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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Biden Nominee Austin as Defense Secretary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/23/senate_confirms_biden_nominee_austin_as_defense_secretary_145110.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first Black secretary of defense.
The 93-2 vote gave President Joe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Poised for Quick Action on Biden&rsquo;s Pentagon Nominee]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/22/congress_poised_for_quick_action_on_bidens_pentagon_nominee_145098.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that safeguards...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Capitol Breach]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/07/congress_certifies_bidens_election_win_after_capitol_breach_144985.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential election, undercut the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Seals Agreement on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/21/congress_seals_agreement_on_900_billion_covid_relief_bill_144893.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' After months of Washington gridlock, Congress is set to act on a $900 billion pandemic relief package, finally delivering long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Snags on COVID-19 Relief May Force Weekend Sessions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/18/snags_on_covid-19_relief_may_force_weekend_sessions_144886.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a hurry up and wait moment on Capitol Hill as congressional negotiators on a must-pass, almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package struggled through a handful of remaining snags. The holdups mean a weekend session now appears virtually certain,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Virus Bill Blocked in Senate as Prospects Dim for New Relief]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/11/virus_bill_blocked_in_senate_as_prospects_dim_for_new_relief_144184.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election.
The mostly party-line vote capped...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Signs $484 Billion Emergency Relief Package]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/24/trump_set_to_sign_484_billion_emergency_relief_package__143037.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' bill'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' coronavirus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' pandemic that has killed more than 50,000 Americans and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' devastated broad swaths'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of the economy.
The bill is the latest effort by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell, Pelosi Signal More Economic Aid Likely From Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/04/mcconnell_pelosi_signal_more_economic_aid_likely_from_congress_142864.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In a shift, the top leaders in Congress made it clear Friday there will be another'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' coronavirus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' rescue package amid the stark need for federal resources to fight the pandemic and economic crisis.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Economic Rescue After Swift Congressional Votes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/28/trump_signs_22_trillion_economic_rescue_after_swift_congressional_votes_142800.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Unanimously Passes Massive Economic Rescue Plan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/26/senate_unanimously_passes_massive_economic_rescue_plan_142773.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Senate passed an unparalleled'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' $2.2 trillion economic rescue package'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the coronavirus pandemic.
The unanimous vote Wednesday came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White House, Congress Agree on $2 Trillion Economic Rescue Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/25/white_house_congress_agree_on_2_trillion_economic_rescue_bill_142765.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the coronavirus pandemic.
The urgently needed...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Team, Senators to Negotiate $1 Trillion Economic Rescue Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/20/trumps_team_senators_to_negotiate_1_trillion_economic_rescue_deal_142724.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Members of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the coronavirus outbreak.
It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the biggest...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Declares National Emergency to Speed Virus Response]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/14/trump_declares_national_emergency_to_speed_virus_response_142664.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outbreak, and then threw his support behind an aid package in Congress that is on track to provide direct relief to Americans.
From...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In WH Address, Trump Suspends Travel From Europe for 30 Days]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/12/in_wh_address_trump_suspends_travel_from_europe_for_30_days_142641.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump sharply restricted passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moved to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Weighs Shifting Billions More for Border Wall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/15/trump_admin_weighs_shifting_billions_more_for_border_wall_142157.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration is weighing whether to shift billions more in military funding to build the border wall after already moving more than $6 billion, prompting a fresh round of criticism from lawmakers.
