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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders on Wednesday authorized a record $900 million in temporary borrowing to cover the state's expenses through June 2017. The State Finance Council, which is led by the Republican governor, voted 8-1 to loan the state's main bank account the money from other, idle funds.
LITTLE ROCK - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge is criticizing Republican Sen. John Boozman for opposing an effort to prevent terrorists from buying guns, saying an alternative measure backed by the Arkansas lawmaker doesn't go far enough.
In this March 12, 2012 file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her mobile phone after her address to the Security Council at United Nations headquarters. Newly released emails show State Department staffers wrestled in December 2010 over a serious technical problem with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's home email server.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks with reporters Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Watertown, Wis. Walker says he thinks delegates to the Republican national convention should be able to vote their conscience, even if that means not supporting presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrived at a Minnesota prison on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving revelations that he sexually abused at least four boys when he coached wrestling at an Illinois high school. The 74-year-old Illinois Republican - one of the highest-ranking U.S. politicians to ever go to prison - arrived around noon at the facility in Rochester where he will be known as Inmate No.
Several dozen US House Democrats pushing for action on gun control protested on the floor of the House of Representatives chanting "no bill, no break!" and demanding that the chamber put off an upcoming recess until legislation is debated. The protest was the latest bold move by Democrats to persuade the Republican majority in Congress to consider gun control legislation in response to last week's mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, which was the deadliest in modern US history.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton made it clear to House Democrats on Wednesday that she has their backs, touting a message of unity and coordination. Clinton's primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders , has yet to formally bow out of the race .
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton rallied House Democrats Wednesday as she looks to unify the party ahead of their convention next month and possibly chip away at the Republicans' hold on the House. Clinton promised to help down-ticket candidates, not swearing off the South -- even aiding Democrats targeting the North Carolina senate seat held by Richard Burr, according to several lawmakers who were at the meeting.
In their quest to hold onto the majority, Senate Republicans got some good news Wednesday with swing state polls showing them in the driver's seat a month before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. According to new Quinnipiac polls released Wednesday, Sen. Pat Toomey holds a nine-point advantage over Democratic challenger Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania, while Florida's Marco Rubio, who hadn't announced his re-election bid when the poll was taken, leads Rep. Patrick Murphy , giving the GOP a boost in two states Donald Trump looks to flip for the Republicans in November.
Marco Rubio, while confirming his decision to run for reelection to the Senate, continued to make known his issues with Donald Trump as he readies to run with his former opponent at the top of the ticket. In an interview with the Miami Herald , Rubio said a Trump presidency is "worrisome" to him "in many ways," noting his past comments of Trump prior to his loss in the Florida primary in March.
If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn't have a clue why Donald Trump fired him as his campaign manager. In a series of interviews on several shows, Lewandowski dodged every question, including from CNN's Dana Bash on whether Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband had anything to do with his dismissal.
The new algorithm gives users a list of related conditions when they search their medical symptoms. Google will also give an overview description for individual symptoms and self-treatment options, the tech giant explained in a blog post.
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There's a chance of severe storms Wednesday evening, including hail, a big downpour, and possibly even a tornado. It will be cooler, with a high of 76 and a low of 70. [ AccuWeather ] Governor Bruce Rauner hasn't made a splashy announcement yet, but he told the Tribune editorial board Monday that he'll run for governor again in 2018.
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Tuesday to explain their support for a bill aimed at restricting firearms purchases by those found to be on the government's terrorist watch lists, even as protesters gathered outside her Nashua office to demand further action. Ayotte, a Nashua Republican, said she is proud to work with a senators across party lines on a "reasonable and common-sense proposal" to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists while ensuring the constitutional rights of Americans.
Gov. Chris Christie proposes his "fairness formula" at Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough N.J. The proposal would disperse state aid equally across all the school districts and potentially reduce property taxes in some areas. 6/21/16 fumed after Senate Republicans blocked action on legislation to ban those on the terrorist watch list from buying weapons.
Republican Sen. Rob Portman and Democratic rival and former Gov. Ted Strickland each get 42% support for Ohio Senate race, according to Quinnipiac University poll. In Fla., Republican Sen. Marco Rubio leads Democratic opponent Rep. Patrick Murphy 47%-40%; Rubio tops Rep. Alan Grayson 48%-40% NOTE: Rubio needs to decide by Friday whether he will seek re-election; he is re-evaluating his earlier decision not to seek a second term NOTE: Margin of error in Fla.
When you consider the Oklahoma office worker whose head was hacked off with a knife, the New York cops attacked with an axe , and the Paris assault with a knife, it begins to dawn on one that assault is a behavior and not a weapon. Ever since Cain slew Able, it has been possible to kill people without using an AR15.
Once again Donald Trump has opened a dialogue about a controversial issue. As he did with illegal immigration, he has brought to the forefront his desire to keep Americans safe by temporarily banning Muslims from entering the U.S. His critics are from the left and right, calling him a divider and a racist.