Four Parties, Four Americas

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Middle of February 2018

Paul Ryan leaves the Speaker of the House and Leader of the Republican Party in the House, announces his move to the NRP and that this term is his last term
It became a rather unexpected event, nobody predicted it. Of course, this was a real blow to the GOP


Updated composition of the House of Representatives by parties

Republican Party: 190 seats
Democratic Party: 162 seats
New Republican Party: 49 seats
Moderate Party: 34 seats


Speaker of the House: Vacant
Leader of Republican Party: Vacant

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Middle of February 2018

Republican Leader in the House of Representatives (Majority Leader) election
Jim Jordan (R-OH) 101
Steve Scalie (R-LA) 89

For the unlimited support of Trump Jim Jordan is elected leader of the GOP in the House

Republican Whip in the House of Representatives (Majority Whip) election
Mark Meadows (R-NC) 149
write-in 41

Mark Meadows, also Trump's protege wins election without opponents


Speaker of the House: Vacant



Majority Leader: Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Majority Whip: Mark Meadows (R-NC)



Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer (D-MD)



New Republican Party Leader: John Katko (N-NY)

New Republican Party Whip: Mia Love (N-UT)



Moderate Party Leader: Dan Lipinski (M-IL)

Moderate Party Whip: Stephanie Murphy (M-FL)

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Middle of February 2018

United States Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip (Democratic Whip) resigned from the House of Representatives. This is make his position vacant

Democratic Whip in the House of Representatives (Minority Whip) election

Raul Grijalva 87
Hakeem Jeffries 76

This election was held between two members of Congressional Progressive Caucus. Also, Raul Grijalva considered more liberal than Jeffries

In the meantime, the post of speaker remains vacant until this time, the vote should pass in the near future, approximately 18th February 2018

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18-19th February 2018

Speaker of House of Representatives election

I (first) voting

Nominee: Majority Leader Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Need to win: 218 votes

Results:
NAY  240 votes
YEA  195 votes

Not confirmed

By party
REP     188 YEA       2 NAY
DEM        0 YEA   162 NAY
NRP        7 YEA      42 NAY
MOD       0 YEA      34 NAY


II (second) voting

Nominee: Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Need to win: 218 seats

Results:
NAY 248 seats
YEA 187 seats

Not confirmed

By party
REP         0 YEA   190 NAY
DEM    145 YEA     17 NAY
NRP      18 YEA      31 NAY
MOD     24 YEA      10 NAY

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19-20th February 2018

After results of Speaker of House election, which be unsuccessful to her, Minority Leader, former Speaker and first female on this position 77-year old Representative from California Nancy Pelosi resigned from the House. Nancy Pelosi said that she was tired, that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with her family, and not in Washington

This is the second recent resignation in the house management of the Democrats. Elections announced tomorrow. The candidates were Minority Whip, a member of CPC Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and more moderate Joe Crowley (D-NY), Grijalva is considered a favorite

Democratic Leader in House Representatives (Minority Leader) election
Raul Grijalva 95
Joe Crowley 67


Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) was elected
Since Grijalva won, his position remained vacant, so elections were held

Democratic Whip in House of Representatives (Minority Whip) election
David Cicilline 100
Lou Correa 62


David Cicilline (D-RI) was elected

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Beginning of March 2018

In the US, a protracted crisis. Already a month the House of Representatives without a speaker. The nominations of both leaders of the main parties failed miserably. That is why, on 3th March 2018, the leadership of all the parties represented in the HP met to discuss this issue


In the end, a compromise candidate was reached. She became Cheri Bustos (M-IL)

At the press conference after the meeting, the Demicratic Party leaders Raul Grijalva and David Cicilline stated that they would not vote for Bustos, but each member will decide independently. Also behaved in the GOP, where Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows said that tgey would vote against

III (third) voting
Nominee: Cheri Bustos (M-IL)
Need to win: 218 votes

Results:
YEA  258 votes
NAY  177 votes

Confirmed

By party
REP         89 YEA     101 NAY
DEM        86 YEA      76 NAY
NRP        49 YEA      0 NAY
MOD       34 YEA      0 NAY

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Middle of March 2018
All parties are preparing for the midterm elections. The most difficult time is for the Moderate Party, because almost all the senators from this party will be reelected this year. Experts predict a lot of competitive races this year

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Trump's order to end birthright citizenship in USA

Today, March 14th, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a executive order that not all children born in the United States can receive citizenship. This applies primarily to refugee children

This incident caused a lot of criticism from all three major US parties (except the GOP).

