WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days after the midterm election, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker worked the phones with Democratic luminaries in Iowa. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock courted high-dollar donors in New York. Other Democrats openly mused about their White ...

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From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana as Democrats who gained new or stronger powers in the ...

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s advisers and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible Democratic takeover of the House, which would empower the opposition party to shower the ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in the New York state Senate reunited Tuesday for the first time since a 7-year-long schism within the party helped give control of the chamber to Republicans. Former members of the Independent Democratic Conference and ...

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The Monroe County Democratic Committee on Thursday endorsed several candidates for the upcoming fall election. They include endorsing Judge Stephen Miller for re-election to a second 10-year term on the Rochester City Court bench and Maritza Buitrago for a new ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care law is losing some of its political punch as vulnerable Democrats see it as less of an election-year minus and Republicans increasingly talk about fixing it instead of repealing. Two-term Arkansas Sen. ...

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The ballot positions have been established in the three-way primary race for a new Rochester City Court judge seat. The positions were drawn Tuesday for the primary election scheduled for Sept. 9. William T. Gargan, who received the backing of ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Constitutional lawyers backing a planned House Republican lawsuit against President Barack Obama told a congressional committee Wednesday that the action is justified because Obama has exceeded his powers in carrying out his health care law. Attorneys allied ...

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On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks in Detroit to attendees of Netroots Nation, the largest gathering of progressives and the Democratic activist base. The conference runs through Sunday at the COBO Center. Other speakers include Sens. Charles ...

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Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature have introduced legislation that would prohibit county officers or employees from working for a Local Development Corporation or any LDC contractor or subcontractor for two years after leaving county employment. The legislation was prompted ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama’s current and future nominees on Thursday, voting unilaterally to overturn decades of Senate precedent and undermine Republicans’ ability to block final votes. The 52-48 vote to ...

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Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature have proposed a series of reforms designed to increase oversight to local development corporations. The measures were to be brought up during a full Legislature meeting scheduled Tuesday. The reforms include: legislative consent before ...

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