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As you undoubtedly know, the City and the MTA plan to close the L Train for nearly all of 2019 and part of 2020. We're just 16 months away, and they still haven't announced how they're going to handle the 15-month closure, which will affect an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 riders.
From left, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meet with reporters after House Republicans held a closed-door strategy session as the deadline looms to pass a spending bill to fund the government by week's end, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
The Latest on legislation intended to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines : Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty says Republicans are catering to gun industry lobbyists by combining a bill on background checks with one making it easier to carry concealed guns across state lines. "an insult to the folks in Sandy Hook," a Newtown village where 20 school children and six adults were killed in 2012.
Minneapolis city officials are asking the governor to mobilize the Minnesota National Guard to help with security during the upcoming Super Bowl. Mayor Betsy Hodges and Mayor-elect Jacob Frey, in a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton, say the city police can't meet all of the safety and security needs during the 10 days of Super Bowl activities while still covering the rest of the city.
Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide that he tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006. The woman, who was not identified by name, said Franken pursued her after her boss had left and she was collecting her belongings.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a "clarion call" Tuesday for leaders from cities across the globe to tackle global warming, even as, he said, the White House remains in denial about the issue. "They are entitled to their own opinions.
Donald Trump Jr., son of President-elect Donald Trump, walks from the elevator at Trump Tower in New York, Nov. 16, 2016. The House Intelligence Committee will interview Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday, the first time lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have an opportunity to question President Donald Trump's eldest son about any Russian contacts during the presidential campaign.
Top Republicans tried quelling GOP divisions over the budget and a partisan immigration clash simmered in the background as leaders labored Tuesday to push a short-term spending bill through Congress by week's end and avert a partial government shutdown. Republican leaders postponed a planned House vote on the temporary spending measure from Wednesday until Thursday, buying time to iron out disputes with conservatives seeking tighter budget curbs.
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday told a summit of mayors driven to act after President Donald Trump rejected the Paris climate accord that cities and states are the "new face of American leadership" on climate change. Obama, who did not mention Trump by name, made a quick appearance at the conference hosted by his former chief of staff, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
A liberal Democrat is putting the House on track for a likely vote Wednesday on impeaching President Donald Trump, an effort that's certain to lose and has drawn opposition even from many in his own party. "Friends, whether we like it or not, we now have a bigot in the White House who incites hatred and hostility," Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, wrote in a letter to colleagues Tuesday explaining his proposal.
The Senate Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees, two of the three major congressional panels investigating Russia's election interference, appear to have resigned themselves to the reality that their probes will be conducted according to the partisan interests of their members. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has recently begun sending out a flurry of letters to witnesses requesting new documents and interviews related to potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russia.
Nevada Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen told ABC News Tuesday that he is not resigning amid allegations of sexual harassment. Top Democrats have called on him to step down.
Two men running separate write-in campaigns for Alabama make arguments echoing many third-party challenges of the past: The major parties don't represent us. Lee Busby , a retired military veteran and businessman, and Mac Watson, a business owner, are mounting separate write-in campaigns for US Senate.
The chief of staff for Rep. Ruben Kihuen is searching for job opportunities for his staff following an allegation of sexual harassment against the Democratic congressman from Nevada, which has prompted calls for Kihuen's resignation. Peter Koltak, Kihuen's chief of staff, sent an email to multiple offices on Capitol Hill with resumes for seven aides who work in Kihuen's Washington office.
New revelations about Michael Flynn's lies to the FBI are laying bare Vice President Mike Pence's in-the-dark strategy when it comes to Russia's election meddling, raising new questions about whether he could have been left in the dark as he has argued for nearly a year. Advisers have long insisted that Pence was unaware Flynn spoke to then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak about a new set of US sanctions on the day they were announced last December.
When sexual-misconduct allegations surface in t... . The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP speaks at a rally in Detroit, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
On December 5, news sources are reporting that Congressman John Conyers will resign on December 5. He represents the 13th U.S. House district in Michigan. In 1985, 1987, and 1989, he introduced bills to outlaw restrictive ballot access laws in federal elections.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers, civil rights icon and longest-serving member still in Congress, has retired after former staffers claimed sexual harassment. From accusation to resignation, colleagues went from being warily supportive, urging caution while an investigation by the Ethics Committee was completed to outright calls for Conyers' resignation.
In this May 24, 2016, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing. When sexual-misconduct allegations surface in the private sector, a boss really can say "You're fired" - as Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and others can attest.