Claudia Grisales
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House Approves Temporary Government Funding Bill As Larger Deal Remains Elusive
House lawmakers passed a 1-week spending measure to thwart a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. It now heads to the Senate, with hopes lawmakers reach a bigger deal this month.
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House Approves Defense Bill By Veto-Proof Margin, Despite President Trump's Threats
The House approved the final version of the annual defense with overwhelming bipartisan vote. The legislation is facing several veto threats from the president, which Congress may override.
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Lawmakers Barrel Ahead On Defense Bill Plans, Balking At Trump Veto Threat
President Trump threatened to veto the annual defense bill if it doesn't include a provision to end a liability shield for tech companies. Key lawmakers say it's too late for such a demand.
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Trump's Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk
The president has made it clear that he will spend his remaining days in the White House in the same way he spent much of his term in office: fighting.
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Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden 'President-Elect'
Only four other GOP senators have called Biden 'president-elect' since the race was called for him over a week ago.
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Senate Republicans Back Push For President-Elect Biden To Get Intelligence Briefings
Even as many Senate Republicans refuse to recognize President-elect Joe Biden's win, they signaled support for Biden to receive intelligence briefings.
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GOP Tip-Toes Around Acknowledging Biden Win, Trump Election Conspiracy
Republicans have in large part shunned the tradition of congratulating the president elect. But many in the GOP establishment have not openly welcomed Trump's conspiracies of election fraud either.
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Biden Agenda To Face The Challenges Of A Closely Divided Congress
President-elect Joe Biden will need to get his agenda through Congress, but Republicans are likely to keep control of the Senate and Democrats in the House have a smaller margin.
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Senate To Vote On Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation For Supreme Court
The Senate is expected to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday in a mostly party-line vote. Her addition to the court days before the election has been a campaign issue.
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Senate Panel Begins Second Day Of Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Barrett
The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun its second day of hearings on President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.