by Matt Sussis | Nov 28, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., demanded Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of a key consumer watchdog agency step aside and allow the agency’s former deputy director—who is favored by Democrats— to lead instead. Speaking to a...
by Elizabeth Strassner | Nov 28, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Republican tax plan will pump billions of dollars back into the economy, reinvigorating small businesses and driving growth, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP senators said Tuesday in a news conference possibly aimed as much at...
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by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 21, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melanie Trump and son Barron, continued the annual White House tradition of pardoning two Thanksgiving turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone, on Tuesday before heading to his Mar-a-Lago resort for the holiday....
by Jasmine Khayami & Ricky Zipp | Nov 16, 2017 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stepped away from the House floor debate on what she called “an abominations of a tax bill” Thursday morning to propose a new provision to the worker-friendly Democratic economic plan called “A Better Deal.” Pelosi and...
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by Gerald Harris | Nov 16, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump went to the Capitol for the second time this year Thursday to reconfirm his support for the House tax cut bill that wash passed a few hours later with no Democratic support, but avoided questions from reporters on whether Republican...
by Tacuma Roeback | Nov 15, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Six years ago, Steve Li heard a loud knock at the front door – the beginning of an event that shattered his family. Immigration officials rushed in, arrested him and his parents, and eventually deported the parents to China. A teenager at the time, he was...
