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Last week, the news broke in the Washington Examiner that Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas was one of six California sheriffs to meet with Jeff Sessions, just as the anti-immigration zealot and Alabama senator was getting voted in as U.S. Attorney General. Sonoma County Sheriff spokesman Sgt.
Russia has deployed a cruise missile in violation of a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a Trump administration official says, a development that complicates the outlook for U.S.-Russia relations amid turmoil on the White House national security team. The Obama administration three years ago accused the Russians of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by developing and testing the prohibited cruise missile, and officials had anticipated that Moscow eventually would deploy it.
Th... WASHINGTON - The Republicans' ardor for investigations and oversight, on display throughout the Obama administration, has cooled off considerably with Donald Trump in the White House. Each day seems to bring a new headache or near-crisis from Trump, the latest being the departure of his national security adviser under questionable circumstances involving Russia.
As President Donald Trump begins his second month in office, his team is trying to move past the crush of controversies that overtook his first month and make progress on health care and tax overhauls long sought by Republicans. Both issues thrust Trump, a real estate executive who has never held elected office, into the unfamiliar world of legislating.
President Donald Trump signed his first piece of legislation on Tuesday, a measure that could presage the most aggressive assault on government regulations since President Ronald Reagan. The bill cancels out a Securities and Exchange Commission anti-corruption regulation that would have required oil and gas and mining companies to disclose in detail the payments they made to foreign governments.
The Republican-led Senate is moving to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm. The Obama administration had sought to strengthen the federal background check system with a rule requiring the Social Security Administration to send in the names of beneficiaries with mental impairments who also need a third-party to manage their benefits.
On Tuesday's MTP Daily , moderator Chuck Todd attempted to spin the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn as a category five hurricane and the biggest presidential scandal involving a foreign government since the Iran-Contra Affair under the Reagan administration. "[W]elcome today one of what is arguably the biggest presidential scandal involving a foreign government since Iran-Contra.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday suggested he's not sold on the need for investigations into the mounting controversies roiling President Donald Trump's administration. Paul said in a radio interview on the "Kilmeade and Friends" radio program Tuesday that he didn't think it was prudent to launch "investigation after investigation" on fellow members of the Republican Party.
New Hampshire officials and operatives are pushing back on Trump adviser Stephen Miller's claims of voter fraud in the Granite State Parroting his boss, President Donald Trump, Miller said Sunday that it was 'very real' that voters from Massachusetts were bused into New Hampshire New Hampshire officials and operatives, including some Republicans, are pushing back on White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller's claims that voters were bused from Massachusetts to the Granite State to tamper with the 2016 election. 'There's zero evidence to support it,' said former state GOP chair Fergus Cullen in an interview with Politico .
The House on Tuesday approved a bill that supporters say would block the federal government from improperly seizing control of hundreds of thousands of acres along the Red River in Texas and Oklahoma. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, sponsored the bill in response to complaints from property owners that the federal Bureau of Land Management was seeking control of disputed land along a 116-mile stretch of river.
In this image made from a video taken on Dec. 10, 2015 and made available on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, US President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. Flynn, who resigned following reports that he misled White House officials about his contacts with Russia, was seen attending the 10th anniversary of the Russian television network RT in 2015 where Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech.
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and part of the Republican leadership, told reporters that he thought it was likely that Flynn would, at some point, talk to the committee about "both post-election activities and any other activities that he would be aware of." Flynn resigned from his post Monday amid a swirl of questions about his calls to the Russian ambassador ahead of the inauguration.
Jeffrey Aronin, CEO of Northbrook-based Marathon Pharmaceuticals, is photographed in 2015. After the price of his company's Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug came under fire, Aronin said Feb. 13, 2017, that Marathon would pause the commercial launch of the drug.
Melania Trump says popular White House tours will resume in March She's not living there yet, but Americans can soon resume poking around the People's House. Check out this story on ruidosonews.com: http://usat.ly/2lgzcxQ First lady Melania Trump said Tuesday the always-popular free public tours of the White House will resume in three weeks, on March 7. The tours had been suspended during the transition to the Trump administration, but the suspension has lasted longer than usual.
Officials at the state Division of Motor Vehicles admit the rollout of its new Real IDs has caused some confusion, with some customers not realizing the level of documentation needed to enter the... Column pal Ken Powtak and his family were at the Hall at Patriot Place Sunday and saw the newly added Super Bowl LI display.
A top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee raised concerns Monday over reports that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn hid his discussions with Russian officials. A top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee raised concerns Monday over reports that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn hid his discussions with Russian officials.
Even though the Metro-North New Haven Line broke ridership records in 2016, a recent report in the Republican-American revealed that Connecticut's three Metro-North branches all saw decreasing ridership last year, prompting members of Congress to demand improvements. The Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches all saw declines last year, the Republican-American reported.
Evidence points to free trade agreements leading to more robust trade growth with a container shipping being the greatest beneficiary. But a growing protectionist movement could impact shipping demand and trade flows as nations focus inward at the expense of international trade.
Democratic lawmakers reacted quickly after White House national security adviser Michael Flynn announced his resignation late Monday, calling for more inquiries into Flynn's dealings with Russia. Flynn stepped down just days after he apologized to Vice President Mike Pence for misleading him about his conversations with Russia's U.S. ambassador.