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President Trump threatens shutdown over wall, immigration
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to push the government into a shutdown ahead of the coming spending deadline in September if Congress does not fund his border wall and change the nation's immigration laws. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc.
Dreams for regime change in Iran will never come true – FM spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that attempts to bring regime change to Iran would all fail, noting that this dream would never come true. " regime change are pointless and irrelevant.
Anti-Trump group plans to protest outside rally
A group of local activists plans to protest President Donald Trump during his visit to Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday in support of U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's campaign for the U.S. Senate. "He needs to see that the majority of people are not behind him," said protest organizer Joe Biscotto, of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre chapter of the anti-Trump organization Refuse Fascism.
Rally with Trump comes at a crucial time for Barletta
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The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
The Senate reconvenes today at 3:00 pm to consider the nomination of Britt Grant to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to her nomination to the Eleventh Circuit, Grant served as solicitor general of Georgia and on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Senators seek answers about migrant family separations
The Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about the Trump administration's separation of migrant children from their families and its struggle to reunite them. But a hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the topic may have a wider focus after the committee's bipartisan leaders asked federal investigators to probe reports of sexual and other abuse of immigrants at government detention facilities.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s ‘historic’ economic gains, 2016 myths
President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. The statements capped a week of mystifying assertion in which Trump also invented history by saying he won the women's vote in the 2016 election, saw progress with North Korea that isn't evident to his top diplomat and boasted of "success" and "record business" in U.S. health care programs that have yet to start.
ICE quest for detention sites puts Trump county on tightrope
The sermon had been preached, the last prayers offered. Now, Mike Yoder decided, the time had come to share unsettling news.
US firms seeking Trump’s steel tariff waiver face a backlash Source: AP
U.S. companies seeking to be exempted from President Donald Trump's tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests. Robert Miller, president and CEO of NLMK USA, said objections raised by U.S. Steel and Nucor to his bid for a waiver are "literal untruths."
Trump threatens government shutdown over immigration policy
Washington, July 30 - US President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government if the Democratic Party does not cooperate on border security issues. I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch and Release etc.
Trump Threatens Shutdown Over Border Wall
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears.
A look at recent events
This image released by Showtime shows Jason Spencer in a scene from the series "Who Is America," starring Sacha Baron Cohen. In the episode featuring Spencer, Cohen poses as an Israeli military expert who persuades Spencer to take part in several outlandish exercises.
Mike Cote’s Business Editor’s Notebook: They wrote the (new) book on leadership, with NH voices
"We're trying to determine every aspect of Mr. Webber's whereabouts over the last 10 years," said N.H. Deputy Attorney General Jane Young.
Koch group condemns ‘divisiveness’ and ‘lack of leadership’ in…
Registration will allow you to post comments on GreenwichTime.com and create a GreenwichTime.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Charles Koch, shown in 2015, told donors gathered in Colorado Springs, Colo., that "we're just getting started" and "I assure you, I am not getting weak in the knees."
The Latest: US Rep Lewis, civil rights icon, out of hospital
In this May 24, 2018 file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis walks in a procession during Harvard University commencement exercises in Cambridge, Mass. The Civil rights icon has been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.
Trump says he would ‘shut down’ government over immigration but top GOP rep demurs
President Trump said he would be willing to shut down the government over immigration but a Republican representative leading his party's election efforts to keep control of the House demurred. Trump tweeted Sunday morning, "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall!" Shortly after the president's tweet, the chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee told ABC News "This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz the GOP-led Congress would keep the government open.
Rep. John Lewis released from hospital Sunday after observation for undisclosed illness
Rep. John Lewis thanks anti-gun violence supporters following a rally with fellow Democrats on the East Front steps of the U.S. House of Representatives October 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, was released Sunday from a hospital with a "clean bill of health," after falling ill the day before, a spokeswoman said.
The joy of pebble spotting! It’s free, fun and therapeutic
London style: Malia Obama, 20, looks effortlessly cool in on-trend $170 Dr Martens boots as she and her British boyfriend take a night-time stroll through upmarket Mayfair 'I will not allow our great country to be sold out': Trump says the 'unpatriotic' press is 'driven insane by Trump Derangement Syndrome', insisting 90% of the coverage of him is negative Rudy Giuliani has his own 'covfefe' moment by tweeting the word 'You' and is mercilessly mocked on Twitter by many, including Soulja Boy President threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall, as REPUBLICANS mull putting off the money until after November election Smug Trump claims his approval numbers top Reagan and 'Honest Abe' Lincoln - even though presidential polling wasn't even INVENTED until FDR's time Trump trolls Michael Cohen on Twitter, reminding him he once defended Don Jr. and slams the ... (more)
Koch network threatens to hold GOP to account
Frustrated with Republican lawmakers and recent policy developments out of Washington, the juggernaut Koch network appears poised to rethink or scale back its involvement in GOP politics in what would be a surprising shift as the midterm elections near. In a rare question-and-answer session with reporters Sunday, the network's billionaire founder Charles Koch expressed "regret" over his network's past support for some candidates, who he believes have not done enough in office to defend its libertarian principles and policy priorities.