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Donald Trump's selection of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as his attorney general poses a threat to the booming marijuana industry. Sessions is a staunch opponent of marijuana, despite legalization of the drug for recreational use in seven states and legalization of the drug for medical use in 27 states.
Sen. Marco Rubio said he was not going to "jump into an electoral argument right now." Though comfortably back in the Senate for another six years, Sen. Marco Rubio faces a tough political choice in 2018: partner or party? With fellow Florida Sen. Bill Nelson up for re-election, and incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott his likely challenger, Rubio shied away Monday from commenting directly on the race, according to the Tampa Bay Times .
Middle Eastern countries are intent on advancing their own perceived interests regardless of the possible impact of Trump's victory and appointments on the well-being of their brethren in America. Like Jewish-Americans, Arab-Americans are getting more and more concerned about the way the Trump administration is shaping up.
Senator-elect Todd Young delivered this week's GOP address and talked about uniting the country after the results of the election. "Hello, I'm Todd Young.
School bus driver, 24, is arrested after five elementary students are killed and 23 are injured in Tennessee crash that saw the vehicle leave the road at speed and wrap around a tree Kim rushes to Kanye's bedside after he is hospitalized following 'psychotic breakdown': Friends say 'sleep deprived' rapper canceled tour because he is 'spiraling out of control' and stays up '48hrs at a time' 'Mental illness isn't anything to mess with': Kanye West fans react to his shocking hospitalization as #PrayForKanye trends on Twitter EXCLUSIVE: 'Fed up' Kim is 'bickering constantly' with 'narcissistic' Kanye West who is 'jealous of Beyonce and seething with rage over Jay Z rift' Trump denies using a congratulatory call with president of Argentina to pursue a $150m business interest in Buenos Aires - as it's revealed Ivanka was in on phone call too REVEALED: Melania and Barron staying in NYC when ... (more)
President-elect Donald Trump promises big tax cuts, a border wall and massive spending on infrastructure. That's a recipe for bigger deficits that conservative fiscally-minded Republicans have railed against during President Barack Obama's tenure.
School bus driver, 24, is arrested after five elementary students are killed and 23 are injured in Tennessee crash that saw the vehicle leave the road at speed and wrap around a tree Kim rushes to Kanye's bedside after he is hospitalized following 'psychotic breakdown': Friends say 'sleep deprived' rapper canceled tour because he is 'spiraling out of control' and stays up '48hrs at a time' 'Mental illness isn't anything to mess with': Kanye West fans react to his shocking hospitalization as #PrayForKanye trends on Twitter EXCLUSIVE: 'Fed up' Kim is 'bickering constantly' with 'narcissistic' Kanye West who is 'jealous of Beyonce and seething with rage over Jay Z rift' Trump denies using a congratulatory call with president of Argentina to pursue a $150m business interest in Buenos Aires - as it's revealed Ivanka was in on phone call too REVEALED: Melania and Barron staying in NYC when ... (more)
School bus driver, 24, is arrested after five elementary students are killed and 23 are injured in Tennessee crash that saw the vehicle leave the road at speed and wrap around a tree Kim rushes to Kanye's bedside after he is hospitalized following 'psychotic breakdown': Friends say 'sleep deprived' rapper canceled tour because he is 'spiraling out of control' and stays up '48hrs at a time' 'Mental illness isn't anything to mess with': Kanye West fans react to his shocking hospitalization as #PrayForKanye trends on Twitter EXCLUSIVE: 'Fed up' Kim is 'bickering constantly' with 'narcissistic' Kanye West who is 'jealous of Beyonce and seething with rage over Jay Z rift' Trump denies using a congratulatory call with president of Argentina to pursue a $150m business interest in Buenos Aires - as it's revealed Ivanka was in on phone call too REVEALED: Melania and Barron staying in NYC when ... (more)
J. Tyler White has been named president of The Kentucky Coal Association beginning next month. White, a Kentucky native, is a district director for Republican Congressman Andy Barr.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy held a mental health roundtable in Bridgeport on Monday, in hopes of getting the Mental Health Reform Act he co-authored onto "the last train leaving the station" before the Trump Administration moves into the White House. "We have a chance to pass this in the next few weeks," Murphy told an overflow crowd at the Southwest Community Health Center.
Trump says in a video released late Monday that his agenda "will be based on a simple core principle: putting America first." He is reiterating a number of his promises for the first 100 days of his administration, including vows to negotiate new trade deals, remove regulations on businesses and establish a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists.
Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he said would be considered "criminal assault or battery" against an adult. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he said would be considered "criminal assault or battery" against an adult.
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes has been in contact with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and could be among those under consideration for transportation secretary. The Draper Republican's speech at a national transportation conference in Sacramento last Thursday apparently triggered interest in his work and ideas on transit issues.
NOVEMBER 21: Former Texas Governor Rick Perry leaves Trump Tower on November 21, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration.
President-elect Donald Trump unveiled plans Monday for his first 100 days in office, including proposals related to immigration, trade deals and defense policy, using a video published online to briefly outline his proposals. "Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland: America - creating wealth and jobs for American workers," Trump said in the two-and-a-half-minute video statement.
Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that at times resembles a reality show like the one he once hosted. Trump met with nearly a dozen prospective hires, all of whom were paraded in front of the cameras set up in the Trump Tower lobby as they entered an elevator to see the president-elect.
With the 2016 election, Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to win Wisconsin in nearly 30 years and Republicans took control of nearly two-thirds of the Legislature, including their largest majority in the Assembly since 1957, despite a roughly even split of votes between Democrats and Republicans in statewide races. On Monday, a federal court overturned Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative maps as an "unconstitutional gerrymander" that likely played a major factor in the party's disproportionate electoral success.
Here's the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law, perhaps soon enough for Donald Trump to sign it the day he takes the presidential oath. Then approve legislation restructuring the nation's huge and convoluted health care system - despite Republican divisions, Democratic opposition and millions of jittery constituents.
Surprised fire chief honored as a Sagamore Richmond Fire Department Chief Jerry Purcell says he simply does what he thinks is right when running the department. Check out this story on pal-item.com: http://pinews.co/2gesqo1 Sen. Jeff Raatz reads the Sagamore of the Wabash certificate to RFD Chief Jerry Purcell as Mayor Dave Snow and Rep. Dick Hamm listen Monday at Station One.
In a video statement, President-elect Donald Trump claimed that his presidential transition was going smoothly. The Trump transition team has been plagued by reports of internal disarray, and widely criticized for the appointment of Steve Bannon and Sen. Jeff Sessions.