#The doubtful convictions of Donald J. Trump

#The doubtful convictions of Donald J. Trump

Indicted four times on a total of 91 criminal charges, former President Donald Trump has not yet gone to trial. And so, at present, Trump is, in more ways than one, a man with no convictions — other than those that serve his own personal and political interests. Abortion is the most recent example, but…

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#Shutdown averted: Political winners and losers

#Shutdown averted: Political winners and losers

The House and Senate cleared a “clean” stopgap spending bill on Saturday, averting a government shutdown and capping off a chaotic three weeks in the Capitol that brought Washington hours away from a lapse in funding. The continuing resolution funds the government at current spending levels until Nov. 17 and provides $16 billion in disaster relief….

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#Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown

#Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown

President Biden on Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown right before the midnight deadline. The continuing resolution (CR), passed by both the House and Senate by wide margins earlier in the day, will continue funding the government at its current spending levels into mid-November. It includes $16 billion in disaster…

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#Fetterman: ‘I’m done normalizing this dysfunction’ 

#Fetterman: ‘I’m done normalizing this dysfunction’ 

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) expressed his frustration with the recent state of Congress in the wake of the Senate voting to approve a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded Saturday. “I voted at 8:30pm on a Saturday night, that’s my job,” Fetterman said in a statement “But the American people should never…

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#Congress votes to avert shutdown

#Congress votes to avert shutdown

Congress has averted a shutdown with just hours to spare, capping a dramatic day that started with a lapse in government funding appearing all but inevitable. The Senate voted 88-9 to pass a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government at current levels through Nov. 17 and gives the Biden administration $16 billion it…

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#Watch live: Schumer gives remarks on stopgap funding bill

#Watch live: Schumer gives remarks on stopgap funding bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is slated to deliver remarks Saturday evening after the Senate passed a stopgap funding measure first approved by the House, with more Democratic support than Republican. The bill keeps the government funded until Nov. 17. It keeps the FAA funded through year’s end. The “clean” continuing resolution notably lacks any funding…

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#Abortion may not be a game-changer for Democrats in 2024

#Abortion may not be a game-changer for Democrats in 2024

Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision was announced last year, there has been much discussion about the impact of the decision on the 2024 elections. Some have referred to the decision as a “political earthquake,” or asserted that the “political landscape has been altered significantly, with no reversal in sight.” Indeed, Democrats believe…

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