Despite legal victory, Trump needs money for border wall
Now he just needs the money. A judge who was taunted by Trump during the presidential campaign sided on Tuesday with the president on a challenge to building the wall.
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GOP winner of Arizona primary expected to win US House seat
Former state Sen. Debbie Lesko pulled out a decisive victory Tuesday. She will face Democratic nominee Hiral Tipirneni, a political newcomer, in an April 24 special election to represent the heavily Republican western Phoenix suburbs.
Qualifying for May primary election set for next week
This Friday is the last day for prospective local political candidates to file a Declaration of Intent to run for political office this year. A DOI must be filed before a candidate can begin campaigning and raising campaign contributions, according to Laurie Fulton, election supervisor.
Hicks declines to answer panel’s questions about White House
President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks declined to answer questions about her time in the White House during a nine-hour, closed-door interview with the House intelligence committee, saying she was advised not to.
(AP Photo/Elliott Spagat, File). FILE – This Oct. 26, 2017 file photo …
A federal judge in San Diego who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign has sided with the president on a challen... . FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court shows Judge Gonzalo Curiel.
Was Adam Schiffa s memo worth the wait?
The House Intelligence Committee's ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. is seen before speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017.
Supreme Court decision doesn’t change need for congressional action on DACA
In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Loyola Marymount University student and dreamer Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles.
House committee scales back draw from permanent fund earnings
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, center, chairs the House Finance Committee shortly before it passed its version of the state budget in March 2017. On Tuesday, the committee voted to reduce the proposed draw from permanent fund earnings.
Vignarajah’s gubernatorial ticket: first in Maryland to…
Krishanti Vignarajah announces her run for Maryland governor in September in front of the apartment complex in Baltimore County where her family first moved after they fled Sri Lanka. Krishanti Vignarajah announces her run for Maryland governor in September in front of the apartment complex in Baltimore County where her family first moved after they fled Sri Lanka.
Graham, Counselor to Presidents, Receives Capitol Salute
He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life - and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Rev.
OUCH. Facebook Proves Hillary Wrong With a Chart After She Floats…
She also floated the theory that her campaign paid higher prices for Facebook advertising. Facebook responded with a chart showing Donald Trump actually paid more.
Democrats flip two more statehouse seats since Trump took office,…
Democrats flipped their 38th and 39th Republican-held state legislative seats since President Donald Trump took office Tuesday, with wins in New Hampshire and Connecticut state House races. The two races were the latest in a string of legislative victories - including races in Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida and Kentucky this year - that Democrats see as a sign of strong voter enthusiasm headed into November's midterm elections, where control of the House and Senate are up for grabs.
Task force: Full VA hospital isn’t needed in NH
A task force looking at the future of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manchester has issued a draft report that said a full-service VA hospital is not needed in New Hampshire.
Hicks acknowledges white lies, but won’t talk White House in testimony
White House communications director Hope Hicks would not answer questions about her time in the White House during her closed-door House Intelligence Committee testimony Tuesday, though she did answer some questions about the presidential transition, according to lawmakers on the committee. During testimony that lasted roughly nine hours, Hicks was pressed about whether she had ever lied for President Donald Trump, and she acknowledged she has had to tell what amount to white lies, according to a source with direct knowledge of her testimony.
Max Boot: Trump vs. Mueller is a battle for America’s soul
Reading The Washington Post's extraordinary article comparing the lives of Special Ccounsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump made me realize that the war between the two men is not just a struggle over the fate of this presidency. Mueller was born to wealth and attended elite institutions - St. Paul's School, Princeton University, the University of Virginia School of Law - but felt compelled to serve his country.
Minn. lawmakers question MNLARS costs, hear funds needed now
New MNIT Commissioner Johanna Clyborne explained the case for additional funding from the legislature to keep MNLARS afloat. On the left is Dana Bailey, executive director for projects and initiatives at MNIT.
Switching parties again, Joe Baca wants back in Congress
Former Inland congressman Joe Baca speaks at a 31st Congressional District candidate forum in this 2013 file photo . Baca, who represented the Inland Empire in Congress for more than a decade, has filed papers to run as a Democrat against Rep. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, in California's 35th Congressional District, which includes Pomona, Ontario, Montclair, Chino and parts of Fontana and Rialto.
Congressman Jared Huffman signs on to Articles of Impeachment
Washington>> Congressman Jared Huffman released the following statement after joining as a cosponsor of Articles of Impeachment, introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen , the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice: “Every member of the House of Representatives pledges to support and defend the Constitution of the United States when we are sworn into office.
GOP leaders move slowly on tighter gun laws
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday.
New ranking shows Minnesota is second-best state in the country
On a cool October morning, fog rises from the Mississippi River Valley at sunrise in Winona. Quality of life helped Minnesota to rank highly among the states in a new report from U.S. News and World Report.