After threats of a government shutdown over border wall funding emerged last week, news reports now suggest that the White House and Congress may avoid such an impasse.
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A majority of voters (56%) would prefer President Donald Trump compromise on funding the border wall rather than causing a government shutdown, according to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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In one state and for one candidate, the 2018 midterm election isn’t over.
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams lost to Republican Brian Kemp by 54,723 votes, 50.2% to 48.8%. Turnout was 3.9 million, the biggest ever in a Peach State ...
Republicans won 56 House seats in districts where President Donald Trump received between 45% and 55% in 2016, but 54 had already been in GOP hands. Republicans flipped only two Democratic seats.
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Even though Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Americans doubt this new majority will produce substantial policy wins, according to a recent Pew Research poll.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders knows what he wants. In a Washington Post op-ed last week, the democratic socialist from Vermont laid out a legislative agenda for the 116th Congress’s first 100 days.
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