Haiti suspends fuel price hike after arson, looting, gunfire

McConnell Tries to Nudge Trump Toward Two Supreme Court Options - Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy 'It's a Terrible Vote': Red-State Democrats Face an Agonizing Supreme Court Choice - WASHINGTON - Democratic senators running for re-election in Trump Country face an agonizing choice over President Trump's coming Supreme Court nominee: Vote to confirm the pick and risk demoralizing Democratic voters ahead Rep. Jim Jordan faces new accusation that he must have known about alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State - A seventh former Ohio State University wrestler said Saturday that he believes Rep. Jim Jordan knew about inappropriate behavior that allegedly took place in the school's athletic ... (more)

Under Republican majority, U.S. Senate votes to LEGALIZE hemp farming across the nation

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Trump pledges July 9 announcement on Supreme Court nominee

US president Donald Trump has said he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, adding that two women are among his top candidates for the job. The president, who spoke aboard Air Force One on the way to his golf club in New Jersey, said he had identified a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation's high court and he may interview as many as seven.

Canada announces billions in retaliatory tariffs against US

Canada announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Friday in a tit-for-tat response to the Trump administration's duties on Canadian steel and aluminum . Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government released the final list of items that will be targeted beginning July 1. Some items will be subject to taxes of 10 or 25 percent.

McConnell’s 2016 gamble paying off for conservatives

NewsOK Pro is a fast and easy way to build your own customized topic pages and add them to the existing NewsOK you've grown to love. THE fact that President Trump has the opportunity to place a second justice on the Supreme Court, due to Anthony Kennedy's retirement, is a reminder that sometimes, gambling pays off.

For the record: Supreme Court nominees considered in ‘election years’

There's nothing like Supreme Court nomination to get the political spin going at full speed. In 2016, The Fact Checker awarded a bushel of flip-flops to lawmakers , Democrat and Republican, who conveniently changed their position on Supreme Court nominations depending on who was in power at the time.

The Latest: Civil rights groups want court vote postponed Source: AP

Various civil rights groups are backing calls from Democratic lawmakers to hold off on a vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's replacement until after the November elections. Vanita Gupta, head of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, says senators need to put country over party and use every tool to stop what she calls President Donald Trump's plan "to take over the Supreme Court for the next 40 years."

The Latest: Trump explains Kennedy retirement to de Sousa

President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in ... more FILe - In this Feb. 18, 1988, file photo Anthony Kennedy, left, takes the constitutional oath as a Supreme Court Associate Justice from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at a White House ceremony in Washington.

The Latest: Few visa applicants granted travel ban waivers

The Trump administration has granted waivers to less than 2 percent of visa applicants exempting them from President Donald Trump's travel ban on several mostly Muslim countries. Visitors depart the Supreme Court early Monday, June 25, 2018.

Kentucky governor downplays effect of EU tariffs on bourbon

In comments at odds with his home state's whiskey distillers, Kentucky's Republican governor is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass state's iconic bourbon industry. "There's always the potential for some type of impact, but I don't think it will be a tremendous impact," Gov. Matt Bevin said when asked about tariffs during a TV interview this week with Bloomberg.

Whiskey, Harley prices expected to jump in Europe as tariffs take effect

In the heart of London's Soho, whiskey mecca Milroy's of Soho has a section dedicated exclusively to American whiskey. "The rarer products we get in ... they'll be hit fairly quickly because there's not that much of it in the country," the owner of the shop, Simo, who prefers to go by just one name, told ABC News.

Hemp, Inc. Applauds Addition of Hemp Legislation to 2018 Farm Bill

"Securing the Hemp Farming Act as part of the 2018 Farm Bill has been a top priority of mine. I look forward to continuing to work with my Senate colleagues on this and many other issues important to Kentucky agriculture as we move towards consideration of the Farm Bill," McConnell said in a statement.  The Senate's farm bill still needs to be approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and the full chamber.

Opinion: Beware the Dog Days of August

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to his Capitol office after the Republican Senate policy lunch that took place at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday. Nothing happens in August, right? At least that's always the usual explanation for the mass exodus that leaves Washington nearly uninhabited for much of D.C.'s dog days.

Sen. Mitch McConnell pushes hemp legalization in farm bill

Declaring he has "won the argument" on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday.