LANSING, Mich. (AP) – An effort is underway to allow Michigan voters to cast an absentee ballot for any or no reason. A coalition that…
Steve Bannon associate questioned in Russia probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election meddling has recently questioned a sometime associate of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. According to…
Dems reject deal, shutdown to last into Monday
Senators were reaching for a deal overnight Sunday to try to end a two-day-old government shutdown, hoping to prevent the worst of the effects of…
Dreamer shutdown shows power of illegal immigrants
Democrats called it the Trump shutdown. Republicans labeled it the Schumer shutdown. But in reality, it was the Dreamer shutdown. The recipe for the current…
Chuck Schumer blames Donald Trump for government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that President Trump’s rotten deal making and inept leadership caused the “Trump shutdown,” as finger-pointing intensified on…
Report finds ‘chaos’ in Trump’s first travel ban
Homeland Security was “caught by surprise” when President Trump issued his first travel ban last January, the department’s inspector general said in a new report…
Inside the Beltway: Big, bad government shutdown has become a campaign tool
Some wonder if there’s more going on with the government shutdown than a shrill blame game and righteous posturing among Republican and Democratic lawmakers. The…
Congress makes no progress on first day of shutdown
Congress blasted through the first day of a government shutdown Saturday with little substantive progress on ending the blockade, and no end in sight. Democrats…
The Latest: Governor vows to reopen Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the closure of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (all times local): 6:30 p.m. New York Gov.…
House speaker: Rep. Meehan removed from Ethics Committee, should repay taxpayer funds used to settle
WASHINGTON (AP) – House speaker: Rep. Meehan removed from Ethics Committee, should repay taxpayer funds used to settle misconduct case. Powered by WPeMatico