At Least Five GOP Senators To Skip Republican National Convention Next Month

At Least Five GOP Senators To Skip Republican National Convention Next Month

Mona Salama
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July 7, 2020
At least five Republican senators will not attend the Republican National Convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida, citing their own reelection campaign, concerns about Florida latest surge in coronavirus cases, or personal reasons for making other plans in late August. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) became the first senator on Monday to announce that he will […]
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Biden: ‘10 to 15 percent’ of Americans Are ‘Just Not Very Good People’

Biden: ‘10 to 15 percent’ of Americans Are ‘Just Not Very Good People’

Mona Salama
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June 5, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden praised the “vast majority” of America as an overwhelmingly “decent” nation Thursday night, but declared that “10 to 15% of the people out there that are just not very good people.” “Do we really think this is as good as we can be as a nation? I don't think […]
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Murkowski Says Mattis Rebuke Were ‘True and Honest and Necessary and Overdue’

Murkowski Says Mattis Rebuke Were ‘True and Honest and Necessary and Overdue’

Mona Salama
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June 4, 2020
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) praised former Defense Secretary James Mattis statement that condemned President Trump handling of the current protest plaguing the nation, saying his words were “true, and honest and necessary and overdue,” adding that she is ‘struggling” with whether to support the president. "When I saw General Mattis' comments yesterday I felt like […]
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Senate Republicans Approves First Subpoena in Biden-Burisma Probe

Senate Republicans Approves First Subpoena in Biden-Burisma Probe

Mona Salama
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May 20, 2020
Senate Republicans issued their first subpoena on Wednesday into the Ukrainian energy firm that hired former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to issue a subpoena for Blue Star Strategies, a firm with ties to Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings. The subpoena asks […]
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Trump sarcastically rips Romney after he tests negative for COVID-19

Trump sarcastically rips Romney after he tests negative for COVID-19

Javier Manjarres
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March 25, 2020
Utah Senator Mitt Romney is the latest member of the U.S. Congress to  test negative for the deadly Coronavirus, and President Donald Trump is elated to hear the good news that his Republican "'Frenemy" in the Senate
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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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Trump Proposes Sending Checks to Americans Immediately

Trump Proposes Sending Checks to Americans Immediately

Mona Salama
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March 17, 2020
The Trump administration on Tuesday said they are “looking at sending checks to Americans immediately” – possibly within the next two weeks to help workers cope with the economic effects of the coronavirus. “We’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters at the White House briefing room alongside President […]
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Romney Proposes Giving Every American $1,000 Checks to Combat Coronavirus Economic Losses

Romney Proposes Giving Every American $1,000 Checks to Combat Coronavirus Economic Losses

Mona Salama
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March 16, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Monday is proposing giving all American adults $1,000 to ease the financial burden from the Coronavirus outbreak pandemic. “Every American adult should immediately receive $1,000 to help ensure families and workers can meet their short-term obligations and increase spending in the economy,” Romney said in a statement. In a series […]
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