| Republicans took complete control of Congress for the first time in eight yearsTuesday, then ran straight into a White House veto threat against their top-priority legislation to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline. + Republicans condemned the unexpected announcement, "which came at the same time they were savoring the fruits of last fall's elections and speaking brightly about possible bipartisan compromises in the two years ahead," theAssociated Press reports. + According to Reuters, Republicans aren't completely sweating the White House's veto threat. + Rep. John Boehner was easily reelected as House Speaker despite vocal dissent by GOP conservatives. + On a lighter note, Vice President Joe Biden killed it at the Senate's swearing-in ceremony. + The new Congress is the most diverse in U.S. history — but it's stilloverwhelmingly white and male. |
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