WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by Republican leaders who have long opposed such a move. Trump pushed his ...
BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode ...
FORT COLLINS, Colo (AP) — President Donald Trump's efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales abroad amid his trade war with China, new government reports show. China has stopped importing U.S. coal, accounting for most of a 14% decline in U.S. coal ...
An Ohio panel adopted new U.S. House districts on Friday that could boost the GOP's chances of winning two additional seats in next year's elections and aid President Donald Trump's efforts to hold on to a slim congressional majority. The action by the Ohio Redistricting Commission came as ...
CHARLESTON – The federal government is entering yet another week shut down amidst disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate, though West Virginia’s senior senator sees some light at the end of the tunnel. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., held a conference call ...
CHARLESTON – While the governor has announced state funding contributions and sought private donations to bolster West Virginia’s two largest food banks with federal SNAP benefits about to end, Democratic lawmakers said Thursday the state needs to put up more money. The federal ...
