Boeing takes on a competitor

In the most recent quarter, Boeing reported profits well-ahead of analysts' expectations and increased its earnings projections for the full year. A large part of the profit was generated by record-high production rates on the 737 aircraft, and about a $530 million cash injection from 787 orders.

Feinstein: We intend for Trump Jr. to testify publicly

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday it was her and the Republican committee chairman's intention to bring Donald Trump Jr. before the committee for public testimony. California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" that she was beginning to review the transcript of a lengthy private session President Donald Trump's eldest son had earlier this month with committee staff, in which he discussed his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower.

Politics | Sunday Political Brunch: Who Will Be the First Female President? – September 17, 2017

On her book tour this week 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton said she would not be a candidate for office again, including another run at the White House. 2020 is still some ways away, so she always has the chance to change her mind.

There Is No Conflict Between Promoting Single-Payer and Defending Obamacare

The endless and exhausting Bernie-Hillary social media wars have produced an array of dumb attacks and bad faith arguments on both sides. The War of the Roses and the Donuts tends to generate far more heat than light at a time when both sides need to be trying far harder to understand one another and address one another's concerns.

Community shows its support for ‘Dreamers’

Several groups rallied at Colorado Mesa University in support of immigrants no longer shielded from deportation due to President Donald Trump announcing the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. "It's hard to live in the shadows, or go back to square one," she said, not wanting to share her last name.

Federal Judge rules Justice Department can’t withhold funds from sanctuary cities

A Federal judge on Friday block the Justice Department from withholding funds from public-safety programs to deter the sanctuary city policies aimed at protecting immigrants. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ruled that the Justice Department could not impose those requirements, addressing that if the city was forced to carry them out before settling the lawsuit, there would be irreparable damage to the immigrant community.

ICYMI: SCOTUS Blocks Lower Courts, Reinstates Texas Congressional District Plans

Well, the controversial congressional maps in the Lone Star state that were struck own by two lower court decisions were given the green light by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In issue at hand involves the congressional districts of Republicans Lloyd Doggett and Blake Farenthold, which the lower courts said were drawn illegally.

Equifax bungles details over and over again

LAWMAKERS in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives blasted credit reporting firms in the wake of the Equifax hack revealed last week, scheduling hearings and calling for an overhaul of the sector and its cybersecurity requirements. Credit reporting agency Equifax suffered a cybersecurity breach in May that persisted until its discovery in July.

New report says noise complaints are up at National, Dulles airports

The air traffic control tower at Dulles International Airport, seen during a 2016 demonstration of new technology. Residents from across the Washington region filed a record number of complaints about noise from flights at Reagan National and Dulles International airports in 2016 - more than four times the number recorded in the previous year, according to new data released this month.

With little to lose, Democrats cautiously share the driver’s seat with Trump

Democratic lawmakers shut out of governance for much of this year now find themselves at the center of high-stakes negotiations with President Donald Trump that could achieve a prize they have sought for nearly a decade: permanent legal status for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants. For a small but vocal contingent of Democrats, these talks are fraught with peril, largely because of their total distrust of a man who began his presidential campaign two years ago describing Mexican immigrants as rapists.

McCain joins effort to challenge Trump’s transgender troops ban

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has joined an effort to challenge President Donald Trump's announced ban on transgender troops, a sign that open resistance to the order is growing. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a military hawk and one of the GOP's most outspoken critics of Trump, said in a statement Friday that he was backing the measure because "we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve our country."

‘Red flag’ calls signalled post-Irma deaths at nursing home

Messages left on the sidewalk of the Rehabilitation Center of Hollywood Hills nursing home a day after eight people died and a criminal investigation by local agencies continued into how the rehab center allowed patients to stay without a working air condition system during the pass of Hurricane Irma through South Florida on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

Mild-mannered state Rep. Matt Dean seizes early edge in GOP clash for governor

Matt Dean, an architect and a state representative with strong conservative credentials, is bringing an understated style to his bid for governor that will test whether GOP voters can still be won over by a soft-spoken approach to politics. Despite a persona that's pretty much the opposite of the current Republican president, Dean has emerged as an early leader in the still-forming GOP field.

a Red flaga calls signalled post-Irma deaths at nursing home

In this Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 file photo, a woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma in Hollywood, Fla.

Hurricane Irma: Nursing home tragedy unfolded days after storm’s initial hit

The first 911 call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills didn't sound ominous: A nursing home patient had an abnormal heartbeat. An hour later, came a second call: a patient had trouble breathing.