The archive of all headlines from March 30, 2017, organized by time of publication.
The top Republican and the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee pledged to take the Trump-Russia inquiry “wherever the intelligence leads.” Their unified presence served as a contrast to the flagging House investigation.
It remains uncertain whether Brown will be able to muster the two-thirds vote in both houses of the Legislature needed to approve the new revenue sources, which include a 12-cent-per-gallon increase in the existing 18-cent base excise tax on gasoline. NATION
The Senate Intelligence Committee's inquiry into Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will be 'one of the biggest investigations' in years involving an 'unprecedented' level of cooperation between Congress and U.S. spy agencies. Politics
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In places like Yemen, Syria and Iraq, the United States is deepening its involvement in a string of wars while diplomacy becomes largely an afterthought. Officials say the shift began under President Barack Obama and was adopted by President Trump with a “fight to win” pledge.
The Senate Intelligence Committee's inquiry into Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will be 'one of the biggest investigations' in years involving an 'unprecedented' level of cooperation between Congress and U.S. spy agencies. L.A. Now
Federal agents in San Diego have arrested the attorney general for the Mexican state of Nayarit on charges that he conspired to smuggle heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S. MIDDLE EAST
Federal agents in San Diego have arrested the attorney general for the Mexican state of Nayarit on charges that he conspired to smuggle heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S. COMPANY TOWN
The Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic governor said the agreement would repeal the state law that curbs legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.The vote is Thursday, but gay rights advocates objected that the compromise would continue to allow discrimination. And it was unclear whether the deal would end numerous boycotts.
The agreement would repeal the law that curbs legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The vote is Thursday.Gay rights groups objected that the compromise is too weak. And it was unclear whether the deal would end numerous boycotts.
The thugs should be sent back across the border. Even Democratic office holders must think this down deep. So why is it so hard for them to say it? L.A. Now
Brexit secretary says UK will not withdraw security cooperation from the EU if it fails to get a trade deal in two years’ time
The agreement would repeal the law that curbs legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The vote is Thursday.Gay rights groups objected that the compromise was too weak. And it was unclear whether the deal would end numerous boycotts.
Republicans say they'll change long-standing Senate rules to allow confirmation with a simple majority. That could crush one final vestige of bipartisanship, altering the upper chamber for years to come. MIDDLE EAST
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Brexit secretary says UK will not withdraw security cooperation from the EU if it fails to get a trade deal in two years’ time
Voters in the state elected Trump in hope he’d revive its core industry and inject more religion into American life – but many are unsure of whether he’ll deliver
If Democrats try to block the nomination, Republicans threaten to respond by changing long-standing Senate rules to circumvent the 60 votes that would be needed to overcome a filibuster. The Trump Administration
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President Trump took to Twitter to say that the Freedom Caucus, a group of the most conservative Republicans in the House, is hurting the party’s agenda. “We must fight them” in 2018, he said, days after the faction helped kill his health care overhaul, imperiling Mr. Trump’s other priorities.
Before Trump took office, the US drones that killed several members of the Tuaiman family used to come about once a week. Now they come every day
Trump had previously made electoral threats to wayward members of his party, but Thursday's tweet was especially direct, threatening to cast them in the same light as Democrats. The Trump Administration
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'All those things are fictional, illusory and provocations, lies,' the Russian president said. The Trump Administration
Trump initially blamed Democrats after his bid to repeal and replace Obamacare crumbled, but has since shifted aim to the divided Republican party
'The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast,' Trump tweeted. 'We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!' The Trump Administration
Trump initially blamed Democrats after his attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare crumbled, but has since shifted aim to the divided Republican party
White House officials helped provide Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, with reports that showed incidental surveillance of the Trump team. The revelation is likely to fuel criticism that Mr. Nunes has been too eager to do the bidding of the Trump administration.
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White House invites a bipartisan group from the House intelligence committee to view information it says relates to surveillance of Donald Trump’s associates
The 2016-17 winter created one of the deepest snowpacks in California’s recorded history and it’s loaded with enough water to keep reservoirs and rivers swollen for months to come. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON