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Trump says he’s eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill
Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12 culminates years of negotiations and gives President Donald Trump a signature policy victory, with the outcome hailed by scores of conservative and liberal advocacy groups.
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In farewell, Ryan sees solutions if ‘politics will allow it’
“Our complex problems are solvable,” Ryan says in excerpts of remarks he plans to deliver Wednesday at the Library of Congress, across the street from a Capitol where he’s served two decades in the House. “That is to say, our problems are solvable if our politics will allow it.”
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Even after her midterm loss, Air Force vet McSally will serve in the Senate
McSally will take the seat formerly held by Sen. John McCain, and will have to run for re-election in 2020.
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GOP Sen. Alexander of Tennessee not seeking 2020 re-election
Alexander said in a news release that he’s deeply grateful for being elected to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else in Tennessee. But the 78-year-old said it’s now time for someone else to have that privilege.
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Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says
“With at least some of the Russian government’s goals achieved in the face of little diplomatic or other pushback, it appears likely that the United States will continue to face Russian interference for the foreseeable future,” the researchers wrote.
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McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
The decision by Kyl, 76, was not unexpected. He had retired from the Senate in 2012 and said when he took the appointment in September that he only committed to serving until the end of the year. His resignation is effective Dec. 31.
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Are we done here? Nope. Cranky Congress still has work to do
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has threatened to keep the Senate in session to the bitter end of 2018 under President Donald Trump’s threat to shut the government down over the budget and his border wall. But McConnell also is holding out hope for some Christmas “magic” to speed business along and allow Congress to…
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Bucking Trump, US Senate OKs historic Yemen measure
The U.S. Senate has voted to end U.S. military aid to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a historic and symbolic rebuke to the White House and Saudi Arabia.
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Flake’s Senate farewell speech cites threats to democracy
While Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona did not mention Trump in his farewell address Thursday, he said that describing the state of the nation’s politics as “not healthy is something of an understatement.”
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Pelosi: 4-year maximum in speaker post is ‘a long time’
For weeks, the 78-year-old California Democrat had resisted opponents’ demands that she step aside or restrict how long she’d serve, saying limits would make her a lame duck and sap her bargaining clout. But on Wednesday she relented and struck a deal.
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Trump says he’s eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill
Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12 culminates years of negotiations and gives President Donald Trump a signature policy victory, with the outcome hailed by scores of conservative and liberal advocacy groups.
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In farewell, Ryan sees solutions if ‘politics will allow it’
“Our complex problems are solvable,” Ryan says in excerpts of remarks he plans to deliver Wednesday at the Library of Congress, across the street from a Capitol where he’s served two decades in the House. “That is to say, our problems are solvable if our politics will allow it.”
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Even after her midterm loss, Air Force vet McSally will serve in the Senate
McSally will take the seat formerly held by Sen. John McCain, and will have to run for re-election in 2020.
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GOP Sen. Alexander of Tennessee not seeking 2020 re-election
Alexander said in a news release that he’s deeply grateful for being elected to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else in Tennessee. But the 78-year-old said it’s now time for someone else to have that privilege.
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Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says
“With at least some of the Russian government’s goals achieved in the face of little diplomatic or other pushback, it appears likely that the United States will continue to face Russian interference for the foreseeable future,” the researchers wrote.
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McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
The decision by Kyl, 76, was not unexpected. He had retired from the Senate in 2012 and said when he took the appointment in September that he only committed to serving until the end of the year. His resignation is effective Dec. 31.
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Are we done here? Nope. Cranky Congress still has work to do
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has threatened to keep the Senate in session to the bitter end of 2018 under President Donald Trump’s threat to shut the government down over the budget and his border wall. But McConnell also is holding out hope for some Christmas “magic” to speed business along and allow Congress to…
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Bucking Trump, US Senate OKs historic Yemen measure
The U.S. Senate has voted to end U.S. military aid to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a historic and symbolic rebuke to the White House and Saudi Arabia.
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Flake’s Senate farewell speech cites threats to democracy
While Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona did not mention Trump in his farewell address Thursday, he said that describing the state of the nation’s politics as “not healthy is something of an understatement.”
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Pelosi: 4-year maximum in speaker post is ‘a long time’
For weeks, the 78-year-old California Democrat had resisted opponents’ demands that she step aside or restrict how long she’d serve, saying limits would make her a lame duck and sap her bargaining clout. But on Wednesday she relented and struck a deal.
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Trump says he’s eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill
Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12 culminates years of negotiations and gives President Donald Trump a signature policy victory, with the outcome hailed by scores of conservative and liberal advocacy groups.
-
In farewell, Ryan sees solutions if ‘politics will allow it’
“Our complex problems are solvable,” Ryan says in excerpts of remarks he plans to deliver Wednesday at the Library of Congress, across the street from a Capitol where he’s served two decades in the House. “That is to say, our problems are solvable if our politics will allow it.”
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Even after her midterm loss, Air Force vet McSally will serve in the Senate
McSally will take the seat formerly held by Sen. John McCain, and will have to run for re-election in 2020.
-
GOP Sen. Alexander of Tennessee not seeking 2020 re-election
Alexander said in a news release that he’s deeply grateful for being elected to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else in Tennessee. But the 78-year-old said it’s now time for someone else to have that privilege.
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Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says
“With at least some of the Russian government’s goals achieved in the face of little diplomatic or other pushback, it appears likely that the United States will continue to face Russian interference for the foreseeable future,” the researchers wrote.
-
McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
The decision by Kyl, 76, was not unexpected. He had retired from the Senate in 2012 and said when he took the appointment in September that he only committed to serving until the end of the year. His resignation is effective Dec. 31.
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Are we done here? Nope. Cranky Congress still has work to do
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has threatened to keep the Senate in session to the bitter end of 2018 under President Donald Trump’s threat to shut the government down over the budget and his border wall. But McConnell also is holding out hope for some Christmas “magic” to speed business along and allow Congress to…
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Bucking Trump, US Senate OKs historic Yemen measure
The U.S. Senate has voted to end U.S. military aid to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a historic and symbolic rebuke to the White House and Saudi Arabia.
-
Flake’s Senate farewell speech cites threats to democracy
While Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona did not mention Trump in his farewell address Thursday, he said that describing the state of the nation’s politics as “not healthy is something of an understatement.”
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Pelosi: 4-year maximum in speaker post is ‘a long time’
For weeks, the 78-year-old California Democrat had resisted opponents’ demands that she step aside or restrict how long she’d serve, saying limits would make her a lame duck and sap her bargaining clout. But on Wednesday she relented and struck a deal.