Part of the performance of the Minority Leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer (D-NY):

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Part of the performance of New Republican Party Leader in the House of Representatives John Katko (N-NY):

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Part performance by Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN):

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Second voting to repeal Obamacare
03th April 2018

Senate voting to repeal Obamacare

By states
 
Alabama  
Doug Jones (M-AL) NAY
Richard Shelby (R-AL) YEA

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (N-AK) NAY
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) YEA

Arizona  
Jeff Flake (N-AZ) YEA
John McCain (N-AZ) NAY

Arkansas  
John Boozman (R-AR) YEA
Tom Cotton (R-AR) YEA

California  
Dianne Feinstein (M-CA) NAY
Kamala Harris (D-CA) NAY

Colorado  
Michael Bennet (D-CO) NAY
Cory Gardner (N-CO) NAY

Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) NAY
Chris Murphy (D-CT) NAY

Delaware
Tom Carper (M-DE) NAY
Chris Coons (D-DE) NAY

Florida
Bill Nelson (M-FL) NAY
Marco Rubio (R-FL) YEA

Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) YEA
David Perdue (R-GA) YEA

Hawaii
Mazie Hirono (D-HI) NAY
Brian Schatz (D-HI) NAY

Idaho  
Mike Crapo (R-ID) YEA  
Jim Risch (R-ID) YEA

Illinois  
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) NAY
Dick Durbin (D-IL) NAY

Indiana
Joe Donnelly (M-IN) NAY
Todd Young  (N-IN) YEA

Iowa  
Joni Ernst (R-IA) YEA
Chuck Grassley (N-IA) YEA

Kansas
Jerry Moran (R-KS) YEA
Pat Roberts (R-KS) YEA

Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) YEA
Rand Paul (R-KY) YEA

Louisiana
Bill Cassidy (R-LA) YEA
John Neely Kennedy (R-LA) YEA

Maine  
Susan Collins (N-ME) NAY
Angus King (M-ME) NAY

Maryland  
Ben Cardin (D-MD) NAY
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) NAY

Massachusetts  
Ed Markey (D-MA) NAY
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) NAY

Michigan
Gary Peters (D-MI) NAY
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) NAY

Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) NAY
Tina Smith (M-MN) NAY

Mississippi  
Thad Cochran (R-MS) YEA
Roger Wicker (R-MS) YEA

Missouri  
Roy Blunt (R-MO) YEA
Claire McCaskill (M-MO) NAY

Montana  
Steve Daines (R-MT) YEA
Jon Tester (M-MT) NAY

Nebraska  
Deb Fischer (R-NE) YEA
Ben Sasse (N-NE) YEA

Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) NAY
Dean Heller (N-NV) YEA

New Hampshire  
Maggie Hassan (D-NH) NAY
Jeanne Shaheen (M-NH) NAY

New Jersey
Cory Booker (D-NJ) NAY
Bob Menendez (D-NJ) NAY

New Mexico  
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) NAY
Tom Udall (D-NM) NAY

New York  
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) NAY
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) NAY

North Carolina
Richard Burr (R-NC) YEA
Thom Tillis (R-NC) YEA

North Dakota  
Heidi Heitkamp (M-ND) NAY
John Hoeven (N-ND) YEA

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (M-OH) NAY
Rob Portman (N-OH) NAY

Oklahoma  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) YEA
James Lankford (R-OK) YEA

Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) NAY
Ron Wyden (D-OR) NAY

Pennsylvania
Bob Casey (M-PA) NAY
Pat Toomey (R-PA) YEA

Rhode Island  
Jack Reed (D-RI) NAY
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) NAY

