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The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Monday to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad. Trump is starting his second year in office after a lengthy sojourn at his private Palm Beach club, capped by a New Year's Eve bash.
US Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November, opening the door to a potential Senate bid by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and one of the party's harshest critics of US President Donald Trump. "Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.
Russia probe grand jury looks like 'a Black Lives Matter rally,' says witness - The federal grand jury handing down indictments for special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't appear to include any supporters of President Donald Trump, according to one witness who recently testified before the panel. Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer voted for Doug Jones, raised money for his campaign - The Jewish attorney who Roy Moore's wife touted employing in an attempt to fight off claims of anti-Semitism is actually a longtime friend and supporter of Senator-elect Doug Jones, who defeated Moore last month.
Community members gathered at Ashland High School on Tuesday night to celebrate the formal induction of Matt Miller as the city's new Mayor. A host of dignitaries such as former Mayor Duane Fishpaw and Ashland Schools Superintendent Dr. Douglas J. Marrah attended the event, each taking the stand to congratulate the new Mayor on his accomplishments and applauding him for his continued efforts to improve Ashland.
The 2018 Winter Olympics are right around the corner - they're set to begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9th. There has already been serious speculation about the impact heightened tensions surrounding North Korea's nuclear program could have on the games.
She always finds a way, you guys! 3. Reforming tax law is hard because: A. Having both hands in the cookie jar leaves very little room to maneuver. B. It is hard to say the word "reform" unironically, without laughing so hard I accidentally legislate a little.
President Trump has sided with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to push for sweeping welfare reforms this year but they will have to persuade a skeptical Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell when the three huddle at Camp David over the weekend to set the GOP's legislative agenda for 2018. Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is expressing grave reservations about tackling the hot-button issue without bipartisan support that the effort almost certainly will lack.
Republicans from several congressional committees are now saying that they have evidence that whatever the FBI did during the course of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server, they screwed up. They claim to have written evidence that proves the FBI knew there were laws broken in the handling of those emails going through Clinton's private email server.
What if Hillary Clinton had won 114,000 more votes in four key states? Or, what if she'd picked up the two to three percent of the vote she lost because Bernie Sanders' supporters sat on their hands on election day? She'd be "Clinton 2" or "Clinton 45" or "the second President Clinton" - and the world would look very different. In terms of personnel and therefore policy, a Clinton Administration II would look and feel like a mash-up of Obama's third term and a throwback to figures who populated her husband's White House during the 1990s.
During a panel discussion on President Donald Trump's latest flurry of attacks on the FBI and the Justice Department a MSNBC analyst said the president's continuous drumbeat of criticism of law enforcement is his way of setting the stage for firing special counsel Robert Mueller. On MSNBC's Deadline White House , host Nicolle Wallace began by reciting the details of the New York Times bombshell report that George Papadopoulos boasted to an Australian diplomat that the Trump campaign had dirt on Hillary Clinton.
There will be two fresh Senate faces and some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity - an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19. Looking to prevent a closure of federal agencies, top White House officials planned to meet at the Capitol Wednesday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Former GOP congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Tuesday she is considering running for Democratic former Sen. Al Franken's Minnesota seat. Bachmann, who was a member of Congress representing Minnesota until 2015, told " The Jim Bakker Show " that she's mulling over whether she should run.
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch announced Tuesday that he won't seek re-election this year, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to return to the national stage by running for his seat. He said in a social media message, "after much prayer and discussion with family and friends I've decided to retire at the end of this term."
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said today he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat. Hatch, 83, said he's always been a fighter, "but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves."
Republican Congressman Steve King says census-takers in 2020 should ask if people living in the United States are citizens. King says if the Census is conducted as he proposes, Iowa would gain a congressional seat from a state like California.
The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia. Kentucky had two deaths, and there were one each in Alabama, Colorado, Montana, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.
Sen. Al Franken looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. Minnesota Democrat Al Franken officially resigned from the Senate on Tuesday after announcing he would step down last month amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
The Kansas governor's budget proposal expected next week will come from Gov. Sam Brownback, though he said earlier that Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer had taken the lead in its development.