Tag: Bipartisanship

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a "sad thing" that a discussion is being held about needing guards to protect schools in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t really like the idea of a gun in my classroom’

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

"Every church that I know of has that same kind of policy," Rep. Jim Jordan said. "There are parishioners each Sunday who've had the training — maybe they're retired law enforcement, retired military ... they have a policy in place." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Freedom Caucus leaders support arming teachers, oppose Trump’s other gun ideas

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

This week, managers at the giant investment firm PIMCO wrote that the current system of housing finance "has been and continues to be immensely successful, not to mention wildly profitable, and the current system works." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rising drumbeat for Trump to deal with Fannie and Freddie himself

Joseph Lawler · February 23, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump hosted a listening session on gun violence with high school students and teachers in the White House on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

How long can Trump hold the line on guns?

W. James Antle III · February 22, 2018 5:01 am

Many Republicans have problems with provisions dealing with immigrant farm workers, while others don't like the immigration reduction numbers and mandatory E-Verify, which are also opposed by the business community.

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Immigration reform faces high hurdle in the House

Susan Ferrechio · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The budget proposal Trump's White House released days later would raise deficits by as much as $7 trillion over 10 years if enacted.

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Deficits drive a wedge between Trump and fiscal conservatives

Sarah Bedford · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

W. James Antle III · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Trains are parked in a rail yard on New York's west side used by Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and the Long Island Railroad. The rail yard is now covered by the Hudson Yards development. A proposed commuter rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey would connect with this rail yard. A prominent New York City developer who has advised the Trump administration on infrastructure refuted reports he was cheering on the president's decision not to pay for half of the estimated $13 billion price tag for the project. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Next on infrastructure: How much funding feds should kick in

Diana Stancy Correll · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., has said he'd prefer the results of the ongoing Russia investigation not be released in close proximity to the 2018 midterms, to avoid impact on the election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bob Casey doesn’t want Robert Mueller to release Russia report near 2018 midterms

Robert King · February 18, 2018 7:15 pm

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Sunday said there is a system in place to prevent gun violence, it just hasn't been used properly. (screenshot)

Tim Scott: The system to prevent mass shootings is in place, it just needs to be followed properly

Kyle Feldscher · February 18, 2018 5:19 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said House and Senate lawmakers have "had a hard time coming together." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake: It’s ‘hard to argue’ that Congress seems incapable of solving the ‘big problems’

Anna Giaritelli · February 16, 2018 3:45 pm

President Trump has proposed a "four pillar" immigration package that includes increased border security funding, ending chain migration, cancelling the visa lottery, and finding a "reasonable" solution for the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House refuses to back down from key immigration priorities after Senate rejects all proposals

Diana Stancy Correll · February 16, 2018 3:24 am