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In a time when the Democrats have to be doubling down on mending the divide between the progressive and establishment wings, the national committee decides to pass a not so subtle rule that takes a swipe at Sen. Bernie Sanders . The Democratic National Committee has made it known that all future presidential candidates must identify as Democrats : Democratic National Committee officials on Friday moved forward with a proposal to force the party's presidential candidates to identify as Democrats, a move that drew immediate criticism from a top official in Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign.
In this May 26, 2016, file photo, North Dakota state Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D, speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer, a candidate for U.S. Senate, faces Thomas O'Neill, an Air Force veteran who didn't mount a serious campaign, in the Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Republican primary.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts urged colleagues to support his bipartisan farm bill Wednesday, gearing up for a showdown with Republicans in the House who insist food assistance provided through the bill be connected to work requirements. Roberts, a Kansas Republican, has said the Senate can't pass a bill with those requirements and that he would need to work with Democrats to craft legislation.
Historic City News was informed that ranking member Bill Nelson called on the US Senate to act on the devastating impacts of sea level rise at a Senate hearing Tuesday morning, pointing to nuisance flooding and rising rides in St. Augustine as indicative of the effects of climate change threatening lives and property on Florida's coasts. Pointing to the struggles St. Augustine's Public Works Department has faced with the prevalence of high tides overwhelming the local storm water system, Nelson emphasized the flooding as a phenomenon not limited to inclement weather, but sunny days as well - and called on the Senate to act swiftly.
We already know that voters have grown tired of the special-counsel melodrama, but voters don't have much impact on investigations. According to Politico , however, Robert Mueller may be losing some of his political cover with Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Conservative commentator Candace Owens gained a national following after getting a Twitter endorsement from Kanye West. Now, she's using the platform to criticize #MeToo.
ASSN OF EQUIPMENT MFGRS CALLS ON SENATE AG COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE THE 2018 FARM BILL Jun. 13, 2018 Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports: Association of Equipment Manufacturers President Dennis Slater issued the following statement today calling on the United States Senate Agriculture Committee to mark up the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which contains a robust safety net for U.S. farmers and ranchers: "Sound agricultural policy that promotes a strong farm economy will not only assist farmers and ranchers but also help protect many of the 1.3 million equipment manufacturing jobs across the country.
In a turn of events, Republicans - despite multiple attempts over the last decade to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation - are now coming to the beleaguered law's defense. Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
NAT'L CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSN ISSUES STATEMENT ON MODERNIZING AG TRANSPORTATION ACT Jun. 13, 2018 National Cattlemen's Beef Association reports: National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Kevin Kester today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act in the U.S. Senate: "The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the producers we represent are glad to see another bipartisan effort designed to provide much-needed relief for livestock haulers.
After Tuesday night's Democratic primary election in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, candidate Dan Helmer, who sought to be the main challenger to Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., fell flat on his face. Helmer finished fourth in his primary, only bringing in just more than 6,700 votes or 12 percent of the vote.
"Securing the Hemp Farming Act as part of the 2018 Farm Bill has been a top priority of mine. I look forward to continuing to work with my Senate colleagues on this and many other issues important to Kentucky agriculture as we move towards consideration of the Farm Bill," McConnell said in a statement. The Senate's farm bill still needs to be approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and the full chamber.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony related to judicial misconduct on Wednesday, including from a Washington lawyer who says she collected numerous accounts of sexual harassment by judges, in the first public airing of U.S. judges' #MeToo moment. Jaime Santos says that after women went public last December with complaints against California-based U.S. Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski, she and colleagues began trying to address the larger harassment issue by talking to women who had worked closely with federal judges in prestigious law clerk positions.
U.S. Senator Bob Corker accused his fellow Republicans of being afraid to stand up to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as his legislation to block the president's ability to impose tariffs on national security grounds hit a roadblock in Congress. "'We might poke the bear' is the language I have been hearing in the hallways," Corker said in an emotional Senate speech.
Among the hottest of the hotly debated issues facing Oklahomans right now, nothing may be more of a flash point than the recent pay raises passed for teachers. Those raises are set to be funded by the largest tax increase in state history.
Corey Stewart, a strong supporter of President Trump, also known for his ardent defense of Confederate symbolism, won the Virginia Republican Senate nomination. He's running against Democrat Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's 2016 running mate.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that Trump expressed his intention to halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises, offer security guarantees to the North and lift sanctions against it as relations improve. The U.S. president told a news conference on Tuesday, after his summit with North Korea's leader in Singapore, he would like to lift sanctions against it but it would not happen immediately.
Trump's comments on Tuesda... . Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined at right by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12... .
Rep. Mark Sanford, one of President Donald Trump's sharpest Republican critics, was ousted by a primary challenger on Tuesday after Trump waged an extraordinary last-minute effort to defeat him. The South Carolina congressman lost to state lawmaker Katie Arrington, who won Trump's support just hours before the polls closed Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to his Capitol office after the Republican Senate policy lunch that took place at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday. Nothing happens in August, right? At least that's always the usual explanation for the mass exodus that leaves Washington nearly uninhabited for much of D.C.'s dog days.