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Republicans fume as GOP absences help Democrats move judicial nominees
Senate Republicans aired frustrations Tuesday after Vice President-elect Vance and other party members skipped votes Monday, greasing the skids for Democratic-backed judicial nominees to be ...Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago -
Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees
President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees.Business - CNBC - 5 hours ago -
Democrats look at late-night, weekend votes to confirm last Biden judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to vote late into the night Monday in a frantic effort to confirm as many of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary as possible before President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Next moves for Republicans, Democrats after Trump beat Harris
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will have to assess how former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections. This comes as Trump's team ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
In reversals, Trump and Thune look to stop Biden's judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.Top stories - ABC News - 4 hours ago -
Top Republican says Trump nominees are ‘disruptors’
As some appointments spark controversy, House Speaker Mike Johnson says choices have been made to "shake up the status quo".Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
As Biden nears Trump's number of judicial confirmations, GOP may slow the process
The Senate has confirmed 217 of Mr. Biden's selections to serve on the federal bench and are aiming to approve more before Republicans take control.Top stories - CBS News - 4 hours ago -
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago -
Trump’s House GOP picks have Republicans worried
House Republican leaders facing another razor-thin majority in the upcoming Congress are hoping President-elect Trump will not tap any more House GOP members for positions in his administration. ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Trump’s bold moves to test loyalties of GOP senators
President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans, calling on them to allow him to make recess appointments to the executive and judicial branches without the advice and consent of ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Democrats push to condemn GOP-backed hurricane disinformation
Democrats are pushing a resolution condemning the swell of disinformation peddled about recent major hurricanes that hit the Eastern Seaboard, including by politicians. In the wake of hurricanes ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Former GOP strategist: Election was a ‘thorough a‑‑kicking for Democrats’
Former Republican strategist Mark McKinnon said the election was a “thorough a‑‑kicking" for Democrats and argued it may be the wake-up call the party needed. “I think maybe the only good news of ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
GOP victories threaten Democrats' landmark climate legislation
With Republicans securing control of the House, Senate and White House in the election, they are poised to claw back major legislation Democrats have passed to fight climate change. Chief in the ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Trump's military threats alarm Democrats; GOP shrugs
President-elect Trump has talked about using the military on the “enemy from within,” at the border and potentially even in Mexico against cartels. The rhetoric has sparked increasing worry among ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
US elections live: Obama ridicules Trump’s boasts on economy as Walz dismisses Republican nominee’s McDonald’s ‘stunt’
Democratic VP nominee joined by Barack Obama at Wisconsin campaign event. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Kamala Harris has a ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
When Democrats and Republicans Marry, Debates Ensue
For some politically opposed couples, the election can’t end soon enough.Health - The New York Times - October 23 -
Republicans and Democrats watch each other's news
As the 2024 election approaches, CBS News asked Republicans and Democrats to watch each other's favorite news channels. The results reveal just how differently each side sees the nation's issues.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Republicans subpoena Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue
Committee on House Administration Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) on Wednesday issued a subpoena to ActBlue, a popular Democratic fundraising platform that has collected record donations for the Harris ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Democrats Walked Into a Trap Republicans Set for Them
Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
California Republican requests Trump's help in open letter
A California Republican has requested President-elect Trump’s help in an open letter, saying that his state “is grappling with a variety of problems” like “devastating wildfires” and “an escalating ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live
Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Democrats, skip the autopsy: How to learn and move on
Our goals will be extraordinarily challenging in the short term, especially the first two years of a Trump administration and Republican control of the Senate.Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Republican Bernie Moreno poised to pave way for GOP Senate control
In a closely watched Ohio Senate race, Trump-backed candidate Bernie Moreno is projected to unseat Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown. If Moreno wins, Republicans could secure control of the U.S. ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Republicans quickly battle to replace Stefanik in House GOP leadership
Republicans began scrambling to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as House GOP conference chair almost immediately after news broke that President-elect Trump had picked her to serve at the ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Republicans projected to win House majority, securing GOP trifecta
Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives, securing a governing trifecta along with Senate control and return to the White House.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Watch: House Republicans hold presser as GOP preps for full control of Congress
House Republicans held a news conference Tuesday morning as they seek to show a unified front in anticipation of the party taking full control of Congress and the White House in January. With a ...Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago -
GOP rep expects Trump to move Space Command to Alabama in first week
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes President-elect Trump will move the Space Command to Alabama in his first week in office. During an interview with Mobile, Ala., radio FM Talk 106.5 that ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
House GOP moves ahead with leadership elections as majority yet to be decided
Control of the House has yet to be determined, but Republicans are operating as if they've secured the majority.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Texas AG goes after Democratic fundraising as GOP outspent in key races
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday called on federal regulators to make it more difficult for donors to use ActBlue, a popular progressive fundraising platform that has collected record ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Democratic groups launch ad painting GOP as extreme on porn censorship
Two Democratic groups are rolling out a new ad featuring a fake Republican lawmaker who wants to ban porn nationwide, the latest installment of the group’s $2.5 million ad campaign accusing the GOP ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Democrats have a diversity problem — The GOP is gaining non-white support
The Republican Party has made inroads into non-white communities, particularly Latinos, Asians and Black men, due to their shared religious values and socio-economic needs, and Democrats must ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Election results should worry Democrats
Pollster Frank Lutz said President-elect Trump's victory over Vice President Harris is a monster win for the GOP's ability to win over "paycheck-to-paycheck" voters that at the same time shoudl ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Psaki: Democrats paid too much attention to anti-Trump GOP
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she believes the Democratic Party gave too much attention to anti-Trump rhetoric versus trying to reclaim voters who stepped away from the ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.
Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two ...Politics - NBC News - November 10 -
Is the Latino vote the GOP’s new powerhouse? A wake-up call for Democrats
The Latino electorate is not monolithic and can be influenced by various factors such as cultural background, and regional differences, and there is a possibility that Latino voters may be leaning ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Jeffries tries to take blame for GOP wins; Democrats don't buy it
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday sought to take the fall for the failure of Democrats to flip control of the House in last week's elections. But his colleagues weren't ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago