Risultati di "Ed O'Keefe" in Politica e Scienze sociali

Congress will return to Washington this week to confront a series of highly charged partisan issues as a deadline for extending government funding approaches, raising the specter of a December government shutdown.

"Congress Confronts Jam-packed December with Shutdown Deadline Looming" is from the November 26, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Mike DeBonis and Ed O'Keefe and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Voters in Texas on Tuesday are setting up a showdown that Democrats hope will lead to their first victory in a statewide election there since 1994, with Rep. Beto O’Rourke vying to compete for the Senate seat of Republican Ted Cruz.

"In Beto O’Rourke’s Challenge to Ted Cruz, Democrats See a Chance at a Statewide Win in Texas" is from the March 06, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ed O'Keefe and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Over two months, Sen. Jeff Flake has dodged bullets on a baseball field, buried his elderly father and watched one of his political mentors, Sen. John McCain, battle terminal brain cancer.

"Can Jeff Flake Survive the Role of Chief Republican Antagonist to Trump?" is from the August 13, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ed O'Keefe and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In a stunning close to his congressional career, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Thursday announced he will resign amid multiple allegations that he inappropriately touched women.

"Al Franken Announces He Will Resign From the Senate" is from the December 07, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ed O'Keefe, Elise Viebeck and Karen Tumulty and narrated by Sam Scholl.

A massive influx of Puerto Rico residents displaced by recent hurricanes is transforming communities in Florida and other states, and a conservative group is moving quickly to woo them ahead of the midterm elections.

"As Influx of Puerto Ricans Continues, Koch-Backed Group Starts Seeking Them out in Florida" is from the January 08, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ed O'Keefe and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In an extraordinarily rare move, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) interrupted Warren’s speech in a near-empty chamber, as debate on Sessions’s nomination heads toward a Wednesday evening vote, and said that she had breached Senate rules by reading past statements against Sessions from figures such as the late senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the late Coretta Scott King.

Speaking at a hastily-called press conference at the Justice Department, Sessions said he had met with department ethics officials soon after being sworn in last month to evaluate the rules and cases in which he might have a conflict.

"Attorney General Jeff Sessions Will Recuse Himself From Any Probe Related to 2016 Presidential Campaign " is from the March 02, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Karoun Demirjian, Ed O'Keefe, Sari Horwitz and Matt Zapotosky and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch will return to the White House on Monday for a swearing-in ceremony in the Rose Garden that President Trump and his allies hope will resonate well beyond the judge’s ugly confirmation battle.

"Conservatives Hope That Trump Victory on Gorsuch Will Breed Other Successes" is from the April 09, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by John Wagner, Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

When Judge Neil Gorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill on Monday morning to begin his confirmation hearings for a seat on the Supreme Court, he will give President Trump his first chance to make a lasting imprint on the federal judiciary — and Republicans a fresh test to work their will now that they control all of Washington’s levers of power.

" Trump and Republicans Face a Fresh Test to Shape Supreme Court, Assert Their Power With Gorsuch Hearings" is from the March 19, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ed O'Keefe and Robert Barnes and narrated by Sam Scholl.