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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent said he still has reservations about voting for the Obamacare repeal bill, citing the lack of details on how they plan to replace President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare legislation. The House is slated to vote Friday on the Senate-passed procedural measure allowing Republican lawmakers to move forward with repealing Obamacare.
President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately, according the official.
President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honor Thursday, commemorating an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service." A teary-eyed Biden accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House dedicated to honoring the outgoing vice president.
President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Obama surprised Biden with the award during a farewell event Thursday at the White House.
U.S. President Barack Obama, front, embraces U.S. Vice President Joe Biden after his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017.Bloomberg - Bloomberg via Getty Images President Obama presented Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in an emotional ceremony at the White House on Thursday. Biden, who was elected to the U.S. Senate at age 29 and served until the start of the Obama Administration, wiped away tears and shared a laugh with Obama.
Vice President Joe Biden burst into tears as President Barack Obama awarded him with the nation's highest civilian honor during a surprise ceremony Thursday. Biden turned his back to cameras and those in the crowd to wipe away tears moments after Obama announced he was bestowing the vice president with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Russia has claimed the former MI6 officer reportedly responsible for an explosive dossier on Donald Trump may still be working for British intelligence. Christopher Steele has apparently gone into hiding after being identified as the author of the report claiming Moscow held incriminating material on the US president-elect which it could use to blackmail him.
A woman and three children are injured and six more children in the family are unaccounted for after an early morning house fire in northeast Baltimore, a fire official said Thursday. Six children were presumed dead and their mother and three siblings were injured after an early morning house fire in northeast Baltimore, a fire official said Thursday.
Israel's prime minister said Thursday that an upcoming conference in Paris aimed at reviving peace talks with the Palestinians was "rigged" and that Israel was not bound by the meeting. Dozens of countries are set to attend the conference on Jan. 15, where they may endorse an international framework for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Senate voted 51-48 along party lines for a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. After ESPN reported that the San Diego Chargers plan to announce as early as Thursday they are moving to Los Angeles, a few fans gathered at Chargers Park in Murphy Canyon, where one person threw eggs at the front doors of the team headquarters.
The Senate early has passed a measure to take the first step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law , responding to pressure to move quickly even as Republicans and President-elect Trump grapple with what to replace it with. The nearly party-line 51-48 vote early Thursday came on a nonbinding Republican-backed budget measure that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.
On Wednesday, Barack Obama delivered a stirring signing-off address to the nation in which he said he was "more optimistic" about the country than when he started. But the outgoing president also flagged some key areas of concern.
The sites recognize the Freedom Riders, a former school in South Carolina for freed slaves and the church where four little black girls died in an Alabama church bombing Obama designates 3 civil rights sites as national monuments The sites recognize the Freedom Riders, a former school in South Carolina for freed slaves and the church where four little black girls died in an Alabama church bombing Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jBYkuH In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, photo a woman walks past the abandoned A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Ala.
America's leading poets are averse to Donald Trump, and they're not about to go gentle into that good night. Funeral services are set for a New York City police officer known for publicly forgiving a teenage gunman who in 1986 left him paralyzed from the neck down.
For Barack Obama, there's a presidential library to build, hundreds of millions of dollars to raise, causes to champion and a book to write. And don't forget that long-promised vacation with his wife.
Michelle Obama has said packing up to leave the White House has been "surprisingly emotional" as she reflected on her eight years in the spotlight. When asked by host Jimmy Fallon if preparing to leave the White House for good had been emotional, she said: "It is.
Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. CNN's Anderson Cooper and Kellyanne Conway, one of President-elect Donald Trump's top advisers, sparred over whether Trump was briefed on allegations that Russia acquired damaging information about him.
Six months after his last news conference, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to answer reporters' questions on Russia's role in election year hacking and how he will cut his business ties. In a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race.... Sheriff's officials say an 83-year-old Florida man fatally shot a woman after her daughter and brother-in-law knocked on his front door while searching for a missing dog.
Six months after his last news conference, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to answer reporters' questions on Russia's role in election year hacking and how he will cut his business ties. In a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race.... Sheriff's officials say an 83-year-old Florida man fatally shot a woman after her daughter and brother-in-law knocked on his front door while searching for a missing dog.