Beyond veto: Pres. Trump seeks more work-arounds to avoid Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's first congressional veto was more than a milestone: It signals a new era of ever more fraught relations between the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.Pres.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's first congressional veto was more than a milestone: It signals a new era of ever more fraught relations between the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.Pres.
'A horrible act:' Pres. Trump downplays white nationalism threat after New Zealand massacre
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump played down any threat posed by racist white nationalism after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president "a symbol of renewed white identity."Pres.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump played down any threat posed by racist white nationalism after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president "a symbol of renewed white identity."Pres.
Senate votes to terminate Pres. Trump's border national emergency order
WASHINGTON -- In a stunning rebuke, the Republican-controlled Senate has voted to terminate President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.The Senate voted 59-41 for a resolution to halt President Trump's emergency order.
WASHINGTON -- In a stunning rebuke, the Republican-controlled Senate has voted to terminate President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.The Senate voted 59-41 for a resolution to halt President Trump's emergency order.
5 governors, including Gov. Evers, opposed Pres. Trump's plan to cut Great Lakes spending
LANSING, Mich. — Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump's call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program.The president's 2020 budget offers $30 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which gets $300 million most years.
LANSING, Mich. — Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump's call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program.The president's 2020 budget offers $30 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which gets $300 million most years.
'Reckless and unconstitutional:' Wisconsin joins lawsuit over Pres. Trump's border emergency
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday, March 13 announced that he authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join the State of Wisconsin as a plaintiff in California, et al.
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday, March 13 announced that he authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join the State of Wisconsin as a plaintiff in California, et al.
President Trump issues 'emergency order' to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8, Max 9 jets
WASHINGTON -- As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.That's when the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order keeping the planes on the tarmac.
WASHINGTON -- As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.That's when the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order keeping the planes on the tarmac.
Pres. Trump's budget calls for cuts to cleanup funding for waterways, including Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — President Donald Trump is trying again to slash federal cleanup funding for major U.S. waterways, including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.The president's 2020 budget released Monday, March 11 calls for spending $30 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program intended to remove toxic pollution, fight invasive species and deal with other longstanding environmental problems in the eight-state region.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — President Donald Trump is trying again to slash federal cleanup funding for major U.S. waterways, including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.The president's 2020 budget released Monday, March 11 calls for spending $30 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program intended to remove toxic pollution, fight invasive species and deal with other longstanding environmental problems in the eight-state region.
President Trump: Permanent Daylight Saving Time 'OK with me!'
WASHINGTON -- It appears President Donald Trump would be fine with a permanent Daylight Saving Time.He tweeted about it Monday morning.
WASHINGTON -- It appears President Donald Trump would be fine with a permanent Daylight Saving Time.He tweeted about it Monday morning.
Republican Scott Walker praises Milwaukee choice for DNC 2020
MILWAUKEE -- Former Republican Wisconsin Gov.
MILWAUKEE -- Former Republican Wisconsin Gov.
President Trump expected to seek $8.6 billion for border wall in new budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday, March 10, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise.The request would more than double the $8.1 billion already available to the president after he declared a national emergency at the border in order to circumvent Congress once lawmakers refused his funding demands.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday, March 10, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise.The request would more than double the $8.1 billion already available to the president after he declared a national emergency at the border in order to circumvent Congress once lawmakers refused his funding demands.
Pres. Trump signed Bibles in Alabama church. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.Hershael York, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Louisville, Kentucky, said he didn't have a problem with Pres.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.Hershael York, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Louisville, Kentucky, said he didn't have a problem with Pres.
President Trump to request budget with funds for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.For the first time, President Trump plans to stick with the strict spending caps imposed years ago, even though lawmakers have largely avoided them with new budget deals.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.For the first time, President Trump plans to stick with the strict spending caps imposed years ago, even though lawmakers have largely avoided them with new budget deals.
President Trump pays his respects to 23 killed by Alabama tornado
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Head bowed, President Donald Trump paid respects Friday to the 23 people killed when a powerful tornado roared through a rural Alabama town, observing a moment of silence before white wooden crosses that stood in remembrance of each victim.President Trump and his wife, Melania, held hands as they paused in front of each of the markers erected near a church serving as a makeshift disaster relief center for survivors of Sunday's twister.Earlier, the president stood on a hill overlooking a debris field and surveyed mangled trees and other wreckage.President Trump flew by airplane to a military base on the Georgia-Alabama border and boarded a helicopter that provided him with an aerial tour of the region before he arrived in Beauregard, which bore the brunt of the storm.
