Collins questions what Farrakhan and Omar agree on

Collins questions what Farrakhan and Omar agree on

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
Omar failure to denounce Farrakhan’s suggestion to her, or his anti-Semitic views, appears to have prompted Georgia Rep. Doug Collins (R) to question what else the two agreed on.
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Is

Is "Beto" O'Rourke America's great brown hope?

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
During his historic 2018, senatorial campaign against Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R), somehow the nickname stuck among the voting electorate.
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Republican senators on verge of boot ground war

Republican senators on verge of boot ground war

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
It’s true, everything in Texas is bigger, especially ego’s when it friendly competitions between amigos.
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Rubio suggests border wall funding options to Trump

Rubio suggests border wall funding options to Trump

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
It goes without saying that congressional Democrats have flipped their political lids over the declaration, but some of Trump’s biggest legislative cheerleaders have also called his move into question.
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Lawmakers say Trump’s not doing enough for Venezuela

Lawmakers say Trump’s not doing enough for Venezuela

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
The four also hoped, that in terms of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, Trump would not make this issue into some political show “just to win points in the elections,” but that is exactly what they just did by continuing to refer to the president as anti-immigrant.
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Crime survivors group pushes criminal justice (prison) reform

Crime survivors group pushes criminal justice (prison) reform

Javier Manjarres
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February 19, 2019
 But by scratching under the surface of the organization, the safety and justice group appears to be part of the bigger criminal justice reform, or less jail time for criminals movement.
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CA's Hispanic Attorney General leads lawsuit against Trump Administration

CA's Hispanic Attorney General leads lawsuit against Trump Administration

Javier Manjarres
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February 19, 2019
CA's Hispanic Attorney General leads lawsuit against Trump Administration
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Biden crushing field of Democratic prez candidates

Biden crushing field of Democratic prez candidates

Javier Manjarres
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February 18, 2019
Grassroots activists are all about 'Beto' O'Rourke, Kamala Harris and Julian Castro, but it's former Vice President Joe Biden who is crushing the current field of presidential hopefuls.
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Castro says ICE needs to be reconstituted

Castro says ICE needs to be reconstituted

Javier Manjarres
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February 18, 2019
Castro has been playing it safe, taking measured shots at Trump at opportune times, and not letting those campaign barbs overshadow his overall efforts.
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Democrats Co-Opt Trump’s “Fake” National Emergency

Democrats Co-Opt Trump’s “Fake” National Emergency

Javier Manjarres
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February 17, 2019
"I will continue to honor my oaths and fight unconstitutional power grabs by President Trump."
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Cuellar opposes border wall, but still talks to pro-wall groups

Cuellar opposes border wall, but still talks to pro-wall groups

Javier Manjarres
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February 16, 2019
Rep. Cuellar is open to talk to groups that oppose his views on immigration reform and border wall security.
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Is radical Islam infiltrating American politics?

Is radical Islam infiltrating American politics?

Javier Manjarres
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February 16, 2019
But his acknowledgment that were words were hurtful, is Rep. Omar as naïve as he is playing herself off to be?
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Trump ally Brian Ballard denounces “phony” letter

Trump ally Brian Ballard denounces “phony” letter

Javier Manjarres
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February 15, 2019
Brian Ballard, considered one of the most ethical, respected and influential government affairs point men in Florida, took to social media to condemn the forged document, calling it “phony”
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Here's your U.S. Senator's gov't shutdown vote

Here's your U.S. Senator's gov't shutdown vote

Javier Manjarres
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February 14, 2019
The Senate voted 83-16, and the House voted 300-128.
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Trump accused of stealing funds with nat'l emergency edict

Trump accused of stealing funds with nat'l emergency edict

Javier Manjarres
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February 14, 2019
Democrats lost that battle, but will Trump get his entire wall funded?
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Gallego inches closer to running for U.S. Senate

Gallego inches closer to running for U.S. Senate

Javier Manjarres
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February 13, 2019
Gallego, a Iraq war veteran, is without question one of President Trump’s biggest detractors, and a leading voice of opposition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
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Teachers assigning pornographic materials to minors

Teachers assigning pornographic materials to minors

Javier Manjarres
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February 13, 2019
Pornography is a multi-billion dollar a year business in the U.S. that is viewed by millions of Americans of all ages, including minors.
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Defiant Democrats refuse to give Trump a political victory

Defiant Democrats refuse to give Trump a political victory

Javier Manjarres
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February 10, 2019
Many Democrats believe if they fund even 1% of the border wall, Trump will signal that he kept his campaign promise, and his prospects for winning re-election in 2020 will most likely be assured.
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National Republicans announce 2020 congressional 'hit list'

