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US president Donald Trump is putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the US-Mexico border as a funding deadline looms - even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. As Mr Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this week, he is juggling a renewed healthcare push with his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall.
Nevada authorities say a woman faces criminal charges after she faked that her 10-year-old son had leukemia and died, helping her raise more than $2,000. Nevada authorities say a woman faces criminal charges after she faked that her 10-year-old son had leukemia and died, helping her raise more than $2,000.
The Nevada woman is facing felony fraud charges and had her four children taken away by child protective ser... Nevada authorities say a woman faces criminal charges after she faked that her 10-year-old son had leukemia and died, helping her raise more than $2,000. The near-death of a woman in a Nevada crash has exposed a hole in the government's efforts to get potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road.
It's not a presidential election year, but voters have plenty of races to cast ballots on in Pennsylvania in 2017. Pa. primary: What offices are up for a vote in 2017? It's not a presidential election year, but voters have plenty of races to cast ballots on in Pennsylvania in 2017.
Without an approved budget in place when Pennsylvania's fiscal year begins on July 1, Harrisburg should not be permitted to spend money outside the realm of vital services. If a budget isn't passed and signed into law by 11:59 p.m. June 30, the Pennsylvania Treasury's power to release money for salaries and other routine expenditures should cease until the Legislature and governor complete their budget-preparation work.
This picture taken on Dec. 14, 2016, at a news stand in Shanghai shows an advertisement for a magazine featuring Donald Trump, who would soon take office as president, on the cover. "We can't continue to allow China to rape our country - and that's what they're doing," he said at a May 2016 campaign rally .
But maybe that's okay from Trump's and Ryan's perspective: The first, largest hurdle is clearing the House, and if clearing the House requires convincing conservatives that a little procedural hocus pocus can be done in the Senate to repeal all of the ObamaCare regulations in one fell swoop, why not convince them and let them pass the bill? The delay is said to be a defeat for President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan, but both men have done about as much as they can.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's office says Congress' nonpartisan analysis of the House Republican health care bill confirms that the elderly, disabled and those in addiction treatment will be worse off. Wolf on Monday renewed his call for Pennsylvania's delegation to reject the bill and fix former President Barack Obama's health care law.
WikiLeaks said in a lengthy statement that the files mysteriously dubbed' Vault 7, are the most comprehensive release of U.S. spying files ever made public Writing for the Huffington Post , David L. Phillips, a Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights, noted that Flynn had "violated US law" if he knew about Alptekin's ties to the Turkish government but failed to register FIG's work for Inovo under the FARA act. Flynn's firm was paid more than $500,000 by Inovo for public relations and research work, including looking into exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who resides in Pennsylvania.
While residents in Allison Hill have been abuzz in recent weeks about a reported increase in immigration raids and arrests, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse said there have been no widespread "roundups" of undocumented immigrants. Instead, Papenfuse said immigration agents told police Friday that they are serving targeted warrants, "not randomly looking to deport residents."
People chant outside of The Stonewall Inn during a protest against the Trump administration's move to rescind guidance allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 23, 2017. People listen during a protest against the Trump administration's move to rescind guidance allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 23, 2017.
A health care town hall with Sen. Pat Toomey went ahead as planned on Tuesday, minus the senator himself. In an Allentown church, hundreds gathered to relay their concerns about the future of the Affordable Care Act under President Donald Trump, and to condemn Toomey's continued support for repealing and replacing the law.
One month after the inauguration, the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Donald Trump's White House still is a hard-hat zone. Skeletal remains of the inaugural reviewing stands poke skyward.
Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Robyn Isgan of Bedford samples KingView Mead during the Taste of the Alleghenies Kegs 'N' Corks at the Jaffa Shrine Center on Friday evening. craft beer and wine festival at the Jaffa Shrine was sold out, with 250 ticket buyers sampling products from Pennsylvania breweries, wineries and distilleries.
From Pennsylvania to Tennessee to California, hundreds of protests of varying size against Planned Parenthood and counterprotests in support of the nonprofit health organization took place across the country Saturday. #ProtestPP, a national coalition opposed to abortion rights that seeks to end any public funding for Planned Parenthood, said more than 200 rallies were planned in 45 states.
John Baer has written about politics and government for the Daily News since 1987. Neither subject ever fails to provide him with stories of policies and politicians walking on or skirting by paths to perdition.
Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators offered divergent reactions Tuesday evening to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey praised Gorsuch, who serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, as having the "character, intellect and experience" to be a strong addition to the court.
Religious groups across a spectrum of belief have come out against President Donald Trump's restrictions on refugees entering the U.S. Faith leaders who support the president's policy have been relatively quiet Delta flights are departing and a ground stop has been lifted after a systems outage Sunday night led to departure delays and cancellations South Carolina woman who went to visit her family in Iran now worries if she will ever be allowed back Police have arrested a fifth person who is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a boy in Pennsylvania while dressed in animal costumes A woman traveling to Indiana to care for her cancer-stricken mother was among those caught in the net cast by President Donald Trump when he banned travelers from entering the country from Muslim-majority nations British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump's order temporarily ... (more)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey are among the large crowd of protesters at Philadelphia International Airport. Pa. politicians join #MuslimBan protest Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey are among the large crowd of protesters at Philadelphia International Airport.