GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead
By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON - Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead Tuesday as wavering GOP senators showed a growing openness.
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Nolan bill forcing PolyMet land swap clears House
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 28, passed legislation that orders the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with a land exchange giving PolyMet Mining access to the site where it hopes to build Minnesota's first-ever copper-nickel mine. The bill passed 309-99 and would, if it becomes law, nullify lawsuits filed by environmental groups to stop the land exchange.
Fitzgerald: Those who draw the ‘race’ card are the least deserving to use it
SLUR? U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., yesterday. When Englishman Samuel Johnson suggested "patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels," he was referring to sunshine patriots, those who would wrap themselves in the flag for personal advancement as opposed to those who actually fought beneath it for love of country.
Conservative speaker arrested at UConn blames students
A group of wealthy homeowners whose private street was auctioned off after years of unpaid property taxes is asking San Francisco leaders to reverse the sale. A group of wealthy homeowners whose private street was auctioned off after years of unpaid property taxes is asking San Francisco leaders to reverse the sale.
New missile test shows North Korea capable of hitting all of US mainland
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, topped with a "super-large heavy warhead," which is capable of striking the US mainland. The country's state media made the announcement Wednesday, hours after leader Kim Jong Un ordered the 3 a.m. launch of the Hwasong-15 missile, which reached the highest altitude ever recorded by a North Korean missile.
Trump confronts perilous North Korean test
North Korea pushed President Donald Trump closer to a set of excruciating choices with its most potent missile test yet, which shattered a two-month calm in Northeast Asia and set nerves in Washington back on edge. Trump, who earlier this year warned he would rain "fire and fury" on the isolated state if it continued to threaten the US or its allies, was relatively muted in responding to Kim Jong Un's latest provocation.
.com | Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Navajo event draws sharp criticism
US President Donald Trump has been more than a little vocal about his dislike for news network CNN. Well, their feud reached new heights on the weekend... WATCH Flagstaff Families of Native American war veterans and politicians of both major parties are criticising President Donald Trump for using a White House event honouring Navajo Code Talkers to take a political jab at a Democratic senator he has nicknamed "Pocahontas".
Charles F. McClintic
Charles F. McClintic died November 27, 2017, with his family by his side in Columbus. He was 76 years old.
AT&T/TW: Merger ‘pro-consumer’
AT&T and Time Warner have submitted a joint court filing arguing that their proposed $85.4 billion merger is "pro-competitive" and "pro-consumer", seeking to refute claims by the US Department of Justice that the deal breaks antitrust law and would substantially lessen competition, resulting in higher prices and less innovation for millions of Americans. They also argued that the government was wrong to worry that the deal would hamper the development of online video.
‘Teachers:’ Public Schools ‘Only Recognize’ Native Americans on Thanksgiving
Teachers , a TVLand comedy series set in a public elementary school, got oddly political in their Halloween episode when they erroneously claimed that public schools don't teach students about Native Americans. The episode "Nightmare on Fillmore Street" centered around something which, to be fair, is a bit of a nightmare: the internet being out.
Air emission reporting date delayed to Jan. 22, 2018
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has extended the deadline for farmers to report air releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at livestock operations until Jan. 22, 2018. The decision postponed the effective date of the Court's April 2017 decision vacating an EPA rule that exempted these farms from certain statutory reporting obligations.
North Korea’s Missile launch appears to put D.C. in range
North Korea claimed the entire United States mainland was within reach after "successfully" testing a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called the Hwasong-15, and said could carry a "super large heavy warhead." While Pyongyang is prone to exaggeration, its boast of having all of the United States in range is in line with experts' calculations that the missile launched Wednesday, which flew 10 times higher than the International Space Station, could theoretically reach Washington, District of Columbia.
Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for immigration hardliner Kris Kobach in Kansas governor race
Donald Trump Jr., left, and Kansas gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach talk during a fundraiser for Kobach's campaign, Nov. 28, 2017. Donald Trump Jr. campaigned at a fundraiser for Kansas gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach on Tuesday evening, throwing early high-profile support behind the conservative firebrand in a crowded Republican field.
Wednesday November 29, Our World in Pictures
Still no Submarine: Spokesman Enrique Balbi talks during a press conference at Navy headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday. There have been no signs of the missing ARA San Juan, last heard from on Nov. 15., despite an intensive multinational search.
GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead; shutdown still a threat
Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead Tuesday as wavering GOP senators showed a growing openness. But its fate remained uncertain, and a planned White House summit aimed at averting a government shutdown was derailed when President Donald Trump savaged top Democrats and declared on Twitter, "I don't see a deal!" "It's time to stop tweeting and start leading," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer retorted after he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rebuffed the budget meeting with Trump and top Republicans.
LA County homeless encampments to get toilets and wash basins as hepatitis A threat looms
A homeless man takes food from a trash can in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, home to the nation's largest concentration of homeless people, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. At least 10 cities have declared official states of emergency, and California declared a statewide emergency due to a hepatitis A outbreak linked to homeless encampments.
Judge sides with Trump’s pick to take over consumer agency
President Donald Trump scored a victory Tuesday when a federal judge refused to block the president's choice to temporarily run the nation's top consumer financial watchdog and, for the moment, ended a two-way battle for leadership of the agency. Judge Timothy Kelly declined to stop the Republican president from putting Mick Mulvaney in place as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
More pressure on Conyers to resign after new accusations
A former staffer to John Conyers says the Michigan congressman made unwanted sexual advances that included partially undressing in front of her in a hotel room and inappropriate touching, prompting more calls for the longest-serving member of the House to resign. Deanna Maher, 77, who ran a Michigan office for Conyers from 1997 to 2005, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the first incident occurred in 1997 during a three-day Congressional Black Caucus event in Washington, which she said she "felt honored" to attend.
No feeling of party loyalty for Johnson, a key Senate holdout for the GOP tax bill
Sen. Ron Johnson watched angrily last fall as his fellow Republicans gave up on his reelection campaign, convinced he was doomed and that their dollars and hours would be better spent elsewhere. A year later, Johnson is still in the Senate but also a key holdout vote in the Republican effort to overhaul the tax code - and those political calculations, along with the ill will they bred, are coming back to haunt Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his fellow heads of the GOP.
Comstock stands up for victims of sexual harassment: ‘I can be their voice’
Rep. Barbara Comstock , who is emerging as a leader in Congress on the issue of sexual harassment, talks about the issue Tuesday in her office in Washington. Wherever Rep. Barbara Comstock goes these days, she's stopped by women who thank her for speaking out about sexual harassment on Capitol Hill.