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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/22/abortion-foes-rally-at-capitol-20180122-1/?f=latest By Ryan Tarinelli As anti-abortion signs dotted the crowd outside the state Capitol on Sunday afternoon, abortion opponents celebrated political and legal wins and reaffirmed their opposition to a landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Hundreds of abortion… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/23/arkansans-vexed-by-budget-battle-201801/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation expressed relief Monday that the federal government shutdown was ending, but they also aired frustration that a Senate standoff had triggered the situation. Some want to overhaul the… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/rep-french-hill-rejects-pay-until-shutdown-ends/928584850 By: Neale Zeringue  WASHINGTON D.C. -- While the government is shut down, members of congress will still continue to receive their salary, but Arkansas Representative French Hill said on Saturday he doesn't want to receive a paycheck until the government… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/22/washington-news-brief/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump unveils an infrastructure package, leaders of the Senate Broadband Caucus want it to include money for better Internet access. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, a caucus co-chairman and Arkansas’ senior senator, sent a letter last week… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/government-shutdown-ends-on-day-3/932777570 WASHINGTON, D.C. - It's official. Congress has approved a plan to reopen the government three days after it was shutdown by disagreement on Capitol Hill. A compromise plan passed in the U.S. Senate earlier in the day and as the evening began, the U.S. House also gave it the green… Read more »

http://http//thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/369393-doing-the-right-thing-for-persecuted-coptic-christians BY REP. FRENCH HILL  Egypt is one of the United States’ strongest allies in a region filled with chaotic states. They have the largest Christian and largest non-Muslim community in the Middle East, but the Egyptian government has turned a blind eye to the severe… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/16/trump-fixes-daca-plight-on-democrats-20/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday again blamed Democrats for the Republican-controlled Congress' failure to act on immigration. Democrats, on the other hand, said Trump and his allies have caused the impasse, accusing them of playing politics with the… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/14/arkansans-in-d-c-see-intense-18-2018011/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood  WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation say the nation, with President Donald Trump at the helm, has taken a turn for the better, but there's still plenty of work to be done. In interviews, they listed some of the… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/14/central-high-site-s-expansion-now-law-t/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday expanding the boundaries of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill, it adds seven houses on South Park Street, sitting on roughly… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/12/state-d-c-crew-cool-on-tweets-20180112/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Several members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation would like to see President Donald Trump tone down or scale back his Twitter pronouncements. The New York Republican is moving the nation in the right direction, they say, but his… Read more »