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Republicans in the U.S. Congress are ratcheting up pressure on Canada to get a deal done on the North American Free Trade Agreement. House of Representatives majority whip Steve Scalise, who represents the state of Louisiana, delivered a stern warning Tuesday about "growing frustration" in Congress with what he calls Canada's "negotiating tactics."
Trump accuses China of trying to sway U.S. midterms with retaliatory tariffs President Donald Trump says Chinese tariffs - a response to U.S. tariffs - target products in politically important states. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xniGBc WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump accused China on Tuesday of seeking to interfere in the U.S. congressional elections by slapping tariffs on products from politically pivotal states, even though it was the president who instigated the latest fight by imposing $200 billion in new tariffs on Beijing.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault when he was a high school student. Christine Blasey Ford, now a university professor, says Kavanaugh held her down and forcibly groped her .
Guns in schools to protect students from grizzly bears? Betsy DeVos endured yet another rocky confirmation hearing in the Senate to become education secretary - this time on a theater stage. In a play performed Monday at Washington's Arena Stage theater, about a dozen student actors from local high schools posed as frustrated Democrats and friendly Republicans to grill DeVos on the merits of public education, the role of the federal government in civil rights, and her family wealth.
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file image take from video provided by WCVB in Boston, flames consume the roof of a home in Lawrence, Mass, a suburb of Boston.
17, 2018. Dozens of homes were destroyed ... . Residents stand in a block-long line outside a customer help center staffed by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts in Lawrence, Mass., Monday, Sept.
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation are seeking to rename a veteran's clinic in Lake Charles after a Medal of Honor winner who died in Vietnam.
President Donald Trump defended his Supreme Court nominee in the face of allegations of sexual misconduct, calling him "an outstanding intellect." Trump said Kavanaugh's confirmation is still on track, though a "little delay" is possible.
Guns in schools to protect students from grizzly bears? Betsy DeVos endured yet another rocky confirmation hearing in the Senate to become education secretary - this time on a theater stage. In a play performed Monday at Washington's Arena Stage theater, about a dozen student actors from local high schools posed as frustrated Democrats and friendly Republicans to grill DeVos on the merits of public education, the role of the federal government in civil rights, and her family wealth.
Upon the memory and truthfulness of Christine Blasey Ford hangs the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his reputation, and possibly his career on the nation's second highest court. And much more.
"Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation," Christine Blasey Ford told the Washington Post . "Retaliation"! Au contraire, this will make your career.
While U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation has certainly been politically contentious, his confirmation by the Senate had seemed all but certain. With credible credentials, a Republican majority in the Senate and passable answers to charged questions on court precedent, Kavanaugh seemed set to become the next Justice.
The Ohio Department of Medicaid says it is working on a proposal to the federal government to allow the health-insurance program to cover some of the care at Brigid's Path, the state's only standalone recovery center for drug-exposed infants. The nonprofit center opened in December in the Dayton area and has had to limit services to eight infants at a time, despite high demand and 24 beds.
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, has announced that the committee will hold a public hearing on Monday with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party when they were in high school in the 1980s. NPR's Scott Detrow is here to tell us an update about what's going on.
President Donald Trump's "enemy of the people" rhetoric is putting the lives of American journalists at risk, Mother Jones' Mark Follman reported Thursday, citing comments from law enforcement leaders and top security officials at two major news outlets. Trump's years of vicious invective - echoed by his allies at Fox - are bearing fruit.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her while both were in high school is "completely false" and that he's willing to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee in any forum to "defend my integrity." "This is a completely false allegation.
Indicted U.S. Rep. Chris Collins of New York will remain on the November ballot despite previously suspending his campaign, confounding Republican Party leaders in his district Monday who had counted on Collins' cooperation to replace him. The surprise decision by Collins, who pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges in August, throws the race for the western New York seat further into turmoil.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when they were both in high school are credible. Baldwin tweeted her reaction Monday.
This week, the U.S. Senate is on track to approve a sweeping, bipartisan plan to tackle the opioid epidemic. The bill provides new funds for prevention and education efforts, plus cracking down on fentanyl and other illegal drug trafficking.