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The scene was noisy, but largely peaceful as Phoenix police kept most members of the two opposing groups behind barricades and apart on separate sides of the street. Mayor Greg Stanton had unsuccessfully called on the president to not hold the rally here so soon after the trouble in Charlottesville. Dillon Scott of Phoenix, who voted for Clinton, said he came out…

President Donald Trump on Monday sought to rally the nation in support of a new strategy for the U.S. war in Afghanistan, taking greater ownership of a protracted conflict that he had long dismissed as a waste of time and resources. “Our troops will fight to win,” he said.“ From now on, victory will have a clear definition: attacking our enemies, obliterating ISIS,…

The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Donald Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency will hit a federally mandated cap on salaries and overtime unless Congress intervenes. “The Secret Service estimates that roughly 1,100 employees will work overtime hours in…

John McCain’s packed agenda while on break from Congress in his home state of Arizona has hardly been the schedule of a typical brain cancer patient- or even someone about to turn 81.. In the past two weeks, the Republican has discussed a development project with Arizona mayors, given a radio interview and held a Facebook town hall. “This is all so characteristic of…

—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is “zero chance” Congress will allow the country to default on its debt by voting to not increase the borrowing limit. McConnell’s comments came Monday during a joint appearance in his home state of Kentucky with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin said it is his “strong preference” that Congress pass…

—President Donald Trump will use a nationally televised address to outline for a war-weary nation the strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan after 16 years of combat and lives lost. The president offered no clues about whether he would send thousands more U.S. troops into Afghanistan or exercise his…

—The nation’s business economists believe that the Federal Reserve’s long-awaited move to start reducing its massive bond holdings will push long-term bond rates higher but most think the impact will be fairly modest. The latest survey, out Monday, of the National Association for Business Economics found that 41 percent of economists surveyed expected…

—With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly abolished two of his White House business councils, an attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the continued fallout from his combative comments on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The White House is trying to deal with the repercussions from Trump’s…

—With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly dismantled two of his White House business councils Wednesday— an attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the continued fallout from his combative comments on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The decision came as the White House tried to manage the…

The measure also increases financial assistance for thousands serving in the National Guard and Reserve, building on a 2008 law that guaranteed veterans a full-ride scholarship to any in-state public university, or a similar cash amount to attend private colleges. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who joined Trump for the signing, said the new law…

—President Donald Trump defiantly blamed “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe group’s efforts to preserve Confederate monuments.

—President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, saying Wednesday that the company is “doing great damage to tax paying retailers.” Many traditional retailers are closing stores and blaming Amazon for a shift to buying goods online. Trump has said that Amazon does not pay ” Internet taxes,” but it’s unclear what he meant by that. Amazon.com…

China has once again become the United States’ largest creditor, Treasury Department figures released Wednesday indicate. China sold off some of its U.S. Treasury bonds last year to prop up its own currency, the yuan, but its holdings of U.S. government debt have increased this year to $1.15 trillion, an increase of $44 billion since June. Before Japan took over the…

—President Donald Trump defiantly blamed “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe group’s efforts to preserve Confederate monuments.

A top Federal Reserve official suggested Monday that the Fed will likely announce next month that it will begin paring its bond portfolio— a step that could lead to slightly higher rates on mortgages and other loans.

The attorney general said a more sweeping condemnatory statement released by the White House on Sunday, a day after Trump’s remarks, reflected the president’s views. The White House statement came as Trump aides tried to stem the damage. The new White House statement explicitly denounced the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, but it was attributed to an unnamed…

Medicaid, a 1960s Great Society pillar long reviled by conservatives, seems to have emerged even stronger after the Republican failure to pass health overhaul legislation.

“We know it resulted in job loss when it was in effect and we also know it resulted in decreased investment and development,” said Patrick Hope, executive director of the Medical Imaging& Technology Alliance, one of several trade groups fighting reinstatement of the tax. Various failed versions of Republican bills to repeal and replace the Obama health care law…

The effort by the House Freedom Caucus seemed to have no chance of passing Congress. “And I do think people deserve to see if their member of Congress is going to do what they campaigned on.” They say that would give Congress time to enact a replacement and pressure Democrats to cooperate, a premise Democrats who oppose the repeal effort reject.

