The Latest: 18 arrested protesting Minnesota cop’s acquittal
A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in th... . Marchers walk along Interstate 94 on Friday night, June 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn., after a vigil at the state Capital.
Category Archives: US House of Representatives
The Latest: Police: 58 missing, presumed dead in London fire
Emergency workers walk on the roof of the fire-gutted Grenfell Tower in London, Friday, June 16, 2017, after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building on Wednesday morning. Grief over a high-rise tower blaze that killed dozens of p... .
Republican baseball practice gunman ‘had list of names’
The man who shot senior Republican congressman Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice session this week had a list containing the names of three politicians, officials said. The man who shot senior Republican congressman Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice session this week had a list containing the names of three politicians, officials said.
Indiana to pay firm $100k to handle Pence email requests
Indiana is paying $100,000 to a law firm for help dealing with an "unusually high" number of public records requests, most of which seek emails from Vice President Mike Pence's tenure as governor.
House television / Ap; Senate Television / Ap
Journals like this one exist, generally speaking, not to praise politicians but to chastise, to upbraid, or at least to criticize them. And so, after hearing about the terrible shootings at the Alexandria baseball field the morning of June 14; after making the mistake of sampling the incivility and stupidity that some of our fellow Americans from across the political spectrum were spewing on television and on Twitter; after thinking of all the ways our public officials might fail to say what should be said-we feared the worst.
Scalise remains critical, outlook guarded
Congressman Steve Scalise can hope to make an "excellent recovery," his trauma surgeon said Friday, even though the lawmaker arrived at the hospital Wednesday at imminent risk of death after getting shot at a congressional baseball practice. In his first public comments since the shooting, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center said it's a "good possibility" that the Louisiana Republican will be able to return to work in his full capacity.
Would-be gunman launched into Trump tirade before shooting
For three months, James T. Hodgkinson lived out of a white cargo van in a gentrified neighborhood just miles from where U.S. laws are made. Fellow YMCA patrons saw him there most mornings working on his laptop.
The Latest: UK royals hold London fire minute of silence
Emergency workers walk on the roof of the fire-gutted Grenfell Tower in London, Friday, June 16, 2017, after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building on Wednesday morning. Grief over a high-rise tower blaze that killed dozens of p... .
The Latest: Iraq captures border crossing to Syria from IS
The Trump administration is formally revoking a blocked program intended to protect the immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from the deportation. The Trump administration is formally revoking a blocked program intended to protect the immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from the deportation.
Don’t Slow Down on Impeachment
The three previous presidential impeachment inquiries rested on less evidence of obstruction of justice than is already publicly known about Trump. The real reason Democratic leaders don't want to seek an impeachment now is they know there's zero chance that Republicans, who now control both houses of Congress, would support such a move.
Scalise’s doctor hopes for – excellent recovery’ despite risk
Congressman Steve Scalise can hope to make an "excellent recovery," his trauma surgeon said Friday, even though the lawmaker arrived at the hospital Wednesday at imminent risk of death after getting shot at a congressional baseball practice. In his first public comments since the shooting, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center said it's a "good possibility" that the Louisiana Republican will be able to return to work in his full capacity.
Radio Derb: Progressive Violence, Afghanistan, Bill Cosby, Etc.
The good and bad news: Every single day brings more confirmation of the vital importance of VDARE.com's role-unfortunately, often tragic. Now, on June 14, 2017, what appears to be a lone Leftist gunman has indeed shed blood-of House Majority Steve Scalise and at least four other victims at a Congressional Republican baseball practice.
Protesters snarl Minnesota freeway after officer acquittal
Closing arguments are set for Monday, Ju... . FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, a memorial including a photo of Philando Castile adorns the gate to the governor's residence in St. Paul, Minn., protesting the July 6, 2016 shooting death of Castile by St. Anthony p... Deliberations in Bill Cosby's sex assault trial are pushing into Father's Day weekend after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the first five days.
VP Mike Pence visits Indianapolis for fundraising event
The general election vote is a lingering issue. A special prosecutor is looking into whether the president's team had ties to Russia during the election.
Family: Suspect in 4 slayings talked about killing for fun
Authorities have arrested Herrera who they say fatally shot five people in New Mexico on Thursday, June 15, 2017. District Attorn... Authorities say two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a Georgia prison bus were captured Thursday after a chase and being held at gunpoint by a Tennessee homeowner whose vehicle they were... Authorities say two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a Georgia prison bus were captured Thursday after a chase and being held at gunpoint by a Tennessee homeowner whose vehicle they were trying to steal.
Sen. Martin Heinrich’s staff to host office hours
Sen. Martin Heinrich's staff to host office hours Constituent meetings are planned in Alamogordo, Lordsburg and Mesilla. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., speaks with constituents on Monday, April 17, 2017, during a town hall meeting at the Las Cruces Convention Center.
Cordray fights back against House Republican contempt threat
A House Financial Services Committee report sharply criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's handling of the Wells Fargo phony-accounts scandal was biased and left out key information, according to Richard Cordray, the agency's director. In a letter to panel Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, Cordray attempted to rebut the Republican majority staff report, which had called for him to possibly be held in contempt for failure to properly comply with the committee's investigation.
Paul Ryan plans tax reform speech at manufacturing group next week
House Speaker Paul Ryan will head to the National Association of Manufacturers next week to deliver what his team is billing as his first major address on tax reform. Ryan, R-Wis., will speak Tuesday at the manufacturers' summit as he tries to reach an agreement with the Trump administration and Senate Republicans on a plan for advancing tax reform legislation.
In Miami, Trump toughens Obama Cuba policy a like I promiseda
On Friday, President Trump loved them back, enacting a tougher policy toward Cuba as he basked in celebratory cheers that recalled his campaign rallies. Casting it as a "great day" for the people of the communist island of Cuba, Trump powered into Miami and announced a sweeping change in diplomatic relations intended to rebuke his predecessor's executive changes and spur commerce and personal freedoms.
U.S. congressman Scalise still in critical condition -hospital
U.S. Representative Steve Scalise remained in critical condition on Friday, a hospital spokeswoman, after he was shot by a gunman earlier in the week who opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a baseball game. Scalise, the No.