Fellow military vet to succeed Greitens as Missouri governor

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' resignation announcement Tuesday will elevate another military veteran and conservative Republican to the state's top job, and his experience working with legislators could smooth his transition to power. Mike Parson will automatically ascend from lieutenant governor to governor on Friday when Greitens steps down.

GOP Likely to Keep Control of Senate in 2018 Midterms

Last December, Democrat Doug Jones won a Senate race in Alabama by defeating a horribly flawed Republican candidate Roy Moore. For the first time, it appeared that the Democrats had a plausible path to winning control of the U.S. Senate in 2018.

The Latest: Parson: Greitens resignation will heal state

Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

California, US team up on an issue that divides them: pot

An alarming increase in the use of a highly toxic and banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California is leading U.S. and state officials to team up on an issue that recently divided them: pot. They announced Tuesday that they will use $2.5 million in federal money to target illegal grows even as they remain at odds over the drug and other issues.

Environmentalistsa lawsuit to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir heads back to court

The Wapama Falls trail next to Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir takes wilderness lovers on a 2 1/2-mile trek to the waterfall, which is still flowing this fall, thanks to abundant winter rains. Two years after losing in court and six years after being rejected by voters, a Berkeley environmental group is continuing its long-running battle to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a linchpin of the water supply for 2.6 million Bay Area residents from San Francisco to San Jose to southern Alameda County.

The Latest: Agents drop Roseanne after tweet that ended show

In this March 23, 2018 file photo, John Goodman, left, and Roseanne Barr arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Roseanne" in Burbank, Calif. ABC has cancelled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following her racially insensitive tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Tuesday, May 29. ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said the comment "is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsisten with our values, and we have decided to cancel the show."

The Latest: US prosecutor prioritizes illegal California pot

McGregor Scott, right, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, flanked by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, center, discusses an increase in the use of a banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public lands Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Research by Mourad Gabriel, left, the executive director and senior ecologist at Integral Ecology Research Center, and his colleagues found the highly toxic pesticide Carbofuran, which can't legally be used in the Unites States, at 72 percent of grow sites last year, up 15 percent from 2012.

Trump accuses Mueller’s team of ‘meddling’ in US elections

President Donald Trump has accused the federal investigators probing his campaign's alleged ties to Russia of "meddling" in the US midterm elections. "The 13 Angry Democrats working on the rigged Russia Witch Hunt, will be MEDDLING with the mid-term elections, especially now that Republicans are taking the lead in Polls," Mr Trump tweeted.

Ex-US Rep. Patrick Kennedy, wife, Amy, welcome another child

Amy Kennedy gave birth Sunday night to the couple's fourth child, Marshall, at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in New Jersey. He made his first public appearance Tuesday along with his parents and older siblings - 10-year-old stepsister Harper Petigout , 6-year-old Owen, 4-year-old Nora and 2-year-old Nell.

Work getting underway on transit center in Vermont capital

On Tuesday, Montpelier officials were joined by Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Republican Gov. Phil Scott and others to mark what is known as the 1 Taylor Street project. The site, which is currently a parking lot, will become home to a ground-level transit center that will provide public transportation throughout the region and serve as the Greyhound bus stop.

Braun, Donnelly gird for a sensational Senate race

More than a year ago, when U.S. Reps. Todd Rokita and Luke Messer began angling for the 2018 U.S. Senate nomination just as President Donald Trump commenced a fitful start, there was the big question: Are you sure you want to give up safe House seats to run in a first Trump mid-term? MSNBC's Steve Kornacke provided the grist: Since 1998, incumbent senators in "hostile states" were 21-3.

Politics | EXCLUSIVE: Chafee Out of U.S. Senate Race

In late April, former United States Senator and Governor of Rhode Island Chafee told GoLocalProv that he would challenge Sheldon Whitehouse in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in September. On Sunday night, Chafee told GoLocal, "Two of my favorite sayings are, 'Fortune favors the bold' and 'Discretion is the better part of valor.'

‘Fit, young and healthy’ dancer, 27, devastated to be diagnosed …

Mormon missionary, 26, gets a tearful homecoming as relatives greet him at the airport and he embraces his grandmother for the first time in two years after being freed from a Venezuelan prison Alberto claims its first victims: Two reporters are killed while covering the tropical storm after it makes landfall across Florida and The South with winds blowing up to 50mph causing flash flooding Starbucks prepares to close more than 8,000 company-owned stores at a cost of $12m for a diversity training day weeks after two black men were arrested waiting for a friend Is the Trump-Kim summit back on? Top North Korean official travels to New York for high level meeting as US envoy flies to Singapore with both sides appearing STILL on course for June 12 date 'It's my life and my choice': Meghan McCain reveals she got into a screaming match with her father after the senator insisted he fly to DC ... (more)

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Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

Minnesota Legislative Update: Two Steps Back

When the Minnesota Legislature convened in February, the state had just announced a modest budget surplus. Lawmakers and Governor Mark Dayton were optimistic that they could reach agreement on a capital investment bill, a tax bill conforming to recently enacted federal tax reform, and other pressing issues including opioid abuse, MNLARS, the state's troubled vehicle title and registration system, elder abuse, and school safety.

Outside Groups Shift Attention to Expensive Senate Battlegrounds

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp will hit the North Dakota airwaves Tuesday morning with a TV ad highlighting her independence from Washington and from her fellow Democrats. The spot continues her effort to build a robust reelection campaign in a race that epitomizes the Democrats' tough map.

Military veterans seek hiring-rules changes

Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can't get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state's human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with some types of less-than-honorable discharges.