Wisconsin reps break along party lines on health overhaul
MADISON — Wisconsin's congressional delegation has voted along party lines on legislation rolling back former President Barack Obama's health care law.The House voted to pass the bill 217-213 on Thursday afternoon.
MADISON — Wisconsin's congressional delegation has voted along party lines on legislation rolling back former President Barack Obama's health care law.The House voted to pass the bill 217-213 on Thursday afternoon.
A running list of President Donald Trump's executive orders
Last Updated: May 4th, 2017WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20th, 2017.
Last Updated: May 4th, 2017WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20th, 2017.
House to vote on health care repeal
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will vote on a bill to repeal major portions of Democratic President Barack Obama's health care law.That's the word Wednesday night from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who told reporters "yes" when asked if they have sufficient votes.
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will vote on a bill to repeal major portions of Democratic President Barack Obama's health care law.That's the word Wednesday night from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who told reporters "yes" when asked if they have sufficient votes.
House OKs bill to fund government through September
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House has passed a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government through the end of September, the first significant piece of bipartisan legislation of President Donald Trump's presidency.The 309-118 vote sends the bill to the Senate in time to act before a midnight Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown.The White House says President Trump will sign the measure, which gives him much of the money he sought for defense and border security but denies startup construction funding for President Trump's oft-promise wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.The measure is the product of weeks of Capitol Hill negotiations in which Democrats blocked President Trump's most controversial proposals, including cuts to domestic programs backed by both parties and new steps to punish so-called sanctuary cities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House has passed a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government through the end of September, the first significant piece of bipartisan legislation of President Donald Trump's presidency.The 309-118 vote sends the bill to the Senate in time to act before a midnight Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown.The White House says President Trump will sign the measure, which gives him much of the money he sought for defense and border security but denies startup construction funding for President Trump's oft-promise wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.The measure is the product of weeks of Capitol Hill negotiations in which Democrats blocked President Trump's most controversial proposals, including cuts to domestic programs backed by both parties and new steps to punish so-called sanctuary cities.
President Trump on Mideast peace: 'We will get it done'
WASHINGTON — Despite bleak prospects for success, President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday "to do whatever is necessary" to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.At a White House meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, President Trump pledged to reinvigorate the stalled Mideast peace process that has bedeviled his predecessors and said he would serve as "a mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator" between the two sides. "We will get it done," President Trump confidently told Abbas."I'm committed to working with Israel and the Palestinians to reach an agreement," President Trump said. "But any agreement cannot be imposed by the United States or by any other nation.
WASHINGTON — Despite bleak prospects for success, President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday "to do whatever is necessary" to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.At a White House meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, President Trump pledged to reinvigorate the stalled Mideast peace process that has bedeviled his predecessors and said he would serve as "a mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator" between the two sides. "We will get it done," President Trump confidently told Abbas."I'm committed to working with Israel and the Palestinians to reach an agreement," President Trump said. "But any agreement cannot be imposed by the United States or by any other nation.
"Proud to be here:" Thousands march in opposition to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke
MILWAUKEE -- For the second time this year, thousands marched on downtown Milwaukee in opposition to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and President Donald Trump.
MILWAUKEE -- For the second time this year, thousands marched on downtown Milwaukee in opposition to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and President Donald Trump.
Federal government relaxes nutrition standards for school lunches
LEESBURG, Va. — Schools won't have to cut the salt in meals just yet and they can serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.The move by the Trump administration rolls back rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of her healthy eating initiative.As his first major action in office, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the department will delay the requirement on lowering the amount of sodium in meals while continuing to allow waivers for regulations that all grains on the lunch line must be rich in whole grains.
LEESBURG, Va. — Schools won't have to cut the salt in meals just yet and they can serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.The move by the Trump administration rolls back rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of her healthy eating initiative.As his first major action in office, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the department will delay the requirement on lowering the amount of sodium in meals while continuing to allow waivers for regulations that all grains on the lunch line must be rich in whole grains.
President Trump makes puzzling claim about Andrew Jackson, Civil War
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump made puzzling claims about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War in an interview, suggesting he was uncertain about the origin of the conflict while claiming that Jackson was upset about a war that started 16 years after his death.President Trump, who has at times shown a shaky grasp of U.S. history, said he wonders why issues "could not have been worked out" in order to prevent the secession of 11 Southern states and a war that lasted four years and killed more than 600,000 soldiers."People don't realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why?" President Trump said in an interview with The Washington Examiner, according to a transcript released Monday. "People don't ask that question, but why was there the Civil War?
