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One senator and five members of Congress have written to the Trumpinator, asking him to reject the immediate and eventual results of today's absolutely phony "election" in Castrogonia. This is a futile and quixotic gesture, for sure - even if the Trumpinator follows their advice - but futile gestures have an elegance of their own.
In this May 7, 2017 file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick arrives at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston for the 2017 Profile in Courage award ceremony. The former Democratic governor said in March 2018 that a run for the White House in 2020 is on his "radar screen."
But now, Democrats have one-upped him in figuring out a terrific way to fund the work. Their solution: undo the tax cuts approved by Trump and congressional Republicans last year and use that revenue for infrastructure projects.
When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski had been a member of the United States Senate for 15 years. She'd pulled off a historic write-in campaign, built a reputation as someone who thinks deeply about policy, and helped pass a sweeping bipartisan public-lands deal.
Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation's gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.
"Do me a favor," he said to the large crowd gathered in a hangar at the Pittsburgh airport. "Get out on Tuesday, vote for Rick Saccone, and we can leave right now."
Whether it's an attack on the banking infrastructure or disinformation campaigns on social media, the United States is "woefully unprepared" to combat cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns, Senator Mark Warner said on Saturday. Speaking at the SXSW festival, Warner said it's time to consider the liability of tech platforms and software makers.
President Donald Trump on Saturday evening stopped by a rally for Rick Saccone to boost votes for the Republican candidate, who is running in Pennsylvania's special House election Tuesday. Blasting potential Democratic rivals, including Sen. Bernie Sanders , Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Oprah Winfrey , Trump announced a new campaign slogan for his 2020 bid for a second term in the White House - "Keep America Great!" "Our new slogan, when we start running, in -- can you believe it, two years from now -- is going to be, Keep America Great, exclamation point," Trump said, adding his favorite to run against would be Winfrey because it would "be a painful experience for her."
Elizabeth Ann Warren Trump's SEC may negate investors' ability to fight securities fraud Schatz's ignorance of our Anglo-American legal heritage illustrates problem with government Dems ponder gender politics of 2020 nominee MORE refused to pledge to serve out a full six-year term in the Senate if reelected in 2018, telling NBC's Chuck Todd in an interview airing Sunday only that she is "not running for president." In the interview airing on Meet the Press, Warren repeated herself several times when pressed by Todd on whether she planned to serve another six years in the Senate.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lashed out at "activist" judges who issue nationwide injunctions, actions that have so far created a roadblock to President Donald Trump's plan to enact new rules for "I am shocked by the actions of certain judges who fail to respect the constitutional responsibilities of the executive and legislative branches," Sessions said in saying they are attempts by district courts to micromanage decisions. Notably, he spoke out against the practice in 2017, when the Trump administration wanted to temporarily Injunctions are filed by judges and apply nationally, effectively blocking the government from imposing new rules until the matter can be heard in court.
The Justice Department has taken the first step in banning the sale, manufacture or possession of bump stocks through new regulation, as Congress stalls in drafting a legislative prohibition. "The Department of Justice has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a notice of a proposed regulation to clarify that the National Firearms and Gun Control Act defines 'machinegun' to include bump stock type devices," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement issued Saturday.
CNET reports that Democrats in the Senate "have been pushing to use the Congressional Review Act to roll back the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules. They've gotten the support of 50 senators for the measure , including one Republican, Susan Collins of Maine.
Nevada Republican Dean Heller has filed to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, formally setting the stage for one of the country's highest profile Senate races in the midterm elections. Heller is considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans running for re-election in the Senate this year.
Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation's gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. The problem with the legislation, experts say, is that it only works if federal agencies, the military, states, courts and local law enforcement do a better job of sharing information with the background check system - and they have a poor track record in doing so.
Despite grappling with unparalleled staff departures, President Donald Trump painted a rosy picture of a smoothly functioning administration getting things done, pushing along gun restrictions and bringing jobs to the United States. It made for another series of grandiose claims this past week.
In this Feb. 6, 2018 photo, dawn breaks over the Capitol in Washington. Money's not really the holdup in talks on a huge $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill that's making its way through Capitol Hill.
On the 59th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, a top American leader today sought to re-energise international efforts to ensure meaningful autonomy for Tibet. "If we do not speak out for human rights in Tibet because of economic concerns, then we lose all moral authority to talk about human rights in any other place in the world," Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement.