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Republican senators realizing legislative agenda is in their own hands
Republican senators left Washington for the annual August recess last week, devoid of the kind of monumental accomplishments many of them had hoped for.
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The Note: Pence bats down 2020 talk and pledges loyalty
Mike Pence is strongly denying he’s considering a run in 2020 for president.
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Republicans brace for dissatisfied voters this summer
Sen. John Kennedy is expecting to get an earful when the freshman Republican returns to Louisiana for the August congressional recess and holds his regular live radio town hall with constituents.
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Trump heads out on vacation, pretends it’s ‘not a vacation’
It’s hard to blame Trump for taking a vacation. It’s easy to blame him for saying his vacation isn’t a vacation, after running on an anti-vacation platform.
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More than 50 House Dems urge Mattis to reject transgender military ban
More than 50 House Democrats sent a letter on Friday to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
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Sen. Jeff Flake says GOP should have stopped Trump’s ‘birther’ push
An outspoken senator, who has long-been critical of President Donald Trump says that the Republican Party should have stopped his “birther” movement when it began.
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Conway says Trump ‘plans on being a two-term president,’ denies report on Pence run
Conway said Pence “is getting ready for 2020: for reelection as vice president.”
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ANALYSIS: Trump’s crackdown on ‘leaks’ could hide important truths
Our default position should be transparency and openness.
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Republican senator unsure he agrees with Trump that Russia probe is ‘witch hunt’
“I’m not sure that I agree with the witch hunt,” Tillis said.
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