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Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy had a busy week on Capitol Hill, with the Senate passing a justice funding reauthorization bill he backed. Included in that package is funding for using DNA in capital cases to clear the innocent and convict the guilty.
CBS' "Face the Nation" brings you the latest debate and analysis following the tragedy in Orlando with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, and Senator Dianne Feinstein. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump weighs in from the campaign trail.
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican facing a tough re-election bid, tamped down previous comments that he would endorse the Republican nominee, saying Sunday that he was only prepared to "support" Donald Trump. "To me, 'endorsement' is a big embrace.
The 610-foot, 15,000 ton USS Michael Monsoor is the U.S. Navy's second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer. Standing before a crowd of nearly 2,000 in Bath, Maine, Sally Monsoor, the mother of fallen Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, honored her son Saturday by christening the ship that will bear his name.
Decisions made across the Atlantic Ocean often seem worlds away to most Americans. But in today's increasingly globalized world, votes such as the June 23 referendum in the United Kingdom deciding whether to leave the European Union can have a significant impact on the United States - and here on the Seacoast.
Donald Trump railed Saturday against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally around him. Speaking at a theater at the Treasure Island hotel on the Las Vegas strip, Trump referred to "an insurgent group" trying to deny him delegates at the party's July convention.
The Hermon Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $62,381 in federal funding to purchase 10 pieces of self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighters. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and announced Thursday by U.S. senators Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-NY.
Leaders in business and agriculture, including the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, have joined forces to create the Engage Cuba Texas State Council, which will push to have travel and trade restrictions abolished between the United States and the island country 90 miles from Florida. The goal is to give farmers and manufacturers a multibillion-dollar economic nudge by permitting the sale of products to Cuba.
Donald Trump said Saturday that Jeb Bush was behind a "movement" pushed by delegates to the Republican National Convention next month that would change party rules so they can vote for the candidate of their choice instead of who won their states in the primaries. [See video at 1:00 mark.] The presumptive Republican nominee also hinted that another 2016 rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, was part of the "delegate revolt."
Leaders in business and agriculture, including the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, have joined forces to create the Engage Cuba Texas State Council that will push to have travel and trade restrictions abolished between the United States and the island country 90 miles from Florida. The goal is to give farmers and manufacturers a multi-billion-dollar economic nudge by permitting the sale of products to Cuba.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz broke down in tears Saturday with almost three dozen union members flanking her at a press conference, attempting to highlight her support among organized labor groups after the Florida AFL-CIO declined to endorse her last week. "When I could choose to work in Florida, unfortunately a right-to-work state, I chose to join a labor union and I was very proud to do that," Wasserman Schultz said.
The Senate war over Russian rocket engines appears to be over, as lawmakers have agreed that an all-out boycott benefits no one. Debate over this year's US defense budget centered around the purchase of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines.
Sen. Chris Murphy addresses a room full of residents, elected officials and leaders from the LGBT and Muslim communities during a roundtable meeting at the Rainbow CafA Meeting Room in the First Congregational Church of Stamford on Saturday, June 18, 2016. In the wake of the devastating event that occurred last weekend in Orlando, Senator Murphy , along with Senator Richard Blumenthal and Stamford Mayor David Martin joined in discussion with LGBT and Muslim communities to look for ways on how we can move forward together to combat hate in our society.
A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as well as save them millions of dollars would be eliminated by a budget bill overwhelmingly approved last week by the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. The State Health Insurance Assistance Program , or "SHIP," is among more than a dozen programs left out of the bill by the committee.
Approximately 2000 Virginia Democrats convened at the Richmond Convention Center, Saturday, June 18, 2016, to pick delegates to the national convention.
The mother of a fallen Navy SEAL christened the second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer Saturday in the name of her son, who died in Iraq when he threw himself on an insurgent's grenade to save the lives of two fellow SEALS. The 610-foot, 15,000-ton ship, built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for the U.S. Navy, was named for Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor.
Hillary Clinton may be the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the fight to unify the party and its traditional allies in the wake of an unexpectedly long and contentious primary is poised to go on much longer. The more than 3,000 Bernie Sanders supporters and progressive activists gathered here at the "People's Summit" have engaged in little open talk about Clinton, preferring instead to plot a path forward in the wake of the Vermont senator's defeat -- and questioning the motivations of the Democratic Party and the legitimacy of its nominating contest.
Republican Maryland governor Larry Hogan has publicly admitted he isn't voting for Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. Here are the many times Logan has said he won't back Trump's run for the White House.
Illinois' Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is expressing hope Congress will "have the guts" to stand for laws to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. Durbin made an appearance in Chicago on Friday to rally public support for legislation he says would not only curb mass shootings across the country but reduce Chicago's gun violence by reducing the influx of guns from Indiana.
Give credit to Nashua Teachers' Union President Robert Sherman, who stood up at Gov. Maggie Hassan's appearance before a Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce audience and asked a tough question of the governor. ... Subscribe or log in to read more Give credit to Nashua Teachers' Union President Robert Sherman, who stood up at Gov. Maggie Hassan's appearance before a Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce audience and asked a tough question of the governor.