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'A lot of risks': GOP Senator puts Trump on notice that nomination strategy may backfire
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'A lot of risks': GOP Senator puts Trump on notice that nomination strategy may backfire

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Sunday was warned by a Republican Senator that the President-elect's current strategy for pushing his Cabinet nominations could backfire. Sen. Thom Tillis gave an interview with Fox News over the weekend, during which he spoke out about Trump's pressure campaign to get his controversial nominees confirmed. Tillis said the maneuvering will “run a lot of risks,” "including …

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Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

Raw Story  

Now that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be receiving increased scrutiny after the "botched" selection. In a report from the Wall Street Journal, there is evidence that GOP lawmakers –– particularly those in the Senate who will have a …

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How Trump and Senate Republicans are circling the wagons to save Clarence Thomas
6 months, 1 week ago

How Trump and Senate Republicans are circling the wagons to save Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The cycle continues: Clarence Thomas has former President Donald Trump’s back, Trump has Senate Republicans in his back pocket and Senate Republicans, in turn, have Thomas’ back. “The Supreme Court has developed its own code of ethics, and I have not reviewed that,” Sen. Susan Collins told Raw Story. “I’m all for getting the Article III branch to …

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Republican lawmaker on Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘She is a total waste of time’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican lawmaker on Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘She is a total waste of time’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think she’s uninformed, she is a total …

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Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy
1 year, 8 months ago

Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy

CNN  

CNN — A bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina and independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona introduced immigration legislation Thursday intended to counter an influx of migrants expected at the border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week. The legislation is not a true extension of Title 42, which allowed border authorities to quickly …

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Leaked texts reveal Madison Cawthorn whined to a GOP senator about his wife's criticism
2 years, 8 months ago

Leaked texts reveal Madison Cawthorn whined to a GOP senator about his wife's criticism

Raw Story  

One week before he will face North Carolina voters in his attempt for the GOP renomination to Congress, The Washington Post on Tuesday published text messages between controversial first-term Rep. Madison Cawthorn and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. "But his falling-out with top Republicans in North Carolina and Washington also arose from more humdrum blunders such as neglecting constituent services and …

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Tillis-Cunningham US Senate race too early to call
4 years, 2 months ago

Tillis-Cunningham US Senate race too early to call

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Thom Tillis and Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham was too early to call Wednesday, with many votes yet to be counted. Cunningham has not personally addressed the results so far, but campaign manager Devan Barber said in an emailed statement Wednesday: “The State Board of Elections is continuing to count …

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Democrats’ hopes for capturing a Senate majority fade
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrats’ hopes for capturing a Senate majority fade

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won reelection on Tuesday, but which party will have a majority in 2021 is still an open question. Democrats’ hopes of sweeping to a Senate majority faded as marquee contests stretched into overtime early Wednesday and some of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents remained in contention while the vote counts dragged on. Sen. Mitch McConnell …

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Latest Senate and House ratings are good news for Democrats
4 years, 3 months ago

Latest Senate and House ratings are good news for Democrats

CNN  

CNN — With a little more than four weeks until Election Day, the Senate map is now tilting in Democrats’ favor and even more Republicans in once-red House districts are feeling the heat of changing demographics and the weight of a President who remains deeply unpopular in the suburbs. Inside Elections shifted Collins’ race from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic – …

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Trump to spend days at military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump to spend days at military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump was in a military hospital on Saturday for treatment after testing positive for COVID-19, an extraordinary development that upended the presidential race a month before the Nov. 3 election. “I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out,” Mr. Trump said in a brief video message posted on Twitter. …

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Republicans On Trump-Ukraine Call: This Is Fine
5 years, 3 months ago

Republicans On Trump-Ukraine Call: This Is Fine

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON ― It is one of the most stunning revelations about the Donald Trump presidency: Trump asked a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, and he even seemed to suggest that the reward for doing so would be $400 million in military assistance. “I think it’s within his scope of responsibility as the chief executive in the fiduciary to …

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Steve Scalise incorrectly blasts Dems over GOP-issued subpoena for Donald Trump Jr.
5 years, 8 months ago

Steve Scalise incorrectly blasts Dems over GOP-issued subpoena for Donald Trump Jr.

Associated Press  

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise incorrectly slammed Democrats Friday for a subpoena asking Donald Trump Jr. to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee a subpoena actually issued by Republican committee Chairman Richard Burr. Move on,” the Louisiana Republican tweeted, which was eventuallydeletedand called a “staff error,” according to a Politico reporter. Senate Majority Leader Mitchell McConnell declared “case …

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