Artwork Shows Police as Pigs
A piece of artwork displayed at the United States Capitol depicting police officers as pigs is creating controversy from coast to coast. Damian Trujillo reports.
Category Archives: US Senate
Chuck Schumer Issues Warning to Trump
On Wednesday, the top Democrat in the Senate, New York Senator Chuck Schumer issued a warning to President-elect Donald Trump about his eventual Supreme Court choice. In an interview, Schumer said that Trump if Trump does not name a "mainstream" nominee, Democrats will oppose the individual "with everything we have."
Dayton to Chamber of Commerce: State needs call for new spending
Gov. Mark Dayton told a packed ballroom of business leaders Wednesday that even in the face of uncertainty over how the U.S. economy might perform under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, Minnesota should dedicate additional resources to health and human services and other major needs. "While Congress is pondering, the Minnesota Legislature must be active," Dayton said during the annual Minnesota Chamber of Commerce dinner, held in downtown St. Paul.
Who hacked? Trump challenges intel agencies he’ll oversee
In this Dec. 28, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump challenges U.S. intelligence agencies to provide decisive evidence of Russian involvement in election-season hacking.
Tillerson Leaving Exxon With $180 Million Retirement Package
Rex Tillerson will get a $180 million retirement package from Exxon Mobil Corp. if he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state. Tillerson will give up more than 2 million Exxon shares he would have received over the next 10 years.
Elizabeth Warren rails against Donald Trump’s SEC pick
Senator Elizabeth Warren is railing against President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head up the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump earlier on Wednesday said he wanted Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to be the SEC's chairman, calling him "a highly talented expert on many aspects of financial and regulatory law."
The Latest: GOP Sen. Paul blasts party for debt-laden budget
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is welcomed at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, by House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.
Thune, Rounds And Noem All Sworn In For 115th Congress
The first order of business was swearing in the newly elected and re-elected members. John Thune was sworn in to his 3rd term in the U.S. Senate, Thune is third ranking Republican in the Senate.
Activists Arrested For Protest Over Jeff Sessions As Attorney General
Several civil rights activists were arrested Tuesday night for staging a sit-in at Sen. Jeff Sessions' office in Mobile, Ala., to protest his nomination as U.S. Attorney General. The sit-in was staged by the NAACP and portions were broadcast live online .
New Hampshire has a new governor — for 2 days
Republican Senate President Chuck Morse is in charge between former governor Maggie Hassan's swearing in as a U.S. Senator and Gov.-elect Chris Sununu's inauguration. He's approaching the short stint with a bit of sharp humor.
Trump’s Efforts to Undo Obamacare Will Be An Early Lesson in the Pace of Congress
Donald Trump promised voters an immediate repeal of Obamacare, but Republicans in Congress likely won't have a bill ready for him on Day One. Or Day Two.
Republicans already jittery about quick Obamacare repeal
Republicans are just getting started on their years-long dream of repealing Obamacare, and already, there are fears that things are moving too fast. Some Republicans are cautioning against repealing the Affordable Care Act too quickly and urging the party take the foot off the accelerator.
With options limited, Obama to rally Dems on health care
President Barack Obama, anxious to preserve elements of his signature health law, travels to Capitol Hill Wednesday in a bid to fend off Republican efforts to repeal the measure outright. During his morning huddle with congressional Democrats, Obama plans to argue that a robust defense of the Affordable Care Act by lawmakers could help deter the promised GOP effort to scrap it as soon as Donald Trump takes office.
Measure twice, cut once: carpenters and Summit Academy students
So printed on a wall above blackboards in a carpentry classroom at Summit Academy OIC in North Minneapolis is the carpenters' proverb: 'Measure twice and cut once.'
Nation 29 mins ago 5:36 a.m.NAACP president, members arrested protesting Jeff Sessions’ Attorneya
NAACP president Cornell William Brooks was arrested Tuesday night after staging a sit-in protest at the Mobile, Alabama, office of Republican senator Jeff Sessions, who is Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee. Alabama NAACP president Bernard Simelton and other NAACP members were also arrested.
Official: Charles Manson alive amid report he’s hospitalized
By The Associated Press Mariah Carey says she was "mortified" in "real time" during her disastrous live performance just before the ball dropped on ABC's "Dick Clark's Rockin' New... By The Associated Press Mariah Carey says she was "mortified" in "real time" during her disastrous live performance just before the ball dropped on ABC's "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's... Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive.
Search intensifies for missing 84-year-old man from Town of Beloit
The National Guard and the Wisconsin State Patrol are among the many agencies assisting in helping find a man from the Town of Beloit who went missing on Tuesday. A Silver Alert has been issued for 84-year-old Stuart Austin who was last seen in Madison leaving Triangle Super Services on Milwaukee Street.
Activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
Police in Alabama have arrested six African-American civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions' office to protest his nomination for US Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations. Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had vowed to occupy Sessions' Mobile, Alabama office until the conservative Republican lawmaker either withdrew as a candidate or they were arrested.
Police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee
The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general, the civil rights group said. The organization held the demonstration to protest Sessions' nomination by President-elect Donald Trump, criticizing Sessions' record and views on civil rights, immigration, criminal justice reform, and voting rights enforcement.
National Harriet Tubman historical park closer to reality
Sen. Charles Schumer says the Department of the Interior has completed a land transfer agreement that will allow the National Parks Service to formally establish the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park in Auburn. The park still requires approval by the secretary of interior.