With Benefits At Risk, Coal Miner Union Rallies In Kentucky
Thousands of retired coal miners rallied Tuesday in Kentucky to call on Congress to protect their benefits as the industry struggles and operators seek bankruptcy protection from debts.
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Calif. Democrats endorse moment-of-silence protest for Orlando
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., a proposal from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is not in the nation's interest. An Orlando police officer was wearing this helmet when it was struck by a bullet during Sunday morning's shooting at Pulse nightclub.
Magic Johnson to Give $2.5M in Scholarships to SC State
Five-time NBA Champion Earvin "Magic" Johnson will partner with SC State University to raise $2.5 million toward an endowed scholarship that will bear the global businessman's name. Such a philanthropic effort is the first in the university's history.
In White House plan, Pa. would get $46M to combat opioid crisis
Pennsylvania would get around $46 million to combat its opioid and heroin epidemic under a $1.1 billion treatment funding proposal in President Barack Obama's 2017 budget, federal officials announced today in a press release and conference call. Democratic members of the U.S. House and Senate, though, were not predicting easy passage.
Democrats Say GOP “Deer in The Headlights” on Gun Legislation
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., blasts GOP House members for failing to take up gun legislation. House Democrats on Tuesday renewed their call to take up legislation aimed at gun control calling the GOP leadership "deer in the headlights" when it comes to the issue.
Protesters want to nix Confederate sign on Mississippi flag
Protesters plan to gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to say the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is a vestige of slavery and Congress should erase it. Among the scheduled speakers for the Flag Day rally is Aunjanue Ellis, an actress who lives in Pike County, Mississippi, where she grew up.
Vigils held for Orlando shooting victims
People gather for a candlelight vigil during a memorial service for the victims of the shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 13, 2016. Photo: Reuters Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday's deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub.
Budget process should be thorough
Some West Virginia legislators appear to have caught shutdown fever. That would explain why they are returning to Charleston a day earlier than previously planned, to work on the state budget.
Congress sends Obama bill to ease access to gov’t records
The bipartisan bill would require federal agencies to consider release of government information under a "presumption of openness" as opposed to a presumption the information is secret.
Clointon, Trump at odds over tackling terrorism, guns
In both style and substance, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Trump focused heavily on the nation's broken immigration system in his fiery address, although the Orlando shooter was born in the United States.
Trump’s New York Co-Chair Says ‘He Made a Big Mistake With That Mexican Comment’
Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino-the 2010 GOP candidate for governor and co-chair of Donald Trump's New York campaign-admitted the presumptive Republican presidential nominee erred in some of his comments about Mexican-Americans. Paladino used most of his time at the Upper East Side gathering of the Metropolitan Republican Club attacking 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, House Speaker Paul Ryan, strategist Karl Rove, New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox, President Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Gov. Andrew Cuomo-who defeated him six years ago.
Sanders spending night of final primary meeting with Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks away after speaking at a news conference outside his home Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Burlington, Vt. Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks away after speaking at a news conference outside his home Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Burlington, Vt.
The Latest: Lawyer: Government trying to smear congressman
Defense lawyers for a Pennsylvania congressman on trial in Philadelphia accuse the Justice Department of smearing a long-time public servant through the racketeering case. Defense lawyer Samuel Silver says Fattah may have had financial problems.
Veterans return from first all-women Honor Flight
McDonald's is moving back to Chicago and taking over the old home of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The world's biggest hamburger... WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton vowed Monday to make stopping "lone wolf" terrorists a top priority if elected president, saying that while the shooter... NEW YORK - CBS' Tony Awards on Sunday beat last year's audience by one-third.
Libertarian VP candidate calls for anti-ISIS task force
Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld, right, chats with Joe Hunter, communications director for the Gary Johnson campaign, at the National Libertarian Party Convention on May 27 in Orlando. Bill Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts now running as the Libertarian Party's candidate for vice president, called today for a 1,000-agent task force to combat Islamic State adherents in the United States, and for a tip line where Muslims could inform on radicalism.
Did gunman in nightclub massacre have help?
U.S. authorities on Monday were investigating whether a gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando and declared his allegiance to Islamic State militants had received any help in carrying out the massacre. The FBI and other agencies were looking at evidence inside and in the closed-off streets around the Pulse nightclub, where New York-born Omar Mateen perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, and the worst attack on U.S. soil since the Sept.
Dems to push new gun law in wake of massacre
Senate Democrats will try to force a vote on legislation that would block people on a federal terror watch list from purchasing guns, in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting Sunday. Senate Republicans blocked the legislation in December after arguing that the terror watch list is often error-ridden and includes many innocent people.
Clinton, Trump take opposite tacks as shooting shakes race
File- This June 11, 2016 file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gesturing during a campaign speech in Tampa, Fla. Trump plans Monday to further address the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history in a campaign speech originally intended to attack the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
This day in history, June 13, 2016
On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.
Analysis: An Accidental Libertarian Power Outage in Texas
The most unusual general election races in Texas are the competitive ones, and in those, third-party candidates can have an outsize influence. But in a bizarre turn of fate, the most reliable source of third-party candidates - the Libertarian Party of Texas - didn't field contestants in most of the state's few remaining swing districts.