Obama trade bill in trouble
The House is currently dozens of votes short of being able to pass legislation that would allow President Barack Obama to send trade deals to Congress for fast approval, according to senior lawmakers...
View ArticleTrade bill fate in doubt as debate kicks off
A controversial trade bill is well shy of the votes needed to pass the House and faces a difficult vote in the Senate as the debate in Congress kicks off in earnest this week. Congressional sources say...
View ArticleObama goes into overdrive on trade push
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has begun to barrage House Democrats with phone calls in hopes of explaining to members of his own party why they should break their near uniform opposition and...
View ArticleFast-track trade vote still up in the air
Supporters of a controversial trade bill are increasingly confident they can secure the votes needed to pass so-called fast-track legislation when it hits the House floor, which could come as early as...
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U.S. Democrats threaten to sink Obama trade agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trade agenda is running into potentially fatal opposition within his own party on the eve of a critical vote, and there might be only one person who can save it: Obama...
View ArticleDemocrats deal Obama huge defeat on trade
The House on Friday dealt a staggering blow to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, as Democrats turned en masse against the president just hours after he made a direct appeal to salvage a...
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Bust: Iran opponents’ August fail
Critics of the Iran deal believed the August congressional recess was their best chance to scuttle the nuclear accord, as wavering lawmakers returned home to angry protesters and a barrage of TV ads....
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House approves Syrian refugees bill
The House passed a bill Thursday that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the country unless they pass strict background checks — setting up a collision with President Barack Obama and...
View ArticleRepublicans hold the Senate in a stunner
Republicans have clinched a dramatic, unexpected victory in the battle for the Senate. With Republican presidential Donald Trump moving toward a stunning win, Senate Republicans staged their own...
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Theresa May to attend GOP retreat
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with congressional Republicans next week during their joint retreat in Philadelphia, the first foreign head-of-state to join the GOPâs biannual huddle as...
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Republicans yank Obamacare repeal bill
Facing a growing rebellion within his own ranks, House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the Republican Obamacare replacement plan from the House floor on Friday just before a scheduled vote. The decision is a...
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Trump ally Nunes steps aside from Russia probe
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will temporarily step aside from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including interactions between Moscow...
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Budget deal reached in Congress
Congressional leaders released the text early Monday of a more than 1,600-page spending bill that would fund the government at updated levels through the end of September. The bipartisan deal struck...
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US House approves Obamacare-repeal bill
The House passed legislation Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, as Republicans came closer than ever to realizing their seven-year pledge to overturn the Democratic law and remake health...
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Republicans may be reaching their breaking point with Trump
WASHINGTON â For Republicans on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump may finally have gone too far. Tuesdayâs report Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to end the criminal investigation into...
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Trump aides acknowledge Russia is overwhelming his agenda
Top aides to President Donald Trump are acknowledging that the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election are overwhelming his legislative agenda as former FBI Director...
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Gunman opens fire at congressional baseball practice, wounding Senior...
A gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday morning, wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, members of his security detail, a congressional staffer,...
View ArticleJohn McCain diagnosed with brain tumor
U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican-Arizona) has been diagnosed with a brain tumor following an operation to remove a blood clot above his left eye. McCain and his family are considering options for...
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McCain ‘no’ kills Senate Obamacare repeal
The Senate Republicansâ push to dismantle Obamacare collapsed in dramatic fashion early Friday morning, when two centrist GOP women and Sen. John McCain of Arizona teamed up to sink an already...
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GOP livid after Trump cuts deal with Democrats
President Donald Trump’s and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s tête-à-tête on Tuesday — after a summer of sniping between the two — lifted Republican hopes that the GOP was finally back in sync...
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