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Hours after Trump threatened to shut down the government over border security, lawmakers were proceeding with a plan to fund federal agencies anyway. Trump shutdown threat falls flat in Congress fixated on avoiding budget battle Hours after Trump threatened to shut down the government over border security, lawmakers were proceeding with a plan to fund federal agencies anyway.
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, announced $2,773,296 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for various healthcare programs across West Virginia. "This significant funding will support a variety of programs throughout West Virginia including school health programs, public health education programs, mental health and substance abuse programs and cutting edge medical research.
The duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised Monday, July 23, 2018. The boat went down Thursday evening after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds.
Governors from a growing number of states are fighting a proposal by the Trump administration to bar clinics that provide abortion services or referrals from receiving family-planning funds. New York's Andrew Cuomo, D, and 13 others have threatened to sue.
Facebook on Tuesday told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it had detected a "coordinated influence campaign" on its platform ahead of November's midterm elections, according to The New York Times . Three individuals with knowledge of the matter told the Times dozens of inauthentic accounts and pages are believed to be involved.
Via Allahpundit on Twitter comes this story that well illustrates the way that people can manipulate a "choose your own gender" society to their advantage: A Canadian man in his early 20s was unhappy with the high quote he got from his car insurance company, so he decided to do something about it: legally switch his gender from male to female. The cunning 24-year-old resident of Alberta, Canada, first detailed his insurance stratagem on Reddit back in April, boasting that changing his gender on paper saved him nearly $1,100 a year.
Trump administration officials mounted a fierce defense Tuesday of the controversial family separation policy at the border, defending sites as "more like a summer camp" than holding facilities, and arguing that the detention system simply was not set up to facilitate court-ordered reunions easily. "I'm very comfortable with the level of service and protection that is being provided," top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official Matthew Albence told the Senate Judiciary Committee about the conditions at the "family residential centers," which he likened to summer camps.
Sen. Dick Durbin called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign her post over the Trump administration's practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sen. Dick Durbin called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign her post over the Trump administration's practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
In this April 13, 2018, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks during a Republican gubernatorial debate in Atchison, Kan. Kobach is relying on his running mate to finance his campaign to unseat Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer in the state's Republican primary.
The Trump administration is studying the idea of implementing a big tax break for wealthy Americans by reducing the taxes levied on capital gains, but no decision has been made yet on whether to proceed. Administration officials said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prefers deferring to Congress.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. T.S. Ellis III had something to say about the prosecution strategy of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort and he was not about to hold back.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen address the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen address the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York.
The war of words intensified between two titans in Republican politics on Tuesday as President Donald Trump trashed the conservative billionaire Koch brothers as a "total joke in real Republican circles." The presidential insult followed a weekend gathering of Koch officials who repeatedly condemned Trump's trade policies, the explosion of government spending under his watch and his divisive tone.
In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. FILE- In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
President Donald Trump inspects border wall prototypes in San Diego, California on March 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN Among Donald Trump's favorite talking points are the ideas that illegal immigrants are a particular threat to Americans.
As vehicles sped by the sharp turn in the road near the wooded area where three young lives were lost and a fourth was critically injured, friends gathered at the Hampton Falls site Monday to seek... Cody Pfeifer wasn't much of a threat at the plate for the Merrimack High School baseball team last spring, but something certainly changed for him ... (more)
As you can see, Donald Trump is attaching himself to the whirlwind of comments Rudy Giuliani gave during yesterday's media campaign. The former New York mayor-turned-Trump attorney sowed a lot of confusion on Monday by giving multiple interviews where he questioned whether it would've even been a crime if Trump colluded with Russia to swing the 2016 election his way.
There was Joseph from Matagorda County, Texas; Thomas from Forrest County, Mississippi; Thomas from Franklin County, Mississippi; Henry from Pickens County, South Carolina; John from York County, South Carolina; Jerry from Bedford County, Tennessee; Andrew from Echols County, Georgia; George from Brazos County, Texas.; Sam from Desoto Parish, Louisiana; Edward from Hamilton County, Tennessee.; Charles from Leake County, Mississippi; and Bill from Bleckley County, Georgia. I counted until the names hung too high for me to discern, or the glare from the sweltering summer sun baking the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery was just too bright.