Hurricane Irma: Nursing home tragedy unfolded days after storm’s initial hit

The first 911 call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills didn't sound ominous: A nursing home patient had an abnormal heartbeat. An hour later, came a second call: a patient had trouble breathing.

Witch Hunt – Mueller Hires 17th Left-Wing Lawyer to Probe Trump …

Since they are unable to find any evidence of 'Russian collusion', they just keep adding liberal activist lawyers to spy on a Republican administration while collecting a paycheck on the back of taxpayers. According to Politico , Kyle Freeny just joined the pack of wolves on Mueller's team investigating Trump for a crime that has yet to be named as the Stalin-like hunt continues.

Former U.S. Army Secretary calls Trump’s military transgender ban ‘unprecedented’

Eric Fanning, who served as U.S. Secretary of the Army under President Barack Obama, speaks to attendees Thursday, Sept. 14 at a speaking event in East Lansing featuring Fanning and Elissa Slotkin, Democratic Congressional candidate for the 8th District.

Clinton: Cartwright-Comey exchange is vindication

SETH WENIG / ASSOCIATED PRESS Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares to sign copies of her book "What Happened" at a bookstore in New York on Tuesday. United States Congressman Matt Cartwright, , shakes hands with guests as he hosted a "Coffee with your Congressman" event at B'Nai B'rith Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Tuesday July 11, 2017.

Tax cuts quiet once-deafening GOP call for fiscal discipline

Republicans spooked world markets in their ardor to cut spending when Democrat Barack Obama occupied the White House. Now, with a GOP president pressing for politically popular tax cuts and billions more for the military, few in the GOP are complaining about the nation's soaring debt.

Editorial: Helping with DACA renewals

Although the Trump administration is in the process of eliminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program , Congressional Democrats may be able to prevent its demise. After President Trump met with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi at the White House, he said he'd be willing to consider legislation that protects "Dreamers" from deportation if it includes provisions for "massive border security."

HUD awards $4 million grant for East Chicago lead cleanup

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding a $4 million grant to help with lead cleanup efforts in East Chicago. The northwest Indiana city is home to the USS Lead Superfund site, where lead was once salvaged from old car batteries and scrap metal.

Nelson urges financial companies to waive fees and penalties Hurricane Irma victims

Sen. Bill Nelson urged leaders of a dozen financial companies to provide a moratorium on late fees and other penalties for Floridians affected by Hurricane Irma. As you know, Florida is beginning to come back from the depths of Hurricane Irma, a monster storm that swallowed much of the state, flooding neighborhoods and knocking out power for millions of people.

Transgender troops can re-enlist in military, for now

New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates how broadly to enforce a ban on their service ordered by President Donald Trump. In a memo to top military leaders, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a high-level panel will determine how to implement Trump's ban on transgender individuals in the military.

Actor Harry Dean Stanton dead at 91, agent says

Harry Dean Stanton, a character actor known for his roles in "Godfather II," "Alien," "Pretty In Pink" and others, has died. His agent confirmed the news to The Associated Press.