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At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Thousands of workers employed by contractors at National and Dulles airports in the Washington, D.C., area are getting a big raise after a two-year effort : The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's board voted Wednesday to require companies that do business at the airports to pay contract workers a base hourly wage of $11.55 starting in January.
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional seat Jon Ossoff greets supporters at a campaign field office Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta. Voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in the special election to fill the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
As technology evolves so does the way we use it, and while we'd like to think of it for good sometimes it isn't. Now, the internet is being used for human trafficking, but several are working together to bring an end to this.
She wasn't in her home state, but U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren couldn't have asked for a friendlier audience to launch her book tour. The Massachusetts Democrat entered and left to warm ovations Tuesday night at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square, where she spoke about "This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class."
The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic republic in exchange for curbs on its atomic program. However, in a letter sent late Tuesday to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the administration has undertaken a full review of the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Border Patrol agents patroling the United States-Mexico Border wall during Opening the Door Of Hope/Abriendo La Puerta De La Esparana, at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, Calif., on Nov. 19, 2016. Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee estimated that the total cost of the construction of the border wall could "soar" to nearly $70 billion, according to a report prepared by minority side of the committee, which is led by Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Missouri.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Democrats to reach out to President Donald Trump's supporters to promote a progressive agenda that includes guaranteed health care for all Americans as part of a strategy to rebuild the party. Sanders told a boisterous crowd Tuesday night in Louisville that Trump has reneged on his promises to working-class voters.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is the United States' most popular active politician, viewed favorably by 57 percent of registered voters, according to a new poll. Sanders is particularly popular aged 18 to 34, who gave him a 62 percent approval rating.
Georgia House race continues as Trump referendum The eyes of the nation are on a special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2pykgKZ Georgia's sixth congressional district is holding a special election Tuesday to fill the seat vacated by Tom Price, who left to take over as Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services.
Within hours of this announcement, many Republicans have come forward to say they're considering, or are officially running against Senator Strange. After spending much of the afternoon on the phone with Alabama lawmakers, we have been able to confirm that Representative Robert Aderholt is fielding 'calls to encourage him,' Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh is considering a run, and local State Representative Ed Henry is officially tossing his hat into the ring.
The event was hosted by the group Indivisible Wichita Falls, a grassroots organization who claims Congressman Mac Thornberry refused to hold an in person town hall meeting in Wichita Falls. For over an hour the floor was open to anyone who had concerns or questions for Congressman Mac Thornberry, who was not in attendance.
Georgia voters continue to stream into polling sites in the suburbs north of Atlanta to cast their ballots in the special election to fill the 6th Congressional District seat. Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will stay open until 7 p.m. Local election officials have reported steady turnout all day, and state officials have received few reports of problems.
Here's your bhang lassi tub of politics from Joshua Miller of the Boston Globe at the Massachusetts State House. DOOKHAN FALLOUT CONTINUES, via the AP: "Prosecutors in Massachusetts are moving to dismiss thousands of drug convictions tainted by a former state drug lab chemist who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and falsifying tests.
Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Donald Trump signed an order Tuesday he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants. At the headquarters of hand and power tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., Trump signed an order that that asks the government to propose new rules and changes that will stop what he called abuses in a visa program used by U.S. technology companies.
Republicans are pushing to prevent a major upset in a conservative Georgia congressional district where Democrats stoked by opposition to President Donald Trump have rallied behind a candidate who has raised a shocking amount of money for a special election. Tuesday's primary lumps all 18 candidates -Republicans, Democrats and independents - on one ballot in a race that is testing both parties' strategies for the 2018 midterm elections with Trump in the White House.
Indiana legislators sent Gov. Eric Holcomb a measure Tuesday that would eventually give the governor authority to appoint the state schools superintendent, a post that has been elected by voters for more than 150 years. House Speaker Brian Bosma, an Indianapolis Republican who sponsored the bill, said keeping the head of the Department of Education off the ballot will absolve the position from partisan politics.
As Georgia voters go to the polls to choose a new member of Congress in the 6th district today, President Trump wants to make sure he's on their minds. In the past 36 hours, Trump has fired off a series of tweets about the race in which Democrat Jon Ossoff is trying to win the seat outright against a crowded field of 17 other candidates.
In this March 14, 2012, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media outside his home in Chicago as his wife, Patti, wipes away tears a day before reporting to prison after his conviction on corruption charges. An appeals court Tuesday, April 18, 2017, heard oral arguments on whether Blagojevich should get a third sentencing hearing.
A heated special election in Georgia is turning into a proxy battle between Republican forces loyal to President Donald Trump and a conservative group that has long been a thorn in his side. The race to fill Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price 's Georgia House seat is pitting the Club for Growth, a free market group that has criticized Trump since he declared his candidacy for president, against a network of political committees, dark money groups, and seasoned Republican operatives loyal to the president.