South Carolina  
Lindsey Graham (N-SC) YEA
Tim Scott (R-SC) YEA

South Dakota  
Mike Rounds (R-SC) YEA
John Thune (R-SC) YEA

Tennessee  
Lamar Alexander (N-TN) YEA
Bob Corker (N-TN) YEA

Texas
John Cornyn (R-TX) YEA
Ted Cruz (R-TX) YEA

Utah  
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) YEA
Mike Lee (R-UT) YEA

Vermont  
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) NAY
Bernie Sanders (D-VT) NAY

Virginia
Tim Kaine (D-VA) NAY
Mark Warner (M-VA) NAY

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) NAY
Patty Murray (D-WA) NAY

West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito (N-WV) YEA
Joe Manchin (M-WV) NAY

Wisconsin  
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) NAY
Ron Johnson (R-WI) YEA

Wyoming
John Barrasso (R-WY) YEA
Mike Enzi (R-WY) YEA


NAY: 54
YEA: 46
Rejected

By party:
1) Republican           36 YEA   0 NAY
2) Democratic             0 YEA   34 NAY
3) New Republican   10 YEA   5 NAY
4) Moderate               0 YEA   15 NAY

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Jim Mattis leaves office

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced that he was leaving his post. He will do it by the end of May. The reason for this, Mattis called different opinions with Trump on various issues. This was confirmed by rumors that have been around for a long time

Jim Mattis was one of the most popular, if not the most popular, member of Trump's cabinet. While it is not known how this will affect the activities of the Pentagon, but you can confidently say that Trump's popularity will fall

Also, the general said that he would remain non-partisan, but was considering the possibility of joining NRP or MOD
 

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Analysis of competitive Senate races 2018 (part I)

1) AZ Senate race

Candidates (presumptive nominees)


Raul Grijalva- DEM nominee


Kyrsten Sinema- MOD nominee


Marta McSally- NRP nominee


Kelli Ward- GOP nominee

Polls showing Sinema and McSally tied
RCP average: Sinema +2
Average poll
Sinema---McSally---Grijalva---Ward
     34             33             14          11

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup


2) TX Senate race

Nominees


Ted Cruz (R) inc.- GOP nominee, endorsed by NRP


Beto O'Rourke (D)- DEM nominee, endorsed by MOD

Polls showing Cruz leading
RCP Average: Cruz +6

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean R
RCP: Lean R

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Meeting of the leaders of the New Republican and Moderate parties
10th May 2020



Senate New Republican leader in the Senate Rob Portman, Senate New Republican Whip John Hoeven and New Republican Senatorial Committee (nNRSC) chairwoman Susan Collins today met with the leaders of the Moderate Party: Senate Moderate leader Bob Casey, Moderate Senatorial Campaign Comitee (MSCC) chairman Joe Manchin and chairman of Moderate Governors Association John Bel Edwards



As you know, they discussed the issue of combining efforts in competitive races to overcome the possibility of electing new ultraleft or ultraright senators. This is important for both parties, especially for the Moderate Party in the elections to the Senate and the New Republican in the elections of governors



As a result, the negotiations were called very successful at the briefing of both parties. After the talks, it became known that the parties would support one candidate in such races as:
1) IN-Sen. Joe Donnelly (M) will be supported by the NRP
2) MO-Sen. Claire McCaskill (M) will be supported by the NRP
3) ND-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (M) will be supported by the NRP
4) NJ-Sen. Frank LoBiondo (N) will be supported by the MOD
5) TN-Sen. Phil Bredesen (M) will be supported by the NRP
6) CO-Gov. Mike Coffman (N) will be supported by the MOD
7) ID-Gov. Brad Little (N) will be supported by the MOD
NV-Gov. Joe Heck (N) will be supported by the MOD

In the future between these parties it is planned to cooperate in such races as:
1) ME-Senate
2) MN-Senate (both)
3) MT-Senate
4) WV-Senate
5) ME-Governor
6) MI-Governor
7) TN-Governor, where only one of these parties has its own candidate

