Wounded Rep. Scalise readmitted to intensive care

The Washington hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he has been readmitted to the intensive care unit. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the Louisiana congressman is back in intensive care because of new concerns for infection.

Insurance commissioner, possible gubernatorial candidate advises responsible spending

Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer says he would advocate for increasing efficiency and reducing spending as he weighs a run for Kansas governor, a month after lawmakers overrode GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's veto to raise taxes. Selzer, a Leawood Republican and certified public accountant, first told the Kansas City Star he was weighing a gubernatorial run, but he said he hasn't decided whether he'll pursue the nomination.

‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’ Frederick Douglass, Revisited

"What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" posed Frederick Douglass to a gathering of 500-600 abolitionists in Rochester, N.Y., in 1852. Admission to the speech was 12 cents, and the crowd at the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society was enthusiastic, voting unanimously to endorse the speech at its end.

Ohio’s Republican senator to visit drug recovery center

Ohio's Republican senator plans to tour a drug recovery center in suburban Cincinnati after voicing opposition to proposed legislation to overhaul Barack Obama's health care law because of concerns about the impact on drug treatment. Second-term Sen. Rob Portman and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Republican from neighboring West Virginia, issued a joint statement last week against the proposed legislation's cuts to Medicaid.

Trump must help fight disinformation

President Donald Trump's twitter tirade against MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski last week revealed more than his continued willingness to demean his office - and women. He lambasted Brzezinski, co-host of Morning Joe, as "low I.Q., Crazy Mika" claiming she'd been "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when she briefly attended a social gathering at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve.

In Afghanistan, US senators call for coherent policy from Trump

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history. KABUL: A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history.

In Afghanistan, U.S. senators call for coherent policy from Trump

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history. The delegation led by Senator John McCain was in Kabul on a regional trip that included two days in neighboring Pakistan.

Democrat Kanew seeks to challenge Republican Rep. Blackburn

A film writer and producer says he is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee next year. The Tennessean reports that Justin Kanew says he was inspired to run for the heavily Republican 7th Congressional District seat because he opposes efforts to replace and repeal former President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

Sen. Whitehouse visits troops in Afghanistan on July Fourth

Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, led a group of senators to Pakistan and Afghanistan for the holiday weekend. They visited a military base in South Waziristan and met with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad before traveling to Kabul, Afghanistan.

EU chief to EU parliament: “You are ridiculous”

An Oklahoma woman is accused of trying to hire someone via Craigslist to travel to Israel and kill her ex-husband with ricin. Progress elusive in poor neighborhood of Louisiana's capital where white officer fatally shot a black man 1 year ago, fueling protests.

Republican congresswoman says a transgendersa are a threat comparable to ISIS

During a radio interview with Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, Republican Vicky Hartzler stated: "We're having to deal with a threat here at home - a domestic threat - of allowing transgenders in our service." The Congresswoman has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, so her comment comes as no surprise.

Man wins lawsuit in China over forced gay conversion therapy

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown.

Trump back repeal-only health bill as ‘option’

President Donald Trump is pressuring wavering senators to back a Republican bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law but is holding open a repeal-only option if Republicans can't reach agreement over the July 4 recess, Trump's top legislative aide says. Marc Short, the White House's legislative director, said Trump was making weekend calls and believed senators were "getting close" on passing a bill.

Bus carrying seniors crashes on German highway, killing 18

A website that hosted an "Abduction 101" forum linked to a 28-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois bills itself as the most popular sexual fetish internet networking... A website that hosted an "Abduction 101" forum linked to a 28-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois bills itself as the most popular sexual fetish internet networking site. Illinois lawmakers are back to work after a dramatic vote in the House Sunday to increase income taxes by 32 percent.

Taxi jumps curb near airport in ‘accident’; 10 cabbies hurt

A police official said the crash is believed to be a case of "operator error" i... . Emergency personnel work at the scene where a taxi driver struck a group of pedestrians, injuring several, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Boston.

Trump dropped his ‘facelift’ tweet in an already very tough political environment for women

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events When President Trump tried to knock down a powerful female cable news host as a dumb, vanity-filled figure last week, it was one of the more overt displays of sexism in politics in years. But women in Washington have been living with less-overt gender-derived challenges to their authority long before Trump came along, as underscored by a new report from the Center for American Women in Politics and Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.