World Series champ Washington Nationals take celebration to White House
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump honored the World Series champion Nationals at the White House on Monday, though more than a half-dozen players skipped the ceremony on the South Lawn.Reliever Sean Doolittle, who along with his wife has worked with Syrian refugees and military veterans and supports gay rights, did not the event.
Iran spins more centrifuges on US Embassy crisis anniversary
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday broke further away from its collapsing 2015 nuclear deal with world powers by doubling the number of advanced centrifuges it operates, linking the decision to U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the agreement over a year ago.The announcement — which also included Iran saying it now has a prototype centrifuge that works 50 times faster than those allowed under the deal — came as demonstrators across the country marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover that started a 444-day hostage crisis.By starting up these advanced centrifuges, Iran further cut into the one year that experts estimate Tehran would need to have enough material for building a nuclear weapon — if it chose to pursue one.
President Trump declares November National Veterans and Military Families Month
WASHINGTON (WCMH) — President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation declaring November National Veterans and Military Families Month.
1 year out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election
WASHINGTON — One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Pres.
US judge blocks Pres. Trump's health insurance rule for immigrants
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from going into effect Sunday.
'No more:' Pres. Trump threatens to cut US funding for California wildfires
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to cut U.S. funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this fall.
Pres. Trump now has opening to pull US out of Paris climate pact
WASHINGTON — For more than two years President Donald Trump has talked about pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement .
AP poll: Interest in campaign is growing, as is anxiety
WASHINGTON — A year out from the 2020 general election, there already is significant interest in the presidential campaign.
Pres. Trump takes break from impeachment for another kind of fight: UFC
NEW YORK — Politics can be a bruising business, but President Donald Trump planned to get a firsthand look at a different kind of blood sport on Saturday night, Nov. 2.President Trump was set to return to his hometown of New York City to attend a high-profile UFC match at Madison Square Garden.President Trump has long been tight with Dana White, the UFC president.
Why vote GOP in Mississippi? Pres. Trump cites impeachment inquiry
TUPELO, Miss. — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Democrats for a vote this week formalizing the House impeachment inquiry as he urged rallygoers in Mississippi to send a message to Washington by voting Republican in the state's upcoming gubernatorial race.Democrats are "disgracing themselves and bringing shame upon the House of Representatives," Trump charged. "They've been plotting to overthrow the election since the moment I won."Trump was in Mississippi trying to shore up support for Republican Lt.
Top Democrats clash over health care at marquee Iowa event
DES MOINES, Iowa — The leading Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination clashed over the critical issue of health care while offering starkly contrasting visions for the nation's ideological direction before thousands of cheering Iowa activists at a raucous event kicking off the three-month sprint to the first-in-the-nation caucuses.Former Vice President Joe Biden opened the state Democratic Party's marquee annual fundraiser, the Liberty and Justice Celebration, by swiping at the candidate who has largely caught him atop the Democratic primary polls, Massachusetts Sen.
President Trump lashes out at Democrats after impeachment vote
TUPELO, Miss. — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Democrats in the House for their vote this week formalizing the impeachment inquiry into his conduct, calling it "an attack on democracy itself."Democrats are "disgracing themselves and bringing shame upon the House of Representatives," President Trump charged during a rally in Tupelo, Mississippi in support of the state's Republican candidate for governor. "They've been plotting to overthrow the election since the moment I won," he told the packed crowd.The rally came a day after Democrats voted to formalize the investigation into whether President Trump abused his office and compromised national security when he asked the president of Ukraine to investigate one of his political rivals.
Poll: More support than oppose Pres. Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — More Americans approve of the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump than disapprove of it, though only about a third say the inquiry should be a top priority for Congress, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.That solid, if measured, support serves as a warning sign for Pres.
President Trump changes primary residence from New York to Florida
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence after he leaves the White House, rather than returning to Trump Tower in New York.President Trump tweeted late Thursday that he cherished New York.
President Trump signs bill renaming Wisconsin post office after firefighter killed in explosion
MADISON — President Donald Trump has signed a bill renaming the Sun Prairie post office after a firefighter killed in an explosion last year.U.S. Sen.
Senators team up to try to give new parents better-paid leave; Some say proposal is misleading
WASHINGTON DC (NEXSTAR) – A Republican from Louisiana and a Democrat from Arizona have teamed up to try to give new parents better-paid leave.The senators’ plan would allow new moms and dads to get a tax credit earlier than usual, but a policy group calls the proposal misleading.The United States is the only industrialized nation without paid family leave.A handful of states have passed policies on their own, but more and more members of Congress are starting to support a federal mandate.“That first year of life is the most expensive,” said U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R) Louisiana.As a dad and a doctor, Senator Cassidy says he knows the challenges leading up to a baby’s first birthday.That’s why the Republican is proposing a paid family leave plan.“If the mother breastfeeds, then it’s better for the child, it’s better for the mama, but it’s also better for society because they bond and with that bonding, things just go better,” he said.The proposal, co-sponsored by Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, would allow new moms and dads to get an advance on their child tax credits and immediately receive $5,000 when a child is born.They could use the money for income replacement to stay home with their baby, or spend it on daycare or other expenses to go back to work.“We’ve created a program which does not raise taxes, does not increase the deficit, has no mandates,” Cassidy said.The proposal is starting to gain traction, but a policy group argues the money doesn’t come free – families would have to pay it back.“They’re kind of misrepresenting it as a paid family leave bill,” said Kathleen Romig with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.Romig calls the idea a loan, not a new benefit.Families would get the $5,000 upfront but have to pay back $500 each year for 10 years.“It would be difficult for many families to repay that amount,” she said.Romig said she wants to see a paid family leave policy that offers new benefits and job protection to all families.“Unfortunately, that’s not what this is,” she said.Romig says there is a second bipartisan option in Congress that would accomplish her goals called the Family Act.But since it would raise taxes to pay for the paid family leave President Donald Trump has tweeted support for Cassidy’s option.
President Trump tweets photo of military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday outed a military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State.President Trump tweeted a photo of a Belgian Malinois that he said worked with a team of special forces in the capture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a tunnel beneath a compound in northeastern Syria.The name and other details about the dog remain a secret.
President Trump tweets photo of military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid
WASHINGTON — The name is still classified but President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 28 outed the military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State.President Trump tweeted a photo of a Belgian Malinois that he said worked with a team of special forces in the capture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a tunnel beneath a compound in northeastern Syria.The name and other details about the dog remain a secret."We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!" the president tweeted.Gen.
In Chicago, President Trump calls the city an embarrassment to the US
CHICAGO — Visiting Chicago for the first time as president, Donald Trump disparaged the city Monday, Oct. 28 as a haven for criminals that is "embarrassing to us as a nation" under the leadership of its top cop, who sat out President Trump's speech to protest the president's immigration policies and frequently divisive rhetoric."There is one person who is not here today," President Trump told a friendly audience at a conference of police chiefs. "Where is he?
President Trump says IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died 'a coward' in raid
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after running into a dead-end tunnel and igniting an explosive vest, killing himself and three of his young childrenPresident Trump is describing the U.S. raid in Syria that killed perhaps the world's most wanted man.The president says during remarks from the White House's Diplomatic Room that al-Baghdadi spent his last moments in utter fear and claims that the IS leader was "whimpering and crying" and died as "a coward, running and crying."President Trump had teased the announcement with a tweet Saturday night, declaring that "Something very big has just happened!"He says the U.S. received immediate and positive identification on the body and that the world is now a much safer place.