California wildfires reduces years-long dreams to embers
Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through the California wine count... . The sun shines through smoke and haze from wildfires over Santa Rosa, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.
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Asian shares rise after Dow index in US hits new record high
Asian stocks advanced Wednesday after Wall Street's main index closed at a record high and Spain's ... . A man walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.
‘That should be illegal’: Lawmakers are taking aim at pharma…
'That should be illegal': Lawmakers are taking aim at pharma giant Allergan over an unusual deal with a Native American tribe In September, Allergan struck an unusual deal with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to transfer patents of the eye drug Restasis, a move that gives the drug sovereign immunity from certain patent challenges. Lawmakers aren't too happy about the deal, and Senator Claire McCaskill has introduced a bill to close the sovereign immunity "loophole."
APNewsBreak: Billions in Illinois bills not sent for payment
Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn't even been sent to the official who writes the checks by the end of June. Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn't even been sent to the official who writes the checks by the end of June.
Susan Collins mulls run for Maine governor’s seat
Seen as a powerful moderate voice in a polarized Senate, Collins has played a key role in many legislative debates, most recently as one of the Republicans who chose not to support the Graham-Cassidy bill, intended to restructure Obamacare. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is expected next week to announce whether she'll run for the governor's seat in her home state next year, which already has Democrats asking her to stay in the Senate.
MO Senate candidate says Facebook pushed back on AR-15 raffle
A Missouri Republican running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's seat is challenging Facebook's response to his campaign's raffle of an AR-15 rifle. Former Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Petersen posted a letter Thursday to the Facebook page promoting his campaign, complaining about the removal of a video and status update about the raffle.
Latest: Protesters face off with police in St. Louis
This undated family photo supplied by Christina Wilson shows Anthony Lamar Smith holding his daughter Autumn Smith. Anthony Lamar Smith was killed in 2011 during a confrontation with police.
Trump woos Democrat with trip on Air Force One
President Donald Trump is giving his efforts to wrangle red state Democrat support for his tax reform push the Air Force One treatment. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-North Dakota, will become the first Democratic lawmaker to join Trump on the presidential jet when she accompanies Trump on his trip to North Dakota on Wednesday, where Trump will continue his push to drive up public support for tax reform.
4 Ways The U.S. Could Fight Future Election Interference
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., this week to tackle a to-do list so packed it unfurls all the way down to the Anacostia River. Lawmakers aren't only expected to focus on taxes, the budget, the debt ceiling and other such priorities.
Financial clouds swirl over Washington
Hurricane Harvey has devastated Texas. Now board your windows, evacuate the low ground and watch the damage it is poised to unleash on the nation's finances.
The Latest: Missouri black lawmakers condemn hanging remark
The Latest on a Missouri lawmaker who posted on Facebook that he hoped whoever vandalized a Confederate monument in Springfield is found and hanged : The Missouri Legislative Black Caucus chairman says a Republican lawmaker called for a lynching in a Facebook post and should be ousted from office. Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Alan Green on Thursday asked that House members formally reprimand Rep. Warren Love and remove him from office.
Trump Gives Congress An Olive Branch With Tax Pitch, But Will It Last?
When President Trump traveled to Missouri on Wednesday to make his pitch for tax code overhaul, it was a more conventional - even conciliatory - chief executive who showed up. Trump expressed optimism that he could work together with the legislative branch to pass something meaningful - although as NPR's Scott Horsley noted, the president offered scant specifics about what that legislation would be.
Trump pushes tax overhaul to a bring back Main Streeta
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. >> President Donald Trump launched his fall push to overhaul the nation's tax system by pledging Wednesday that the details-to-come plan would “bring back Main Street” by reducing the crushing tax burden on middle-class Americans, making a populist appeal for a proposal expected to heavily benefit corporate America.
Trumpa s a American modela for tax cuts encourages Republicans, unites Democrats in opposition
After a rough summer of divisions within his own party in Congress , President Trump began his long-awaited push for tax cuts Wednesday, a move likely to unify Republicans and raise pressure on Democrats in conservative states for some rare cooperation. Traveling to Missouri, the home state of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, the president offered broad outlines of his unfinished plan for tax reform, calling it "the foundation" for better jobs and prosperity.
Trump pushes tax overhaul, says it’s ‘badly needed’
Public schools are grappling with the names, images of Confederate icons in the wake of the deaths at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over a Robert E. Lee statue. After five days of torrential rain, the latest weather forecast predicts less than an inch of rain and perhaps even sunshine for the Houston area.
Trump pushes tax overhaul to ‘bring back Main Street’
President Donald Trump launched his fall push to overhaul the nation's tax system by pledging Wednesday that the details-to-come plan would "bring back Main Street" by reducing the crushing tax burden on middle-class Americans, making a populist appeal for a proposal expected to heavily benefit corporate America. Trump said his vision for re-writing the tax system, a key campaign pledge, would unlock stronger economic growth and benefit companies and workers alike.
Trump looks to frame tax reform debate Wednesday
President Donald Trump won't be diving deep into details as he makes his opening pitch on tax reform Wednesday in Springfield, Missouri. Instead, he'll be looking to frame the debate.
Trump talks Harvey, NAFTA and border wall in wide-ranging morning of tweets
As Tropical Storm Harvey battered Texas Sunday morning, President Trump's focus on Twitter was split between recovery efforts, the North American Free Trade Agreement , the Missouri Senate race and his long-promised border wall. Trump began his morning by promoting a book written by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who has been an outspoken supporter of the president.
Austin Petersen: Why I became a Republican
To the casual observer, it certainly seems like the Republican Party is in an identity crisis. After years of consensus and sweeping the 2016 national elections on the promise of repeal and replace of Obamacare, Republicans in a stunning 11th-hour failure failed to pass even the so-called "skinny" repeal.
MO Lieutenant Governor calls for special session to expel Senator Chappelle-Nadal
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is calling on the Missouri Senate to go into special session along with Veto Session, with the purpose of expelling Senator Chappelle-Nadal from the body under the authority vested to the Senate under Article III, Section 18 of the Missouri Constitution. The Lieutenant Governor called the recent comments made by Senator Chappelle-Nadal unacceptable and unbefitting conduct of a Missouri State Senator.