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A day after a tentative agreement to overhaul U.S. biofuel policy appeared to collapse amid farm-state concerns, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt met with the lead senator pushing for the changes: Ted Cruz. Pruitt had dinner with Cruz, a Texas Republican, at a Washington steakhouse blocks from the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night.
Meaning South Dakota state Rep. Michael Clark. On Monday, Clark, being presumably of sound mind and body, suggested on Facebook that maybe racial segregation wouldn't be such a bad idea.
In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has a light-hearted exchange with reporters at the start of a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House GOP factions will meet with Ryan to try to resolve a looming immigration showdown.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that passing legislation that would block President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs is not the way to stop them from happening. "I don't think we need to be trying to rein in the president through legislation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump's authority to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union, following a closed-door meeting at the White House, The Hill reports. "Now is not the time to undercut President Trump's ability to negotiate better trade deals.
Republican lawmakers met on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night and discussed providing a "bridge" to DACA recipients for becoming full U.S. citizens. The Hill reported on the meeting, which took place ahead of a Thursday meeting on immigration that will be attended by members of the Republican conference.
Two House Republicans differed Wednesday on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that an FBI informant infiltrated his presidential campaign. House Intelligence Committee member Tom Rooney of Florida slammed Trump's assertions, while New York Rep. Lee Zeldin said the president was not misleading on his "spy" allegations.
For Deb Haaland, the New Mexico lawyer seeking to make history in her bid to become the first Native American woman elected to Congress, proclaiming defiance to the Trump administration has echoes in the brutal history of the Southwest. "How can we not be outraged by the separation of families?" Ms.
Police say Emily Sherry's blood-alcohol was more than five times the legal limit when her car struck another vehicle driven by Robert Ransdell. NKY leader of white supremacist group killed in crash; Newport woman charged with murder Police say Emily Sherry's blood-alcohol was more than five times the legal limit when her car struck another vehicle driven by Robert Ransdell.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he agrees that an FBI informant wasn't spying on Donald Trump's campaign, contradicting assertions by the president. Ryan, responding to a reporter's question Wednesday in Washington, said he stands by the statements of House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican.
Kids Reveal What They Know About Gay Pride, Coming Out of the Closet, Two Moms or Dads, Anderson Cooper and More: WATCH Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked the "fake news" media for not reporting on sighting Melania yesterday at the White House. Tweeted Trump: "The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to my wife and our great First Lady, Melania.
In this May 10, 2018 photo, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan is agreeing with another senior House Republican who says there's no evidence that the FBI planted a "spy" on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
In this March 22, 2018, file photo, Kelly Sadler, special assistant to President Donald Trump, attends a forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Sadler, who was dismissive of gravely ill Sen. John McCain during a closed-door meeting last month, has left the White House.
SIGN UP! If you'd like to continue receiving Washington Examiner's Daily on Healthcare newsletter, SUBSCRIBE HERE: Schumer signals that healthcare will be central to Democrats' midterm strategy. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the August work period to expand Obamacare .
Since taking his oath of office in 2009, N.C. Rep. Kelly Alexander, Jr. has filed a marijuana-related bill in the North Carolina General Assembly six times - and six times those bills have languished in committee, failing to make it to the House floor for a debate, much less a vote. That count includes Alexander's most recent bill, House Bill 994, bluntly titled "Reform Marijuana Laws," filed on May 23 during the General Assembly's short session.
Nikko Johnson reviews the California primary election guide at San Francisco City Hall Tuesday, June 5, 2018. The 40-year-old nurse was waiting for her mother to arrive at the polling station so they could vote together.
In this April 16, 2018, file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati. The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran brief access to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions kept in place after the 2015 nuclear deal, despite repeatedly telling Congress and the public it had no plans to do so.
Democrats in the country's most populous state are battling to ensure they come out on top in several congressional districts that voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. LOS ANGELES: Voters cast ballots in eight US states for key primary elections on Tuesday, with all eyes on California, where the outcome could swing the balance of power in Congress.
Kristi Noem gives her acceptance speech after winning the Republican gubernatorial primary, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to supporters in Albuquerque, M.M., Tuesday, June 5, 2018.