Tag: U.S. Republican Party

Tennessee bill to ban transgender athletes heads to governor

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's Republican-led Statehouse gave final legislative approval Monday to a measure to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, a...

Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

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WASHINGTON — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than...

Idaho lawmakers target COVID-19 rules even as they get sick

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BOISE, Idaho — A fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and...

Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid...

GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas

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AUSTIN, Texas — Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are getting underway in Texas, where state GOP leaders helped push unsupported...

House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Swalwell from intel panel

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WASHINGTON — The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove California Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House intelligence panel over his contact more...

House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers

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WASHINGTON — The House has voted to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or...

‘Very angry’: Democrats face tough choices on immigration

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WASHINGTON — Democrats who long blistered the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies are suddenly in a tough political bind. ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Reed accused of sexual misconduct

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U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York, is accused of rubbing a female lobbyist's back and unhooking her bra, without her...

In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

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SALEM, Ore. — Walkouts by Republicans in Oregon's Legislature have become so frequent, with GOP lawmakers torpedoing progressive legislation, that Democrats want to sanction...