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Wednesday, 22 February 2017

The Latest: Governor tours damaged California dam

The Latest on the response to damaged spillways at Lake Oroville in Northern California (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown has visited crews responding to damaged spillways at Lake Oroville in Northern California. Brown's office sent a...

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Durbin prompts medical, dental schools to combat drug crisis Fresno Bee

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants medical and dental schools in Illinois to have training sessions on responsible opioid prescription. The Illinois Democrat sent a letter to Illinois schools Wednesday. He ......

Keith Ellison supportive of impeachment against Trump The Washington Times

Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota said Thursday that he is open to the calls to initiate an impeachment process against President Trump. "I think that Donald Trump has already has done a number of things which legitimately raise the question of impeachment," Mr. Ellison said in a CNN debate with ......

The Latest: Emmer town hall continues without major hurdles Fresno Bee

The Latest on U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer's town hall in Minnesota (all times local): 8:50 p.m. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer's town hall went on as planned after the congressman said ......

CPAC attendees remain unsure of Donald Trump after divisive 2016 election season The Washington Times

The activists who will gather in suburban Maryland this week for the Conservative Political Action Conference are thrilled to have control of all the political levers of power in Washington — but are still not entirely sure about the shotgun marriage they've been forced into with the man at...

Republicans look to Trump to help bolster tax on imported goods The Washington Times

House GOP leaders' push for a tax on imported goods hit the skids in Congress, and they are looking for support from President Trump to keep the plan alive, but the White House only toys with the idea. The 20 percent across-the-board tax on imports, known as the border adjustment ... ......

Ecuador electoral body formally orders presidential runoff Fresno Bee

Ecuador's electoral commission has formally ruled that a runoff election will be needed to choose a successor for socialist President Rafael Correa. The body's announcement Wednesday confirms its earlier indication ......

Pete Buttigieg, DNC chairman candidate, says party needs unifying message The Washington Times

On paper, Pete Buttigieg is the dream candidate for Democrats: He is a millennial, a military veteran, a Midwesterner, an Episcopalian, and he's openly gay. Plus, like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, he's left-handed. But the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who is vying for the chairmanship of the...

Governor, mayor welcome dozens of new refugees to Colorado during Union Station reception Denver Post

Recent refugees to the state, many with new Colorado buttons pinned to their shirts and seated near whispering Arabic and African language translators, packed a Union Station ballroom Wednesday as honored guests of Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. The first-of-its-kind...

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