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The spat over how President Trump deals with the grieving families of soldiers killed in action is just the latest symptom of an ongoing crisis in which Washington produces many dramas and few decisions on pressing issues. Before that there was the grumbling between Trump and Republicans in Congress and the report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the president a "moron ."
In other words, if you're hired to get something done, by all means take credit for it if it happens, even if you had nothing to do with it. Another version of the same principle is Ferris Buellerism.
Vice President Mike Pence on Monday honored the memory of 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, calling the three-decade-old attack the "opening salvo" in the war against terrorism. Pence and White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster paid tribute to the service members, including 220 Marines, on the anniversary of the deadly truck bombing during President Ronald Reagan's first term.
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Hillary Clinton has joined New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy at a campaign fundraiser days after former President Barack Obama campaigned for him. Individual tickets for the event featuring the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee were listed at $1,000, but the invitation asks potential guests to consider giving the top contribution, $4,300.
The fate of Bowe Bergdahl - the Army sergeant who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in 2009 in Afghanistan - now rests in the hands of a judge. A sentencing hearing for Bergdahl starts Monday at Fort Bragg and is expected to feature dramatic testimony about soldiers and a Navy SEAL badly hurt while they searched for the missing Bergdahl, who was held captive for five years by Taliban allies after leaving his post.
Social media are jam packed with analysis of the rise of Donald Trump these days. Most of us in what we would view as the intellectual and educated community are asking not just why Trump is a success, but as Trevor Noah asked, " Why is this even a contest ?" Clinton may not be, as the Democrats claim, the most qualified person ever to run, but she's certainly decently qualified, and Trump is almost the only candidate with no public service experience ever to run.
A Florida congresswoman on Sunday asked White House chief of staff John Kelly to apologise for making false claims about her while defending US President Donald Trump's handling of condolences to a military family. Her comments and the president's insulting tweets escalated a political fight surrounding the deaths of four service members in the African nation of Niger.
U.S. sanctions against Iran would automatically kick in if Tehran violates new constraints, according to a draft Republican bill sought by U.S. President Donald Trump as he tries to unravel the landmark 2015 international accord to prevent Iran from assembling an arsenal of atomic weapons. The draft bill, crafted by GOP Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Tom Cotton of Arkansas with input from the Trump administration, wouldn't necessarily violate the Iran nuclear deal if passed into law.
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John McCain mocks Trump as he savages wealthy young men who avoided the Vietnam draft 'with a doctor's note for a bone spur' - the same reason the president gave for not going to war US ready to put 'nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid growing tensions with Russia and North Korea 'Even when he was mean to me he was funny': Jay Leno pens an touching tribute to his long-time rival Letterman congratulating him on his Mark Twain award... but still reminds everyone he won it FIRST Body of little girl, 3, who went missing after her father put her out in an alleyway 'frequented by coyotes' at 3am as punishment for not drinking her milk has been 'found in a culvert' Kathy Griffin lashes out at attorney Lisa Bloom asking her to refund the tens of thousands of dollars she wasted on her legal services after the Trump severed head controversy ... (more)
USDA OFFERS HELP TO CALIFORNIA PRODUCERS IMPACTED BY FIRES Oct. 23, 2017 Source: USDA news release The U.S. Department of Agriculture is targeting $4 million to help farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in California recover from the recent wildfires. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will issue waivers for those interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to enable recovery work to begin immediately.
Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidates Daniel Biss , Bob Daiber, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Alexander Paterakis and J.B. Pritzker answer questions about their candidacy at an event Wednesday in Mount Prospect.
John McCain mocks Trump as he savages wealthy young men who avoided the Vietnam draft 'with a doctor's note for a bone spur' - the same reason the president gave for not going to war US ready to put 'nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid growing tensions with Russia and North Korea 'Even when he was mean to me he was funny': Jay Leno pens an touching tribute to his long-time rival Letterman congratulating him on his Mark Twain award... but still reminds everyone he won it FIRST Body of little girl, 3, who went missing after her father put her out in an alleyway 'frequented by coyotes' at 3am as punishment for not drinking her milk has been 'found in a culvert' Kathy Griffin lashes out at attorney Lisa Bloom asking her to refund the tens of thousands of dollars she wasted on her legal services after the Trump severed head controversy ... (more)
When Democrats were peddling ObamaCare to an unsuspecting America, they told us that the price of health insurance would go down by thousands of dollars. But the opposite happened, and it continues to happen.
The aviation technology instructor for Bismarck Public Schools is showing students it's possible to get their pilot's wings. Brad Stangeland teaches Aviation I and II courses at the BPS Career and Technical Education Center, which offers courses to high school students to help them jump-start their careers in areas such as welding, auto collision, health professions, science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Al Hurricane, known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock, died Sunday. His son, Al Hurricane, Jr., told The Associated Press that his father died from complications related to a long battle against prostate cancer.
The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled the appearance of three scientists at an event on Monday in Rhode Island about a report, which deals in part with climate change. The New York Times reports EPA spokesman John Konkus confirmed on Sunday that agency scientists would not be speaking at the event in Providence.
A deal on health care from Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington has limited support among senators of both parties. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler asked Gov. John Kasich about that deal, which looks very similar to one he worked on with Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper .