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Who Is Matt Gaetz, Donald Trumps Pick For Attorney General Role? 5 Things To Know
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Matt Gaetz, a Florida Congressman known for stoking tensions within the House Republican conference, as attorney general.
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US House Republican Report Blasts Biden Over Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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"Attack On Rights Of Americans": White House Slams Latest Abortion Bans
The White House on Friday blasted the latest set of "radical" abortion restrictions in four more states run by Republicans, signaling President Joe Biden's determination to lean on the issue ahead of tight November congressional elections.
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US House Votes To Begin Repealing Obamacare
US House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance law.
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Donald Trump And His Aides Plan Next Moves As Protests Spread
President-elect Donald Trump huddled with advisers inside his Manhattan residence Saturday, plotting his next moves as thousands of demonstrators besieged Trump Tower and marched through other US cities in a fourth day of protests.
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US House Republican Gun Bill Draws The Ire Of Democrats
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday introduced a measure intended to prevent gun sales to people on government watch lists, only to draw demands from Democrats for stronger proposals and a warning of possible new protests.
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'It Was A Mistake': Donald Trump Regrets Retweet Of Ted Cruz Wife
Donald Trump says he regrets retweeting an unflattering picture of the wife of arch-rival Ted Cruz, in a rare act of contrition from the Republican presidential frontrunner.
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Barack Obama Warns of Climate Security Risks as Tough Talks Begin
US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday global warming posed imminent security and economic risks, as negotiators embarked on an 11-day race to seal a UN pact aimed at taming climate change.
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US House Blocks Carbon Emission Rules, Barack Obama Set to Veto
US House Republicans voted Tuesday to block President Barack Obama's regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- a move certain to spark his veto -- as negotiators work on a global climate deal in Paris.
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US House Passes Bill to Slow Syrian Refugees Despite Barack Obama Veto Threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and then intensify the process of screening them.
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Things to Know: Syrian Refugees and the US Vetting Process
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled that country to escape the ongoing civil war there. Migrants have trekked across Turkey, landing first in Greece, before making their way into Europe. European authorities have been overwhelmed by the mass migration. Meanwhile, the United States has announced plans to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees tr...
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US Republicans, Defying Barack Obama, Tightening Syrian Refugee Screening
House Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and laid out plans to tighten screening of Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, in a political fight that challenges the US view of itself as a refuge for downtrodden immigrants.
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After Paris, US Republicans Hit Refugee Plan and Hillary Clinton Stance
The deadly attacks in Paris pushed terrorism and the Syrian refugee crisis to the center of the US presidential campaign on Sunday, as Republicans hammered Obama administration plans to take in more refugees as well as Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's stance on Middle East policy.
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Republicans Choose Paul Ryan for US House Speaker
US House Republicans on Wednesday elected Paul Ryan, a youthful, popular and wonkish conservative, as their candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives - a move they hope will unite their fractured camp.
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Conservatives in Long-Shot Bid to Snatch United States House Control
Number two United States House Republican Kevin McCarthy -- seeking to unite the party's lawmakers following years of divisive internal turmoil -- was seen just days ago as a virtual lock for the most powerful job in Congress.
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Who Is Matt Gaetz, Donald Trumps Pick For Attorney General Role? 5 Things To Know
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Matt Gaetz, a Florida Congressman known for stoking tensions within the House Republican conference, as attorney general.
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US House Republican Report Blasts Biden Over Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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"Attack On Rights Of Americans": White House Slams Latest Abortion Bans
The White House on Friday blasted the latest set of "radical" abortion restrictions in four more states run by Republicans, signaling President Joe Biden's determination to lean on the issue ahead of tight November congressional elections.
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US House Votes To Begin Repealing Obamacare
US House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance law.
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Donald Trump And His Aides Plan Next Moves As Protests Spread
President-elect Donald Trump huddled with advisers inside his Manhattan residence Saturday, plotting his next moves as thousands of demonstrators besieged Trump Tower and marched through other US cities in a fourth day of protests.
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US House Republican Gun Bill Draws The Ire Of Democrats
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday introduced a measure intended to prevent gun sales to people on government watch lists, only to draw demands from Democrats for stronger proposals and a warning of possible new protests.
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'It Was A Mistake': Donald Trump Regrets Retweet Of Ted Cruz Wife
Donald Trump says he regrets retweeting an unflattering picture of the wife of arch-rival Ted Cruz, in a rare act of contrition from the Republican presidential frontrunner.
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Barack Obama Warns of Climate Security Risks as Tough Talks Begin
US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday global warming posed imminent security and economic risks, as negotiators embarked on an 11-day race to seal a UN pact aimed at taming climate change.
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US House Blocks Carbon Emission Rules, Barack Obama Set to Veto
US House Republicans voted Tuesday to block President Barack Obama's regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- a move certain to spark his veto -- as negotiators work on a global climate deal in Paris.
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US House Passes Bill to Slow Syrian Refugees Despite Barack Obama Veto Threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and then intensify the process of screening them.
-
Things to Know: Syrian Refugees and the US Vetting Process
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled that country to escape the ongoing civil war there. Migrants have trekked across Turkey, landing first in Greece, before making their way into Europe. European authorities have been overwhelmed by the mass migration. Meanwhile, the United States has announced plans to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees tr...
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US Republicans, Defying Barack Obama, Tightening Syrian Refugee Screening
House Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and laid out plans to tighten screening of Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, in a political fight that challenges the US view of itself as a refuge for downtrodden immigrants.
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After Paris, US Republicans Hit Refugee Plan and Hillary Clinton Stance
The deadly attacks in Paris pushed terrorism and the Syrian refugee crisis to the center of the US presidential campaign on Sunday, as Republicans hammered Obama administration plans to take in more refugees as well as Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's stance on Middle East policy.
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Republicans Choose Paul Ryan for US House Speaker
US House Republicans on Wednesday elected Paul Ryan, a youthful, popular and wonkish conservative, as their candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives - a move they hope will unite their fractured camp.
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Conservatives in Long-Shot Bid to Snatch United States House Control
Number two United States House Republican Kevin McCarthy -- seeking to unite the party's lawmakers following years of divisive internal turmoil -- was seen just days ago as a virtual lock for the most powerful job in Congress.
