Obstacles await as Congress resumes health care fight
Republican hopes for repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama's health care law are still twitching in Congress, though barely.
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Immigration Reform
The end of the policy - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - would come with a six-month delay, possibly giving Congress a window to act on the program. Will Donald Trump deliver a "softer" plan for the 11 million people illegally in the U.S.? Republican Latinos say he needs to do that in his speech.
Donald Trump expected to end program for young immigrants
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people familiar with the plans said. The delay in the formal dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, would be intended to give Congress time to decide whether it wants to address the status of the so-called Dreamers legislation, according to two people familiar with the president's thinking.
Stretched for workers, Minnesota businesses lament immigration pushback
Pat Lunemann struggles to find employees to milk the 775 cows on his dairy farm near Clarissa, Minn. It is labor that legal immigrants from poor countries will take to gain a financial foothold in the U.S., but that many American-born workers in a vibrant Minnesota economy with low unemployment don't want.
Report: Trump to end DACA program for undocumented immigrants
President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama-era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, according to two sources familiar with his thinking, a Politico report says. Senior White House aides huddled Sunday afternoon to discuss the rollout of a decision likely to ignite a political firestorm - and fulfill one of the president's core campaign promises.
Nuclear at tack on grid could ‘cripple’ society
An E-4 advanced airborne command post is tested on a electromagnetic pulse simulator. U.S. Air Force photo North Korea has threatened to launch an electromagnetic pulse attack that could shut down the United States' power grid - causing months of blackouts that could bring society to a halt, with rampant crime and social chaos.
DACA program for undocumented immigrants on the brink
President Donald Trump is expected to end a program that protected undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children -- so-called "Dreamers" -- from deportation, four sources familiar with the decision told CNN. Two of the sources said the plan is to have a six-month delay in any action regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to allow Congress time to pass a fix through legislation that would allow the undocumented immigrants to stay in the country.
Trump on N. Korea: ‘We’ll see’
Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., called Sunday for the United States and other nations to do more to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons after the nation said it tested a hydrogen bomb.
With brutal to-do list, GOP clashes before it returns this week
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans return to work this week facing enormous pressure to achieve major policy victories and fulfill such basic acts of governance as providing disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, avoiding a default on the nation's debt and keeping federal agencies open. On Sunday, a proposal from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to attach recovery aid to legislation raising the nation's borrowing limit quickly drew objections from conservative lawmakers.
Mnuchin: Congress must tie Harvey aid to raising debt limit
In this Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, file photo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington. During a CNBC interview, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, Mnuchin avoided a direct answer when asked whether he supported the decision made by the Obama administration to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the 19th century African-American abolitionist who was a leader in the Underground Railroad.
Democratic rep: Trumpa s a shouting matcha with North Korea a escalateda tensions
Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said President Donald Trump's sharp exchange of warnings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "escalated the tension" with the rogue nation. Castro of San Antonio spoke with ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday in the wake of what appears to be a successful test of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea.
Investigation continues after Dennis Kucinich finds Cuyahoga County…
Dennis Kucinich stands outside the open back door of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Saturday. Kucinich went to the building to cast an early vote for the Sept.
GOP Senator: ‘It’s A Mistake’ To Fight Trump
Recently re-elected Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri thinks it's a mistake to oppose President Donald Trump, according to an interview Sunday. "It's not a mistake to disagree when you disagree," he said on NBC's "Meet The Press."
North Korea, Afghanistan top Hill’s fall national security agenda
The Senate returns to Washington in September preparing to take up a massive defense policy bill led by Sen. John McCain as the Arizona Republican returns to Congress following his first round of treatment for brain cancer. The chairman of the Senate armed services committee, McCain will lead debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, one of the few remaining "must-pass" pieces of legislation that would authorize $700 billion in Pentagon spending and set a wide swath of military policy.
Polls: The ‘Least Liked,’ Most ‘Unfavorable’ Lawmakers in America
Recent polling has revealed who the least popular, most unfavorable lawmakers are on Capitol Hill. A Harvard-Harris poll last week gave the top honor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Trump condemns North Korea nuclear test
President Donald Trump condemned North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb in a series of tweets Sunday morning, calling Pyongyang's words and actions "hostile and dangerous" and saying "talk of appeasement will not work." "North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test.
Tax reform: Lawmakers consider changing the 401(k) rules
Tax reform: Lawmakers consider changing the 401 rules Republicans are finally making moves on tax reform. And the effort could affect your retirement.
Republicans backing Barletta’s Senate run see Casey and his seat as vulnerable
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US reviewing policy toward South Sudan – USAID chief
After four years of civil war marked by brutal attacks on civilians, the United States is reviewing its support for South Sudan, USAID administrator Mark Green told the country's President Salva Kiir in talks in the capital Juba. WAU, South Sudan: After four years of civil war marked by brutal attacks on civilians, the United States is reviewing its support for South Sudan, USAID administrator Mark Green told the country's President Salva Kiir in talks in the capital Juba.
Prosecutors in Aaron Schock Case: Investigators Didn’t Ask if He Was Gay
Federal prosecutors have filed a court document denying they or the FBI made inquiries into former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock's sex life when investigating whether he misused government and campaign funds. Lawyers for Schock, who has been indicted on charges of diverting these funds for personal use, said in August that investigators asked inappropriate questions, including whether Schock is gay.