Left vs Right: Texas Sen. Cornyn and Rep. Castro square off

Left vs Right: Texas Sen. Cornyn and Rep. Castro square off

Javier Manjarres
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March 18, 2019
"I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY WHO VOTES 97 PERCENT OF THE TIME WITH NANCY PELOSI IS NOT GOING TO DO VERY WELL IN TEXAS. ...
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Ocasio-Cortez's

Ocasio-Cortez's "I'm 100% people funded me" comment questioned

Javier Manjarres
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March 6, 2019
According to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign finance reporting, “total individual contributions” netted $2,041,236.26, which includes $2700 from billionaire Tom Steyer.
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House Republicans sided with Democrats on gun control

House Republicans sided with Democrats on gun control

Javier Manjarres
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March 1, 2019
The final 240 to 190 vote count is being sold as a “bipartisan” effort, but in looking at the final vote, it was split along party lines.
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Lee wants ban on bump stocks,

Lee wants ban on bump stocks, "cop killer" ammunition

Javier Manjarres
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February 28, 2019
Veteran Congresswoman Sheila Jackson- Lee (D-TX) says she “wants to see that bill get to the senate and get to the president’s desk.”
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Like Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez dodges the press

Like Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez dodges the press

Javier Manjarres
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February 27, 2019
Well, maybe hot water is a little bit of a stretch, but those gaffes seem to have pressed her to tone it down. Those gaffes!
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Hice wants Democrats to own

Hice wants Democrats to own "Green New Deal," pushes vote

Javier Manjarres
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February 25, 2019
But while Democrats are praising Ocasio-Cortez's "bold" deal, Republicans have scoffed at it calling it nothing less than "socialism" and "radical."
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Is Texas ready for an Allen West run for congress

Is Texas ready for an Allen West run for congress

Javier Manjarres
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February 21, 2019
West has always said that God would show a path, if that path to D.C. were to present itself.
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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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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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Grijalva calls Trump's border

Grijalva calls Trump's border "wall" delusional

Javier Manjarres
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January 28, 2019
Democrats like Arizona’s Rep. Raul Grijalva are rejoicing over the apparent defeat of a border wall measure.
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Democrats see southwest Latinos as their  'pathway to victory'

Democrats see southwest Latinos as their 'pathway to victory'

Javier Manjarres
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January 28, 2019
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is undoubtedly the new face of her political party, spoke to HISPOLITICA about the increase in Latinos or Hispanics running for public office.
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Ocasio-Cortez says climate change

Ocasio-Cortez says climate change "is a crisis"

Javier Manjarres
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January 12, 2019
Climate change is at the top of Ocasio-Cortez’s agenda, having already proposed her controversial Green New Deal plan that has been met with tough opposition.
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Pelosi, Schumer mocked by GOP congressman

Pelosi, Schumer mocked by GOP congressman

Javier Manjarres
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January 11, 2019
Democrats do not want the wall, while Republicans like Rep. Ted Yoho (FL) support the president’s campaign promise to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.
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House Democrats push for Trump's tax returns

House Democrats push for Trump's tax returns

Javier Manjarres
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January 7, 2019
One of financial requirements that members of congress and the President of the United States must fulfill, is  having the disclosure how many assets they have, and how much each of those assets is worth.
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Ocasio-Cortez describes herself as “radical”

Ocasio-Cortez describes herself as “radical”

Javier Manjarres
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January 7, 2019
During a 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper, Puerto Rican Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) proudly labeled herself a “radical” for her objective to push a very progressive “radical agenda” that includes legislative measures like the “Green New Deal.”
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New House Speaker Pelosi faces Democratic challenges

New House Speaker Pelosi faces Democratic challenges

Javier Manjarres
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January 3, 2019
After a lot of internal party turmoil and questioning of leadership, the House Democratic Caucus has voted in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Pelosi’s second stint as Speaker could turn out to be more than she bargained for, as many of the newly-elected progressive members of congress expressed their opposition […]
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First Equadorian-American to be sworn into Congress

First Equadorian-American to be sworn into Congress

Javier Manjarres
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January 2, 2019
The 116th Congress will usher in a couple of new milestones, one of those is swearing in the first Equadorian-American and first South American-born migrant to its ranks. Congresswoman-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell narrowly defeated centrist-Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo in one of the closest watched races of the 2018 mid-term election cycle. Mucarsel-Powell ran as a progressive […]
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Ocasio-Cortez loves Big Labor, hates corporate America

Ocasio-Cortez loves Big Labor, hates corporate America

Javier Manjarres
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December 26, 2018
Democratic-Socialist Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been pushing an anti-special interest, anti-lobbyist money effort since first deciding to run of the U.S. Congress.
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Bipartisan effort protects Venezuelans feeing Maduro Regime

Bipartisan effort protects Venezuelans feeing Maduro Regime

Javier Manjarres
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December 19, 2018
In a time of unrest in foreign countries, Senator Marco Rubio is joining an effort for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime to have temporary protected status in the United States.
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Democrats vow to appeal federal judge’s Obamacare ruling

Democrats vow to appeal federal judge’s Obamacare ruling

Javier Manjarres
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December 17, 2018
After failing dozens of times to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in federal judge in Texas has ruled that the controversial healthcare law unconstitutional. Democrats, as you can imagine, have been crying political foul, saying that Republicans were behind the Republican-appointed judge’s decision. States like California […]
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Sanders, other Democrats gear up for 2020 presidential run

Sanders, other Democrats gear up for 2020 presidential run

Javier Manjarres
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December 14, 2018
With Americans being less than a month removed from the 2018 mid-term elections, who will challenge President Trump in 2020 is the talk around the country.
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Bill Clinton, like Trump, held tough border security position

Bill Clinton, like Trump, held tough border security position

Javier Manjarres
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December 14, 2018
With President Trump has saying that he was” proud to shut down the government for border security” and would take that “mantle,” congressional Democrats see his statement as a golden opportunity to embarrass him, and are digging in for fight over border security. If we don't get what we want ... I will shut down […]
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Castro to lead the House Hispanic Caucus

Castro to lead the House Hispanic Caucus

Javier Manjarres
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December 4, 2018
With his twin brother Julian on the verge of announcing a presidential campaign run  in 2020, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) is also climbing the political rungs of success. Castro has announced that he will replace Rep. Lujan-Grisham as head the Hispanic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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