Tag: John Shimkus
More GOP women seeking office, but winning still in question
CHICAGO (AP) - More Republican women than ever are seeking House seats this year thanks to a reenergized recruitment effort after their limited ranks...
With less to lose, will retiring Republicans desert Trump?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retiring congressional Republicans are a natural group to watch for defectors as Democrats' impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump builds steam....
Republican Rep. Shimkus: Trump’s Syria decision ‘despicable’
CHICAGO (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois says he no longer supports President Donald Trump after his "terrible and despicable" decision...
House bill would revive mothballed Nevada nuclear waste dump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday approved an election-year bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain despite opposition...
House bill would revive mothballed Nevada nuclear waste dump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is moving to approve an election-year bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain despite...
Who’ll follow Paul Ryan as speaker? Contest hums below radar
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or who might win an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Or a...
Trump plan to sell off half of oil stockpile sparks debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's proposal to sell nearly half the U.S. emergency oil stockpile is sparking renewed debate about whether the Strategic...