They also discussed the race to the House of Representatives. While in the Senate, cooperation is significantly advantageous to the Moderate Party, in the elections for governors it is equally beneficial for both, then in racing to the House, cooperation is more beneficial to the New Republican Party

But still the parties could not reach an agreement everywhere. The uncompromising were the races such as:
1) AZ-Senate
2) NV-Senate
3) TX-Senate
4) CO-Governor
5) FL-Governor
6) GA-Governor
7) IL-Governor
IA-Governor
9) KS-governor
10) MN-Governor
and many others, where at the moment all parties have their own candidate or one of the two parties supported the nominee of the Democrats or the Republicans

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Analysis of competitve races in 2018
(Races, that MOD and NRP both endorsed one candidate)

1) IN Senate race
Nominees
Joe Donnelly- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP and DEM
Marlin Stutzman- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean M
538: Likely M
RCP: Likely M

Polls showing Donnelly lead
RCP average: Donnelly +11

2) MO Senate race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Claire McCaskill- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Lacy Clay- DEM nominee
Josh Hawley- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing McCaskill, Clay and Hawley tied
RCP average: Hawley +0,5

Clay took a lot of progressive votes from McCaskill, for which she was now very important support for the Democratic Party. Despite the fact that the NRP supported Claire, this was not enough

3) ND Senate race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Heidi Heitkamp- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP and DEM
Kevin Cramer- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean M
538: Likely M
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Heitkamp lead
RCP average: Heitkamp +6

4) NJ Senate race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Chris Christie- GOP nominee
Frank LoBiondo- NRP nominee, endorsed by MOD
Bob Menendez- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean D
538: Lean N
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing LoBiondo and Menendez tied
RCP average: Tied

5) TN Senate race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Phil Bredesen- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Marsha Blackburn- GOP nominee
Write-in - DEM

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean M
RCP: Lean M

Polls showing Bredesen lead
RCP average: Bredesen +7

6) CO Governor race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Mike Coffman- NRP nominee, endorsed by MOD
Doug Lamborn- GOP nominee
Donna Lynne- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean N
538: Lean N
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Coffman lead
RCP average: Coffman +4

7) ID Governor race
Nominees
Paulette Jordan- DEM nominee
Brad Little- NRP nominee, endorsed by MOD
Raul Labrador- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean N
538: Likely N
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Little and Labrador tied
RCP average: Little +0,5

NV Governor race
Candidates (presumptive nominees)
Danny Tarkanian- GOP nominee
Joe Heck- NRP nominee, endorsed by MOD
Jullia Ratti- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean N
538: Likely N
RCP: Lean N

Polls showing Heck lead
RCP average: Heck +11

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Analysis of other competitive 2018 Senate races

1) Arizona (see previous post)

2) Florida
Nominees
Bill Nelson- MOD nominee, endorsed by DEM
Rick Scott- GOP nominee, endorsed by NRP

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Nelson and Scott tied
RCP average: Scott +0,5


3. Indiana (see previous post)


4. Maine
Nominees
Angus King- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Garrett Mason- GOP nominee
Troy Jackson- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Likely M
538: Lean M
RCP: Likely M

Polls showing King lead
RCP average: King +11


5. MN-special
Nominees
Tina Smith- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Mark Pocan- DEM nominee
Karin Housley- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean M
538: Lean M
RCP: Lean M

Polls showing Smith lead
RCP average: Smith +7


6. MS-special
Candidates
Chris McDaniel- GOP nominee
Mike Espy- DEM nominee, endorsed by MOD
Cindy-Hyde Smith- GOP candidate

Rating
Cook: Lean R (Hyde-Smith)
538: Lean R (Hyde-Smith)
RCP: Lean D

Polls showing Espy lead
RCP average: Espy +4


7. Missouri (see previous post)


8. Montana
Nominees
Jon Tester- MOD nominee, endorsed by DEM, NRP
Matt Rosendale- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean M
538: Lean M
RCP: Likely M

