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Around the turn of the century a bandit rode in from Mexico, robbed a small Texas bank, and fled back across the border. A Texas Ranger picked up his trail and nabbed him in a Mexican village.
Category Archives: Republican
GOP Just Watches as Trump Goes Wild
The day Donald Trump took office, I wrote a column arguing that what was new and frightening here was that he had no reverence for the civic and governmental institutions of this country. This had never been true of a president before, at least in the modern era.
Dugan, Collins praise proposed drug bills
Struggling schools, opioid addiction and the state's medical marijuana program appear likely to dominate the rest of Georgia's legislative session. The Senate last week passed SB 81, the Jeffery Dallas Gay, Jr. Act, which would allow pharmacists to dispense Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, to individuals in accordance with a statewide standing order.
Teamsters face 31 percent pension cut
Ed Oleski, president of the Teamsters Local 294 retirees, rolls up a Teamsters banner following a meeting about a proposed 31% cut to their pension plan on Monday, March, 6, 2017, at the Labor Temple in Albany, N.Y. less Ed Oleski, president of the Teamsters Local 294 retirees, rolls up a Teamsters banner following a meeting about a proposed 31% cut to their pension plan on Monday, March, 6, 2017, at the Labor Temple in Albany, ... more A trailer carries the logo for Teamsters Local 294 on Monday, March, 6, 2017, outside the Labor Temple in Albany, N.Y. They are facing a proposed 31% cut to their pension plan.
Protesters Demand Rep. Buchanan Hold Town Hall
SARASOTA, Fla. --Across the nation constituents have been going out to congressional town halls and demanding answers from their elected officials.
GOP congressman takes more heat for town hall stance
An Illinois Republican congressman criticized for not holding in-person town halls says he remains opposed to them partly because of what fellow legislators have faced. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam said at a City Club of Chicago luncheon Monday that he's held just one large town hall since entering Congress in 2007.
Black’s Balancing Act: The Budget Gavel and a Possible Governor Run
Just three weeks into her new job as House Budget Committee chair-and 20 months before an election that could be pivotal to her political future-Diane Black already faces a tricky balancing act. The Tennessee Republican, whose foray into leadership came unexpectedly when Tom Price was tapped for the Cabinet last January, will now oversee the budget reconciliation process expected to serve as a vehicle for both Obamacare repeal and tax reform this year.
Hotline Extra: Big Cities Elect Mayors
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to cruise to a second term Tuesday. St. Louis hosts an open race to replace Mayor Francis Slay , who is not seeking reelection.
Lives in the balance: Montana asbestos-disease sufferers watch fight over Affordable Care Act repeal
In 2005, Les Skramstad and Gayla Benefield carried wooden crosses for each Libby resident who died from exposure to asbestos. Skramstad died of asbestos-related disease in 2007, and Benefield and four of her five children have been diagnosed with the disease.
Marin IJ Readersa Forum for March 7
We are researching the topic of public engagement and want to hear your views of how well your city and the county of Marin engage with you. Public engagement is a range of methods through which government agencies provide the public with more and better information about their decisions and meaningful opportunities to influence those decisions.
SICK. Pelosi Won’t Condemn Dem Lawmaker’s Crude Bl*wjob…
Democrat Congressman, Cedric Richmond in Louisiana disrespected Kellyanne Conway by making a crude 'joke' about her looking 'familiar' on her knees in reference to the picture of her kneeling on the couch in the Oval Office. Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond made a crude joke about White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday night during the Washington Press Club Foundation dinner.
President Donald Trump salutes as he stands on the tarmac after…
President Donald Trump salutes as he stands on the tarmac after disembarking Air Force One as he arrives Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Sen. Warner: Trump’s Allegations of Obama Wiretapping – Reckless’
Sen. Mark Warner , a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that it was "reckless" to claim that the Obama administration wiretapped then-presidential candidate Donald Trump "without any evidence." "And so what I find so strange -- and I thought the president's comments could no longer surprise me, but, boy, this one yesterday surprised me.
White House Aides Defend Trump’s Wiretapping Claim on NBC, Fox Morning Shows
White House officials on Monday defended President Donald Trump's explosive claim that Barack Obama tapped Trump's telephones during last year's election , although they won't say where that information came from and left open the possibility that it isn't true. In televised interviews, Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump firmly believes the allegations he made on Twitter over the weekend.
Republicans will finally show Obamacare plan
After years of haranguing Democrats for Obamacare's shortcomings and running dress rehearsals to repeal it, Republicans this week may finally lay down a specific and actionable plan to scrap the Affordable Care Act and face the praise as well as the consequences. "We're working through the final details of this," Rep. Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and the House Ways and Means Chairman told Fox News Saturday.
GOP prepares Obamacare repeal bill, but is split over how to help people pay
At issue is whether to replace Obamacare subsidies with refundable tax credits that would be based on a person's age rather than their income. A faction of conservative lawmakers don't like that these credits would be paid out to everyone buying coverage in the individual market.
Graham says he doesn’t know what GOP health care plan is yet
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham told a rowdy town hall in South Carolina that health care is going to change in the United States. Just don't ask him for details.
Chances for a tax audit have rarely been this low
As millions of Americans file their income tax returns, their chances of getting audited by the IRS have rarely been so low. The number of people audited by the IRS in 2016 dropped for the sixth straight year, to just over 1 million.
The Soviet-style energy policy of Paul LePage
Here's something I bet you didn't know: Maine's electricity generation prices have actually gone down over the last several years. That's right.
Former GOP rep joins King & Spalding
Former Rep. Ander Crenshaw , who retired from Congress earlier this year, is joining law and lobby firm King & Spalding. He's becoming a senior counsel within the firm's government advocacy and public policy practice.