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• Sides spar in last public meeting on Keystone XL pipeline's route across Nebrask

  By Paul Hammel Alexis Bonogofsky flew in overnight from Billings, Montana, to tell Nebraskans on Wednesday that oil pipelines do rupture and can harm farm and ranch operations. Bonogofsky, a rancher and employee of the National Wildlife Federation, fought back tears as she described the rupture of …

• EPA Chief Met With Canada’s Scientist-Muzzling Ex-Prime Minister Before Scientis

  07/26/2017 05:56 pm ET | Updated 50 minutes ago EPA Chief Met With Canadas Scientist-Muzzling Ex-Prime Minister Before Scientist Purge The agency denied seeking policy advice from former Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a meeting arranged by a top Comcast lobbyist over text messages. By Alexander C…

• Bipartisan Group Of Governors Warns Senate Not To Pass ‘Skinny’ Obamacare Repeal

  07/26/2017 09:20 pm ET Bipartisan Group Of Governors Warns Senate Not To Pass ‘Skinny’ Obamacare Repeal Bill One key Republican senator may be paying close attention. A bipartisan group of 10 governors wrote a letter Wednesday urging the Senate to reject a proposed “skinny” health care bi…

• Sen. Ben Sasse rebukes Republican colleagues who voted against health care rep..

  By Joseph Morton WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., vented his frustration Wednesday as a handful of his Republican colleagues lined up against the same kind of health care repeal language that they supported less than two years ago. “How can you possibly explain that to people with any intel…

• New York considers testing a 'textalyzer' to let law-enforcement check if driver

  New York considers testing a ‘textalyzer’ to let law-enforcement check if drivers involved in crashes were texting Associated Press David Klepper, Associated Press 34m   ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a devi…

• Trump Banned Transgender Troops for 74 Miles of Border Wall Funding: Report

  A slew of LGBT and human rights groups quickly responded to Trump’s transgender ban, but it appears the president was focusing more on his wall idea than necessarily affecting individual rights. http://www.newsweek.com/trump-transgender-ban-wall-642456 Can anyone explain WTF the above paragraph i…

• TRUMP TO NOMINATE GOV. BROWNBACK TO SERVE AS AMBASSADOR

  Jul 26, 8:15 PM EDT TRUMP TO NOMINATE GOV. BROWNBACK TO SERVE AS AMBASSADOR   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will nominate Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to serve as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.  

• Tillerson denies speculation that he will resign

  Tillerson denies speculation that he will resign AFP-JIJI JUL 27, 2017     WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State on Wednesday Rex Tillerson denied suggestions that he plans to resign because of a disagreement with the White House. “I’m not going anywhere,” Tillerson told reporter…

• Rep. Darrell Issa complained to city officials about protesters outside his offi

  JULY 26, 2017, 5:13 P.M. Rep. Darrell Issa complained to city officials about protesters outside his office   Protesters have been showing up at GOP Rep. Darrell Issa’s Vista office weekly in the months since President Trump took office. Though Issa has come out to greet them a fe…

• Rare Warning to Trump From Hill GOP Leader

  Rare Warning to Trump From Hill GOP Leader Firing Sessions could poison president’s agenda in Senate, Cornyn says Posted Jul 26, 2017 7:44 PM   Firing Sessions could poison president’s agenda in Senate, Cornyn says Posted Jul 26, 2017 7:44 PM The Senate majority’s No. 2 leader has given …

• Honduran politician pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge

  JULY 26, 2017 / 2:57 PM / 4 HOURS AGO Honduran politician pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – A member of a prominent Honduran family who once served in the nation’s cabinet on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a U.S. money laundering charge. Yan…

• Apple supplier Foxconn says it will build big Wisconsin factory

  Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer that makes electronics for Apple and other tech companies, is coming to Wisconsin. The firm will invest $10 billion in Wisconsin to build a new manufacturing plant that produces LCD panels. The project will create 13,000 new jobs and should be completed by 2020, …

• 'Snatch a Knot in Their Ass': GOP Congressman Defends President Trump's Criticis

  ‘Snatch a Knot in Their Ass’: GOP Congressman Defends President Trump’s Criticism of Sen. Lisa Murkowski Aric Jenkins 6:16 PM ET Georgia Republican Congressman Buddy Carter defended President Donald Trump’s criticism of Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Wednesday, saying the Pr…

• Trump Pick for Fed's Wall Street Watchdog Plans to Ease Rules

  Trump Pick for Fed’s Wall Street Watchdog Plans to Ease Rules By Elizabeth Dexheimer and Jesse Hamilton July 26, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT   President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Federal Reserve’s top Wall Street watchdog said it’s time to reconsider the restrictions imposed on banks in…

• 2 former Omaha police officers charged with assault in death of mentally ill man

  By Todd Cooper and Alia Conley Two former Omaha police officers will face charges in connection with the June 5 death of a mentally ill Oklahoma man. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine announced Wednesday that he is charging Scotty Payne with second-degree assault, a felony, and Ryan McClarty with …