Polls showing Tester lead
RCP average: Tester +11


9. Nevada
Nominees
Dean Heller- NRP nominee, endorsed by GOP
Jacky Rosen- DEM nominee, endorsed by MOD

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Heller lead
RCP average: Heller +3


10. New Jersey (see previous post)


11. North Dakota (see previous post)


12. Tennessee (see previous post)


13. West Virginia
Nominees
Joe Manchin- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Paula Jean Sweagerin- DEM nominee
Jim Justice- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean M
538: Safe M
RCP: Likely M

Polls showing Manchin lead
RCP average: Manchin +17

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Competitive 2018 Gubernatorial races

1. Alaska
Bill Walker, inc.- MOD nominee
Mark Begich- DEM nominne, endorsed by NRP
Sarah Palin- GOP nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean R
RCP: Lean R

Polls showing Palin lead
RCP average: Palin +3


2. Colorado (see previous post)


3. Connecticut
Ned Lamont- DEM nominee
Joe Lieberman- MOD nominee
Bob Stefanowski- GOP nominee, endorsed by NRP

Rating
Cook: Lean D
538: Lean M
RCP: Lean D

Polls showing Lamont and Lieberman tied
RCP average: Lamont +1


4. Florida
Nominees
Ron DeSantis- GOP nominee
Adam Putnam- NRP nominee
Gwen Graham- MOD nominee
Andrew Gillum- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Graham and Putnam tied, Gillum over DeSantis
Average poll
Graham---Putnam---Gillum---DeSantis
     30             29             22            16
RCP average: Graham +1


5. Georgia
Brian Kemp- GOP nominee
Casey Cagle- NRP nominee
Stacey Abrams- DEM nominee, endorsed by MOD

Rating
Cook: Lean D
538: Lean D
RCP: Lean D

Polls showing Abrams lead
RCP average: Abrams +9


6. Idaho (see previous post)


7. Illinois
Jeanne Ives- GOP nominee
Bruce Rauner, inc.- NRP nominee
J.B. Pritzker- MOD nominee
Chris Kennedy- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Lean N

Polls showing Rauner, Kennedy tied, Pritzker over Ives
Average poll
Rauner---Kennedy---Pritzker---Ives
     29             29              20         14  
RCP average: Tied


8. Iowa
Kim Reynolds- GOP nominee, endorsed by NRP
Fred Hubbell- DEM nominee, endorsed by MOD

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Hubbell lead
RCP average: Hubbell +4


9. Kansas
Kris Kobach- GOP nominee
Greg Orman- NRP nominee
Laura Kelly- MOD nominee
Sharice Davids- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean R
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Kelly, Orman and Kobach tied
Average poll
Kobach---Orman---Kelly---Davids
     25            24          24         15
RCP average: Kobach +0,5


10. Maine
Garrett Mason- GOP nominee
Olympia Snowe- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Troy Jackson- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Likely M
RCP: Lean M

Polls showing Snowe lead
RCP average: Snowe +11


11. Michigan
Patrick Colbeck- GOP nominee
Fred Upton- NRP nominee, endorsed by MOD
Gretchen Whitmer- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Lean N
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Upton and Whitmer tied
RCP average: Whitmer +1


12. Minnesota
Michele Bachmann- GOP nominne
Norm Coleman- NRP nominee
Tim Walz- MOD nominee
Keith Ellison- DEM nominee

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Walz-Coleman tied
Average poll
Walz---Coleman---Bachmann---Ellison
   29           29                 21              19
RCP average: Coleman +0,1


13. Nevada (see previous post)


14. Ohio
Mike DeWine- GOP nominee
Richard Cordray- DEM nominee
NRP and MOD have no candidate and make no endorsement

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Tossup
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing DeWine lead
RCP average: DeWine +1,5


15. Tennessee
Scott DesJarlais- GOP nominee
Jim Cooper- MOD nominee, endorsed by DEM, NRP

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean M
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Cooper lead
RCP average: Cooper +5


