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MAGA Republicans call for retirement after McConnell falls
Dec 12, 2024 · Washington, D.C. Mitch McConnell’s fall this week in the U.S. Capitol — his fourth public health episode in the past 21 months — is spurring fresh calls from Republicans for his …
Historians rank best and worst US presidents in CSPAN survey ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Franklin D. Roosevelt came in third with a score of 841. His strongest quality was public persuasion, 94.8, followed by vision and setting an agenda, 92, and crisis leadership, 91.6.
2024 election results: James Comer, Thomas Massie reelected
Nov 5, 2024 · Rep. James Comer easily won reelection Tuesday night to represent Kentucky’s 1st District, a district that sprawls from West Kentucky up to the commonwealth’s capital city of …
Fact check: What Trump really said about Ku Klux Klan
Mar 2, 2016 · WASHINGTON. What Donald Trump said – and did not say – about the Ku Klux Klan and former Klansman David Duke has emerged as a major controversy in the 2016 …
Who’s mad at McConnell? Both Republicans and Democrats in …
Oct 17, 2024 · It wouldn’t be the throes of a Senate campaign cycle if politicians in both parties weren’t disparaging Mitch McConnell.. With control of the chamber’s majority hinging on just a …
What is a CR and what does it do? - McClatchy Washington Bureau
Mar 6, 2013 · Q. What if neither the spending bills nor the CR passes before the funding runs out? A. Much of the government shuts down. The record is the 21-day partial closing in 1995-96.
Trump launches new website to communicate with supporters
Mar 30, 2021 · Trump’s Twitter ban has been a topic of debate. A Pew Research study conducted from Jan. 19-24 found 58% of U.S. adults agree banning Trump from social media platforms …
KY Congressman Thomas Massie back to work after wife’s death ...
Jul 11, 2024 · The Northern Kentucky congressman announced the passing of his wife, Rhonda Massie, on June 27. Thomas Massie denied “internet conspiracy theories” surrounding her death.
JFK Files: Fort Worth CIA agent in new batch of documents
Nov 9, 2017 · The release Thursday of more than 13,000 previously redacted classified documents associated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy sheds new light …