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Democrats opened a last-minute push Tuesday for new talks on must-do legislation to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend, fight the Zika virus and help flood-ravaged Louisiana rebuild. The aim is to see if Republicans will relent and add money to help Flint, Michigan, with its water crisis - and get Capitol Hill off a collision course that could lead to a government shutdown this weekend.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview here that he remains unwilling to say that President Barack Obama is born in the United States, that he is more bullish than ever on his chances to win, and that he is not exploring the launch of a new media company in case he loses the race. Trump also made a far-from-subtle push - in the interview and in a letter from his doctor released Thursday - to be seen as vigorous and healthy as his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, returned to the campaign trail after being treated for mild pneumonia.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor Thursday to call Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a "notorious con artist" and a "human leech who will bleed the country." "Donald Trump is only trying to help one person - Donald Trump," Reid said.
Remember what I said yesterday about waiting to see how Hillary's horrible weekend might get priced into upcoming polling? Well, here's a trio of brand new polls out of key battleground states showing Trump pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton. Bloomberg's Ohio survey was in the field for four days, three of which were after her "deplorables" remark, and one-and-a-half of which were post-health incident.
Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be reached to keep the government running and to provide money to take care of the worsening Zika crisis. WASHINGTON - Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be reached to keep the government running and to provide money to take care of the worsening Zika crisis.
In this March 1, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with, from left, the Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking member Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nev., Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Budget and trade top the agenda as President Barack Obama meets with the top Republicans and Democrats in Congress on Monday.
The Senate's scheduled to be in session through Oct. 3, but lawmakers could attempt to finish up next week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., have said they are working to hammer out a deal on a continuing resolution to fund the government WASHINGTON - The Senate's scheduled to be in session through Oct. 3, but lawmakers could attempt to finish up next week.
The US Senate has failed to pass a funding bill to help fight the Zika virus for a third time. Senate Democrats blocked the $1.1bn bill after Republicans sought to stop funding for pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood.
Congress will have a little more than four weeks in session beginning Tuesday before the November election, or around 20 days. Lawmakers are scheduled to leave town again in early October to return home and campaign.
From left, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and President Barack Obama participate in the 20th annual Tahoe Summit in Stateline, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.
Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced Wednesday Nevada is a finalist to host the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory. "Nevada will be the perfect location a Zfor the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory.
Four states trimmed their obesity rates, but two saw gains and the rest remained stable, according to a new report . The states that reduced their obesity rate from 2014 to 2015 were Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio, according to a report released Thursday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two environmental challenges as inseparably linked. Obama used the first stop on a two-day conservation tour to try to showcase how federal and local governments can effectively team up to address a local environmental concern like iconic Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada.
"There is no contradiction between being smart on the environment and having a strong economy, and we've got to keep it going," Obama said. Appearing at the 20th anniversary of the yearly Lake Tahoe Summit, Obama spoke about the importance of protecting and preserving the environment and targeted Republican critics skeptical of climate change - referencing Donald Trump, though not by name.
After months of being bombarded with campaign ads and mailers, Florida primary voters will decide Tuesday which U.S. Senate candidates will move on to the general election. We've been tracking the most visible candidates in both parties on our Truth-O-Meter for months.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that five Zika cases have been linked to a new area of transmission of the virus in Miami Beach, Fla. The development means that the area of transmission of Zika has expanded beyond the one area of Miami that had previously been the only area of local Zika transmission.
Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech wasn't the capstone of a weeklong kumbaya for Democrats here in the City of Brotherly Love. Outbursts from some Bernie Sanders delegates in the crowd - many of whom were wearing identical neon-yellow, glow-in-the-dark shirts emblazoned with the battle cry "enough is enough" - peppered the night and, specifically, Clinton's speech.
In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate less In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.