Politics · 115th Congress
Paul Ryan Runs Through the Tape as Lame-Duck Congress Limps to Finish Line
A speech here, in a building named after Thomas Jefferson, is one seeking elevation; it will go down in the history books.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Kyrsten Sinema Becomes First Female Senator Elected From Arizona
Sinema’s victory also marks the first time in 30 years that a Democrat has won a Senate seat in Arizona.
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Trump Country Democrats Hold Their Own
Of the 12 Democrats running for seats in districts won by Donald Trump in 2016, nine had claimed victory by Wednesday afternoon.
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Romney Shades Away From Trump as High Profile Senate Role Awaits
Purists from both parties have looked to Romney as one of the lone — if only — politicians with the clout and gravitas to become both a counterweight to President Donald Trump and a defender of the institution
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Walz Wins DFL Nomination for Minnesota Governor
“I see that beautiful cross-section that is Minnesota and unending possibility that is sitting in this room,” Walz told supporters in his victory speech, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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3 Takeaways From the Pence ‘Space Force’ Sales Pitch
There’s a new applause line in President Donald Trump’s campaign spiel.
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Trump Takes Post-Election Victory Lap Despite Close Races
Donald Trump is taking a victory lap after Tuesday’s congressional and gubernatorial elections, but the president’s football-spiking might be premature.
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11 Eyebrow-Raising Comments From Trump’s Midwest Swing
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump started his day trip to Iowa and Illinois by ducking reporters’ questions and ended with a spirited event on the GOP tax law that quickly took on the feel of a campaign
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Roskam Tells Trump to Speak to Putin More Like Reagan Would
Peter Roskam said President Donald Trump delivered a “very defensive” response on Tuesday when he confronted the president about siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their joint news conference
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GOP Celebrates Supreme Court’s Most Conservative Term in Years
The Supreme Court ended its term with a number of decisions that split the court along ideological lines, a finish that underscored just how much President Donald Trump’s appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch
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Mitt Romney: Future Force in the Senate or Just Another Freshman?
Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential standard-bearer, did not mention President Donald Trump by name in his Tuesday evening primary victory speech in Utah, but the message was unmistakable.
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Mitch McConnell, Now the Senate’s Longest-Serving GOP Leader
When Majority LeaderMitch McConnell highlighted the accomplishments of Senate Republicans on his watch at a gathering of conservatives Friday, the Kentucky Republican was taking a bit of a victory lap
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Sinclair TV Owner Maxed Out Donations to Gianforte, Montana GOP
He did the same last year, ahead of Gianforte’s 6-point special election victory over Democrat Rob Quist. The night before the special election, Gianforte attacked Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs.
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Trump Opts Against Making Immigration Demand of McConnell
President Donald Trump opted against publicly pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the White House’s immigration overhaul framework as the legislation the chamber takes up during a
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The State of the Union in Trump’s Words: American, Great and Tax
During his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump continued the nationalist theme he emphasized during his campaign, mentioning America or some variation 79 times.
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What We Learned From Trump’s State of the Union
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday was a victory lap on his economic program, but not the unifying speech that his aides had promised ahead of time, political analysts said.
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First-Term Presidents and State of the Union Big Asks
He did not deliver a speech, but released a written message on Jan. 21, 1946, that combined the State of the Union with his budget request. Truman had plenty to crow about.
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GOP Candidates Shun Bannon After Trump ‘Treason’ Remarks
In an interview for a forthcoming book by Michael Wolff, Bannon slammed Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law and a close campaign and White House adviser) and Paul Manafort (his campaign
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Doug Jones Now Faces the Red-State Democrat’s Dilemma
He talked about CHIP often during the campaign and mentioned it in his victory speech on election night. Staying focused on his home state was the advice Jones received from Sen.
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47 Images of the Wild Ride That Was 2017 in Congress
Trump as the 45th president of the United States.