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US Congress passes short-term bill to avert government shutdown
Trump had orchestrated the 100-day spending showdown shortly after he won the election, insisting previous year that Congress only fund the government through April 28 so he could put his stamp on federal spending after he took office. House Speaker Paul Ryan , R-Wis., wants to avoid an encore of last month's embarrassment, when he abruptly canceled a vote on a health care overhaul because of opp... [Full Article...]
Trump pushes Senate Republicans to act on health care bill
Republican leaders in the House and White House wanted to implement a massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans (the health care bill passed Thursday) as a prelude to adopting a second massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans and big corporations (the tax bill that's next on their agenda). [Full Article...]
ICE Arrests Over 1300 People in Six-Week Long Nationwide Operation
All the individuals arrested had federal or state criminal charges, including drug trafficking, human smuggling, sex trafficking, murder and racketeering, according to the release. ICE says there were 17 total gang arrests made by the D.C. field office, and 35 made by the Baltimore field office. The largest number arrested were affiliated with the Bloods (137), followed by Surenos (118), MS-13 (... [Full Article...]
FBI raids Maryland Republican political consultant's office
The FBI agents used trash bags to cover a window at the third-floor offices of Strategic Campaign Group at 191 Main St. The Cuccinelli suit alleged that Strategic Campaign Group and the associated Conservative Strike Force Political Action Committee - an independent group not affiliated with the candidate - raised about $2.2 million by assuring donors it would spend the money to help elect the... [Full Article...]
Tillerson: US reviewing climate change policy
In Anchorage, you'll find eight food trucks representing the Arctic Council member-nations-U.S., Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia-with each truck serving up a recipe from that nation, with fresh, wild Alaska seafood (cod, rockfish or salmon.) Bite size portions will be free to those lucky enough to be there. [Full Article...]
Seton Hall Athletics a Leader in Academic Progress
A school-record seven teams earned NCAA Public Recognition for their performances, all with scores of 1,000 (the highest possible) -women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball and men's water polo. [Full Article...]
14 killed as storms and flooding sweep across US
To the west, a winter storm was expected to dump as much as a foot of wet, heavy snow (30 cm) in parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Texas , the National Weather Service said . A ten-year-old girl drowned in Springdale, Arkansas, and the body of a woman who disappeared while riding on an inflatable ring was found in a creek in Eureka Springs. [Full Article...]
Tiffany - the unlikely brand taking on Donald Trump
His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are senior presidential advisers, as well as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are in favor of remaining. "People will start to get Trump fatigue", said Liz Gallagher. So they will need to adjust their existing laws and policies to make the level and timeframe of their targets consistent with the NDCs, or to make more significant changes to ... [Full Article...]