National Republicans announce 2020 congressional 'hit list'

Javier Manjarres
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February 9, 2019
One of the most vulnerable seats for Democrats is New Mexico’s Republican-leaning 2nd congressional district, which is held by Rep. Xochitl Torres Small
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The forgotten Hispanic member of the U.S. Congress

The forgotten Hispanic member of the U.S. Congress

Javier Manjarres
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February 9, 2019
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is chaired by Rep. Joaquin Castro and whose membership consists of only Democrats, lists 36 members, including Senators Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez- Masto.
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Trump hits Warren (Pocahontas) over

Trump hits Warren (Pocahontas) over "dishonest campaign"

Javier Manjarres
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February 9, 2019
Warren said that she was “sorry” for extending “confusion” over “tribal citizenship” and “tribal sovereignty,” adding “I am not a tribal citizen.”
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"Green New Deal" may be part of a bigger enviro plan

Javier Manjarres
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February 8, 2019
"It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive. The green dream, or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they're for it, right?"-Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Wasserman Schultz on Va sexual assault allegation: “Investigation is warranted”

Wasserman Schultz on Va sexual assault allegation: “Investigation is warranted”

Javier Manjarres
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February 8, 2019
“I think her allegations need to be looked into.”
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Biannual national budget legislation to be proposed

Biannual national budget legislation to be proposed

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
Florida Congressman Neal Dunn (R) told the Floridian that he was going to introduce legislation to change the budgetary process to “every two years,”
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Scott says Obama should have moved to oust Maduro

Scott says Obama should have moved to oust Maduro "years ago"

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
Scott said that unlike Trump, President Obama failed to press Maduro and didn’t “follow through on red lines,” adding that “we should have done this years ago.”
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Trump's decision to

Trump's decision to "unilaterally" build wall must be "grounded by law"

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
“BACK IN 2013, CHUCK SCHUMER AND EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE, VOTED IN FAVOR OF 350 MILES OF BORDER WALL.
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76% of SOTU watchers approve of Trump’s speech

76% of SOTU watchers approve of Trump’s speech

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
76% of SOTU watchers approve of Trump's speech
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Democratic Party seen as “radical-leaning” and “extreme”

Democratic Party seen as “radical-leaning” and “extreme”

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
"I think the Democratic Party has become so extreme. The party of 90% tax rates. Medicare for all, wiping out private insurance
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Venezuelan struggle

Venezuelan struggle "is not a U.S. issue," says Rubio

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
“This is not a U.S. issue. This is not a Colombian issue. This is a Venezuelan issue,” said Rubio.
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Texas Senator says

Texas Senator says "even Obama" knew Russia cheated

Javier Manjarres
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February 3, 2019
For years, it was very clear that Russia had been cheating, including their testing of a ground-based cruise missile program.
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Trump, not Obama,

Trump, not Obama, "had the guts" to stand up to Maduro

Javier Manjarres
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February 1, 2019
Scott also affirmed what many Venezuelans have whispered among themselves-“Thank God for President Trump.”
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Maduro should either go to prison or die, says congressman

Maduro should either go to prison or die, says congressman

Javier Manjarres
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February 1, 2019
the time for negotiating with Maduro, there was only one up just one last acceptable negotiation with Maduro.
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Pelosi taunts Trump: “There’s not going to be any wall money

Pelosi taunts Trump: “There’s not going to be any wall money"

Javier Manjarres
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January 31, 2019
With that statement, it appears as if Pelosi will continue to stand her ground against the president’s request for funding of the southern border wall he campaigned on.
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DeSantis Ends Common Core in Florida

DeSantis Ends Common Core in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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January 31, 2019
Let's get this right," said DeSantis.  We want high quality (education), we want to demand excellence, but we want to do that (reform) in a way that's responsive to the concerns we've had over the years."
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Congress wants to train police officers to identify child sex traffickers

Congress wants to train police officers to identify child sex traffickers

Javier Manjarres
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January 31, 2019
Human trafficking is directly tied to the drug trade, but while it is getting some attention, it is not the most pressing issue that his talked about whenever the border issue is brought up.
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Democrats accused of 'not engaging' on border security

Democrats accused of 'not engaging' on border security

Javier Manjarres
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January 31, 2019
“Honestly, to be a realist in this, I’ve been working for two years behind the scenes. I think the Democrats want the immigration issue more as an issue than a solution,” said Perdue.
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