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Insurance groups say the measure, which now heads to the full chamber for a vote, doesn't go far enough The House Ways and Means Committee passed a retirement savings bill Thursday that seeks to expand access to workplace retirement plans. The Family Savings Act of 2018 , introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., was approved in a 21-14 vote.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be cooperating with the special counsel in its Russia investigation, prosecutor Andrew Weissman told the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Friday. Weissman referred to Manafort's plea deal as a cooperation agreement in court Friday, which could jeopardize his chances of a presidential pardon. In late July, an attorney for Manafort told CBS News' Paula Reid that there was "no chance" his client would cooperate with the special counsel in its Russia probe.
Bob Evans Farms is recalling 46,734 pounds of sausage links because they may contain "extraneous materials," including hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. The Ohio-based sausage maker identified five varieties of their products with the potential issue and are asking consumers to throw out or return the packages to their local retailer.
Paul Manafort signaled Friday that he intends to plead guilty ahead of a second trial as prosecutors filed new charging documents against the former Trump campaign chairman. The charges in Friday's filing were contained a criminal information, a document that can only be filed with a defendant's consent and typically signals a deal has been reached.
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, June 15, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is nearing a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors to avoid a second criminal trial, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
This week the president took a break from precipitating the end times to pat himself on the back for his neglectful handling of the hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico. The commander-in-chief, who two years ago definitely thought Puerto Rico was a separate country and not a U.S. territory, congratulated himself on the administration's response to the catastrophe.
Yellow Medicine County Commissioner Gary Johnson says it's time to take action in the demolition of the old Clarkfield school building. The county board on Tuesday approved a recommendation from a task force pending the city of Clarkfield also approves the proposal.
In "The Trump Mess," Lou Brancaccio blames the Dems as the "main culprit" behind the 2016 election . Hillary Clinton and her party were tone deaf, but arrogance and elitism has been around on both sides of the aisle for decades, with pathetic condescension toward "Regular Joes" just trying to get by.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former President George W. Bush is quietly helping boost Republican candidates in places where President Donald Trump has struggled.
In this combination of file photos, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, left, speaks during a Democratic primary debate in Hempstead, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 2018, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference in New York on July 18, 2018. Cuomo defeated Nixon on Thursday.
Although it has been among the region's most pressing issues for as long as anybody can remember, efforts to solve problems with the Interstate 5 Bridge are about as congested as the bridge itself. "I'm absolutely in favor of replacing the bridge," said Democrat Carolyn Long, the challenger to Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, for congressional representative from Washington's 3rd District.
An anonymous Trump administration official confessed in an opinion piece published last week that many senior officials "are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., offered one take.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday promising to punish anyone attempting to meddle in U.S. elections, including with "measures that could be capable of devastating an interfering country's economy," according to an administration description. For a presidency marked by an inconsistent stance on Russia, it was yet another shift in tone.
Defeated state Sen. Jeff Klein was endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "We're going to keep this state moving forward, and Jeff Klein is going to be a leader who is going to make that possible," Cuomo said in the campaign flyer.
Iran is India's third-largest oil supplier behind Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iran supplied 18.4 million tonnes of crude oil during April 2017 and January 2018.
Bolivian President Evo Morales said "the US is the real threat to humankind" on September 7 in response to US Senator Marco Rubio's talk of using the US Armed Forces against the Venezuelan government. Rubio had said Venezuela "has become a threat for the region and even for the United States".
I live in the 6th Congressional district of Wisconsin and find its upcoming congressional race most interesting - and revealing. The Democratic candidate is Dan Kohl, nephew of Herb Kohl - a longtime Jewish senator from Wisconsin who was born to hard-working, Depression-era Russian immigrants and was a tremendous supporter of Israel.
Four months after the new Italian government was installed, the reactionary nature of the coalition between the populist Five Star Movement and the far-right Lega emerges more clearly each day, writes Daniele Fulvi . Despite the fact that the League won only about 17% of the votes in the last elections , the interior minister and League leader Matteo Salvini is emerging as the undisputed head of the government.
Elections in New York Thursday marked the end of a long, dramatic and sometimes tumultuous primary season that reshaped both parties going into the midterm elections. Democrats have a younger, more liberal, and more diverse slate of candidates they believe can flip control of the House and reclaim several governor's offices.