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In Senate race launched by #MeToo, 2 women have inside track
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In Minnesota’s surprise race to fill Al Franken’s former Senate seat, the two women running tell their own versions of a familiar story. Democrat Tina Smith, who filled the former…
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Republicans risking conservative backlash over immigration
NEW YORK (AP) — The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party’s most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost…
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Arizona Republicans brush off talk about McCain Senate seat
The question of what happens if John McCain steps down from office before 2022 is a lingering one, casting an uncomfortable haze around the future of a seat that can’t quite ever be filled.
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White House: Trump supports GOP leaders’ immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House, saying he wouldn’t sign a “moderate” package. The White House later walked back the comments,…
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White House: Trump supports GOP leaders’ immigration bill
Congressional Republicans have distanced themselves from the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border even as the White House cited the Bible in defending its “zero tolerance” approach to illegal border crossings.
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Ink and iron: Stereotype-defying candidate aims to flip seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Richard Ojeda is a retired Army paratrooper with combat medals, 26 tattoos and a 300-pound bench press — no ordinary candidate for Congress. But 2018 is no ordinary political year, and…
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A Republican leader says House won’t ‘take on’ immigration without Trump support after president suggests opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican leader says House won’t ‘take on’ immigration without Trump support after president suggests opposition.
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House GOP unveils bill for young immigrants, $25B for border
The 293-page bill represents the kind of ambitious overhaul of the immigration system Republicans have long considered but have been unable to turn into law.
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Highlights of a proposed GOP immigration compromise
Highlights of a proposed immigration compromise distributed to Republican lawmakers Thursday by House GOP leaders: ___ PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS FROM DEPORTATION — Young immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children could apply for renewable permission to…
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Scalise back for congressional game a year after shooting
Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who was shot at a Republican baseball practice a year ago, fielded a ground ball and threw out the first batter of the annual congressional baseball game Thursday.
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WATCH: 2018 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity
Members of Congress may not always agree and they may have challenges working together, but on Thursday they put their partisan differences aside for America’s favorite pastime. And, it’s for charity, too.
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PHOTOS: 2018 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity
Though members of Congress may not always agree on Capitol Hill, they came together for America’s favorite pastime Thursday night. See photos.
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House GOP unveils bill for young immigrants, $25B for border
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans unveiled a “discussion draft” of a sweeping immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for young immigrants, $25 billion in border security — including advance funds for President Donald…
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Highlights of a proposed GOP immigration compromise
Highlights of a proposed immigration compromise distributed to Republican lawmakers Thursday by House GOP leaders: ___ PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS FROM DEPORTATION — Young immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children could apply for renewable permission to…
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GOP lawmakers decry family separations as WH defends policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans distanced themselves Thursday from the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border even as the White House cited the Bible in defending its “zero…
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