16. Wisconsin
Scott Walker (inc.)- GOP nominee
Ron Kind- MOD nominee, endorsed by NRP
Write-in- DEM

Rating
Cook: Tossup
538: Lean M
RCP: Tossup

Polls showing Kind and Walker tied
RCP average: Kind +1

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Judge of SCOTUS Anthony Kennedy announce retirement
June 2018

81-year old Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Anthony Kennedy in a letter to President Trump announce his retirement from the Supreme Court transition to senior status, effective August 5, 2018

This is list of potential candidates to replace Kennedy:

1) Thomas Hardiman
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
52 year old

2) Raymond Kethledge
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
51 year old

3) Amy Coney Barrett
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
46 year old

4) Brett Kavanaugh
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
53 year old

5) William Pryor Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
56 year old

There are rumors that Trump will determine between the two candidates: between Brett Kavanaugh and William Pryor Jr.

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Brett Kavanaugh- Trump nominee to SCOTUS
July 2018

President Trump select 53 year old Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Anthony Kennedy

Later around Kavanaugh began to spread rumors about his obscene behavior, namely sexual accusations. Kavanaugh himself denies everything and calls it an attempt to disrupt his career

Trump began to defend his nominee and called the latest events a conspiracy between Democrats and pseudo-Republicans against him and against the United States as a whole. It deepened the split in society

It is anticipated that voting for Kavanaugh will greatly affect the position of the Moderate Party Senators in re-election in their states, since most of them will re-elected or will lost in very red states where society is strongly set up by pro-Kavanaugh

Democrats are categorically opposed to the Trump nomination. Their leaders have already stated that they will do their best to confront the election of Kavanaugh

The preliminary voting in the Judiciary Committee in the Senate is scheduled for early September

Recall, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is Mike Lee (R-UT)
Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
New Republican Party leader in the Senate Judiciary Committee is Lindsey Graham (N-SC)
Moderate Party leader in the Senate Judiciary Committee is Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

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Trump's tour on the countries of Middle East

Despite the huge criticism in the United States and other countries, Donald Trump assured of maintaining friendly relations with Saudi Arabia. An agreement on the supply of expensive weapons of Saudi Arabia was signed there

From Saudi Arabia, where Trump spent two days, he went to a meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Ying in Helsinki, Finland on a neutral territory. The meeting between both sides was called constructive. North Korea has taken on the responsibility not to conduct nuclear tests for a year and to gradually eliminate nuclear stockpiles. The USA, for its part, promised not to impose new sanctions on North Korea and gradually reduce old sanctions

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25th August 2018

John McCain died

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

He visited states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota, where he campaigned with Mike DeWine, Scott Walker, Marlin Stutzman, Josh Hawley, Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott, Kevin Cramer

The way this was phrased, it sorta sounds like DeSantis is from Minnesota.

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He visited states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota, where he campaigned with Mike DeWine, Scott Walker, Marlin Stutzman, Josh Hawley, Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott, Kevin Cramer

The way this was phrased, it sorta sounds like DeSantis is from Minnesota.

It's just a list of some of the candidates with whom Trump has been campaigning, maybe the list is slightly disorganized

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

He visited states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota, where he campaigned with Mike DeWine, Scott Walker, Marlin Stutzman, Josh Hawley, Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott, Kevin Cramer

The way this was phrased, it sorta sounds like DeSantis is from Minnesota.

It's just a list of some of the candidates with whom Trump has been campaigning, maybe the list is slightly disorganized

I figured, I was just making a joke going on a "one state-one pol" basis.

