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U.S. lawmakers have approved a defense spending bill that includes reparations for Guam residents killed, raped, beaten or forced to work by Japanese occupiers during World War II. The Pacific Daily News reported that the bill passed the House of Representatives Thursday and will move to the Senate for consideration.
Fox News regular and famous-for-being-famous person Meghan McCain offered conservatives a new argument for supporting Donald Trump. Likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, she told Neil Cavuto, is "truly evil."
U.S. lawmakers have found a workable compromise to address Puerto Rico's debt crisis with legislation that includes a workable restructuring process and other provisions, U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on Thursday.
Running against a politician with the last name Hahn might intimidate most, but for Steve Napolitano, the challenge is undoubtedly worthwhile. "Nobody knows the Fourth District better than me and I have a record of achievement," said Napolitano.
A Democratic amendment to the defense bill would have withheld funding from any educational institution that flies the Confederate flag. House Democrats made a desperate - and ultimately unsuccessful - attempt to force South Carolina's historic Citadel military college to stop flying the Confederate flag, a reminder that the battle over its display has not ended.
Nor is this a criticism of Rubio's campaign operation, which employed many very good friends and which did impressive work. Lastly, though I worked to promote his candidacy, this is not an essay about Jeb Bush.
After weeks of delays, House Republicans are moving ahead with legislation to help Puerto Rico manage $70 billion in debt. A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory's financial obligations and oversee some debt restructuring.
So I decided to dispense with satire and simply call Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday to hear about his trip to survey the damage from the volcanic eruption of his imminent nomination. Trump told me that when he came to tour the ruins of the Republican Party here Thursday, he and Paul Ryan asked if everyone would clear the room.
Leading Democrats are growing increasingly vocal in their concerns about the White House hopeful's continued candidacy, and if he and his legions of enthusiastic supporters ultimately will unite behind Hillary Clinton in a general election against Donald Trump. For his part, Sanders has sharpened his critique of the party.
A judge in southern Illinois has set an Aug. 15 trial date in a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed against U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth. The Democratic congresswoman is challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in one of November's most competitive Senate races.
It's a question congressional investigators have long been seeking to answer: Could the military have reached the besieged diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in time to prevent the killings of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, the night of Sept. 11, 2012? "Whether or not they could have gotten there in time, I don't think there is any issue with respect to that.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is warning that Bernie Sanders' intention to take his candidacy to the Democratic convention in July could spark unrest similar to the chaotic 1968 convention in Chicago and the riots surrounding it. "It worries me a great deal," Feinstein told CNN's Manu Raju.
Deep divisions and disarray within the Democratic Party, fully surfaced in the wake of the Nevada convention brouhaha , suggest that July's national convention in Philadelphia could serve as ground zero for a battle over the party's very soul. Beyond their calls for Bernie Sanders to exit the race before every state has had a chance to vote, establishment Dems this week expressed "fear," as CNN put it , "that if Sanders does not rein in his supporters, the same ugly scene that occurred in Las Vegas last weekend could replicate itself in the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia."
During her State of the City address this week, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges emphasized the yin and yang of a city with remarkable attributes but also deep challenges - especially regarding race and equity. That dichotomy is illustrated in the Minneapolis Public Schools - a district that does a great job educating some students but struggles mightily with others.
Sen. Rob Portman, an incumbent, talks about how Republicans, amid a contentious presidential election, came out in record numbers to participate in Ohio's primary. Portman took more than 80 percent of the vote to fend of a conservative challenge.
The New York businessman is scheduled to hold a rally in Everett at Xfinity Arena at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Trump last visited the state in May, when he held rallies in Spokane and Lynden.
When throngs of women from around the nation converge on Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump's inauguration, they will arrive driven by a multitude of motivations. Gay rights, gun control, immigrant rights, equal pay, reproductive freedom, racial justice, worker rights, climate change, support for vaccinations: They all make the list of progressive causes that are attracting people to the Women's March on Washington and its sister marches across the country and the world this coming Saturday.
The Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct cases released more than 300 video clips Friday - along with audio recordings and police reports - from 101 incidents it has investigated, the latest step by the city to restore public trust in its beleaguered police force. The Independent Police Review Authority, which also investigates any instance of an officer firing a gun in a manner that could injure someone, posted the material to its website.