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JOAN VENNOCHI The rest was an airy souffle of nothing much.  Indira A.R. Lakshmanan When it comes to Latine America, the United States rarely gets it right.  Mr.

JOAN VENNOCHI The rest was an airy souffle of nothing much.  Indira A.R. Lakshmanan When it comes to Latine America, the United States rarely gets it right.  Mr.

A House panel is set to hold a much-anticipated hearing on Thursday that will put Democrats’ desire to get MORE’s tax returns in the spotlight. The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is holding a hearing about legislative proposals and tax law concerning presidential tax returns. The hearing was called to discuss a portion of House Democrats’ big ethics bill, H.R.

All three of Virginia’s statewide elected leaders are fighting to save their political lives in the midst of a rapidly evolving series of crises that threatens both their own survival and their party’s electoral chances later this year. In a state saddled by racial tensions after centuries of slavery and generations of Jim Crow, both Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Attorney General Mark Herring (D) face calls for their resignations after admitting they donned blackface in the 1980s. Separately, Lt. Gov.

It’s crunch time for lawmakers seeking to reach a deal on securing the border that would prevent the second partial government shutdown of 2019. Lawmakers warn they have just a matter of days to reach a deal that could then be considered by the House and Senate and signed by MORE by their Feb. 15 deadline. Without an agreement by then, about 25 percent of the government would again shut down. Negotiators say they face significant hurdles to reach a deal, including how much money to spend on physical barriers. “I hope that we will do our job. Will we?

MORE (D-Calif.) as a “political hack” for opening a sweeping investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia and his personal finances. “He has no basis to do that.

MORE and House Democrats on Wednesday opened up a pitched battle over an intensifying set of investigations, the latest sign partisan warfare may extinguish chances of bipartisan cooperation on major issues under divided government. The public clash came one day after Trump slammed Democrats for “ridiculous partisan investigations” in his State of the Union address.

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Herring issued a statement saying he wore brown makeup and a wig in 1980 to look like a black rapper during a party as a 19 -year-old undergraduate at the University of Virginia. The revelation further roils the top levels of Virginia government. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) are already facing controversies, and Herring would be next in line to be governor after those two men. Herring said he and two friends dressed up to look like rappers they listened to, including Kurtis Blow. “It sounds ridiculous even now writing it.