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Politics Oct 13
WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 3For the second straight day, Barrett repeatedly declined to give her personal views, or to preview how she might rule, on issues that could become before the court.
Politics Oct 03
GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearingsRepublicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned even…
Politics Oct 02
WATCH: Biden says Trump diagnosis is ‘bracing reminder’ of virus stakesDemocrat Joe Biden is offering sympathy to President Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis while casting the moment as a reminder of the health crisis facing the United States.
Politics Sep 20
Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ginsburg nomineeJoe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose…
Nation Sep 16
WATCH: State denies improper inspector general firing, defends Saudi arms salesThe State Department on Wednesday rejected Democrats' charges of improperly firing its independent inspector general and defended its weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Politics Aug 26
WATCH: Kellyanne Conway uses RNC speech as farewell as she leaves administrationOne of the longest-serving advisers to President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, is delivering a speech about “everyday heroes” on Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.
Politics Jun 30
Leading Republicans, with the exception of Trump, now support mask-wearingAs a surge of infections hammers the South and West, GOP officials are pushing back against the notion that masks are about politics, as President Donald Trump suggests, and telling Americans they can help save lives.
Politics May 20
WATCH: Pelosi defends remarks on Trump’s weight as ‘dose of his own medicine’House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she called President Donald Trump “morbidly obese” because he's put down women for their weight.
Politics Apr 03
In time of crisis, Trump-Pelosi relationship remains brokenPresident Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have not spoken in five months at a time when the nation is battling its worst health crisis in a century.
Politics Mar 27
Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus after swift congressional votesActing with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington moved urgently to stem an economic free fall caused by widespread restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus that have shuttered schools, closed businesses and brought American…