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21 Aug 2009, 6:02 pm
A day after Fresno politico Chuck Poochigian was appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the blogosphere heated up with chatter that judicial evaluators had slapped the Republican with a "not qualified" label. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 11:55 am by Susan I. Nelson
It drew bipartisan support and sailed through the Senate on a 26 to 5 vote. [read post]
18 Dec 2010, 1:19 pm by admin
Washington lawmakers approved the tax package negotiated between President Obama and Republican leaders without making too many changes. [read post]
2 Dec 2024, 10:35 am by Tom Smith
In the hours since the pardon, Republicans, along with legal experts, have elevated the significance of what the younger Biden’s pardon means for their long-standing investigations, contending that it opens up the playing field for lawmakers to question him on nearly everything he has now been pardoned from over the past 11 years. [read post]
18 May 2016, 12:48 pm by Kent Scheidegger
  Confirmation would be a bloody fight, but if we hold the Senate it is a fight we would win.The larger question is whether Mr. [read post]
29 Aug 2008, 3:56 pm
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is John McCain choice to be his vice-presidential candidate on the Republican ticket for the White House, according to CNN. [read post]
6 Oct 2016, 6:35 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Lobby Firm Hires Republican Who Resigned After Ethics Investigation” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Maryland: “Top Lobbyist Represents Winner of Controversial Medical Marijuana License” by Michael Dresser for Baltimore Sun New York: “Ethics Panel Investigating de Blasio’s Nonprofit Is Said to Issue Broad Subpoena” by William Rashbaum for New York Times Campaign Finance Washington: “AG’s Office Files Election-Finance Complaint… [read post]
29 Aug 2008, 3:56 pm
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is John McCain choice to be his vice-presidential candidate on the Republican ticket for the White House, according to CNN. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 7:49 pm by Kevin Funnell
Senator Richard Shelby, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, at least retained a sense of dignity. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 6:58 am
It turns out that the vagaries of the equal vote rule currently "favor" Republicans inasmuch as Republican filibusters (which, by definition, require 41 senators to vote against cloture for a bill favored by a majority of Democrats (and, perhaps, a Republican ally or two) are possible with senators who are significantly less likely, in toto, to represent a majority of the American public than is the case with Democratic filibusters. [read post]
17 Dec 2024, 11:31 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  Not anymore.The Republican Party's most distinctive change in the past generation (long pre-dating Trump) was the willingness to push the boundaries and play political hardball. [read post]
26 May 2009, 4:34 am
  Here, with Justice Stevens's retirement inevitable in the next few years, Republican senators are very likely to hold off conservative interest groups with promises to sharply examine President Obama's second (potentially white male) nominee. [read post]
4 May 2017, 5:45 pm by Sandy Levinson
              Ironically or not, the future of the medical care system is now in the hands of the Senate and the likelihood that there will be at least three Republican senators—drawn from the pool of Murkowski, Collins, Portman, Cruz, Lee, and Paul—who will say no to this truly indefensible and unexamined bill. [read post]
19 May 2008, 1:59 pm
Only the DNC research department gets to enter information about the Senator from Arizona, his policy positions and his presidential campaign. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
" The House and Senate are expected to agree on a short term, likely two-week stop-gap measure sometime this week, averting government shutdown for the time being. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 6:30 am by JB
The Democrats will have to regain the Senate and get rid of the filibuster, because it makes no sense in a polarized politics with parliamentary style parties. [read post]
6 Sep 2013, 8:39 am by Ruby Powers
The August plan, Snyder said in an interview, was for a “massive number of events in Republican districts, not necessarily huge rallies. [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 5:05 am
  Senator Joe Lieberman's 2006 re-election as an independent, of course, shows the possibilities of retaining political power even after leaving a long-established connection to a particular political party. [read post]