Ken Martin asked members in Austin to stop applying litmus tests, and the House Democrats who followed him demonstrated how much room there is inside the party.
The president revealed that he ordered the Pentagon to scale back the joint military exercises with South Korea on Aug. 16.
Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami said the regime would pay double if a woman killed or captured a US soldier.
The Timber Fire continues to grow at a slower pace while fire personnel have worked to increase containment.

Baker supported a more restrained U.S. foreign policy and questioned prolonged American involvement in overseas conflicts.
Abbott says facilities benefiting one religion should be illegal in public buildings.
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said the claims in the lawsuit were ‘too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference.’
The resolution directs county staff to draft an ordinance regulating the use of such robots.
Lala’s trajectory threatens the whole island chain.
More than 800 participants and 3,000 visitors and spectators crowded the streets of Middletown.
Apple will also share its knowledge with participants to help speed up smart manufacturing across the United States.
Voters in battleground states are keenly aware of rising healthcare costs and want change, but it’s unclear how this will impact the midterm elections.
Army leaders have ordered a nationwide pause as investigators seek the root cause of the Apache maintenance test flight crash near Fort Hood.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead died when their helicopter crashed on Aug. 12.
The FDA warned that consuming the recalled eggs could cause ‘serious adverse health consequences or death.’
After hostilities were followed by a weeks-long lull, the only certainty is there’s no certainty in when, how the strait will be safe, shipping experts say.
The president’s memorandum also directed the Department of War to construct a new naval shipyard and a component repair center for submarines.
The court said the president acted lawfully in ending the longstanding duty-free exemption for low value imports.
In total, there are now 314 medical conditions that are eligible for expedited disability application processing.
A grand jury returned murder charges with special circumstances in the deaths of director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
The price tag sets a record for the NBA’s most valuable franchise.