Nikki Haley Praises Cuts to the U.N.’s Peacekeeping Budget, Sparking Online Backlash

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley testifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on "Advancing U.S. Interests at the United Nations" in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2017. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has sparked online furore over a tweet praising cuts made by the Trump administration to the organization's peacekeeping budget.

House panel backs bill to revive Nevada nuclear waste dump

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., during a press conference where he announced he will vote no on the proposed GOP healthcare bill at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Las Vegas. People enter the south portal of Yucca Mountain during a 2015 congressional tour of the proposed radioactive waste dump near Mercury, Nev., 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Corker: Russia sanctions fight devolves into ‘total silliness’

The House and Senate are still at odds over a Russia sanctions bill that passed in the Senate last week, in a dispute that Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker described Wednesday as "total silliness." The two chambers are quarreling over technical changes that the House Republicans say need to be made in the bill, which passed the Senate 98-2.

Senate Republicans Look To Strike A Deal On Health Care Bill, Find Nothing

A day after delaying a vote on their health care bill, Senate Republicans appeared no closer to a compromise Wednesday, with GOP lawmakers digging in for a protracted negotiation that may end up going nowhere. The plan in the mind of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was for Republicans to reach at least a tentative deal by the end of the week.

President Invents ‘Internet Taxes’ Because, Yeah, He’s *That* Smart

Like what you read below? Sign up for HUFFPOST HILL and get a cheeky dose of political news every evening! Time magazine asked President Trump to remove fake covers featuring the commander-in-chief; if only Smithsonian Magazine would show similar courage about the . The EPA is rolling back regulations on drinking water and, in a totally unrelated development, the population of Flint, Michigan, is roughly the size of Trump's margin of victory in that state.

Commissioner Adam Putnam One of First Individuals Awarded 2017 US Water Prize

Last night Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam was presented with the 2017 US Water Prize in acknowledgement of his leadership on water issues in Florida. The prize was award by the US Water Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the nation about the true value of water and advancing policies and programs that manage water resources to advance a better quality of life for everyone.

No ruling in contempt case against South Carolina political blogger for not revealing sources

Columbia-area blogger Will Folks answers questions during a hearing in Lexington where attorneys for former Rep. Kenny Bingham seek to hold him in contempt of court. Maya T. Prabhu/Staff Columbia-area blogger Will Folks answers questions during a hearing in Lexington where attorneys for former Rep. Kenny Bingham seek to hold him in contempt of court.

Want to know whether Senate Republicans’ health-care bill can come…

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Sen. Dean Heller at a Las Vegas news conference June 23 where he announced he will vote against the proposed GOP health-care bill When Sen. Dean Heller came out in opposition to the health-care legislation last week, it was a surprise that, in hindsight, shouldn't have been a surprise. Heller is an extreme version of the five to six senators who just politically can't vote for the bill, mostly because they fear it will yank away health care for hundreds of thousands in their respective states.

Chaffetz joins Fox News as contributor

As expected, Fox News has signed Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, as a contributor to provide political analysis on the cable news channel starting Saturday. Chaffetz announced in April he would not run for re-election in 2018, then said he would step down June 30 for what he described as a position in the private sector, long believed to be at Fox News.

GOP senate candidate may lose primary over past criticism of ‘serial adulterer’ Trump

Rep. Mo Brooks is running for an open Republican Party senate seat in Alabama - but his past criticism of President Donald Trump might soon come back to haunt him. Even though Trump has poor poll ratings in much of the country, he is still very popular in Alabama.

Facing revolt on healthcare bill, U.S. Senate Republicans delay vote

Twenty-two million Americans would lose insurance over the next decade under the Senate Republican healthcare bill, a nonpartisan congressional office said on Monday, complicating the path forward... Women dressed as handmaids from the novel, film and television series "The Handmaid's Tale" demonstrate against cuts for Planned Parenthood in the ... (more)

Budgets need scrutiny: State Legislature’s lack of fiscal transparency is unacceptable

Yesterday, without fanfare, Governor Jay Inslee's office announced that the majority caucuses of the House of Representatives and the Senate had reached agreement on a go-home budget deal that would avert a state government shutdown following the end of the day on Friday, June 30th, the last day of the current 2015-2017 fiscal biennium. The details are still being hammered out, and so it's still not yet known what is actually in the agreement.

Medical student Rebecca Tanenbaum protests against

Democrats to 'crank up the outrage' over Senate Republican health care bill over July 4 break Democrats have big plans for their July 4 break: Highlighting who could lose health care under the bill. Check out this story on scsun-news.com: https://usat.ly/2tZojlP A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll shows low support among Americans for the GOP healthcare bill.

Letters: Dunn calls for unity in a divisive column

We are not all going to see things the same way, but we can and should respectfully address each other and the problems we all want to solve. Letters: Dunn calls for unity in a divisive column We are not all going to see things the same way, but we can and should respectfully address each other and the problems we all want to solve.