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“I may do it,” he said, before adding, “If we can do it through a negotiated process, we’re giving it a shot.”
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Pence has defended his decision to sign the bill, claiming that the measure has been "grossly misconstrued as a 'license to discriminate.'"
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Ryan was, as usual, knowledgeable and in command of the facts.
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Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in an interview with ABC.
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Mr. Romney and his aides have worked hard to ensure that social conservatives at the convention — and the voters they represent — do not feel left out.
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“Throughout the last year there has been a great debate about the expansion of the federal government, and lots of my constituents have said that Congress has gone beyond its powers granted in the Constitution,” said Mr. Goodlatte, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over constitutional amendments.
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Mr. de Léon said he had called and left a voice mail message with Thomas E. Perez, the Democratic National Committee chairman, and planned to convey that Democrats had sent a terrible message to “voters of color and millennial voters who feel like they’ve been abandoned.”
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“Political capital in the gun debate only goes so far.
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"The president supports measures to strengthen Social Security, but he does not support anything that would slash benefits for future generations," Carney said Friday.
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Angie’s List, the business-rating website, this weekend put on hold plans to expand its Indianapolis headquarters.
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But in a statement, after denouncing the leak of the data to The Guardian and The Washington Post, Mr. Clapper insisted it was “not an undisclosed collection or data mining program.”
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And it's going to be completely useless,” Calderón told CNBC.
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“I will no longer speak to the press ever again after today,” he told reporters Wednesday.
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The letter follows the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, which turned up no evidence of collusion between Trump campaign members and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
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Mr. Brown has high name recognition and money left over from his unsuccessful race last year against Elizabeth Warren.
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“As a result, I allowed a workplace culture to take root in my office that was too permissive and decidedly unprofessional.”
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The bill originally passed the House and Senate without a single “no” vote.
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When asked if he believed the president had flip-flopped on the issue, Romney said it's up to the public to be the judge.
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Mr. Trump and Mr. Lieberman had good chemistry when they met privately, one White House aide said — a key ingredient for Mr. Trump in hiring people.
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South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who’s seen his campaign surge in recent days, also called for the entire report to be released.
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“Is it true,” Chief Justice Roberts asked Mr. Sellers, “that Wal-Mart’s pay disparity across the company was less than the national average?”
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In another appeal to Iowa farmers, Joni Ernst, a candidate in the Republican Senate primary on June 3, announced in an ad that she grew up “castrating hogs on an Iowa farm.”
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The situation left House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the rest of the Republican leadership in the House with a problem: The 40 or so hardline tea party members of the House GOP do not want the response to Cantor's loss -- which was driven by grassroots discontent with the establishment -- to simply be more establishment leadership.
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She declined to take sides on the Friday vote itself but instead allied herself with Democratic critics of the deal — without actually opposing it.
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“I love this country, and I don’t understand how a president of the United States that loves his country could paint a picture of its failures.”
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While in office, Bloomberg had a cordial relationship with Clinton, who, as a senator from New York, was involved in the city's post-9/11 rebuilding effort.
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He previously had said he supported equal rights for same-sex couples but stopped short of endorsing gay marriage.
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The New York Times reported the charges against Grimm "will include mail fraud and wire fraud and focus on his conduct in connection with a health food restaurant he owned on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after he left the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2006," citing someone familiar with the case.
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Mr. Mattis’s resignation letter was the sharpest, and most public, protest from inside the Trump administration over the president’s rejection of the alliances and relationships that have underpinned American security since the end of World War II.
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More than 200 people were arrested.
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That cable summarized an emergency meeting the day before by the U.S. Mission in Benghazi and warned the consulate could not defend against a "coordinated attack."
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Mr. Trump, an avid user of Twitter, made positive comments about Mr. Bloomberg when he was in office.
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In a statement released Tuesday, he decried the Obama administration’s decision to use foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad.
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Lieberman told Fox Business Network last year that he “never changed parties” and in fact ended up endorsing Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign against Trump.
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States might also respond to the federal ruling with changes of their own.
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Any attempt by the Trump Administration to cover up the results of this investigation into Russia’s attack on our democracy would be unacceptable.”
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Whitehouse asked about the court’s controversial Citizens United decision, “What could be more involved in politics than to open this ocean of dark money that’s flooded into our politics?”
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“Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!”
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Huckabee's religion has played a prominent role in his political career and shaped him as a staunch social conservative.
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When Mrs. Clinton arrived, some in the crowd chanted, “Lock her up,” mimicking Mr. Trump’s campaign rallies.
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"However, it appears the plaintiffs’ primary grievance stems from non-enforcement of federal laws regarding marijuana, as opposed to choices made by the voters of Colorado.
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The statement does not deny that AARP is open to reducing benefits.
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A senior State Department official said, “It would be oversimplified and inaccurate to draw the conclusion that the preservation of her records was done for one purpose.”
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It would also cap the number of Central American minors who are allowed to apply for asylum each year at 50,000 and limit the number of asylum applications that could be granted per year to 15,000.
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To date, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical purposes.
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Obama wrote in a letter delivered Tuesday.
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In one message, Strzok called Trump an "idiot."
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Expanding on tough races, Boehner said, "We have 50 of our members in tough races; 89 freshmen running for their first re-elections.
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Citing an article that said the normally chatty Schumer would not comment on the mosque remarks, the NRSC said Schumer should weigh in.
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On Wednesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Democrats’ campaign arm, announced that Mr. Schiff would serve as a key fund-raiser for the caucus’s most vulnerable members to help put together a firewall to project the House majority.
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Ms. Gillibrand made similar demands and also retweeted the news of the report along with three words: “See you Sunday.”
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In earlier interviews, some local law-enforcement officers along Colorado’s borders said that they had not seen an increase in marijuana coming from Colorado.
