Republicans, You Won the Emerald City, But Don’t Forget Kansas
However, these winning appointments have exposed an embarrassment of riches. As conservatives move up the chain of command, someone has to take their place.
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Trump threatens to undermine Obamacare to get Democrats to negotiate
Since the failure of the GOP health care bill in the House nearly three weeks ago, President Donald Trump has suggested letting Obamacare explode to bring Democrats to the negotiating table. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, Trump suggested the federal government would hold back key subsidy payments made to health insurers offering insurance to low-income Americans.
Partisan Tensions Evident at Lance’s Third Town Hall of the Year
Leonard Lance, the mild-mannered Republican congressman from New Jersey's 7th congressional district, on Wednesday faced another crowd of constituents to answer questions, his third town hall event since President Trump was inaugurated. Lance has diverged from Trump on several issues - he was a 'no' on the president's biggest legislative initiative so far, a failed effort to replace the Affordable Care Act with a vastly different Republican plan - but constituents at Wednesday's event at a high school in Morris County nonetheless gave Lance some flak for his party ties.
Republicans’ narrow win for Kansas seat emboldens Democrats
In this April 1, 2017 file photo, Republican GOP congressional candidate in the 4th district Ron Estes votes with his wife Susan Estes at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan. Republicans escaped a special House election in Kansas with a single-digit victory in a district where they have romped in the past, an early warning sign for the GOP at the start of Donald Trump's presidency.
Why the Kansas election matters
To understand why Tuesday's special election in Kansas matters in American politics, it's important to remember that incumbent politicians run two kinds of campaigns - unopposed and scared. After Republican state Treasurer Ron Estes won a narrow 7-point victory over Democratic candidate James Thompson in a congressional district that Donald Trump won by 27 points in November, there's little doubt that many congressional Republicans are going to start running scared.
Lawmaker says bill to scrap much of Dodd-Frank is coming soon
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Jeb Hensarling, plans to release by the end of the month a revised proposal to scrap much of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Texas Republican's new bill would give banks relief from the government's annual stress tests, which assess whether they could survive a financial meltdown, and strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of key powers.
Fairfield mother to be deported on April 19
An ICE representative said Maribel Trujillo Diaz is being held at a facility in LaSalle, Louisiana and she will be deported on Wednesday, April 19. Trujillo's husband has released a statement that says in part, "When Maribel's lawyer called yesterday evening to tell me that the appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court had been denied, I say that is another failure to stop the injustice that is being done to us as a family. My pain is greater because I am powerless to help her.
FBI probed Trump campaign aide’s Russia ties, WHouse backs away
The White House on Wednesday tried to distance itself from a one-time campaign aide to Donald Trump, Carter Page, after revelations that the FBI investigated him last year for ties to Russian intelligence. The Washington Post reported that federal investigators obtained a rare warrant from the top-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor Page's communications -- the first confirmation of government surveillance of Trump's team.
Meet the congressman who is pushing for a Charles Darwin Day
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes has taken on the role of promoting Darwinism in the House of Representatives, saying he believes it's the type of legislation his southwestern Connecticut constituents want him to pursue at a time when skepticism surrounds science.
Congressman Diaz-Balart Discusses Air Traffic Management, Defense at Harris Corporation
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart meets with Harris Corporation Chairman, President and CEO Bill Brown during a visit to the company's headquarters in Melbourne, Florida. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart met with Harris Corporation's Chairman, President and CEO Bill Brown during a visit to the company's headquarters Tuesday.
Patterson endorses Parnell –
Courtesy photo Liz Patterson represented Union County in the US House of Representatives for six years in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. She has endorsed fellow Democrat Archie Parnell for the US House of Representatives District 5 seat which includes Union County.
Republicans hold onto Kansas House seat
Republicans held on to a Kansas House seat Tuesday in the first congressional election since President Donald Trump's victory, beating back a spirited Democratic campaign hoping for a big anti-Trump backlash. Republican state Treasurer Ron Estes will represent the Kansas 4th congressional district replacing Mike Pompeo, who Trump named as CIA director.
Oklahoma congressman scraps town hall over ‘safety concerns’
A Republican congressman in Oklahoma canceled one of several planned town halls in his district, saying he couldn't reach an agreement with the venue on safety protocols. U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin planned a stop Tuesday night at a high school in Tahlequah, about 145 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
House editorial: Labrador announces town halls
It's all fun and games until a member of our Congressional delegation schedules a town hall meeting. Or maybe the fun is just beginning.
Republicans survive election scare, win Kansas House seat
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Now, Democrats attack Republicans for failing to protect Obamacare
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events "Issa wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance." - new "Save My Care" ad attacking Rep. Darryl Issa Seven vulnerable Republican lawmakers are being targeted with $1 million in television spots by a liberal group backed by labor and progressive interests.
Politics | The Battle Over Marijuana Heats Up at RI State House
Rhode Island's battle over the legalization of marijuana hit a new level of political fever as both sides rolled out their big political guns and their strongest arguments at Tuesday's State House Judiciary Committee hearing. With Massachusetts approving the legalization of marijuana - then delaying its implementation - Rhode Island is feeling the pressure to try and capture as much tax dollars as possible.
POC Medical SystemsTM Announces Opening of its New and Expanded…
POC Medical Systems has as its mission to make cancer and infectious disease screening accessible and affordable on a worldwide basis. POC Medical SystemsTM Inc. announced today that it has moved into its new and expanded 24,000 sq.
Sen. Claire McCaskill plans 8 town halls across Missouri
In a year when congressional town hall meetings have often turned angry, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is wading into predominantly Republican areas of Missouri to host a series of them this week. McCaskill's first town hall will be Wednesday at Jefferson College in the eastern Missouri town of Hillsboro.
Republicans survive scare, win House seat
Republicans have survived an election scare to win a House seat in the first congressional election since President Donald Trump's victory, but the next contest for a seat in Georgia could be tougher. The party saw its winning margin in Kansas' 4th House district shrink from 31 per cent in November to just seven per cent on Tuesday, as state treasurer Ron Estes fought off a challenge from Democrat and civil rights lawyer James Thompson.