Congress · 116th Congress
Another Trump judicial nominee backs away from college writings
Republicans gained two seats this Congress and widened their advantage in the Senate to 53-47.
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Race ratings: Wisconsin among 3 initial presidential toss-ups
Republicans have a narrow Baseline advantage over Democrats in North Carolina (50-49 percent) and a larger advantage in Florida (51-47 percent).
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Martha McSally says officer raped her when she was in Air Force
The number of students estimated to have experienced unwanted sexual contact totaled 747 in 2018, a 47 percent increase over 2016.
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Democrats vow Judge Chad Readler will be 2020 issue
The 52-47 vote to install Readler on the 6th U.S.
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Beto O’Rourke says he’s out, but Rep. Joaquin Castro might run for Texas Senate seat
Independent voters preferred O’Rourke, 47 percent to 40 percent.
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Senate confirms former coal lobbyist to lead EPA
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.
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Menendez blocks firearm export rule, citing oversight concerns
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
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The lobbyists: Roll Call’s people to watch in 2019
“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
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Barr nomination to get votes on the Senate floor next week
Barr appears to have enough support from Republicans, which have a 53-47 advantage in the chamber, to run the Justice Department.
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Appeals court nominee backpedals from college writings
Rao only needs a majority to win confirmation in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage.
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Contentious nominee kicks off push to fill federal court seats
That change means Rao only needs a majority to win confirmation in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage.
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House Democrats offering less money for a wall this year than in 2018 omnibus
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
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Trump’s plan to fund wall and reopen government blocked in Senate
The Senate defeated President Donald Trump’s border security plan 50-47 on a procedural vote designed to re-open the government. The measure required 60 votes to pass.
Opinion · 116th Congress
A Kamala Harris candidacy is a test, and not just for the candidate
And it was 47 years ago this week that Shirley Chisholm launched her campaign for president.
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Senate GOP turns to time-honored budget tradition to fund wall
Based on Congressional Budget Office estimates, the six-bill spending package the House will take up Wednesday, sans Homeland Security funding, leaves room for only $47 billion more in nondefense funds
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Former Sen. Harris Wofford, who marched with MLK, dies at 92
He won 49 percent to 47 percent. After leaving the Senate, Wofford became the first CEO of the Corporation for National Service, or AmeriCorps, one of Clinton’s more visible legacies.
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Barr assures senators of his independence
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
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Can Doug Jones win a full term in Alabama?
With the Senate at 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats, Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer can’t afford to lose any seats next year if he hopes to win back control of the chamber.
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Why the shutdown is a good thing for House Democrats
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.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Trump’s reading list: Start with dictionary, look up ‘wall’
Though Romney himself has dipped his toe in the swamp of “birtherism” in his presidential campaign against Barack Obama, written off “47 percent” of Americans he characterized as seeing themselves