ACA’s individual mandate bites the dust

After the failure of Republican led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act ignominiously failed in mid-2017, most had assumed that efforts to dismantle the ACA would subside as Congress' focus quickly turned to tax reform; however, the Republican-led Senate snuck a repeal of the ACA's individual mandate into their version of tax legislation in ... (more)

Editorial: Monday Briefing

A recent post on Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare's Facebook page serves as a stark reminder - put the safety of your pets first, even when finding them a new home. From the post: "A very well-known offender to AAM&W has just surrendered another one of their dogs that they got off Craigslist.

The Democrat party is now officially a domestic terrorism group: DNC…

Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Keith Ellison was recently spotted posing in a Twitter photo with the book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook , written by Mark Bray, followed by a caption he wrote stating that the racist reading material should "strike fear in the heart" of President Donald Trump. In case you aren't aware, this Antifa "handbook" is filled with anti-white rhetoric, including how to set up so-called "kill zones" for ending the lives of conservatives and white people.

Things to watch in Washington Legislature this year

The 60-day legislative session begins Monday, with lawmakers hoping they'll finish their work - which includes finalizing the last piece of a court mandate on education funding - without having to go into overtime. After a win in a key Senate seat in November, Democrats are back in charge of both legislative chambers for the first time in five years, holding a razor thin 25-24 majority in the Senate and a slim 50-48 edge in the House.

DC forecast: Gathering winter storm over wall vs. DACA, possible shutdown

Democrats are trying to flex their muscles noting that their votes are typically needed on issues such as spending and debt; Mike Emanuel explains on 'Special Report.' A meteorological "bomb cyclone" ravaged the East Coast last week. A political bomb cyclone could wreck Washington come January 19. That's the date Congress has to fund government operations and avoid a government shutdown.

Hotel staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter more than 10 times before massacre

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock more than 10 times in the days leading up to the October 1 massacre that claimed 58 lives. During Paddock's stay at the hotel, room service and housekeeping "had contact with Paddock or entered his suite more than 10 times," according to a statement sent to CNN from MGM Resorts International, which owns the Nevada hotel.

Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him

Plainly agitated by a new book portraying him as dysfunctional, President Donald Trump is bemoaning his country's "very weak" liberal laws and making the case that he's "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius." Trump defense of his mental fitness in a series of tweets was a singular episode in a presidency rife with moments unlike any that have come before in that office.

Schumer urges Trump to sign fentanyl-screening bill

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging President Donald Trump to sign legislation that would allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to buy portable screening equipment to detect the powerful opioid fentanyl before it enters the United States. Schumer said Sunday that the bill that passed both houses of Congress last year will help ensure that illicit narcotics "can be quickly detected, identified and seized on the spot."

Donald Trump battles fire with fury: Excerpts from book that threaten to end his presidency

Copies of the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by author Michael Wolff are seen at the Book Culture book store in New York. When American journalist Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House released on Friday, days ahead of its schedule, it became an instant bestseller.

Another Republican has jumped into California’s race for governor,…

Former U.S. Rep. Doug Ose has announced he will run for California governor this year. A new year and a new Republican candidate have cracked open California's sleepy race for governor, unleashing predictions of a splintered GOP vote that could sink Republicans and lead to a November election between two Democrats.

Trump says he’s ‘like, really smart,’ ‘a very stable genius’

President Donald Trump, portrayed in a new book as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office, took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his mental fitness and boast about his intelligence, saying he is "like, really smart" and "a very stable genius." He posted a series of tweets from Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, a few hours before holding meetings on the 2018 legislative agenda with Republican congressional leaders and Cabinet members.