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President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in response to what he called decades of unfair trade policies. Trump summoned steel and aluminum executives to the White House and told them that next week he would levy penalties of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports.
Egypt's ch... . In this Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 photo, provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, attends the inauguration of the East Suez Canal Counter-Terrorism command, in Sinai, Egypt.
McDaniel will challenge current Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. Chris McDaniel, tea party-backed state lawmaker who tried to unseat U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi in 2014, now says he will challenge the state's other U.S. senator, Roger Wicker.
This is the new reality for candidates running in 2018, scared of email hacks and elaborate misinformation schemes like the ones Russia used to disrupt the 2016 campaign. And many candidates say they're concerned they can't rely on Congress or the White House for advice, or protection.
Nevada Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Schwartz is under fire after he reportedly belittled an opponent's military experience. Nevada Treasurer Dan Schwartz speaks to media after announcing his campaign for Governor on at the Republican Men's Club monthly Luncheon at Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Course in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept.
State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, hugs his sons, Cambridge, 11, right and Chamberlain, 6, prior to announcing his candidacy to the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 in Ellisville, Miss. McDaniel will challenge current Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.
One of the Senate's leading gun control proponents says he is pleased that President Donald Trump expressed support for expanded background checks and other measures during a bipartisan meeting at the White House. But Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut says he is "worried that this was the beginning and the end of the president's advocacy on this issue."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to "stick with these principles" of support for universal background checks and other declarations made during a bipartisan meeting on gun safety at the White House. "I want to commend the president for going far beyond the Fix NICS bill," the New York Democrat said in a statement posted on Twitter.
State Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis is also running in the Democratic primary for Senate. State party chairman Bobby Moak says both candidates filed qualifying papers Wednesday.
State Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis announced his intentions Wednesday, a day before candidates' qualifying deadline and the same day a Republican state lawmaker held an event to launch his own campaign for the Senate seat. Mississippi has not had a Democrat in the U.S. Senate since January 1989.
Gabby Giffords' political organization is focusing on six high-profile members of Congress this fall - House Speaker Paul Ryan, among them - in a 2018 midterm strategy that will use high school students to challenge Republican lawmakers it blames for blocking efforts to curb gun violence. The group known as Giffords, named for the former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who survived a shooting in 2011, says it plans to spend at least $10 million to influence the November elections.
The California Democratic Party voted at their annual convention on Sunday to oppose federal bills intended to thwart the movement to boycott Israel. The party's platform also supports a bill preventing the Israel Defense Forces from using U.S. tax dollars to detain Palestinian children.
Gabby Giffords' political organization is targeting six high-profile members of Congress this fall - House Speaker Paul Ryan, among them - in a 2018 midterm strategy that will use high school students to challenge Republican lawmakers it blames for blocking efforts to curb gun violence. The group known as Giffords, named for the former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who survived a shooting in 2011, says it plans to spend at least $10 million to influence the November elections.
A tea party-backed state lawmaker who came close to unseating one of Mississippi's U.S. senators during a bitter 2014 race announced Wednesday that he will challenge the state's other U.S. Republican senator, Roger Wicker. Republican Chris McDaniel had hinted at the decision for days and made the announcement at an afternoon rally in his hometown of Ellisville.
State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, hugs his sons, Cambridge, 11, right and Chamberlain, 6, prior to announcing his candidacy to the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 in Ellisville, Miss. McDaniel will challenge current Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.
President Donald Trump says he wants Congress to put a number of gun safety measures into a Senate bill that would bolster background checks. Trump is urging lawmakers to add their best ideas to a proposal pushed by Texas Sen. John Cornyn to improve background checks.
Flanked by Senators John Cornyn and Dianne Feinstein President Donald Trump meets with members of Congress to discuss school and community safety on Wednesday. President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday taking guns away from potential mass shooters, saying during a White House meeting with lawmakers, "I like taking the guns early."
President Donald Trump was convening a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday to discuss school safety, as Republican leaders showed little interest in pursuing stricter gun control laws and Democrats pushed new restrictions following the Florida shooting.
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin made a strange sports car analogy Wednesday on MSNBC when asked about his position on banning the sales of AR-15s. Co-host of "Morning Joe" Willie Giest asked Manchin what his position was on making the AR-15 illegal for civilians - Manchin didn't have an answer.
Top House and Senate Democrats warned Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday night to not cut the royalty rate oil and gas companies pay for offshore drilling in federal waters. The Interior Department's Royalty Policy Committee on Wednesday is holding a meeting in Houston to evaluate a proposal to lower the royalty rate companies pay on offshore drilling from 18.75 percent to 12.5 percent to promote more U.S. energy production in federal waters.