Changing Strategies and Bipartisanship (Gasp!) at ASCAP Expo Legislators Panel

ASCAP President Paul Williams, Congressman Doug Collins, Congressmember Karen Bass, songwriter Priscilla Renea, and General Counsel, ASCAP Clara Kim speak onstage at 'Music Licensing Reform: The Fight for Your Rights' during the 2017 ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO on April 14, 2017 in Los Angeles. A miracle seemingly happened at yesterday's ASCAP I Create Music Expo legislative panel: Two congressional legislators from opposite sides of the aisle, Congressman Doug Collins, a Republican from the red state of Georgia, and Representative Karen Bass, a Democrat from blue state of California, actually agreed on something.

Trump Appoints Critic of Ex-Im Bank to Lead It

Just a few days after declaring his support of the Export-Import Bank, President Trump will nominate former Rep. Scott Garrett , a leading critic of the bank, to head it, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Mr. Garrett voted in 2012 and in 2015 against renewing the charter of the Ex-Im Bank, which guarantees loans for companies that export U.S. products.

Key US senator pushes back against Trump’s proposed foreign aid cuts

Senator Bob Corker, center, speaks to recent refugees from South Sudan at a registration center in Bidi Bidi, Uganda, Friday, April 14 2017. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the Republican chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, strongly defended U.S. foreign assistance on Friday while visiting the world's fastest growing refugee crisis in northern Uganda, just across the border from war-torn South Sudan.

Possible Marino successors begin positioning

Tom Marino, incumbent candidate for 10th Congressional District, speaks during an interview with the Times Tribune editorial board Wednesday. Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer Don Sherwood, a Wyoming County resident, ended the streak in 1999, and the chances of Lackawanna starting a new streak remain slim.

Sununu’s first 100 days marked by enthusiasm, but key losses NEW

Gov. Chris Sununu took office armed with a long list of priorities: tackle the drug crisis, lower energy costs, reform the child services agency, expand full-day kindergarten, tighten election laws and recruit new businesses to the state. He also pledged to fix the state's mental health system.

Kinzinger: Ad ‘completely false’

An attorney for U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is asking TV stations to stop running negative advertisements against the congressman. The ads by the Club for Growth, a Washington-based conservative group, contend that Kinzinger, R-Channahon, is standing in the way of President Donald Trump's efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

West Linn residents travel to D.C. to lend voice for the forgotten

Ninety percent of brain development occurs before the age of 5. Only 1 percent of the United States budget is typically allocated to foreign aid. The teens recited those facts, among many others, on behalf of the Save The Children Network in Washington D.C. at the annual Invest In Kids Advocacy Summit March 26-28.

The Wall Street Journal: Trump plans to nominate Scott Garrett,…

President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former congressman Scott Garrett, who has supported closing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, to head the credit agency. Garrett voted in 2012 and in 2015 against renewing the charter of the Ex-Im Bank, which guarantees loans for companies that export U.S. products.

One of Trumpcare’s creators has a hard time defending his work back home

Popular Vote Loser Donald Trump just released his first budget,and it is filled with debilitating cuts to social services and... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Rep. Greg Walden , chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is one of the leaders responsible for Trumpcare. There are two committees taking the lead, and one of them is his, and he's been right there in the middle of crafting-if you could call it that-the so-far failed plan.

US Senator Pushes Back Against Trump’s Proposed Foreign Aid Cuts

Face-to-face with victims of South Sudan's famine and civil war, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee strongly defended U.S. foreign aid on Friday despite President Donald Trump's proposed deep cuts in humanitarian assistance. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee visited the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis in northern Uganda, just across the border from South Sudan, in a pointed response to Trump's "America First" platform that would slash funds for diplomacy and foreign aid.

Fed up: 9 ultranationalist Trump supporters who are rapidly losing patience with his presidency

To understand just how fractious and ungainly the Trump coalition truly is, look no further than his administration. You'll find establishment Republicans , former Tea Party insurgents , Wall Street players and, for the time being, clash-of-civilization ethno-nationalists , not a few of whom seem to be working at cross purposes.