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Democratic Senator Jon Tester Wins Re-election In Montana
He voted against the appointments of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for example. He opposed Gina Haspel, Trump's controversial choice to lead the CIA. He also voted against both of Trump's Supreme ...
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Democrats Are Going To Investigate Trump's Corruption And His Nativist Immigration Policies
Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement. “I want to probe senior Administration officials across the government who have abused their positions of power and wasted taxpayer money, as well as ...
www.huffingtonpost.com 2 years, 2 months ago -
Midterm Voters Significantly Expanded The Right To Vote
The victories for democracy reform in Florida, Michigan, Utah, Maryland, and other places show that voters understand the importance positive voting rights reforms for the future of their elections,” Josh Douglas, a law professor at the University of ...
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Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Wins Re-election In Democratic-Leaning Maryland
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican who has made a point of distancing himself from President Donald Trump, won a second term on Tuesday. He beat Democrat Ben Jealous, the former president of the NAACP who is biracial. Hogan has maintained ...
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Here Are The Latest Photos From Election Day In America
A voter fills out a ballot at a polling place at Lake Shore Elementary School in Pasadena, Maryland. Orange County California poll worker Anahita sets up a voting station at Laguna Beach City Hall. ROBYN BECK via Getty Images. Orange County California ...
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Dave Chappelle Is Personally Calling Maryland Voters To Campaign For Ben Jealous
“This is absolutely Dave Chappelle the comedian and I'm calling you guys with fantastic news: You're on the cusp of having a wonderful governor in the state of Maryland named Ben Jealous.” “I'm in his campaign office right now,” Chappelle continued.
www.huffingtonpost.com 2 years, 2 months ago -
Everything we know about Amazon's HQ2 search
The city touted its diverse technical talent, universal health care and welcoming immigration system. It also proposed real estate sites for the facility. Others have gone public with big tax incentives. Maryland approved $8.5 billion in incentives to ...
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Democrats Want To Take On The War In Afghanistan If They Win The House
Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Smith of the Armed Services Committee, powerful Reps. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), and scores of others, including some notable Republicans. In the Senate, Sanders and his allies had managed to win over more ...
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Nancy Pelosi Isn't Going Anywhere: 'I'm Really Good At What I Do'
Of course, by signaling that it's time for a generational change in leadership, Pelosi has essentially boxed out her top two lieutenants, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) and Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn (S.C.), both in their late 70s, from ...
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Kyrsten Sinema Wants You To Know She's Not A Progressive
More than 1 million Arizonans have a pre-existing health condition, and Sinema and Democratic groups have relentlessly hammered McSally for her votes to repeal those protections in the Affordable Care Act. (McSally has responded by claiming to have ...
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Tragic Immigrant Deaths Fuel Drive To 'Flip' California GOP Congressional District
Cox, 55, is a Fresno engineer and businessman who's developed dams — he can talk water — and who's also founded two nut-processing businesses and a series of health centers in lower-income areas. He's part Chinese and Filipino, which he's ...
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From John Legend To Chelsea Handler, These Celebs Spent Their Weekend Campaigning
“Ben and my father were best friends, he's my God brother, I've known him all my life and I'm here supporting him because I think he's going to do the right thing by Maryland,” he said while making cold calls. “I would never endorse anything or anyone ...
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Obama, Trump Clash In Final Pitches To Midterm Voters
Download. Trump has punched back, accusing Obama of leaving behind a trail of broken promises on trade, the economic recovery and a promise during his presidency that patients could keep their doctors under his health care law. Trump was holding Sunday ...
www.huffingtonpost.com 2 years, 2 months ago -
Trump Administration Goes To Trial To Defend Adding A Citizenship Question To Census
... to halt the trial over a dispute on what evidence U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, an appointee of Barack Obama, can consider in the case. In addition to the New York case, there are lawsuits in California and Maryland challenging the citizenship ...
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Taunting Tweet By Trump Figured In Ruling Allowing Emoluments Suit To Go Forward
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte of Maryland refused a Justice Department request to halt the lawsuit against Trump, which accuses him of violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The clause bars federal officials from accepting gifts or ...
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Second victim dies in Florida yoga studio shooting, 5 injured
DeLeo said they are still working to determine a motive and any connection between Beierle, a graduate of Florida State University, and the victims or the yoga studio. Police said they have searched Beierle's car and the hotel room he was staying in.
NBC News 2 years, 2 months ago -
An Elizabeth Warren Protégé Is Defying The Odds In The Cradle Of California Conservatism
Porter noted that the high cost of housing in the area and rising costs of education, health care and retirement were squeezing even families with higher degrees and decent-paying jobs. “There are a lot of pressures that families face here in order to ...
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Corruption Currents: India, Turkey, Iraq Among Reported Recipients of Iran Sanctions Waivers
Local cases: A Pennsylvania state lawmaker was convicted of bribery. A Detroit-area consultant pleaded guilty to covering up a contractor's fraud scheme. (PI, AP, MD). Cybercrime. A Democratic U.S. senator proposed legislation that could lead to ...
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Meet The First Black Woman To Earn A Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. From Nation's Top Program
She went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she majored in nuclear science and engineering. “I remember the teacher ... In a few weeks, Sivels plans to move to Baltimore to work at Johns Hopkins University's applied physics lab.
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There's A New, Cheaper Insurance Option, But Be Careful Before Picking It
And premiums for these plans may be a lot lower than the ones you will see if you go looking for traditional, comprehensive coverage at HealthCare.gov or one of the state-run insurance exchanges, such as Covered California or the Maryland Health ...
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