Rand Paul Hits Back At Trump Over Healthcare Criticism

GOP Senator Rand Paul has said he will not budge his position on the latest healthcare bill being touted to replace Obamacare, despite the President publicly calling him out on social media.

Trump administration readies new order to replace travel ban: WSJ

The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban with a new order tailored on a country-by-country basis but affecting slightly more than the six nations now targeted, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.

Trump administration readies new order to replace travel ban: WSJ

The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban with a new order tailored on a country-by-country basis but affecting slightly more than the six nations now targeted, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.

Sonoma County Sheriff Candidates To Hold Public Forum

Santa Rosa, CA (KSRO) – A candidate forum will give the five Sonoma County sheriff candidates the opportunity to answer questions from the public.

Strange Touts Trump Endorsement, Moore Slams DC Influence in Senate Runoff Debate

It was an unusual format for a political debate, at least for modern times. Two candidates on a stage with no moderator or questions from journalists, only a timekeeper. But there was plenty of old-fashioned political rhetoric.

Anderson’s resignation creates ripple effect in Nevada Legislature

Nevada Assembly Republican Leader Paul Anderson’s decision to step down from the state Legislature will have ripple effects as the party gears up for the 2018 elections.

Trump questions Facebook action on ads in tweet about ‘Russia hoax’

“The Russia hoax continues, now it’s ads on Facebook,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Make Central America Great Again: Luther Strange Lobbied for Trade Deal That Drained Thousands of Alabama Jobs to Honduras, Mexico

For over one hundred years, Alabamians manufactured clothing in Alexander City for a company called Russell. Today you can still buy Russell Athletic gear in “Alex City” but it won’t be made locally.

U.S. judge aims to quickly decide lawsuits over DACA

A U.S. judge on Thursday said he wanted to decide quickly lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to end a program that shielded from deportation children brought to the United States illegally by their parents.

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Mayor Debra March Selected for Women in Government Leadership Class of 2018

Mayor Debra March has been selected to serve in the Governing Institute’s Women in Government Leadership Program Class of 2018. Mayor March is one of only 25 new participants selected for the yearlong program designed to promote and support elected women leaders from across the nation.

In Hialeah, money meant to feed poor kids pays for Las Vegas trip for city officials

Two years ago, Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez signed off on spending $7,621 from a $10,000 corporate grant for feeding poor children. Instead, the money went to pay for airline tickets and posh hotel accommodations for himself, his chief of staff, a police detective and four  other city employees to attend a parks and recreation conference in Las Vegas.

CityViews: Racializing Inwood’s Rezoning Debate Won’t End the Risk of Gentrification

While there was much to admire about Mayor de Blasio’s “tale of two cities” campaign slogan that put him in Gracie Mansion four years ago, his housing policies have put him squarely on the wealthier side of the railroad tracks.

Fact-Check: Has De Blasio Really Moved 60,000 Homeless People Into Permanent Housing?

A snapshot number is, well, a snapshot. It’s one indicator of what exists at a moment of time, but in and of itself gives no backstory.

Republicans ‘close’ on healthcare’s last chance

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged fellow Republicans to get behind the party’s “last best chance” to repeal and replace Obamacare as congressional leaders scrambled to secure enough support ahead of a planned vote next week.

Trump says will be putting more sanctions on North Korea

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would be adding more sanctions on North Korea.

UNLV hosts Brookings Mountain West Visiting Scholars

Scholars from all five Brookings research areas—Metropolitan Policy, Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Foreign Policy, and Global Economy and Development—will be in residence at UNLV this academic year.

Samantha Power sought to unmask Americans on almost daily basis, sources say

Samantha Power, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was ‘unmasking’ at such a rapid pace in the final months of the Obama administration that she averaged more than one request for every working day in 2016 – and even sought information in the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, multiple sources close to the matter told Fox News.

Republicans plan healthcare vote next week

Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. healthcare debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of “real human suffering.”

Investigators ask White House for details on FBI director firing, Flynn ouster: NYT

The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election has asked the White House for documents on a range of subjects including President Donald Trump’s firing of the FBI director and his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Shock Survey: Less Than 1 Out Of Every 4 Republicans In Congress Support A Border Wall

A brand new survey was conducted by USA Today, asking all of the members of Congress whether they support a border wall or not, and less than one out of every 4 Republicans said that they did.

Sandoval considers solutions to opioid crisis in Nevada

Gov. Brian Sandoval will convene the Governor’s Opioid State Action Accountability Taskforce on Monday to hear updates from state and federal agencies combating the opioid crisis in Nevada.

Judicial Watch: Federal Appeals Court Hearing September 22, Fighting for Draft Criminal Indictments of Hillary Clinton in Whitewater Scandal

Judicial Watch today announced oral argument will be heard Friday, September 22, 2017, in Judicial Watch’s appeal (No. 16-5366) regarding its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking the draft indictments of Hillary Clinton over what is popularly known as the Whitewater scandal.

Republicans set healthcare vote for next week

Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to fix Obamacare.

