There will be some last-ditch efforts today to come up with a short-term deal to avoid a partial government shut down, but there isn’t much optimism on Capitol Hill.There was some progress yesterday with the house passing a short-term spending deal to keep the government open for about a month to try to come up with a longer-term agreement. The…
The likelihood of a government shutdown seems to have gone up overnight after a deal to temporarily push back a spending deadline looks like it’s dead in the water. The head of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of the some of the most conservative Republicans in Congress, is balking at a temporary spending deal to avert a government shutdown…
Officials in Hawaii have been in clean-up mode ever since a message was mistakenly sent to nearly one and a half million residents and visitors, warning of an incoming ballistic rocket. Considering the situation with North Korea, many people thought the U.S. was really under attack. It was supposed to be just a test, but an emergency management staffer hit…
Nearly one week after heavy rains triggered powerful mud and rockslides, officials are calling off the hunt for any still-missing persons. At least 20 people are confirmed dead and the shift to recovery mode is just the next sobering step in what’s expected to be a lengthy recovery. The area was already struggling to bounce back from December’s wildfires. Hundreds…
During a briefing on an immigration compromise proposal from congress, President Trump made a vulgar comment to describe U.S immigration pattern. The White House in response said that the President will always fight for the American people, but, his crass words could have an impact on the larger immigration debate. It’s a precarious time as the President and members of…
Mother Nature unleashed her fury throughout the Montecito area in Santa Barbara County, California. At least one hundred homes are gone. Officials estimate another three hundred suffered some kind of significant damage. More than fifteen people are confirmed dead and some residents are still missing. The search is ongoing, but complicated by downed power lines and power poles. Those rescue…
More than a dozen deaths are being blamed on powerful mudslides around southern California. It’s the same area which went up in flames during December’s massive wildfires. Without vegetation to absorb the water, those charred lands have left low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding and mudslides. Crews spent much of Tuesday rescuing people stuck in the mud. Even more had to…
President Trump made a sweep through the southeast yesterday, pushing for rural prosperity. He first headed to Nashville to speak at a farming convention. His schedule later included a stop in Atlanta, at the College Football National Championship for an appearance during the national anthem. Meanwhile most of Washington is still talking about the new book about the first nine…
On a weekend when President Trump met with Republican congressional leaders to strategize and figure out an approach a 2018 agenda as a possible government shutdown looms on the horizon, the President also has been mounting an aggressive response to an incendiary book. Author Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury” depicts the President as disconnected and even mentally unstable. Former…
The Trump Administration now proposing the expansion of U.S. offshore drilling and opening nearly all federal waters to natural gas and oil exploration. The plan could allow new areas of energy exploration off California and the East coast, including off Maine and Florida. The effort comes less than eight years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf…
