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Democrats urge hearings on Trump, conflict-of-interest rules

EghtesadOnline: Sixteen U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged hearings be held in Congress on federal conflict-of-interest rules and Republican President-elect Donald Trump's business empire, though Republicans were unlikely to agree to it.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 20:34

Democrats Struggle to Scrutinize Trump Business Conflicts

EghtesadOnline: Two weeks after Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, Democratic leaders in Congress are already finding out just how limited their powers are to hold him accountable for potential conflicts of interest.
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Publish Date:24/November/2016 | 17:49

Trump win, Democratic setbacks cloud Pelosi's future as leader

EghtesadOnline: Nancy Pelosi may face a challenge to her 14-year-old role as the leading Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives now that Republicans have captured the White House and maintained their grip on Congress.
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Publish Date:15/November/2016 | 06:03

GOP’s Senate Victory Sets Stage for Trump High Court, Agenda

EghtesadOnline: Republicans shocked Democrats by keeping control of the Senate, setting the stage for President-elect Donald Trump to enact a broad conservative agenda and ensure a Republican Supreme Court for a generation. That’s provided he can work with a GOP establishment he spent most of the campaign attacking.
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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 09:58

Democrats see FBI controversy hurting chances in U.S. Congress races

EghtesadOnline: Senior Democrats said on Monday their chances of winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives had been hurt by the FBI's surprise announcement last month that Hillary Clinton's email practices were again figuring in a federal investigation.
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Publish Date:08/November/2016 | 06:56

Democrats sue Trump for alleged voter intimidation in four states

EghtesadOnline: Democratic Party officials sued Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in four battleground states on Monday, seeking to shut down a poll-watching effort they said was designed to harass minority voters in the Nov. 8 election.
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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 24:30

For some Democrats, it's voting for Clinton - and keeping it quiet

EghtesadOnline: One would expect voters from the heavily Democratic Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill to pick presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 general election. Just don't expect them to advertise it.
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Publish Date:26/September/2016 | 06:38

Democrats settle with Arizona officials in suit over primary voting problems

EghtesadOnline: The Democratic National Committee on Friday said it settled part of a federal lawsuit over the actions of Arizona poll officials during the presidential primary that caused voters long waits and critics said disenfranchised some, especially minorities.
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Publish Date:10/September/2016 | 08:42

Democrats launch new push for Obama U.S. Supreme Court nominee

EghtesadOnline: Supporters of Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court selection, on Tuesday launched a new push to persuade the Republican-led Senate to act on the nomination before the Nov. 8 presidential election, but their calls fell on deaf ears.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 07:38

Democrats press U.S. Justice Dept. officials on possible leaks to Giuliani

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday pressed Justice Department officials about whether some FBI agents may have leaked damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to Rudy Giuliani, now an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, shortly before the 2016 election.
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Publish Date:19/June/2018 | 11:02

Republicans, no Democrats, invited to see documents on U.S. election probe

EghtesadOnline: Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday to review classified information relating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion the FBI might have used an informant to gather information on his 2016 election campaign, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:23/May/2018 | 10:21

Trump Signs Debt Limit Suspension Tied to $15 Billion Storm Aid

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday to stave off a potential U.S. default on its debt and provide $15.25 billion for hurricane relief under a deal he worked out with Democrats that infuriated conservative Republicans.
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Publish Date:10/September/2017 | 06:55