The Latest: Bike path terror suspect also drove for Lyft

A police officer stands guard next to bicycles lie on a bike path at the crime scene after a motorist earlier Tuesday drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people, Wednesday, N... . Bicycles lay on a bike path at the crime scene where an investigator works after a motorist earlier Tuesday drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 201... .

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Senate on track to pass $700 billion defense policy bill

The Senate is on track to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea's growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed. The legislation is expected to be approved on Monday by a wide margin in another burst of bipartisanship amid President Donald Trump's push for cooperation with congressional Democrats.

Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill

5, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., walks from his Senate office as Congress returns from the August recess in Washington. The Senate is poised to pass a defense policy bill that pu... WASHINGTON - The Senate is poised to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea's growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed.

Politics | Sunday Political Brunch: Who Will Be the First Female President? – September 17, 2017

On her book tour this week 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton said she would not be a candidate for office again, including another run at the White House. 2020 is still some ways away, so she always has the chance to change her mind.

McCain joins effort to challenge Trump’s transgender troops ban

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has joined an effort to challenge President Donald Trump's announced ban on transgender troops, a sign that open resistance to the order is growing. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a military hawk and one of the GOP's most outspoken critics of Trump, said in a statement Friday that he was backing the measure because "we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve our country."

Former U.S. Army Secretary calls Trump’s military transgender ban ‘unprecedented’

Eric Fanning, who served as U.S. Secretary of the Army under President Barack Obama, speaks to attendees Thursday, Sept. 14 at a speaking event in East Lansing featuring Fanning and Elissa Slotkin, Democratic Congressional candidate for the 8th District.

Robinson: The beauty of Medicare for all

The smartest, savviest people in Washington will tell you Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" idea is dead on arrival, a waste of time and energy. But since those same smart, savvy people told you Donald Trump didn't have a prayer of becoming president, I'd advise keeping an open mind.

Word on the Hill: Kaine and Alexander’s Bipartisan Jam

Music lovers can catch Sen. Tim Kaine , D-Va., on the harmonica and Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., on the piano this Friday night. Their band The Amateurs are performing at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion , a music festival this weekend in Bristol, a community that straddles the Virginia-Tennessee state line.

Senators unveil proposal to block military transgender ban

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, speaks while by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, listens during a news conference Dec. 2, 2014, in Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan pair of senators introduced an amendment Monday to try to reverse President Donald Trump's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. The amendment from New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins would prevent the military from kicking out transgender service members solely based on their gender identity, according to a copy of the language obtained by CNN.

Chabot: GOP: Warren prioritizes health of 2020 run over Mass. residents

Republican rivals blasted Sen. Elizabeth Warren's recent support of single-payer health care, saying her backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders' high-profile bill - expected to be introduced in Congress this week - is proof she's eyeing a 2020 presidential run. "Warren's endorsement shows she's more focused on the White House than Massachusetts," said state Rep. Geoff Diehl, a Whitman Republican running to oust the senior senator.

The Latest: DeVos to seek public input on Title IX rules

Residents in parts of the Miami metro area are under mandatory orders to leave their homes as Hurricane Irma barrels toward South Florida with potentially catastrophic winds. The Latest on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' policy announcement about campus sexual assault and enforcement of Title IX, the federal law that bars discrimination in education on the basis of gender : Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says any new policy on investigating sexual assault on college campus must balance the rights of victims and the accused.

DeVos expected to share plans on Title IX enforcement

Hurricane Irma has blacked out much of Puerto Rico as the dangerous Category 5 storm raked the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea. Officials in the island chain south of the Florida mainland are expected to announce mandatory evacuations as Hurricane Irma moves west through the Caribbean toward the state.

Murphy to visit Greenwich Point to talk Long Island Sound outlook

Murphy is scheduled to appear at 11:15 a.m. at the Bruce Museum Seaside Center at Greenwich Point along with local officials, advocates and new Soundkeeper Bruce Lucey to talk about how the Sound would be affected by President Donald Trump's plan to cut 30 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's budget. "We had a big win for Long Island Sound in the budget last year when we doubled the LIS Geographic Program funding," Laura Maloney, press secretary for the senator, said on Wednesday.

Senators: Federal purchase to help NY concord grape growers

Concord grape growers in New York are getting a boost from the federal government, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture planning to buy juice for nutrition programs. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say the USDA will use up to $18 million to purchase surplus grape juice, which will help stabilize prices farmers receive.