 percent said Trump is cleared; 47 percent said questions still exist; and 8 percent didn’t know.
More telling was a Gallup poll from early February that found that 47 percent of respondents felt that large numbers of undocumented immigrants entering the United States is a critical threat.
Pot proponents on the Hill say it’s high time for serious policy debate [jwp-video n=”1″] Decriminalization by states To date, 47 states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized or legalized
A recent Public Policy Polling survey gave O’Rourke 47 percent to Trump’s 41 percent.
Enough Republicans are likely to join the 47 Democrats to offer a thumbs-down verdict on Trump using his emergency powers to circumvent congressional appropriations and fund the wall.
The measure passed, 59-41, with 12 Republicans joining all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Conference in rebuffing Trump. The House in February also voted to terminate the declaration.
Republicans gained two seats this Congress and widened their advantage in the Senate to 53-47.
The Senate on Thursday voted 52-47 to confirm Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist who has worked to weaken and delay national and global environmental protections, as the head of the EPA.
The proposed rule change would switch oversight responsibility on exports of firearms, including semi-automatic pistols, sniper rifles and AK-47-type assault weapons from Foggy Bottom to the Commerce
“There’s a lot of fear and consternation about the committee and what’s going to happen,” says Williams, 47, who adds that Waters is “pragmatic” and knows the panel’s issues thoroughly, having served
shortchange any other key agencies funded in the DHS bill: The Transportation Security Administration would receive $4.89 billion, a very small $35 million reduction from the previous year but a slight $47
During more than seven hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr avoided the kind of missteps that might cost him votes of Republicans, who have a 53-47 advantage in the chamber
The strategy will be successful if at least 41 of the 47 senators in the Democratic Conference vote against motions to proceed, which require 60 votes to formally begin debate on a bill.