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Labor leaders, once courted by President Donald Trump, are stepping up their campaign to turn workers against the White House if it does not deliver more on jobs and trade - and if it does not stop undoing Obama-era regulations.
The next generation of U.S. nuclear power, which the Trump administration views as a key part of the nation's energy supply, is hanging on by a thread as two key projects have run into serious trouble and are raising doubts about the viability of new nuclear facilities moving forward. Utilities in South Carolina late last month stopped construction at V.C. Summer, scrapping plans to build two reactors near Columbia and ending a 10-year project that was expected to provide something of a blueprint for future cutting-edge nuclear plants.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District CEO Michael Kelly joined cyclists to break ground on the next phase of the Lakefront Trail Separation Project, which extends it from 41st St. to 55th St. The addition separates cyclists from runners and other pedestrians, creating two adjacent paths running along the lakefront to alleviate congestion and make it safer and more accessible for users. The park district also installing and upgrading lighting along the paths.
Democratic House Leader from West Tennessee says it's time "to take Confederate monuments and the evil they represent down." State Representative Craig Fitzhugh , one of two Democratic candidates for Tennessee Governor, has called for the removal of a bust of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol building.
The USS John McCain collided with the Liberian oil tanker Alnic MC in the Strait of Malacca at about 6:24 a.m. Monday Japan standard time while it was making a routine port visit to Singapore, according to a statement from the Navy . "Cindy & I are keeping America's sailors aboard the USS John S McCain in our prayers tonight - appreciate the work of search & rescue crews," the boat's namesake, Sen. John McCain tweeted Sunday night .
The California Democratic Party on Sunday rejected a last-ditch appeal contesting the election of the party's new leader, setting up a strong possibility of a court challenge. Bay Area Democratic activist Kimberly Ellis, who narrowly lost the race for new party chair to Eric Bauman in May, appealed a party committee's affirmation of the election results in July.
Millions of Americans sit in some of 'the worst traffic jams in history', flock to Burning Man-style festivals and fill camp grounds at 21 national parks ahead of once-in-a-lifetime celestial event Trump's support dips below 40 percent in the three states that won him the White House: New poll shows fall in his job rating in aftermath of Charlottesville Trump to address the nation tomorrow about his plan for Afghanistan as the Pentagon says it wants to send 4,000 more US troops to the country Harry's undercover airport pick-ups: The prince has been secretly collecting Meghan Markle from Heathrow 'for months' claim insiders She's glowing, he's greying! Fresh-faced Amal Clooney shows off her stunning slimline figure two months after giving birth to twins - while dad George looks frazzled as the couple take a stroll in Italy Father-of-two dies after being 'sucker punched' in front of his ... (more)
President Donald Trump will discuss the "path forward" in Afghanistan in a speech on Monday night, the White House said in a statement Sunday. The speech, to be delivered at the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Virginia, at 9 p.m. ET, will "provide an update on the path forward for America's engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia," the statement said.
George Washington would be horrified by Donald J. Trump's claim that there were "fine people" among those who rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, with neo-Nazis, Klansmen and white nationalists, and that they were morally equivalent to those who protested the event. Read his famous letter of 1790 to the Jewish congregation here in Newport.
Arthur J. Finkelstein, a longtime GOP pollster and strategist credited with helping elect Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, has died at age 72 of lung cancer, his family says. Finkelstein, considered less flamboyant but arguably more influential than better known Republican strategists, such as Lee Atwater and Roger Ailes, is widely regarded as the man responsible for turning the word "liberal" into a pejorative to be wielded against Democrats.
Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organised by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question after signing a memorandum at the White House in Washington, U.S. on August 14, 2017.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed Sunday that a decision has been made on a new US strategy in Afghanistan. Mattis declined to offer details about the decision, saying President Donald Trump would choose when to make the announcement.
United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal will meet and participate in a roundtable discussion with participants and host agencies of the MaturityWorks program on Monday at Burroughs Community Center, 2470 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. less United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal will meet and participate in a roundtable discussion with participants and host agencies of the MaturityWorks program on Monday at Burroughs Community Center, 2470 ... more United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal will meet and participate in a roundtable discussion with participants and host agencies of the MaturityWorks program on Monday at Burroughs Community Center, 2470 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport.
President Donald Trump will outline the United States' "path forward" in Afghanistan in a speech Monday night, the White House announced Sunday. Trump's address, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET Monday at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, comes as Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have said a decision has been made on a new US strategy in Afghanistan.
"Republicans in Congress, the highest of intelligence officials, the highest of military officers in our country, leaders of the business community - all of whom have dealt with the White House, and many of them dealt personally with Donald Trump - have come to believe that he is unfit for the presidency," Bernstein told CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday. "Maybe what I'm being told is not as pervasive as I believe it is.
A suite of new NBC News/Marist polls has found that majorities in three key states that helped tip the election for President Donald Trump now say they feel "embarrassed" by his conduct in office. The polls released Sunday show that nearly two-thirds of registered voters in Pennsylvania , Wisconsin and Michigan said they are embarrassed by Trump's conduct as President, while only about a quarter of registered voters in those states said they are "proud" of it.
Democrats are in terrible shape . Republicans control all three branches of government in Washington, 34 of 50 governorships, and 68 of the 99 state legislatures.
Sen. Tim Kaine says states should take a broader view of history when deciding which of their citizens are honored with statues in the U.S. Capitol. Kaine: Virginia should consider a statue of Pocahontas instead of Robert E. Lee Sen. Tim Kaine says states should take a broader view of history when deciding which of their citizens are honored with statues in the U.S. Capitol.
Confederate monuments alone do not teach Americans our history and removing them do not change the past, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said Sunday. "The president's gotten this all wrong as to what we're trying to do," Cardin told "Fox News Sunday."
Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Evangelical Christian Jerry Falwell Jr said Trump could be more polished and politically correct but is not racist.