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"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill
3 weeks, 3 days ago

"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump is urging members of his party to vote down a resolution that would fund the federal government into March. In a joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance shared by Vance on social media, the incoming executives said that Republican legislators should "call bluff" of congressional Democrats and push for a new resolution that doesn't include spending …

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US lawmakers visit Poland, urge help for Ukraine military
2 years, 9 months ago

US lawmakers visit Poland, urge help for Ukraine military

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers visiting Poland said Saturday that the most urgent need in Ukraine’s fight against a Russian invasion is to equip and support the country in every way that will help it defend its independence. They said there is no room for peace talks as long as there is a “hot war.” “The …

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US lawmakers urge Katherine Tai to look for a deal during India visit
3 years, 1 month ago

US lawmakers urge Katherine Tai to look for a deal during India visit

Hindustan Times  

A bipartisan group of 75 US lawmakers have urged US Trade Representative Katherine Tai to work towards a framework deal during her talks in New Delhi to quickly reinstate India’s benefits under an American preferential trade programme that allows tariff-free entry for imports from selective countries. US trade representative Katherine Tai will meet her Indian counterpart union minister for commerce …

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Families urge legal changes to prevent more police killings
3 years, 7 months ago

Families urge legal changes to prevent more police killings

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Parents and siblings of Black men killed by police urged people during a discussion in the city where George Floyd was killed a year ago to join them in pursuing legal changes they say can make similar deaths less likely in the future. “We need allies, we need people to support us and lift us up when we’ve …

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Prosecutors urge lawmakers to help decide on freeing inmates
4 years, 9 months ago

Prosecutors urge lawmakers to help decide on freeing inmates

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As officials consider releasing some inmates to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania prisons, county prosecutors are telling lawmakers that passing legislation to address that would avoid leaving those decisions to the governor alone. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association considers “a temporary, legislative solution” to be reasonable, considering the health threat from the pandemic, said Lindsay …

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