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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said Monday he will not seek re-election this year, adding his name to a growing list of senior Republican lawmakers who have chosen to retire in what is shaping up to be a difficult election year for the GOP. Royce, R-California, first elected in 1992, is one of eight House Republican chairmen who have announced they will forego a re-election campaign for the House ahead of the midterm elections.
With little progress to show from negotiations in Congress on the future fate of illegal immigrant "Dreamers" in the United States, President Donald Trump will meet at the White House with lawmakers of both parties on Tuesday, as he continues to say the Congress must approve billions of dollars to build a wall along the Mexican border, and approve significant immigration enforcement actions in exchange for any Dreamers deal. "We are going to end chain migration.
Representatives of North and South Korea meet Tuesday in the Demilitarized Zone for the first talks between the nations in two years. North Korea said it would send a large delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, a notable diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries after months of rising tensions over the North's missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race - even if it's only a fantasy. Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a public that largely disapproves of President Donald Trump's job performance, the notion of a popular media figure as a presidential candidate is not as strange as it once seemed, given the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star now in the White House.
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Americans' optimism about finding a quality job averaged 56% in 2017, the highest annual average in 17 years of Gallup polling and a sharp increase from 42% in 2016. Coinciding with rising optimism, the U.S. unemployment rate fell from an average 4.9% in 2016 to 4.4% in 2017, the lowest rate since 2000.
The formula is simple: When the economy accelerates, employers compete for employees and wages increase. I experienced this during my 17 years as CEO of a national quick-service restaurant chain.
A crowd gathers Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nev., prior to the groundbreaking for the $1.4 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Tower cranes at the site of Resorts World Las Vegas on the other side of the Las Vegas Strip are seen in the background.
A day after her rousing speech at Sunday's Golden Globes, speculation about Winfrey's potential White House aspirations sparked some instant handicapping among Washington insiders. Winfrey, 63, is younger than some of the top Democrats who might run, William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine, told followers on Twitter.
Actress and TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey poses with the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 75th Golden Globe Awards on January 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. New York - Could Oprah Winfrey run for president and beat Donald Trump? Hollywood, liberals and ardent fans are abuzz with speculation that the billionaire chat show queen is harboring White House ambitions after an impassioned Golden Globes speech.
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration's decision to end special protections for about 200,0000 Salvadoran immigrants filled many Salvadoran families with dread Monday, raising the possibility that they will be forced to abandon their roots in the U.S. and return to a violent homeland they have not known for years, even decades. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen gave Salvadorans with temporary protected status until Sept.
Trump is met by chorus of cheers and jeers in Atlanta as he stands on the field for the National Anthem after being met by kneeling protesters outside the College Football Championship Glum James Franco arrives back in New York after being accused of sexual harassment, trying to lure teens to his hotel and exploiting actresses in nude scenes following his divisive Golden Globe win Trump speaks at a fourth-grade level according to new analysis but linguists say it may make him more 'authentic, relatable and trustworthy' Mueller has warned White House he plans to interview Trump within weeks - leaving president's lawyers scrambling to contain scope of questioning 'Mouth agape, thousand-yard stare going': Trump stokes further dementia fears after appearing to forget the words and bumbling through the National Anthem at College Football Championship Trump spokesman insists the president is ... (more)
The president began his week putting farmers at the forefront. Speaking in front of the annual American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, President Trump assured attendees a new age of prosperity is coming.
Sources: Oprah Winfrey 'actively thinking' about running for president - Oprah Winfrey in 96 seconds - Oprah Winfrey is "actively thinking" about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday. - The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely The Case Against President Oprah - Nope-rah? - BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief - When Donald Trump was elected in the fall of 2016, some analysts saw the end of normal politics and the rise of a new wave of celebrity candidates.
Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California said Monday he will not seek re-election after serving out his 13th term in the House, the latest in a string of committee chairmen who have announced their retirement. Royce is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
In this Dec. 18, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi remains optimistic about potential agreements with Washington Republicans on the budget and immigration, though she is skeptical that a White House meeting on immigration on Jan. 9 will produce a breakthrough.
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race - even if it's only a fantasy. Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a public that largely disapproves of President Donald Trump's job performance, the notion of a popular media figure as a presidential candidate is not as strange as it once seemed, given the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star now in the White House.
Abovea King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit travelled to New York in June 1967. During their visit, John D. Rockefeller and his wife escorted Their Majesties to a performance at Lincoln Center.
The Trump administration will end temporary legal immigration status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the U.S. for nearly two decades, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. The decision means that Salvadorans who currently have Temporary Protected Status must return to their homeland by September 2019 or become undocumented immigrants if they choose to remain without legal protections.