Justice Dept. to Work With 12 Cities to Fight Violent Crime The Justice Department will form partnerships with a dozen cities across the country to help them fight gun crime, drug trafficking and gang violence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday. Under the program — the Trump administration’s latest move […]
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Paul Ryan Fights the Bush Legacy on Taxes In June 2001, George W. Bush signed into law a measure that would become a central part of his economic legacy: a $1.3 trillion package of tax cuts that reduced income rates across the board. The legislation fulfilled a key Bush campaign […]
A look at Illinois budget mess as lawmakers head to Capitol Already holding the title for longest state budget stalemate, Illinois is poised to enter a third year without a spending plan as the feud between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats controlling the Legislature drags on. Lawmakers blew past […]
Donald Trump had the absolute worst week in Washington Donald Trump hasn’t had a lot of good weeks since being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. But this was his worst one yet. This was the week the investigation of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election […]
GOP hits the gas on ObamaCare repeal GOP hits the gas on ObamaCare repeal:- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday formally set an ambitious schedule for his conference to repeal and replace ObamaCare, promising his members will get draft legislation on Thursday with a floor vote next week. […]
Trump, Kushner welcome technology executives to White House Despite a rocky relationship with the tech world, President Trump and senior adviser Jared Kushner welcomed executives of some of America’s biggest technology companies to the White House on Monday to encourage private-sector solutions to government problems. Mr. Trump said the assembled […]
The Many Foreign Policies of Donald Trump Russia officially hung up on the United States on Monday, suspending the “hotline” between Moscow and Washington a day after the U.S. military shot down a Syrian air force jet. It was the latest signal of deteriorating relations between the superpowers, following the […]
Black bear kills Alaska teen during mountain race A teen competing in a mountain race in Alaska was mauled and killed by a black bear on Sunday, authorities and park officials said. Alaska State Troopers have identified 16-year-old Patrick Cooper as the victim who was running at Bird Ridge Trail […]
Senate Democrats Try to Gum Up Works Over Affordable Care Act Repeal Democrats vowed on Monday to slow work in the Senate to a crawl to protest the secrecy surrounding the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, as Republican leaders raced to prepare a bill for […]
GOP considers cancelling August recess to salvage agenda Alarmed by the stalemate on healthcare reform, lack of progress on tax reform and appropriations bills that are far behind schedule, Republican lawmakers across Congress are increasingly willing to consider cancelling the month-long August recess. Senate Republican negotiators reported that they are […]
