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An undated photo of an Ancestral Puebloan ruin site within the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. The Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a two-hour plus oversight hearing on the merits and detriments of monument designations, particularly Bears Ears and Grand Staircase in Utah comprising more than three million acres.
Citing past persecution of early Mormons and recent bomb threats at Jewish community centers, Sen. Orrin Hatch introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to strengthen protections for religious minorities. The bill would expand criminal law to include threats to intentionally deface, damage or destroy any religious property or to threaten to obstruct - by force or threat of force - a person's exercise of their religious beliefs.
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she took "absolute personal responsibility" for her losing presidential campaign -- but went on to blame FBI Director James Comey and Russian interference for aiding Republican rival Donald Trump's ascension to the presidency. Clinton specifically cited the letter from Comey late in the campaign saying agents were looking into possible new information related to Clinton's secret, homebrewed computer server.
Why would have [President Vladimir] Putin of Russia ever wanted to try and help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election, which the Democrats, the Hillary Clinton campaign and much of the main news media alleged? Obama contended that if Hillary would have won the presidency, his policies would have been continued as if he had a third term in office, which, in my opinion, would have been a continuation of, among others. a weak and incoherent foreign policy.
Recently, I asked my 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old students what they thought all children need in order to grow up healthy and strong. They responded readily: Lots and lot of water.
Russia wasn't the only election hacker: Jason Sattler Democrats will need more than anti-Trump energy in 2018 to overcome GOP intervention in democracy. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2pqNYnd Democrats came close to upsets in two special House elections in Republican districts, and now Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., has announced she is retiring.
Greece and its international creditors have struck a deal that would allow the country to receive bailout funds in exchange for more cuts to government pensions and higher taxes. Under the terms of the agreement, Greece will, among other things, cut pensions in 2019 and reduce the amount at which taxes must be paid in 2020 in order to save 2 percent of gross domestic product.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events After Infowars founder Alex Jones said in March that Rep. Adam Schiff "looks like the archetypal c---sucker," Jones's ex-wife tried to submit the remark as evidence in a child custody trial . When Fox News's Jesse Watters said of Ivanka Trump last week that he "really liked how she was speaking into that microphone," he took an abrupt "vacation" while the outrage died down.
As Congress touts spending deal, Trump calls for shutdown The president tweeted his defense of a short-term spending deal criticized on the right. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2qtNlYt President Trump speaks during an event with the Independent Community Bankers Association at the White House on May 1, 2017.
Speaking during a joint news conference Tuesday with Germany's leader, Putin said such accusations are "simply rumors" that are being used as part of the domestic political struggle in the United States. U.S. intelligence agencies say they have evidence that Russia was behind the hacking of Democratic email accounts, which were intended to benefit Donald Trump and harm his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz and UAL President Scott Kirby prepare to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on 'Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service,' in the aftermath of the forced removal on April 9 of a passenger from a UAL Chicago flight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2017. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz prepares to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on 'Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service,' in the aftermath of the forced removal on April 9 of a passenger from a UAL Chicago flight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2017.
A combination file photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump continued his outreach to rogue leaders Monday, declaring he would meet North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un, provided the circumstances were right, even as the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, brushed aside the president's invitation to visit the White House, saying he might be "too busy."
President Donald Trump opened the door to a future meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, offering unusual praise for the globally ostracized leader at a time of surging nuclear tensions. Although the White House played down near-term prospects for such a meeting, Trump's conciliatory comments Monday marked a departure from his more unforgiving tone toward the North in recent weeks.
Even if you were paying only very little attention, you would have gotten the distinct impression over the past four election cycles that the GOP was unalterably committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare. It didn't matter what year the Republicans were running or what presidential candidate , repeal of Obamacare remained the consistent theme.
Renegotiation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement is inching toward reality. US President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order directing a review of 20 trade agreements for possible abuses, including the one with South Korea.
Heavily armed New York City Police officers stand outside the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on April 26. NEW YORK - New York City is in line to receive the $25.7 million in federal funding it has been seeking for the cost of securing Trump Tower during the presidential transition, under a bipartisan budget deal struck by federal lawmakers ... (more)
While much ink has been spilled in the past week assessing President Trump's first 100 days in office, the Democrats' abysmal performance has largely escaped scrutiny. So let's review their record.
Last autumn, I had a mischievous fantasy that I would fudge my address as Bartley, Nebraska, or Piedmont, South Dakota, on some grant applications in the hope of boosting my odds for success. If every other writer applying to the Guggenheim or the National Endowment for the Arts lives in Brooklyn, or Silver Lake, wouldn't a rural Zip Code give my application a glimmer of geographic diversity? I offer this small confession because many writers, painters, musicians, and art teachers, suffering the proverbial Stockholm syndrome, have internalized the Republican dogma that established artists in coastal cities are hoarding public and private art funds, in a self-serving parochial loop.