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As speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael Madigan has outlasted five governors and is now on his sixth. This year, the Chicago Democrat will become longest-serving state or federal House speaker in the United States since at least the early 1800s.
"The reign of South Carolina's Homecoming Queen has come to an end." - S.C. Common Cause Director John Crangle, Free Times, Feb. 1. I don't know John Crangle, but I've long been a fan.
A bipartisan group of 34 U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to step up pressure on Venezuela's government by immediately sanctioning officials responsible for corruption and human rights abuses, The Associated Press has learned. The letter was partly prompted by an AP investigation, which it cites, that found corruption in Venezuela's food imports.
Call it the election that never was. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas debated the future of the Affordable Care Act during a 90-minute primetime debate on CNN Tuesday.
A group of Republican senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax to combat the effects of climate change, and hoping to sell their plan to the White House. Former Secretary of State Jim Baker is leading the effort, which also includes former Secretary of State George Shultz.
The Army said Tuesday that it will allow the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the disputed four-state project. However, construction could still be delayed because the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has led opposition, said it would fight the latest development in court.
Angry at the civilian casualties incurred last month in the first commando raid authorized by President Donald Trump, Yemen has withdrawn permission for the United States to run Special Operations ground missions against suspected terror groups in the country, according to American officials. Grisly photographs of children apparently killed in the crossfire of a 50-minute firefight during the raid caused outrage in Yemen.
The Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to overturn Obama-era rules on the environment and education as GOP lawmakers seek to reverse years of what they see as excessive government regulation during the past eight years of a Democratic president. The House voted, 234-186, to repeal a rule that requires federal land managers to consider climate change and other long-term effects of proposed development on public lands.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was not bothered by recent protests against dismantling Obamacare. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was not bothered by recent protests against dismantling Obamacare.
President Donald Trump arrives via Air Force One at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. He stopped for a visit to the headquarters for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command before returning to Washington.
They're different in many ways, but President Donald Trump says he has earned the respect of his predecessor, Barack Obama. "It's a very strange phenomenon," Trump said on "The O'Reilly Factor" Monday night.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in December, but the improvement wasn't enough to keep the deficit for the entire year from rising to the highest level since 2012. That should provide fuel for President Donald Trump's contention that America needs a tougher approach to trade.
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy remained strong in January. Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged +11, the highest monthly average in Gallup's nine-year trend.
President Donald Trump supporter Peter Chianchiano, right, clashed with Donna Davis, co-founder of the Tampa chapter of Black Lives Matter, at a "Trump Not Welcome" protest in Tampa, Fla. WASHINGTON>> Scrappy as ever, Donald Trump dismissed polls showing low approval ratings as "fake news" today.
Once more, the Congressional Budget Office has warned that federal deficits will continue to rise until current laws are changed. But so far, President Donald Trump shows no signs of making the deficit a priority or of undertaking the hard bipartisan work that will be required to make the necessary changes.
Donald Trump is president in part because many Americans disliked his predecessor's habit of refusing to recognize the exceptional nature of our government and the American people. Too often, former President Barack Obama cited our nation's challenges - and there are many - in equating us with other, much more deeply flawed countries.
The Justice Department has filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. from seven predominantly Muslim nations is a "lawful exercise" of presidential authority.
"How often do you get to sneak out for a beer?" Bourdain asked Obama as they settled into their bun cha meal. "I don't get to sneak out, period," Obama had replied, according to the story.
U.S. President Donald Trump has already pushed through an astonishing portion of his campaign platform without needing a hint of Congressional approval. And with more orders to come, Trump opponents are suddenly dusting off their law books to see just how much executive power he has to play with.
Young created screenprints based upon those photographs, screenprints which remained in Young's archives until January 2017 when he was contacted by gallery owner Rhonda Long-Sharp. Together they launch the renamed "Obama Legacy Portrait Series."