The five fights Republican senators will have on health care
Passing a health care bill out of the House was the first step, but now the challenge of guiding a bill through the Senate -- where Republicans have an even slimmer majority -- begins. Republican senators have already said they will craft their own legislation and will use a process known as budget reconciliation to move it out of the upper chamber with 51 votes instead of 60, but that approach gives Majority Leader Mitch McConnell little room for error. Republicans can only afford two defection..>> view originalJudges appear divided on Trump's travel ban
"He's never repudiated what he said about the Muslim ban," Judge Robert B. King said, underscoring a key rationale for a Maryland federal district court's halt to the ban: That it is intended, as evidenced by Trump's campaign statements, to target Muslims and is therefore discriminatory.But Judge Paul V. Niemeyer questioned the plaintiffs' attorney about his motive for opposing the ban."If some other candidate had won the election and issued this order, I gather you would have no problem with th..>> view originalMexico and police chief slam Texas' new 'sanctuary city' ban
In this Sunday, May 7, 2017 frame from video posted by the Office of the Governor, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott talks about a so-called “sanctuary cities” ban in Austin Texas. The ban lets police ask during routine stops whether someone is in the U.S. legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration agents. (Office of Gov. Abbott via AP) (Associated Press) By Paul J. Weber | AP By Paul J. Weber | AP May 8 at 11:02 PM AUSTIN, Texas — The Mexican g..>> view originalKansas bail bondsman gets life for killing son fed to pigs
A former Kansas bail bondsman was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killing his 7-year-old son, who authorities say endured abuse and starvation before his remains were fed to pigs on the family's rental property. Under the sentence, Michael Jones, 46, won't be eligible for parole for at least 25 years. He pleaded guilty in March to first-degree murder in the 2015 death of Adrian Jones. Michael Jones turned his chair away from Adrian's grandmother, mother and older sister, never making..>> view originalNew Orleans sued over planned removal of Confederate statue
Longtime resident Richard Marksbury is suing New Orleans and seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the city from "touching, removing or doing anything with the Beauregard monument," he told reporters Monday. Marksbury is a founding member of the Monumental Task Committee -- a group decrying the city's planned removal of Confederate statues. Those monuments have been the subject of heated protests, which flared up again Sunday. The city has already removed the first of the four monumen..>> view original'Serial Street Shooter' who killed 9 and terrified Phoenix is arrested, police say
Aaron Saucedo (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/AP) For more than a year, a phantom gunman lurked in Phoenix. Known as the “Serial Street Shooter” because of where the victims were targeted, the killer gunned down nine people in a dozen separate shootings in 2015 and 2016, according to police. The gunman struck at night, stalking victims to their homes or cars and opening fire on them under the cover of darkness. The case confounded investigators, who struggled to square the conflicting desc..>> view originalEPA dismisses half of key board's scientific advisers; Interior suspends more than 200 advisory panels
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks with coal miners at the Harvey Mine on April 13 in Sycamore, Pa. (Justin Merriman/Getty Images) Both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department are overhauling a slew of outside advisory boards that inform how their agencies assess the science underpinning policies, the first step in a broader effort by Republicans to change the way the federal government evaluates the scientific basis for its regulations...>> view originalTiffany Trump Will Attend Georgetown Law
Photo Tiffany Trump and her boyfriend, Ross Mechanic, leaving Air Force One last month. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Another Trump is on her way to the capital.Tiffany Trump, the 23-year-old daughter of President Trump and Marla Maples, the second of his three wives, plans to attend law school at Georgetown University, a school official said on Monday.“She has taken all the steps to enroll,” said Mimi Koumanelis, a spokeswoman for the school.Ms. Trump..>> view originalProsecutors Taking Tougher Stance in Fraternity Hazing Deaths
Colleges and universities have also taken a tougher stance, at least outwardly, after being battered by reports about sexual assault and binge drinking. Universities have shut down hundreds of offending fraternity chapters, and some have prohibited freshman-year pledging or imposed restrictions on alcohol. A smaller number have withdrawn formal recognition of all Greek-letter groups, forcing them to operate only off campus and without any official ties. What is less clear is how much of a diffe..>> view originalBackpack full of jewelry discovered at S. Boston murder scene
A Chelsea man accused of viciously murdering two doctors in a South Boston penthouse had once worked in a security job at the complex and apparently had filled a backpack with jewelry before he was shot by police Friday, according to details that emerged Monday.Police discovered the backpack inside the door to the $1.9 million condominium unit after police shot and subdued Bampumim Teixeira there, prosecutors said. He was wearing black clothing and dark-colored gloves, authorities said. Adver..>> view original
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