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The National Military Family Association , a nonprofit that works to strengthen military families, and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation , an organization that empowers, supports, and honors our nation's military caregivers, today hosted a forum focused on the children of caregivers. Participants worked together to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by these children and produce a shared action plan that will serve as the basis for future programming and support.
Jon Kyl trekked back to the Capitol with a name tag hanging around his neck, but he didn't need one. Kyl was a Republican senator from Arizona for three terms, which is why Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the White House wanted him to guide President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee through the confirmation process.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has raised nearly $4.4 million between April and June, up from the first three months of the year and more than four-times as much as one of her Republican opponents. Baldwin reported the latest fundraising total Thursday.
Thousands of workers - most pensioners, others nearing the time they plan to collect their earned benefits - will gather at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus today for a rally designed to draw attention to a political meeting with serious national ramifications. Friday, a bipartisan joint congressional committee will hold a field hearing in Columbus to gather information from testimony to help federal lawmakers solve a looming crisis jeopardizing the pensions of about 60,000 Ohioans and 1.5 million Americans.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a round of meetings with key Republican senators as Democrats ramped up efforts to block his confirmation. Kavanaugh, an appellate court judge and President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, planned to meet separately with at least five members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Foxconn Technology Group says it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history. Foxconn Technology Group says it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history.
Not just one, not just two, but three generations of McCains are now honored on a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific. The secretary of the Navy added U.S. Sen. John McCain's name Thursday to a warship that had already been named for the Arizona lawmaker's father and grandfather, both former Navy admirals.
Representative Matt Caldwell today received the endorsement of Senator Marco Rubio in his bid for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Marco Rubio said, "As the most conservative candidate in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture, Matt Caldwell has been an unwavering supporter of the Second Amendment, consistently voted to cut taxes and reduce the size of government, and is a staunch supporter of the right-to-life.
Sen. Chuck Grassley stopped short of classifying Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the Midwest, including Cedar Rapids, as damage control, but said part of the mission is to calm farmers' fears about President Donald Trump's trade policies.
It seems no one bothered to notify the US government about the Meltdown and Spectre chip bugs when they were discovered. It seems no one bothered to notify the US government about the Meltdown and Spectre chip bugs when they were discovered.
To help protect the nation's voting infrastructure, the Elections Assistance Commission is distributing $380 million in funding to states, while the Department of Homeland Security is conducting vulnerability scans on election equipment in at least 17 states. But some senators believe there's much more that could be done to help secure elections.
The nonbinding measure, which passed 88-11, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving lawmakers a role when such tariffs are put in place. Workers apply fiberglass to the resin frame of a boat Wednesday at Regal Marine Industries in Orlando, Fla.
Back in 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama was at a fundraiser in Philadelphia when he referenced "the Chicago Way" as described by Sean Connery's Jim Malone in "The Untouchables." "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun," said Obama, who rose to power from the Chicago political scene.
A new Deseret News special report looks at why children have the most to lose in the latest battle over LGBT and religious rights. Two sides will meet in a Michigan courtroom Thursday "to decide whether a faith-based adoption agency can refuse to work with same-sex couples," according to the Deseret News.
Sen Bob Corker wrote a heartfelt letter to whomever wins the election this November to replace him as Tennessee senator, explaining his views on public service and how best to work for the community. Corker said his entrance into public service began not as a political endeavor but a civic one when, as the owner of a construction business, he saw a notice for help on his church bulletin board and found that "working with people in need touched me in ways you cannot imagine."
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley would only give a "rough guesstimate" Wednesday about when confirmation hearings would begin for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, while hitting back at Democrats' call to postpone the hearings until after the November midterms. "If you look at the last two or three, from the time they were nominated until the Senate voted on them, was about 65 to 70 days.
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Wednesday issued a one-sentence warning about President Donald Trump's upcoming huddle with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, the Senate minority leader, stated: "President Trump should not meet with President Putin alone."
President Donald Trump slammed European allies at a summit of NATO leaders on Wednesday, singling out the biggest of them for economic ties to Russia while skimping on defense. The source of Trump's ire: German support for a pipeline that would bring Russian natural gas through the Baltic Sea to central Europe - even as it spends just 1.24 percent toward the collective defense of NATO allies.
The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office and outlined an ambitious to-do list to make a city known for immense wealth but also homelessness more prosperous for all. In her inauguration speech, London Breed promised to build more housing in a city that has a woefully inadequate supply for the number of high-paying tech-related jobs it creates.
Bill and Hillary Clinton fly commercial TWICE in one weekend and the former president is spotted mingling with the masses while his wife hides away with Secret Service detail Bill and Hillary took a rare trip together over the weekend, with the pair heading down to Washington DC on Friday and then returning to New York on Sunday. And in an even rarer move, the two flew commercial, which gave their fellow Delta passengers and travelers at Ronald Reagan International Airport a chance to snag a selfie with the former president and former secretary of state.