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McConnell: No DACA fix in spending bill | TheHill

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

State of the Union fact check: What Donald Trump is claiming - ABC News

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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After a tumultuous and busy first year in office, President State of the Union address to Congress and the country. Our team of journalists from ABC News investigated some of those statements, looking for additional context, detail and information. Here is ABC News' fact check of the address: TRUMP CLAIM: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history." OUR TAKE: False WHY: The recently enacted tax bill is the 12th largest as a percentage of the

Trump State of the Union avoids controversies but divides chamber on immigration reform - ABC News

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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Before a starkly divided Congress and with the cloud of the Russia investigation continuing to hang over his administration, President national security and health care, largely stuck to the format of past State of the Union speeches, complete with the requisite callouts to guests who illustrated points on the president's agenda and soaring rhetoric that highlighted American ideals and values. But in the midst of a contentious debate over government

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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John Barros, who lives in Uphams Corner, had yet to make a decision as of Friday morning.  CAPITAL SOURCE Wolf told the Globe he is going to continue to focus on his airline business and advocacy outside elective politics.  Capital Source The juxtaposition is more likely a result of how the New Hampshire House operates more than some elaborate scheme to favor one vice over another.  CAPITAL SOURCE HE has a long way to go to close in on incumbent Willian F.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke in Rhode Island Tuesday before a packed room of law students.  Her decision sets up a battle between two outspoken liberals with similar policy positions in a Democratic stronghold.   Analysis Teleprompter Trump, he has shown us again and again, is a far different persona from Twitter Trump.  Her decision sets up a battle between two outspoken liberals with similar policy positions in a Democratic stronghold.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 31, 2018
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke in Rhode Island Tuesday before a packed room of law students.  Her decision sets up a battle between two outspoken liberals with similar policy positions in a Democratic stronghold.   Analysis Teleprompter Trump, he has shown us again and again, is a far different persona from Twitter Trump.  Her decision sets up a battle between two outspoken liberals with similar policy positions in a Democratic stronghold.