Shutdown? New president, same old government brinkmanship
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GOP drops US-Mexico wall demands as spending talks advance54 minutes ago
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday inched toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border. The emerging measure would increase the defense budget and eliminate the threat of a government shutdown on Trump's 100th day in office this Saturday.
Rice farmer expresses confidence in Sites Reservoir
The long-proposed Sites Reservoir in Northern California is “going to get built” but it will be a challenge, according to Woodland-based rice farmer Fritz Durst. Durst was speaking to the Woodland Chamber of Commerce Water Committee Tuesday morning and while he remains confident the Maxwell-area reservoir will one day be completed, he said there are challenges.
Wisconsin AG: Undercover campaign videos reveal no crime
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has concluded that secretly recorded videos of a Democratic activist bragging about deploying troublemakers at Donald Trump presidential campaign rallies show no evidence that laws were broken. Conservative activist James O'Keefe and his investigative film group, Project Veritas, released secretly recorded and selectively edited video footage in October of Wisconsin -based liberal operative Scott Foval boasting about connections to the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton 's campaign.
U.S. Senator apologizes after receiving criticism for comments about LGBT community
Sen. Mike Enzi apologized Tuesday for comments he made recently to Greybull High School students after being asked about Wyoming's gay and lesbian community. NewsOK highlights articles of interest from selected websites to increase the scope of commentary and coverage available to readers.
Lawmakers suggest former Trump aide Flynn broke US law
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn failed to comply with the federal law According to Rep. Elijah Cummings, documents show that Flynn did not report his earnings from speaking engagements in Russia and lobbying activities in Turkey. The Oversight Committee asked the White House for documents of Flynn's security-clearance applications, but the White House replied that the papers were not in its possession.
Monument backer: LePage should visit land before criticizing
In this Aug. 4, 2015 photo, Lucas St. Clair, son of Burt's Bees founder Roxanne Quimby, poses on land proposed for a national park in Penobscot County, Maine. Mount Katahdin, the state's highest peak, can be seen in the background as a rainstorm passes through Baxter State Park.
GOP senator from Matthew Shepard’s state: A ‘guy who wears a tutu to the bar’ is ‘asking for it’
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Here's what Wyoming's senior senator reportedly had to say about LGBTQ Americans in the state where Matthew Shepard was beaten, tortured, and left to die on a fence post two decades ago in one of the nation's most brutal anti-gay hate crimes: Sen. Mike Enzi told a group of high school and middle school students last week that it's fine to be a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer community - as long as you aren't too open about it.
Trump may be relenting on demand for border walla
The White House appeared Tuesday to be backing off its demand for immediate funding to begin construction of a wall on the Southwest border, opting instead to fight for money in the 2018 budget and make it easier for Congress to avert a government shutdown this week. White House may be relenting on demand for immediate border wall funding The White House appeared Tuesday to be backing off its demand for immediate funding to begin construction of a wall on the Southwest border, opting instead to fight for money in the 2018 budget and make it easier for Congress to avert a government shutdown this week.
Is attacking Trump the ticket? Democrats are trying it out
In New Jersey, a candidate running for governor compared the Trump camp to Nazis. In Virginia, a doctor running for governor fired up a gathering of Democrats by calling Trump a "narcissistic maniac," while his primary opponent called Trump's victory a "political and constitutional Sept.
Ohio governor, ex-GOP presidential candidate, publishes book
The book, released Tuesday by Thomas Dunne Books, is roughly equal parts campaign-trail memoir, political biography and Kasich's own self-help therapy session for living in a post-Donald Trump world. Kasich, 64, expresses clear disappointment that his decades as a state legislator, congressman, business executive and governor failed to earn him the Republican Party's nomination - especially over populist billionaire Donald Trump.
Why Republicans’ 100-day war on Obama is about to end
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Despite the fact that President Trump and Congress can't agree on health care , his border wall and the budget , he's managed to sign legislation undoing more than a dozen Obama rules on education, the environment, health care and labor. Trump has undone so many regulations that, besides getting a Supreme Court nominee on the court, unraveling Obama rules on guns, coal dumping, Internet privacy and more is probably the president's biggest 100-day accomplishment.
Upton hoping to see Great Lakes federal funding in budget
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, says he's hoping to see federal funding restored to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by Friday's budget deadline.
More young Republicans know a millionaire than a Muslim, and 4 in 10…
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events More young Republicans know a millionaire than a Muslim, and 4 in 10 young Democrats are close to a Trump supporter A supporter of President Trump assists a man who was beaten up in fights between pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators at the University of California at Berkeley on April 15. A big reason for polarization in the United States is that we sort ourselves politically. The places we live, the news outlets we consume and the people we associate with tend to reinforce our political beliefs.
John Kasich won’t rule out 2020 presidential run
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who failed to make a mark in the 2016 GOP primaries, said it was "very unlikely" that he would run for president in 2020 - but he didn't rule it out. John Kasich won't rule out 2020 presidential run Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who failed to make a mark in the 2016 GOP primaries, said it was "very unlikely" that he would run for president in 2020 - but he didn't rule it out.
GOP special election candidates warn donors of Democratic surge
Greg Gianforte, right, is congratulated by a supporter in March 2017 after he won the Republican nomination for Montana's special House election. The candidates for open House seats in Georgia and Montana are taking a familiar, panicked tone in their donation emails, warning Republicans that the Democrats - so recently boxed out of power - are poised to make a comeback.
At Holocaust event, Trump pays tribute to – those who survived history’s darkest hour’
President Trump spoke out against Holocaust deniers and anti-Semitism at a Holocaust memorial event at the Capitol on April 25. "Those who deny the Holocaust are an accomplice to this horrible evil," he said. President Trump on Tuesday paid tribute to Holocaust victims and survivors with a resolute speech in which he vowed that his administration would confront anti-Semitism and protect Israel from those seeking the Jewish state's destruction.
Chaffetz says Flynn may have broken law with Russian payments
Chaffetz says Flynn may have broken law with Russian payments White House denied a bipartisan request for more information about Flynn's brief tenure. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2phLWpX WASHINGTON - Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Tuesday there is "no data to support the notion that complied with the law" related to payments he had received from Russian-linked entities.
Michael Flynn
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to break U.S. law when he failed to seek permission or inform the government about accepting tens of thousands of dollars from Russian organizations after a trip there in 2015, leaders of a House committee investigating possible Russian ties with the Trump campaign said Tuesday. They congressmen also raised new questions about Flynn's consulting firm accepting $530,000 from a company tied to Turkey's government.