Editorial: Time for Dems, GOP to work together
On Monday night, Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas hammered the final nails into Senate Republicans' health care coffin.
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Castro: 2nd Trump-Putin meeting is ‘not normal’
Rep. Joaquin Castro said Wednesday that the circumstances of the second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit earlier this month are "not normal." A senior White House official told CNN the discussion -- which was not disclosed at the time -- lasted "nearly an hour."
Trump campaign inner circle called before Senate committees
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, arrives for the opening of the U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at the Treasury Department in Washington. White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, arrives for the opening of the U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at the Treasury Department in Washington.
‘Drunk’ scammer’s bizarre ‘compensation’ caught dashcam
Senator John McCain, 80, is diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer after surgeons remove blood clot following routine check-up amid complaints of double vision and fatigue Trump slams Sessions and says he would NEVER have hired him if he knew he'd recuse himself from Russia probe - before warning special prosecutor Mueller not to pry into his family business in explosive interview Deutsche Bank 'faces scrutiny from regulators for giving Trump hundreds of loans - and has been contacted by Russia investigation in relation to the accounts' Meghan McCain calls for Republican committee member in Nevada to resign after she said 'Amen' to evil tweet saying her sick father John should 'just f***ing die already' 'He has always been a fighter': President Trump leads the tributes as politicians come together to support John McCain following his brain cancer diagnosis National Enquirer releases ... (more)
California farm region plagued by dirty air looks to Trump
He uses it to combat asthma, made worse by air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley. On some days, his mother keeps h... .
McCain’s brain tumor is particularly aggressive type
McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctor... WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain's tumor is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and his family and doctors are deliberating next treatment options. The senator had undergone surgery last week to have a blood clot removed from above his left eye, and that clot turned out to be a sign that a tumor called a glioblastoma had begun growing.
Man upset by lack of Trump presidential photo at Portsmouth Post Office
These two displays have replaced photos of the president and vice president at the Portsmouth Post Office, and a Republican activist is calling foul.
Plans for Tuscan Village North plaza move ahead
Senator John McCain, a two-time winner of the New Hampshire Primary, and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee known for political independence during more than three decades in the Senate, has... Mentors aren't hard to come by in professional baseball.
Trump’s First 6 Months: His Wins, Losses and Stalemates
Six months into a tumultuous presidency, NBC takes a look back on President Donald Trump's inauguration promises and policies. President Donald Trump took office promising a pivot for the country on everything from health care and immigration, a transfer of power not from one administration to another but from Washington, D.C., to the American people.
Mitch McConnell, master lawmaker, taking the hit for health bill failure
Donald Trump is taking the heat for the implosion of the Senate health care bill, which is what happens when you're president and your party controls both houses of Congress. But there is another Republican who is getting pummeled in the press.
Trump stops hundreds of planned regulations
The Trump administration has withdrawn or delayed 860 proposed regulations in its first five months, the beginnings of a regulatory overhaul meant to bolster economic growth. Federal agencies have withdrawn 469 proposed regulations compared to a fall 2016 report when Barack Obama was president, according to figures the White House budget office.
Obama to McCain after cancer diagnosis: ‘Give it hell, John’
Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to his 2008 presidential election opponent on Twitter late Wednesday after it was announced that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had been diagnosed with brain cancer. "John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known.
Adam Schiff: Robert Mueller ‘has authority’ to investigate Trump’s finances as part of Russia probe
Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, shot back at President Trump for suggesting Wednesday that he would be resistant to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigating his personal finances as part of the Russia probe. "Mueller has authority to investigate any ties Trump family has to Russia, including financial, and anything that arises," Schiff, D-Calif., tweeted.
Ben Carson: HUD will ‘reinterpret’ Obama housing discrimination rule
The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, which was finalized in 2015, is meant to implement part of the civil-rights-era Fair Housing Act by requiring local governments to spell out plans for reducing segregation, or risk eventually losing out on federal bock grants. Ben Carson has said he would seek to reinterpret it.
Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor NEW
Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee with a well-known maverick streak that often vexes his GOP colleagues, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, his office said in a statement Wednesday. The 80-year-old lawmaker has glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, where McCain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last Friday.
Media Aiding Trump Foes
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark."
John McCain Has Brain Tumor
Arizona Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye last week, his office said in a statement Wednesday. The 80-year-old Republican has glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
Gentile Talks About Italian Heritage
The 35th-annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival officially kicked off on Wednesday at the McLure Hotel in Wheeling as nearly 200 festival supporters gathered for a dinner to honor the 2017 Italian-American of the Year, former Ohio Sen. Lou Gentile. Gentile was introduced by former U.S. Rep. Zack Space, who is currently running as a Democrat for Ohio auditor.
City, County and UVA get a new Emergency Management Coordinator
Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia have a new Emergency Management Coordinator. Allison Farole has replaced Kirby Felts who held the job for the past five years.
Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. ready to testify in Senate
The Russian lawyer who met with President Donald Trump's eldest son during the 2016 election campaign said she's ready to testify before the US Senate and "clarify the situation behind this mass hysteria." Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with Natalia Veselnitskaya in the expectation of receiving incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton as part of a Russian government effort to help his father's White House campaign, according to emails Trump Jr. has publicly released.