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Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who sources said had been eyeing a run for the U.S. Senate next year, said Thursday he would support Sen. Robert Menendez for re-election if Menendez seeks a third full term. In a statement given hours after Menendez's federal corruption case ended in a mistrial, Fulop said he looks forward to Menendez's "continued advocacy for New Jersey."
Efforts to reopen the emergency room at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center have flatlined, and the fate of rural outpatient clinics appears to be sealed. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she's been fighting for the emergency room since she was first elected to Congress in 2005.
The Latest on a budget bill passed by the Oklahoma Legislature meeting in special session : Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed a bill that would have raided cash reserves and cut deeper into agency funding to balance the state budget. Fallin vetoed the measure Friday, hours after the state Senate's final approval.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin watches from the gallery as the senate considers legislation before adjourning from a special session on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is joined by members of the House of Legislature as she watches from the senate gallery during the close of a special session on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
It has taken a few minutes today to get my computer booted up to begin writing, so I would assume no further sexual harassment allegations have occurred during that time to join all the previous ones.
Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act , to ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency; the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act , to provide ... (more)
In this Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, State Democratic Sen. Michael Padilla stands at the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham says Padilla should leave his race for lieutenant governor over claims he harassed women as a city of Albuquerque supervisor.
A couple of days ago I saw a tweet about a provision of the Republican tax bill that gave owners of private airplanes a tax break. That seemed well worth a snarky blog post, but then I foolishly checked up on what the provision actually did.
The ultra-wealthy, especially those with dynastic businesses - like President Donald Trump and his family - do very well under a major Republican tax bill moving in the Senate, as they do under legislation passed this week by the House. Want to toast the anticipated tax win with champagne or a beer - or maybe you're feeling Shakespearean and prefer to quaff mead from a pewter mug? That would cheer producers of beer, wine, liquor - and mead, the ancient beverage fermented from honey.
The White House asked Congress on Friday for $44 billion in additional relief from this year's devastating hurricanes but urged lawmakers to make spending cuts to offset disaster costs that are now approaching $100 billion. The White House request for more disaster relief after the hurricanes, Harvey, Irma and Maria, set up a possible confrontation over whether Congress must find spending cuts to pay for relief even as President Donald Trump pushes for as much as $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over a decade.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said the alleged behavior by Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore was "obscene" and he'd take dramatic action if a 30-year-old man attempted to date one of his daughters. "I would kick his head in if it was one of my daughters, and then I would call the cops," Kilmeade said on Friday's "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio.
WASHINGTON >> Three California Republican members of Congress broke ranks on Thursday to vote against the Republican tax reform bill that passed the House of Representatives. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, all voted against the bill, which passed 227-205.
Reps. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Elijah Cummings, D-Md., requested the information and said the administration's reason for noncompliance was unacceptable. The White House is refusing to comply with a bipartisan congressional records request into its spending on travel and the use of government aircraft by political appointees, according to a committee making the request.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events A misleading YouTube video, "U.S. WELFARE PAYS FOR 4 'WIVES' PER HUSBAND," used by Russia to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election. As the investigation and intrigue around Russian election interference continue, one unexplored arena remains - an introspective look at the United States' lives truths about the nation's taste for various biases: Prejudice directed at racial, ethnic and religious minority groups continues to drive our politics, shape and often distort our understanding of public events, crystal clear facts and the content of our policy.
The director of Puerto Rico's power company has resigned amid ongoing blackouts and following scrutiny of a contract awarded to Whitefish Energy Holdings Inc. The director of Puerto Rico's power company has resigned amid ongoing blackouts and following scrutiny of a contract awarded to Whitefish Energy Holdings Inc. Police have arrested two people after the fatal stabbing of a New Jersey man who relatives say was trying to defend his 8-year-old son from being robbed. Police have arrested two people after the fatal stabbing of a New Jersey man who relatives say was trying to defend his 8-year-old son from being robbed.
The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Department hospital is shown in east Denver, Oct. 4, 2017. A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that the agency's Denver-area hospital violated policy by keeping improper wait lists to track veterans' mental health care.
Vice President Pence speaks in Floresville, Tex., before attending the Republican Governors Association meetings in Austin. With abundant displays of general dysfunction and specific allegations of sexual assault and harassment becoming pervasive in Washington, it is worth remembering that there are good examples of decency and leadership that we can point to.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Addressing a black-tie crowd at the National Building Museum on Thursday night, Vice President Pence hailed congressional progress toward what he said would be the " biggest tax cut in American history ." As he spoke, less than a mile away the Senate Finance Committee was racing to wrap up work on a tax bill that will hand large cuts to the wealthiest while raising taxes on those earning between $10,000 and $75,000 over the next decade.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presents The Trust for Public Land's 'Land for People' Award to Exelon at the national organization's annual celebration luncheon. The award is the Trust's highest honor.