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In the hours following the US Supreme Court narrowly sided in a favor of Christian bakery's ability to turn away gay couples, several of Oklahoma's members of Congress praised the decision, while one of the state's most prominent LGBTQ rights groups appeared cautiously optimistic. The case surrounded Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, CO.
The Trump administration added another complication to already fractious talks with Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, suggesting that President Trump now wants to negotiate separate bilateral deals with those nations rather than continue three-country discussions to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement. "His preference now, and he asked me to convey this, is to actually negotiate with Mexico and Canada separately," Larry Kudlow, the White House chief economic adviser, said of the president on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning.
Eight states are casting midterm primary ballots on Tuesday, with outcomes that could help determine control of the U.S. House and Senate and decide several governor's races. Here are six things to keep in mind as primaries are being held in Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota: 1. California is a jungle: There are no party primaries in California, with voters instead choosing among all candidates on one ballot, with the top two vote-getters advancing to November regardless of party.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates and justification for FY2019 for the Environmental Protection Agency on Capitol Hill last month.
As Robert Mueller continues his special counsel investigation to nowhere, at least one government watchdog group is keeping up the pressure on Hillary Clinton. "After uncovering the Clinton email scandal," Judicial Watch's president, Tom Fitton, said in a written release, "[we] now want a full accounting of the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop."
Thousands nationwide will participate in a movement to stop the separation of families at the U-S border on Thursday and one Kansas lawmaker is feeling the pressure to demand an end to the issue. Democratic state Rep. Jarrod Ousley of Merriam and Republican state Rep. Linda Gallagher of Lenexa delivered a letter Wednesday to Republican state Rep. Kevin Yoder's office in Overland Park.
In a crowded field of Democrats, Audrey Denney of Chico was leading the pack Tuesday, and if the results hold she will challenge top vote-getter and Republican incumbent Doug LaMalfa in November. LaMalfa, who owns a rice farm in Richvale, earned 52 percent of the vote, as of 11 p.m., with 41 percent of precincts reporting.
For years sidelined on the national political fringe, California has lurched to the center of the fight for control of Congress. No state will be more consequential in the success or failure of a prospective blue wave this fall.
Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chair and from the board - Howard Schultz is stepping down from his role as executive chairman of Starbucks, effective June 26. - Myron E. Ullman, former chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney was named chair Pruitt wanted to buy 'old mattress' from Trump International Hotel - Two senior House Oversight Democrats are demanding Chairman Trey Gowdy subpoena Scott Pruitt for documents after one of his closest aides told congressional investigators the EPA administrator had her book Pentagon investigates White House doctor Ronny Jackson - The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating President Donald Trump's former personal physician, who was accused of unprofessional behavior while being considered to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Crowd cheers when valedictorian quotes Trump. Then reveals it was Obama - Ben Bowling graduation speech Courtesy of Ben Bowling - Bell County high school student and valedictorian Ben Bowling wanted to share some words of wisdom with his graduating class, but there was a twist that no one saw coming.
US Democrats on Monday urged President Donald Trump not to squander the "historic" opportunity of a face-to-face summit with North Korea's leader, as the lawmakers opposed any easing of sanctions without complete and verifiable denuclearization. Affirming their support for Trump's scheduled June 12 meeting with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, seven influential Democrats including Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Trump against signing a deal at any cost, and laid out conditions they want met before any agreement is struck.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said President Trump is not acting like an innocent man and is "dead wrong" when he insists he can pardon himself. Asked by NPR's Rachel Martin about whether a self-pardon would prompt Schumer to support moving toward impeachment, the top Senate Democrat said, "We don't want to get to the point where there is a constitutional crisis."
Gov. Gavin Newsom smiles at a campaign stop at Stakely's Barber Salon in Los Angeles. Newson is expected to easily top the field in the race for govenor, but form... .
The announcement Monday marks a shift for the Democrat, who in January said she intended to seek a fourth term as attorney general rather than run for governor. But she changed her mind after party activists at the state convention this weekend endorsed another candidate as attorney general who has criticized Swanson as too cautious.
This was supposed to be the quiet time on Capitol Hill, but Congress returns to work Monday facing a showdown in the House over immigration while Senate Republicans are trying to stop an all-out trade war after President Donald Trump's decision to impose import tariffs on close U.S. allies. Tensions are running particularly high as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to cancel the traditional August recess as he fights Democratic opposition to GOP priorities in a show of busy-work before the midterm election.
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In this file photo, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, left, and President Donald Trump are shown in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 1, 2017, when Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate pact. less In this file photo, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, left, and President Donald Trump are shown in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 1, 2017, when Trump announced the ... more In this Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
CBS 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 20: U.S. Senate Republican candidate Pat Toomey and U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Congressman Joe Sestak debate at the National Constitution Center on October 20, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Recent Polls have the two candidates neck and neck with two weeks to Election Day.
Provisions inside the delayed House farm bill would roll back restrictions on the wealthy obtaining federal farm subsidies, as well as allow extended family members to receive lucrative payments. The language has generated opposition both from fiscal conservatives who say the payments amount to welfare for wealthy people and critics who note that the same bill proposes new work requirements for participants in the federal food stamp program, SNAP.