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Pelosi elected speaker with 15 Democratic defections
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Despite the small contingent of Democrats who opposed her, Pelosi returns to the speaker’s office with a great deal of power.
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(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Despite the small contingent of Democrats who opposed her, Pelosi returns to the speaker’s office with a great deal of power.
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Only three Democrats — Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii — voted “no.”</p> Alabama Democratic Rep.
’s insistence on getting $5 billion for a southern border wall and his rejection of a stopgap spending bill that would have averted a shutdown that left government workers without the assurance of future
</p> Perhaps the most notable name to win confirmation was Arthur B.
</p> [Trump: No Money for Wall, No Signature on Bill to Fund Government]</p> “It is not that all of the president’s policies have been misguided,” he added, noting much of Trump’s domestic policies and
</p> Watch: Pelosi Seeks a Return to Regular Order, Like Many Before Her</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">The rules package includes three titles, and the House will vote Thursday only on the first
</p> Trump signaled earlier this week he would not sign the bill that House Democrats plan to bring to the floor because it omits dollars for his proposed southern border barrier.
</p> “The Democrats will probably submit a Bill, being cute as always, which gives everything away but gives NOTHING to Border Security, namely the Wall.
</p> In fact, the president — reportedly spooked by conservative opinion-shapers’ scorn when his aides signaled he would accept a Senate-passed stopgap funding bill that would have delayed a fight over
That’s because provisions to block the president’s pay order are in a different spending bill that hasn’t yet become law.
</p> Republican lawmakers, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Sen. Bill Cassidy — both from Louisiana — and Sen.
</p> While the Coast Guard is a branch of the armed services, it isn’t funded through the annual Defense spending bill, which became law in September.
</p> “The president has made clear that any bill to fund the government must adequately fund border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs, criminals, MS-13 gang members, child smugglers and human
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) roll call If you worked on Capitol Hill for any length of time, you probably have a John McCain story.
His staff has tried several theme weeks intended to build public and congressional support for a legislative package to upgrade America’s roads, airports, bridges, tunnels and seaports; that kind of bill
</p> “I can’t tell you when the government is going to re-open,” he told reporters on Tuesday, adding he will not sign any spending bill to end the crisis until “we have a wall, a fence, whatever they
</p> — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018</p> <p/>var rcrdTwitter = 1;</p> <p/> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The only problem our economy has is the Fed.
</p> Democratic aides reported little progress as lawmakers headed home.</p> “The vice president came in for a discussion and made an offer.
</p> The landmark domestic violence law was set to expire Sept. 30, but was extended through Dec. 7 under the first stopgap spending bill and extended again until Dec. 21 in a second short-term bill.
A Schumer aide said Friday Senate Democrats continue to float to White House officials and Republicans one option that was in a Department of Homeland Security spending bill the chamber passed earlier