Sentences with phrase «on midterm elections»

This is a bill whose time has come, though we'll likely need to wait until the dust settles on the midterm elections before we know the outcome of this effort.

If you really want to turn these policies around, work on the midterm elections, because our members of Congress, including John Faso and Elise Stefanik, are not exercising the right oversight authority over, for instance, the gutting of the EPA.

Through his campaign account and his political action committee, the Kerry campaign operation generated more than $ 10 million for various party committees and 179 candidates for the U.S. House, Senate, state and local offices in 42 states focusing on the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle.

In his post on the midterm elections and their discontents, Jody Bottum argues that conservatives haven't made support for the Iraq War a defining test of one's conservatism, in the way that opposition to the war ¯ and indeed, war of almost any kind ¯ has become an abortion - style....

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, on Tuesday held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican - led Russia investigations.

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Attracting small donors through digital channels resembles the presidential campaign fundraising strategy of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (D), but Harris insists she's just focusing on this year's midterm elections.

In an interview with the Boston Globe, Pelosi made clear she is still the boss and has no intention of taking on a smaller role after the 2018 midterm elections this fall.

It's not yet clear what judgment voters will render on Obamacare in the midterm elections in November, but for now McConnell's strategy seems to have paid off.

With the midterm elections in view for jittery lawmakers, chances for a breakthrough on an immigration overhaul, a rewrite of the tax code, or a major jobs package have all but vanished.

WASHINGTON — When House Speaker Paul Ryan told his colleagues on Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the year, he signaled what many Republicans are already thinking: Midterm elections will be rough for the GOP if it wants to keep its majority.

A Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll released on Sunday found that 50 % of people said they want Democrats to lead Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, compared to 39 % who said they hoped Republicans would retain congressional control.

Conservative donors and operatives who gathered on a mountain shrouded resort this past weekend for the Koch brothers» annual winter retreat know that they're up against a historical tide in this year's midterm elections.

To boost GOP prospects in the midterm elections, Trump needs to show that Republicans are delivering on long - promised tax relief.

Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have failed to pass any significant legislation to shore up election security vulnerabilities ahead of the 2018 midterms.

In late January, Obama will give his fifth State of the Union address, setting his agenda for the final stretch before the 2014 midterm elections render him less able to focus Washington's attention on his own priorities.

Even some of the tech industry's most prominent critics of President Donald Trump are opening their checkbooks and donating to Republican lawmakers, as Silicon Valley sets its sights on the 2018 midterm election.

Americans have not yet latched on to the tax policy the way GOP lawmakers had hoped ahead of critical midterm elections.

The US midterm elections and new personalities on the Federal Reserve Board may also introduce interesting contours to the investment landscape of 2018.

The implications in the United States will depend on how well Mr. Trump and his allies are able to sell the deal's direct benefits to voters in midterm elections in the fall.

For Trump and the Republican Party, that could be a devastating development in a midterm election year, when the party is largely pinning its hopes of keeping control of Congress on economic success and Americans seeing a benefit from the tax overhaul the president signed in December.

Ari collaborated with Alec Ross on The New York Times bestselling book The Industries of the Future and served as Special Political Correspondent for Vice News during the 2014 midterm elections and as a correspondent for Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper, from 2003 to 2006.

The tariff announcement comes as Trump tries to rally his base ahead of this fall's midterm congressional elections by making good on promises to protect American industry and create jobs.

«At this point, I don't even know if the adults in power who are funded by the NRA, I don't think we need them anymore, because they are going to be gone by the midterm election,» Gonzalez said on «Face the Nation» on CBS.

Hogg, who has been accepted to the University of California at Irvine, also said that he was «90 percent sure» that he would delay enrolling in college until fall 2019 and use the gap year to focus on this year's midterm elections.

In previous midterm election years, the S&P 500 Index has experienced a sell - off early in the year — and on average, ends the first three quarters flat to slightly lower (as of this writing, the S&P 500 Index price is nearly unchanged year to date).

Yet current polls show a greater likelihood of a Democratic takeover in the House of Representatives following the midterm elections, while they suggest that Republicans likely will maintain a hold on a Senate majority.1

He was an occasional contributor to some of our publications and in 2010 he joined me on a webcast following the midterm elections.

David Hogg, the student turned anti-gun activist following the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in February, has announced he is putting off his college education to work on the 2018 midterm elections.

In the prior 27 midterm periods, the S&P 500 has rallied 12 % on average during the 10 months following the election; the return jumps to 22 % when the Fed is in the middle of a tightening cycle.

UC Irvine (UCI) reportedly offered admission to David Hogg, but the Parkland activist has decided to take a year off from college to focus on the 2018 midterm elections.

United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Emmet Flood's hiring reflects concern that the Russia investigation will drag on and that the midterm elections could result in a Congress eager to take on the White House.

The battle between Driehaus and a group of progressive Catholic supporters on the one hand and religious conservatives on the other is a reminder that abortion has become a key issue in the midterm elections in parts of the country, even as the economy and jobs remain voters» top concern.

As the midterm elections approach, it's worth remembering that the future of America will turn on culture, not politics: the poetry of our moral and social imaginations, not punditry.

In early November 2006 (just after the midterm elections here in the United States), N.T. Wright, the well - known New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop of Durham, delivered a public lecture in Durham Cathedral asking, «Where is God in «The War on Terror»?»

The campaign to take on Cuomo this year is considered in uphill one, given Democratic advantages at the polls in a midterm election and the governor's $ 30 million campaign war chest.

Today's Marist poll finds voter sentiment hasn't changed much when it comes to the upcoming midterm elections, with voters closely divided on whether they're willing to support incumbents or vote for new faces.

Hillary Clinton is supporting a Democratic congressional candidate's use of campaign funds on child care, writing a letter in support to the Federal Elections Commission that also highlights the number of women who are running for office in the 2018 midterm eElections Commission that also highlights the number of women who are running for office in the 2018 midterm electionselections.

The passionate gun control rallies that brought out large crowds around the country sent a vivid signal that the issue is likely to play a major role in the 2018 midterm elections, and that Republicans could find themselves largely on the defensive on gun issues for the first time in decades.

While Republicans have been bracing for months for a punishing election in November, they are increasingly alarmed that their losses may be even worse than feared because the midterm campaign appears destined to turn more on the behavior of the man in the White House than any other in decades.

Ryan's retirement announcement blindsided many House Republican candidates and their campaign leaders who were counting on him to lead them to victory in the November midterm elections, and could make it easier for Democrats to retake control.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a 2016 GOP presidential contender, said that lawmakers should be held accountable during this fall's midterm elections for their inaction on gun laws following a number of high - profile mass shootings around the country.

Trump declared war on the conservatives of the House Freedom Caucus, suggesting Republicans should «fight them» in the 2018 midterm elections if they do not back his agenda.

A teacher rebellion in red states from West Virginia to Arizona has put Republicans on the defensive, forcing them to walk a fine line in the months before midterm elections between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and conservative supporters who want a smaller government and low taxes.

But with the midterm elections less than two months away, leaders have not yet decided whether they will schedule a vote on the legislation before voters go to the polls.

Last fall, Democrats lost control of the Senate and fell further into the minority in the House, but pinned much of the blame on low turnout in the midterm elections.

Democratic leaders are trying to frame the November midterm elections not as a national referendum on the party in power but as local choices between two candidates.

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the official GOP rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday night in a bid to offer voters a new face for the party ahead of the midterm elections.

Since 1902, the president's party has been on the losing end of the battle for legislative seats in 27 of 29 midterm election cycles.

She will be focusing heavily on the 2018 midterm elections.