WASHINGTON (AP) — Beset by poor poll numbers and the grind of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump will look to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all Americans. The theme of his Tuesday night address to Congress and the […]
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U.S. Capitol police lift lockdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown. The Senate sergeant at arms said a lockdown had concluded. The sergeant at arms had earlier issued a lockdown alert for the building and visitor center, saying police activity has been reported. Capitol police had said they were searching for an individual but offered […]
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Leak causes water damage at Maine Statehouse
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials are racing to repair damage caused by a leak on the top floor of the Statehouse before the Legislature’s swearing-in ceremony this week. Grant Pennoyer, executive director of the Legislative Council, told the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that a leak on the fourth floor of the Capitol building has caused […]
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Use of force to be studied in D.C. police chase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington are reviewing the use of officers’ deadly force in the killing of a woman who tried to ram her car through a White House barrier, a shooting her family says was unjustified. The investigation will reconstruct the car chase and shooting, which briefly put the U.S. Capitol on lockdown, […]
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‘We miss you’: 9/11 families, friends mark 12th anniversary with somber tributes to victims
NEW YORK (AP) — Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day on Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago. For the families, the memories of […]
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Congress: Divided, discourteous — taking a break
WASHINGTON (AP) — The accomplishments are few, the chaos plentiful in the 113th Congress, a discourteous model of divided government now beginning a five-week break. “Have senators sit down and shut up, OK?” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blurted out on Thursday as lawmakers milled about noisily at a time Sen. Susan Collins was trying […]