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Texas House rejects attempts to strengthen 'bathroom bill'
In a statement to the press in response to House Speaker Joe Straus' declaration that there will be no more compromise on ridiculous bathroom bills, Lt. That sure seemed like a reference to the battle over transgender Texans' use of bathrooms and locker rooms in government buildings. But the House instead acted on narrower measures than those that came out of the Senate . [Full Article...]
Sean Hannity loses advertisers amid uproar over slain DNC staffer conspiracy theories
Fox News on Tuesday retracted the story suggesting Rich could have been murdered for leaking internal communications from the DNC to Wikileaks , a story Hannity promoted on his popular program. His reporting sometimes sources WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has called Rich a "whistleblower" but hasn't said what he means by that description. [Full Article...]
Ariana Grande to Perform Benefit Concert for Manchester Victims
Police have given no information about how the detained men may be connected to the bombing. Investigators gave details of Abedi's last hours as they released photographs from security cameras showing the black-clad suicide bomber wearing jeans and trainers, a black top and baseball cap, with the straps of his backpack visible on his shoulders. [Full Article...]
Democrats see hope for 2018 in thin GOP victory in Montana
Quist has declined to comment on the charge. This was different, in part because it offered another test of how well President Trump's support was holding up in deep red states like Montana. Still, Gianforte's alleged assault is the latest addition to a growing body of evidence suggesting right-wing intolerance, not simply for inconvenient facts, but also for impertinent questions. [Full Article...]
DHS chief says reported Russian back-channel not a 'big deal'
Former director of national intelligence James Clapper reiterated on Sunday that he saw no "smoking gun" evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government. reporter who traveled on the trip. Separately, there were at least 18 undisclosed calls and emails between Trump associates and Kremlin-linked people in the seven months before the November 8 presidential election, inclu... [Full Article...]
New Analysis of Health Care Law Affirms Increases in Hunger, Poverty
In the meantime, senators are insistent that whatever bill they come up with will be an improvement over the CBO's projections of the House bill. Health-care legislation adopted by #House Republicans earlier this month would leave 23 million more Americans uninsured by 2026 than under current law, the #Congressional Budget Office projected Wednesday - only a million fewer than the estim... [Full Article...]
Q2 Weather: Sunny and mild Memorial Day ahead
Rain chances remain low at 20 percent as rainfall coverage will be few and far between. Highs in the low 70s. Light east wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 miles per hour in the morning. Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a stray shower or storm still possible. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. [Full Article...]
KISS concert in Manchester canceled after terrorist attacks
May also said Thursday that progress is being made in the Manchester bombing investigation and said the national threat level remains critical - meaning another attack may be imminent. British officials are particularly angry that photos detailing evidence about the bomb were published in The New York Times , although it's not clear that the paper obtained the photos from US officials. [Full Article...]