Republican leader plans Senate vote on healthcare next week: media

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring his party’s latest legislative effort to replace Obamacare up for a vote in the Senate next week, a number of media outlets reported on Wednesday.

15 Republican Governors Endorse Graham-Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill in Letter to Mitch McConnell

Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging the Senate to pass the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants to the states.

Rand: Graham-Cassidy Is ‘Barely Obamacare-Lite’ – Graham ‘Known to be Wrong and Not Very Conservative’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted the Graham-Cassidy Bill as “barely Obamacare-lite.”

Trump made decision on Iran nuclear deal but does not reveal it

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had made his decision on whether or not the United States will remain in a 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers, but he declined to reveal it.

Duran: Silence Not Acceptable For Brea Olinda Unified School District Board Members

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Anaheim’s Lobbyist Sunshine Ordinance Will Be Largely Self-Enforced

New restrictions on lobbyists now are in effect in Anaheim, although enforcement of the law – known as the sunshine ordinance – will be largely self-reported.

Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges

ACS Commissioner David Hansell seen with Mayor De Blasio earlier this year. The move to strengthen evidence-based models began in 2011 during the Bloomberg administration.

Dozens of states sign nuclear weapons ban treaty at United Nations

Dozens of countries signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons on Wednesday amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, although the United States, Britain, France and others boycotted the event at the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders.

Trump endorses latest Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his weight behind congressional Republicans’ latest bill to dismantle Obamacare and called on party senators to vote for the healthcare overhaul.

The Russians Are Coming! — Hillary Clinton Compares Herself to Paul Revere

Former failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton compared herself to the historical American patriot Paul Revere, as she continued ranting about the effect that Russia had on the presidential election.

Sandoval signs governors’ letter opposing Heller Obamacare repeal

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has joined with nine other governors in asking the U.S. Senate leadership to reject the latest proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Senate Republicans weigh tax cuts, deficit expansion

U.S. Senate Republicans have reached a tentative budget deal that could allow U.S. tax revenues to decline by as much as $1.5 trillion over 10 years, but they have not agreed on whether to prevent such losses from expanding the federal budget deficit.

Obamacare repeal must move quickly, says U.S. Senate’s McConnell

The U.S. Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday urged quick action on a bill to repeal Obamacare but stopped short of promising to bring it to the Senate floor for a vote, as the clock ticks down on the latest attempt to kill the 2010 healthcare law.

Trump says if threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear challenge, mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man” on a suicide mission.

Mission Viejo Strengthens its No-Camping Laws

The Mission Viejo City Council unanimously voted to beef up its no-camping laws, despite warnings from lawyers and homeless activists who said the law could criminalize homelessness.

U.S. Senate GOP Runoff Voter Guide

The dueling polls, on-again off-again debate plans, strategically timed endorsements and ‘He said what?’

De Blasio Administration Tweaks East Harlem Rezoning, Avoids Major Changes

Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito in 2014. One of the speaker’s final major acts before being forced from office by term limits in December will be to decide whether and how to rezone East Harlem.

Ask a Candidate: Can a Libertarian Compete in NYC?

As a Libertarian candidate, one of the biggest hurdles for your campaign will be exposure. What will be your strategy to engage potential constituents that may not know your stances and might vote for you if they did?

Trump campaign adviser was wiretapped under secret court orders: CNN

U.S. investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the 2016 election, CNN reported on Monday.

Senate backs massive increase in military spending

The U.S. Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defense policy bill on Monday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting the stage for a battle over government spending levels later this year.

GOVERNMENT BY GOLDMAN: Gary Cohn Is Giving Goldman Sachs Everything It Ever Wanted From the Trump Administration

STEVE BANNON was in the room the day Donald Trump first fell for Gary Cohn. So were Reince Priebus, Jared Kushner, and Trump’s pick for secretary of Treasury, Steve Mnuchin.

Trump Administration Wants to Increase CIA Drone Strikes

When President Donald Trump visited CIA headquarters in the first weeks of his presidency, he toured the secure floor where agency officers direct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News.

Las Vegas assemblyman declares candidacy for secretary of state

Democratic Assemblyman Nelson Araujo officially threw his hat into the 2018 race for Nevada secretary of state Monday, looking to unseat the incumbent, Republican Barbara Cegavske.

Democrats urge full review of Republicans’ 11th-hour attack on Obamacare

Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on Monday demanded that legislative analysts examine both the budgetary and healthcare impacts of a last-ditch effort by Republicans to repeal Obamacare.

In first visit, Trump urges reform so U.N. can meet full potential

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations for bloated bureaucracy and mismanagement on his first visit on Monday to U.N. headquarters, calling for “truly bold reforms” so it could be a greater force for world peace.

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Senate Republicans near votes to replace Obamacare with state block grants

Senate Republicans pushing to replace Obamacare with state block grants are making real noise before their window to act closes, insisting they are just one or two votes shy and that President Trump can nudge their last-gasp bill to victory.

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.

North Korea’s nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for the first time.