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The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger on October 4, says she was "very angry" when Donald Trump told her during a condolence call last week that her husband "knew what he signed up for."
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has committed to redoubling communication efforts between the Pentagon and Congress on military matters. The Pentagon has announced that the US has over 6,000 soldiers stationed throughout Africa, even though several senators had previously been surprised to learn that there are even 1,000 American soldiers on the continent.
In a May 23, 2017 file photo, former Majority Leader Rick Quinn, left, and his father, Richard Quinn Sr. pause as they talk during a break in a hearing to get solicitor David Pascoe disqualified from the prosecution of Quinn in Columbia, S.C. Solicitor David Pascoe announced Wednesday, Oct. 18, that the State Grand Jury had returned indictments against Richard Quinn on charges of criminal conspiracy and failure to register as a lobbyist. Grand jurors also issued new indictments for two lawmakers already charged.
The White House on Friday rushed to defend chief of staff John Kelly after he mischaracterized the remarks of a Democratic congresswoman and called her an "empty barrel" making noise. A Trump spokeswoman said it was "inappropriate" to question Kelly in light of his stature as a retired four-star general.
CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers and was tied for first in adults 25-54 on Oct. 15, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. FACE THE NATION delivered 3.60 million viewers and 0.8/04 in adults 25-54.
President Donald Trump offered a full-throated endorsement of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's 2018 campaign on Monday, returning the favor for McMaster's early backing of Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign. In a 25-minute speech that focused mainly on his own achievements since taking office nine months ago, Trump recalled the support McMaster offered en route to winning the South Carolina GOP primary as the nation's first statewide politician to endorse his presidential bid.
President Donald Trump waded back into Southern politics on Monday with a campaign appearance on behalf of one of his earliest supporters, South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. Trump's appearance at a private fundraiser for McMaster in Greenville came less than a month after the defeat of Sen. Luther Strange, the president's preferred candidate in a Republican runoff for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama.
President Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., appear to be golfing again for the second time in a week. White House pool reports Saturday say that Graham and Trump were seen entering a limo together at the White House.
The outing comes as Trump courts Senate support for his tax and immigration plans. He's currently feuding with GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, and with only 52 Republican-controlled Senate seats, Trump can ill afford to lose significant support among his party to pass his legislative agenda.
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If anyone's ready to turn the page on September, it's Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell . The last few weeks haven't exactly been kind to the Kentucky senator, who watched his own party set fire to the latest GOP health care repeal, blew millions of dollars on a losing effort in Alabama's Senate runoff, and got blamed for all of it by Donald Trump.
GOP leaders could revive repeal legislation again-but potentially imperil tax reform-or move toward bipartisan talks to stabilize Obamacare. Sen. Lindsey Graham , joined by Sens. John Barrasso and Bill Cassidy, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, talked to reporters Tuesday as they faced assured defeat on the Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., flanked by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, speaks to reporters as they faced assured defeat on the Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is looking to break a three-session losing streak Tuesday, rising 0.15% in the minutes following the opening bell. The S&P 500 was also looking to rebound from a down day of trading, rising 0.16%.
The former Florida lawyer convicted of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme likely won't be getting out of prison early after prosecutors sought to withdraw an offer to cut his sentence. Court documents filed Tuesday show that prosecutors have concluded that Scott Rothstein failed to comply with terms of his plea agreement by providing false information to the government.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks as Sen. Roy Blunt. Sen. John Barrasso, Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell listen during a news briefing at the Capitol September 19, 2017 Senate leaders have given up on the latest Republican push to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law.
The two Republican senators leading the party's last ditch bid to repeal Obamacare are about to launch an effort to save their reeling bill in a prime-time debate on CNN. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy face off against Democrats Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 9 p.m. ET, with their measure appearing all-but-doomed after a third Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, came out against it.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told members of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday that his health care plan isn't the "last chance" to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He explained to his colleagues that Obamacare is "collapsing" in South Carolina and that he wants to save the country from a single-payer health care system.
When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of children get tested for poisoning and receive care. When disabled children need to get to doctors' appointments - either across town or hundreds of miles away - Medicaid pays for their transportation.