News - 2017
Manchin Splits With Other Red-State Democrats, Praises Trump’s DACA Move
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09.07.17 | 5:44 pm
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday September 7, 2017, where Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will head the Rebuild Texas initiative following Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday September 7, 2017, where Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will head the Rebuild Texas initiative following Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
Veteran Texas Democrat Tapped To Lead Harvey Recovery Effort
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09.07.17 | 6:36 pm
FILE--In this May 15, 2017, file photo, protesters hold signs during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, Monday, May 15, 2017, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a decision to block the revised travel ban, which would suspend the nation's refugee program and temporarily bar new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file) FILE--In this May 15, 2017, file photo, protesters hold signs during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, Monday, May 15, 2017, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a decision to block the revised travel ban, which would suspend the nation's refugee program and temporarily bar new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
Appeals Court Rules Close Relations Are Not Part Of Trump’s Travel Ban
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09.07.17 | 6:43 pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. House and Senate Democrats gather to call for Congressional Republicans to stand up to President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative by bringing the DREAM Act for a vote on the House and Senate Floor. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. House and Senate Democrats gather to call for Congressional Republicans to stand up to President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative by bringing the DREAM Act for a vote on the House and Senate Floor. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Trump’s DACA Blundering Is Driving Congress Crazy
By Alice Ollstein
09.08.17 | 6:00 am
Irma, 20-Feet Waves Slam Turks And Caicos Islands On Path To Florida
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09.08.17 | 6:45 am
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation for a national day of prayer to occur on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation for a national day of prayer to occur on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Reportedly Backed Schumer’s Pitch To Eliminate Debt Ceiling Entirely
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09.08.17 | 6:49 am
Mexico Hit By Powerful Earthquake Killing At Least 32 People
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09.08.17 | 6:53 am
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks about Harvey relief efforts after a meeting with House Republicans, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks about Harvey relief efforts after a meeting with House Republicans, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Ryan On Trump Siding With Dems: ‘It’s Perfectly Reasonable And Rational’
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09.08.17 | 7:21 am
Moderate GOP Rep. Charlie Dent Won’t Seek Re-Election In 2018
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09.08.17 | 7:59 am
Dems File Bill To Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol Within 120 Days
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09.08.17 | 8:18 am