For the full interview, watch CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday, April 21, at 8a/11a ET. (CNN) — Retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, are holding off on throwing support behind their parties’ presidential nominees, while taking aim at members on both sides of the aisle for […]
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Advocate of bipartisanship, opponent of Iraq war, patient lawmaker
Born July 18, 1941, William David Delahunt was a proud son of Quincy, a city bearing the name of presidents. But Bill Delahunt’s background was far from political aristocracy. His mother worked as a secretary, his father a salesman for U.S. Rubber Company, the family a combination of Canadian and Irish immigrants — fertile turf […]
The ‘uniparty’? Conservatives bash bipartisanship by attacking fellow Republicans
WASHINGTON — An empowered faction of Donald Trump-aligned Republicans is seeking to redefine dealmaking as an insult by deploying the term “uniparty” to attack colleagues who work with Democrats and strike deals that fall short of what their base wants. The growing use of the word among the GOP’s ascendant culture warriors represents an effort […]
Biden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. “Politics has gotten too personally bitter,” said Biden, who has practiced politics since he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972. “It’s just not […]