But senior administration officials cautioned that no...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Democrats in Tentative Deal on USMCA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/10/trump_dems_in_tentative_deal_on_usmca_141925.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Donald Trump.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m hearing very good things, including from unions...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kemp Expected to Pick Newcomer Kelly Loeffler to Succeed Isakson in Georgia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/03/kemp_expected_to_pick_newcomer_kelly_loeffler_to_succeed_isakson_in_georgia_141874.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Georgia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s governor is expected to appoint a wealthy business executive to replace an outgoing U.S. senator, according to a GOP political consultant, bypassing President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s preferred pick and betting instead that a moderate woman can garner enough...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican Rep. Peter King Retiring, Giving Dems New 2020 Target]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/12/republican_rep_peter_king_retiring_giving_dems_new_2020_target_141715.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Rep. Peter King, a moderate Republican who has represented a Long Island congressional district for nearly 30 years, announced Monday he won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t seek reelection, enhancing Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' chances to grab yet another suburban House seat as they defend their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Powerful Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York to Retire]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/11/powerful_democratic_rep_nita_lowey_of_new_york_to_retire_141472.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Rep. Nita Lowey, the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a 31-year veteran of Congress, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year.
The 82-year-old New York Democrat tweeted that it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'deep honor...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senators Pitch Trump on Expanded Gun Background Check Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/12/senators_pitch_trump_on_expanded_gun_background_check_bill_141234.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Senators pushing to require background checks for private gun sales made a fresh pitch to President Donald Trump on Wednesday as part of an effort to break the gridlock over legislation to curb gun violence following a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' summer of more mass shootings'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' .
GOP Sen....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Passes Budget Deal Lifting the Debt Ceiling for Two Years]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/02/senate_passes_budget_deal_lifting_the_debt_ceiling_for_two_years_140926.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s endorsement and a bipartisan drive to cement recent spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies.
The legislation passed by a 67-28 vote as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Passes Debt Limit and Spending Bill, Sends to Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/26/house_passes_debt_limit_and_spending_bill_sends_to_senate_140872.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Observing a rare cease-fire in their battles with President Donald Trump, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday easily passed bipartisan debt and budget legislation to permit the Treasury to issue bonds to pay the government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bills and lock in place...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Deal Sealed on Federal Budget Ensures No Shutdown, Default]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/23/deal_sealed_on_federal_budget_ensures_no_shutdown_default_140847.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have announced a critical debt and budget agreement that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid political and economic tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Sends Trump $4.6B Border Bill, Yielding to Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/28/house_sends_trump_46b_border_bill_yielding_to_senate_140675.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to send President Donald Trump a bipartisan, Senate-drafted, $4.6 billion measure to care for migrant refugees detained at the southern border, capping a Washington skirmish in which die-hard liberals came out on the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House OKs Democrats' Bill Blocking Trump Border Emergency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/27/house_oks_democrats_bill_blocking_trump_border_emergency_139599.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' House Democrats have ignored a veto threat and passed legislation that would stymie President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bid for billions of extra dollars for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The move has escalated a clash over whether he has abused his powers to advance the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Border Security Brawl Seems Near a Serene Resolution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/14/border_security_brawl_seems_near_a_serene_resolution_139469.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congress is set to resolve its clattering brawl with President Donald Trump in uncommonly bipartisan fashion as lawmakers prepare to pass a border security compromise providing a mere sliver of the billions he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s demanded for a wall with Mexico and averting a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Will Sign Border Security Bill and Declare Emergency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/14/trump_will_sign_border_security_bill_and_declare_emergency_139479.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise that would avert a second painful government shutdown.
But a new confrontation has been ignited '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' this time over President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Not 'Thrilled' With Border Deal But Leaning Toward It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/13/trump_not_thrilled_with_border_deal_but_leaning_toward_it_139454.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement Tuesday that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been demanding...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Reach Agreement 'in Principle' in Border Security Talks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/11/lawmakers_reach_agreement_in_principle_in_border_security_talks_139442.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congressional negotiators reached agreement Monday night to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Negotiators See Progress in Border Security Talks as Deadline Nears]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/07/negotiators_see_progress_in_border_security_debate_as_deadline_nears_139399.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Taylor</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck starkly different tones in their border security standoff Wednesday, as Trump planned a rally in a Texas border city he says exemplifies the need for a wall and Pelosi said she'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d back any bipartisan...]]></description>
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