Former Special Ops Official ‘Shocked’ Trump White House Isn’t…
Two retired colonels say former Secretary of State and failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should have had her security clearance pulled. One, retired Col.
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Why the Russia-Trump Collusion Conspiracy Theory Isn’t Catching On
The Democrat-led anti-Trump "Resistance" and its numerous media mouthpieces have been promoting their "Russia hacked the election" narrative for two years. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fired the biggest recent salvo in this campaign after Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington.
After millions in ad spending, poll shows Rick Scott-Bill Nelson Senate race hasn’t budged
Despite millions of dollars in television ad spending, Florida's U.S. Senate race between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott hasn't budged. The new results, from a poll conducted Friday and Saturday, are exactly the same as the percentages from an FAU poll released May 8 .
Space experts worry US won’t make it to Mars by 2030s
President Donald Trump has touted a goal of sending Americans to the Moon again for the first time since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, building a lunar gateway to test the technology and spacecraft that will carry humans to Mars. At a hearing in Washington, Senator Bill Nelson said the White House decision to return to the Moon - a program former president Barack Obama halted in order to focus on reaching Mars - could drag down the whole process.
Illegal aliens’ indicted for re-entry
Among those charged is Miguel Angel Cruz-Polanco, 34, of Martinsburg, and a citizen of El Salvador. In March, Powell announced new federal charges as a result of a two-year, multi-state investigation which yielded multiple arrests- including Cruz-Polanco- for drugs, firearms and money.
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Dept. hosts human trafficking training
Human trafficking doesn't just happen internationally - it's happening here in West Virginia and affects all ages and genders, according to the West Virginia Attorney General's office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office, in coordination with the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, will offer law enforcement professionals intense training to target and reduce human trafficking.
Why next week could be critical for U.S. newspapers
The U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to decide by Aug. 1 whether to maintain a tariff that newspapers say is crippling their industry. The duties put on groundwood paper from Canada earlier this year has aided the decline of the newspaper industry, which says the new costs could increase the price of newsprint by as much as 30 percent.
Around the Region July 26
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced that a representative from his office will take part in Manchin Mobile Monday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Lighthouse Latte, 114 N. Mercer St., Berkeley Springs. West Virginians are encouraged to stop by and meet directly with a member of his staff, who are here to help and want to listen to their concerns and welcome any suggestions.
The House Delays ObamaCare Tax for Two More Years
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted "yes" on a delay of ObamaCare's health insurance tax. The pause will last two years.
Sen. Claire McCaskill says she was target of Russian hacking attempt
Sen. Claire McCaskill says she was target of Russian hacking att - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri believes there's been an attempt by Russian hackers to infiltrate her 2018 campaign, she said following a media report on . McCaskill, a two-term Democrat running for re-election, acknowledged the hacking attempt to The Daily Beast after the outlet discovered it through a "forensic analysis."
Ex-pastor sentenced to 18 years in child sex abuse case
A former New Jersey pastor who co-founded a Christian music festival has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a child sex abuse case. A former New Jersey pastor who co-founded a Christian music festival has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a child sex abuse case.
Funerals set for last 5 of 9 relatives killed in sinking
Nine members of the Coleman f... . Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is comforted after speaking during the funeral of Glenn Coleman, Reece Coleman, Evan Coleman and Arya Coleman, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Indianapolis.
Homeland Security chief says families will reunite by deadline
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told disbelieving Hispanic lawmakers Wednesday that her department would meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite immigrant children separated from parents due to Trump administration policies. Nielsen met privately for nearly an hour with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Capitol Hill to discuss ongoing efforts to reunite children separated from immigrant parents at the Southwest border as officials enforced the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy.
In Missouri, a candidate for U.S. Senate is giving away a machine that makes guns
Green lower receiver for the AR-15 was printed by Cody Wilson in November 2012. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Cody Wilson Green lower receiver for the AR-15 was printed by Cody Wilson in November 2012.
Trump’s attempted ban of transgender military service remains steeped in confusion, chaos
A White House effort to ban transgender people from military service is mired in confusion, chaos and a web of litigation a year after President Donald Trump fired off tweets that ignited the controversy, several lawmakers, advocates and lawyers said Wednesday. For now, a 2016 Pentagon policy to open the military to transgender individuals remains in place, but a Trump administration effort to reverse that plan has created a chilling effect for potential recruits and heightened fears for some servicemembers, some advocates contend.
Menendez and Pompeo really go at each other over Trump meeting with Putin
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez , the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , went toe-to-toe with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he grilled him over President Donald Trump 's closed-door meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month. At a committee hearing Wednesday, Menendez, D-N.J., kept asking Pompeo what Trump told him about the meeting, which was held without anyone else present except for two translators.
Idea of running FHFA is ‘intriguing,’ Hensarling says
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, sounded open to heading the Federal Housing Finance Agency after he leaves Congress, and acknowledged that his capital-formation bill still faces a potentially tough vote in the Senate. Hensarling, who is not running for re-election, has been mentioned among others as a possible successor to FHFA Director Mel Watt, whose term expires in January.
US officials speak out as Turkish government places NC pastor under house arrest
After two years of uncertainty in a Turkish prison, Pastor Andrew Brunson, of Black Mountain, NC, is finally being released. Brunson was first imprisoned on terrorism charges after an attempted coup in the summer of 2016 against President Recep ErdoAYan.
Corey Stewart – Stewart off the mark in repeated attacks on Kaine’s support for military
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A Tale of Two Ryans
Yesterday I noted that Republicans now dominate many old blue collar manufacturing districts that used to tilt decisively Democratic as recently as Bill Clinton's time. And one of the Democrats who has made some noises about how the neglect of the working class in the heartland has been a mistake for Democrats is Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, who unsuccessfully challenged Nancy Pelosi for the leadership of the House Democratic caucus after the last election.