Trump Blasts Mayor Bowser As ‘Incompetent’

Trump Blasts Mayor Bowser As ‘Incompetent’

Mona Salama
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June 5, 2020
President Trump blasted Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser(D) as “incompetent” on Twitter Friday after she demanded the president to remove the federal law enforcement and military presence from the nation’s Capital amid the ongoing unrest of protest following the death of George Floyd. “The incompetent Mayor of Washington, D.C., @MayorBowser, who's budget is totally out […]
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Rand Paul Becomes First Senator To Test Positive For Coronavirus

Rand Paul Becomes First Senator To Test Positive For Coronavirus

Mona Salama
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March 22, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced on Sunday in a tweet that he has tested positive for the Coronavirus, becoming the third member of Congress and the first senator to confirm contracting the virus. "Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19," Sergio Gor, Paul’s spokesman tweeted on the Senator’s twitter account. "He is feeling fine […]
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Senate Votes to Curb Trump’s War Powers Against Iran

Senate Votes to Curb Trump’s War Powers Against Iran

Mona Salama
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February 13, 2020
The Senate passed a bipartisan war powers resolution on Thursday aimed to limit President Trump’s ability to use military action against Iran without Congressional approval. The resolution, spearheaded by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), passed 55-45. Eight Senate Republicans voted with all 47 Democrats for the measure that “directs the President to terminate the use of United […]
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Lawmakers Bitterly Divided After Iran Briefing

Lawmakers Bitterly Divided After Iran Briefing

Mona Salama
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January 8, 2020
Members of Congress drew sharply different conclusions Wednesday after the Trump administration made its case that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and CIA Director Gina Haspel held a classified briefing […]
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Mike Lee: Iran Briefing from Trump Administration was ‘Insulting and Demeaning'

Mike Lee: Iran Briefing from Trump Administration was ‘Insulting and Demeaning'

Mona Salama
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January 8, 2020
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) slammed the administration classified Iran briefing on the strike that killed one of Iran’s top generals, Qassem Soleimani last week, calling the closed-door meeting “insulting and demeaning.” “What I found so distressing about that briefing was that one of the messages we received from the briefers was, 'Do not debate. Do […]
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Rep. Shalala says Republicans consistently let Venezuelans down

Rep. Shalala says Republicans consistently let Venezuelans down

Daniel Molina
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July 30, 2019
"Republicans have been wrapping themselves in the Venezuelan flag and claiming to be champions for the restoration of Venezuelan democracy."
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Ocasio-Cortez takes offense to Green Moo Deal

Ocasio-Cortez takes offense to Green Moo Deal" floor speech

Javier Manjarres
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March 27, 2019
As you can imagine, Ocasio-Cortez is not too happy about the outcome, and lashed out against Utah Senator Mike Lee (R) for his senate floor speech that she viewed disrespectful.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar laughs at pro-family, climate change speech

Rep. Ilhan Omar laughs at pro-family, climate change speech

Javier Manjarres
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March 27, 2019
Armed with a easel and picture poster board, Lee made a pro-family, pro-life statement about the "real solution to climate change," and dismissed the "un-serious" resolution. 
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Lee says he'll vote against Trump's national emergency edict

Lee says he'll vote against Trump's national emergency edict

Javier Manjarres
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March 13, 2019
Lee, who became the 5th senate Republican to defy the order, told The Hill newspaper that he tried to “cut a deal”
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Bill Defunding Obama's Immigration Reform Blocked in Senate

Bill Defunding Obama's Immigration Reform Blocked in Senate

Nicole Carroll
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February 3, 2015
On Tuesday the bill aimed at overturning President Obama's executive actions on immigration was blocked in the Senate. A majority of the Senate Republicans voted 51-48 to proceed with the bill from the House. As for the Senate Democrats, they voted against considering the bill thus leaving the Republicans short of the 6o votes they needed […]
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Sen. Mike Lee Talkin' Sequestration en Español

Sen. Mike Lee Talkin' Sequestration en Español

Javier Manjarres
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March 13, 2013
Calling it the ol' “Washington Monument strategy”Lee says that it's clear the president is deliberately cutting the expenditures are most obvious to the public,
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