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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into place strict emergency rules for medical marijuana that pot advocates say are intentionally aimed at delaying the voter-approved use of medicinal cannabis. The term-limited Republican governor signed the rules on Tuesday, just one day after the state's Board of Health adopted them at an emergency meeting after last-minute changes to ban the sale of smokable marijuana and require a pharmacist at every pot dispensary.
Foxconn Technology Group says it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history. Foxconn Technology Group says it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history.
US President Donald Trump has dubbed the "FBI lovers" agent Peter Strzok and Lisa Page Page and Strzok are major figures in a Republican effort to discredit the FBI and protect Trump from allegations that his campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign and that he tried to obstruct the investigation into those allegations. During 2016, Page and Strzok were having an affair while they were both involved in the politically charged investigation of Clinton, Trump's Democratic election rival, for misuse of classified materials on her private email server.
The president attacks Pfizer for a recent round of price increases but ignores the real reasons for the high prices. Both before and after he became president, Donald Trump has talked about reducing drug prices, though he has rarely offered much in the way of details about how he'd do it.
Not just one, not just two, but three generations of McCains are now honored on a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific. The secretary of the Navy added U.S. Sen. John McCain's name Thursday to a warship that had already been named for the Arizona lawmaker's father and grandfather, both former Navy admirals.
JULY 11: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks with reporters during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting July 11, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. House Republicans are promoting the results of their recent tax bill.
Rep. Vern Buchanan , reportedly bought himself a yacht the same day he voted for the GOP tax bill. One of the richest members of Congress reportedly put the tax cut he helped pass to quick and extravagant use.
Representative Matt Caldwell today received the endorsement of Senator Marco Rubio in his bid for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Marco Rubio said, "As the most conservative candidate in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture, Matt Caldwell has been an unwavering supporter of the Second Amendment, consistently voted to cut taxes and reduce the size of government, and is a staunch supporter of the right-to-life.
Sen. Chuck Grassley stopped short of classifying Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the Midwest, including Cedar Rapids, as damage control, but said part of the mission is to calm farmers' fears about President Donald Trump's trade policies.
It all started when conservative YouTuber Ashton Whitty posted a photo of herself wearing a Make America Great Again red cap at Disneyland. Whitty, whose videos include attacks on illegal immigration and Rep. Maxine Waters of California, added that "we need a Disney princess" that supports the Second Amendment, opposes abortion , and is passionate about both free speech and her country.
With their Obama repeal efforts failed and with customers howling over rising costs, House Republicans went back to the drawing board Wednesday looking to come up with new solutions to boost consumer choices and free businesses from the 2010 law's punishments. The Ways and Means Committee debated bills that would let Americans use Obamacare subsidies to buy cheaper plans outside the law's "exchange" markets, creating an escape hatch for health people who can't afford robust coverage that is getting more expensive.
It seems no one bothered to notify the US government about the Meltdown and Spectre chip bugs when they were discovered. It seems no one bothered to notify the US government about the Meltdown and Spectre chip bugs when they were discovered.
To help protect the nation's voting infrastructure, the Elections Assistance Commission is distributing $380 million in funding to states, while the Department of Homeland Security is conducting vulnerability scans on election equipment in at least 17 states. But some senators believe there's much more that could be done to help secure elections.
The nonbinding measure, which passed 88-11, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving lawmakers a role when such tariffs are put in place. Workers apply fiberglass to the resin frame of a boat Wednesday at Regal Marine Industries in Orlando, Fla.
Back in 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama was at a fundraiser in Philadelphia when he referenced "the Chicago Way" as described by Sean Connery's Jim Malone in "The Untouchables." "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun," said Obama, who rose to power from the Chicago political scene.
Lawmakers went on record Wednesday to express their frustration with the Trump administration's growing use of tariffs as the Senate passed a nonbinding resolution designed to give Congress more say about trade penalties imposed in the name of national security. The measure, which passed by an 88-11 vote, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving Congress a role when such tariffs are put in place.
The Trump administration is eliminating most of the funding for grass-roots groups that help Americans get Affordable Care Act insurance and will for the first time urge the groups to promote health plans that bypass the law's consumer protections and required benefits. The reduction - the second round of cuts that began last summer - will shrink the federal money devoted to the groups, known as navigators, from $36.8 million to $10 million for the enrollment period that starts in November.
A new Deseret News special report looks at why children have the most to lose in the latest battle over LGBT and religious rights. Two sides will meet in a Michigan courtroom Thursday "to decide whether a faith-based adoption agency can refuse to work with same-sex couples," according to the Deseret News.