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Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. June 15, 2018. Paul Manafort lied to investigators in three of the five …
Read More »Trump approval bounces back from post-government shutdown lows
Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on February 11, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. President Donald Trump’s approval rating has mounted a decisive comeback from its descent last month during the record-length partial government shutdown, which lasted 35 …
Read More »Record number of women running for president in 2020
Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announces her presidential bid in front of a crowd gathered at Boom Island Park on February 10, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota launching their presidential bids over the weekend, there …
Read More »Mitch McConnell to force the Senate to vote on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Green New Deal
Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks with reporters outside the Senate chamber about a continuing resolution to re-open the government on Friday, January 25, 2019. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would vote on the …
Read More »Trump targets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Green New Deal in campaign speech
Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on February 11, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. President Donald Trump took aim at the Green New Deal touted by freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his first true campaign speech of the …
Read More »Former astronaut Mark Kelly to run for Arizona Senate seat in 2020
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Gun violence victim and former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords watches her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, speak as they visits City Hall on her 2016 Vocal Majority Tour on October 17, 2016 in New York City. Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and husband of former …
Read More »An agreement in principle to avoid government shutdown
Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images A construction crew works on replacing the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on January 9, 2019. Congressional negotiators said they reached a tentative deal Monday to fund the government and avoid another shutdown. As always, President …
Read More »Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will reject corporate PAC money in 2020 bid
Eric Miller | Reuters Senator Amy Klobuchar waves to the crowd with her husband John Bessler and daughter Abigail Bessler after announcing her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 10, 2019. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has joined the ranks of other Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls who …
Read More »A bill to hobble OPEC is advancing in Congress
Still, there are signs the fresh NOPEC push in Congress has unnerved OPEC. The group reportedly advised member countries against mentioning oil prices when discussing production policy. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported the group is considering undertaking a campaign to influence U.S. perception of OPEC. It comes as …
Read More »NRCC releases 2020 election House targets after Democrats win majority
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., at a press conference following the House GOP leadership elections on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Republicans aim to gain ground in the House next year in part by trying to reclaim dozens of seats lost in November’s …
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