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<title><![CDATA[Lisa Mascaro - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/20460.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Lisa Mascaro]]></description><category domain="20460">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Uncertain Political Future Divides Democrats as They Return to Capitol Hill]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Deeply torn over President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' candidacy, Democratic lawmakers return to Washington at a pivotal moment as they decide whether to work to revive his campaign or edge out the party leader, a make-or-break time for his reelection and their own'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Biden, 2024 Is Up to the Voters, Not Democrats on Capitol Hill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/07/07/to_biden_2024_is_up_to_the_voters_not_democrats_on_capitol_hill_151220.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. But the chorus of Democratic voices calling for him to step aside is growing, from donors, strategists, lawmakers and their constituents who say...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans in Struggle to Break Democrats' Hold on Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/11/09/republicans_in_struggle_to_break_democrats_hold_on_congress_148445.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The promise of a red wave receding, Republicans slogged state by state in a determined fight to break the Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' one-party hold on Washington as anxiety set in over'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the dragged-out race for control of Congress'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and the future of President Joe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Tie Government Funding to Debt Bill, GOP Digs In]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/21/democrats_tie_government_funding_to_debt_bill_gop_digs_in_146442.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic congressional leaders backed by the White House say they will push ahead with a vote to fund the government and suspend the debt limit, all but daring Republicans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' who say they will vote against'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' it despite the risk of a fiscal crisis.
Congress is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With McCain in Mind, Sinema Reaches for Bipartisanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/07/08/with_mccain_in_mind_sinema_reaches_for_bipartisanship_146053.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' More than for her shock of purple hair or unpredictable votes,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is perhaps best known for doing the unthinkable in Washington: She spends time on the Republican side of the aisle.
Not only does she pass her days chatting up the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time Ticking Away, Democrats Face Wrenching Test on Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/07/time_ticking_away_democrats_face_wrenching_test_on_agenda_145885.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bracing for political trouble, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Democratic colleagues that June will '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'test our resolve'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' as senators return Monday to consider'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' infrastructure, voting rights and other stalled-out priorities at a crucial moment...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Eager To Build Infrastructure, Biden Plans To Tax Business]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/31/eager_to_build_infrastructure_biden_plans_to_tax_business_145507.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s infrastructure'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and expects the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s corporations to pay for it.
The president travels to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to unveil what would be a hard-hatted transformation of the U.S. economy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['We Can Do Big Things,' Schumer Says as Senate Approves Aid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/08/we_can_do_big_things_schumer_says_as_senate_approves_aid_145365.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the daylong delay as Democrats argued among themselves over the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Meets Republicans on Virus Aid, but No Quick Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/02/biden_meets_republicans_on_virus_aid_but_no_quick_deal_145168.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Joe Biden told Republican senators during a two-hour meeting he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s unwilling to settle on an insufficient coronavirus aid package after they pitched their slimmed down $618 billion proposal that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a fraction of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the $1.9 trillion he is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrat Prospects of Convicting Trump in Senate Fade Away]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/25/democrat_prospects_of_convicting_trump_in_senate_fade_away_145115.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the proceeding, dimming the chances that former president will be convicted on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the charge'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Impeaches Trump for a Second Time--Accused of Inciting Capitol Riot]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/13/house_impeaches_trump_for_a_second_time--accused_of_inciting_capitol_riot_145031.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'incitement of insurrection'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.
With the Capitol...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi, Democrats Head Toward Impeaching Trump Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/08/pelosi_democrats_head_toward_impeaching_trump_again_144999.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s headed out of the White House, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'unhinged'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Trump from...]]></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>Lisa Mascaro</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[McConnell Warns Republicans Off Electoral College Brawl in Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/16/mcconnell_warns_republicans_off_electoral_college_brawl_in_congress_144863.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators not to join President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s extended assault on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the Electoral College results.
In public remarks and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barrett Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice, Reshaping Judiciary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/27/barrett_confirmed_as_supreme_court_justice_reshaping_judiciary.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Murkowski's Nod Gives Barrett Extra Boost for Supreme Court]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/25/murkowskis_nod_gives_barrett_extra_boost_for_supreme_court_144525.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat during an election season announced support for President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday.
