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Upholding norms is a two-way street
Many of the current president's critics on the left insist that they are standing up for norms of democratic conduct and for democracy itself.
Cortland Foundation announces photography winners
The Cortland Foundation and the Tucker County Photography Club announce the winners of the second annual Photography Exhibition.
Evaluations show teachers improving in New Mexico
Laura Mayo, teacher of a combined class of fifth- and sixth-graders at Nava Elementary School, works Monday with her students on fractions. Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican William Rodriguez, a teacher at Nava Elementary School, works Monday with his fifth-grade students on making marshmallow cannons to teach them the principles of Newton's laws of motion.
Shotgun-toting senator shoots anti-Obamacare lawsuit in new ad for re-election bid
Invoking the same colorful imagery he used in his 2010 re-election bid, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin released a new ad Monday literally taking aim with a shotgun at the most recent lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, which would dismantle protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. "I haven't changed," Manchin asserts in the ad.
Virginia congressional candidate appeals court decision to kick her off ballot
Third-party candidate Shaun Brown is appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court to reverse her removal from the ballot for Virginia's 2nd District, where her opponent, GOP Rep. Scott Taylor, is entwined in ongoing litigation. A circuit court judge last Wednesday tossed out every ballot petition sheet Brown submitted to the elections board after finding she listed an incorrect address for herself on each document.
Magic Wall: Cruz relying on Trump’s help in Texas
With 57 days until the midterms, Republicans are calling for reinforcement from President Trump in Sen. Ted Cruz's tightening race against Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke.
Pocan says talk of Trump impeachment is ‘moot conversation’
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan was one of the first members of Congress to mention the possibility of impeaching President Donald Trump more than a year ago. But on Monday Pocan downplayed impeachment talk when asked about it at a news conference.
California aims to get all electricity from clean sources
California has set a goal of phasing out fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown, who has positioned California as a global leader in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, approved the measure as he prepares to host a summit in San Francisco of climate change leaders from around the world later this week.
Ap Fact Check: Tester did rank No. 1 in cash from lobbyists Source: Ap
Republicans say in a television ad that Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has taken more money from lobbyists than any other member of Congress as he seeks to fend off a challenge from Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale. Tester, a third-generation farmer and former president of the Montana Senate, has a reputation as a populist.
Ap Fact Check: Tester did rank No. 1 in cash from lobbyists
In this March 8, 2016, file photo, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans got it right that Tester for a time topped all other members of Congress in campaign contributions from lobbyists.
Conservative columnist tells MSNBC that GOP should be intensely…
New Jersey Democratic congressman Donald Norcross and New York Times' columnist Brett Stephens told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle that while Trump may be denying everything said in both Bob Woodward's book and the anonymous New York Time's op-ed, the series of leaks only "reconfirms what we've been hearing literally for years now." Neither expected the new revelations to have any impact on Republican voters or leadership.
Democrats want to turn Texas into California with ‘dyed…
Amid a tight re-election fight, Sen. Ted Cruz warned that liberals want to turn Texas into California, "right down to tofu and silicon and dyed hair." Democrats want to turn Texas into California with 'dyed hair' and 'tofu,' Ted Cruz warns Amid a tight re-election fight, Sen. Ted Cruz warned that liberals want to turn Texas into California, "right down to tofu and silicon and dyed hair."
Former President Barack Obama just told y’all to stop bingeing TV
Former President Barack Obama spit hot fire Friday at the University of Illinois to encourage all you young people out there to get your behinds to the voting booths in November to stop whatever is going on in Washington and bring some sanity back to democracy. But it may be harder for some than others.
Cruz: Democrats want Texas to be ‘like California,’ have ‘tofu’ and ‘dyed hair’
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told supporters at a rally on Saturday that Democrats wanted to make Texas like California and listed off a few things as stereotypical staples of the blue state. "We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flooding into the state of Texas from liberals all over the country who desperately want to turn the state of Texas blue," Cruz said.
Warner: ‘Not very believable’ Papadopoulos doesn’t recall if he told…
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said he does not believe George Papadopoulos' claim that he does not remember telling Trump campaign officials about Russian dirt on Hillary Clinton. "This guy Papadopoulos, I've never met him, but he clearly is aspiring to be a player," Warner said.
Beto O’Rourke to appear on ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
A press release from CBS shows O'Rourke is scheduled on Wednesday, September 12 alongside Keira Knightley and Martha Stewart. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the El Paso Democrat challenging Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in Texas' U.S. Senate race, will be appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" this week.
Rogue billionaires are giving the GOP and Democrats a migraine
Republican Richard Uihlein and Democrat Tom Steyer have poured tens of millions of dollars into the 2018 campaign. And their political parties are irritated about it.
Black ex-police chief gets GOP nod for New Hampshire House
A black former police chief backed by the Trump administration won the Republican nomination Tuesday in New Hampshire's toss-up congressional district, while Democrats picked experienced, establishment-backed nominees for both that seat and for governor. Eddie Edwards, who was endorsed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, defeated six Republican opponents in the 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern half of the state.