Calexit backers drop 1 California secession bid, try again

Supporters of one long-shot bid to make California an independent nation ended their effort on Monday, while another group said it will launch a new campaign for a statewide vote next year. The drive to make the nation's most populous state its own country, with what would be the world's sixth-largest economy, has drawn extra interest after last year's election of Republican Donald Trump as president.

Trump order would target high skilled worker visa program

President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa program that brings in high-skilled workers. Trump is heading Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he plans to sign an order dubbed "Buy American, Hire American," said administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity despite the president's frequent criticism of the use of anonymous sources.

Report: Obama Repeatedly Pressured Hillary to Concede on Election Night

A stunned Hillary Clinton had to be urged repeatedly by President Barack Obama to concede defeat on election night, according to a new book recounting the campaign of the first female major party nominee. The first call came just after 11 p.m. ET when Fox News had called Wisconsin for Republican Donald Trump, according to an excerpt of the book " Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign " by reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, quoted by The Washington Post.

Some info still unknown in Interstate 85 bridge case

Nearly three weeks after the fire under the Interstate 85 northbound bridge near Piedmont Road caused it to collapse and damaged the southbound bridge enough to also warrant its replacement, little new information on the case has been provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation, mainly due to an ongoing investigation.

Trump says Kim has ‘gotta behave’ as he takes tough North Korea stance

The White House displayed a tough and unyielding approach to North Korea and its nuclear ambitions Monday, with President Donald Trump warning that Kim Jong Un has "gotta behave" and Vice President Mike Pence sternly advising Kim not to test America's resolve and military power. Trump, in Washington, and Pence at the tense Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, signaled a forceful U.S. stance on North Korea's recent actions and threats.

Trump attacks lead Democrat in Georgia congressional race

ALPHARETTA, Ga. - President Donald Trump on Monday attacked his political enemies seeking an upset in Georgia's special congressional election, blasting the leading Democratic candidate as a "super liberal" who "wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes!" Trump did not expound on his unfounded accusations about 30-year-old Jon Ossoff, but the president's Twitter broadside just a day before the special primary underscores how big a Democratic victory would be nationwide and in the historically conservative northern suburbs of Atlanta.

Trump White House Says It Won’t Be Transparent At All Because Obama Wasn’t Transparent Enough

White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended the Trump administration's decision not to disclose the White House visitor logs online on Monday by blaming the Obama administration for not being transparent enough. "We're following the law as both the Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act prescribe it," Spicer said.

Feinstein hears it at raucous S.F. town hall – voters want

Senator Dianne Feinstein's town hall meeting is interupted by heckler Michael Stone speaking out at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center San Francisco, California, on Monday, April 17, 2017. Senator Dianne Feinstein's town hall meeting is interupted by heckler Michael Stone speaking out at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center San Francisco, California, on Monday, April 17, 2017.

Teenager slams top Republican senator during testy town hall

A 16-year-old girl from Tucson slammed Arizona Republican senator Jeff Flake during a town hall on Thursday, grilling him over his support for a law that will give states the right to deny Title X funds to family-planning centers that also provide abortions, like Planned Parenthood. President Trump signed the bill into law on Thursday, the same day as Flake's town hall, and it was seen by many as a strike at Planned Parenthood, which uses Title X money to provide healthcare to millions of low-income women across the country.

Candidates in gubernatorial race disclose sources of income

The nearly dozen candidates running to replace Republican Gov. Chris Christie get their income through state-funded salaries, dividends, rental properties and small businesses, according to disclosure reports released Monday. The reports, which are required under state law, come ahead of the June 6 primary when Democrats and Republicans will select their parties' nominee for the November general election to succeed Christie, who is prohibited by law from running for a third term.

Meet the candidates running for governor of Virginia

The governor's position is one of great power and influence, as the current officeholder, Terry McAuliffe, has demonstrated by breaking the record for most vetoes in Virginia history. However, during the last gubernatorial race in 2014, the voter turnout was less than 42 percent, compared with 72 percent during last year's presidential election.

Why a former Louisiana sheriff wants to boost prisoner’s pay – at the expense of sheriffs

David Ramkhalawan , a member of the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office work-release program, cleans debris Tuesday, September 18, 2001, from a lagoon surrounding an island at the K-Bar-B Youth Ranch east of Lacombe in preparation for Gourmet Gala, a fund-raiser being held today at the ranch. . "I don't think that was what was intended when [the prisoner job program] was set up.

Oathbreaker-in-Chief? Majority Doesn’t Trust Trump to Keep His Promises

"Political friends and foes alike have complained that Trump is not carrying out the promises he made on the campaign trail," says Gallup. The percentage of Americans who think President Donald Trump keeps his promises has dropped precipitously over the two months, according to a new Gallup poll out Monday.

Duckworth discusses investments in workforce development at Southwestern Illinois College

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth today met with the President of Southwestern Illinois College , Dr. Georgia Costello, and other college leaders and students while touring SWIC's Sam Wolf Granite City Campus. Together, they discussed SWIC's workforce development programs and legislation Senator Duckworth helped introduce, the Community College to Career Fund Act , which would encourage companies and community colleges to develop workforce training programs to close the "skills gap" by better preparing students for careers in high-demand industries like manufacturing, healthcare, clean energy and information technology.

‘It’s performance art’: Lawyer for Alex Jones says InfoWars…

The real Alex Jones is not his bombastic, conspiratorial InfoWars persona, his lawyer is hoping to convince a Texas jury in the radio host's child custody battle. That's more or less what attorney Randall Wilhite told Texas District Judge Orlinda Naranjo, the Austin American-Statesman reported on Sunday .