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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will find one of his rare appearances on Capitol Hill rough going today as he seeks to soothe the ire of senators exasperated by President Donald Trump's strategy on everything from Russia and NATO to North Korea. As bipartisan fury over Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin last week reverberates in Washington, Pompeo will hear from senators demanding to know what happened during the president's one-on-one meeting with the Russian president, what Trump meant when he called the European Union a "foe" and whether the U.S. is being duped again by North Korea.
Federal immigration officials will review the status of a Hooksett woman who police arrested on Monday night after her two children, 4 and 6, were found walking along a busy stretch of Hooksett Road,... For better or worse, summer basketball for high school players isn't what it used to be.
Federal immigration officials will review the status of a Hooksett woman who police arrested on Monday night after her two children, 4 and 6, were found walking along a busy stretch of Hooksett Road,... For better or worse, summer basketball for high school players isn't what it used to be.
House Republicans have launched an effort to expand the massive tax law they muscled through Congress last year, aiming to make permanent the individual tax cuts and small-business income deductions now set to expire in 2026. The pre-midterm elections push, which clicked into gear Tuesday, is portrayed as championing the middle class and small businesses.
If present trends continue, when historians write about the proximate cause for America's, and the world's, descent into a violent, volatile state of affairs in the aftermath of the 2016 elections, they will point not to a specific act of aggression or political miscalculation, but to the deafening and tragic silence of elected officials who buried their heads while an egomaniacal president subverted America's interests for his own self-aggrandizement At the recent summit in Helsinki, President Donald Trump willingly, knowingly and with the eyes of the world watching praised Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly while attacking other Americans, going so far as to indicate he trusts Putin more than he does the American intelligence agencies.
This week's State Department ministerial on international religious freedom has been a well-orchestrated, if hastily organized, event with a sense of common purpose rarely seen in the current administration. It prominently features the work of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as bipartisan a body as you'll find in Washington these days.
The Democratic party's newest star, New York City congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, visited the Capitol Tuesday to meet with lawmakers who may soon be colleagues. The 28-year-old former bartender, who defeated one of the most powerful House Democrats last month, had lunch with California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and met with several members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Michael Bever was in court Tuesday on a scheduled sentencing hearing. A judge has postponed sentencing for for the 19-year-old Broken Arrow man convicted of fatally stabbing his parents and three siblings.
In this July 11, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Wheeler says there should be a single national standard for fuel efficiency for cars and trucks, speaking out as a showdown looms with California that could throw the car market into turmoil.
In this June 27, 2018 photo provided by Ocasio2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, celebrates her Democratic congressional primary victory over 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley at a pool hall in the Bronx borough of New York. less In this June 27, 2018 photo provided by Ocasio2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, celebrates her Democratic congressional primary victory over 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley at a pool hall in the Bronx borough of ... more In this July 12, 2018, file photo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, stands next to Zephyr Teachout, after endorsing her candidacy for Attorney General during a news conference in New York.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced Tuesday that she wants to enshrine into law federal recommendations to improve duck boat safety such as getting rid of canopies that can trap passengers if the vehicles sink, a move that comes after a deadly accident in Missouri. McCaskill said during a speech on the Senate floor that she is drafting legislation following the sinking of a sightseeing boat last week on Table Rock Lake near Branson that killed 17 people.
Democratic Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly says he'll meet with President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee next month. Donnelly is considered one of the most vulnerable Senate incumbents on the ballot this year.
President Donald Trump's threat to revoke the security clearances of top former officials critical of his administration left congressional leaders stunned and confused, with the House speaker shrugging it off as a bit of "trolling." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was surprised to learn that many former top national security and intelligence officials maintain access to classified information after they leave their posts.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who is not up for re-election until 2020, raised more than $10 million for other GOP Senate candidates this cycle, according to Cornyn would like to move into his party's top Senate leadership position, and being generous with colleagues is a time-honored way of winning their support. He's raised $9.39 million for Republicans' Senate campaign arm - playing an "indispensable" role in the committee's fundraising, according to its leadership.
While in town for the mid-year report by the Arkansas Valley Alliance for Economic Development, U.S. Senator John Boozman visited the MARVA workshop. Boozman was given a tour of the workshop, that creates jobs for individuals with disabilities, which includes a resale store and donation center.
The U.S. readied a plan Tuesday to send billions in emergency aid to farmers who have been hurt by President Donald Trump's trade disputes with China and other American trading partners. The Agriculture Department was expected to announce the proposal that would include direct assistance and other temporary relief for farmers, according to two people briefed on the plan, who were not authorized to speak on the record.
President Donald Trump is addressing the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Tuesday, pointing to his support for the nation's veterans as his new VA secretary begins his work. Trump was speaking at the annual VFW convention in Kansas City and was expected to highlight efforts to help more veterans see private doctors.
Two key senators are joining forces on bipartisan legislation to protect NATO and impose new sanctions on Russia after President Donald Trump's recent foreign trip, which included a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
White House readies plan to extend about $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump's escalating trade war - An announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, according to two people briefed on the matter. This is the latest sign that growing tensions between the United States and other countries will not end soon.