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Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Chuck Grassley, listen as Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.

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Now what?

After the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, the Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination…

September 28th, 2018

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US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance (L) and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz participate in the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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Vance vs. Walz: Who leads?

October 2nd, 2024

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Dems Lose Ground

August 1st, 2023

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Elorza helping with children.

Jorge Elorza: DFER'S NEW CEO

April 26th, 2023

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Sen. Warnock's victory Tuesday night, means Democrats get the slim majority in the Senate.

U.S. Senate Gains

December 7th, 2022

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Democratic Senator for New Jersey, Bob Menendez, has announced his candidacy for reelection and a third term in the Senate. Photo: Aaron Bernstein / Reuters. Source: The Daily Beast.

He's back for more

March 28th, 2018

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US President Donald Trump finally signed on Friday the budget bill passed by Congress this morning, despite his threats to veto it for not containing enough funds for the wall with Mexico or a solution for undocumented youth known as "dreamers". EFE / Jim Lo Scalzo

Politics first Dreamers last

March 23rd, 2018

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Former Vice President Joe Biden. Photo: David Lienneman. Source: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/

In search of a Messiah

March 22nd, 2018

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A young man marches for a definitive solution to undocumented immigrants arriving in the country as children. Source: http://fashthenation.com/

A deadlocked solution

March 21st, 2018

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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Nanette D. Barragán, and Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, extended their hand in support of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after being fired by the Trump Administration.

Latinos to McCabe: join us!

March 19th, 2018

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Sylvia Garcia (L), and Verónica Escobar are the two Latina women who with 60% of the votes have become the next candidates for the Texas Congress.

Latinas takeover Texas

March 7th, 2018

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A group of "dreamers" (undocumented youth benefited by the Deferred Action known as DACA) arrives in Washington after making a 250-mile trip from New York, a city they left 15 days ago to ask Congress to find a solution that allow them to stay legally and permanently in the country. EFE / Shawn Thew

A washout Congress

March 5th, 2018

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Congress still hasn’t found a solution to the Dreamers’ situation. Source: Reuters.

A silent Congress

March 1st, 2018

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Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate that’s following Senator Ted Cruz close behind in the race for the position in Texas. Source: http://www.elpasoproud.com/

Today's key race alerts

February 27th, 2018

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Republican Senator Marco Rubio was the only representative of his party to be part of the conversation with the survivors of the shooting in Florida and with their community. Despite having shown mastery in oratory, Rubio was not able to hide the truth behind politics.

Marco Rubio's courage

February 22nd, 2018

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Pennsylvania’s new Congressional District Map designed by the Supreme Court of the State and published on February 19, 2018.

February 20th, 2018

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The politician and lawyer of Mexican descent, Julian Castro. Photo: Gage Skidmore.

A Latino President?

February 14th, 2018

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The Republican speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paul Ryan (L), walks through the House while the negotiations continued on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the Capitol in Washington (USA). EFE / JIM LO SCALZO

Governing without solving

February 9th, 2018

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The Democratic representative of California and member of the Standing Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, Adam Schiff (i), was walking on February 5, 2018, to a meeting of the Commission, in the Capitol of Washington. EFE / Michael Reynolds

Will he release it?

February 6th, 2018

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Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and lawyer and political specialist, Michael Starr Hopkins.

Menendez's New Rival

January 29th, 2018

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From left to right, Senators Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi attend the ceremony where former US Senator Bob Dole received the Gold Medal of Congress. EFE

We all lose in the blame…

January 24th, 2018

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Dusk in the US Capitol while lawmakers are working to end the government's shutdown in Washington on January 21, 2018. The closure began at midnight on January 20; The Senate voted for a temporary reopening on Monday, January 22. EFE / EPA / JIM LO SCALZO

Was it worth it?

January 23rd, 2018

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Democrat New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, while attending the trial against him on corruption charges during the month of November 2017.

Menendez: "Bring it on"

January 19th, 2018

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Dreamers protest before the White House for the termination of the DACA program. Source: https://www.tribunahispanausa.com

January 11th, 2018

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The Republican leaders of the country: Ryan, Trump and McConnell.

Negotiating with dreams

January 3rd, 2018

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View of a poster during a protest by the Granny Brigade against the tax reform on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, outside the Trump Tower in New York (USA). EFE / ALBA VIGARAY

It never rains but it pours

November 27th, 2017

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Al Franken, Democrat Senator of the State of Minnesota. Source: Twitter.

Another case of harassment

November 16th, 2017

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A woman participates in an act against republican fiscal reform next to the Capitol of Washington DC (United States) on November 15, 2017. In addition to not having the support of the Democratic Party, Trump’s promised tax reform, the deepest since the 1980s, faced these days its first legislative obstacles for differences within the Republican majority in Congress. EFE / MICHAEL REYNOLDS

5 facts about Tax Reform

November 16th, 2017

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Danica Roem. Fuente: https://www.themarysue.com

An inclusive victory

November 8th, 2017

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Ralph Northam (R) gives an important victory to the Democratic party in Virginia, against the Republican Ed Gillespie (L)

Back by popular demand

November 8th, 2017

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Republican Senator for Arizona, John McCain, during his speech after receiving the Medal of Freedom.

GOP's Slap-in-the-Face

October 17th, 2017

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An overview of one of the eight wall prototypes being built in the Mesa area of Otay, in the border city of Tijuana, in the state of Baja California, Mexico, on Friday, October 6, 2017. The border patrol restricted the passage for at least four kilometers for the constructions on the American side, but you can see the works a few meters from the border fence in Mexican territory. EFE / Joebeth Terriquez

A macabre strategy

October 9th, 2017

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Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference urging Republicans to abandon their efforts to repeal the state and local tax deduction as part of their tax plan on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington, DC (USA). EFE / Shawn Thew

A discrete tax reform

October 6th, 2017

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The President of the US House of Representatives, Rep. Paul Ryan, during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, USA, on September 14, 2017. EFE / Michael Reynolds

A deal to make a deal

September 14th, 2017

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US President Donald Trump (2L) is joined by New Jersey Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer (L) and New York Republican Rep. Tom Reed (3rd R) at a bipartisan meeting of the US Congress convened to discuss the tax reform on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at the White House in Washington (USA). EFE / SHAWN THEW

An unexpected pact

September 14th, 2017

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US President Donald J. Trump (2-L) with Democratic Representative from New Jersey Josh Gottheimer (L), Republican Representative from New York Tom Reed (2-R) and Democratic Representative from Florida Stephanie Murphy (R) delivers remarks during a bipartisan meeting of US representatives on tax reform in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 September 2017. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW

A Plan to Protect DACA?

September 14th, 2017