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Much of the increased federal spending is in entitlements, "because basically it's on autopilot," Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Thursday, and sending some of the responsibility for programs back to the states may be a step toward bringing costs back under control. "Absolutely members of the House want to address the healthcare issues, Medicaid and, of course, I think there is a lot of support for sending Medicaid back to the states," the Tennessee Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" program.
As they scrambled to finish their sweeping tax bill in late October, House lawmakers arrived at a surprising decision: They wouldn't cut the income tax rate for the wealthy. That choice broke with conservative economic principles, which call for lower rates for high earners to spur investment and boost the economy.
Vanity Faira has responded to a backlash after its champagne-toasting staff called on Hillary Clintona to quit politics and take up knitting in a video message. The Twitter video shows editors of Vanity Fair's Hive website offering toasts and New Year's resolutions to the former presidential candidate.
Trump a success? Ask a liberal; Granger tax vote 'irresponsible'; A wish for peace during the holidays; Trump: A threat to the free world?; What did the bears do to you? A letter writer suggested Americans will vote a straight Democratic ticket. Why would anyone want to go back to rampant illegal immigration, policies that make us less secure in regards to terrorism, an ineffective foreign policy that did nothing to stop our enemies from becoming armed with nuclear weapons, a stagnant economy, and an administration that sided with anti-police hate groups? Another reader asks for country over party, yet the other party's 2016 candidate was proven without a doubt of lying to the FBI .
In this Dec. 17, 2015, file courtroom sketch, from left, defense attorney Baruch White, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, defense attorney Jonathan Sack and co-defendant Evan Greebel appear in court in New York. Greebel, a lawyer accused of helping Shkreli cover up a financial fraud, was convicted of conspiracy charges on Wednesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn.
On Wednesday, Daily Caller Associate Editor Peter Hasson reported that CNN avoided asking any probing questions to New York Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks regarding his recently exposed settlement in a case where he was accused of trying to cover up a sexual assault. "CNN anchor Pamela Brown interviewed New York Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks for five straight minutes on Wednesday [during The Lead ] without once asking him about the taxpayer-funded settlement paid out to a former staffer after he allegedly fired her in retaliation for reporting a donor-related sexual assault," Hasson reported.
New York Times reporter Ceylan Yeginsu filed breaking news from London: A three-month old interview with a former president! Prince Harry interviewed Barack Obama in Toronto in September, and the interview aired on BBC's Radio 4: " A Prince and a President: BBC's Obama Interview ." The online headline was cornier: "When Harry Met Barry: The BBC Obama Interview": It was a case of the famous interviewing the famous.
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones on Thursday will be officially declared the winner of a U.S. Senate race after a judge rejected Republican Roy Moore's last-ditch effort to stop the certification of Jones' historic upset in a deep-red state. Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick denied Moore's request for a restraining order to stop Alabama's canvassing board from certifying Jones' victory on Thursday.
Though he didn't call Donald Trump by name, in his interview with Prince Harry, Barack Obama warned other world leaders against using social media to spread misinformation! Amidst reports that Barack Obama, 56, is on the Royal wedding invitation list, while a certain someone might not be, the former President urged those in leadership positions not to use social media to spread misinformation and foster division during his interview with Prince Harry, 33, for BBC Radio 4's Today show on Dec. 27. While he didn't name him, it's pretty clear that Obama was talking about Donald Trump, 71, who is known for his itchy Twitter thumb! "All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate
Howard Dean says older members of the Democratic Party need "to get the hell out of the way and have somebody who is 50 running the country." Bernard Sanders Schumer: Franken should resign Franken resignation could upend Minnesota races Avalanche of Democratic senators say Franken should resign MORE ] is going to be the next nominee.
Moore is going to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner ... . FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 file photo, Democrat Doug Jones speaks in Birmingham, Ala.
Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI for records about the reassignment of FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from Speical Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Trump-Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential campaign apparently because of anti-Trump and pro-Clinton texts he shared with his mistress, Lisa Page, an FBI lawyer who also briefly worked on the Mueller team. "It is disturbing the FBI has stonewalled our request about the Mr. Strzok demotion for four months," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Vanity Fair, after the magazine said an online video mocking Hillary Clinton "missed the mark." The video posted over the weekend shows editors of Vanity Fair's Hive website offering toasts and New Year's resolutions for Clinton, including that she vow to take up knitting, volunteer work or any hobby that would keep her from running again for president.
Barack Obama will no doubt be chronicled, among other things, as the first anti-American president. No wonder; he's the product of an educational system that has become increasingly radical and anti-American with each passing decade, and his mother was a stereotypical leftist anthropologist with a passion for the Third World.
Former chair of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean said the GOP would be "nailed with corruption" as a result of the recently passed tax bill pointing out that more than a dozen Republican lawmakers stand to personally benefit from the new legislation. "The Republican Party is going to get nailed with corruption because of the tax bill," Dean said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Thursday.
Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race.
Marchers from Westchester County, N.Y. are pictured attending the Women's March in Washington D.C. earlier this year. While it's hard to point to a single word as defining an entire year, several words help define news events and movements in 2017.