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Holtec defends plans for nuclear waste storage facility
A New Jersey-based company is defending plans to build a multibillion-dollar facility in the New Mexico desert to store spent fuel from commercial nuclear reactors.
6 years ago
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross downplayed shutdown hardships. Dems raged
Ross told CNBC he is puzzled by reports of federal workers turning to food banks and other forms of relief.
6 years ago
Dems prepare own border security package shunning Trump wall
House Democrats are preparing a package that would ignore Trump's demand for a wall and instead pay for other ideas aimed at protecting the border.
6 years ago
Trump: Short-term deal to end shutdown OK if it has ‘prorated down payment’ on wall
The president said he's open to whatever results from the discussions between McConnell and Schumer, but Trump would not commit beyond a broad statement.
6 years ago
Trump defers to Pelosi and delays State of the Union Address
The staring contest over the State of the Union address between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a week old, and no one is blinking yet.
6 years ago
Should public service be required of young Americans?
A federal panel says it is considering how the nation could implement a universal service program and whether it should be mandatory or optional.
6 years ago
Boys school shuts down amid fallout over Washington videos
Longer videos from wider perspectives emerged later over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
6 years ago
Supreme Court returns to gun rights for 1st time in 9 years
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City's prohibition.
6 years ago
Philly region members of Congress losing patience with shutdown
President Trump’s offer on Saturday doesn’t appear to be helping break the budget impasse that shut much of the federal government.
6 years ago
Martin Luther King Jr. National Park reopens for holiday, thanks to a private grant
The deal allows the park to avoid the awkward possibility that it would be closed on the federal holiday honoring King.
6 years ago
Sen. Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential candidacy
The 54-year-old Harris has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party even before she won a Senate seat in 2016.
6 years ago
Video of Kentucky students mocking Native American man draws outcry
A crowd of students surrounds the Native American man, laughing and filming on cell phones.
6 years ago
Democrats reject Trump border wall proposal, calling it a ‘non-starter’
Trump offered to back temporary protections for some immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, many of whom are now adults.
6 years ago
Pelosi dismisses Trump proposal, Senate to take up plan
Minutes before Trump was to unveil his plan at the White House, the California Democrat said early reports about the proposal indicated it was insufficient.
6 years ago
Trump expected to float 'Dreamers' for border money proposal
Trump is expected to announce that in exchange for funding the border wall he is open to trading protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children.
6 years ago