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Dianne Feinstein built one of California's most successful political brands by standing up to her party's liberal wing. In her first run for statewide office in 1990, she defiantly faced down raucous booing from California Democratic Party delegates angry over her support for the death penalty.
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, talks to supporters during an election night results party on May 15 in Hazleton, Pa. I cover national politics and policy from Washington D.C., with a focus on Pennsylvania and New Jersey lawmakers and issues.
Patients served by the beleaguered Veterans Affairs health system may have wider access to private care, thanks to a bill approved Wednesday by the Senate. The Senate passed the bill on a 92-5 vote, thereby also avoiding a shutdown of the VA's Choice private-sector program, the Associated Press said.
Most states are blue states or purple states, and the only way to turn a purple state red is the old-fashioned way: by driving America First Republicans and independents to the polls, and outnumbering the tens of millions of anti-American voters throughout the country. President Trump has kept most of his promises , and our nation needs lawmakers who will fulfill the promises they make as candidates.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrive to vote on a bill to expand private care for military veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other senators arrive to vote on a bill to expand private care for military veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
In this May 23, 2018, photo, Hillary Clinton speaks during the New York state Democratic convention in Hempstead, N.Y. Clinton is not going away. The former Democratic presidential candidate weighed in on primary races in Georgia and New York on Wednesday, promising to be an active participant in red and blue states alike in the coming months less In this May 23, 2018, photo, Hillary Clinton speaks during the New York state Democratic convention in Hempstead, N.Y. Clinton is not going away.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs trade sanctions against China on March 22, 2018, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump will impose tariffs on about $50 billion in Chinese goods imports to retaliate against theft of American intellectual property. In any "trade war," the most important thing to remember is the limit of the martial metaphor.
Georgia Democrats gave Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams a chance to become the first Black female governor in American history on a primary night that ended well for several women seeking office. Abrams set new historical marks with a primary victory Tuesday that made her the first Black nominee and first female nominee for governor of either majority party in Georgia.
The lawsuit was brought by seven Twitter users - including a Texas police officer, a New York comedy writer and a Nashville surgeon - who claimed that Mr. Trump's Twitter feed was an official government account and that preventing users from following it was unconstitutional. In her ruling, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald wrote that the plaintiffs who sought to view and engage with Mr. Trump's tweets alongside those who were not restricted were "protected by the First Amendment."
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said the defense authorization is expected to address ZTE. The Trump administration is trying to reassure Senate Republicans that it won't go light on sanctions enforcement against Chinese communications equipment firm ZTE.
Democrats can win elections and stand up to Washington Republicans by sticking to their core principals when it comes to education, health care, equality and the environment, Hillary Clinton told a friendly crowd at the New York state Democratic convention on Wednesday.
Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., center, talks with Ranking Member Rep.Eliot Engel, D-NY., right, as they listen to testimony by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday. WASHINGTON >> Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections.
Today, President Trump said "big legislation will be signed by me shortly," and both the Right to Try legislation and regulatory relief package that makes reforms to Dodd-Frank he touted are efforts U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly led. Enactment of these provisions will build on the 19 Donnelly provisions already signed into law by President Trump since the President took office and 41 measures the Senator's had signed into law since he began serving in the Senate in 2013.
On Friday May 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein stating Comey testified the FBI didn't think General Flynn lied. Grassley also revealed Joe Pientka was the second FBI agent who joined Peter Strzok on January 24th, 2017 in an ambush style interview to take down General Flynn.
The House on Tuesday passed "right-to-try" legislation that would allow the critically ill to bypass the Food and Drug Administration to obtain experimental medications, ending a drawn-out battle over access to unapproved therapies. President Donald Trump is expected to quickly sign the measure, which was praised by supporters as a lifeline for desperate patients but denounced by scores of medical and consumer groups as unnecessary and dangerous.
The House voted Tuesday to give final congressional approval to a sweeping rewrite of the nation's banking rules that would roll back key elements of Dodd-Frank but still leave most of that 2010 law on the books. The White House said earlier this week that President Donald Trump would sign into law the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ," which won House approval 258-159 as 33 Democrats and 225 Republicans voted for the bill.
First came news that a Chinese government-owned company had signed on to help build an Indonesian project that will include a Donald Trump-branded hotel and golf course. Then, days later, the president tweeted that his administration would ease sanctions against a Chinese smartphone maker accused of espionage.
Clinton plans to address New York state Democrats at the party's nominating conv... HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton plans to deliver the keynote address at a gathering of Democrats in New York state on Wednesday that comes at an especially tumultuous time for a party torn apart by scandal and challenges from its left wing. The former secretary of state, U.S. senator and Democratic presidential nominee will speak on the first day of the two-day gathering at Hofstra University.
Democrats can win elections and stand up to Washington Republicans by sticking to their core principles when it comes to education, health care, equality and the environment, Hillary Clinton told a friendly crowd at the New York state Democratic convention on Wednesday. The remarks from the 2016 Democratic nominee for president came as Democrats look to make big gains across the country in the fall elections.