Congressman Ryan to help introduce act to ‘crack down’ on Chinese trade practices

Congressman Tim Ryan has partnered with Congressman Mike Conaway and Senator Rubio to introduce the Fair Trade With China Enforcement Act. On Tuesday, Ryan announced the legislation that he says will take steps to safeguard American economic and national security interests against "abusive" Chinese trade practices.

Congress faces immigration showdown, tension on tariffs

This was supposed to be the quiet time on Capitol Hill, but Congress returns to work Monday facing a showdown in the House over immigration while Senate Republicans are trying to stop an all-out trade war after President Donald Trump's decision to impose import tariffs on close U.S. allies. Tensions are running particularly high as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to cancel the traditional August recess as he fights Democratic opposition to GOP priorities in a show of busy-work before the midterm election.

A solemn graduation for Marjory Stoneman Douglas seniors

Nearly four months after the Parkland, Florida, community was devastated by a deadly school shooting, seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gathered on Sunday to receive their diplomas. The community anticipated a bittersweet occasion, as students -- dressed in maroon caps and gowns -- and teachers planned to honor the 17 students and faculty killed, including four seniors who would have graduated today.

Bipartisan support for prison reform, rehabilitation measures

Surrounded by cabinet members, Trump stridently spoke out about serious problems in the criminal justice system. But instead of just spewing law-and- order bromides about getting tough on crime, this Republican president talked about the "tremendous struggle" faced by former inmates freed from prison after serving their sentences, about their problems finding "a steady job where they can pay taxes, contribute to their country, gain dignity and pride that comes with a career."

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Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said former President Barack Obama had the power to bring the nation together but wound up increasing racism in part by the way he handled police shootings. Karine Jean-Pierre, a senior adviser and national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org, a political action committee that raises money for progressive politicians, said it was "pretty horrific" to see voters sway toward Donald Trump's campaign after electing the first African-American president.

Officials urged to meet with NAACP about Coast Guard Academy

A Mississippi congressman is urging his Connecticut colleagues to meet with NAACP members to discuss concerns about racial discrimination at the Coast Guard Academy. The Day newspaper reports Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson recently talked about those concerns with NAACP members in New London, the academy's home.

Trump lawyer says ‘our recollection keeps changing’ about statement on Trump Jr meeting with Russians

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Delegation opposes paper tariff

Wyoming's congressional delegation is speaking out against tariffs on Canadian newsprint that are driving up costs for newspaper publishers to the point of threatening to close some smaller community publications. For many of America's community newspapers, tariffs on Canadian newsprint threatens to increase costs by as much as 20 percent.

Conservative group runs digital ad to thank Heitkamp

A conservative advocacy group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers has announced a digital advertising campaign for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, whose seat is seen as vulnerable in the midterm election. The group Americans for Prosperity announced that it is running a digital advertisement for Heitkamp.

The Times’ recommendations for Tuesday’s California primary

Voters who pass up the June 5 election will find in November that others have made many of their decisions for them. For example, the state's top-two primary system dictates that in five months, there will be two finalists to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown, and polling suggests that one of them will be Lt.

Politics | The Political Dog Daze of Summer – Sunday Political Brunch June 3, 2018

We've had blistering heat and humidity in much of the nation over the past week. Politics took a very brief break over the Memorial Day weekend, but with primaries and other political events this coming week, we're heading into the "dog days" or perhaps more fitting, the "dog daze" of summer.

GOP may face uphill battle

It might be an uphill task for Republicans to unseat Democratic incumbents Gov. Tom Wolf and Sen. Bob Casey in November. But with the dust settled from the May primary election, state Republican Party Chairman Val DiGiorgio said he is excited to begin working on get-out-the vote campaigns for gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner and U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta.

Bob Corker: GOP senators working on plan to ‘push back’ on Trump policy

Sen. Bob Corker said Saturday that he is working with other Senate Republicans on an effort to "push back" on President Donald Trump's use of authority "in ways never intended and that are damaging to our country and our allies." Earlier Saturday, the Tennessee Republican tweeted out a pair of articles focusing on the administration's recent announcement that it is imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union, and some of its other economic interventions that go against traditional free-market Republican orthodoxy.