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The successful rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement lifts a cloud hanging over a significant portion of the U.S. consumer economy by eliminating a Trump administration threat of 25% tariffs on auto imports from Mexico and Canada, two of the biggest sources of cars sold in the U.S. During the final stages of the Nafta negotiations, which culminated over the weekend in the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA, President Trump repeatedly threatened to impose the stiff auto tariffs if the countries couldn't... The U.S. and Canada reached a last-minute deal late on Sept. 30 to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Last September, school speech therapist Kathy Hoffman was settling into the new academic year, working with youngsters in her small classroom behind a playground at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School in a blue-collar neighborhood outside Phoenix. This year, the political novice is gone from her classroom and on the campaign trail across Arizona full-time as the Democrats' choice in the race to become superintendent of public education, overseeing the state's schools.
The Department of Justice will be giving more than $800,000 in grants to several Rhode Island communities for school safety. The department made the announcement Tuesday, saying they are a part of an effort to make schools more secure by providing more resources.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is telling Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin that "your lies are spiraling," as Baldwin and Democrats unleash more attacks on Vukmir's record. Baldwin on Wednesday released a new campaign ad hitting Vukmir for not releasing public records that were related to her work as a state senator for the conservative group the American Legislative Exchange Council.
But in blaming "revenge on behalf of the Clintons" for the sexual misconduct allegations against him, the Supreme Court nominee is drawing new attention to his time on the Kenneth Starr team investigating Bill Clinton. And in doing so, he's shown he can deliver a Trump-like broadside against detractors even if it casts him in a potentially partisan light.
As the floodwaters recede and the recovery begins, communities swamped by Hurricane Florence soon will be on the clock to document the billions of dollars in damage it caused if they want to be reimbursed by the federal government. A missed deadline could be costly, even if it's not directly the fault of the affected community, according to an Associated Press analysis of recent appeals decided by top officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
At 2:18 p.m. ET today, FEMA and the FCC will send a 'Presidential' emergency test alert to all US cell phones. But no, President Trump won't be able to use the system to spam our phones.
A drawn-out beach battle has finally come to a close: on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not hear tech billionaire's Vinod Khosla's appeal to overturn an earlier ruling giving the public access to a popular California beach running through his property. A venture capitalist who rose to prominence during the 1980s, Khosla, the Sun Microsystems founder, has spent almost a decade fighting to close a path that allowed the public access to Martin's Beach, a beloved surfing destination.
Most of the roughly 400 guns that were stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Tennessee have been recovered in the Chicago area, federal authorities say. Authorities seized about 365 Ruger .22-caliber and .380-caliber firearms after police officers responded to a call about suspicious activity in the southern Chicago suburb of Midlothian on Sunday afternoon - about 12 hours after the guns were taken from a UPS facility in Memphis, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent said in court documents Tuesday.
Katie Hobbs and Steve Gaynor are running for Arizona Secretary of State, but either of them could end up as governor. See their stances on big issues They could be Arizona's governor - and their last names aren't Ducey or Garcia Katie Hobbs and Steve Gaynor are running for Arizona Secretary of State, but either of them could end up as governor.
A panel of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously decided last week that a properly-drafted arbitration clause that waives class actions and reserves to the arbitrator the determination of whether a dispute is properly arbitrable, will defeat class action certification and require the granting of an order compelling arbitration, even in California, which is historically hostile to class waivers and mandatory arbitration. The case was closely-watched both because of the size of the class and to understand the impact in California of the U.S. Supreme Court decision last term in Epic Systems .
Last year, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said: "Our job at Facebook is to help people make the greatest positive impact while mitigating areas where technology and social media can contribute to divisiveness and isolation." As a Vietnamese musical artist who grew up in a totalitarian society, I can attest to the positive impact Facebook can make.
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and GOP challenger Corey Stewart traded accusations of hypocrisy and bad faith Tuesday in a campaign debate heavily focused on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and some members of Congress. In their third and final debate ahead of November's Election Day, both candidates tried to draw sharp contrasts with one another.
During her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, this past Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford was asked what stuck out most in her mind about the night, thirty-six years ago, when she says that Brett Kavanaugh attacked her while a friend of his looked on. Ford, a psychology professor, said it was hearing them laugh.
President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support, further increasing his pressure on one of America's closest Mideast allies over rising oil prices. As crude oil prices reach a four-year high, Trump repeatedly has demanded OPEC and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, push prices down.
If Kavanaugh's tantrum leads to confirmation, he will become the 110th male Supreme Court justice out of 114 justices in 228 years. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives to testify testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.
On September 27, 2018, the Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Cybersecurity Unit released Version 2.0 of its "Best Practices for Victim Response and Reporting of Cyber Incidents." Originally issued in 2015, the updated guidance seeks to help organizations better equip themselves to be able to respond effectively and lawfully to cyber incidents.
On Monday, the Supreme Court started a new term, with a docket packed with cases that could affect our personal lives, the environment and American democracy itself. But despite its predominant role, the court is the one branch of our federal government that does not allow itself to be video recorded.
The first Monday of every October features a majestic ritual in our nation's capital. Nine of the most powerful lawyers in America ascend the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court , led by the chief justice of the United States, where they hear the first oral arguments of the new term.