What the potential NAFTA replacement means for Iowa
Iowa trade and commodity experts say the last-minute trade agreement among North America's three largest nations is a step forward in terms of solving overall trade tensions.
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Cecilia Vega: 5 Things To Know About Female Reporter Trump Insulted,…
Cecilia Vega was publicly dissed by Donald Trump in a very uncalled for remark. Get to know this incredible journalist Trump mocked.
FBI’s Kavanaugh scope widens as GOP seeks votes
Donald John Trump Kavanaugh polling: FBI on the hot seat Kanye West criticizes 13th Amendment on Twitter Feinstein calls on White House, FBI to release scope of Kavanaugh investigation MORE and congressional Republicans are moving to defang a looming fight over the scope of the FBI's investigation into sexual assault allegations that have thrown Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination into limbo. The scope of the probe - which the White House and Senate Republicans agreed to after pressure from moderates - was threatening to become a flashpoint in the Supreme Court fight and the latest headache for Republicans, who have faced weeks of curveballs on a nominee they once believed was a lock for confirmation.
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Supreme Court nomiinee Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018.
Trump hails NAFTA revamp, but quick approval no sure thing
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau arrives for an emergency cabinet meeting on the NAFTA negotiations in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, Sept.
Justice Kennedy did more than any living American to undermine…
Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Supreme Court's money-in-politics decision in Citizens United v. FEC , is very worried about the future of democracy.
Democrats would view Rod Rosenstein ouster as an election ‘gift’
FILE PHOTO: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appears with U.S. President Donald Trump at a roundtable on immigration and the gang MS-13 at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, New York, U.S., May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Democrats believe they stand to benefit if President Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Justice Department official who oversees the Russia probe, before November's elections.
The Note: FBI’s Kavanaugh inquiry still controlled by political forces
President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony, Dec. 15, 2017, in Quantico, Va. As arguments turn to the scope of the Brett Kavanaugh inquiry, perhaps it's good for President Donald Trump 's Republican Party if the oft-maligned - by Trump himself - agency is allowed to do its job.
Canada-US reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico
In a joint statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the agreement "will strengthen the middle class, and create good, well-paying jobs and new opportunities for the nearly half billion people who call North America home." The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
Republicans Likely in for a Messy December Funding, Leadership Fight
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., shown talking to Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., during a press conference September 13, thinks Republicans are in a good position to secure wins in a December funding fight. House Republican leaders patted themselves on the back last week for appropriating a large portion of discretionary spending before the start of the fiscal year today, but they've also set themselves up for messy spending fight come December over border wall funding that could complicate GOP leadership elections and potentially lead to a partial government shutdown.
California approves tough net neutrality bill
California governor Jerry Brown has signed the United States' toughest net neutrality measure which requires internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. Advocates of net neutrality hope the move in the home of the global technology industry will have national implications, prompting Congress to enact national net neutrality rules or encouraging other states to follow suit.
Canada and US reach free trade deal with Mexico
Agreement, reached just before a midnight deadline, replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council after an agreement was reached in the NAFTA negotiations in Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 30, 2018.
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The FBI investigation meant to defuse the explosive conflict over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sparked a new round of partisan combat Sunday, as the White House appeared to retain sharp limits on the probe even as President Donald Trump and Republican officials publicly suggested otherwise. Two Trump administration officials said Sunday that White House had not placed any limits on the FBI investigation into claims of sexual assault leveled against Kavanaugh but was also opposed to a "fishing expedition" that could take a broader look at Kavanaugh's credibility and behavior.
Ford has not been contacted by FBI yet in Kavanaugh investigation: Source
Christine Blasey Ford's legal team said Sunday they have not yet been contacted by the FBI despite the narrowing time frame for the investigation President Donald Trump ordered Friday. Add Supreme Court as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Supreme Court news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Officials: White House not ‘micromanaging’ Kavanaugh probe
Senior Trump administration officials insisted Sunday that the White House was not "micromanaging" a new FBI background check of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, claiming the probe was a Senate process and that lawmakers were the only ones dictating its parameters. President Donald Trump initially opposed such an investigation in the face of sexual misconduct claims against Kavanaugh, but the president and Senate Republican leaders agreed to an inquiry after GOP Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona made clear he would not vote to confirm Kavanaugh without one.
Donald Trump on Kim Jong-un: “We fell in love”
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Find out where your 3rd Congressional District candidates stand on…
Voters in Utah's reliably red 3rd Congressional District face a choice this November between two opponents who remain split on a number of issues, from public lands to the president and reproductive health rights. Incumbent Republican Rep. John Curtis, the former Provo mayor , is eager to earn a full term in Congress and says his record, with four bills passed through the House in his 10 months in office, speaks for itself.
Bono won’t speak about Harvey Weinstein
The U2 frontman worked closely with the disgraced movie mogul on 2013's 'Long Walk to Freedom' as he wrote the accompanying song 'Ordinary Love' and though he admitted the producer has one "very good work" for his band, the 58-year-old singer - who has daughters Jordan, 29, and Eve, 27, and sons Eli, 19, and John, 17, with wife Ali - won't say too much about the sexual harassment allegations against him or the wider #MeToo movement because his kids don't think it is his "time". He said: "He did very good work for U2.
Warren considering run at presidency
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she'll take a "hard look at running for president" after the November elections. Warren, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is running for re-election in November against GOP state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who was co-chairman of Trump's 2016 Massachusetts campaign.
Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation Source: AP
The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer said. Deborah Ramirez's lawyer, John Clune, said Saturday that agents want to interview Ramirez, who said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party in the early 1980s.