Top Judiciary Dem: Arpaio ‘should not have been pardoned’

Dianne Feinstein Trump's Democratic tax dilemma Feinstein: Trump immigration policies 'cruel and arbitrary' The Memo: Could Trump's hard line work on North Korea? MORE on Saturday ripped President Trump's decision to pardon controversial former sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying the pardon represents a "disregard for the rule of law." "Sheriff Joe Arpaio should not have been pardoned.

Trump makes a mess for Arizona GOP with Arpaio pardon

In just nine days, President Donald Trump might have badly hobbled Arizona Republicans headed into a competitive Senate race and hurt his own re-election prospects in the state. Trump's efforts to unseat Sen. Jeff Flake in the state's 2018 Republican primary have left Trump's allies confused and divided over which of several possible anti-Flake candidates should get their support.

Dem rep on Gorka exit: ‘2 down and 1 to go’

A Democratic lawmaker praised Sebastian Gorka 's exit from the White House on Saturday on the heels of Steve Bannon's ouster earlier this month, declaring, "2 down and 1 to go." Rep. Steve Cohen offered a cryptic warning on Twitter for the Trump aide seen as one of the last members of the nationalist wing of Trump's White House.

US senators call on FDA to ban sale of menthol cigarettes

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is calling for a ban on menthol cigarettes, arguing that tobacco companies disproportionately target African-Americans when they market and promote the cigarettes. The Massachusetts Democrat is leading a group of fellow senators in calling on the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit the cigarettes, noting that African-Americans suffer the greatest burden of tobacco-related mortality of any ethnic or racial group in the U.S. The letter to the FDA sent earlier this week was also signed by fellow Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island, and Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut.

What Joe Manchin Can Teach Democrats

Is the West Virginia senator's centrism an anachronism or a way forward for the Democratic Party in Trump's America? At a recent town hall at the West Virginia state fair, Joe Manchin lamented how divided the country has become. "You saw what happened in Charlottesville," the Democratic senator told the assembled crowd, referring to the white nationalist rally in support of a Confederate statue that led to violent clashes, and the death of 32-year-old counterprotester Heather Heyer.

Firm buys trio of nursing homes

WINNEBAGOa S- Heartland Senior Living, a local non-profit community corporation, has recently purchased three senior care providers in southern Minnesota from current owner ElderCare of Minnesota. The three senior care providers are Parker Oaks Community in Winnebago, Parkview Care Center in Wells and Truman Senior Living in Truman.

Mnuchin viewed eclipse from roof of Fort Knox

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., posted a Facebook photo of himself, holding a pair of eclipse glasses, and Mnuchin at the U.S. Bullion Repository In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, then Treasury Secretary-designate Stephen Mnuchin and his then-fiancee, Louise Linton, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Linton responded to a social media critic on Aug. 21, 2017, telling the mother of three that that she was "adorably out of touch."

Dog poop protest planned ahead of SF right-wing rally

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Conservative Actor Says He’s Running For Congress Because Hollywood Blackballed Him

A lifelong model and actor who stared in soap operas and reality TV has formally filed paperwork with the FEC to run as a Republican for Congress in the 26th district Congressional seat in California against a Democrat, Julia Brownley. Antonio SabA to Jr. became a naturalized American citizen in 1996 after being born in Rome and moving with his family to Los Angeles at the age of 13 in 1985.

Menendez asks for trial schedule to allow Senate votes

In this Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference, in Union Beach, N.J. Menendez has asked the federal judge in his upcoming corruption trial to alter the trial schedule so he can be present for important Senate votes in Washington. The Democrat made the request Thursday, Aug. 24, in a filing that mentions potential votes in September on raising the federal debt limit and approving a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown.

Feds on Trumpa s shutdown threat: a Ita s blackmaila

President Donald Trump's latest threat to shut the government is just the most recent indication that he is unfit and unprepared for the office. The notion that the president of the United States would purposefully imperil services to taxpayers if Congress doesn't approve $1.6 billion for his Mexico border wall would be far-fetched, if a credible person occupied the White House.

Trump is winning the statue war

Trump is winning the statue war With Democrats howling about tearing down statues and supporting violent protesters, Trump is free to run the nation. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xy8DHq Just last month, Democrats were talking about how they needed to rebrand their party around a positive message.

Witness backs explosive Trump dossier

In this photo taken July 12, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with the Committee's ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of a Washington opposition research firm that produced a dossier of salacious allegations involving President Donald Trump is to be interviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.

Hanson: Statues and the progressive war against the dead

Much of the country has demanded the elimination of references to, and images of, people of the past - from Christopher Columbus to Robert E. Lee - who do not meet our evolving standards of probity. In some cases, such damnation may be understandable if done calmly and peacefully - and democratically, by a majority vote of elected representatives.