WASHINGTON (AP) – Trump administration officials will meet next week to discuss whether to further restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S., according…
NRA slaps down Texas GOP ally who proposes gun control idea
DALLAS (AP) – One of the gun-rights lobby’s staunchest defenders in Texas is bucking the National Rifle Association on background checks after a West Texas…
Arkansas speaker seeks lawmaker’s removal over tax plea
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas’ House speaker on Friday said he’s seeking the removal of a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying…
Foreign Agents Registration Act weakness helped Greg Craig, Obama White House counsel, walk free
The Justice Department’s efforts to crack down on questionable foreign lobbying practices suffered another major setback this week when a jury in Washington acquitted a…
Tennessee officer admits to raping 3 women while on duty
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee police officer has admitted to raping three women who were in his custody. News outlets report that former Chattanooga…
Green New Deal Republican alternatives shunned by Democrats
Instead of debating how many trillions the Green New Deal will cost, House Republicans have a suggestion for Democrats: Pass a slew of GOP-backed bills…
Joe Biden bloody eye, memory woes overshadow 2020 bid
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s red eyes and shaky memory have become major media stories in recent days, complicating the 76-year-old Democrat’s insistence that…
Judge dismisses referendum voter-pamphlet language challenge
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A Thurston County Superior Court judge has dismissed a challenge that contended affirmative-action opponents are making false claims about Initiative 1000…
Jim Carrey: Mitch McConnell worse than Osama bin Laden
Artist and former comedian Jim Carrey called a Republican lawmaker worse than Osama bin Laden and blamed him for all the gun deaths in the…
Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, other Democratic candidates release plans to fight climate change
Democratic candidates are competing to announce climate plans to stave off global warming, combining dire warnings with optimism that government mandates and punishments can succeed…