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Wave of women running for US House seats sets record with dozens more expected to qualify for state ballots in coming weeks. Wave of women running for US House seats sets record with dozens more expected to qualify for state ballots in coming weeks.
Visitors attending Supreme Court arguments surrender their electronics on entering the courtroom. So if something rings, chimes or buzzes, it's likely the device's owner is dressed in a black robe.
A day after authorizing the use of National Guard troops along the southern border with Mexico, President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats in Congress, demanding that they join his legislative effort to find new ways to slow down the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, returning to a theme which backers say was central to his election in 2016. "We have to change our laws, and the Democrats, what they are doing, it's just insanity," the President said, again pressuring his critics to back his plans for immigration change.
National Guard contingents in U.S. states bordering Mexico awaited guidance Thursday on the what duties they'll be assigned to help fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling along the border, and a Pentagon official said it has not yet been determined whether the troops will be armed. In Washington, Marine Lt.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's latest nominee for chief justice of the state Supreme Court would be the first African-American to hold the judicial branch's top job. The Democratic governor announced Thursday that he is nominating Associate Supreme Court Justice Richard Robinson for chief justice.
A "homemade explosive laboratory" was found during the investigation into a deadly explosion at a Beaver Dam apartment, according to unsealed testimony from a Wisconsin Department of Justice special agent. White supremacist materials, guns, and ammo were also found in the apartment where Benjamin Morrow died in an explosion in early March, according to the documents.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson threw his support to national anthem protestors in the National Football League, in an interview published Wednesday in Rolling Stone magazine. The 45-year-old action hero said he "would either have knelt or raised my fist in solidarity" when asked about the divide between President Donald Trump and the NFL players who knelt during the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner."
"It's about time," said Kara Eastman of Nebraska, one of two Democrats vying to challenge a GOP incumbent in a district centered in Omaha. nationwide just after Mr. Trump's inauguration in January 2017.
The U.... Wave of women running for US House seats sets record with dozens more expected to qualify for state ballots in coming weeks. Wave of women running for US House seats sets record with dozens more expected to qualify for state ballots in coming weeks.
Two Texas congressman urged Texas universities to cut ties with Chinese government supported academic organizations, citing concern that the Chinese government could influence American education and possibly gather intelligence through their presence at schools. Republican Michael McCaul of Austin and Democrat Henry Cuellar of Laredo said in a joint statement Thursday they strongly urge universities to end their partnerships with the Confucius Institute.
Corporate America's love affair with the Trump administration's tax overhaul is still going strong, and it's pushing spending plans to multiyear highs. In a quarterly survey released by Deloitte LLP Wednesday, a record number of chief financial officers said that now is a good time to take greater risks, pushing up growth expectations for revenue, earnings, capital spending and hiring.
The women who risk everything for love with prisoners: The social worker, in-home carer, policy adviser, MARRIED soccer mom, and legal assistant who pursued affairs with men who are behind bars Skeletal remains of a woman who vanished 51 years ago are finally found - buried in a burlap bag under a house that once belonged to her married cop boyfriend Bill O'Reilly LOSES legal battle to keep terms of settlements with sexual harassment and verbal abuse accusers sealed - including how he 'required them to lie under oath' United States 'plans to sanction Russian oligarchs this week' in what would be the harshest move against the country's elite No more bad skin days! Celebrity make-up artist reveals the tricks you need cover up EVERY blemish from spots to fine lines 'She was calm and cooperative': Cops defend decision not to arrest YouTube shooter who was found asleep in her car hours before ... (more)
Iowa lawmakers have approved a bill that bans so-called sanctuary cities by withholding state funds from local governments that don't comply with immigration laws. The Republican-controlled Iowa Senate voted 28-18 along party lines Wednesday night for the measure.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown said Thursday that she had no plans to honor any request from President Donald Trump to deploy her state's National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. Should President Donald Trump follow through on his plan to deploy the National Guard to the southern border to deter migration from Mexico and Central America, he won't be able to count on Oregon's 5,800 soldiers.
The Latest on teachers rallying for higher pay and more education funding in several Republican-led states across the U.S. : Oklahoma lawmakers will convene rare Friday sessions as protesting school teachers continue to fill the state Capitol and demand more funding for public education. Republican leaders of the state House and Senate said Thursday they will meet Friday to consider legislation to raise more money.
Carrying hammers and baby bottles of their own blood, the seven individuals pictures are those who "attempted to convert weapons of mass destruction" after they made their way onto the US Submarine Base in Kings Bay, Georgie on Wednesday night. is my own government."
Capturing the Flag chronicles the stories of three voter protection workers-Laverne Berry, Steven Miller and Claire Wright-and the hundreds of voters they fought for in North Carolina before the 2016 election. Its premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on April 8 comes only months before another pivotal election season-and will hopefully spark an important national dialogue about forming a more universal, and equal, application of voting rights across the country.
A powerful U.S. senator traveled to Venezuela on Wednesday as pressure mounted on President Nicolas Maduro to hand over a Utah man jailed in the turbulent South American country for nearly two years. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois was to meet with members of the government and opposition, a spokesman for his office said.
The Fountain Valley, California, city council couldn't afford to file an amicus brief supporting the Justice Department's lawsuit against the state's sanctuary city law protecting illegal immigrants. So, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher stepped up and offered to foot the bill.