Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A call for bipartisanship is often made by presidents who "can't get their way in Congress," according to one view. [13] Military policies of the Cold War and actions like the Iraq War were promoted and supported, through the mass media, as bipartisan acts. [14]
Bipartisanship, sometimes referred to as nonpartisanship, is a political situation, usually in the context of a two-party system (especially those of the United States and some other western countries), in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise.
In the U.S. Congress, it is the function of the party whip of each party in each house to ensure that members adhere to party policies and in particular that members vote for or against bills, amendments, and (in the case of the U.S. Senate) for or against treaties and administration appointments as determined by senior party leadership.
Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., a former Democrat who is wrapping up his time in Congress after opting not to run for a third term, told USA TODAY he believes bipartisanship will be possible going forward.
WASHINGTON (AP) — On one side of the Capitol, two senators have steered the debate over government funding mostly clear of partisan fights, creating a path for bills to pass with bipartisan ...
“To all Senators, we say confirm President Trump's cabinet and let's get to work,” she said. Murkowski hasn't been a constant thorn in Trump's side. She joined other members of the state's congressional delegation and Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy in lauding Trump's expansive executive order Monday aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling ...
The vice president of the United States, as President of the Senate, has a vote in the Senate only when there is a tie. [3] Congress convenes for a two-year term, commencing every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress.
Manchin is characterized as a moderate to conservative senator. His noted opposition to several issues within the Democratic Party agenda—including access to abortion, firearm regulation, and anti-business legislation—have garnered him criticism from within the party, although he has supported a majority of Joe Biden's nominations [3] and voted with him nearly 89% of the time, according to ...