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Senate Facing Showdown over Nomination of Neil Gorsuch

The Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch faces its most dramatic week to date as senators are preparing to make important votes that could cause a splintering of the chamber and a divisive change in the rules imposed by the Republicans... More of this article »
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Republicans: Senate Will be Lost if Trump Does Not Change

Leaders of the Republican Party are becoming more alarmed while watching the campaign of Donald Trump. The GOP leaders fear a landslide at the top of their ticket could eliminate their congressional majority. For many months, top leaders... More of this article »
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Human Trafficking Bill Stalled Over Anti-Abortion Content

Harry Reid the Minority Leader in the Senate told House Republicans on Wednesday that unless they took a provision that was anti-abortion from the human trafficking bill, the popular measure was doomed. Reid said that the Senate on... More of this article »
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Republicans Take Over Congress on Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Republicans will take control of both chambers of Congress. It is the first time in the past eight years and leaders of the GOP plan to move rapidly to confront the President and showcase their conservatism, including... More of this article »
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Senate Democrats and Obama Must Pass Keystone Says GOP

Brad Wenstrup a Republican from Ohio in the House of Representatives called upon Democrats in the Senate to pass legislation approving the pipeline Keystone XL and urged the President to then sign it into law, in the weekly radio address... More of this article »
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Republicans Ready to Gain on Obama Unpopularity

Republicans have become poised to gain seats to take control of the United States Senate in the midterm elections on Tuesday. The election outcome could be influenced heavily by the deep dissatisfaction of voters with the job performance... More of this article »
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Senate Approves Jobless Bill, Prospects Less for House

On Monday, the U.S. Senate approved a measure 59-38 to resurrect the federal benefits for the long-term unemployed and a small group of supporters from the Republican Party quickly made appeals to John Boehner the Speaker of the House... More of this article »
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Most Members of U.S. Congress are Millionaires

Over half of the U.S. Congress members are millionaires. That is according to data filed in 2012 by each member of Congress and reviewed by the Center for Responsive Politics. As many as 268 House of Representative and Senate members... More of this article »