Category : Política

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today: “I extend my congratulations to our new Speaker, Paul Ryan, who I served with on the House Budget Committee. Although I strongly disagreed with him on many important issues, I’ve seen firsthand his willingness to negotiate in good faith with Democrats in order […]Load more...

Michael Bowman October 29, 2015 CAPITOL HILL—Legislation to keep Washington’s chronic fiscal battles at bay through next year’s elections and beyond is expected to get Congress’ final approval by Friday. The bill sets U.S. government spending levels for two years and raises the borrowing limit into early 2017, avoiding the threat of a partial federal […]Load more...

The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives has elected conservative stalwart, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as the new House speaker. After endorsing him in a party caucus Wednesday, Republicans formally selected the 45-year-old Ryan in a vote Thursday on the House floor. Ryan received 236 of the 247 House Republican votes. Nine Republicans […]Load more...

Jim Malone Last updated on: October 29, 2015 9:28 AM The top 10 Republican presidential contenders clashed over economic policy and, at times, each other in the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. The debate was feisty from the start with Ohio Governor John Kasich challenging political outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson […]Load more...

William Gallo Marco Rubio came out on the winning end of a testy exchange with his longtime friend Jeb Bush and had an overall solid performance, according to many analysts, after the third Republican presidential debate of the primary season Wednesday. Rubio, the fresh-faced Florida senator, and Bush, the former governor of the same state, […]Load more...

VOA News October 08, 2015 4:48 AM Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race to succeed John Boehner as speaker of the House of Representatives. House Republicans have also posponed the election for a candidate for speaker.  Details are still coming in. On Wednesday, the so-called House Freedom Caucus voted to support […]Load more...

VOA News The latest U.S. political survey shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump maintaining his lead in the crowded field of Republican Party candidates seeking the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead in the Democratic contest. The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday showed the outspoken Trump with the […]Load more...