January 19th, 20180WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Republicans struggled to line up support on Thursday for a short-term extension of government funding that would avert a politically embarrassing shutdown, after President Trump offered mixed signals on the stopgap plan.
Trump complicated the talks by saying a six-year extension of funding for the...
July 7th, 20170It has been more than a month since four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia decided to cut off ties with their neighbor, Qatar. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE imposed severe diplomatic and economic sanctions on the tiny Gulf state that heavily depends on imports for its daily consumption of necessary goods.
The...
May 5th, 20170DEARBORN — A bar in west Dearborn criticized by a city official last week for attracting unruly crowds will face a hearing that could result in the revocation of the business' liquor license.
City Council President Pro Tem Tom Tafelski has called Post Bar, located on Michigan Ave., a "public nuisance." The city played a key role in...
May 5th, 20170WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid a shutdown of many federal agencies. Money would have been depleted on Saturday.
Earlier, Republicans who control the House, as well as minority Democrats, had expressed confidence...
