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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Made Lasting Impact on Federal Courts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/26/trump_made_lasting_impact_on_federal_courts_144925.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' On this, even President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.
He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Passes Bill Rebuking China Over Hong Kong Crackdown]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/03/congress_passes_bill_rebuking_china_over_hong_kong_crackdown_143618.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congress has approved a bill rebuking China over its crackdown in Hong Kong amid protests against a strict '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'national security'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' law that outlaws so-called subversive or terrorist acts, as well as collusion with foreign forces intervening in the city'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Approves 200th Federal Judge Nominated by Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/25/senate_approves_200th_federal_judge_nominated_by_trump_143539.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Senate has approved the nomination of a Mississippi judge to a federal appeals court, the 200th federal judge named by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Republican-controlled chamber. It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the highest number of judicial nominees confirmed at this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Transformation of the Courts Barrels Onward]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/21/trumps_transformation_of_the_courts_barrels_onward_142015.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Amid intense focus on impeachment and year-end deals on spending and trade, the Senate hurtled this week toward a less-heralded accomplishment: confirming another batch of conservative judges.
Senators confirmed 13 of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s judicial...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Pushes Republicans to 'Get Tougher' vs. Impeachment Inquiry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/22/trump_pushes_republicans_to_get_tougher_vs_impeachment_inquiry_141553.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans on Monday to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'get tougher and fight'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' against the quickly moving House impeachment inquiry as Democrats blocked a GOP bid to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, a leader of the impeachment...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Energy Secretary Perry Says He Is Resigning by Year's End]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/18/energy_secretary_perry_says_he_is_resigning_by_years_end_141536.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will leave his job by the end of the year, saying that under President Donald Trump the nation is nearing energy independence.
Perry'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long-rumored departure comes as he is under scrutiny over the role he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Says Congress in 'Holding Pattern' on Gun Proposals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/18/mcconnell_says_congress_in_holding_pattern_on_gun_proposals_141285.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Six weeks after'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a pair of mass shootings'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' killed more than 30 people, Congress remains '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'in a holding pattern'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' on gun control as lawmakers await proposals from the White House, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
While President Donald Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Says He's Waiting on Trump to Chart Path on Guns]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/04/mcconnell_says_hes_waiting_on_trump_to_chart_path_on_guns_141167.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the burden on President Donald Trump to decide the GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s legislative...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Wants to Consider Gun Background Checks in Fall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/09/mcconnell_wants_to_consider_gun_background_checks_in_fall_140981.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawmakers return in the fall.
The Republican leader won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t be calling senators...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bipartisan 'Red Flag' Gun Laws Plan Has Support in Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/07/bipartisan_red_flag_gun_laws_plan_has_support_in_congress_140963.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Despite frequent mass shootings, Congress has proved to be unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation, largely because of resistance from Republicans.
But a bipartisan proposal by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is gaining...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Holds Barr, Ross in Contempt Over Census Dispute]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/18/house_holds_barr_ross_in_contempt_over_census_dispute_140810.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to a decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The House voted, 230-198, to hold...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Officials Warn of &lsquo;Active Threats&rsquo; to Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/11/trump_officials_warn_of_active_threats_to_elections_140760.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration warned of unspecified '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'active threats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to U.S. elections as top security officials briefed Congress Wednesday on steps the government has taken to improve election security in the wake of Russian interference in 2016.
Director of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wields Presidential Power on Pipeline, Energy Projects]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/15/trump_wields_presidential_power_on_pipeline_energy_projects_140057.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Eager to jump-start the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline and other energy projects, President Donald Trump has acted to assert executive power over pipelines and such infrastructure.
He issued a new permit for Keystone XL and insisted this exercise of presidential...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Rejects Green New Deal as Most Democrats Vote 'Present']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/27/senate_votes_down_green_new_deal_as_most_democrats_vote_present_139869.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Senate turned away from the Green New Deal on Tuesday as both parties shunned an opportunity to debate a comprehensive climate change plan offered by Democrats.
Republicans in the GOP-controlled Senate forced the vote as they seek to turn the Green New Deal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms White House Official Rao for Appeals Court]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/14/senate_confirms_white_house_official_rao_for_appeals_court_139745.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on a high-profile appeals court, despite concerns about her past writings on sexual assault.
