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Today through May 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be engaged in the National Level Exercise 2018. This event brings together more than 250 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, private industry, and non-governmental and community organizations to test their emergency response to a simulated major incident.
In this Nov. 29, 2017 file photo, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, walks with then-White House staff secretary Rob Porter to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The FBI first flagged "derogatory information" about Porter to White House counsel Don McGahn in March 2017.
Lily and I arrived for our 11 am appointment promptly at 10:40, and while we were waiting this magnificent lapdog came in and made his presence known: Any port in a storm, bro. Things took A LOT longer today than I thought.
On the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's summary of the documents that Israel has seized detailing Iran's plan to thwart the nuclear deal reached with the U.S. and other governments in the twilight of the Obama Administration, be on the lookout for a new talking point from the left which will be repeated ad nauseam in other media outlets: Netanyahu's presentation was intended for "an audience of one," namely President Donald Trump. I just heard a Fox News reporter repeat this line unattributed though he might have picked it up from Bret Baier .
Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans. FILE PHOTO: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview at his office in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017.
Second District Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis is attempting to apply the heavy thumb of the federal government to tip the scales in a long-running debate over the composition of the Metropolitan Council. We think Lewis and the feds should keep their hands off.
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, front, and congressional candidate Diane Harkey, in yellow, carry boxes of signatures into the office of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, front, and congressional candidate Diane Harkey, in yellow, carry boxes of signatures into the office of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
Speaker Paul Ryan said the reforms, which have passed in GOP-authored budgets over the years, have never cleared the Senate and faced opposition by former President Barack Obama. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he decided to retire in part because he was able to accomplish many of his top goals, including a massive overhaul of the tax code.
Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; and Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., were among the most bipartisan members of the House in 2017, according to a new study. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was the most bipartisan member of the House in 2017, according to a new study.
Over a week before the May 8 primary, a new Democratic outside group has dropped over $1.2 million against Rep. Evan Jenkins in just under two weeks. A Democratic super PAC is boosting its spending against Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.V., in an effort to prop up Don Blankenship's campaign for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. Over a week before the May 8 primary, Duty and Country PAC, a new Democratic outside group, has dropped over against Jenkins in just under two weeks, with $517,000 coming since Thursday alone.
Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson now has the D-F-L endorsement as he seeks his 15th term in the U-S House. Peterson was officially backed by the party at the D-F-L 7th District Convention this weekend in Willmar.
Pfc. Raymond W. Begay, accused of stabbing a fellow Marine at the School of Infantry in January, will face murder charges in a court martial scheduled for June, Marine Corps officials said Monday, April 30. Begay, 20, was arraigned last week on murder and manslaughter charges in the Jan. 16 death of 18-year-old Pfc. Ethan Barclay-Weberpal.
Friday that would create a grant program for schools that employ social workers or psychologists instead of armed security officers to keep students safe. The bill would establish the Safe Schools Healthy Learning Environment grant to "promote school safety and healthy learning environments by reducing the reliance on law enforcement to address school disciplinary matters and implementing alternative strategies that will better address the full range of students' intellectual, social, emotional, physical, psychological, and moral developmental needs."
President Donald Trump and then-Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman speak in the Oval Office March 14, 2017. CREDIT: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images The price of crude oil has jumped to its highest level in more than three years.
Richard Painter, professor and cable news commentator, announces on Monday, April 30, 2018, that he is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat. He faces U.S. Sen. Tina Smith in the Aug. 14 primary election.
Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, arrives for his plea hearing at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse December 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged Flynn with one count of making a false statement to the FBI.
A divided panel of one of the most conservative federal courts in the country held on Friday that a Texas voter suppression law is legal and should remain in effect. Moreover, should Judge Edith Jones' reasoning for the panel be embraced by the Supreme Court, it could enable state lawmakers to rescue laws enacted for the very purpose of disenfranchising voters of color.
Photo of Sara Ann Makenzie, one of two transgender Wisconsin residents challenging a state regulation that prohibits low-income Medicaid beneficiaries from obtaining medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria. Credit: Spencer Micka Photography Top surgery, a common reference for chest reconstruction surgery for transgender patients, is a widely accepted and effective surgical procedure for treating gender dysphoria.
In this May 20, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks in the state Capitol in Denver. Lamborn filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in a last-ditch bid to get his name back on the GOP primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he must be kicked off it because his campaign did not gather petitions correctly.
Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a new proposal to impose a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production that would rise with the price of gas. Wolf's office said the legislation being introduced Tuesday would raise roughly $250 million in the fiscal year beginning this July 1. Under the bill, the state would collect 4.2 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas at a benchmark price of $3 or less.