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Trump meeting with Putin

President Trump met with his Russian counterpart in Vienna, Austria. The conversation between the leaders of the two countries lasted 3 hours. After, at a press conference, despite numerous evidence of Russian intervention in the 2016 US election, Trump assured that this did not happen. The US President also said that it is necessary to develop bilateral relations and to reach a compromise on many issues. About such hot spots as Syria and Ukraine said nothing



Speech by Trump after the meeting caused unprecedented criticism from the side of not only the three opposition parties, but also some Republicans. He was called Putin's servant, as a leading role at a joint press conference was given to Putin, and Trump only supported everything the President of Russia said. There have been many calls for Trump Impeachment. Whether this will happen will soon be known



Meanwhile, the special prosecutor Muller said that he would intensify the investigation of the Russian ties of Trump. Invited to interrogate translators at a meeting with Putin

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Senate voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh
29th September 2018

Results of Senate voting

By states
 
Alabama  
Doug Jones (M-AL) NAY
Richard Shelby (R-AL) YEA

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (N-AK) NAY
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) YEA

Arizona  
Jeff Flake (N-AZ) NAY
Cindy McCain (N-AZ) NAY

Arkansas  
John Boozman (R-AR) YEA
Tom Cotton (R-AR) YEA

California  
Dianne Feinstein (M-CA) NAY
Kamala Harris (D-CA) NAY

Colorado  
Michael Bennet (D-CO) NAY
Cory Gardner (N-CO) YEA

Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) NAY
Chris Murphy (D-CT) NAY

Delaware
Tom Carper (M-DE) NAY
Chris Coons (D-DE) NAY

Florida
Bill Nelson (M-FL) NAY
Marco Rubio (N-FL) YEA

Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) YEA
David Perdue (R-GA) YEA

Hawaii
Mazie Hirono (D-HI) NAY
Brian Schatz (D-HI) NAY

Idaho  
Mike Crapo (R-ID) YEA  
Jim Risch (R-ID) YEA

Illinois  
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) NAY
Dick Durbin (D-IL) NAY

Indiana
Joe Donnelly (M-IN) NAY
Todd Young  (N-IN) YEA

Iowa  
Joni Ernst (R-IA) YEA
Chuck Grassley (N-IA) YEA

Kansas
Jerry Moran (R-KS) YEA
Pat Roberts (R-KS) YEA

Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) YEA
Rand Paul (R-KY) YEA

Louisiana
Bill Cassidy (R-LA) YEA
John Neely Kennedy (R-LA) YEA

Maine  
Susan Collins (N-ME) NAY
Angus King (M-ME) NAY

Maryland  
Ben Cardin (D-MD) NAY
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) NAY

Massachusetts  
Ed Markey (D-MA) NAY
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) NAY

Michigan
Gary Peters (D-MI) NAY
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) NAY

Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) NAY
Tina Smith (M-MN) NAY

Mississippi  
Thad Cochran (R-MS) YEA
Roger Wicker (R-MS) YEA

Missouri  
Roy Blunt (R-MO) YEA
Claire McCaskill (M-MO) YEA

Montana  
Steve Daines (R-MT) YEA
Jon Tester (M-MT) NAY

Nebraska  
Deb Fischer (R-NE) YEA
Ben Sasse (N-NE) YEA

Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) NAY
Dean Heller (N-NV) YEA

New Hampshire  
Maggie Hassan (D-NH) NAY
Jeanne Shaheen (M-NH) NAY

New Jersey
Cory Booker (D-NJ) NAY
Bob Menendez (D-NJ) NAY

New Mexico  
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) NAY
Tom Udall (D-NM) NAY

New York  
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) NAY
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) NAY

North Carolina
Richard Burr (R-NC) YEA
Thom Tillis (R-NC) YEA

North Dakota  
Heidi Heitkamp (M-ND) YEA
John Hoeven (N-ND) YEA

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (M-OH) NAY
Rob Portman (N-OH) YEA

Oklahoma  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) YEA
James Lankford (R-OK) YEA

Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) NAY
Ron Wyden (D-OR) NAY

Pennsylvania
Bob Casey (M-PA) NAY
Pat Toomey (R-PA) YEA

Rhode Island  
Jack Reed (D-RI) NAY
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) NAY

South Carolina  
Lindsey Graham (N-SC) YEA
Tim Scott (R-SC) YEA

South Dakota  
Mike Rounds (R-SC) YEA
John Thune (R-SC) YEA

Tennessee  
Lamar Alexander (N-TN) YEA
Bob Corker (N-TN) YEA

Texas
John Cornyn (R-TX) YEA
Ted Cruz (R-TX) YEA

Utah  
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) YEA
Mike Lee (R-UT) YEA