White House official Neomi Rao won confirmation to a seat on the U.S....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Announces Senate Will Take a Vote on Green New Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/13/mcconnell_announces_senate_will_take_a_vote_on_green_new_deal_139455.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Senate will vote on the Green New Deal, a moonshot plan by Democrats to combat climate change, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, announcing a move designed to force Senate Democrats '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' including a cast of presidential candidates '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Seek Green New Deal to Fight Climate Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/08/democrats_seek_green_new_deal_to_fight_climate_change_139416.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s failure to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Delays State of the Union Until Partial Shutdown Ends]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/24/trump_delays_state_of_the_union_until_partial_shutdown_ends_139266.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Following a high-stakes game of dare and double-dare, Trump conceded...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Republican Leader Strips Steve King of Committee Assignments]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/15/house_republican_leader_strips_steve_king_of_committee_assignments_139179.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Veteran Republican Rep. Steve King will be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years after lamenting that white supremacy and white nationalism have become offensive terms.
King, in his ninth term representing Iowa, will not be given committee...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump to Deliver Prime-Time Address, Travel to Southern Border]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/08/trump_to_deliver_prime-time_address_travel_to_southern_border_139118.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump will argue to the nation Tuesday night that a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'crisis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s demanding before ending a partial government shutdown that has hundreds of thousands of federal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Holiday-Season Gridlock in DC Brings Partial Federal Closure]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/22/holiday-season_gridlock_in_dc_brings_partial_federal_closure_139001.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Christmas-season gridlock descended on the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s capital Saturday like an unwelcomed present just before the holiday as America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s elected leaders partially closed down the government over their inability to compromise on money for a wall along the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Democrats Dig In for Fight Over Border-Wall Funding]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/13/trump_democrats_dig_in_for_fight_over_border-wall_funding_138915.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congressional leaders were digging in Wednesday for a fight over government funding, a day after a combative White House meeting with President Donald Trump that seemed to raise the likelihood of a partial government shutdown.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Military to Build Border Wall If Democrats Refuse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/11/trump_says_military_to_build_border_wall_if_democrats_refuse_138893.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'if Democrats do not give...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Heated Clash, Trump Debates Pelosi and Schumer on Border Wall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/11/in_heated_clash_trump_debates_pelosi_and_schumer_on_border_wall_138898.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bickering in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s comments came as he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Claims 'Overwhelming Support' for 2nd Act as Speaker]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/16/pelosi_claims_overwhelming_support_for_2nd_act_as_speaker_138676.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Lawmakers trying to oust Nancy Pelosi started rallying behind a possible contender Thursday, but the House Democratic leader gained key endorsements and said she has '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'overwhelming support'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to become the next speaker.
Pelosi picked up backing from Rep....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Democrats Say They Will Push for Action on Stricter Gun Control]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/09/house_democrats_say_they_will_push_for_action_on_stricter_gun_control_138606.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Newly ascendant Democrats are promising congressional action on gun control amid a rash of mass shootings, including a late-night assault at a California bar that killed 12 people.
Measures including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Heads Toward Postelection Fight Over Border Wall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/13/congress_heads_toward_postelection_fight_over_border_wall_138347.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congress is heading toward a postelection showdown over President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as GOP leaders signal they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re willing to engage in hardball tactics that could spark a partial government shutdown and the president revs...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kavanaugh Sworn In to High Court After Rancorous Confirmation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/07/kavanaugh_sworn_in_as_protesters_chant_outside_supreme_court_138279.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of polarization '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' now...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kavanaugh Hearing Runs Red Hot With Partisan Anger]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/28/kavanaugh_hearing_runs_red_hot_with_partisan_anger_138192.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh devolved into a partisan fistfight Thursday as Democrats and Republicans '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and Kavanaugh himself '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' sparred over explosive allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted an acquaintance while both were...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congressional Baseball Game Comes a Year After Shooting]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/14/congressional_baseball_game_comes_a_year_after_shooting_137278.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Daly</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In the year since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others were shot at a congressional baseball practice, mass shootings have occurred at a Texas church, a Las Vegas music festival and high schools in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas.
Ohio Rep. Brad...]]></description>
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