Lawmakers seal deal on $1T plan government-wide funding bill
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) in the Oval Office. (Evan Vucci/AP) Congressional negotiators reached an agreement late Sunday on a broad spending package to fund the government through the end of September, alleviating fears of a government shutdown later this week, several congressional aides said. Congress is expected to vote on the roughly $1 trillion package early this week. The bipartisan agreement includes policy victories for Democrats, whose votes will be necessary to pass the..>> view originalThe Know-Nothing Campus Protest Movement
This is not pouting; it is fury and menace.So, Ann Coulter didn’t speak at UC-Berkeley last week when she could not be assured protection from potentially violent protesters. Whew! Catastrophe averted—thank God she didn’t get to… what?Advocate “fascism”? No: Mussolini would recognize little to none of his ideology in Coulter’s opinions. Yet still, there was the issue of what Coulter would have “fostered,” right? But she “fosters” whatever she fosters 24/7 on top-rated television shows and in a w..>> view originalTrump guarantees protection for those with preexisting medical conditions — but it's unclear how
President Trump defended his work on the latest proposed health-care bill on Sunday, April 30 during an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" saying, "We really have a good bill. I think they could have voted on Friday. I said, 'Just relax, don't worry about this phony 100 day thing. Get the good vote and make it perfect." (Reuters) President Trump tried Sunday to reassure anxious Republicans that the latest proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would continue to protect those w..>> view originalTrump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says
President Trump and his team have repeatedly suggested they are considering efforts to change U.S. libel laws, saying the news media is "irresponsible." (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) Reviving a controversial theme that President Trump brought up on the campaign trail, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday that the administration has “looked at” potential changes to libel laws that would make it easier for Trump to sue news organizations that criticize him. “I think it's somet..>> view originalSources: Sebastian Gorka to leave White House
One senior administration official said Gorka is expected to find an opportunity outside the White House soon. Another said it's possible he would take another job in the administration, but added it's more likely he will leave altogether. That official said Gorka was simply generating too much controversy for the White House.Gorka is a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and has been working on the National Security Council and on the Strategic Initiatives Group, which Gorka has describe..>> view originalHasan Minhaj's Trump-bashing comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated
Here are the highlights from "Daily Show" comedian Hasan Minhaj's speech at the 2017 White House correspondents' dinner. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post) President Trump did not attend the White House correspondents' dinner, but he was still the butt of host Hasan Minhaj's jokes. We have annotated Minhaj's remarks using Genius. To see an annotation, click on the yellow, highlighted text. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the series finale of the White House correspondents’ d..>> view originalRos-Lehtinen, leading Republican moderate, says she will not seek reelection
One of the most influential Cuban Americans in Congress announced that she will retire next year rather than seek reelection in an evolving South Florida district that once helped launch prominent Florida Republicans but is now moving toward Democrats. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban American elected to Congress, will end a 30-year run on Capitol Hill next year as one of her party’s leading moderate voices on social issues. She will leave behind a dis..>> view originalAt least 14 reportedly killed after storms swept South, Midwest
Ernestine Cook of Canton inspects the damage done to the I-20 Dodge dealership after a tornado hit Canton. (The Associated Press). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Updated: Monday, May 1, 2017, 2:33 AM. CANTON, Tex. — At least 14 people died in ...>> view original1 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at San Diego apartment complex; gunman killed by police
One woman was killed and seven people were wounded, several critically, when a man opened fire Sunday at a San Diego apartment complex swimming pool where a number of adults were attending a birthday party.Police rushed to the apartment building in the University City area and fatally shot the man after he pointed his gun at officers, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said. Authorities received several calls just after 6 p.m. about the shooting at the La Jolla Crossroads apartments, an u..>> view originalAmid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear
In many ways, President Trump’s attempts to implement his hard-line immigration policies have not gone very well in his first three months. His travel ban aimed at some Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by the courts, his U.S.-Mexico border wall has gone nowhere in Congress, and he has retreated, at least for now, on his vow to target illegal immigrants brought here as children. But one strategy that seems to be working well is fear. The number of migrants, legal and illegal, crossing ..>> view original
Monday, May 1, 2017
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