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William Barr has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Jeff Sessions for the attorney general role, reports the Washington Post, citing sources. “Barr, 68, a well-respected Republican lawyer who served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush, has emerged as a favorite candidate of a number of Trump administration officials, including senior lawyers in the White House Counsel’s Office, these people said. Two people familiar with the…

Heather Nauert has excelled at her job as spokesperson for President Trump’s State Department. She’s fielded questions and represented American interests far better than anyone to grace the post of White House press secretary during this administration, and her background as a broadcast journalist for Fox News has surely assisted that. So she should keep doing that. She is not remotely qualified to serve as our ambassador to United Nations….

President George H.W. Bush’s body traveled via train to its final resting place in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, nearly a week after the 41st US president died at 94. His casket was loaded aboard a locomotive numbered 4141, which had a car specially outfitted with clear side panels so people could pay their respects to the former commander in chief as the train rolled by, the Associated Press reported….

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration took aim at two Obama-era environmental policies on Thursday to boost the oil and coal industries, proposing to open up a bird’s wildlife habitat to drilling and mining and remove hurdles to new coal-fired power plant construction. The moves, part of a broader agenda by U.S. President Donald Trump to revive the ailing coal industry and ramp up domestic energy production, come amid increasingly…

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE on Friday is expected to file a bombshell report that describes how former Trump campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortFox News legal analyst disputes Giuliani: Mueller isn’t on a ‘fishing expedition’ Justices seem reluctant to make changes to double jeopardy clause Trump says approval rating would be 75 percent without Mueller MORE eviscerated…

Country star Reba McEntire sang a musical rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” at former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral Thursday. The performance appeared to bring his son, former President George W. Bush, to tears. Mr. Bush, sitting next to wife Laura Bush, was seen wiping his eyes with a tissue during the heartfelt song. The Kennedy Center honoree became emotional herself during the performance at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. McEntire…

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing on Aug. 9, 2017. President Trump is expected to announce Friday his nomination of Nauert as the next ambassador to the United Nations. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing on Aug. 9, 2017. President Trump is expected to announce Friday his nomination of Nauert as the next ambassador to the…

National security adviser John Bolton Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images National security adviser John Bolton Alex Wong/Getty Images The arrest and possible extradition of a Chinese business executive highlights ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China that national security adviser John Bolton says will be a major focus of negotiations over the next three months. Those tensions contributed to another roller coaster day on…

The last water year — Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018 — was the third driest in downtown L.A. since records began in 1877, dropping just 4.72 inches — about 32% of the average rainfall of 14.93 inches. (The only water years with even less rain was during 2001-02, when only 4.42 inches fell, and 2006-07, when just 3.73 inches fell). Of the past seven water years, six have…

A for-profit college chain mired in financial troubles announced on Wednesday it is shutting down dozens of campuses across the country by the end of the month. The abrupt decision comes a day after the company lost its accreditation and funding, leaving frantic students scrambling in the final days of the year to enroll in new schools. The Education Corporation of America, based in Birmingham, Ala., operates 75 campuses —…

In the state Assembly, the measure passed on a party-line vote, 56-27. In the Senate, it passed 17-16, with every Democrat opposed. One Republican notably broke ranks and also voted against it. 

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Grace Segers Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital.

In Wisconsin, only those adults with incomes at or below poverty, which is $12,140 for a single person and $25,100 for a family of four, qualify for Medicaid, although pregnant women with higher incomes are eligible. Under Walker, the state did not participate in the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid to people who earn up to 133 percent of the poverty level. Evers supports the expansion and plans to…

Two US Marine jets have collided off the coast of Japan during refuelling, and search and rescue efforts are underway. The crash was announced by the United States Marine Corps, which indicated that Japanese search and rescue jets responded immediately to the incident. The incident involved an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet made by McDonnell Douglass, and a KC-130, a refuelling plane with propellers made by Lockheed Martin. “Search and rescue operations continue for…

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and current lawyer to President Donald Trump, seems to have been bamboozled by a prank website set up after he made a typo in a tweet about the G20 summit. Reminder: In 2017, Trump appointed Giuliani as a cybersecurity adviser. Giuliani confounded many online on Tuesday evening when he accused Twitter of allowing someone to “invade my text with a disgusting anti-President…

See his full comments, as well as a panel discussion with Cooper, in the clip above. 

Video Trumps greet Obamas at President George H.W. Bush’s funeral President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump take their seats next to former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at Washington National Cathedral. President Trump exchanged greetings with his predecessor Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama after arriving at  George H.W. Bush ’s funeral Wednesday, but there was a noticeable lack of warmth between the commander-in-chief and…