Tag: Congress
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) U.S. Rep. Steve King on Wednesday defended his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether there would be any population of the world left if not for…
WASHINGTON (AP) More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that…
President Donald Trump on Monday condemned racism, bigotry, and white supremacy as sinister ideologies that must be defeated. Thats the very least that can be said after a shooter in El Paso, Texas, drove to…
Trade ? and, in particular, trade with Canada, Mexico and China ? dominated discussion at a town hall meeting Tuesday in Iola with Congressman Steve Watkins, a Republican who represents Kansas? 2nd District. Watkins touted…
WASHINGTON (AP) Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trumps claims of total exoneration in the federal probe of Russias 2016 election interference. In…
NEW YORK Congress can never do anything about the growing numbers of people still dying from 9/11, but the Senate voted Tuesday to ensure the words Never Forget will never be just a slogan…
WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 402-12 vote sends the bill to the…
WASHINGTON (AP) Congress is at a standoff over a $4.6 billion aid package for the southern border as House Democrats say a Senate-passed measure doesnt go far enough to care for thousands of migrant…
WASHINGTON (AP) Former special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of two House committees announced. Muellers…
