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posted onJuly 30, 2018
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The two events will pit long-term Democratic incumbents against popular progressive challengers in two of the most high-profile races in the Sept. 4 primary.   A campaign spokesman said the reservation is an initial effort to make sure people vote yes on Question 3 on Election Day.  The $2.93 million that Warren aides said the Cambridge Democrat raked in between April and June was nearly 10 times the amount any of the three Republicans running in the Sept.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 30, 2018
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It could raise at least $25 million a year for the state and at least a similar amount for cities and towns.  A Virginian libertarian policy center says Bernie Sanders’ proposed universal health care plan would require historic tax increases.  The warning escalates the stakes ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.  State Senator Barbara L’Italien is hoping to capture the Third District congressional seat.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 30, 2018
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It could raise at least $25 million a year for the state and at least a similar amount for cities and towns.  A Virginian libertarian policy center says Bernie Sanders’ proposed universal health care plan would require historic tax increases.  The warning escalates the stakes ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.  State Senator Barbara L’Italien is hoping to capture the Third District congressional seat.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 30, 2018
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It could raise at least $25 million a year for the state and at least a similar amount for cities and towns.  A Virginian libertarian policy center says Bernie Sanders’ proposed universal health care plan would require historic tax increases.  The warning escalates the stakes ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.  State Senator Barbara L’Italien is hoping to capture the Third District congressional seat.

House GOP starts summer break on a note of friction | TheHill

posted onJuly 29, 2018
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House Republicans weren’t talking about the economy as they left Washington for the August recess before a challenging midterm. The topics dominating the halls of Congress on Thursday were Russia and the conservative push to impeach Deputy Attorney General MORE. It wasn’t the conversation vulnerable Republicans fretting about keeping their jobs this fall wanted to have. Rep.

The Memo: Trump and Cohen wage a credibility war | TheHill

posted onJuly 29, 2018
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MORE and his longtime fixer Michael Cohen are waging a war over credibility — and the stakes could hardly be higher. Cohen is reportedly willing to tell special counsel MORE in the meeting. The president is adamant that he did not know in advance about the encounter, a point he made again, in capital letters, in a Friday morning tweet. The disagreement over the meeting could go to the heart of the central question Mueller is investigating — whether or not the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. But there will likely be plenty mo

Top Koch Network officials vent frustration with White House, GOP-led Congress | TheHill

posted onJuly 29, 2018
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COLORADO SPRINGS -- Senior officials from the group of networks affiliated with billionaire conservative businessman Charles Koch are expressing deep frustration with MORE and the Republican-controlled Congress, even as they spend heavily to elect Republicans and promote conservative causes ahead of the midterm elections. From trade to immigration and spending, top Koch Network strategists, who briefed reporters at a five-star resort in Colorado Springs for the group’s biannual seminar, outlined the areas from which they believe the Trump administration and G

Trump officials urge patience on North Korea | TheHill

posted onJuly 29, 2018
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The Trump administration is urging patience on North Korea amid a flurry of developments this week that appear to offer conflicting portraits of the United States's diplomatic efforts. MORE admitted to senators this week that North Korea is still producing the material necessary to make nuclear bombs, experts say that is something to be expected – and not necessarily a sign of faltering diplomacy – as bilateral talks develop. “North Korea never pledged to immediately halt all activities,” said Jenny Town, a research analyst and managing director at U.S.-based North Ko