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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke's surprise trip to Tallahassee Tuesday night to announce Florida would no longer be considered for future offshore oil and gas drilling leases has left governors and lawmakers from other coastal states wondering when their voices will be heard as well. Last week, after the Trump administration released an unprecedented plan to sell off more than 90 percent of America's oceans to offshore drillers, a large and bipartisan group of elected officials - including at least five Republican governors, two Republican senators, and 15 Republican U.S. representatives from coastal states, along with scores of Democrats - denounced the proposal.
JANUARY 10: Activists rally for the passage of a "clean" Dream Act, one without additional security or enforcement measures, outside the New York office of Sen. Chuck Schumer , January 10, 2018 in New York City. The Dream Act, first introduced in 2001, is a proposed bill that would allow undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children to stay in the country legally.
Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, left, R-Scottsdale, listens to Rep. Don Shooter, right, R-Yuma, as he reads a statement regarding sexual harassment and other misconduct complaints made against him by Ugenti-Rita and others, as h... . Rebekah Browder, chief counsel for the Arizona Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General's Office, stands at a podium as she gives a presentation as Arizona House members receive mandatory sexual harassment and ... .
The House will vote Thursday on whether to rein in a surveillance program that collects the content of Americans' email, text messages, photos and other electronic communication without a warrant. The program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, was approved by Congress in 2008 to increase the government's ability to track and thwart foreign terrorists in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found most Americans think Democrats would do a better job handling the economy than Republicans. President Trump has taken credit for the strong economy this past year, citing the GOP tax bill and months of deregulation.
So, will U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' anti-pot jackboots soon be kicking in the doors of our local pot-friendly bars, yoga studios and massage parlors? Second answer: Yes, Massachusetts Cannabis Commission rules - now in their final draft stage - really would allow pot use at recreational venues like movie theaters and massage spas. Talk about "working your joints."
Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens acknowledges he was "unfaithful" in his marriage but denies allegations that he blackmailed the woman he had an extramarital affair with to stay quiet.
Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect. Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect.
Asian stock markets were lower on Thursday after Wall Street posted i... . Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.
Three B-2 stealth bombers have flown into the Pacific in a military muscle flex just days after landmark talks between North and South Korea . The nuclear-capable bombers join the on alert force of B-1 conventional bombers already on standby on the Pacific island of Guam.
A federal judicial panel has ruled that Pennsylvania can keep its congressional map, turning back an argument from a group of Democratic voters who contended that it should be thrown out because the state lawmakers who created the map in 2011 gerrymandered it to help Republicans. Wednesday's decision comes a day after a court threw out North Carolina's congressional map, finding it went too far to help Republicans.
As noted here yesterday , there are plans for an afternoon meeting at the White House on criminal justice issues. But, as this new Newsweek article details, it seems that sentencing reform is not going to be part of the discussion.
The question of what voter data Texas can release to such commissions and what safeguards they must ensure stems from a lawsuit filed in July by the Texas NAACP and the Texas League of Women Voters seeking to block the state from handing over its voter rolls to the federal commission. Texas election law includes provisions that prohibit the information from being used for commercial purposes.
In a major policy shift that could affect millions of low-income people, the Trump administration said Thursday it is offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said work and community involvement can make a positive difference in people's lives and in their health.
A woman who says she started a spreadsheet compiling alleged male sexual harassers and harassers in American media outed herself online in an apparent attempt to preempt any doxxing from an upcoming Harper's Magazine expose. "In the beginning, I only wanted to create a place for women to share their stories of harassment and assault without being needlessly discredited or judged," Moira Donegan wrote in a piece published late Wednesday on The Cut .
President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference with Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 10, 2018. President Donald Trump called the nation's libel laws "a sham and a disgrace" on Wednesday and promised to make it easier for people to sue publications for defamation, but some called his pledge an attack on the First Amendment.
Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, left, R-Scottsdale, listens to Rep. Don Shooter, right, R-Yuma, as he reads a statement regarding sexual harassment and other misconduct complaints made against him by Ugenti-Rita and others, as h... . Rebekah Browder, chief counsel for the Arizona Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General's Office, stands at a podium as she gives a presentation as Arizona House members receive mandatory sexual harassment and ... .
Building off momentum from a bipartisan meeting hosted by President Trump, lawmakers are racing to craft a plan to protect so-called 'Dreamers' - but Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on how to fix the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In a news conference Wednesday, the president likely made that negotiation even harder - by insisting again that any immigration deal must include funding for a border wall.
As if there weren't enough political fireworks occurring in Washington, you can bet that Apple will find itself involved, somehow. It all started with what I've been calling Throttlegate, the faux scandal that erupted when it was discovered that older iPhones, with failing batteries, were running a lot slower.
Gov. Jerry Brown was in typical form at a Wednesday news conference on his proposed 2018-19 state budget. It seemed like Gov. Jerry Brown was tying up loose ends and starting to pack as he unveiled his 16th and final state budget proposal Wednesday.