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President Trump threatens shutdown over wall, immigration
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to push the government into a shutdown ahead of the coming spending deadline in September if Congress does not fund his border wall and change the nation's immigration laws. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc.
Groups Ask Jepsen to Stop Texas Nonprofit From Publishing…
The Connecticut Coalition Against Gun Violence is asking Attorney General George Jepsen to stop a Texas nonprofit from releasing to the public its blueprints for 3D printing guns on Aug. 1. "On that date, anyone with access to a consumer 3D printer can potentially make guns at home, undetectable by metal detectors, untraceable by law enforcement," Jeremy Stein, executive director of CAGV, said. Groups like Connecticut Against Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence worry the guns would be printed without background checks or serial numbers, making them untraceable and undetectable by metal detectors.
Judges banish ‘anything that might resemble prayer’
In a ruling that apparently conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ban on "anything that might resemble a prayer" at board meetings of a Southern California school district. "This requires the board to censor or otherwise remove individuals who attempt to say a prayer, or anything that might resemble a prayer, during the public comment period," explained Robert Tyler, a legal counsel representing the Chino Valley Unified School District in a case brought by an atheist activist group.
Dreams for regime change in Iran will never come true – FM spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that attempts to bring regime change to Iran would all fail, noting that this dream would never come true. " regime change are pointless and irrelevant.
Anti-Trump group plans to protest outside rally
A group of local activists plans to protest President Donald Trump during his visit to Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday in support of U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's campaign for the U.S. Senate. "He needs to see that the majority of people are not behind him," said protest organizer Joe Biscotto, of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre chapter of the anti-Trump organization Refuse Fascism.
Rally with Trump comes at a crucial time for Barletta
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The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
The Senate reconvenes today at 3:00 pm to consider the nomination of Britt Grant to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to her nomination to the Eleventh Circuit, Grant served as solicitor general of Georgia and on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Senators seek answers about migrant family separations
The Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about the Trump administration's separation of migrant children from their families and its struggle to reunite them. But a hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the topic may have a wider focus after the committee's bipartisan leaders asked federal investigators to probe reports of sexual and other abuse of immigrants at government detention facilities.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s ‘historic’ economic gains, 2016 myths
President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. The statements capped a week of mystifying assertion in which Trump also invented history by saying he won the women's vote in the 2016 election, saw progress with North Korea that isn't evident to his top diplomat and boasted of "success" and "record business" in U.S. health care programs that have yet to start.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst speaks during a…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst speaks during a Stamford protest earlier this year against proposed highway tolls, increasing gasoline taxes and a new tax on tire sales. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst speaks during a Stamford protest earlier this year against proposed highway tolls, increasing gasoline taxes and a new tax on tire sales.
ICE quest for detention sites puts Trump county on tightrope
The sermon had been preached, the last prayers offered. Now, Mike Yoder decided, the time had come to share unsettling news.
Harvey’s devastating flooding boosts insurance in Texas
Little more than two months before Hurricane Harvey slammed the Gulf Coast of Texas, Alberto CastaA eda let his home's flood insurance lapse. He had never filed a claim on the policy in 10 years and he needed the extra cash to expand his restaurant business.
US firms seeking Trump’s steel tariff waiver face a backlash Source: AP
U.S. companies seeking to be exempted from President Donald Trump's tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests. Robert Miller, president and CEO of NLMK USA, said objections raised by U.S. Steel and Nucor to his bid for a waiver are "literal untruths."
Votes against medical device taxes show irresponsibility has a…
Reports of bipartisanship's demise may be a little bit exaggerated, because if there's one thing Republicans and Democrats can still occasionally agree on, it's cutting taxes or increasing spending, especially to the benefit of favored industries, and charging the cost to the national debt. Irresponsibility, in other words, has a broad constituency.
If Trump’s so worried about rigged elections, no one show him…
President Donald Trump has complained incessantly about rigged elections. But this, not phantom voter fraud, is what modern-day election-rigging looks like in the United States: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced in March that he would add a new question to the 2020 Census form, asking respondents about citizenship status.
Trump threatens government shutdown over immigration policy
Washington, July 30 - US President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government if the Democratic Party does not cooperate on border security issues. I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch and Release etc.
Trump Threatens Shutdown Over Border Wall
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears.
A look at recent events
This image released by Showtime shows Jason Spencer in a scene from the series "Who Is America," starring Sacha Baron Cohen. In the episode featuring Spencer, Cohen poses as an Israeli military expert who persuades Spencer to take part in several outlandish exercises.
Mike Cote’s Business Editor’s Notebook: They wrote the (new) book on leadership, with NH voices
"We're trying to determine every aspect of Mr. Webber's whereabouts over the last 10 years," said N.H. Deputy Attorney General Jane Young.