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Board members had gone to great lengths to hide the identities of the four people who were vying for the position being vacated by 12-year Superintendent Thomas Lockamy, who is retiring next month. State law allows the board to legally withhold identities in such matters until only three names are on the short list.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House after the House pushed through a health-care bill on Thursday. How bad is the health care plan approved Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives? Doctors , hospitals , the March of Dimes , Gov. Paul LePage and Republican senators are among the long list of groups who criticized the House vote because it will strip millions of Americans of health insurance and make it more expensive, and less comprehensive, for millions more.
President Trumo speaks while flanked by House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. President Trumo speaks while flanked by House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act on Thursday.
BLAME US ALL: Hillary Clinton is blaming her loss on the FBI and the Russians. OK. But why did she lie about her email server? Why didn't she go campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin? It's because she was arrogant.
The Trump administration's tax plan includes reforms that are just what we need to jump-start our economy, generate growth and income gains, and fulfill a major campaign promise. Second, the Democrats' lack of interest in the project means Republicans will almost certainly have to use budget rules allowing us to pass tax legislation with just 51 votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60-vote requirement.
A marcher hands a sign-up sheet to a participant during the march and rally in support of immigrants on Nov. 21, 2016. Luis Barrios, an undocumented immigrant who lives with his wife and children in Derby, will get to stay in the United States for another 30 days.
As Kansas lawmakers look at repealing the pass-through income tax exemption for business, Gov. Sam Brownback and others doggedly stick to their assertion that it has created new business entities. They are correct, but those new businesses overwhelmingly were created to avoid taxes and resulted in little real economic growth.
When American college student Amanda Knox was charged in Italy with the 2007 death of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher , her case became international news. Everyone had an opinion of Knox's guilt or innocence.
As Republicans move closer to dismantling Democrat Barack Obama's health care law, Americans with serious illnesses are feeling uneasy. The GOP health care bill pushed through the House on Thursday leaves those with pre-existing conditions fearful of higher premiums and losing coverage altogether if the Affordable Care Act is replaced.
Legislative negotiations on finalizing budget targets are getting down to the nitty-gritty. All sides have been reaching out to the public and the media in soliciting support for their proposals.
Hillary Clinton continues to re-litigate her 2016 presidential election loss and congressional Democrats continue to pillory FBI Director James Comey. In a nation fraught with current-day problems isn't it time to move on? Clinton during an interview Tuesday insisted, "I was on my way to winning until the combination of Jim Comey's letter on Oct. 28 and Russia Wiki- Leaks [of her campaign emails] raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off."
He has described himself as "the" architect of a 2006 Canadian-led mission against the Taliban during the Afghan War. He should have said "an" architect.
Hanover's Logan Keeling is among a group of people that the USA TODAY Network will follow throughout Donald Trump's years in office. Trump Years: Growing political divide a concern Hanover's Logan Keeling is among a group of people that the USA TODAY Network will follow throughout Donald Trump's years in office.
Hillary Clinton's return to the national stage yesterday with a high-profile interview - declaring she is "now back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance" - was welcomed by Democratic strategists eyeing ways to energize voters in the upcoming midterms and 2020 elections. But when it comes to Clinton repeatedly blaming Russians, FBI Director James Comey and WikiLeaks for her election loss, Democrats say she needs to change the broken record.
A former top Bay State federal prosecutor has been making recommendations to the White House on who the next Massachusetts U.S. Attorney should be, but another with ties to the Trump administration says a decision isn't likely until late summer. "I've made recommendations.
President Trump tried to portray his White House as the true winner of the spending bill debate despite Democrats' declaring victory, even as Republicans' Obamacare replacement plan barely clung to life yesterday. "This is what winning looks like," said Trump from the Rose Garden, rattling off the increased military and border security funding and other highlights of the spending bill he advocated for.
STILL WITH HER? After being upset in last year's election, Hillary Clinton stated she's 'testing the waters' on another run for president in 2020. Did anyone really think Hillary Clinton was going to stay in the woods and live like a hermit for the next three years? She's back and she wants to run.