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump made puzzling claims about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War in an interview, suggesting he was uncertain about the origin of the conflict while claiming that Jackson was upset about a war that started 16 years after his death.President Trump, who has at times shown a shaky grasp of U.S. history, said he wonders why issues "could not have been worked out" in order to prevent the secession of 11 Southern states and a war that lasted four years and killed more than 600,000 soldiers."People don't realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why?" President Trump said in an interview with The Washington Examiner, according to a transcript released Monday. "People don't ask that question, but why was there the Civil War?
Adviser to Pres. Trump to leave the White House
WASHINGTON — An adviser to President Donald Trump will be leaving the White House.A senior administration official says Sebastian Gorka, a former counterterrorism analyst for Fox News who joined the administration as a counterterrorism adviser, will be leaving the White House in the coming days.The official says that Gorka had initially been hired to play a key role on the Strategic Initiatives Group, an advisory panel created by Pres.
WASHINGTON — An adviser to President Donald Trump will be leaving the White House.A senior administration official says Sebastian Gorka, a former counterterrorism analyst for Fox News who joined the administration as a counterterrorism adviser, will be leaving the White House in the coming days.The official says that Gorka had initially been hired to play a key role on the Strategic Initiatives Group, an advisory panel created by Pres.
NY lawmakers hatch plan to release Pres. Trump's state taxes
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats have hatched a plan to get a look at Pres.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats have hatched a plan to get a look at Pres.
Federal judge strikes down President Trump's efforts to cut Milwaukee County's funding over immigration policy
MILWAUKEE -- A federal judge on Tuesday, April 25th blocked President Donald Trump's administration from withholding funding from Milwaukee County and eight other municipalities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.
MILWAUKEE -- A federal judge on Tuesday, April 25th blocked President Donald Trump's administration from withholding funding from Milwaukee County and eight other municipalities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.
100 days in, President Trump says he's brought about 'profound change'
HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by claiming historic action on his agenda, renewing promises on health care and taxes and attacking the news media for misleading Americans.In his morning radio address President Trump issued an assurance: "My only allegiance is to you, our wonderful citizens." To supporters at an evening rally in Pennsylvania, he promoted American power and patriotism while emphasizing such priorities as American manufacturing, better trade deals, a border wall with Mexico and a still-to-be defined tax cut plan."We are not going to let other countries take advantage of us anymore," he said in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. "From now on it's going to be America first."President Trump's 100th day events were set in a politically important state that he won with 48 percent of the vote.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by claiming historic action on his agenda, renewing promises on health care and taxes and attacking the news media for misleading Americans.In his morning radio address President Trump issued an assurance: "My only allegiance is to you, our wonderful citizens." To supporters at an evening rally in Pennsylvania, he promoted American power and patriotism while emphasizing such priorities as American manufacturing, better trade deals, a border wall with Mexico and a still-to-be defined tax cut plan."We are not going to let other countries take advantage of us anymore," he said in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. "From now on it's going to be America first."President Trump's 100th day events were set in a politically important state that he won with 48 percent of the vote.
President Trump's first 100 days: A president's very public education
WASHINGTON — Health care is complicated.
WASHINGTON — Health care is complicated.
Pres. Trump to spend Day 100 in office talking tough on trade
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is marking his 100th day in office by talking tough on trade.The White House says the president will sign an executive order Saturday that will direct his Commerce Department and the U.S. trade representative to perform a comprehensive study of the nation's trade agreements.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is marking his 100th day in office by talking tough on trade.The White House says the president will sign an executive order Saturday that will direct his Commerce Department and the U.S. trade representative to perform a comprehensive study of the nation's trade agreements.
White House: Pres. Trump says US will not withdraw from NAFTA
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, just hours after administration officials said he was considering a draft executive order to do just that.The White House made the surprise announcement in a read-out of calls between Pres.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, just hours after administration officials said he was considering a draft executive order to do just that.The White House made the surprise announcement in a read-out of calls between Pres.
Judge cites President Trump's comment in 'sanctuary city' ruling
SAN FRANCISCO — For the third time in two months, a federal judge has knocked down an immigration order by President Donald Trump and used Trump's own language against him.In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick quoted President Trump to support his decision to block the president's order to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials.President Trump called the sanctuary cities order a "weapon" against communities that disagree with his preferred immigration policy, Orrick said.
SAN FRANCISCO — For the third time in two months, a federal judge has knocked down an immigration order by President Donald Trump and used Trump's own language against him.In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick quoted President Trump to support his decision to block the president's order to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials.President Trump called the sanctuary cities order a "weapon" against communities that disagree with his preferred immigration policy, Orrick said.
