Senate health bill will ‘blow a hole’ in Arizona budget, business leaders say

Senate health bill will 'blow a hole' in Arizona budget, business leaders say Arizona hospitals and business leaders worry the Senate health bill could harm health providers, patients and Arizona's economy. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2thfXco The Congressional Budget Office estimates twenty-two million fewer people would be insured by 2026 under the GOP's proposed health care plan.

Washington moves to ban citizens’ travel to N. Korea

South Koreans staged a memorial rally for Otto Warmbier near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea on Friday. The U.S. State Department urges Americans to avoid traveling to more than three dozen nations, including such troubled locales as Libya, Cameroon and Venezuela.

Presidential office expresses anger over…

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expressed dismay Saturday over what it called "false" reports by a Japanese newspaper that suggested a possible crack in the South Korea-US alliance. The rare rejection by Cheong Wa Dae came after Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported that the US has urged South Korea to allow complete deployment of the THAAD US missile defense system here before the year's end.

Secretary Mattis condemns North Korea following Warmbier’s death

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the recent death of Otto Warmbier , the 22-year-old college student who was held captive by North Korea, "goes beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, of responsibility towards any human being." The University of Virginia student was touring North Korea in January 2016 when he was detained for allegedly stealing a propaganda banner at his hotel.

Russia sanctions backers fear Trump pressure to weaken bill

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, answers questions about the situation in Syria after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane earlier this week and Russia warned the U.S.-led coalition from flying over Syrian army positions west of the Euphrates River, during a TV news interview at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. . WASHINGTON - Proponents of Senate-passed legislation to hit Russia with economic sanctions and limit the president's authority to lift the penalties fear the Trump administration may seek to dilute the bill and are urging the House to act quickly.

John McCain: North Korea killed Otto Warmbier

Sen. John McCain slammed North Korea for its role in the death of Otto Warmbier , saying the "US cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers." "Let us state the facts plainly: Otto Warmbier, an American citizen, was murdered by the Kim Jong-un regime," the Arizona Republican said in a statement released late Monday.

McCain: Americans ‘stupid’ to travel to North Korea

Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that Americans who are "stupid" enough to still want to travel to North Korea should be required to sign a waiver absolving the U.S. government of any blame should they be harmed while there. McCain, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said North Korea "murdered" Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American college student who died just days after North Korea released him from detention in a coma.

Congress insisted the Air Force keep the A-10, so now the Air Force wants Congress to pay up

US Air Force members work on an electronic error on an A-10 Thunderbolt on the flight line at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 25, 2007. Congressional efforts to keep the A-10 Thunderbolt in service appeared to win out earlier this year, when the well-known aircraft was included in the fiscal year 2018 budget.

5 things we learned at Jeff Sessions’ hearing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions captivated Washington Tuesday, beating back rumors of a private meeting with Russia's ambassador to the US and mounting a defense for President Donald Trump, one week after former FBI Director James Comey artfully unloaded on both men. Sessions routinely said he would not answer questions regarding his conversations with Trump, but he delivered more than enough answers over two and a half hours of testimony Tuesday afternoon.

Kamala Harris Once Again Interrupted By Male Colleagues During Senate Hearing

Sen. Kamala Harris was cut off by two of her male colleagues while questioning Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, just one week after they interrupted her during a different hearing. During Sessions' testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee , Harris asked him to explain what Justice Department policy prevented him from answering some questions from the committee's members, and whether he had discussed that policy with his staff prior to the hearing.

McCain says American leadership was betterunder Obama: report

Sen. John McCain said American leadership was stronger under President TrumpA s predecessor, President Barack Obama, according to a Guardian report published Sunday. Asked if the country stood on sturdier ground under ObamaA s leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report.

Sen. John McCain’s bizarre questioning of Comey

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, was the last senator to question former FBI director James Comey at Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Nearing the end of more than 2A1 2 hours of questioning, McCain focused his line on two FBI inquiries: the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state and the 2017 investigation of Russian interference in the presidential election.

The Latest: McCain says he wanted Comey to talk obstruction

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey, testifies before a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee budget hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's F... . FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."