An influencing aspect of how the two were brought into the Union together was how the two states’ Senators would go in opposite political directions. Who Leads the Senate? Six specific people lead the Senate, with their political affiliations varying over who has control over the Senate, ...
Bio: Former three-term Texas congressman, 2018 Senate candidate. Age: 46 Pros: Coming off a narrow loss to Sen. Ted Cruz, the timing of his inspirational, if unsuccessful, candidacy makes him the hottest name in Democratic politics heading into the new year. And a robust online presence ...
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The next year Pulaski didn't punt once, and reached the state championship. In 2007, TMQ wrote about the Pulaski Bruins and Kelley's tactics. That season Pulaski punted twice, both times after attaining insurmountable leads. What's happened lately? Below are Pulaski's most recent season...
The House passed the bill 425 to 0, sending it to the White House because it passed the Senate in August. Congressional aides said they expected President Joe Biden to sign the measure into law. Taiwan is excluded from most global organizations such as the WHO, t...
So far, more than 30 Republicans in the House and Senate have announced that they plan to leave Congress by the beginning of 2019. Far fewer Democrats have announced plans to leave office. Why are so many Republicans retiring? Some of the retiring GOP lawmakers have served in Congress for ...
12:30 p.m. ETKeep track of all of the developments in the battle for the Senate in ourlive-blog for those races. The 2016 Battle for the Senate23 photos 11:45 a.m.ETIndiana Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, and his family members cast their vote at the poll...
Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever...’ for TV Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17 Minow laid down his famous challenge to TV executives on May 9, 1961, in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, urging them to sit down and watc...
“For far too long in this state, Democrats have put criminals ahead of law-abiding citizens,” the former cop said. Johnson’s list of what he hopes to accomplish next year — especially if Republicans clinch the presidency, Senate and House — includes the extension of the Trump-era ...
The chair leads the policy committee, a large panel of members that is responsible for developing legislative goals for House Republicans. Both Hern and Garbarino have had seats at the table with GOP leadership this year along with Palmer, attending the exclusive “elected leadership committee m...