Dairy crisis: Gov. Walker announces changes to loan program for farmers after speaking with Pres. Trump
MADISON — A handful of Wisconsin dairy farmers whose Canada market evaporated in a trade dispute were weighing offers from new buyers on Tuesday, April 25th, but others were running out of time before an expiring contract risked putting them out of business."The milk market is tighter than we expected," said Daniel Smith, a state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection administrator. "It doesn't mean the game's over, but it does mean the clock is ticking."Smith said about 15 farms that produce ultra-filtered milk were considering offers Tuesday.
MADISON — A handful of Wisconsin dairy farmers whose Canada market evaporated in a trade dispute were weighing offers from new buyers on Tuesday, April 25th, but others were running out of time before an expiring contract risked putting them out of business."The milk market is tighter than we expected," said Daniel Smith, a state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection administrator. "It doesn't mean the game's over, but it does mean the clock is ticking."Smith said about 15 farms that produce ultra-filtered milk were considering offers Tuesday.
Judge blocks Pres. Trump order on sanctuary city funding
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the preliminary injunction in two lawsuits — one brought by the city of San Francisco, the other by Santa Clara County — against an executive order targeting communities that protect immigrants from deportation.The injunction will stay in place while the lawsuits work their way through court.The judge rejected the administration's argument that the order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said President Donald Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.Even if the president could do so, those conditions would have to be clearly related to the funds at issue and not coercive, as the executive order appears to be, Orrick aid."Federal funding that bears no meaningful relationship to immigration enforcement cannot be threatened merely because a jurisdiction chooses an immigration enforcement strategy of which the president disapproves," the judge said.It was the third major setback for the administration on immigration policy.The Justice Department had no immediate comment.San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said the president was "forced to back down.""This is why we have courts — to halt the overreach of a president and an attorney general who either don't understand the Constitution or chose to ignore it," he said in a statement.A Justice Department attorney, Chad Readler, had defended the president's executive order as an attempt to use his "bully pulpit" to "encourage communities and states to comply with the law."And he said the order applied to only three Justice Department and Homeland Security grants that would affect less than $1 million for Santa Clara County and possibly no money for San Francisco.But the judge disagreed, saying the order was written broadly to "reach all federal grants" and potentially jeopardized hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to San Francisco and Santa Clara.He cited comments by the president and Attorney General Jeff Sessions as evidence that the order was intended to target a wide array of federal funding.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the preliminary injunction in two lawsuits — one brought by the city of San Francisco, the other by Santa Clara County — against an executive order targeting communities that protect immigrants from deportation.The injunction will stay in place while the lawsuits work their way through court.The judge rejected the administration's argument that the order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said President Donald Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.Even if the president could do so, those conditions would have to be clearly related to the funds at issue and not coercive, as the executive order appears to be, Orrick aid."Federal funding that bears no meaningful relationship to immigration enforcement cannot be threatened merely because a jurisdiction chooses an immigration enforcement strategy of which the president disapproves," the judge said.It was the third major setback for the administration on immigration policy.The Justice Department had no immediate comment.San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said the president was "forced to back down.""This is why we have courts — to halt the overreach of a president and an attorney general who either don't understand the Constitution or chose to ignore it," he said in a statement.A Justice Department attorney, Chad Readler, had defended the president's executive order as an attempt to use his "bully pulpit" to "encourage communities and states to comply with the law."And he said the order applied to only three Justice Department and Homeland Security grants that would affect less than $1 million for Santa Clara County and possibly no money for San Francisco.But the judge disagreed, saying the order was written broadly to "reach all federal grants" and potentially jeopardized hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to San Francisco and Santa Clara.He cited comments by the president and Attorney General Jeff Sessions as evidence that the order was intended to target a wide array of federal funding.
Former President Trump aide Michael Flynn may have broken law, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to break U.S. law when he failed to seek permission or inform the government about accepting tens of thousands of dollars from Russian organizations after a trip there in 2015, leaders of a House committee investigating possible Russian ties with President Trump's campaign said Tuesday, April 25th.They congressmen also raised new questions about Flynn's consulting firm accepting $530,000 from a company tied to Turkey's government.Reps.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to break U.S. law when he failed to seek permission or inform the government about accepting tens of thousands of dollars from Russian organizations after a trip there in 2015, leaders of a House committee investigating possible Russian ties with President Trump's campaign said Tuesday, April 25th.They congressmen also raised new questions about Flynn's consulting firm accepting $530,000 from a company tied to Turkey's government.Reps.
Pres. Trump condemns Holocaust deniers; "We must never, ever shrink away from telling the truth"
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is condemning those who deny the Holocaust and is pledging to confront anti-Semitism.In a speech marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pres.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is condemning those who deny the Holocaust and is pledging to confront anti-Semitism.In a speech marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pres.