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Trump hailed what he called 'the most significant reform to our immigration system in half a century' [Carlos Barria/Reuters] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his weight behind efforts to give English-speakers priority for US residency cards and halving the number of legal migrants admitted to the country. Trump backed proposals that would reform the process of obtaining a US "green card" by introducing a points-based system favouring skilled anglophone workers.
A website launched on Wednesday seeks to track Russian-supported propaganda and disinformation on Twitter, part of a growing non-governmental effort to diminish Moscow's ability to meddle in future elections in the United States and Europe. The "Hamilton 68" dashboard was built by researchers working with the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bipartisan, transatlantic project set up last month to counter Russian disinformation campaigns.
Republican lawmakers must deliver tax legislation to President Donald Trump's desk before December or lose their chance to enact bold reforms capable of driving the U.S. economy, a leading Republican conservative said on Wednesday. Representative Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, told conservative activists that the prospects for significant tax reform would diminish as lawmakers approach the start of the 2018 congressional election campaign in January.
The 3,700 employees at Nissan's factory in Mississippi have seen the anti-union company videos. They've been lobbied by their supervisors, lectured by politicians and visited at home by union organizers.
Frustrated Republicans vented their displeasure at House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday during a town hall meeting at a wire manufacturer in the Wisconsin congressman's district. Ryan hasn't held a town hall meeting open to the general public since October 2015, but he does frequently take questions from employees following business tours.
Flatiron Books told The Associated Press on Thursday that Comey will write about everything from allegations of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign to the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. According to Flatiron, Comey will draw upon his career in government as he writes about "good, ethical leadership" and how it influences "sound decisions."
President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Army secretary will make it a priority to visit Fort Drum in Upstate New York if he's confirmed by the Senate, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday afternoon. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Mark Esper, a defense lobbyist nominated by Trump last month to serve in the Army's top civilian post, made the promise in a private meeting earlier Wednesday.
Democrats could use stall tactics in the upper chamber yet again to delay Trump appointees and Senate business. Democratic senators are concerned that Republicans will exclude them from the development process of tax reform legislation, similar to their prior claims of being left out during the Obamacare repeal debate.
CNN published an article Wednesday suggesting that President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Agriculture has a history of lobbing racial comments against supporters of the Obama administration. Sam Clovis, a former radio host who Trump nominated to head the USDA, once called Democrats and activists "race traitors" and "race traders," according to a report Wednesday from CNN's KFILE.
As the upper chamber prepares to take on tax reform in September, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the process won't be easy, but it's necessary for the party to fulfill promises. Senate Republicans are turning to reforming the tax code after failing to gain the 50 votes needed to move forward on repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Mr Comey is writing a book about leadership and decision-making that will draw upon his career in government, Flatiron Books told the Associated Press. He will write about experiences that made him the best-known and most controversial FBI head in recent times, from his handling of the bureau's probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server to allegations of ties between Russia and Mr Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump on Wednesday endorsed an overlooked bill that aims to drastically slash the number of legal immigrants coming to the United States under a so-called "merit-based" system. Trump joined Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia at the White House to support their bill, called the RAISE Act, which they said could cut legal immigration by about 50% over the next 10 years.
A national Republican group unleashed its fury on Gov. Cuomo Wednesday with a new campaign blaming the governor for the city's ongoing transit woes. In a pre-emptive strike on the governor's 2018 reelection campaign and his still-unannounced 2020 presidential ambitions, the GOP-oriented America Rising PAC launched its "Andrew Cuomo Initiative" with a website, video and Snapchat filter - all of which place blame for the so-called Summer of Hell on the governor's mismanagement of the transit system.
Sessions: US prosecutors will help addiction-ravaged cities The Justice Department will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/2vtIblf Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Washington.
In the 17th century "Italian Commedia" a clown character well known for alternating acts of boastfulness and cowardice is called "Scaramuccia," "Scaramouche" or "little skirmisher."
On Tuesday, the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high - and President Donald Trump hasn't missed any opportunities to take credit for the soaring stock market - but both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama oversaw stronger gains in the economy in the first six months of their first terms. Axios.com said that the S&P 500 showed stronger percentage growth under both Bush and Obama in those presidents' first half year in office.
President Donald Trump may tap U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who took over as White House chief of staff this week, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. "While Secretary Perry is honored to be mentioned, he is happy where he is and very focused on carrying out the mission the President gave him when he was chosen to lead the Department of Energy," Shaylyn Hynes said in an email.
President Trump speaks during an announcement on immigration reform accompanied by Senator Tom Cotton and Senator David Perdue. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump and two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled a plan at the White House to half the number of legal immigrants to the United States eventually and favor newcomers who speak English.
In this May 24, 2017, file photo, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., presides over a House Budget Committee meeting in Washington. Black announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, that she is joining the Tennessee governor's race.
The Justice Department will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction who will focus exclusively on investigating health care fraud and opioid scams that are fueling the nation's drug abuse epidemic, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday. He unveiled the pilot program during a speech in hard-hit Ohio, where eight people a day die of accidental overdoses.