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Ocasio-Cortez skipping Trump address, will live post instead

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she will not attend President Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress Tuesday night. She said she will be posting live about the speech on social media instead. “I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead,” the New...

Congress can fix America’s broken patent system with one reform

By passing the RESTORE Patent Rights Act without delay, lawmakers can bring common sense fairness back to our nation's patent system.

Biden press secretary on Trump moves against AP, pool: ‘What we’re looking at is state TV’

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre compared the Trump administration's feud with the Associated Press and takeover of press pool coverage to how countries like Russia and North Korea treat the media, saying it is an attack on the freedom of the press.

Live updates: Trump to address Congress as Canada, Mexico lash out over tariffs

President Trump will address Congress Tuesday night against the backdrop of newly levied tariffs on the nation's closest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. The leaders of both nations had sharp words as the tariffs went into effect, with Canadian Prime Miniser Justin Trudeau calling the action "dumb" and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saying she'd announce...

PETA cites ‘all-time high’ egg prices in appeal to Trump to use potatoes at White House Easter Egg Roll

A leading animal rights organization is pointing to high egg prices in a push for President Trump to swap yolks for spuds at this year's White House Easter Egg Roll. In a letter to the commander in chief and Melania Trump released Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) President Ingrid Newkirk shared...

Trump threatens increased tariffs if Canada retaliates 

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to add additional taxes on Canada if the U.S.'s northern neighbor Canada retaliates with its own, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Trump’s newly implemented tariffs. “Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately...

Medicaid cuts risk children’s health care and academics

House Republicans approved a budget resolution that would reduce the federal Medicaid program by 11 percent, potentially compromising access to health care for up to 40 percent of the nation's students.

Canadian premier: Trump a ‘short-sighted man’

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called President Trump a “short-sighted man” and announced a series of reciprocal steps his province will take to respond to the president’s 25-percent tariffs on Canadian goods. “Donald Trump is a short-sighted man who wields his power just for the sake of it, not having any consideration for the destructive...

Here are the Democrats skipping President Trump’s address to Congress

Several Democrats in both chambers of Congress are planning to skip President Trump’s first address to lawmakers of his second White House term Tuesday night, expected to be a wide-ranging speech after six weeks in office. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted Tuesday on social media that she wouldn't attend. "I’m not going to the Joint...

Supreme Court appears skeptical of Mexico’s lawsuit against American gunmakers

Mexico argues it should be allowed to sue American gunmakers for their weapons being smuggled into the country and used by cartels, but the U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical.

Federal judge reverses Trump firing of federal employees’ appeal board chairwoman

Cathy Harris, a Democrat who led the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) until she was fired by President Donald Trump last month has been ordered reinstated to her position by a federal judge.

Noem says DHS will ‘not be deterred’ after ICE hit by new leaks ahead of Virginia raid

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is responding to leaks about a raid in Northern Virginia, after officials have said they are trying to crack down on leaks to the media.

5 things to watch in Trump’s primetime address to Congress

Five things to watch as President Donald Trump gives his first major primetime address to Congress and the nation since returning to power in the White House six weeks ago.

Reporter’s Noteboook: Sorting it out

There are really four distinct issues with which Congress is grappling as the government risks running out of money next week.

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