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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana announced Friday that he would vote yes on Todd Blanche’s nomination for US attorney general, rendering vulnerable Sen. Susan Collins ’ opposition to ...

Tens of thousands of Cubans rallied Friday in Havana to denounce the Trump administration’s indictment of former President Raúl Castro and threats to attack the island nation, whose socialist ...

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Statement of Sharon Parrott, President, on failed Senate Agriculture Committee farm bill vote The Center on Budget and Policy ...

Attention turned to Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Friday after his colleague, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, announced her opposition to confirming President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd ...

Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative who rose to national prominence for his role in gun control and voting rights protests, won the Democratic primary on Thursday for a US House seat in ...

Democratic congresswoman Yassamin Ansari calls for investigation and prosecution of Stephen Miller for his relentless push to end birthright citizenship. Trump's latest executive orders target ...

Jackson, the former president of the Maine state Senate, predicted that voters would see right through Collins' ploy. "Mainers aren’t stupid," wrote Jackson. "We deserve a fighter who will actually ...

Just over a year ago, David Hogg, then the newly-minted vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, found himself unceremoniously pushed out after he called on the party to back primary ...

In an interview with The New York Times published Thursday, Jonathan Cowan, the president of the corporate- funded group Third Way, revealed plans for a $15 million campaign to counter the influence ...

Groups say congressional Leaders must go back to drawing board, develop a bill with true safety provisions and protections ...