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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Resigns Her Senate Seat
She will now focus on the transition into her new role as Vice President and the tie-breaking vote in the Senate.
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Georgia Senate runoff election. Plus, other top stories of the day.
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Sen. Cruz to Dorsey: 'Who the Hell Elected You'
Oct.28 -- “Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report?” Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, asked Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey in a congressional hearing on...
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Mitch McConnell To Allow Split Power Senate To Move Forward
Democratic senators said they wouldn't agree to changing filibuster rules unless McConnell allowed power sharing.
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Senate Passes COVID Relief Bill Without $15 Minimum Wage
The Senate's bill changed the income threshold for direct payments, and it does not include a provision to raise the federal minimum wage.
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Confirmation Hearing Underway For CIA Nominee William "Bill" Burns
Bill Burns served as the deputy secretary of state under the Obama administration and has held other various foreign policy roles.
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Ossoff, Warnock Win Georgia Senate Runoff Elections
Democrats will now have a de facto Senate majority because Vice Pres.-elect Kamala Harris can cast tie-breaking votes.
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Republican Senators Congratulate VP-Elect Harris, But Not Publicly
Senator Lindsey Graham was seen fist-bumping Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Senate floor.
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6 days away from government default, House Republicans appeared to be coalescing around a work-in-progress plan by House Speaker John Boehner. Senate Democrats are dismissing the proposal, and it''s gotten a thumbs-down from tea party activists, too.
HEADLINE: USTV: GOP retools debt plan, Dems ponder fallback plan
CAPTION: 6 days away from government default, House Republicans appeared to be coalescing around a work-in-progress plan by House Speaker John Boehner. Senate Democrats are...
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Congress OKs Dems' Climate, Health Bill, A Biden Triumph
The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation.
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California Governor Runs Billboard Campaign For New Abortion Website
California launched a publicly funded website to promote the state's abortion services, listing clinics and linking to financial help for travel.
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President Biden Travels To South Florida To Address Medicare And Costs
The President is headed to South Florida to give remarks on social security and Medicare, and fundraise for the DNC candidates.
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USA: WASHINGTON: BUDGET UPDATE
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The efforts to end the U-S federal budget standoff are on hold once again.
The two sides say the talks are in recess for at least a week, following nearly two weeks of face-to-face talks at the White House
Both sides still...
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Yellen: Bringing Inflation Down Should Be Top Priority
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Congress can do a lot to mitigate some of the most burdensome costs of rising inflation during testimony before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Obama statement on negotiations over US debt ceiling
1. Mid of Barack Obama, US President, enters news conference in White House
2. Mid of Obama behind podium
3. Zoom in of Obama
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"I want to speak...
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U.S. Handing Global Leadership to China, Says Sachs
Mar.20 -- Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs explains why he sees the United States assisting China's efforts to emerge as a global leader. Komal Sri-Kumar, president at Sri-Kumar Global Strategies joins the conversation on...
Bloomberg
Trump to Rally House Republicans on Health Care Act
Mar.21 -- President Donald Trump will address House Republicans today in an effort to secure support for the American Health Care Act ahead of Thursday's vote. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli looks at Trump's trials on health care and...
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Rep. Franks Sees Momentum on Side of AHCA Passage
Mar.24 -- Rep. Trent Franks, a member of the House Freedom Caucus and a Republican from Arizona, talks about the ability of House Republicans to garner enough support to pass the American Health Care Act and how the bill may fare as it...
Bloomberg
Senate Confirms Gorsuch as Next Supreme Court Justice
Apr.07 -- The Senate voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Friday, after a year-long political battle to fill the vacancy that culminated with Republicans changing long-standing rules to end Democrats’ filibuster....
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Political Gridlock: The More You Know, the Worse It Gets
Nov. 5 -- In today's ""Single Best Chart,"" Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu displays the level of gridlock in Washington in relation to the increase in communications from politicians to constituents. She speaks on ""Bloomberg Surveillance.""
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her chamber would pass a health care reform bill by the end of July, an announcement hailed by President Barack Obama
HEADLINE: Pelosi: House taking up health care by late July
CAPTION: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her chamber would pass a health care reform bill by the end of July, an announcement hailed by President Barack Obama....
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President Barak Obama speaks in Rose Garden on unemployment insurance extension
1. Wide, Barak Obama, President of the United States of America, and three unemployed Americans walking to the podium in the Rose Garden
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) President Obama speaking at the podium:
Good morning, everybody. Right now,...
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Obamacare Repeal Gets Underway in Senate
Jan.03 -- Senate Republicans put out a budget resolution setting up the process to partly repeal President Obama’s signature healthcare law early in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Bloomberg Politics’ Sahil Kapur...
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CLEAN : FILE: Brazil supreme court suspends Senate leader: official
A Brazilian supreme court judge has suspended Senate leader Renan Calheiros according to an official