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Head bowed, President Donald Trump paid respects Friday to the 23 people killed when a powerful tornado roared through a rural Alabama town, observing a moment of silence before white wooden crosses that stood in remembrance of each victim.President Trump and his wife, Melania, held hands as they paused in front of each of the markers erected near a church serving as a makeshift disaster relief center for survivors of Sunday's twister.Earlier, the president stood on a hill overlooking a debris field and surveyed mangled trees and other wreckage.President Trump flew by airplane to a military base on the Georgia-Alabama border and boarded a helicopter that provided him with an aerial tour of the region before he arrived in Beauregard, which bore the brunt of the storm.
President Trump watched Super Bowl with ex-owner of spa linked to Kraft arrest
WASHINGTON -- A Florida woman who once owned the day spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited sexual acts watched the Super Bowl with President Donald Trump days before Kraft was arrested, according to a report in the Miami Herald.Li Yang, who goes by Cindy, no longer owns the Orchids of Asia Day Spa where Kraft is alleged to have paid for oral sex, but her family still owns several South Florida spas, according to the Miami Herald.
WASHINGTON -- A Florida woman who once owned the day spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited sexual acts watched the Super Bowl with President Donald Trump days before Kraft was arrested, according to a report in the Miami Herald.Li Yang, who goes by Cindy, no longer owns the Orchids of Asia Day Spa where Kraft is alleged to have paid for oral sex, but her family still owns several South Florida spas, according to the Miami Herald.
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for $1.9M to cover cost of his defense
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York state court, claims the Trump Organization stopped paying Cohen's mounting legal fees after he began cooperating with federal prosecutors in their investigations related to President Trump's business dealings in Russia and attempts to silence women with embarrassing stories about his personal life.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York state court, claims the Trump Organization stopped paying Cohen's mounting legal fees after he began cooperating with federal prosecutors in their investigations related to President Trump's business dealings in Russia and attempts to silence women with embarrassing stories about his personal life.
'This is a national emergency:' Pres. Trump meets with Illinois congressman who deployed to border
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Wednesday, March 6 with an Illinois congressman who was deployed last month to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit.Republican Rep.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Wednesday, March 6 with an Illinois congressman who was deployed last month to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit.Republican Rep.
Man's dying wish fulfilled with call from President Trump
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A terminally ill Connecticut man who's a big supporter of President Donald Trump is getting a bucket list wish fulfilled, with help from his Democratic sister.Jay Barrett, of West Haven, who has cystic fibrosis, left the hospital to begin palliative care at his sister's home last weekend and asked for some sort of contact with the president before he dies.His sister, West Haven City Councilwoman Bridgette Hoskie, who describes herself as "100 percent Democrat," went on social media to help make it happen.
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A terminally ill Connecticut man who's a big supporter of President Donald Trump is getting a bucket list wish fulfilled, with help from his Democratic sister.Jay Barrett, of West Haven, who has cystic fibrosis, left the hospital to begin palliative care at his sister's home last weekend and asked for some sort of contact with the president before he dies.His sister, West Haven City Councilwoman Bridgette Hoskie, who describes herself as "100 percent Democrat," went on social media to help make it happen.
North Korea said to be rebuilding structures at rocket site
NORTH KOREA -- North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by Seoul's spy service.The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last week between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that ended without any agreement.South Korea's National Intelligence Service provided the assessment about the North's Tongchang-ri launch site to lawmakers during a private briefing Tuesday.
NORTH KOREA -- North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by Seoul's spy service.The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last week between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that ended without any agreement.South Korea's National Intelligence Service provided the assessment about the North's Tongchang-ri launch site to lawmakers during a private briefing Tuesday.
AG Josh Kaul joins multistate lawsuit challenging Pres. Trump's abortion rule
MADISON — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined his first multistate lawsuit, signing on to an action challenging President Donald Trump's administration's attempts to set up obstacles for women seeking abortions.A coalition of 21 attorneys general, including Kaul, filed the lawsuit Tuesday, March 5 in Oregon.
MADISON — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined his first multistate lawsuit, signing on to an action challenging President Donald Trump's administration's attempts to set up obstacles for women seeking abortions.A coalition of 21 attorneys general, including Kaul, filed the lawsuit Tuesday, March 5 in Oregon.
Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 rematch with President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 .Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, "I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe."She says, "What's at stake in our country, the kind of things that are happening right now are deeply troubling to me."She says she has spoken with several of the candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, and has told them, "Don't take anything for granted, even though we have a long list of real problems and broken promises" from the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 .Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, "I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe."She says, "What's at stake in our country, the kind of things that are happening right now are deeply troubling to me."She says she has spoken with several of the candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, and has told them, "Don't take anything for granted, even though we have a long list of real problems and broken promises" from the Trump administration.