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The war of words intensified between two titans in Republican politics as President Donald Trump trashed the conservative billionaire Koch brothers as a "total joke in real Republican circles." The presidential insult on Tuesday followed a weekend gathering of Koch officials who repeatedly condemned Trump's trade policies, the explosion of government spending under his watch and his divisive tone.
Congressional auditors say about 30 million people - 21 percent of U.S. taxpayers - will have to come up with more money to pay their 2018 taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law. New tax withholding tables for employers were put together by the government early this year.
President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries and accused Democrats of obstructing his agenda and his Supreme Court nominee during a raucous rally aimed at bolstering two Florida Republicans ahead of the state's primary. Trump, addressing thousands of supporters Tuesday night in one of the nation's top electoral battlegrounds, also mounted a rigorous defense of his trade agenda, accusing China and others of having "targeted our farmers."
President Donald Trump brought his "Make America Great Again" tour to Tampa on Tuesday, touting his agenda and promoting Florida candidates to an eager audience at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Expo Hall's 8,000 seats were packed, with an additional 4,000 in an overflow room and crowds standing outside the building.
There weren't enough seats inside the Cactus Theater to accommodate everyone who showed up Tuesday morning to hear from U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke. People packed into the aisles, lined the staircases and poked their heads in from the outside lobby to catch a glimpse of the Democratic candidate in the conservative town of Lubbock as he challenges Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the November election.
The Wisconsin Republican discovered his family history while filming a segment for the upcoming season of the PBS series "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr." Gates said Tuesday at a TV critics meeting that he traced Ryan's heritage back to his 10th great-grandfather born in 1531 in Germany. The research showed Ryan is 3 percent Ashkenazi Jewish.
Facebook set off a firestorm on Tuesday, announcing that it had uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to manipulate US politics and by extension the upcoming midterm elections. The company was careful to hedge its announcement; it did not connect the effort directly to Russia or to the midterms, now less than a hundred days away.
In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. FILE- In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
On the day it was scheduled to expire, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for four months through Nov. 30. The bipartisan vote for the extension was 86 to 12. Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise authored the bill that also passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, 366 to 52. It now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature or veto.
President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to Tampa with a rally that drew thousands and a hearty endorsement for Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis as he wades into Florida's competitive gubernatorial primary. The rally was a show of force for DeSantis, who faces off against state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the state's Aug. 28 Republican primary.
Apprentices in Harper College's general insurance apprenticeship program split their time between insurance coursework at Harper and working at Zurich North America in Schaumburg. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says increased federal funding for career and technical education programs will help create more apprenticeship opportunities like these.
President Trump said it himself - an endorsement from him can change the course of an election, and that has certainly been the case in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary. Although President Trump spent most of his time at Tuesday's rally in Tampa speaking about his administration's accomplishments, he also used it as an opportunity to throw his support behind a couple of candidates in key President Trump said it himself - an endorsement from him can change the course of an election, and that has certainly been the case in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary.
The Senate passed a four-month extension to the National Flood Insurance Program Tuesday, less than a day before the program was set to expire. The bill, which had originated in the House, will now go to President Trump, who has until midnight to sign it to avoid a lapse in the program.
Facebook Inc. has identified a coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November's U.S. congressional elections and taken down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company said on Tuesday. A Russian propaganda arm tried to tamper in the 2016 U.S. election by posting and buying ads on Facebook, according to the company and U.S. intelligence agencies.
Missouri health officials are looking to implement Engaging Patients in Care Coordination, or EPICC, across the state within a year. The program treats overdose victims at emergency rooms with buprenorphine, a medication that mimics opioids without the resulting high and helps with withdrawal symptoms.
The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to become director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau among a slate of six nominees considered by the panel. Kraninger, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget, has been heavily criticized by Democrats on the panel over her ties to the administration's family-separation policy at the border.
Congressional auditors say about 30 million people - 21 percent of U.S. taxpayers - will have to come up with more money to pay their taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law. New tax withholding tables for employers were put together by the government early this year.
At around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, deputies from the Kootenai County Sheriff's office responded to the 7900 block of W. Cougar Gultch Rd. for a report of a possible home invasion robbery. It was reported that an 18-year-old woman had walked outside of her house to let her dog out of a nearby kennel.
Congressional auditors say about 30 million people 21 percent of U.S. taxpayers will have to come up with more money to pay their taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law. New tax withholding tables for employers were put together by the government early this year.