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<title><![CDATA[Alexander Bolton - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17726.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Alexander Bolton]]></description><category domain="17726">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Is Fetterman Done as a Democrat?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6083365-fetterman-gop-convention-video-pennsylvania/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. John Fetterman'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s (D-Pa.) surprise video appearance at the Republican National Committee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s (RNC) first-ever midterm convention is roiling Democrats in Washington, who are growing exasperated by his frequent Fox News appearances and criticisms of democratic socialists.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate GOP Scrambles To Pass SAVE America Act]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5941573-save-america-act-gop-strategy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion in defense spending after holding a contentious meeting with President Trump this week.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump to Thune: Fire Parliamentarian, Pass SAVE Act]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5915219-trump-parliamentarian-thune-save-america-act/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump on Monday called on Senate Majority Leader'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' John Thune'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (R-S.D.) to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'immediately fire'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Senate Parliamentarian'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Elizabeth MacDonough'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to clear the way for Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fetterman: Dems Should 'Drop the TDS,' Fund WH Ballroom]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5850733-fetterman-white-house-ballroom/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' John Fetterman'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Pa.) is calling on fellow Democrats to support the construction of a new ballroom at the White House after a lone gunman tried to assassinate the president and senior administration officials at the White House Correspondents'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' Association dinner Saturday.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Hopes SCOTUS 'Surprise' Can Help Save Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5837188-alito-retirement-gop-midterms/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans who fear their three-seat majority could be in danger in this year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm election would welcome the retirement of conservative Justice'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Samuel Alito'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as an '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'October surprise'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' that could change their political fortunes by rallying GOP-leaning voters...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Divided Over How To Retake House and Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5661739-democrats-debate-2024-election-lessons/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic lawmakers are battling among themselves over whether they need to review the lessons of the disastrous 2024 election as they hope to win back the House and possibly the Senate in next year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm elections.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When Fetterman Knew Harris Had 'Lost the Plot']]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5569590-fetterman-harris-trump-fascist/?tbref=hp</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' John Fetterman'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D) says former Vice President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Kamala Harris,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominee for president in 2024, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'lost the plot'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' when she called President Trump a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'fascist.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cracks Form Among Senate Democrats in Funding Talks]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5522680-schumer-trump-threat-federal-workers/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Cracks are starting to form in the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to hold the line against a seven-week clean government funding stopgap passed by the House, according to Democratic sources, who say that a threat by President Trump to lay off thousands of federal workers is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Dems Running Away From Harris in Key States]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/4945815-democratic-candidates-avoid-harris-blue-wall/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats running for the Senate in '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'blue wall'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' states that will be critical to determining the outcome of the 2024 election are running away from Vice President Harris, signaling that they are hoping to win over'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' some of former President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' voters to keep their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Faces Challenge With Union Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4916950-harris-lacks-traction-union-voters/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s lack of traction with unionized blue-collar workers has emerged as one of her biggest challenges to winning key states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania, as polls show her significantly underperforming Joe'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s performance'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' with union workers in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Bet Harris Will Move Left as President]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4879580-democratic-lawmakers-give-vice-president-harris-pass/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m from Massachusetts, she'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s from California. On climate, on abortion, on racial, LGBTQ issues, we are absolutely in agreement on her agenda,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' said Sen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ed Markey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-Mass.), a leading Senate progressive who has co-sponsored Medicare for All, the Green New Deal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Circle Wagons Around Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4746886-senate-democrats-defend-biden/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats are President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bulwark in the Democratic Party and are sticking with him firmly, despite his disastrous debate performance in Atlanta.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Exasperated Dems Try To Quell Talk of Replacing Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4733976-democratic-senators-dismiss-biden-replacement/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4733976-democratic-senators-dismiss-biden-replacement/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats are feeling exasperated by their inability to stamp out persistent speculation that party leaders have a Plan B to replace'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' atop the Democratic ticket due to concerns about his age and weak poll numbers.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Verdict Brings GOP Skeptics Into the Fold]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4697624-trump-verdict-gop-skeptics/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4697624-trump-verdict-gop-skeptics/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' guilty verdict rendered'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' against former'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is bringing moderate Republicans and longtime Trump skeptics to his side in a way that Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s campaign has failed to do for months.