POLITICS

Washington — Republican senators said Thursday that a long-sought bipartisan compromise to extend the expired Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for two years has stalled.  “We are in a little bit of a pothole,” GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said, blaming Democratic leaders for the lack of movement on the issue. “So

Washington — The U.S. and Taiwan have agreed to a deal that would lower tariffs on goods from Taiwan to no more than 15%, and boost Taiwanese semiconductor companies’ financing for U.S. operations by half a trillion dollars, the Trump administration announced Thursday.  The 15% would be a slightly lower rate than the 20% rate

The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week sets up a potential legal showdown between the state and federal government. If the state were to indict the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, on criminal charges, he could try to claim a form of immunity conferred by the

Washington — President Trump hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for lunch Thursday, after Machado earlier this month offered to share her Nobel Prize with him for what she said was his “historic” action in Venezuela, the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power. “I certainly would love to be able to personally tell him

Washington — The Senate is on track to pass a three-bill package Thursday funding parts of the government before leaving Washington for a weeklong recess ahead of the end-of-month deadline to avert a partial shutdown.  The package includes funding for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and Interior, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency.  When