2 Million U.S. Pregnant Women Could Be At Risk Of Zika. Congress Is Twiddling Its Thumbs.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden steps away form the podium during a press conference at a one-day Zika summit The continental United States is on the cusp of summer, and with it, the rising threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. In February, President Obama asked Congress for $1.9 billion to prepare for the fight against the rapidly-approaching virus, which can cause severe brain abnormalities in children when pregnant women are infected.

Senators float bipartisan wildfire bill

A bipartisan group of senators are taking input on a draft bill to reform how the federal government pays to fight wildfires on federal land. Lisa Murkowski Senators float bipartisan wildfire bill Overnight Energy: Lawmakers closing in on chemical safety deal GOP chair pushes Obama official on Arctic drilling plan MORE Maria Cantwell Senators float bipartisan wildfire bill Dems pressure Obama on vow to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees Moulitsas: Can Hillary pick Gillibrand as her veep? Yes.

No, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Aren’t Actually Going to Debate

It would have been a debate to remember: Two New Yorkers who couldn't be more different, one a white-haired socialist and the other a golden-maned capitalist , sparring angrily in California like two customers at a dry cleaner's. Donald Trump said Wednesday night on the Jimmy Kimmel Live ! that he was prepared to debate Bernie Sanders.

Report traces arc of Hillary Clinton server, agency failures

Eight days before Hillary Clinton took office as secretary of state in January 2009, an aide to former President Bill Clinton quietly registered a new internet address for the couple. That trivial but deliberate online purchase is the earliest known hint of the private email system that now plagues the presumptive Democratic nominee's presidential campaign.

Sanders takes different position on superdelegates than he did in 2008

Bernie Sanders Libertarian Party eyes 2016 as breakthrough year Clinton urged to go liberal with vice presidential pick Sanders takes different position on superdelegates than he did in 2008 MORE 's suggestion that he might fight for the presidential nomination all the way to July's Democratic National Convention runs counter to the position he adopted in 2008.

Clinton urged to go liberal with vice presidential pick

Picking a liberal running mate would help the Democratic presidential front-runner unify the party, they say, driving young progressives to the polls against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Libertarian Party eyes 2016 as breakthrough year Clinton urged to go liberal with vice presidential pick Sanders takes different position on superdelegates than he did in 2008 MORE "She needs to do something in the coming weeks to show that she's also trying to unify the party," one Clinton surrogate said. "And that would be a clear signal."

Vulnerable Republican senators have a big problem: Voters dona t know who they are

After nearly 12 years in the Senate, North Carolina Republican Richard Burr holds a dubious distinction: a lot of people in his home state don't know if he's any good at his job. The trouble for Burr was laid bare in a recent poll revealing 28 percent of his constituents cannot form an opinion about whether they approve of his job.

Those polls showing Donald Trump catching up with Hillary Clinton: Really?

A raft of polls in recent days has shown a sharply tighter presidential race , with Hillary Clinton 's lead over Donald Trump shrinking to just a couple of points. Those polls have generated a lot of questions: Just how reliable is polling this far in advance of an election? What's causing the polls to shift? Can Trump actually win? Nope.

House reverses course on LGBT rights for federal contractors

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., defends Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server in the wake of a State Department oversight report today that stated she broke federal rules, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As Congress prepares to get out of town for a week-long Memorial Day recess, Pelosi also said Republicans in Congress are dysfunctional and are responsible for the lack of funding to combat the Zika virus.

Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: Hea s a a divider, not a unitera

BUENA PARK >> On the second day of a four-day swing through California, Hillary Clinton took the stage at a Buena Park union hall and focused attacks on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. “The final test is whether the president will unify us,” the Democratic front-runner told a pumped-up crowd of 500 that nearly filled the room.

Donald Trump spent much of a big rally thrashing Republican…

Donald Trump may be trying to unite the Republican Party, but he's still having fun mocking his former rivals. During a Wednesday rally in Southern California, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee ran through some of his most high-profile rhetorical attacks on Republican Party figures.

Texas Leading Suit To Stop Obama Transgender School Policy

Calling the Obama administration guidelines "outside the bounds of the constitution," the McKinney Republican said that the state was taking action to protect a school district near the Oklahoma border that had passed a policy earlier this week requiring students to use bathrooms according to the gender cited on their birth certificates. "Harrold Independent School District fulfilled a responsibility to their community and adopted a bathroom policy puts the safety of their students first," said Paxton.

Land O’Lakes, Minnesota partner on water quality initiative

The state of Minnesota and Land O'Lakes announced a partnership Wednesday to improve water quality in farm country, leveraging the farmer-owned co-operative's retail network to help expand a state program that encourages farmers to voluntarily implement conservation practices. Land O'Lakes will promote the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program through its seed and crop protection business, WinField US, using its remote sensing technology to map the topography of fields to reduce erosion and better manage runoff.

Congress is about to pass a bill that will regulate products you use each day

Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals. Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals.

Elizabeth Warren: Donald Trump Is A ‘Small, Insecure Moneygrubber’

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