—President Donald Trump has spent much of the week feuding with his top Senate partner, suggesting that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to rethink his future if he doesn’t deliver on the president’s agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure. “Well, I tell you what, if he doesn’t get repeal-and-replace done and if he doesn’t get taxes done, meaning…

The Securities and Exchange Commission delayed a decision on whether to give a group of Chinese companies the go-ahead to buy the 135-year-old Chicago Stock Exchange.

—President Donald Trump escalated a stunning feud against his top Senate partner Thursday, suggesting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to think about stepping aside if he doesn’t deliver on the president’s agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure. “Well I tell you what, if he doesn’t get repeal and replace done and if he doesn’t get taxes done,…

—The U.S. military has announced two new airstrikes against al- Shabab extremists in Somalia, and Somalia’s president says the joint operation killed a high-level leader of the group. Somalia’s president in a separate statement says the al- Shabab leader had been part of a network responsible for planning and carrying out several bombings and assassinations…

—President Donald Trump resumed his taunts of the Senate’s top Republican on Thursday, expressing disbelief that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell couldn’t persuade a GOP majority to pass a health care bill. “Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal& Replace for 7 years, couldn’t get it done. Hours later, Trump used Twitter to target McConnell…

—A member of the Federal Reserve’s interest-setting committee said Wednesday it would be appropriate for the central bank to announce next month that it will begin trimming its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, but wait until December before raising a key interest rate again. The Fed’s two goals are to pursue interest-rate policies that foster maximum…

Manasquan, NJ: – On September 19th, NCOIL leadership will meet in Washington DC to educate Members of Congress, and their…

Those were the findings of a DHS Inspector General’s report reviewing Trump’s January executive orders calling for 5,000 new Border Patrol agents and 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “Without any staffing plan in place, without any real plan for how to use them or where to deploy them, I would hope that Congress would exercise some…

Aug. 09– President Trump’s advisers said Tuesday that he would not declare a national emergency over the opioid crisis, despite an “urgent” recommendation from the commission he appointed to study the epidemic. “Your declaration would empower your cabinet to take bold steps and would force Congress to focus on funding and empowering the Executive Branch even…

An investor group related to Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group is seeking SEC approval of the deal. Robert Pittenger, R- N.C., urged the SEC in July to reject the proposed acquisition, calling it “a threat to the United States’ financial security and Americans’ faith in our national financial market infrastructure.” In his letter to the SEC, Pittenger emphasized a lack…

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday asked departments to hand over information about their Trump-related spending by Aug. 25. “The American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent, including the amount of federal funds that are being provided to private businesses owned by the president and the purposes of these expenditures,”…

—The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea could still prove no match for the communist country’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. While the United States hails a new package of U.N. penalties that could cut a third of North Korea’s exports, the sanctions themselves aren’t the American objective. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump on Tuesday…

—President Donald Trump and his top envoy to the U.N. say the latest sanctions against North Korea are necessary to try to curb the reclusive nation’s nuclear program. Trump early Tuesday tweeted: “After many years of failure, countries are coming together to finally address the dangers posed by North Korea. U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley told NBC’s “Today” show that…

—Shuttling across the country aboard Air Force Two, Vice President Mike Pence has been a loyal messenger for President Donald Trump. The Republican vice president has raised more than $1 million in recent months for his political committee, headlined GOP events in such key states as Iowa and Ohio, and hosted Republican VIPs for dinner at his formal residence in…

White House officials have been urging the president to refocus on immigration and other issues that resonate with the conservatives, evangelicals and working-class whites who propelled him to the Oval Office. There are signs that his support among Republicans may be softening. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway acknowledged the concerns Sunday on…

Since Republicans control both Congress and the White House, it’s their responsibility to ensure that the government doesn’t default. In the past, that would have meant that Republicans would have to put up virtually all of the votes. During Democratic President Barack Obama’s recent tenure, congressional Republicans surrendered to Obama’s demand for a…

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.- Vice President Mike Pence has pushed back against a news report suggesting he is laying groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2020 if President Donald Trump does not run. In a statement released by the White House, Pence said Sunday’s story in The New York Times “is disgraceful and offensive to me, my family, and our entire team.”

