Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Plano City Council Votes To Ban Creation Of Short-Term Rentals In Neighborhoods The decision marks the end of a years-long saga in which the city worked to appease disgruntled homeowners while also weighing the property type’s future in Plano. A yearlong ban was implemented last ... 04/23/2024 - 9:46 am | View Link
Plano approves ban on new short-term rental homes Plano's City Council approved a ban on new short-term rentals in neighborhoods. The vote came after years of debate over how to handle the properties. 04/23/2024 - 2:29 am | View Link
Exclusive: Donald Trump mulls middle-class tax cut as he eyes return to office U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is keen on a new middle-class tax cut should he return to the White House, two people familiar with the discussions ... 04/17/2024 - 2:56 pm | View Link
Stock Market Volatility Decreases After House Passes Debt Ceiling Deal: A Technical Analysis The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), tracked by the ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF (BATS ... Stock Market Volatility Decreases After House Passes Debt Ceiling Deal: A Technical Analysis ... 06/1/2023 - 5:42 am | View Link
Why the debt-ceiling showdown is a ‘Catch-22’ for markets after House passes bill The White House wants the debt limit raised without conditions ... The market for Treasury bills, a form of short-term U.S. government debt, has recently reflected fears over the debt-ceiling ... 04/26/2023 - 8:50 am | View Link
Lauren Boebert, a devotee of the Make America Great Again movement and a strong supporter of Donald Trump, shared a campaign stage with Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. in Loveland Thursday as the GOP primary election for the 4th Congressional District draws near.
Lauren Boebert speaks during a campaign event in Loveland at Rez.
“The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others,” the AP reports.
“The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.
“Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with ‘harmful’ materials,” The Hill reports.