Task force: Full VA hospital isn’t needed in NH
A task force looking at the future of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manchester has issued a draft report that said a full-service VA hospital is not needed in New Hampshire.
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Hicks acknowledges white lies, but won’t talk White House in testimony
White House communications director Hope Hicks would not answer questions about her time in the White House during her closed-door House Intelligence Committee testimony Tuesday, though she did answer some questions about the presidential transition, according to lawmakers on the committee. During testimony that lasted roughly nine hours, Hicks was pressed about whether she had ever lied for President Donald Trump, and she acknowledged she has had to tell what amount to white lies, according to a source with direct knowledge of her testimony.
Max Boot: Trump vs. Mueller is a battle for America’s soul
Reading The Washington Post's extraordinary article comparing the lives of Special Ccounsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump made me realize that the war between the two men is not just a struggle over the fate of this presidency. Mueller was born to wealth and attended elite institutions - St. Paul's School, Princeton University, the University of Virginia School of Law - but felt compelled to serve his country.
Minn. lawmakers question MNLARS costs, hear funds needed now
New MNIT Commissioner Johanna Clyborne explained the case for additional funding from the legislature to keep MNLARS afloat. On the left is Dana Bailey, executive director for projects and initiatives at MNIT.
Federal judge rules that Starkey owner Bill Austin perjured himself
Starkey Laboratories owner Bill Austin A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Austin perjured himself at least once in his testimony in a $20 million embezzlement case against two of his former executives and two business associates. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Starkey Laboratories owner Bill Austin perjured himself at least once in his testimony during a $20 million embezzlement case against two of his former executives and two business associates.
Switching parties again, Joe Baca wants back in Congress
Former Inland congressman Joe Baca speaks at a 31st Congressional District candidate forum in this 2013 file photo . Baca, who represented the Inland Empire in Congress for more than a decade, has filed papers to run as a Democrat against Rep. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, in California's 35th Congressional District, which includes Pomona, Ontario, Montclair, Chino and parts of Fontana and Rialto.
Congressman Jared Huffman signs on to Articles of Impeachment
Washington>> Congressman Jared Huffman released the following statement after joining as a cosponsor of Articles of Impeachment, introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen , the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice: “Every member of the House of Representatives pledges to support and defend the Constitution of the United States when we are sworn into office.
GOP leaders move slowly on tighter gun laws
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday.
Trump Urges Prison Reform, Not Sentencing Overhaul, After Pushback
President Donald Trump speaks during a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 11, 2018. The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but he stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.
Congressional Republicans got F’s on their environmental report cards
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have never been further apart on environmental issues. The top leadership in the GOP is comprised entirely of climate change deniers, while Democrats have aligned in opposition to President Trump's agenda.
Democrats set up for gun control votes Wednesday as CPD top cop Johnson pushes for changes
Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, shakes hands with Rep. Daniel Burke, D-Chicago, on Feb. 27, 2018, after new gun legislation passed a committee in Springfield. Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, shakes hands with Rep. Daniel Burke, D-Chicago, on Feb. 27, 2018, after new gun legislation passed a committee in Springfield.
New ranking shows Minnesota is second-best state in the country
On a cool October morning, fog rises from the Mississippi River Valley at sunrise in Winona. Quality of life helped Minnesota to rank highly among the states in a new report from U.S. News and World Report.
Supreme Court declines to decide fate of – Dreamers’ just yet
In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington, at sunset. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor.
Democrats: Nominee’s “lifestyle” played role in tie vote
Democratic legislative leaders say they believe the sexual orientation of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's choice for Connecticut's next chief justice may have cost him support among some Judiciary Committee members during a 13-hour confirmation hearing. Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff said Tuesday Republican committee members "should be ashamed of themselves" for how they acted during Monday's hearing that ended with a tie vote, putting the nomination in jeopardy.
White House: Talks to continue on renewable fuel standard
The White House says talks will continue on a dispute over the future of the renewable fuel standard, which has pitted lawmakers from corn-producing states against those representing refineries. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald Trump had a productive meeting Tuesday with four Republican senators: Ted Cruz of Texas, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa.
Donald Trump aide declining to answer questions about time in White House
US President Donald Trump's long-time aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview with the House intelligence committee. The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia.
Murphy to discuss background checks at White House meeting on
From left, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons where they discussed school safety measures in response to the Parkland, Fla., assault that left 17 dead, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. less From left, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons where they ... more Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol February 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall
A federal judge in San Diego who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign has sided with the president on a challenge to building a border wall with Mexico. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Tuesday rejected arguments by the state of California and advocacy groups that the administration overreached by waiving laws requiring environmental and other reviews before construction could begin.
GOP congressmen hit ground in districts they hope to block
Republican congressmen who are suing to block Pennsylvania's court-ordered U.S. House district boundaries are nonetheless circulating petitions in those new districts. A spokesman for Rep. Scott Perry says there's still optimism that a federal court will block the districts imposed last week by the state Supreme Court in a gerrymandering case.
The heartbreaking tale of a gang member being deported
President Trump's threat to pull ICE and the Border Patrol out of California hasn't been enacted so immigration enforcement activities are still taking place. Following the big sweep in the Los Angeles area, individual investigations are still being handled and CBS San Francisco brings us another of the heartbreaking tales of a family being separated by the evil forces of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.