Republican Young launches campaign for US Senate in Michigan
In this Sept. 24, 2010 file photo, then Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Young is interviewed in Detroit.
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Olympian skier Tom Corcoran dies, founded popular ski resort
In this Dec. 31, 1966 file photo, Waterville Valley ski area developer Tom Corcoran, far left, and his wife Roberta, pose with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Paul Pfosi, far right, a Swiss skier who headed the ski school at Waterville Valley, N.H. Corcoran, an Olympic skier who founded New Hampshire's Waterville Valley ski area and built it into a destination for racers and celebrities alike, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017.
Russia probe boosts bill to crack down on shell corporations
Bipartisan legislation to limit the influence of so-called shell corporations in the U.S. could get a boost as Congress probes the ways that Russia influenced last year's election. The bill, intended to crack down on international and corporate corruption, stalled in the last Congress.
Transit agency: Human error caused subway train derailment
A subway train derailed near a station in Harlem on Tuesday, frightening passengers and res... . This photo provided by Jackie Faherty from her Twitter page shows subway passengers on an A train with the lights out after it halted just shy of the 125th street stop in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, ... .
Budgets need scrutiny: State Legislature’s lack of fiscal transparency is unacceptable
Yesterday, without fanfare, Governor Jay Inslee's office announced that the majority caucuses of the House of Representatives and the Senate had reached agreement on a go-home budget deal that would avert a state government shutdown following the end of the day on Friday, June 30th, the last day of the current 2015-2017 fiscal biennium. The details are still being hammered out, and so it's still not yet known what is actually in the agreement.
Commission supports keeping OMDP intact
The County Commission, in a 4-1 vote, passed a measure expressing continued support for the three-year-old monument and opposing any reductions in its size. Commission supports keeping OMDP intact The County Commission, in a 4-1 vote, passed a measure expressing continued support for the three-year-old monument and opposing any reductions in its size.
Bipartisan Driverless-Car Bill Hits Speed Bump in House
Democrats are skeptical of GOP moves to preempt strict state safety laws on autonomous vehicles, and say they weren't consulted on the legislation. The interior of a Tesla Model X 75D semiautonomous electric vehicle parked at the governor's mansion in Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 23. A long-awaited bipartisan bill to boost the burgeoning driverless-car industry is facing a series of speed bumps in the House, delaying and perhaps even stalling a rapid push by lawmakers to regulate autonomous vehicles.
Hotline Extra: District Judge Launches Exploratory Committee to Challenge Tester
Yellow stone County Dis trict Judge Rus sell Fagg formed an exploratory committee to challenge Sen. Jon Tester in Montana. Fagg recently announced he'd be retiring from the court.
Legislators approve resolution calling for protection of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
Both houses of the California Legislature recently approved a joint resolution calling the federal government to continue protecting Berryessa Snow Mountain and other national monuments in California. The joint resolution was authored by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, with co-authors Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Santa Rosa; state Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa; and state Senator Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg.
PublisherMy Selfish LensA business owner’s look at health care
On Monday the New York Time s published an article on the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. "[T]he report said, premiums for older people would be much higher under the Senate bill than under current law.
CBC Urges Uber To Consider African Americans For Top Executive Positions
On Monday, the CBC sent a letter to the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company that noted several senior-level vacancies, including CEO and COO, that "would benefit from African-American leadership." They also noted that the company has no Black members on its board of directors.
High-power Dems facing ethics scrutiny
Reps. John Conyers , the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan , chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , are being reviewed by the panel at the recommendation of the Office of Congressional Ethics , an independent, bipartisan group that examines ethics complaints and forwards what it considers the most serious cases to the Ethics Committee. As is typically the case, the Ethics Committee did not specify the allegations surrounding the three Democrats.
Segel: Dems must rein in rigid congressional seniority rules
Tip O'Neill, the great speaker of the U.S. House, once remarked to his colleagues that theirs was the only profession he knew where one advanced due to the death, defeat, or disgrace of his colleagues. He was remarking, of course, on the harsh realities of the congressional seniority system.
House ethics panel launches inquiry of Rep. Luj n, two others
The House Ethics committee said Monday it is investigating complaints against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray LujA n of New Mexico, another congressman and a congressional aide. LujA n, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, are under investigation, the ethics panel said.
Huma Abedin is all smiles for party to honor Anna Wintour
Happy Huma! Newly-single Abedin can barely contain her smile as she steps out for a party to honor Clinton-supporter Anna Wintour Weiner, the shamed former New York congressman, is awaiting sentencing after admitting federal obscenity for sexting a 15-year-old girl last year After a failed presidential election campaign, a brush with the FBI and the very public crumbling of her marriage to Anthony Weiner, she'd be forgiven for keeping a low profile. Not only was the outing a glamorous one , but it came as proceedings in the political staffer's divorce trudged along.
House Dems Hired A Fired McDonald’s Worker As Their IT Guy
Multiple members of Congress hired as their information technology administrator an individual whose most recent job experience was being fired from McDonald's, The Daily Caller News Foundation's Investigative Group has learned. Spokesmen for the members won't say what their bosses knew at the time, but the hiring decisions highlight the role - witting or unwitting - the representatives played in what turned out to be an alleged multi-million-dollar IT scam in Congress with serious implications for national security.
McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador’s residence in 2015
Claire McCaskill McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador's residence in 2015 Senators question need for HHS cyber office Overnight Cybersecurity: Obama DHS chief defends Russian hack response attended a 2015 reception at the residence of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a meeting that contradicts her March claim that she never met with the diplomat, CNN reported on Monday. The news network said McCaskill was photographed at the reception in November of 2015.
Despite tweet, McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador’s home
In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill was unambiguous. The Missouri Democrat said she never once met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in her 10 years serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Controversial Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak is leaving the US
The Russian Ambassador to the US at the center of a political firestorm over his encounters with associates of President Donald Trump is leaving his post and returning to Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry says Sergey Kislyak's departure after nine years in the job is part of a regular rotation "all planned in advance".
Alabama Congressman proposes creating new branch of US military: The Space Corps
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, is pushing for the creation of a US Space Corps. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, is pushing for the creation of a US Space Corps.