WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed early Friday to enact a partial repeal of the 7-year-old Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Three Republican lawmakers — John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — voted with Democrats in the 49-51 defeat of the Republican-led repeal effort. President Donald […]
CAPITOL HILL — The White House Thursday broached the possibility that President Donald Trump could veto new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, prompting sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers of both political parties. “He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are, or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal […]
Utah man, 39-year-old Kenneth Ray Manzanares, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection of the death of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today. According to the release by the Justice Department, the incident occurred while the “Emerald Princess was in U.S. territorial waters, subjecting the case to federal […]
U.S. President Donald Trump fired new barbs Wednesday at Jeff Sessions, his embattled attorney general, in his latest salvo against the country’s top law enforcement official. In a pair of Twitter comments, Trump questioned why Sessions has not replaced Andrew McCabe, the current acting chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Trump described McCabe as […]