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McConnell says he won’t help Dems raise debt limit again

Associated Press — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday he would not again help Democrats extend the government’s borrowing authority, raising fresh doubts about how Congress will avert a federal default when a temporary patch expires in December.

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‘Everybody is frustrated,’ Biden says as his agenda stalls

Associated Press — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after frantic negotiations failed to produce a deal.

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Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:05:00 +0000

It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason.

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Big infrastructure bill in peril; GOP threatens filibuster

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging precariously ahead of a crucial Wednesday test vote as they struggle over how to pay for nearly $1 trillion in public works spending.

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91ֱ�� lawmakers amend bills in response to governor request

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:05:00 +0000

HONOLULU — 91ֱ�� lawmakers on Thursday passed amendments to several bills as requested by Gov. David Ige, including one that uses general funds to repay debt instead of federal COVID-19 relief funds.

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Lawmakers mark Juneteenth by reviving ‘abolition amendment’

Associated Press — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:05:00 +0000

As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, honoring the end of the enslavement of Black people, lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that allowed another form of slavery — forced labor for those convicted of some crimes — to thrive.

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Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons

Associated Press — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 10:05:00 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people’s constitutional right to bear arms.

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GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump

Associated Press — Sat, 29 May 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty to former President Donald Trump and firm determination to shift the political focus away from the violent insurrection by his GOP supporters.

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Equal pay bill passed by House but faces long odds in Senate

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — House Democrats approved legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are paid in the workplace, though the measure faces little chance of overcoming Republican opposition in the Senate.

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Biden’s ‘Jobs Cabinet’ to sell infrastructure as GOP resists

Associated Press — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on Thursday, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task was clear as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vowed to oppose the plan “every step of the way.”

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Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Associated Press — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:05:00 +0000

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

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McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously Tuesday of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an end to the Senate filibuster in hopes of muscling legislation supporting President Joe Biden’s agenda past GOP opposition.

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Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0000

NEW YORK — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.

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At conservative conference, Trump is still the golden boy

Associated Press — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump on Friday as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.

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‘Obviously a mistake’: Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0000

DALLAS — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.

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Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege

Associated Press — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. It’s a chance for a public accounting and remembrance of the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol in 200 years.

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Democrats to ‘act big’ on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress and the White House rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks on Thursday, with lawmakers appearing primed to muscle the sweeping economic and virus aid forward without GOP help.

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GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for “incitement of insurrection” after the deadly Capitol siege on Jan. 6 is unlikely.

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Democrats ask ethics panel to investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Seven Democratic senators on Thursday asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley “to fully understand their role” in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’

Associated Press — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden’s inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.”

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Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.

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Top Republican says Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’

Associated Press — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top Republican said the president’s role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.

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Trump’s $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.

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GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos.

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Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands

Mitchell Bonds — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.

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Senate hearing elevates baseless claims of election fraud

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was sealed by the Electoral College.

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Trump helicopter buzzes supporters rallying in Washington

Associated Press — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Saturday for rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost to Joe Biden.

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Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

Associated Press — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters.

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Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lying to the FBI and then reverse himself before the Justice Department stepped in to dismiss his case.

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Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

Associated Press — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed.

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NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of a broad civil investigation into the president’s business dealings, a law enforcement official said Thursday.

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AP Fact Check: Trump distorts vaccine facts

Associated Press — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful and suggested without evidence that a separate state review will cause a protracted delay for New York residents waiting for a vaccine.

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Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advanced by President Donald Trump and many of his supporters.

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Election officials worried by threats and protesters

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

Election officials in several states said Thursday they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, drawn by President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread fraud in the race for the White House.

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Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms

Associated Press — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0000

FLINT, Mich. — Barack Obama is hitting President Donald Trump right where he thinks it’ll hurt most: His ego.

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Second Presidential Debate: Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

Associated Press — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign’s closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to the major domestic and foreign challenges facing the nation.

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Senate Judiciary to consider Barrett ahead of vote next week

Associated Press — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take the first steps toward approving Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett following two long days of Senate testimony in which she stressed that she would be her own judge and sought to create distance between herself and past positions.

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A senior warning sign for Trump: ‘Go Biden’ cry at Villages

Associated Press — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Sara Branscome’s golf cart whizzed down the smooth asphalt path that winds through The Villages, the nation’s largest retirement community, an expanse of beautiful homes, shops and entertainment venues that bills itself as “Florida’s Friendliest 91ֱ��town.”

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In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi debates president’s capacity to fulfill duties of office

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties.

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Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours ‘critical’

Associated Press — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.

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Texas governor restricts mail-in ballot drop-off locations

Associated Press — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:05:00 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday dramatically reduced the state’s number of drop-off sites for mail-in ballots, a move the Republican said was needed to ensure election security, while Democrats quickly blasted it as a naked effort to suppress voters.

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Politics mixes with law as Trump closes in on court pick

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure an electoral backstop should the result be contested.

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‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:05:00 +0000

CHICAGO — Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.”

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Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past — who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice president ever — but too moderate to energize progressive Democrats.

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Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

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Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks

Associated Press — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s controversial remarks about race this week risk alienating young Black voters who despise President Donald Trump but are not inspired by his Democratic rival.

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Fears grow about patchwork US election system

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:05:00 +0000

ATLANTA — The chaos that plagued Georgia’s primary this week is raising concerns about a potential broader failure of the nation’s patchwork election system that could undermine the November presidential contest, political leaders and elections experts say.

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Gabbard urges inclusion in next Democrat candidate debate

Associated Press — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 10:05:00 +0000

She wants the last men standing to move over.

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Liberal, moderate divide on display in Democratic debate

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:05:00 +0000

HOUSTON Joe Biden parried attack after attack from liberal rivals Thursday night on everything from health care to immigration in a debate that showcased profound ideological divides between the Democratic Partys moderate and progressive wings.

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Trump dismantling US climate efforts as warnings grow dire

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has moved steadily to dismantle Obama administration efforts to rein in coal, oil and gas emissions, even as warnings grow — from his own administration and others — about the devastating impact of climate change on the U.S. economy as well as the Earth.

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