Putin easily wins fourth term as Russia’s president, early results show
(AP) — Early results and an exit poll showed that Vladimir Putin handily won a fourth term as Russia’s president Sunday, adding six years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world’s largest...
View ArticleLawmakers quibble over details of $1.3T US spending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-level congressional talks on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill are reaching a critical stage as negotiators confront immigration, abortion-related issues and a battle over a...
View ArticleA frustrated Trump lashes out at special counsel Mueller
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday took out his frustrations over the intensifying Russia investigation by lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller, signaling a possible shift...
View ArticleShutdown looming, Congress and White House seek budget deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders and the White House are pressing to strike an accord on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill, though disputes remain over immigration, abortion and a massive...
View ArticleBorder wall, Hudson River project hold up spending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Battles over priorities in a huge government-wide spending bill are essentially settled, leaving a scaled-back plan for President Donald Trump‘s border wall and a huge rail project...
View ArticleSpending talks nearly done, $1.3T bill soon to be unveiled
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks over a $1.3 trillion government spending bill neared completion Wednesday as the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats ironed out deals on a first round of funding for...
View ArticleSenate moves toward final congressional OK of $1.3T budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was poised to pass a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that would end the budget battles for now, as leaders cleared final Senate obstacles after conservatives objected to...
View ArticleTrump says he is “considering” veto of $1.3 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether he would back a $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, saying he was “considering” a veto over...
View ArticleTrump signs $1.3 trillion budget after ‘reality show’ drama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump grudgingly signed a $1.3 trillion federal spending measure Friday and averted a midnight government shutdown — but only after undercutting his own negotiators...
View ArticleGov. Scott poised to jump into Florida’s race for US Senate
(AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Scott appears ready to jump into Florida’s Senate race, setting up a high-profile showdown against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. A top Scott aide, Jackie Schutz...
View ArticleCNN Poll: 42% approve of Trump, highest in 11 months
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as his approval ratings...
View ArticleMedicare drug prices soar at 10 times rate of inflation, report says
(CNN) — The prices of the 20 most commonly prescribed brand-name drugs for seniors have risen nearly 10 times more than the annual rate of inflation over the past five years, according to a...
View ArticleCongresswoman, outspoken MeToo advocate, says she won’t quit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement, has found herself in the awkward position of apologizing for not protecting female staffers in her...
View ArticleTriumphant Trump celebrates tax win, but some fear backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) – A triumphant President Donald Trump and jubilant fellow Republicans celebrated the passage of their $1.5 trillion tax overhaul Wednesday as a “historic victory for the American...
View ArticleTrump, Corker tangle ahead of Capitol Hill meeting
WASHINGTON (CNN)– President Donald Trump’s feud with GOP Sen. Bob Corker re-erupted Tuesday, threatening to sour an effort to pull the President and Capitol Hill Republicans together to spark momentum...
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6 months in, a record low for Trump, with troubles from Russia to health care...
(ABC)– Americans give President Donald Trump the lowest six-month approval rating of any president in polls dating back 70 years, punctuated by questions about his competence on the world stage, his...
View ArticleBellwether Pennsylvania special election too close to call
(ABC News) — A closely watched and extremely expensive special congressional election in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District remained too close to call late Tuesday. Such a tight margin will...
View ArticleTrump endorses Romney’s Senate bid and Romney accepts
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney in Utah’s Senate race, another sign that the two Republicans are burying the hatchet after a fraught relationship. The GOP’s...
View ArticleDems release Russia probe memo defending FBI surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two weeks after President Donald Trump blocked its full release, the House Intelligence Committee published a partially blacked-out version of a classified Democratic memo aiming to...
View ArticleImmigration challenge from Trump puts Congress on the spot
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump‘s announcement on immigration has Congress staring down an election-year deadline on an issue that bitterly divides the president’s own party, and that has...
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