WASHINGTON—Two Senate committees postponed scheduled votes on Neera Tanden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget, raising further doubts that she can garner enough support to be confirmed by the chamber. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Budget Committee had been scheduled to […]
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French parliament votes through law that curbs identifying police
The Week I was wrong about Mitt Romney The Donald Trump phenomenon is purported to have divided friendships, families, and even marriages. I can attest to this fact in my own suburban Washington household, for this perhaps peculiar professional reason: It has occasioned my wife, the longtime sufferer of all […]
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2020 Election Results: North Carolina voting counts, electoral college votes
RALEIGH, North Carolina — North Carolina is a key battleground state for both the presidency and control of the Senate in the 2020 election. NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS *Counties are colored red or blue when the % expected vote reporting reaches a set threshold. This threshold varies by state […]
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Hoboken City Council Votes Down Proposed $250 Facemask Fine
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken City Council on Wednesday night voted down a proposed $250 fine for individuals not wearing a mask in a public place. On Wednesday night, Councilman Phil Cohen, who frequently sides with the administration of Mayor Ravi Bhalla, said, “It’s disappointing that the City Council failed […]