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How Jeffries made his ascension to House Dem leader 'look easy' Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 6:17 pm
Hakeem Jeffries became the highest-ranking Black congressional leader in U.S. history just 12 days after formally declaring his run. That ...
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Judge Eric Coleman running for Hartford mayor as Luke Bronin won't seek reelection Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 6:14 pm
At 71, Eric Coleman has already lived a full life. After graduating from Columbia University and serving for 34 years in the ...
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Judge Eric Coleman running for Hartford mayor as Bronin steps down Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 6:14 pm
At 71, Eric Coleman has already lived a full life. After graduating from Columbia University and serving for 34 years in the ...
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House passes bill to avert looming rail strike, sending it to Senate ahead of crucial deadline Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 6:12 pm
The House passed legislation to avert a potentially catastrophic rail strike that President Joe Biden warned could threaten the U....
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Speaker-elect? Kevin McCarthy's Website Is Getting A Little Ahead Of Itself Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 5:44 pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is facing a floor fight as he hopes to become speaker of the
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Indiana GOP senator announces bid for governor, opening Senate seat in 2024 Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 5:11 pm
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) has filed paperwork to run for governor in 2024, leaving open a Senate seat that could attract ...
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It's Official: Hakeem Jeffries Replaces Nancy Pelosi as Democrats' House Leader Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 4:38 pm
Nancy Pelosis two-decade reign on Capitol Hill officially came to a close on Wednesday, as House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem ...
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Sen. Sherrod Brown calls on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to help rein in cryptocurrency firms after FTX collapse Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 4:19 pm
Sen. Sherrod Brown, chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's help after ...
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After Club Q shooting, Polis, Colorado lawmakers consider next steps on gun control Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 1:00 pm
The governor floated expanding the state's red flag law, a position echoed by lawmakers. But those legislators had other targets ...
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House Democrats Expected to Pick Top Leadership That Includes Zero White Men--A First for Congress Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 12:00 pm
When Nancy Pelosi this month announced the end of her historic tenure as the first female Speaker of the House, ...
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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Biden Administration Immigration Enforcement Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 11:38 am
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday struggled over a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to implement guidelines - ...
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Next generation: Hakeem Jeffries set to lead House Democrats Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 11:03 am
Emboldened House Democrats are poised to usher in a new generation of leaders with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries becoming the first ...
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How a bipartisan group of senators got same-sex marriage protections passed Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 11:00 am
In July, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) spotted some of her Republican colleagues on the Senate floor and rushed over to ...
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These teens won the right to vote. Their county disenfranchised them. Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 11:00 am
Oakland teens in 2020 won the right to vote in school board races. Teens in Berkeley won that right in 2016. Why ...
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Biden making new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 11:00 am
President Joe Biden plans to make new commitments to Native American nations during the government's first in-person summit on tribal ...
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Biden shows little urgency as Dems mull 2024 primary shakeup Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 10:21 am
Democrats considering shaking up the order of their 2024 presidential primary are waiting on President Joe Biden, anxious to see if ...
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Sen. Raphael Warnock Is Finally Going for the Jugular in Georgia Senate Battle Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 9:48 am
In his 2020 campaign for Senate in Georgia, the pastor-politician Raphael Warnock and his team lived by an unofficial motto: Remain ...
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The GOP's same-sex marriage evolution: A slow, choppy tidal shift Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 9:30 am
It's been a decade since Democrats vaulted into unity on the topic, and Republicans are still openly divided over how ...
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Herschel Walker Says Walls Don't Stop People Getting in During Border Rant Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 9:24 am
The Republican will face Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in what is expected to be a close runoff election in Georgia ...
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GOP to grill Biden judicial nominees on Second Amendment, allowing 'dangerous' criminals out on bail Wed, Nov 30th 2022 at 7:00 am
The Senate will hold a hearing Wednesday to examine Biden's judicial nominees, some of which will face GOP criticism for ...
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