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Sen. John McCain slammed North Korea for its role in the death of Otto Warmbier , saying the "US cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers." "Let us state the facts plainly: Otto Warmbier, an American citizen, was murdered by the Kim Jong-un regime," the Arizona Republican said in a statement released late Monday.
Young says he'll seek the Republican nomination for the seat held by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat. He disclosed his plans Monday at a meeting of local Republicans in Midland.
Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that Americans who are "stupid" enough to still want to travel to North Korea should be required to sign a waiver absolving the U.S. government of any blame should they be harmed while there. McCain, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said North Korea "murdered" Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American college student who died just days after North Korea released him from detention in a coma.
His family and friends remembered him as someone with the " biggest heart of anyone ." The travel company that took Warmbier to North Korea will no longer take Americans into the country.
Good morning! Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be in Albany today. Monday's storms knocked out the power to a few thousand Capital Region residents; more rain is possible today, but the humidity's breaking so you won't catch me complaining.
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Charged: British officials have brought criminal charges against Barclays and four past executives, including former CEO John Varley, over allegedly fraudulent deals it made with Qatar to avoid a government bailout during the 2008 financial crisis. "The case marks the first time that top executives at a U.K. bank face criminal charges for their actions during the financial crisis," the Wall Street Journal noted.
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, who has worked to position himself as the most Trump-esque of the 2018 slate of GOP candidates for governor, is following in the president's footsteps when it comes to staffing his campaign, too. Renacci's campaign team has hired a slew of operatives who worked last year on Donald Trump's coordinated campaign.
In one of the latest examples of our information crisis, CNN took a story this week about how a friend of Donald Trump said after a meeting at the White House that he thought the president was considering firing Robert Mueller. Then the network sloppily repackaged the story so it could report that Trump was, in fact, thinking about terminating the special counsel.
In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican effort to secretly craft a health care bill and whisk it through the Senate is striking, and it's drawing fire from members of both parties.
The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesday in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that's been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Legislation introduced by Rep. Albio Sires would establish a $1 billion tax-credit program to encourage job training partnerships between community colleges and local businesses. The Better Education and Skills Training for America's Workforce Act serves as a companion to a similar bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.
Democrats took to the Senate floor Monday to decry Republicans' efforts to ram a healthcare bill through the Senate but have little tools to derail the process. Democrats harshly criticized Republicans for drafting its version of the American Health Care Act, which partially repeals Obamacare, behind closed doors and without Senate hearings.
Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen is expected to run for Senate in Nevada, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller, according to sources. Rosen's announcement Monday sets up a compelling race in the Battle Born State, since Nevada's Senate seat is one that Democrats hope to pick up in the midterms.
On Monday, less than a week after returning to the United States with severe brain damage, his family announced Warmbier had "completed his journey home." The 22-year-old died Monday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his family at his side.
President Donald Trump on Monday denounced the death of Otto Warmbier, saying the University of Virginia student who spent more than a year imprisoned in North Korea suffered at the hands of a "brutal regime." "At least he got home to his parents," the president said during an event with technology CEOs at the White House, speaking just hours after Warmbier died.
A person believed to be Otto Warmbier is transferred from a medical transport airplane after he was brought home from detention in North Korea. Last year, Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour in North Korea, convicted of subversion after he tearfully confessed he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.
"It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20 p.m.," his family said in a statement.
In this April 6, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks from his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats plan to slow the Senate's work, force votes and make late-night speeches in an effort to focus attention on how Republicans are crafting legislation revamping the nation's health care system behind closed doors, a senior Democratic aide said Monday, June 19, 2017.