What Does the Republican Victory Mean?
According to many pundits, the resuls of the November 4th elections, where Republicans gained at least seven seats in the US Senate and several more in the House of Representatives, represents...
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Republican Sullivan Wins Alaska Senate Race
Republican Dan Sullivan won Alaska #39;s U.S. Senate race, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Begich. The win boosts the Republican Party #39;s new majority in the Senate. (Nov. 12) Subscribe for more...
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Republican Dan Sullivan claimed victory Wednesday in a tight race for the U.S. Senate in Alaska, a week after elections gave Republicans control of the Senate and strengthened their grip on the House of Representatives.
Sullivan, a 49-year-old former state attorney general and natural resources commissioner, was leading his Democrat opponent, Senator Mark Begich, by 7,911 votes Tuesday night, before announcing victory early Wednesday morning.
"From Day One we told our supporters that we would run a campaign that Alaskans could be proud of and that's what we did," Sullivan said.
Begich could not be immediately reached for comment.
Alaska election officials tallied thousands of ballots Tuesday cast by absentee and early voters, as well as people who voted at the wrong polling places. More votes will be counted in coming days, and officials said they hoped to certify the results by Nov. 28.
Begich campaign spokesman Max Croes said Tuesday that "Every Alaskan deserves to have their vote counted and their voice heard in this election."
Begich, a former Anchorage mayor, had been slipping in polls since mid-summer. His campaign touted his deep Alaska roots, where he was born and raised, while portraying Sullivan, who was born in Ohio, as an outsider.
Begich was narrowly elected in 2008 a few weeks after a jury convicted former Republican Senator Ted Stevens on federal corruption charges, a conviction that was later set aside by a federal judge who cited prosecutorial misconduct.
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A group of House and Senate Republicans propose using U.S. spending legislation to block President Barack Obama from easing immigration policies through an executive order.
Obama has said he will use executive orders to revise immigration policy by the end of the year.
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, in line to become Budget Committee chairman, said he wants a short-term bill to finance the government when current funding expires Dec. 11. Then once Republicans take full control of Congress in January, they could try to use the next spending bill to bar the government from carrying out the presidents order.
Representative Matt Salmon, an Arizona Republican, is gathering signatures among House members for a similar proposal barring federal funds for work permits and residency cards under a presidential executive order. His office said more than 50 lawmakers have signed his letter.
Sessions and Salmon are seeking support from other Republicans. Some including Senators Richard Shelby of Alabama and Susan Collins of Maine said they prefer a long-term spending measure.
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers said its premature to talk about adding immigration language to spending legislation.
We are making good progress on the bill, said Rogers, a Kentucky Republican.
Republicans won the Senate majority in the Nov. 4 election. The next day, Obama said he wouldnt back off from plans to issue an executive order on immigration.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who is poised to be majority leader starting in January, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio have said unilateral action by Obama would poison relations and make compromise on immigration policy impossible.
A drive to use spending bills to thwart presidential orders on immigration may prevent Boehner and McConnell from resolving government funding so they can focus on other issues in 2015. Republican leaders say they want to vote on items that could gain bipartisan support, including trade promotion authority and repeal of a medical device tax that helps fund Obamacare.
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