Politics
Jun 25, 2014
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — From Mississippi to the U.S. Capitol, mainstream Republicans expressed relief Wednesday at Sen. Thad Cochran’s comeback primary ...
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Jun 24, 2014
WASHINGTON —President Obama has endorsed U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.’s, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would protect pregnant women from discrimi...
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Jun 18, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarettes with fruity flavors like “cherry crush” ignited an intense Senate debate Wednesday about whether manufacturers are tryi...
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Jun 18, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two dec...
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Jun 11, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor “was defeated by a candidate who basically ran against imm...
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Jun 11, 2014
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Conservative insurgents rallied Wednesday to capitalize on the downfall of their party’s House majority leader, whose loss to a t...
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Jun 11, 2014
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dave Brat doesn’t like being tagged a tea partyer, his dad says. “He doesn’t like those labels,” said Paul Brat, who’s been watch...
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Jun 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of...
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Jun 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Republican Rep. Eric Cantor says he will step down as House majority leader on July 31. He plans to stay in Congress but no...
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Jun 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has won South Carolina’s Republican party outright, defeating six challengers and avoiding a runoff. Th...
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Jun 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says easing the burden of student debt is key to encouraging more students to pursue critical fields like tea...
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Jun 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House bill that would allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards drew a veto threat Tuesday from the White House. T...
Politics
Jun 04, 2014
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Forced into a Mississippi runoff, challenger Chris McDaniel and veteran Sen. Thad Cochran plunged into a three-week campaign Wed...
Politics
Jun 03, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s plan to curb power plant pollution put Democrats running for office in coal country in a tough spot on Mond...
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Jun 03, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began a long-shot bid at pushing a constitutional amendment that would limi...
Politics
Jun 02, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Once strongly aligned with the GOP, American physicians are leaning more left, an analysis of campaign contributions over two decades s...
Politics
Jun 02, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Rep. Charlie Rangel, joining a long line of party leaders backing the 22-ter...
Politics
May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are ready to empty their deep pockets for television ads in their uphill climb to overtake Republicans as the majori...
Politics
May 29, 2014
HIAWATHA, Iowa (AP) — Behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s visit to Iowa this week to campaign for local politicians is a careful effort to remake his image...
Politics
May 28, 2014
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faced criticism over immigration from right and left Wednesday, laying bare the rough politics ...
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August 17, 2025
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HARRISBURG (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feedin...
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