Sen....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats To Boycott Barrett Vote, Senate GOP Pushes Ahead]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/22/democrats_to_boycott_barrett_vote_senate_gop_pushes_ahead_144508.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from rushing to confirm President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick before...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amy Barrett Faces Grilling From Democrats on Day 2 of Senate Hearings]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/13/amy_barrett_faces_grilling_from_democrats_on_day_2_of_senate_hearings_144431.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominee Amy Coney Barrett will face senators'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' questions over her approach to health care, legal precedent and even the presidential election during a second day of confirmation hearings on track to lock in a conservative court majority for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/12/supreme_court_nominee_barrett_faces_senate_confirmation_hearing_144421.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Confirmation hearings for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick to replace the late'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and cement a conservative court majority before'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Urges Pause on Trump Court Pick Until After Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/28/biden_urges_pause_on_trump_court_pick_until_after_election_144318.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump is pushing for quick confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, implored the Republican-led Senate to hold off on voting on her nomination until after the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Nov. 3 election'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'let...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Senators See Political, Principle Gain in Court Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/24/gop_senators_see_political_principle_gain_in_court_fight_144287.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump marveled at a rally this week about how important'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominations are to voters.
But Senate Republicans are with the voters on that. Despite Democratic cries of hypocrisy, they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re hoping the battle over'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' replacing Ruth...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate GOP Plans Vote on Trump&rsquo;s Court Pick Before Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/23/senate_gop_plans_vote_on_trumps_court_pick_before_election_144280.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Votes in hand, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with plans to confirm President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick to fill the late'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court seat before the Nov. 3 election, launching a divisive fight over Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Graham: GOP Has Votes To Confirm Trump Court Pick by Nov. 3]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/22/graham_gop_has_votes_to_confirm_trump_court_pick_by_nov_3_144272.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Republicans have the votes to confirm President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Supreme Court pick before the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to the Senate Judiciary chairman who will shepherd the nomination through the chamber.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The nominee is going to be...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Hopeful Supreme Court Battle Will Help Shift Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/21/gop_hopeful_supreme_court_battle_will_help_shift_election_144258.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Four years ago, the allure of conservative Supreme Court appointments helped persuade skeptical Republicans to support Donald Trump for president. Two years ago, a contentious clash over Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s choice of Brett Kavanaugh for the court was credited with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pressure Mounts on GOP Senators Over Filling Ginsburg Seat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/21/pressure_mounts_on_gop_senators_over_filling_ginsburg_seat_144257.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to rush a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as pressure mounted on senators to support or oppose a quick vote to fill the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pandemic Politicking: Democrats at Laptops. GOP at Your Door]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/04/pandemic_politicking_democrats_at_laptops_gop_at_your_door_144141.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' At a family dining table in tiny Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Arlene Ketchpaw chatted with a half-dozen Sauk County Democrats about how to win over voters, her fellow volunteers staring out from a now familiar Zoom screen.
A day later, many Republicans found...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Chief of Staff Meadows Move From Deal Breaker to Deal-Maker?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/14/can_chief_of_staff_meadows_move_from_deal_breaker_to_deal-maker_143971.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Mark Meadows'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' dropped to a knee in then-Speaker John Boehner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s office, the still-new congressman apologizing for joining those trying to oust the Republican leader.
Two years later,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Meadows'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' did it anyway, leading the House Freedom Caucus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' push for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Republicans Propose Police Reform Bill to Counter Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/17/senate_republicans_propose_police_reform_bill_to_counter_democrats_143476.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Senate Republicans unveiled proposed changes to police procedures and accountability Wednesday, countering Democratic policing legislation with a bill that is less sweeping but underscores how swiftly the national debate has been transformed five months before...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Senate GOP Seek Police Changes as Democrats Urge More]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/16/trump_senate_gop_seek_police_changes_as_democrats_urge_more_143466.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a package of policing changes as the GOP rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' George Floyd'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Unveil Police Reform Overhaul, Kneel at Capitol]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/08/democrats_unveil_police_reform_overhaul_kneel_at_capitol_143402.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Lisa Mascaro</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, a potentially far-reaching legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' deaths of black Americans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the hands of law enforcement.
Before unveiling the package, House...]]></description>
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