Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown Source: AP

Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late scuffles and conservatives objections to big outlays on Democratic priorities at a time when Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. Senate passage shortly after midnight averted a third federal shutdown this year, an outcome both parties wanted to avoid.

Moment Husky shocks its excited owner and tells her ‘I love you’

'Sex on the first date, unprotected romps many dozens of times and treated like a prostitute': Playboy's Karen McDougal lifts lid on 'TEN-MONTH affair' with married Trump and why SHE ended it Mother of Maryland high school shooting victim, 16, who was gunned down by jilted ex reveals her daughter is 'brain dead' and will be taken off life support Trump FIRES his national security advisor H.R. McMaster and brings in Bush's U.N. ambassador John Bolton in ANOTHER White House shake-up 'I wouldn't want it done to me': Playboy bunny Karen McDougal fights back tears on CNN as she apologizes to Melania for having 10-month affair with the President China hits back at Trumps trade offensive with $3bn list of 128 US goods including pork, apples and wine that may now face higher tariffs Are you struggling to lose weight? Nutritionists reveal 10 easy food swaps that will help save you time, money - ... (more)

Overdone Praise Is an Insult to Trump

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner at the National Building Museum on March 20, 2018, in Washington, D.C. "As great as this president is, he's occasionally wrong." So spoke Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, by way of explaining his opposition to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Anchorage Representatives Deliberate Proposed Vitamin D Study

During yesterday's State House floor discussion, Anchorage Representative Charisse Millett objected to Homer Representative Paul Seaton's desire to allocate $500,000 in the budget to assess Vitamin D. In our segment above, we hear from Republican Representatives Charisse Millett and Lance Pruitt of Anchorage, about their top legislative concerns and thoughts moving forward, during the 2nd Regular Session of the 30th Alaska State Legislature.

NHS students to participate in March For Our LivesPeaceful march will …

"Here we will honor the many lives lost to gun violence across America and demand change from our legislators," said senior Lexi Santiago, who organized the event. The march, which will be from noon to 1 p.m., will go from NHS to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's Norwalk office on Main Street.

Sen. Tom Cotton on John Bolton: ‘Excellent Choice’

Sen. Tom Cotton praised President Donald Trump's selection of John Bolton as national security adviser as an "excellent choice to take the baton." "H.R. McMaster is a warrior and a scholar, one of the best generals of his generation," the Arkansas Republican, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement.

Trump Taps Uber-Hawk Bolton as National Security Advisor

President Donald Trump's choice of John Bolton as his national security advisor places a hard-line unilateralist and keen advocate of military power at the center of the White House. Bolton has explicitly called for a preemptive strike on North Korea, advocates bombing to force regime change in Iran, and wants an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan.

School shooting victim ‘brain dead,’ life support ending

This undated photo provided by the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office, shows Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill, a school resource officer who engaged a shooter at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Md., on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. It wasn't immediately clear whether the shooter took his own life or was killed by the officer's bullet, St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron said, but the Gaskill was credited with preventing any more loss of life.

Rep. Chris Stewart calls for social media oversight, wants to see Zuckerberg

Following the revelation that personal data from some 50 million Facebook users ended up in the hands of political operatives, Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, said Thursday he would like to see "more aggressive" government oversight of social media businesses. Stewart, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said Facebook has opted to send attorneys or other staff to represent the company in previous committee hearings focused on the social media company's conduct and policy, but after the seismic fallout from the data mishandling, it is time for Zuckerberg to put in an appearance.

Longtime AIDS researcher Robert Redfield picked to lead CDC

This undated photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in March 2018 shows Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Redfield was named the new director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency. This undated photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in March 2018 shows Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Redfield was named the new director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency.

Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling

FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The ... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week.

House committee calls for Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify

In this Feb. 21, 2016, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona, Spain. Breaking more than four days of silence, Zuckerberg admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm.

Partnerships key to success at NGFA

The past few months have made tremendous demands on members, officers and staff of the National Grain and Feed Association, who have taken leading roles in establishing partnerships, some unconventional, to address pressing tax, trade and other issues facing the grain trade, growers and the food industry as a whole, said John Heck, outgoing NGFA chairman and senior vice-president, The Scoular Co., Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. The NGFA proved up to the task by demonstrating "strength and success through collaboration," Heck asserted in his address to members of the NGFA at their annual meeting in Scottsdale on March 20. The most pressing immediate challenge was forwarding "a stakeholder-led" solution to resolve the Section 199A tax issue.

Colorado’s NREL – once threatened by draconian cuts from Trump…

Once faced with devastating cuts , a research facility in Colorado now looks as if it will emerge unscathed in the federal government's next budget. Included in Congress' $1.3 trillion spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year is $2.3 billion for a program within the U.S. Department of Energy that provides the bulk of the funding for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden.

Governor’s criminal justice overhaul passes House committee

The final piece of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal's years-long criminal justice overhaul is expected to see a vote in the Georgia House early next week, after passing through the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee Thursday. The proposal, which backers say seeks to keep fewer non-violent offenders behind bars, would give judges more leeway in forgoing cash bail for low-income offenders and more opportunities to impose community service rather than fines.

Vermont now only US state to never send a woman to Congress

John Nicholson, the top American commander in Afghanistan, speaks to reporters at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Nicholson says America has a role to play in ... The top U.S. commander for the war in Afghanistan says America has a role to play in setting the conditions for members of the Taliban to lay down their weapons and move back into Afghanistan's society.