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Then-President Barack Obama laughs while being greeted by then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in May 2010. Then-President Barack Obama laughs while being greeted by then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in May 2010.
Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Ann Wagner wrote in USA Today that they are introducing legislation to modernize our more than 80-year-old public pension system - Social Security - to make it more flexible and better able to meet the needs of today's workers. This is welcome news.
During the second meeting of a bipartisan legislative working group, lawmakers and marijuana advocates spent four hours Wednesday discussing the next steps for medical cannabis regulations, including the potential creation of an independent state agency that would have oversight and regulatory control of the marijuana industry. Committee members asked a wide array of questions of some of the state's most influential marijuana advocacy groups - Green the Vote, New Health Solutions and Oklahomans for Health - ranging from growing and cultivation to the apparent clash between federal and state laws.
Oklahoma health officials have adopted new rules for the use of medical marijuana to replace ones hurriedly adopted last month that were harshly criticized by medical marijuana supports and the state's attorney general. The new guidelines eliminate a ban on the sale of smokable pot and a requirement for a pharmacist in every dispensary.
The Senate on Wednesday gave final congressional approval to a $716 billion defense policy bill that would raise military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest pay hike in nine years. The compromise bill weakens a bid to clamp down on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE and allows the president to waive sanctions against countries that have bought Russian weapons but now want to buy U.S. military equipment.
U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly and Dean Heller introduced the bipartisan National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 today in the Senate. The proposal, which is aimed at protecting seniors from financial crimes and scammers, would create a dedicated task force within the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen protections for seniors who make investments.
Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday the upcoming midterm elections will be a referendum on impeaching the president. "I say this not in my role as a lawyer but as a concerned citizen and Republican," he said.
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden said he is looking to congressional colleagues and agencies including the U.S. Forest Service to provide future relief from wildfire smoke, which had only slightly improved this week by the time of his Tuesday press conference in Medford. Standing in front of an orange S-64 Aircrane helicopter flanked by county commissioners from Jackson and Josephine counties, Walden detailed legislative work he was involved in prior to Congress' summer recess to address wildfire prevention in the House version of the farm bill.
National Democratic groups are pouncing on Congressman Pete Sessions, a Dallas Republican, for saying in a video that a local woman carried responsibility for being "unfair" to her husband, who shot and killed her in a fit of "frustration" during a no-fault divorce case. A video uploaded to YouTube on June 23 shows Sessions commenting on area domestic violence cases in previous years while speaking to Jeff Morgan, a conservative activist based in Garland.
A tugboat maneuvers through waiting freighters on the Columbia River near the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, Wash. Port of Vancouver administrators, along with political and industry leaders, stood atop a small stage in a largely vacant marine terminal the morning of July 31 to celebrate the completion of the $251 million West Vancouver Freight Access project.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, should end special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference, arguing that the ongoing probe is hurting the United States. Although the President has repeatedly criticized the investigation and Sessions' decision to recuse himself from overseeing it, Trump's tweet that his attorney general "should stop" the probe is notable and raises fresh questions about whether the President is attempting to obstruct justice.
As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.
Innovative Program Leverages Downtown Growth to Make Direct Investments into Neighborhood Businesses Across City's South, West and Southwest Sides Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the third round of investments from the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund directly into 33 small businesses in Chicago's South, West and Southwest Sides. The businesses receiving a total of approximately $5 million in investment include a Grand Boulevard grocery store, a North Lawndale restaurant and a Little Village fruit market.
As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.
Tampa Bay Times : "Declaring himself the most popular Republican in the history of America, President Trump revved up thousands of fans Tuesday night at a rowdy Tampa Bay campaign rally to help gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and, above all, celebrate Donald Trump." Of note: "One new element of this Trump was the widespread presence of people wearing T-shirts or carrying signs touting the fringe 'QAnon' conspiracy theorist.
Ever wanted to ask our elected officials what precisely they're doing to pull America back from the brink of madness? September's Texas Tribune Festival provides an excellent opportunity to do just that.
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: FILE - In this July 28, 2018 file photo, New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated10-term Rep. Joseph Crowley in the Democratic primary, campaigns for Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit.
Roberts tweeted: 'Did you know the First Lady works by the hour? #thinkdirty #h**bag' in response to someone else's tweet about Mrs Trump A US congressional candidate from Oregon has been slammed for his offensive remarks about First Lady Melania Trump after he called her a 'h**bag' and implied that she was a prostitute. Mark Roberts, who is an independent running for Congress in Oregon's 2nd Congressional district, made the comments about Mrs Trump on Twitter on Monday.
As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.
TAMPA, Fla. - President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a defiant defense of his trade policies, praising American farmers for weathering Chinese tariffs and telling a crowd at a rally for Republican candidates that "the days of plundering American jobs and American wealth - those days are over."