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Senator Bob Corker, chair of the Committee on International Affairs, during a conference last September 14 on how to eradicate slavery in modern times. Photo: EPA-EFE FILE / MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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Donald Trump's kindergarten

Internal divisions among Republicans can put fiscal reform in check, the only legislative challenge…

October 11th, 2017

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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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Pictured from left to right: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Republican candidate Karrin Taylor Robson, Roy Blunt and Republican candidate Kari Lake

Elected officials

5 U.S. primaries to follow

August 2nd, 2022

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez (left) and North Carolina Senator Richard Burr (right)

Virus or contrast agent?

March 23rd, 2020

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Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for Easter services at Episcopal church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Happy Easter, Goodbye DACA

April 2nd, 2018

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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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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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Conor Lamb (L) and Rick Saccone (R), candidates who competed for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District last Tuesday.

He actually did it!

March 14th, 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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Image of the building of one of the largest retail stores in the country, Dick's Sporting Goods, which has decided to break ties with products that finance the National Rifle Association. Source: CNN Money.

March 2nd, 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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A handmade sign to deter trespassers hangs in the front yard of Fernando Rivera Jr.’s house in Brownsville, Texas, September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

The paradox of Texas

February 26th, 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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"Trump heads south to be the first president since Reagan to speak at NRA Forum". Source: Yellow Hammer News.

NRA's secret strategy

February 19th, 2018

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Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Jabin Botsford/The Washington

Fishing in troubled waters

February 16th, 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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President Trump visits the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Targeting Center to highlight his proposals to bolster the country’s borders. EFE/EPA/ANDREW HARRER

On the verge of a crisis

February 5th, 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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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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The Democratic Party seems to be gaining ground after the first year of the Trump Administration. The reason? The minorities’ voice.

The power of the Latino vote

December 21st, 2017

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Matthew Petersen, during his hearing before the Senate for his nomination as Federal Judge.

The exception to the rule

December 18th, 2017

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If you are not worried about the net neutrality repeal, you may need to pay more attention.

Censorship or Monopoly?

December 14th, 2017

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Jones, a former government attorney for Bill Clinton, won 49.9% (670,551 votes) for 48.4% (649,240 votes) of Roy Moore, the ultraconservative who won by surprise the Republican primary and, once proclaimed candidate, was accused of sexual abuse by eight women. EFE / Courtesy of Doug Jones for senator.

The Miracle of Alabama

December 13th, 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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A report in the Washington Post reveals the sexual harassment allegations of four women against the judge and Republican Senate candidate for Alabama, Roy Moore.

An abuser as a Senator?

November 9th, 2017

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Donald Trump shakes hands with Speaker Paul Ryan, on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at the White House. Republicans in the US House of Representatives, after numerous delays and internal debates, presented the proposed tax reform that follows the guidelines set by the country's president, Donald Trump, to achieve "a massive tax relief for the Americans. " EFE / Michael Reynolds

A tailor-made Tax Reform

November 3rd, 2017

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The truth is that, among economists, there is no consensus on the role of tax rates in explaining economic growth. Some economists support Hassett’s general approach; others don’t.

Thought Leaders

[OP-ED]: Tax cuts and…

November 1st, 2017

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Senator Jeff Flake's Speech is the Most Important Political Manifest of the Moment

A historical speech

October 25th, 2017