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US lawmakers urge Trump to press India's Modi on trade, investment
S also has a defence partnership with Pakistan. President Trump has appointed more people of Indian origin to high office than his predecessors, and this will surely be a factor in the chemistry of his relations with Prime Minister Modi, who too has come to office because of the will of the people, exactly as President Trump has. [Full Article...]
Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela: Pelosi 'doesn't help our candidate
But its characteristics on paper - namely the fact that President Donald Trump won here by less than 2 points last fall and that it's a well-educated area - will keep it competitive, one GOP aide said . Said Rice: "The Republican playbook has been very successful". And all the focus on whether Nancy Pelosi should stay or go as House minority leader seems largely beside the point. [Full Article...]
Hillary Clinton says Republicans will be the "death party" if they pass
Among the changes outlined in the bill, called the Better Care Reconciliation Act , are provisions to end Affordable Care Act mandates requiring most Americans to have health insurance. "It doesn't protect Nevadans on Medicaid and the most vulnerable Nevadans", Heller said at a news conference in Las Vegas. That would suggest a breeze for Republicans' healthcare legislation to President Do... [Full Article...]
Rep. Steve Scalise out of intensive care
The attack on a group of Republican lawmakers at an Alexandria, Va., baseball field was not linked to terrorism, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a briefing on Wednesday. "On the shooter, we found a paper that contained the names of six members of Congress", Slater told reporters, though he did not characterize it as a hit list. [Full Article...]
Cindy weakens but still stirs weather over wide swath
NEW ORLEANS (AP ) - A suspected tornado near Birmingham, Alabama, flattened businesses and injured one person Thursday, while the mayor of a coastal Louisiana town urged residents to evacuate ahead of a rising tide - two lingering effects of a weakening Tropical Depression Cindy that was fueling harsh weather across the Southeast. [Full Article...]
Learning From the Georgia Special Congressional Election
Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing spec. LINDA SANCHEZ: In the previous election, the Republican candidate won by more than 20 points. "The Democratic Party needs new leadership now". Republican Karen Handel won, dealing a major blow to Democrats. Trump was quick to celebrate the Georgia win and accused Democrats of standing in the way of a leg... [Full Article...]
Tri-State Braces for Possible Impacts From Tropical Depression Cindy
The storm made landfall early Thursday near the Louisiana and Texas border, according Walker. Cindy was blamed for one death: Nolan McCabe, 10, of St. A storm could cause a surge of up to three feet (1 meter) in isolated areas from southeastern Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle and possibly spawn tornados from the lower MS and Tennessee Valley regions to the central Gulf Coast, the ... [Full Article...]
Dassey's attorneys file motion for his release from prison
The judgment ruling authorities took advantage of Dassey by tricking him into a confession, and on Thursday the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. "My assumption is that they would have to release him, based on the judge's order unless they get another stay from the Supreme Court", Dvorak says. [Full Article...]