Official: Hurricane Maria set Puerto Rico back decades
Trees are reflected in the water in the Buena Vista community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017.
Category Archives: US House of Representatives
House to vote Monday on tax relief for victims of recent hurricanes
The U.S. House on Monday is set to vote on a package of tax relief provisions designed to help people who have suffered losses from damage associated with hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, also making it easier for others to donate money to charities to help with disaster aid. "My bill specifically helps hurricane victims keep more of their paycheck, deduct more of the cost of their expensive property damage, and have more affordable and immediate access to money they have saved for their retirement," said Rep. Kevin Brady , who heads the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
Black lawmakers ponder Trump agenda at annual gathering
President Donald Trump met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington in March. WASHINGTON - On the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by asking them, ''What the hell do you have to lose?'' ''We are losing essential freedoms,'' said Brittany Packnett, who became an advocate for criminal justice reform after the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown and subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
Winnebago Tribe Hoping to Reclaim Land in Iowa
The Winnebago Tribe is hoping to reclaim land in Iowa that was once part of its reservation in northeast Nebraska , but local hunters are concerned they might lose access. The Sioux City Journal reports the 1,643 acres of land is owned by the federal government and attracts hundreds of hunters each year.
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The nation's doctors, hospitals and health insurance plans are unified in their opposition to the latest Republican bill to dismantle Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. In a joint statement on Saturday, major groups such as the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, America's Health Insurance Plans and the BlueCross BlueShield Association called on the Senate to reject the bill sponsored by GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media, accompanied by…
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media, accompanied by Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Washington.
Upton considers Senate run as GOP seeks Stabenow challenger
In this My 3, 2017, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, following a meeting with President Donald Trump on health care reform. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.
Sen. Collins Has ‘Serious Reservations’ Over GOP’s Obamacare Repeal
Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced on Sunday that it is "very difficult" for her to envision a scenario in which she would vote for the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, potentially driving a final stake into the heart of the GOP's recent attempt at an Obamacare repeal. The Republican-controlled Senate would need Collins' vote to pass the bill, as two senators - John McCain, R-Ariz, and Rand Paul, R-Tenn.
Weiner faces sentencing in latest chapter of sexting drama
Weiner is to be sentenced Mon... . FILE - In this July 24, 2013, file photo, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner leaves his apartment building in New York.
Upton moves toward Senate run as GOP primary field grows
Rep. Fred Upton, who has held southwestern Michigan's congressional seat for 30 years, took more steps toward a Senate run at the GOP's biennial leadership conference this weekend on Mackinac Island. While he has yet to make a final decision, numerous Republicans expect him to join the race.
After Hate Murder, Widow Battles Deportation
The hate murder of Indian avionics engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas City earlier this year shocked many people. His killing is affecting his widow's ability to remain in the United States.
Trump warns North Korea ‘won’t be around much longer’ if threats continue to escalate
28, at 7:30 p.m. with the Pilster Great Plains Lecture at the Chadron State College S... -- A suspect armed with a machete was taken into custody late Friday after he took nine people hostage at a Tennessee bank earlier in the day.According to AB... -- A strong earthquake shook southern Mexico on Saturday morning, the third temblor to hit the country this month.The latest quake sent shock waves hundreds of m... Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Angus S. King, I-Maine, Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, this week introduced bipartisan legislation, the "Cultivating Revitalizat... Lincoln - Nebraska's defense produced another strong effort, while the offense used a powerful ground game fueled by Devine Ozigbo and Mikale Wilbon to claim a 27-17 win over ... -- Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics has become the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem.
Trump trying to turn around GOP holdouts on health bill
Unwilling to concede defeat on a bedrock GOP promise, President Donald Trump on Saturday tried to sway two Republican holdouts on the party's last-ditch health care hope while clawing at his nemesis who again has brought the "Obamacare" repeal-and-replace effort to the brink of failure. Trump appealed to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a possible "no" vote, to swing around for the sake of Alaskans up in arms over high insurance costs, and suggested that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul might reverse his stated opposition "for the good of the Party!" Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose announcement Friday that he would not vote for the proposal seemingly scuttled efforts to revive the repeal, came under renewed criticism from the White House.
Water, food, power generators begin to flow to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
Ricardo Gonzalez sits on a gas container with his uncle Miguel Colon as hundreds of people wait in line since early morning hours to buy gasoline three days after the impact of Hurricane Maria in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
GOP Senate runoff set for Tuesday
U.S. Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore will face off in a Republican runoff on Tuesday. Polls across the state, including in Walker County, will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to state law.
Aid begins to flow to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
Because of the heavy rains brought by Maria, thousands of people were evacuated from Toa Baja after the mu... . National Guard personnel evacuate Toa Ville resident Luis Alberto Martinez after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Friday, September 22, 2017.
Does the Cassidy-Graham health-care bill have constitutional problems?
Sen. Bill Cassidy , center, joined by fellow senators, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham , far left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , far right, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19. The Affordable Care Act faced immediate constitutional challenges once it was enacted.
Despite setbacks, Republicans ‘still working’ on health care push
Despite Arizona Sen. John McCain's decision to oppose the latest Republican health care plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the effort is still ongoing, GOP aides say -- at least for the moment. Multiple aides involved in the process say the focus on winning Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's vote has continued into the weekend, with changes seen to benefit her state related to the state's funding formula in the bill and the timeline for implementation.
Illinois Left panics over Graham-Cassidy; ignores state’s shrinking insurer numbers
Tossing control of federal health care dollars back to the states is something the Left stands firmly against - and exactly what the Republican U.S. Senate majority's latest attempt at reforming ObamaCare would do. Illinois' Left had nothing to fear from the state's two elected U.S. Senators.
Trump aims to achieve congressional balancing act on taxes
In this Sept. 22, 2017, photo President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Huntsville, Ala.