Новости за 31.01.2018

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) is bringing the granddaughter of Recy Taylor to President Trump's State of the Union address, the congresswoman's office said Tuesday.Taylor became an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual assault after she was abducted...

Taylor's story was recounted in Oprah Winfrey's widely watched speech at the Academy Awards earlier this month.

Rep. Greg Gianforte (R), the Montana lawmaker who assaulted a journalist during his 2017 special election, is reportedly set to lead a communications workshop for the national Republican Congressional Committee...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) fired back Tuesday at a GOP lawmaker who called for Capitol Police to arrest immigrants on the spot at the State of the Union address.Connolly, like dozens of other lawmakers, is bringing a “Dreamer” as his guest to...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) fired back Tuesday at a GOP lawmaker who called for Capitol Police to arrest undocumented immigrants on the spot at the State of the Union address.Connolly, like do...

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Brenda Fitzgerald, bought tobacco stock while in office, Politico reported Tuesday.The purchase poses a serious risk of conflict of interest given that the CDC helps lead efforts...

Drug distributors poured 20.8 million pain pills into a West Virginia town of 3,000 people over a 10-year period, according to information released Tuesday as part of a congressional probe into the opioid crisis.Th...

Live updates from President Trump's inaugural State of the Union address.

A key Republican senator is floating a new proposal to essentially codify President Obama's 2012 executive order creating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in order to break a standoff with Democra...

The Senate easily cleared a bill Tuesday to force athletic organizations to swiftly report sexual abuse allegations and establish preventative policies.The chamber passed the legislation by unanimous consent, sending it to President Trump's desk for...

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday rejected the notion that a deal to protect the so-called Dreamers must include other provisions reducing legal immigration.  “There was no agreement that that was the agenda,”...

"There was no agreement that that was the agenda," Rep. Steny Hoyer told reporters.

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was arrested earlier this month after a loaded handgun was found in his briefcase at an airport security checkpoint....

President Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan is under fire ahead of his first State of the Union address, where he is expected to provide details on the infrastructure package.Democrats have sprung into offense, ...

President Trump's long-awaited plan to rebuild America's roads, bridges and transit systems is already under fire ahead of his first State of the Union address, where he is expected to provide details on an imminent infra...

One year ago, Donald Trump ordered a blanket and unconstitutional Muslim ban. Just a week after his inauguration, this ban sent chills through many American communities and left us wondering if an American president’s compass would truly try to lead...

A coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, saying its protection plan for Mexican wolves is inadequate.The greens say the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) violated the Endangered Species Act and...

More than 1,000 University of Chicago alumni have signed a letter to school administrators demanding the university rescind its speaking invitation to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.Bannon, the former executive chairman of...

Vice Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake on Tuesday had a heated discussion with Republican National Committee (RNC) spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany after McEnany said the GOP is "the party of women."...

As we mark the end of President Trump’s first year in office, we have seen record growth on Wall Street, a booming economy and enviable unemployment numbers. While 2017 had considerable ups and downs in the world of politics, we ended on a high note...

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) is leaving his guest seat vacant at President Trump’s State of the Union to honor immigrants who he says have been “wrongfully targeted for deportation.”In a press release, Ryan said that he is leaving the seat empty “because...

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) is leaving his guest seat vacant at President Trump's State of the Union to honor immigrations who he says have been "wrongfully targeted for deportation."In a ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an internal investigation that has for months focused on outgoing FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, ...

Former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo (R) has withdrawn from the state's gubernatorial race, the candidate announced Tuesday.Tancredo, who faced a crowded primary field in a state that Democratic presidential candidate...