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In the race for U.S. Senate, Manchin holds a 48% to 39% lead over Morrisey among all potential voters - that is voters who have participated in an election since 2010 or have newly registered to vote . Another 4% support Don Blankenship, who is seeking to run as the Constitution Party candidate after losing his bid for the GOP nomination.
The Republican and Democratic senators leading an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections joined in criticism of President Barack Obama's administration for failing to do more to stop the meddling. Republican Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said at a hearing Wednesday that Obama administration officials have made clear they were operating "without a playbook" against a new threat with an undefined set of rules.
Joseph Simons in February 2018 during a confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in advance of taking office May 1. On June 20, the FTC announced it would hold a series of hearings to address whether sweeping changes are needed in how it enforces consumer protection and marketplace competition. less Joseph Simons in February 2018 during a confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in advance of taking office May 1. On June 20, the FTC announced it would hold a series of ... more FILE - This Jan. 28, 2015 file photo shows the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington.
Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate election Tuesday, defeating Republican candidate Roy Moore to become the first Democratic candidate to win a Senate race since the 1990s. Kirsten Fiscus / The Anniston Star Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate election Tuesday, defeating Republican candidate Roy Moore to become the first Democratic candidate to win a Senate race since the 1990s.
California legislation that was billed as one of the nation's most aggressive efforts to revive net neutrality was watered down during a tense legislative hearing Wednesday, leading the author to repudiate what he called a "mutilated" bill. Sen. Scott Wiener has been pushing legislation to revive regulations repealed last year by the Federal Communications Commission that prevented internet companies from exercising more control over what people watch and see over the internet.
Democrats and Republicans aren't often on the same team, but on Wednesday, they will with two aims: to beat the press and to fundraise for breast cancer survivors. The Congressional Women's Softball Committee has already raised more than $300,000 this year for its annual softball game benefiting the Young Survivor Coalition, an organization that supports breast cancer survivors younger than the age of 40. "The players are united in the belief that no woman should have to face breast cancer alone," committee president Atalie Ebersole said.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ride the Senate subway as they head to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Washington. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ride the Senate subway as they head to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Washington.
Taxpayers have paid nearly $20 million for extra Coast Guard patrols that protected President Trump by land and sea during 16 winter and spring trips to West Palm Beach since his inauguration, according to new records obtained by USA TODAY. The spending records include all but one of his trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida since the inauguration in January 2017.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Facebook today with City Colleges of Chicago announced two collaborations to expand digital and technology training to students across Chicago. Facebook will support students participating in coding bootcamps through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, and will work with City Colleges to expand its existing digital marketing curriculum and training.
Protesters fighting to save net neutrality rally outside the Verizon store on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Verizon stores across the country were sites for coordinated protests one week before the FCC votes on the net neutrality issue.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the appointment of Jamie Rhee as the new Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation . Rhee will succeed Ginger Evans, who is stepping down on August 1 after three remarkable years leading Chicago's aviation system.
Records obtained by USA TODAY include only the Coast Guard's extra costs for 16 trips to South Florida since his inauguration in January 2017 Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M Records obtained by USA TODAY include only the Coast Guard's extra costs for 16 trips to South Florida since his inauguration in January 2017 Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2taFm5U A U.S. Coast Guard boat passes in front of the Mar-a-Lago Resort where President Donald Trump stays occasionally on weekends.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement on the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council: "I am outraged, but frankly not surprised, by the Trump administration's announcement that the United States will withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council. "This decision serves no purpose other than to weaken our leadership on the world stage and isolate us from our allies.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, and White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short, right, arrive for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, as Trump rallies Republicans around a GOP immigration bill.
Who really gets things done in the Midlands? We're not just talking about the CEOs and mayors - though some of them undeniably hold serious power - but the under-the-radar movers and shakers, faces you'd never recognize if you were standing in line with them at Drake's Duck-In. We also probe outside the realms of business and government, looking to the arts, tourism, hospitality and beyond.
In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has called it an "affront as the senior senator" from Florida after he was denied entry to survey a detention center for immigrant children in South Florida. Nelson was turned back Tuesday along with another Florida Democrat, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, when they sought a firsthand look at living conditions at a temporary shelter in Homestead for unaccompanied children who had arrived in the country illegally.
WEBVTT [CHANTING] VICK ACROSS CALIFORNIA, PASSIONATELY DIVIDED RESPONSES OVER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY OF SEPARATING FAMILIES ACCUSED OF CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY. THE RESCUE BRIGADE OF GRANDPARENTS DEMONSTRATING OUTSIDE RIO COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ELK GROVE'S ICE DETENTION FACILITY.
In this Thursday, May 31, 2018, file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to Minnesota to stump for a congressional candidate, but another test of GOP loyalty to the president looms large over his visit.