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Mr. Huckabee opposes same-sex marriage, suggesting as recently as February that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice akin to drinking or swearing.
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“This is a transparent and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms.”
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“And you know what it ended up being? A very good relationship.”
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As reporters continued to ask him for several minutes whether he sent the image, the exchange became heated.
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WASHINGTON — The decision by Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown on Monday in exchange for a promised immigration vote enraged liberals, who accused the lawmakers of betrayal and threatened to mount primaries against some of the Democrats who voted yes.
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“It’s great that public outrage has forced Trump to reconsider this despicable decision, but it takes more than a tweet to stop trophy hunters from slaughtering elephants and lions,” Tanya Sanerib, senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.
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Goelman said bureau Deputy Director David Bowdich “overruled” the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility to remove him.
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Documents released on Friday showed how Mr. Jackson used his campaign money to buy items like fur capes, celebrity memorabilia and expensive furniture.
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There is no reason for Americans to be shut out of work and without a paycheck while negotiations take place on the best way to secure our borders,” he said.
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The hearing, the second this week on the I.R.S.’s efforts to target conservative groups, offered few new revelations.
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“It actually creates zero precedent,” Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, told reporters.
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Two of his fund-raisers have already been charged.
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Earlier Monday, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) took a similar stand against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) at a private ceremony last week.
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National Security Adviser Susan Rice warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming Capitol Hill address will be a “destructive” force in long-standing U.S.-Israel relations, adding more political acrimony to the already contentious visit.
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He is also friendly with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a former senator, who has told Trump aides that Mr. Lieberman would most likely receive overwhelming support in the Senate.
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He repeatedly has said it was “a possibility” that he would be indicted in Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible Trump campaign collusion.
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The base also effectively serves as a cap on benefits because they are calculated according to a worker's contributions over his or her lifetime.
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While the Enquirer has an infamous reputation for tabloid journalism, it has also broken a number of major sex scandals over the years, including the extramarital affairs of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and golfer Tiger Woods.
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After 11 hearings, 25,000 pages of documents, and now this release, we can hopefully spend our time working on what’s important – what we can do together to ensure those serving their nation overseas are better protected than they were last September.”
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U.S. Capitol Police have not announced any increased security measures for congressional lawmakers, but said they will “continue to provide a robust and visible presence” around the Capitol.
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WASHINGTON -- Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he has doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States and has sent investigators to Hawaii looking for answers.
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"If you go door to door knocking, the American people know the country is headed in the wrong direction," Brat said.
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“I believe in my heart, if we’re going to win as Democrats, we have to have the kind of message that resonates in every corner of this country.”
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Malia, 16, was dressed in a plaid miniskirt, sweater, dark tights and black hiking-style boots.
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That is on top of projections that currently are in the range of 2 percent to 3 percent.
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In 2014, Mr. Trump tweeted congratulations at Georgina for winning an equestrian tournament.
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Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is bowing out as the moderator for a Republican presidential debate later this month, after most candidates in the field opted not to attend.
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One of the sharpest exchanges of the day came when Mrs. Clinton responded to questions from Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, by saying there was too much focus on how the Benghazi attack had been characterized in its early hours and not enough on how to prevent a recurrence.
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The meeting was arranged "at Senator Sanders' request," Earnest said, and the two will discuss "how to build on the extraordinary work he has done to engage millions of Democratic voters, and to build on that enthusiasm in the weeks and months ahead."
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And they're trying to get us to jam it through again.
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O'Neill said that the main reason her group, which disagrees with Bachmann on almost every issue, would stand up for and defend Bachmann against "these kind of misogynistic attacks is we want women to run for office."
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Even for a Congress known to battle over every little detail, reading the U.S. Constitution aloud sounded like a simple exercise.
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Democrats want them extended for all but the wealthy, while Republicans want them extended for everybody.
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However, Brat offset the cash disadvantage with endorsements from conservative activists like radio host Laura Ingraham and with help from local Tea Party activists angry at Cantor.
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WASHINGTON ― The White House relayed President Donald Trump’s response late Thursday to bombshell allegations that Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore sexually molested a 14-year-old girl in 1979.
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In a number of releases and statements, Republican House and Senate candidates challenged Democrats like Mr. Reid to make their positions clear on the construction of a mosque and community center about two blocks from the site of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City.
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Mr. Magee cautioned that it could take weeks for the grand jury to consider all of the evidence.
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Noah Nathan, 47, lives in a nearby apartment building and was at the dog park when the shooting took place.
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Disappointed by the outcome of the leadership election, a handful of Democrats who had backed Mr. Ryan vowed to press forward with a proposal to turn some jobs, such as the chairman of the party’s campaign arm, into elected positions.
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Republicans called the bill a Democratic power grab that amounts to a federal takeover of elections.
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His campaign manager Kellyanne Conway noted in an earlier interview with Fox News that Trump was “making history” as a businessman with no prior political or military experience – someone successful in the private sector coming to Washington “owing nobody anything.”
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Mr. Rogers, a former F.B.I. agent, was endorsed by the agents’ association.
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But Akin rebuffed calls late Monday to step aside and let another Republican candidate take his place.
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A spokeswoman for the F.B.I. did not respond to a message seeking comment about why Mr. Strzok was dismissed rather than demoted.
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The lawsuit says Colorado marijuana flows into neighboring states undermining their efforts to enforce their anti-marijuana laws.
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UPDATE: Richard Blumenthal defended himself against charges that he repeatedly made misleading comments about his military service during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Details here.
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Jackson's guilty plea was to a conspiracy charge.
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One provision would require the Defense Department to regularly report to Congress details of the costs of presidential travel; the other would prohibit political appointees from using federal funds to pay for travel on noncommercial or private flights for official business.
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