Republicans Block Democratic Effort To Increase Direct Checks To $2,000

• Trump endorses Rep. Mike Lawler in Rockland County visit

  

• Trump to award Medal of Freedom to 9/11 hero and BC grad Welles Crowther

  

• Former CDC supervisor pleads guilty to stealing more than $190,000 in taxpayer money through fake invoices

  

• Colorado man awarded $50,000 after being banned from public agency's social media

  

• Crockett campaigns for Allred, Talarico stumps for Johnson in Democratic runoff for Dallas' 33rd Congressional District

  

• Trump, who claimed he "wasn't involved" in $1.7B fund, now says he allowed it

  

• In pilot program, MTA checking for fare evasion while buses are in motion

  

• Ebola travel restrictions now include Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport