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Pence expected among mourners for longtime Sen. Lugar
Richard Lugar was mayor of Indianapolis before beginning a 36-year Senate career with his first election victory in 1976.
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GOP senators question immigration plan presented by Kushner
WASHINGTON (AP) — An attempt by presidential senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner to win support for a White House immigration plan produced uncertain results Tuesday as Republican senators raised questions. After Kushner and others…
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‘Bathroom bill’ sponsor Bishop wins N. Carolina GOP primary
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state senator best known as the sponsor of a headline-grabbing “bathroom bill” that voided anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people won Tuesday’s Republican primary in a special election for a congressional…
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The Latest: Bishop wins GOP primary in NC special election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a Republican primary election for a still-vacant North Carolina congressional seat (all times local): 8:50 p.m. Republicans in North Carolina have chosen state Sen. Dan Bishop as their…
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US bill calls for DOJ review of Indian Country probes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. House members re-introduced legislation Tuesday that calls for the Justice Department to review how law enforcement agencies respond to cases of missing and slain Native Americans as the nationwide push…
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GOP scrambles to ease blow from Trump’s trade war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are scrambling to soften the blow from his trade war with China amid mounting anxiety from farm-state lawmakers that the protracted battle and escalating tariffs…
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House intelligence panel seeks interviews with Trump lawyers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Intelligence Committee has called four lawyers linked to President Donald Trump and his family for interviews as part of an investigation into whether they tried to obstruct the panel’s inquiry…
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Senate backs Trump judicial pick who disparaged Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new federal judge in Eastern Texas, despite comments he made disparaging former President Barack Obama. Lawyer Michael Truncale was confirmed, 49-46, on Tuesday. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney…
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Democrats may fund parts of Trump’s $4.5B border request
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are signaling a willingness to include major elements of President Donald Trump’s $4.5 billion request for humanitarian and security needs on the U.S.-Mexico border in an unrelated, widely backed disaster…
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Could defying subpoenas from Congress lead to jail time?
The Trump administration has repeatedly frustrated congressional Democrats by defying a slew of subpoenas recently issued by House committees.
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Ocasio-Cortez: No ‘middle ground’ on fighting climate change
The Green New Deal has been blocked in the Senate, and Democratic House leaders refuse to take it up, but activists and politicians who back the sweeping plan to address climate change are pushing to make it a top issue in the 2020 campaign.
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House GOP seeks women, fresh faces for 2020 challengers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are searching district-by-district for just the right candidates — women and political newcomers in many cases — to help them recapture the House, six months after a political tidal wave…
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Rashida Tlaib stands by Israel and Holocaust comments amid criticism
Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib defended her recent comments about Israel and the Holocaust Sunday after drawing criticism from top Republicans and Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, accusing her detractors of purposefully mischaracterizing her remarks.
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Suddenly starless Wisconsin GOP plots rebuild for 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans determined to deliver Wisconsin for President Donald Trump next year will be doing it with a party working to rebuild after the departure of its two biggest stars and a…
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Self-impeach? Talk shifts toward Trump defiance of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has introduced a new concept into the debate over President Donald Trump’s actions: “self-impeaching.” As Trump all but goads Democrats into impeachment proceedings , viewing the showdown as…
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