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A live Asian carp has been discovered in a Chicago waterway about nine miles from Lake Michigan - well beyond an electric barrier network designed to prevent the invasive fish that have infested the Mississippi River system from reaching the Great Lakes, officials said Friday.
The Republican lawmaker who was shot last week in an apparent politically motivated attack on a charity baseball practice has been upgraded to fair condition, hospital officials said Friday. Rep. Steve Scalise , R-La., was transferred out of the intensive care unit Thursday at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the medical facility said in a statement Friday.
Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party's banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the measure and deliver a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump unless some of them can be brought aboard. Echoing the other four, Heller said he opposes the measure "in this form" but does not rule out backing a version that is changed to his liking.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said Friday that he doesn't think lawmakers have had enough time to review the Senate Republicans' Obamacare repeal bill. House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that he hopes to bring the bill - which was unveiled Thursday - to the floor for a vote as early as next week.
An Alabama high school has pulled a teacher's summer reading list after people complained it only contained conservative and right-leaning texts. Gene Ponder, a teacher of AP Government/Economics at Spanish Fort High School, assigned a virtually partisan summer reading list that included books from Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, Ron Paul and other conservative and libertarian authors, Gulf Coast News Today reported .
I had the great misfortune to begin my career as a physician practicing in Louisiana without the initial expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Although many hundreds of thousands of people would have benefited significantly from the expansion, the gubernatorial politics of the time were firmly set against it.
President Donald Trump reiterated his emphasis on rebuilding the military in a Friday visit to Boeing in South Carolina, a day after he made the same promises in a White House news conference. "We are looking seriously at a big order," he said.
Barack Obama came out against the health care bill Senate Republicans announced on Thursday. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the former president claimed that it would be "a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America."
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is facing criticisms for the Democratic loss in Georgia's special House election. In the wake of Democrat Jon Ossoff's loss in Georgia's special House election this week, the well-exercised pointing fingers of Democratic politicians and voters got a workout once again.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Ted Cruz leaves the Senate floor after a vote yesterday. The Texas senator is one of the holdouts on the health care bill, but he's widely expected to come around.
President Trump said Friday that he's not concerned about Republican senators' reluctant to support the new health care bill, arguing that health care is a difficult battle. "Well they're four good guys, and they're also friends of mine.
The shooting in Alexandria, Va., that nearly killed Rep. Steve Scalise should be a wakeup call for all of us concerned about today's nasty political rhetoric. But instead of tamping down the political rhetoric, there are those who are seeking to politicize this tragedy by compounding the blame and hate.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol after Republicans released their long-awaited bill to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. He is one of four GOP senators to say they are opposed it but are open to negotiations, which could put the measure in immediate jeopardy.
Washington: A bipartisan bill seeking to revoke Pakistan's status as major non-NATO ally to the US has been introduced in the House of Representatives by two top lawmakers, saying the country failed to effectively fight terrorism.
Washington [U.S.] , June 23 :Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, two influential U.S. Congressmen have introduced a bill revoking Pakistan's status as a major non-NATO ally , saying Islamabad's "treachery" has led to the deaths of too many American citizens. Congressman Ted Poe and Congressman Rick Nolan have introduced H.R. 3000, a bipartisan bill revoking Pakistan's major non-NATO ally status.
Within hours of the Senate majority leader unveiling a long-anticipated health care bill on Thursday, four of his Republican colleagues were quick to put a damper on things: "We are not ready to vote for this bill," the group said in a joint statement. The swift rejection may be a negotiating ploy, but the public nature of it is a reminder for McConnell of the deep reservations running through his own conference on a proposal that conservatives do not believe goes far enough to repeal Obamacare - and the monumental challenge that lies ahead as he looks for 50 "yes" votes.
Planned Parenthood may poor-mouth when its government funding is on the line, but that hasn't stopped the abortion giant from spending lavishly on politicians who promise to keep the taxpayer dollars coming. Planned Parenthood's political arm, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, was the second-biggest spender on the Democratic side of the ledger in the special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District, putting more than $734,000 behind Jon Ossoff.
President Trump on Thursday evening offered continued support for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise , who is recovering from last weekA s baseball shooting. "Tonight our thoughts and prayers remain with one friend who is not here, a man that we have all come to know, and respect and to love, congressman Steve Scalise," Trump said during the annual congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House.
President Trump on Thursday expressed gratitude to lawmakers and police officers for how they handled the shooting last week at a Republican baseball practice. "A lot of brave members [of Congress] acted in moments of danger, they protected each other, they cared for the wounded, they shielded the vulnerable, and they really did put their own safety aside," Trump said in remarks Thursday night to attendees of the White House's annual congressional picnic, which included both Republicans and Democrats.
Democrats formed a united front against the controversial measure, blasting it as a "war on Medicaid," the health care program for lower income Americans, and calling it worse than one that passed the House of Representatives in May. For the past seven years, Republicans have worked to repeal of the landmark health reforms of Trump's Democratic predecessor Barack Obama. Members from both parties agree the repeal effort has never been closer to fruition.