—Republican senators said Thursday that President Donald Trump was wrong to blame Congress for deteriorating relations with Russia. Lawmakers instead faulted Russia for allegedly meddling in last year’s U.S. elections and for its interventions in other countries. “Because relations with Russia are in a bad place, and it’s entirely because of Vladimir Putin,…

A Virginia man wants the Republican Party to give back campaign contributions because it failed to overturn Obamacare.

Republicans haven’t scored a marquee legislative win for President Trump, but as they prepare to leave Capitol Hill for their summer vacation, they insist they have made serious gains on many nuts-and-bolts bills to reshape the government. But Republicans said they have taken major steps to rein in Obama-era regulations, approved legislation over…

A U.S. appeals court allowed the attorneys general from 17 Democratic states to defend subsidy payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

—President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed what he called a “seriously flawed” bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on his own toward a warmer relationship with Moscow in light of Russian actions. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and for its…

David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the bill. Previewing the event, White House officials said the bill would aim to create a skills-based immigration system to make the U.S. more competitive, raise wages and create jobs. The White House said that only 1 in 15 immigrants comes to the U.S. because of their…

The United States may be preparing for an investigation of trade disputes with China. U.S. President Donald Trump stated in recent tweets China has done “nothing” for the United States in relation to North Korea, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. But any trade penalties levied on China could spike tensions between two of the world’s largest economies, which could in…

But step by step, Senate Republicans are turning their backs on President Donald Trump. They dissed the White House budget director, defended the attorney general against the president’s attacks and passed veto-proof sanctions on Russia over his administration’s objections. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Tuesday.

—President Donald Trump has told members of his New Jersey golf club that he spends so much time away from Washington because the White House is a “real dump.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the account, which appeared in a lengthy article posted on the website golf.com. The story on Trump’s complicated love for golf also…

WASHINGTON The White House is pushing back on a report that President Donald Trump dictated the July 8 statement in which his son, Donald Trump Jr., described a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday the president “weighed in as any father would based on the limited information that he had.”

Aug. 02– With the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act stalled in the Senate, across-the-aisle efforts are unfolding in both chambers of Congress aimed at shoring up the nation’s health insurance markets. And in the Senate, lawmakers who lead the chamber’s health committee plan hearings next month on how to stabilize the law.

If it does, some of the proposals being touted by a bipartisan group of governors may get a hearing on Capitol Hill. The seven Democrats and six Republican governors who crafted the proposals want federal money to stabilize the ACA’s health insurance marketplaces, and greater power to manage them. “We didn’t intend this to be a political statement, other than to…

—Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is acknowledging differences with President Donald Trump but he says he’s comfortable in his job and in his relationship with the commander in chief. Speaking to reporters at the State Department on Tuesday, Tillerson sought to dispel speculation that he is frustrated and looking for a way out. He says he and Trump have had…

—President Donald Trump may be trying for a reset in the West Wing, but he is making clear that he is not changing his twitter habit. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeated on Tuesday that Kelly had full control over the staff. Asked at a press briefing if senior advisers Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and others would be able to drop in to see the…

WASHINGTON The collapse of the latest Republican attempts to bury the Affordable Care Act has turned attention to whether President Donald Trump’s administration will shore up the nation’s health care system he wants to get rid of. In Pennsylvania, for instance, Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller said she fears insurers will raise rates by 25 percent or…

They won’t support any upcoming GOP effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code that delivers tax cuts to “the top 1 percent” or adds to the government’s $20 trillion debt. The letter says that Democrats hope to work with Republicans to promote investment and modernize the outdated tax code, but the terms laid out by Democrats are unlikely to tempt Republicans, who are…