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The Trump administration is set to announce its replacement for the Obama-era WOTUS rule. Environmentalists say it is "reckless and capricious."

Twitter users accused Pelosi of defending the regime in Tehran, though she condemned its shooting down of a passenger airliner last week and its regional strategy.

"We have ZERO problems with the American people...Our sole problem is Trump. In the event of war, it is he who will bear full responsibility," a top Iranian presidential adviser said on Twitter.

Incumbent Monroe County, New York county executive Adam Bello is the first Democrat to obtain the seat in 30 years. Now the Republican-controlled county legislature is allegedly seeking to limit his powers before he enters office.

"The result is the United States gets dirtier air and we get to pay more money for the dirty energy being provided," Robert Ukeiley of the Center for Biological Diversity told Newsweek.

The Ugandan bill—colloquially known as "Kill the Gays"—was nullified in 2014 on a technicality but the government said it plans to resurrect the bill within a few weeks.

The updated procedures let meat companies kill pigs as quickly as they want and pass inspection responsibilities from government officials to plant employees.

"Hong Kongers are fighting for freedom, fighting for democracy, fighting for human rights," a pro-democracy activist said. "These are values that the United States stands for."

Negotiators are reportedly close to an initial agreement that will open dialogue between the Taliban and the Afghan government with a view to ending almost two decades of conflict.

Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski denounced the revival of the abandoned tradition, echoing condemnation across Poland and the world.

The Defense Department spent $4.6 million on crab and lobster in September.

On February 15, President Trump signed a spending bill with a 1.9 percent pay increase for General Schedule employees.

On Friday, President Trump signed a spending bill that gives Federal GS employees an average 1.9 percent pay raise, but when will the changes take effect? Find out everything you need to know about the 2019 GS pay scale, new localities, back pay and more.

Donald Trump has weathered calls for impeachment for years. How easy is it to get rid of a sitting president?

Boehner said he blamed "talk radio people" and "goofballs on the right" for criticizing the president when he appeared to come close to agreeing on a spending bill with Republican leaders.

Impact felt of drastic increase in homicide between 2005 and 2015.

The antivirus software pioneer has been tweeting messages to his followers from a yacht that appears to be somewhere in the Caribbean.

Government employees can get two free drinks at the "DTFund Date Night for Government Employees" event.

The legislation would "protect federal government workers from being used as pawns in policy negotiations."

Both proposals will need 60 votes to advance, and it is unlikely either one will muster enough support.

With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump vowing not to give in, the House and Senate will take diverging paths this week on spending legislation. 

In her latest bid for attention, right-wing provocateur Tomi Lahren took on Bronx-born hip-hop star Cardi B Sunday, sparking an argument over racism and "blind" support of President Donald Trump.

Federal workers who are PayPal Credit customers can receive a one-time cash advance of $500.

"I would say it is less safe today than a month ago. Absolutely," Trish Gilbert, executive vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, told CNN. "We do not have the professionals on the job.

The shutdown has become the longest in history, and 800,000 government workers missed their first paychecks on Friday.

Over 5,500 people were granted approval to bring spouses or fiancées under the age of 18 into the country between 2007 and 2017.

The bad news is during a shutdown, Smithsonian museums are closed. The good news is that now you have more time to file your taxes.

"There have been incidents of new roads being created by motorists and the destruction of Joshua trees in recent days," the park said in a statement.

The wealthiest Americans used to pay for the government through taxes. Now they pay for the government by lending it money, with interest, and profit from the rest of us. This has to stop.

Agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have been mostly shuttered since the shutdown began in December.