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George H.W. Bush's funeral a farewell to WWII's 'greatest generation'
It wasn't just a salute to a president, it was a tribute to a generation. President George H. W. Bush was remembered during more than two days of ceremonies and services in Washington as the last president forged from World War II, a leader dedicated ...
George H.W. Bush celebrated with praise and humor at cathedral farewell before final flight to Texas
George H.W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America's 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral ...
Trump aide Larry Kudlow calls for end of electric vehicle subsidies created by Congress
President Trump's top economic adviser on Monday said the White House wants to end subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, without saying how it would eliminate the incentives that were created by Congress. Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, told reporters that ...
Trump dismantling U.S. climate efforts as warnings grow dire
President Donald Trump has moved steadily to dismantle Obama administration efforts to rein in coal, oil and gas emissions, even as warnings grow — from his own administration and others — about the devastating impact of climate change on the U.S. economy as well ...
Trump lashes out at Robert Mueller's Russia probe, calling it 'our Joe McCarthy era'
Donald Trump lashed out once more Wednesday at the head of the Russia probe, Robert Mueller, accusing him of pressuring witnesses to lie, while retweeting an image that shows the U.S. president's perceived adversaries behind bars. "This is our Joe McCarthy era!" Trump declared in ...
In an extraordinary rebuke of a president, Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Donald Trump Wednesday for going after a judge who ruled against his migrant asylum order as an "Obama judge." Trump quickly lashed back defending his own criticism. It's the first time the Republican-appointed ...
President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm of criticism and charges that he is politicizing the military by faulting a war hero for not capturing al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden sooner. Trump took shots at retired Adm. William McRaven in a Fox News interview Sunday ...
'Warehousing' curbs eased, states to get more scope to expand inpatient mental care under Medicaid
The Trump administration Tuesday allowed states to provide more inpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness by tapping Medicaid, a potentially far-reaching move to address issues from homelessness to violence. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar made the announcement Tuesday in a speech ...
Caroline Kennedy was in top form when she returned to Japan recently for a two-week visit. Following her arrival here on Oct. 25, the former ambassador's itinerary was nonstop. Highlights included her biking across the Seto Inland Sea in a race, Cycling Shimanami 2018, as ...
U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules by not taking up repeal bid
The legal fight over a 2016 lower court ruling upholding Obama-era net neutrality regulations aimed at ensuring a free and open internet — rules that have since been repealed by President Donald Trump's administration — came to a formal end on Monday, with the ...
U.S. has political blind spot for right-wing threat, analysts say
Robert Bowers, accused of massacring 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, spewed extreme anti-Semitic invective openly on social media, and had 10 guns registered in his name. Cesar Sayoc, who sent 15 pipe bombs to anti-Trump Democrats and media, tweeted threats to dozens of public ...
In U.S. midterm race, racial tensions never far from surface
In a sea of white faces at a Florida campaign rally stirred to a froth by U.S. President Donald Trump, a woman named June and two friends stand out: they are among just a handful of black people cheering for him. Although he is not ...
