Politics & Government

News Brief: Army Takes Control In Zimbabwe, Republicans Respond To Roy Moore

5:11am November 15, 2017

The army in Zimbabwe has seized control of the country, though they say it's not a coup. Also, Republican lawmakers are looking at options to keep Roy Moore out of the Senate.

Congress Continues To Address Its Sexual Harassment Issues

8:39pm November 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

The House and Senate are moving swiftly towards mandating previously optional sexual harassment training. The Senate approved the change last week, without a single objection. In the House on Tuesday, lawmakers held a hearing to consider even more far-reaching changes to shake up what many female lawmakers say is a culture that encourages silence.

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Students Kate Shulenberger (left) and Sarah Goodman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Graduate Student Council plan a "call your congressman" event on campus.

Grad Students Would Be Hit By Massive Tax Hike Under House GOP Plan

8:39pm November 14, 2017

The plan would raise taxes on graduate students, who make very little money to begin with. Analysts say the provision could discourage students from seeking advanced degrees, hurting economic growth.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appears in 2009 with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. McConnell suggested on Tuesday that Sessions run as a write-in candidate to keep former judge Roy Moore from winning his old seat.

McConnell Talks Up Sessions As Write-In Candidate To Replace Roy Moore

8:03pm November 14, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told people that he has no interest in returning to his old Senate seat from Alabama, as Moore continues to dig in against allegations of sexual misconduct.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits for the beginning of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

'My Story Has Never Changed,' Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tells House Committee

7:56pm November 14, 2017

by Miles Parks

Sessions faced lawmakers, fielding questions about Russian interference and the Trump campaign's contacts with Russians. He stood by prior testimony but sought to change his recollection of events.

Rep. Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday, leveling accusations of sexual harassment against a current, unnamed congressman.

After Sexual Harassment Accusations, Congress Moves Toward Mandatory Training

7:20pm November 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

Congress is grappling with how to change the culture on Capitol Hill, as a wave of sexual harassment allegations have swept the country in every industry.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., at a news conference on Tuesday where they announced that the individual mandate to have health insurance would be repealed in the Senate GOP tax bill.

Republican Senators Add Repeal Of Individual Health Care Mandate To Tax Bill

5:59pm November 14, 2017

by Kelsey Snell

Republican leaders expressed confidence that the measure could pass the Senate. It is likely to face even fewer hurdles in the House, as the GOP aims to pass a tax bill by Christmas.

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Proposed Legislative District Maps Show Big Changes In Guilford County

5:41pm November 14, 2017

by Keri Brown

An outside expert appointed by a federal court has released his proposed changes to North Carolina's statehouse districts.

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Examines President's Ability To Order A Nuclear Strike

5:03pm November 14, 2017

by David Welna

For the first time in more than four decades, a Congressional committee, on Tuesday, examined an exclusive power held by the U.S. president that has no institutional checks: the sole authority to order a nuclear strike. North Korea's drive for a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. and President Trump's bellicose rhetoric toward Pyongyang have prompted some lawmakers to call for reconsidering a system that allows one person to start a nuclear war.

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Roy Moore Continues To Lose GOP Support Amid Allegations Of Sexual Harassment

5:03pm November 14, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Senate Republicans are continuing to call for Roy Moore to drop out of the Alabama Senate race, but there are not many clear or good options for the GOP establishment.