US Democrats
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Leading Democrat: Critics can't conclude Trump is impaired
EghtesadOnline: Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that it was premature to try to remove U.S. President Donald Trump by claiming he is physically…
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In rare bipartisan display, Democrats back Trump on China trade probe
EghtesadOnline: Three top Democratic senators, in a rare show of bipartisanship, on Wednesday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stand up to China as he prepares to launch an inquiry into Beijing's…
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Angry and inspired: Democrats train new wave of candidates
EghtesadOnline: The 100 Democratic women who packed into a suburban Maryland conference room recently for a one-day training on how to run for political office were more than activists eager…
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Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
EghtesadOnline: More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without…
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Trump Faces Skeptical Democrats as He Eyes Bipartisan Dealmaking
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump wants to start working with Democrats. He might start by picking up the phone. The president hasn’t called the top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer since before Inauguration…
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Supreme Court nominee to face confirmation vote April 7: Senate leader
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would have a final vote on April 7 on President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil…
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As Democratic attorneys general target Trump, Republican AGs target them
EghtesadOnline: For years the national political organizations of both Democratic and Republican state attorneys general observed an agreement not to target the other party's incumbent office-holders…
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Democrats Question Potential Kushner Deal With China's Anbang
EghtesadOnline: Five Democratic lawmakers are raising ethics concerns about a Chinese conglomerate’s potential investment in a Manhattan office building owned by the family of Jared Kushner,…
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Democratic opposition to U.S. high court nominee grows
EghtesadOnline: A third of Democratic senators have so far announced they will vote against confirming U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, adding to a chorus of opposition from…
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Nunes’s Trump Surveillance Claim May Damage Him Despite Apology
EghtesadOnline: House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes apologized to the panel’s Democrats Thursday for how he disclosed information about surveillance related to Donald Trump, two committee…
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“We are now perceived by many to be the front line of defense.”
The Blue State Attorneys General Resisting Trump
EghtesadOnline: With Democrats outnumbered in Congress, a coalition of blue state attorneys general has emerged as the strongest resistance to Donald Trump’s conservative agenda.
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Top Senate Democrat promises fight to block Trump high court pick
EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Thursday pledged to pursue a procedural hurdle to try to block the confirmation of Republican President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil…
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Democrats raise doubts about Trump's high court nominee Gorsuch
EghtesadOnline: Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, on Monday emphasized the need for judicial independence even as Trump castigates jurists who have ruled against…
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U.S. Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare, critics pounce
EghtesadOnline: Long-awaited legislation to dismantle Obamacare was unwrapped on Monday by U.S. Republicans, who called for ending health insurance mandates and rolling back extra healthcare…
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60 democrats warn Trump against ditching Iran deal
EghtesadOnline: US Democratic Representative Bill Foster warned US President Donald Trump of the consequences of fulfilling his campaign promise to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal.
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Sessions to respond in writing to questions over Russia contacts: DOJ
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will reply in writing to Senate Democrats' questions about his meetings with Russia's ambassador last year, the Justice Department said on…
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Trump's immigration opening falls flat with key audience: Democrats
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's signal of a new openness to immigration reform in a speech to the U.S. Congress did little to win over Democrats who would be essential to revamping the…
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Democrats pick Perez to lead party against Trump
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as chairman on Saturday, choosing a veteran of the Obama administration to lead the daunting task of rebuilding the party…
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Top U.S. Senate Democrat wants probe into details surrounding Flynn resignation
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer called on Tuesday for an independent probe of what he called potential criminal violations surrounding the resignation of national…
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Drug Stocks Plunge as Trump Threatens to Force Price Bidding
EghtesadOnline: Pharmaceutical and biotech stocks plummeted Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he’d force the industry to bid for government business, a position that aligns him…
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House Democrats Struggle to Find a Voice in Trump-Era Minority
EghtesadOnline: Jamie Raskin has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for less than a week, but he isn’t joining a newly energized and resurgent Democratic caucus like he hoped.…
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Republicans make repealing Obamacare 'first order of business'
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama exhorted fellow Democrats on Wednesday to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahead with their long-sought bid to scrap it…
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Democrats Plotting ‘Collision Course’ With Trump’s Tax Plan
EghtesadOnline: Congressional Democrats say they’ll try to thwart Republican plans to overhaul the U.S. tax code by portraying them as a boon for the rich that betrays President-elect Donald…
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Trump Must Divest His Washington Hotel, House Democrats Say
EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump will be in violation of his lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington when he takes office if he doesn’t divest all financial interests…
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Trump Democrats? 10 Senators Face Voters in 2018 in Red States
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s success in Congress for much of the agenda he campaigned on likely rests with 10 Senate Democrats facing re-election in 2018 in states he won.
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Senate Democrats’ Hopes for Populist Alliance With Trump Fizzle
EghtesadOnline: For U.S. Senate progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the possibility of working with a populist Donald Trump on at least a few liberal goals was nice while it…
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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…