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Alarmed Dems Run From Biden in Battleground States]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4671279-alarmed-democrats-flee-bidens-ailing-brand-in-battleground-states/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4671279-alarmed-democrats-flee-bidens-ailing-brand-in-battleground-states/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vulnerable Senate Democrats are distancing themselves from'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' ailing brand after polls show him trailing former President Trump in several battleground states.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans See Turnout Disaster Without Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4149548-gop-sees-turnout-disaster-without-trump/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4149548-gop-sees-turnout-disaster-without-trump/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican strategists are worried that if former President Trump doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t secure the GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential nomination next year, or if he is kept off the ballot because of his mounting legal problems, it could spell a voter turnout disaster for their party in 2024. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine War Backers in GOP Celebrate Carlson's Firing]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3971575-why-some-republicans-see-carlsons-departure-as-a-good-thing/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3971575-why-some-republicans-see-carlsons-departure-as-a-good-thing/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fox News host Tucker Carlson's sudden departure from the cable network is being greeted as good news by Republicans who support U.S. intervention in the war in Ukraine.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Abortion Politics Roils Senate Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3957492-abortion-politics-roils-senate-gop/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3957492-abortion-politics-roils-senate-gop/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Abortion politics is emerging as a major headache for Republicans heading into the 2024 election and threatens to derail their chances of winning control of the Senate, as some Republicans think happened in last year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm election.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Senate Leadership Rallies Around McConnell]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3735308-gop-senate-allies-rally-around-mcconnell/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3735308-gop-senate-allies-rally-around-mcconnell/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican senators are rallying around Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after a disappointing midterm election for the GOP.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Fight: Democrats Frustrated, Republicans Jubilant]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/524561-democrats-frustrated-gop-jubilant-in-senate-fight</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/524561-democrats-frustrated-gop-jubilant-in-senate-fight]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats are feeling frustrated and disappointed as their effort to retake the majority appears to have fallen short once again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WH, Senate Reach Deal on $2 Trillion Economic Rescue]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489382-senate-white-house-reach-deal-on-massive-stimulus-package</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489382-senate-white-house-reach-deal-on-massive-stimulus-package]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The White House and Senate leaders reached a deal early Wednesday morning on a massive stimulus package they hope will keep the nation from falling into a deep recession because of the coronavirus crisis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Senate Hopes Hinge on Trump Tide]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/451532-dem-senate-hopes-hinge-on-trump-tide</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/451532-dem-senate-hopes-hinge-on-trump-tide]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic and Republican lawmakers believe next year's battle for the Senate majority largely will hinge on the presidential race '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and who wins the Democratic Party's nomination.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Some Dems Worry Sanders Campaign Could Play Spoiler]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445859-democrats-worry-bernie-sanders-could-play-spoiler</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445859-democrats-worry-bernie-sanders-could-play-spoiler]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are worried that if he doesn't win the party's presidential nomination himself, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will be a thorn in the side of the Democratic nominee for president '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' especially if it's former Vice President Joe Biden.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Border Wall Negotiations Look Brutal for Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427163-post-shutdown-negotiations-look-brutal-for-trump</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427163-post-shutdown-negotiations-look-brutal-for-trump]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers in both parties are skeptical about President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s chances of securing funding for his wall on the Mexican border after a 35-day partial government shutdown that bruised the White House'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s political standing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Cements His Standing in Republican History]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/391742-mcconnell-cements-his-standing-in-gop-history</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/391742-mcconnell-cements-his-standing-in-gop-history]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday will become the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history, surpassing former Sen. Bob Dole (Kan.), a testament to his canny political skills and loyalty within the GOP conference.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Sees Ohio in Play as Confidence Grows]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/389458-mcconnell-sees-ohio-in-play-as-confidence-about-midterms-grows</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview with The Hill said he thinks Republicans can make a play for Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s seat in Ohio.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polls Swing Toward Republicans, Easing Midterm Fears]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/372101-gop-growing-optimistic-about-midterm-chances</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans are feeling better about their prospects in the midterm elections, buoyed by recent polls that show their numbers improving.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Behind the Scenes of the GOP's Tax Bill Victory]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/362924-how-four-gop-senators-guided-a-tax-bill-victory-behind-the-scenes</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief early Saturday morning when a $1.4 trillion tax bill that had teetered on the brink of failure passed with only one GOP defection.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Mobilize Against Moore in Alabama]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360216-gop-mobilizes-against-moore</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans on Monday signaled that they will do whatever it takes to prevent Roy Moore from becoming the next senator from Alabama, though hopefully without letting the seat fall into Democratic hands.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Surprise Deal Shakes Up Fall Agenda]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/349550-trumps-surprise-deal-shakes-up-fall-agenda</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexander Bolton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's surprise deal with Democrats postponing a fight over spending and the debt limit until December has rearranged the fall agenda, sources from both parties say.]]></description>
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