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Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump don't agree on much, but the Vermont independent says that if the President is genuinely coaxing China to help moderate North Korea, he is "doing the right thing." "North Korea is a real danger to this world, and we have got to do everything we can to ... prevent a nuclear war and to get them to stop their nuclear program," said Sanders, speaking with CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day."
Vice-President Mike Pence has sworn in Alex Acosta as the nation's new labour secretary, filling out President Donald Trump's Cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office. The oath-taking Friday comes after the Senate's 60-38 confirmation vote in which eight Democrats and one independent joined Republicans in voting yes.
The Trump administration's proposal to slash the tax rate on partnerships and limited liability companies could set off a stampede of individual taxpayers trying to reclassify themselves as so-called pass-through businesses in order to take advantage of the savings, according to tax experts. In 2012, Kansas exempted pass-throughs from state income taxes, a move that was billed as a chance to spur so much business growth and job creation that it would actually raise money for the state treasury.
This past Sunday, media outlets released a slew of new polls showing President Trump's popularity continuing its downward slide, most especially among independents. For some in my Democratic Party especially those in the "resistance" wing this latest news is nothing short of a gut punch.
When Barack Obama was vacationing recently with Bruce Springsteen , Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey aboard a $300 million yacht in Tahiti, one wonders if he ever hummed Springsteen's "All Or Nothin' At All." At the moment, it seems like he wants it all as he returns to a post-Tahiti public life and cashes in.
" President Donald Trump campaigned on an "America First" trade policy of bracing clarity: Renegotiate or abandon NAFTA and crack down on China's trade practices. Yet so far, his trade policy has produced mostly confusion and division, even among fellow Republicans.
Capital vs. countryside -- that's the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise election results over the past 11 months. It cuts across old partisan lines and replaces traditional divisions -- labor vs. management, north vs. south, Catholic vs. Protestant -- among voters.
A South Dakota businessman who served in the Spanish-American War is finally receiving military recognition nearly half a century after his death. The Aberdeen News reports Thomas Jefferson Henegar's family will be able to place a military marker on his headstone at Riverside Memorial Cemetery in May after a lengthy journey to verify his military service.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she is "troubled" by news that former president Barack Obama is getting a lucrative paycheck for an upcoming speech to a Wall Street firm. Obama is set to earn $400,000 for a speech in September to investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, according to a recent report.
The California Democrat introduced a new version of his bill for a formal Authorization for Use of Military Force against ISIS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Schiff's bill would repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations still used to fight terrorism across the globe with a measure that expires after three years and makes it easier for Congress to put a check on the Executive Branch's use of ground combat forces in the terror fight.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is "troubled" to hear that President Barack Obama will receive $400,000 to speak at a Wall Street health conference in September. "I was troubled by that," the Massachusetts Democrat said Thursday on SiriusXM's "Alter Family Politics."
Well, Cavuto can rest easy, because on Thursday, the Obama criticism he was seeking was delivered. And moreover, it came from one of the most noted progressives in America.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, left, head to the motorcade to go to the Department of Veterans Affairs to sign an Executive Order on "Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection," Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Washington. less President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, left, head to the motorcade to go to the Department of Veterans Affairs to sign an Executive Order on "Improving Accountability and Whistleblower ... more WASHINGTON - A senior administration official said Thursday the White House plans to push its tax overhaul without any support from congressional Democrats .
In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to employees of the EPA in Washington. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse filed an ethics complaint on April 25 against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt over a planned May 5 appearance as the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Republican Party's annual gala dinner.
U.S. immigration authorities have released a Venezuelan opposition activist who was detained a day earlier as he waited to attend a hearing on his request for political asylum. The abrupt detention of Marco Coello in Miami drew protests from Venezuelans in the U.S. and questions from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she is "troubled" by former President Barack Obama 's decision to give a Wall Street speech for $400,000 this year. An interview between Ms.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July 2016. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said April 26 that he won't remove Clarke from office over the death of an inmate who was allegedly denied water for seven days in a jail Clarke oversees.
Berkeley College Republicans invited Coulter to speak on campus Thursday, but university officials canceled the event because of safety concerns, suggesting she come in September instead. Coulter told the New York Times in an email Wednesday that she was unlikely to give the speech because local law enforcement and the university could not guarantee her safety amid fears of violent protests.
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his plan to run for U.S. Senate during a Wednesday news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery. Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his plan to run for U.S. Senate during a Wednesday news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery.
From Second from left, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. prepare to board a bus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, as they head to the White House to get a briefing on North Korea.