Новости за 04.12.2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden fueled speculation he might make a 2020 bid for the White House, saying Monday night that he believes he is the "most qualified" person to take on President Trump."I'll be as straigh...

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Rep. Raúl Grijalva is prepared to work with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who on Friday tweeted that it is “hard” for the Arizona Democrat “to think straight from the bottom of the bottle.” Zinke’s public insult of the likely incoming chairman...

Lawmakers are facing an end-of-the-year traffic jam with legislation piling up and a tight schedule that leaves them little wiggle room.Leadership is juggling a backlog of must-pass bills and nominations as well as eleventh-hour requests from rank-...

Rep. Tim Ryan (D) first heard General Motors would be closing the Lordstown plant in his Ohio district directly from a company government relations official.The lawmaker immediately got in his car and drove to the union hall to be with the plant’s...

President Trump has hit the pause button on his trade war with China, suggesting he might be looking for a way out from an approach that critics say has hit a range of interests from the stock market to farmers in politically important states.A...

Anthony Hernandez held multiple finance-related positions during his time in the Air Force, eventually becoming known as “Money Hernandez.”Now, he leads a trade association that represents credit unions serving military members and their families....

NEW ORLEANS - Democratic governors coming off their best election cycle in nearly 40 years say their victories in red and purple states this year show the party must offer ideas that go beyond opposition to President Trum...

The Navy has reportedly warned that it could miss its recruiting goals because of the amount of time green-card holders have been waiting in order to be screened for background checks before joining the military. Navy officials called...

The Bush family promised President Trump that speeches and eulogies at the late George H.W. Bush's funeral would avoid criticizing him, sources familiar with the funeral preparations ...

President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, reportedly discussed with Ecuador officials brokering a deal that would result in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being handed over to the U.S. The New York Times,...

The Justice Department (DOJ) shuffled its top spokeswomen after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' exit last month.Kerri Kupec has been named director of the DOJ's Office of Public Affairs, replacing Sessions ally Sarah...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said lawmakers are searching for an "appropriate" response to the slaying of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi but warned against a "complete fracture" with Saudi A...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said lawmakers are searching for an "appropriate" response to the slaying of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi but warned against a "complete fracture" with Saudi Arabia...

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is poised to make public a sentencing memo about former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort by Friday, ...

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to Capitol Hill on Monday night to pay their respects to the late President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday and is lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.Their private visit to...

President Trump's son Eric Trump on Monday accused George Conway of showing "utter disrespect" toward Conway's wife, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. "Of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect George...

President Trump's son Eric Trump on Monday accused George Conway of showing "utter disrespect" towards White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, his wife. "Of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect George...

President Trump's son Eric Trump on Monday accused George Conway of showing "utter disrespect" towards White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, his wife."Of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect George...

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Monday that it will suspend most of its services on Wednesday in honor of the late former President, George H.W. Bush. "Out of respect for the 41st President of the United States and to honor his...

An absentee ballot witness on Monday said Monday that a Bladen County, N.C., electioneer paid her to collect absentee ballots from last month's midterm elections.Ginger Eason ...

Republican and Democratic leaders on Monday agreed to a two-week stopgap spending measure that would put to rest fears of a partial government shutdown later this week.The short-term spending deal, if passed, would fund government agencies and...

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) during a speech at a 200-nation climate change conference in Poland on Monday said that President Trump is "meshugge" on the environment, the Yiddish word for "crazy."Schwarzenegger, a...

Thousands of students in Northern California returned to school on Monday, just weeks after destructive wildfire ravaged the region.  CBS News reported that about 31,000 students in Butte County went back to school this week. The...

• MEDICAL DEVICES. In an effort to repeal the medical device tax, Advanced Medical Technology Association has hired Williams and Jensen. They will also work on general education to advance policies that support innovation in the medical...