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With control of all three branches of government, Republicans are set on unraveling President Obama's education legacy and pushing an unprecedented amount of funding and authority back to states. Leading this charge is Rep. Virginia Foxx, the newly appointed chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
Gun silencers: Safety device or marketing ploy? Ed Hughes attributes a good chunk of his hearing loss to his hobbies: hunting and competitive shooting. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2lyKdbS The Freedom Armory Machine Works' Grenadier suppressor adds 8.5 inches on a .45 pistol.
"Senator McCain traveled to northern Syria last week to visit U.S. forces deployed there and to discuss the counter-ISIL [another acronym for ISIS] campaign and ongoing operations to retake Raqqa," a McCain spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Wednesday, referring to ISIS' Syrian capital. "Senator McCain's visit was a valuable opportunity to assess dynamic conditions on the ground in Syria and Iraq."
As former White House strategist Stephen Bannon declares war on the Republican establishment, a faction linked to the Senate GOP leadership is firing back with the kind of charges previously heard from Democrats and Never-Trumpers when Bannon ran Trump's campaign and sat in the White House. Namely: that the head of Breitbart News and self-described "economic nationalist" is, in fact, an anti-Semite and a white supremacist.
Almost three-fourths of Oklahoma voters are opposed to Gov. Mary Fallin's proposed half-cent tax on wind generation, according to a new poll sponsored by a wind advocacy group. The State Chamber also is voicing opposition to the plan.
Across these United States, Americans young and old are confronting their representative Republican lawmakers face to face at town hall meetings , and opening up a powerful can of civic engagement whoop-ass. It's so beautiful.
With the office closed, the group was not able to engage in a planned sit-in. A planned sit-in by a small group of Bold Iowa protesters at the downtown Fort Dodge offices of U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, came to little Thursday when they found the office closed.
The HAWKS are one of this year's featured warmup bands for the Shellabration featuring Huey Lewis & the News. The other warmup band is the group Far From Innocent.
In this Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017, photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, meets with John McCain, Senator of the United States of America and Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee at Al Shati Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
A group of grassroots activists wanting to meet face-to-face with Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., plans to hold a "fake town hall," which will include a Pearce stand-in, to protest a lack of town halls by the congressman last week. Activists plan 'fake' town hall to protest Rep. Pearce LAS CRUCES - A group of grassroots activists wanting to meet face-to-face with Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., plans to hold a "fake town hall," which will include a Pearce stand-in, to protest a lack of town halls by the congressman last week.
People hold a rally outside Sen. Bill Cassidy's town hall meeting in Metairie, La., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. People hold a rally outside Sen. Bill Cassidy's town hall meeting in Metairie, La., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said on Wednesday she's open to using a subpoena to investigate President Donald Trump's tax returns for potential connections to Russia. Collins, a Republican who has served as a U.S. senator from Maine since 1997, sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will reintroduce legislation next week that would cut US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to provide monetary support to the families of those who commit acts of terror against Israelis. The bill, known as the Taylor Force Act , was first introduced last year by Graham with former Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats and Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.
Fox News personalities are attempting to downplay the huge number of constituents that are attending town hall events held by their members of Congress as "manufactured" and "paid-for," and advocating for the cancellation of events because progressive groups are "activating people to turn out and cause a raucous." Wall Street Journal : "Members Of Congress Are Preparing To Confront A Wave Of Activism When They Return Home To Their Districts."
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she's not committing on whether she will run for governor in 2018. Collins made the comments during an appearance on a Maine Public radio show.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions flexed his influence with President Donald Trump after the president sided with him in reversing the Obama administration's draft guidelines on transgender students' bathroom use in schools. Sessions had sparred with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, whose permission was needed so the administration could go through with the directive.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, 15th District, on Tuesday faced chants of "What's the plan?" at a town hall meeting in Clermont when he said he wanted to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Frustrated by the party's performance on Capitol Hill and emboldened by the mass protests against President Donald Trump, a coalition of progressive groups say they are open to supporting primary challengers next year against Democratic members of the House and Senate - even if many inside the party believe that intra-party races might ultimately only help the Republican Party gain more power. The organizations, many run by former members of Bernie Sanders' insurgent presidential campaign, say they haven't drafted a list of targets just yet.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a new court hearing for a black Texas prison inmate who claims improper testimony about his race tainted his death sentence. The justices voted 6-2 in favor of inmate Duane Buck.