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May 1, 2021

Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems

A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little…
March 24, 2021

Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says ‘we have to act’

Democrats said Tuesday that they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels two…
March 7, 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin defends vote to lower unemployment benefits in new stimulus bill

Senator Joe Manchin has defended his vote which resulted in reduced unemployment benefits in Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill.
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January 6, 2021

Joy Behar tells Meghan McCain ‘I did not miss you’ following maternity leave

"I did not miss you. Zero," Behar remarked to McCain while the two debated political stances during the daytime talk…
May 3, 2013

NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president…
April 10, 2013

Democratic, GOP senators reach deal on gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Subjecting more firearms purchases to federal background checks has been the chief goal of Obama and gun…
July 5, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry blasts Dems who won't attend convention as 'short-sighted

VIDEO - MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry sharply criticized congressional Democrats who won't attend the party's convention in August, arguing it…
May 10, 2012

Why West Virginia hates President Obama

ANALYSIS - West Virginia is a state packed with the kind of white, working-class voters who oppose Obama in Ohio,…
May 9, 2012

Keith Judd, Texas inmate, gets 40 percent of vote against Obama In West Virginia Democratic primary

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) - Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that…
October 25, 2011

NYPD cops settle Sean Bell case by retiring with pay

NEW YORK (AP) - The 23-year-old Bell was killed and two friends seriously injured outside a topless bar where police…
July 15, 2010

Senate close to restoring jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million workers who have been laid off for long stretches could get their unemployment…