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Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan
HAZARD, Ky.- The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Lawmakers push mine reclamation-jobs bill
Ninth District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith and colleagues are pushing for passage of legislation that would free up $1 billion for job-creating reclamation projects in the Appalachian region.
Trump’s immigration demands threaten DACA deal
President Donald Trump's long list of immigration demands has landed with a thud among lawmakers hopeful for a deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The list of demands released late Sunday includes funding for a southern border wall and a crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities - items that are cheered by the president's most loyal supporters, but are non-starters among Democrats and could divide Republicans, who will have to come together on any deal.
Could Steve Bannon’s efforts really unseat Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch?
Should he seek re-election next year, Sen. Orrin Hatch could potentially face a far-right challenger financed by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who's hunting for Trump devotees to unseat several Senate Republicans. "There's a mini-drama that we're looking at right now," said Tim Chambless, a political science professor at the University of Utah.
Gordon Ramsay starts war of words with Jamie Oliver
'Attention seeking and self-serving noise': Melania Trump delivers stinging clapback to Ivana in an official statement after the President's first wife called herself the real 'First Lady' EXCLUSIVE: Designer Donna Karan comes to Weinstein's DEFENSE and suggests his victims may have been 'asking for it' by the way they dress - calling shamed mogul and his wife 'wonderful people' 'Allow me to resurrect myself': Harvey Weinstein's desperate last minute plea to Hollywood moguls for letters on his behalf - which Ron Meyer and Jeffrey Katzenberg rejected RNC chairwoman says it's 'disrespectful' to compare Weinstein's woes to Trump's p****gate scandal during combative CNN interview - asking where Hillary Clinton is on the issue Who else knew? Glenn Close and Kate Winslet admit to hearing rumors of Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment in the past while Judi Dench and Meryl Streep claim they were ... (more)
FEMA says it is ‘slowly’ making progress in Puerto Rico1 hour, 46 minutes | Washington
Federal emergency officials said Monday they are working in Puerto Rico to restore power and other essential services to the devastated island. FEMA officials say they're 'slowly starting to make progress' in Puerto Rico Federal emergency officials said Monday they are working in Puerto Rico to restore power and other essential services to the devastated island.
Senate Democrats Urge Regulators To Review Possible Sprint Merger With T-Mobile Raw a ” 14 minutes ago
A merger between wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint could harm consumers, particularly low-income ones, Senate Democrats say in a letter to regulators. "Aggressive antitrust enforcement benefits consumers and competition in the wireless market," Sens. Amy Klobuchar , Al Franken and seven other lawmakers write in a letter sent late last week to the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice.
Senator Blumenthal meets with Puerto Rican families arriving in Connecticut
Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal returned from a trip to Puerto Rico this weekend after surveying the rescue and recovery effort. The Senator says, while more could have been done in advance of the hurricane, the immediate need is to help the millions who are suffering.
Lawmakers seek Puerto Rico exemption to law that slowed aid
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are pushing to exempt Puerto Rico from a federal law that prohibits foreign-flagged ships from shuttling goods between U.S. ports. President Donald Trump temporarily waived the Jones Act last month amid criticism that the once-obscure law hindered relief efforts to in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
Greg Abbott gets update on Harvey recovery in the Coastal Bend Read Story Michael Gibson
It's still going to take a lot more help from our state to get some Hurricane Harvey ravaged cities back to normal. That was the message heard by Governor Greg Abbott Monday from Coastal Bend leaders.
Marsha Blackburn raising money off Twitter blocking pro-life campaign ad
Republican Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn is working to rally support from donors after Twitter blocked a campaign ad from appearing on the site over a statement about the "sale of baby body parts," and said the "liberal elite" are trying to censor her for "telling the truth." Blackburn sent a fundraising appeal to her supporters Monday after a digital ad was blocked by the social media company, which claimed it included an "inflammatory statement."
President Trump, Lindsey Graham hit the links at Trump’s Virginia course
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.
What’s Behind Trump’s “Impossibly Stupid” Roll Back of Contraception Mandate
If it's not obvious why the Trump administration has decided to roll back regulations requiring employers to offer contraceptive coverage in their health plans: it's the base, duh. This is little more than Trump paying off conservative Christians, who are among his strongest supporters .
Rising Democratic party star and possible Trump rival an ex-Montrealer
An alumna from a high school in a Montreal suburb is increasingly being mentioned as a potential candidate to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from winning a second term in 2020. While California Sen. Kamala Harris does not publicly embrace speculation about her 2020 intentions, some online betting websites have put her at the front of the pack to lead the Democratic party into the next election.
Ivanka Trump tunes out noise, takes on tax overhaul fight
In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump successfully pushed to get a family-focused tax credit included in the Republican tax overhaul proposal.
Pruitt tells coal miners he’ll repeal power plan rule Tuesday
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told coal miners in Kentucky Monday he will move to repeal a rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, assuring them, "The war against coal is over." Speaking at an event in Hazard, Kentucky, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Pruitt said his agency will publish the new proposed rule on Tuesday.
Was Mike Pence right to walk out of an NFL game during the national anthem?
Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game after nearly two dozen players from the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the national anthem. Many have applauded Pence's decision to leave the game in counter-protest, including President Donald Trump .
As Indigenous Peoples Day Displaces Columbus Day in L.A., a Historian Defends the Explorer
Today is the first Columbus Day in Los Angeles that is being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day. A statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles was covered by a large while cloth early this morning.
Feinstein, oldest senator at 84, to seek re-election
At 84, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at an age when many Americans are deep into their retirement years. But the oldest member of the Senate announced Monday that she will seek another term with a ready retort for those who might suggest her best years are behind her.