Vermont  
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) NAY
Bernie Sanders (D-VT) NAY

Virginia
Tim Kaine (D-VA) NAY
Mark Warner (M-VA) NAY

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) NAY[
Patty Murray (D-WA) NAY

West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito (N-WV) YEA
Joe Manchin (M-WV) YEA

Wisconsin  
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) NAY
Ron Johnson (R-WI) YEA

Wyoming
John Barrasso (R-WY) YEA
Mike Enzi (R-WY) YEA


YEA: 50
NAY: 50
Vice-President Mike Pence YEA

YEA: 51
NAY: 50
Confirmed

By party:
1) Republican           36 YEA   0 NAY
2) Democratic             0 YEA   34 NAY
3) New Republican   10 YEA   5 NAY
4) Moderate               4 YEA   11 NAY

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Composition of the Senate by parties
November 2018
                          
R-Republican Party
D-Democratic Party
M-Moderate Party
N-New Republican Party
 
Alabama
Doug Jones (M-AL)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (N-AK)
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

Arizona
Jeff Flake (N-AZ)
Cindy McCain (N-AZ)

Arkansas
John Boozman (R-AR)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)

California
Dianne Feinstein (M-CA)
Kamala Harris (D-CA)

Colorado
Michael Bennet (D-CO)  
Cory Gardner (N-CO)

Connecticut
Richars Blumenthal (D-CT)
Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Delaware
Tom Carper (M-DE)
Chris Coons (D-DE)

Florida
Bill Nelson (M-FL)  
Marco Rubio (N-FL)

Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
David Perdue (R-GA)

Hawaii
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)

Idaho
Mike Crapo (R-ID)  
Jim Risch (R-ID)

Illinois
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Indiana
Joe Donnelly (M-IN)  
Todd Young  (N-IN)

Iowa
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Chuck Grassley (N-IA)

Kansas
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Rand Paul (R-KY)

Louisiana
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
John Neely Kennedy (N-LA)

Maine
Susan Collins (N-ME)
Angus King (M-ME)

Maryland
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Massachusetts
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)  

Michigan
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Tina Smith (M-MN)

Mississippi
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)

Missouri
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Claire McCaskill (M-MO)

Montana
Steve Daines (R-MT)
Jon Tester (M-MT)

Nebraska
Deb Fischer (N-NE)
Ben Sasse (N-NE)

Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)  
Dean Heller (N-NV)

New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (M-NH)

New Jersey
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

New Mexico
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Tom Udall (D-NM)

New York
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

North Carolina
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)

North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp (M-ND)
John Hoeven (N-ND)

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (M-OH)
Rob Portman (N-OH)
 
Oklahoma  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
James Lankford (R-OK)

Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Pennsylvania
Bob Casey (M-PA)
Pat Toomey (R-PA)

Rhode Island  
Jack Reed (M-RI)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

South Carolina
Lindsey Graham (N-SC)
Tim Scott (R-SC)

South Dakota
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
John Thune (R-SD)

Tennessee
Lamar Alexander (N-TN)
Bob Corker (N-TN)

Texas
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Utah
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Mike Lee (R-UT)

Vermont
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Bernie Sanders (D-VT)

Virginia
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Mark Warner (M-VA)

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Patty Murray (D-WA)

West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito (N-WV)
Joe Manchin (M-WV)

Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)

Wyoming
John Barrasso (R-WY)  
Mike Enzi (R-WY)




33 Republican Party+ Vice-President
33 Democratic Party
18 New Republican Party
16 Moderate Party

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-KY)


Senate Majority Whip: John Thune (R-SD)



Senate Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D-NY)


Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (D-IL)



New Republican Leader: Rob Portman (N-OH)


New Republican Whip: John Hoeven (N-ND)



Moderate Leader: Bob Casey Jr. (M-PA)


Moderate Whip: Joe Donnelly (M-IN)

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