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A 2017 file photo of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Democrats have called for Pruitt's resignation over a variety of spending scandals but President Trump and key Republicans have rallied to his defense.
The race is on to replace Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House - assuming the Wisconsin Republican chooses to retire, an eventuality everyone seems to be expecting, Politico reports. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, the top Republicans on Ryan's leadership team, have begun quietly rounding up support from their camps, Politico reports.
This image made from video released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a toddler given oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 8, 2018. The Civil Defense said patients were having difficulty breathing and burning in their eyes.
Lawyers for embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are demanding that prosecutors share exculpatory information after the woman who has accused him of blackmailing her admitted she couldn't recall if Greitens took pictures of her with his smartphone. Greitens earlier this year was indicted on felony invasion of privacy, accused by his former mistress of blackmailing her to keep their affair quiet.
Regions still recovering from 2017's devastating hurricanes are scrambling to prepare for the new hurricane season, which is just two months away and expected to be busier than average. Houston has changed building regulations, Florida is seeking federal assistance and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said Puerto Rico needs an estimated $50 billion to rebuild its infrastructure and electrical grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain , Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria: - "President Trump last week signaled Airstrikes hit Syria after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports - Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.
Nell Ferguson of Rochester, works on a sand castle last year during a Cascade Lake Beach Party in Rochester. While the lake is closed due to mining activity, work on Cascade Lake Park continues.
'Fourteen dead' including Iranian fighters as 'Israeli jets' bomb Syrian air base hours after Trump warned 'Animal Assad' and Putin that there'd be a 'price to pay' after horrific gas attack killed dozens President once called Trump Tower blaze victim a 'crazy Jew' and the pair 'hated each other, with art dealer desperate to quit his $2.5m apartment', friends claim John McCain claims Trump's remarks about US military withdrawing from Syria 'emboldened' the Assad government to launch chemical gas attack that killed at least 42 people 'We will find strength in each other': Thousands including PM Justin Trudeau gather at the home of the Humboldt Broncos to honor the 15 victims of the tragic junior hockey team bus crash in Canada NHL teams line up side-by-side and bang their sticks on the ice in a touching tribute to the victims of horrific junior hockey team bus crash in Canada, as all 15 ... (more)
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The Russian military says the Israeli Air Force was behind the airstrike in Syria and had launched eight missiles on a Syrian air base. Russia's Defense Ministry says two Israeli fighter jets launched the attack on the T4 air base in central Syria from Lebanon's air space in the early hours on Monday.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he supported sending the military to guard the U.S.-Mexico border. In an era where global crises are expelling immigrants from their homelands and forcing them to seek refuge elsewhere, this proposed militarization of the American border is an unjust, inhumane act.
John Baer has written about politics and government for the Daily News since 1987. Neither subject ever fails to provide him with stories of policies and politicians walking on or skirting by paths to perdition.
The Israeli Air Force was behind the latest air strike in Syria, and launched eight missiles on a Syrian base, Russia's defence ministry has said. The Israeli Air Force was behind the latest air strike in Syria, and launched eight missiles on a Syrian base, Russia's defence ministry has said.
Newly-appointed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he will review the dismissal of the drug complaint against Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa Jr. and his co-respondents as well as the state witness status given to alleged pork barrel scam mastermind, Janet Lim Napoles. "I will review previous actions on the Espinosa and Napoles cases," said Guevarra.
Senate GOP leadership likely did not anticipate reserving chunks of time ahead of the midterms this year for Cabinet-level posts that were already filled. Pictured above, from left: Sens. Cory Gardner, John Barrasso and Roy Blunt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
Scheduler Doris Wagley is clearing out the Dirksen Building office of her longtime boss, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran', who resigned April 1. Few people could claim seniority over former Sen. Thad Cochran . Doris Wagley, who was his scheduler since before he was sworn in to the House in 1973, is one of them. "I showed up at 9 o'clock.
On Tuesday, he'll appear in front of joint sessions of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. Then on Wednesday, the Facebook CEO will visit the House Energy and Commerce Committee for another round of bruising.
METEGHAN, N.S. Louisette Saulnier and her sister Odette Thibodeau often walk the beach in Meteghan, Digby County, N.S. looking for beach glass. Louisette Saulnier and Odette Thibodeau found more than beach glass on a recent trip to the beach in Meteghan, N.S. "We go pick up beach glass.