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CDC directs halt to renter evictions to prevent virus spread

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has issued a directive halting the eviction of certain renters though the end of 2020 to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Federal...

DATE: Sep 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Donald Trump, Mariano Rivera mark MLB Opening Day at White House

President praises return of sports

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ben Carson thinks Trump will ‘get there’ on athletes kneeling

WASHINGTON – The lone African American member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet said Monday he would work with the president on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anth...

DATE: Jun 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

GOP, Democratic senators back bill to bolster FBI gun checks

WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic senators have joined forces on legislation to strengthen the FBI database of prohibited gun buyers after the Air Force failed to report the criminal hi...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hispanic Caucus rejects request from GOP lawmaker to join

WASHINGTON – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus rejected the request of Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo to join its ranks on Thursday, saying his record is inconsistent with the group’s values...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chairman: House won’t agree to nix property tax deduction

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House’s tax-writing committee said Sunday that he’s confident that chamber won’t go along with the Senate’s proposal to eliminate the deduction for property ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans are discussing whether their tax plan should include a repeal of the Obama health law’s requirement that people have insurance coverage ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP senators say fate of ‘dreamers’ must wait for next year

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Republican senators agreed not to deal with a needed fix for young immigrants in must-pass year-end spending legislation, according to some GOP lawmak...

DATE: Nov 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Former Equifax chairman apologizes for data breach

WASHINGTON – The former chairman and CEO of Equifax says the company was entrusted with personal information of 140 million Americans and “we let them down” as human error and technology fai...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Catholic leaders decry Dems’ questioning of judicial pick

WASHINGTON – Roman Catholic leaders are objecting to Democratic senators’ line of questioning for one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, arguing the focus on her faith is misplac...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Free speech on college campuses in the Senate spotlight

WASHINGTON – Free speech on college campuses attracted congressional attention on Tuesday as a Senate panel questioned students, academics and lawyers after the abrupt cancellation of severa...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

GOP senator to Trump: Nonsense to spurn requests

WASHINGTON – A Republican senator told President Donald Trump it’s “nonsense” that the administration believes it can ignore requests for information from individual members of Congress, inc...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World