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Trump state of the union
Xinhua/Liu Jie
February 05, 2019 - 10:59 pm

Trump At SOTU: 'Together We Will Defeat AIDS'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where new infections happen and getting highly effective drugs to people at risk. Briefing reporters ahead of Trump's State of the Union speech, Health and Human...
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Robert Trotta
Sophia Hall/WCBS 880
February 05, 2019 - 2:16 pm

Suffolk Legislator Slams County Executive, Announces Bid

A Republican Suffolk County legislator announced Monday that he is running for county executive.
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Dan Crenshaw Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Jack Gruber, USA TODAY/
February 05, 2019 - 7:59 am

AOC Fires Back At Texas Rep's Patriots Tax Joke

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw's joke about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's progressive tax plan earned him a response from the outspoken New York congresswoman.
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subway q train
WCBS 880
February 04, 2019 - 7:07 pm

Brooklyn Lawmaker Proposes $3 Shipping Fee To Fund MTA

A Brooklyn lawmaker has some new ideas about how to fund the MTA.
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney
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February 04, 2019 - 6:10 pm

Lawmakers Introduce Holocaust Education Legislation

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney announced Monday that she will be co-sponsoring a measure to give teachers the resources needed to teach about the Holocaust.
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Congressman Max Rose
Hannah Gaber/USA TODAY
February 04, 2019 - 2:38 pm

SI Congressman Doesn’t Want Lawmakers To Be Paid During Shutdowns

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A Staten Island congressman is looking to take action to prevent lawmakers from collecting a paycheck in the event of another government shutdown. Democrat Max Rose, who ousted Republican incumbent Dan Donovan from Staten Island/Brooklyn in November, believed neither the...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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February 04, 2019 - 1:32 pm

Wealthy Democrats Increasingly Worried About Higher Taxes

Some Wall Street Democrats are worried the Democratic Party may be moving too far to the left and will soon force them to pay much higher taxes.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Suchat Pederson, The News Journal
February 04, 2019 - 11:54 am

Ocasio-Cortez To Bring Kavanaugh Critic To Trump's SOTU

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union will be a woman who made headlines protesting against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Ana Maria Archila says she is "honored" to be the guest of the star freshman Democrat and will sit in the...
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, speaks during a news conference outside of his home, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Newark, N.J. Booker earlier in the day declared his bid for the presidency with a sweeping call to unite a deeply polarized nation around a "common purpose." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
February 04, 2019 - 7:00 am

Booker Announces 2 Key Hires To Lead South Carolina Campaign

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has hired two veteran political operatives to head up his presidential campaign efforts in the critical early-voting state of South Carolina. Booker announced Monday that Christale Spain would serve as his state director. Spain...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam
AP Photo/Steve Helber
February 02, 2019 - 11:48 am

Virginia Governor Says That Wasn't Him In Racist Photo

Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Virginia's embattled governor on Saturday vowed to remain in office after disavowing a blatantly racist photograph that appeared under his name in his 1984 medical school yearbook.
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