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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks to the chamber Thursday, March 7, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the House was preparing to vote on a resolution to speak out against, as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said, "anti-Semitism, anti-Islamophobia, a
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
March 07, 2019 - 9:23 pm

House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute that has overwhelmed their agenda and exposed fault lines that could shadow them through next year's...
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An anti-Brexit demonstrator cries as he gathers in Parliament square in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.
Frank Augstein/AP Photo
January 15, 2019 - 4:36 pm

UK's May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. The defeat was widely expected, but the scale of the...
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British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves BBC Broadcasting House in London after appearing on the Andrew Marr show, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
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January 06, 2019 - 9:34 am

UK leader May: Brexit critics risk damaging UK democracy

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that a delayed vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal will "definitely" go ahead later this month, as she promised to set out measures to win over skeptical lawmakers. May told the BBC that in the coming days she will give more details...
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President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Washington.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
December 21, 2018 - 3:58 pm

Trump signs sweeping criminal justice bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown just hours away, President Donald Trump on Friday signed rare bipartisan legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice system. Trump called the bill "an incredible success for our country" and "beyond bipartisan" during an Oval Office signing...
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An Anti Brexit campaigner dressed a dinosaur demonstrates in Westminster in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
November 19, 2018 - 3:33 pm

UK leader has eye on rebellion as EU braces for Brexit push

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union plowed ahead Monday with plans to have their divorce deal signed, sealed and delivered within days as British Prime Minister Theresa May waited to see whether rebel lawmakers opposed to the agreement had the numbers to challenge her leadership. The...
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National Intelligence Director Dan Coats
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
May 24, 2018 - 11:07 pm

Dem, GOP leaders get classified briefings on Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Eric Turner, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers huddled Thursday in classified briefings about the origins of the FBI investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a highly unusual series of meetings prompted...
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Sep 9, 2017; University Park, PA, USA; Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf looks on from the field prior to the game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
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Justin Udo
April 30, 2018 - 9:12 pm

Wolf backs Pa. lawmakers working to create natural gas tax legislation

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and several other state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle announced that they are working together on a Shale Tax for the state. "I'm proud to stand here with this bipartisan coalition to announce the introduction of...
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