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The Latest on the announcement by U.S. Rep. Bob Brady 's announcement he won't seek re-election : U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia says he decided to retire so he could spend more time with his family, not because of the corruption case dogging him. The FBI has said it believes Brady's campaign unlawfully concealed a $90,000 payment to get a primary opponent to quit the race in 2012.
U.S. stocks jumped at the open on Wednesday, after two days of steep losses, boosted by a surge in Boeing and a controversy-free State of the Union speech by President Donald Trump. Boeing forecast full-year profit well above market estimates as it expects its busiest year ever for deliveries, sparking a 6.4 percent surge in its shares, the biggest weight in the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average.
This was the DOJ's second attempt to convict Menendez on the charges. In November 2017 a judge declared a mistrial [JURIST report] after the jury ended in a 10-2 deadlock in favor of acquittal.
Emineth said Wednesday in an interview on WDAY-AM that he's entering the race for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Emineth, a Bismarck businessman, said earlier this week he began considering a run after U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer passed up a challenge to Heitkamp.
In a 80-minute prime-time address, the Republican president sketched out an eventual path to citizenship for some 1.8 million undocumented immigrants, even as put a premium on border security and called for an end to family-based "chain" immigration for legal immigrants and the end of the "Visa lottery." In a new study , the economics and personal finance site WalletHub ran down the economic impact that immigrants have in all 50 states, providing a useful barometer on how new entrants to the country contribute to states' economies.
If your goal is to invest $1.5 trillion in the country's ailing roads, bridges, railways, airports, and water systems, pushing through $1.5 trillion in deficit-funded tax cuts is a funny way to do it. But not to worry, President Trump suggested in his State of the Union address Tuesday, because the money will magically appear.
On February 28, 2018, revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will take effect. The thresholds determine whether parties involved in proposed mergers, consolidations, or other acquisitions of voting securities, assets, or unincorporated interests must notify the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice of a proposed transaction and comply with a mandatory waiting period before the transaction can be consummated.
WASHINGTON - South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy added his name Wednesday to the growing list of committee chairmen announcing they will not seek re-election, saying this is the right time for him to leave politics and return to the justice system.
President Donald Trump's repeated clapping throughout his first State of the Union drew reactions from amusement to derision on social media. Trump's applause during Tuesday night's address was audible over and over again as cameras cut away from the president and showed lawmakers and others offering varied levels of approval to his remarks.
In vivid detail, President Donald Trump told stories of American heroism, heartbreak and tragedy in his emotionally charged first State of the Union. What he didn't detail were solutions to the crises ahead.
The AP is fact-checking remarks from President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Here's a look at some of the claims we've examined : Most economists say wages should increase at a faster rate as the unemployment rate drops.
President Donald Trump was overheard Tuesday night telling a Republican lawmaker he is "100 per cent" in favour of releasing a classified memo on the Russia investigation that has sparked a political fight pitting Republicans against the FBI and the Justice Department. "Oh yeah, don't worry," the president told South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan on the House floor after his first State of the Union address.
Rep. Scott Taylor said Monday that lawmakers should not "overpoliticize" the story concerning anti-Trump text messages from FBI officials involved in the special counsel's case. "I would caution folks in my own party not to overpoliticize this, to let the facts, let the text messages speak for themselves," Mr. Taylor, Virginia Republican, said on CNN.
President Donald Trump has signed legislation to grant federal recognition of six Virginia Indian tribes, opening opportunities for them to receive benefits such as aid for schools, housing and health care. The federal recognition successfully ends a quest of nearly two decades by the tribes and by Republicans and Democrats in Virginia's congressional delegation.
A White House spokeswoman says she is not aware that President Donald Trump has seen a classified memo on the Russia investigation that he favors releasing. Trump was overheard Tuesday night telling a Republican lawmaker he is "100 percent" in favor of releasing the memo.
Sen. Ben Cardin said Republicans are trying to compromise the independence of the Justice Department with their push to release a classified GOP memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance authority. Asked in an interview on CNN's "New Day" Wednesday if he was prepared for the memo to come out, the Maryland Democrat said, "To me this is sad and dangerous."
U.S. workers' wages and benefits grew 2.6 percent last year, the fastest 12-month pace since the spring of 2015. The 12-month gain in wages and benefits came despite a slight slowdown at the end of last year with wages and benefits rising 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter, a tiny dip from a 0.7 percent gain in the third quarter, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals supporter John Peterson holds a sign and chants with others during a protest on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder in September 2017. Coloradans are increasingly displeased with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle but show bipartisan support for undocumented youth to remain in the country, according to a University of Colorado political climate survey conducted by the nonpartisan American Politics Research Lab.
Former Speaker of The House Newt Gingrich said President Donald Trump hit a "home run" during his State of The Union address, Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." "I also think [Trump] understands, and this is something Reagan came to understand, last night was a home run.