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House lawmakers are expressing opposition to a Senate bill that would change how Congress handles sexual harassment claims, arguing it would not do enough to support victims of harassment. Critics of the bill, approved Thursday by the Senate in a voice vote, are backed by civil rights groups who say the legislation would limit the behavior for which lawmakers can actually be held accountable. “I look forward to going to conference because it appears to shift the power back to the institution instead of the victims,” Rep.

Friday appeared to confirm that his administration had reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE back in business. In a pair of tweets, the president blasted the Obama administration and Senate Minority Leader told Reuters that a deal had been reached to allow ZTE to resume business with U.S.

MORE on Friday sounded optimistic about reviving the North Korean nuclear summit he scrapped just one day earlier, even saying it is possible the meeting could take place on its original date. “We’ll see what happens. We’re talking to them now,” Trump said on the South Lawn of the White House before leaving for the U.S. Naval Academy to deliver a commencement address. “They very much want to do it.

House Republicans left town for the Memorial Day recess feeling more optimistic about their chances in the midterm elections, putting a spring in their step as they head toward the heat of the campaign season. Recent polling and election forecasts have cast doubt on the idea that a “blue wave” is building that will sweep Democrats into office this November. One recent survey by Reuters found voters preferring a generic Republican candidate to a generic Democrat — the first time this year that the GOP has led on a generic-ballot test, which is considered a key bellwether for elections.  In addi

“I have always strictly adhered to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It is clearly stated in the Constitution: no more than two consecutive terms. Now I have a second term. As you remember, I was twice president before that, and then left the post of president, because the Constitution did not allow me to be elected for a third time, that’s all,” Putin told reporters at the St.

“I have always strictly adhered to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It is clearly stated in the Constitution: no more than two consecutive terms. Now I have a second term. As you remember, I was twice president before that, and then left the post of president, because the Constitution did not allow me to be elected for a third time, that’s all,” Putin told reporters at the St.

The column, entitled “Atonement as Activism,” makes the case that social justice politics has certain similarities with aspects of Christianity. At the outset of the piece, McWhorter told the story of an event he attended at which a black speaker subtly accused white Americans of bigotry. According to the column, the mostly white audience laughed along with the speaker.

The column, entitled “Atonement as Activism,” makes the case that social justice politics has certain similarities with aspects of Christianity. At the outset of the piece, McWhorter told the story of an event he attended at which a black speaker subtly accused white Americans of bigotry. According to the column, the mostly white audience laughed along with the speaker.

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