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Trump called out the automaker and Barra for laying off thousands of American workers and the recent closing of the Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant. This year, GM announced it would stop production at four of its U.S. plants, including Detroit-Hamtramck and Warren Transmission in Michigan, Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, and Baltimore Operations in Maryland.

Trump called out the automaker and Barra for laying off thousands of American workers and the recent closing of the Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant. This year, GM announced it would stop production at four of its U.S. plants, including Detroit-Hamtramck and Warren Transmission in Michigan, Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, and Baltimore Operations in Maryland.

The couple attended services at St. John’s Episcopal church, a small church across from Lafayette Park outside the White House. Rev. Bruce McPherson, the interim rector, welcomed the first couple outside the church. The President spent Thursday honoring St. Patrick’s Day with Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar and praised the Irish at a White House reception. “I know many Irish people and they are inspiring.

In newly confirmed federal data from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, Breitbart News has learned the massive scale and scope of DHS’s ramped up Catch and Release policy. For months, DHS officials have said privately that the Catch and Release program has been taken to new heights, while ICE union officials

On the GOP side, President Trump faces a real possibility of a primary challenge from one or more Republicans. And on top of all that, there are some independents who are considering mounting a third-party bid for the nation’s highest office. We’re keeping track of where all possible presidential candidates stand: Who’s running, who isn’t running, and, when the time comes, who has dropped out. We’ll be updating this list as candidates declare their intentions, so keep checking in. © 2019 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Michael A. Cohen At least in the US there’s a presidential election in 20 months that could end the failed Trump experiment.   Ideas | Tony Rehagen On February 20, a tearful drama between Mark Harris and John Harris played out in what felt like a high-profile, reality TV version of America at this intensely partisan moment. But there was a twist.  Mr.

Michael A. Cohen At least in the US there’s a presidential election in 20 months that could end the failed Trump experiment.   Ideas | Tony Rehagen On February 20, a tearful drama between Mark Harris and John Harris played out in what felt like a high-profile, reality TV version of America at this intensely partisan moment. But there was a twist.  Mr.

Michael A. Cohen At least in the US there’s a presidential election in 20 months that could end the failed Trump experiment.   Ideas | Tony Rehagen On February 20, a tearful drama between Mark Harris and John Harris played out in what felt like a high-profile, reality TV version of America at this intensely partisan moment. But there was a twist.  Mr.

Michael A. Cohen At least in the US there’s a presidential election in 20 months that could end the failed Trump experiment.   Ideas | Tony Rehagen On February 20, a tearful drama between Mark Harris and John Harris played out in what felt like a high-profile, reality TV version of America at this intensely partisan moment. But there was a twist.  Mr.

House Majority Leader MORE (D-Md.) is calling for a cost-of-living adjustment to lawmaker salaries, which have remained stagnant for a decade — but it's likely to be a tough sell. In remarks before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress this week, Hoyer said that "it is time to address the issue of member and staff pay and benefits."  "Americans ought to have our nation’s diversity of economic backgrounds better reflected in this House," he added. The House voted to create the select committee at the start of the new Congress in January to come up with