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Upon Baker’s arrival to check on Bush at his home Friday morning, he was alert and spoke with Baker. “Where are we going, Bake?” Bush asked. “We’re going to heaven,” Baker responded. “That’s where I want to go,” Bush stated. Baker left and then returned to the Houston home later that evening. As H.W. Bush’s life slowly came to an end Friday night, his son, George W. Bush, called to speak with his father and was placed on speaker phone to say his goodbyes.

In exchange, China will agree to purchase a “not yet agreed upon, but very substantial” amount of agricultural, energy, industrial, and other product from the U.S., to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in the statement. China has agreed to start purchasing agricultural product from our farmers immediately, it said. In addition, Trump and Xi have agreed to immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cy

In exchange, China will agree to purchase a “not yet agreed upon, but very substantial” amount of agricultural, energy, industrial, and other product from the U.S., to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in the statement. China has agreed to start purchasing agricultural product from our farmers immediately, it said. In addition, Trump and Xi have agreed to immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cy

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   Bush was a model of gentlemanly public service that has, in some ways, been abandoned.  The former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, confessed in a surprise guilty plea Thursday that he lied to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal he pursued on Trump’s behalf during the heat of the 2016 Republican campaign.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   Bush was a model of gentlemanly public service that has, in some ways, been abandoned.  The former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   Bush was a model of gentlemanly public service that has, in some ways, been abandoned.  The former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   Bush was a model of gentlemanly public service that has, in some ways, been abandoned.  The former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week.

A district court judge on Friday postponed issuing a ruling on former FBI Director MORE’s effort to quash a GOP-issued subpoena. Judge Trevor McFadden gave the two sides the weekend to provide additional information about their arguments. The court will reconvene Monday at 10 a.m.

House Minority Leader MORE (D-Calif.) on Friday outlined an ambitious overhaul to the way government operates — including legislation to strengthen voting rights protections. Pelosi, widely expected to be elected the next House Speaker, vowed to make it the first order of business when Democrats realize their newly won majority next year.  The goal, Pelosi said, is “to reduce the role of money [and] advance fair elections, and one part of that is having the Voting Rights Act early on the agenda.” The effort would come following a midterm election that included a numbe