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Nixon won the support of two-thirds of the voting members of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, which describes itself as a "citywide progressive LGBT" club. Public Advocate Letitia James won the endorsement for state attorney general.
It's hard to defend the indefensible. On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, explaining why the Trump administration is separating migrant families at the border.
David Stemerman, of Greenwich, who closed his multi-billion-dollar hedge fund to make a run for Connecticut governor, has made a six-figure commitment to television ads. David Stemerman, of Greenwich, who closed his multi-billion-dollar hedge fund to make a run for Connecticut governor, has made a six-figure commitment to television ads.
Environmental and indigenous groups said Thursday they are worried Canada may soon own the Puget Sound Pipeline that delivers crude oil to refineries in Whatcom and Skagit counties. They are concerned the 69-mile pipeline may be expanded or the amount of oil that flows through it may be increased.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and a roster of fellow Democratic politicians on Saturday decried the federal government's decision to separate young children of asylum seekers taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border from their parents indefinitely. The administration is sending more than 1,600 immigrants - including some of those parents - to federal prisons amid a lack of space in other facilities.
The problems may only keep getting worse in a time of political tension and deep partisan divisions. Here are some questions and answers on an issue that ultimately will affect every American family and isn't going away: The government's annual Trustees Reports on the programs shows the financial condition of both worsening significantly since last year.
With Gov. Jerry Brown set to leave office at the end of the year, Tuesday's election results potentially held hints of the shifting power dynamics that will write the state's next chapter. Long assumed to be a Democrat-versus-Democrat race between Lt.
This is one of those blogging equivalents to Hannibal Smith on the "A-Team," who liked to sign off with, "I love it when a plan comes together!" In this case, I get to day, "I love it when a 'Civil War on the Left' entry writes itself." This, from Robert Kuttner at the left-leaning American Prospect : Race, Class, and Loyalty.
That's what the North Dakota Democrat in one of the most Donald Trump-friendly states says, though it would seem she also doesn't have that luxury. The first-term U.S. senator, among the most vulnerable in her party seeking re-election this year, is maneuvering herself at once as an ally of the Republican president on policy, and a polite opponent at other times.
House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray and Justice criminal division chief John Cronan, six Democratic lawmakers with oversight of Pruitt's agency allege that he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to leverage his government position for personal gain.
In California's primary election Tuesday, voters all but picked statewide politicians and decided who would face off in the races that might flip the House of Representatives. But the environment was also on the ballot, and the results look like a win for the type of green who thinks a 100-percent renewable path is the best bet.
The former security director for the Senate Intelligence Committee made an initial court appearance Friday after his indictment on accusations that he lied to federal investigators investigating a leak of information about a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump. The indictment of James Wolfe, 57, indicates that FBI agents were trying to determine how reporters learned that Carter Page, the former Trump campaign aide, had contacts with Russian intelligence operatives.
Voters who took part in California's innovative and anti-party "jungle" primary delivered a typical and predictably partisan result in the governor's race. They sent Democratic Lt.
The National Puerto Rican Parade in New York turned into its usual boisterous celebration Sunday, but many participants also saw it as an occasion to express their more somber concerns over the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Along the parade route in the heart of Manhattan, people carried signs with tributes like "New York Stands with Puerto Rico," ''You will not be forgotten" and "Decolonize Puerto Rico."
Democrats are coming out swinging against the Department of Justice's move to back a lawsuit brought forth by a group of Republican attorneys general against the Affordable Care Act that, if successful, could result in the dismantling of some of the most significant parts of the health care law. The Senate's top Democrats fired off a letter to President Trump on Friday to denounce the decision and urged Trump's Justice Department to reverse course.
In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. A significant worsening in the financial condition of Social Security and Medicare and bitter political divisions among lawmakers who'd have try to find solutions have raised the level of concern around the government's latest status report on the two bedrock programs.
Ruby O'Neill, Republican from Southbury, is running in the GOP primary for the 5th District. Tuesday, June 5, 2018, campaigning at Northville Elementary School, New Milford, Conn, Ruby O'Neill, Republican from Southbury, is running in the GOP primary for the 5th District.
The three incumbent Democratic 21st District legislators start their 2018 re-election campaigns with big fundraising advantages over their opponents. Incumbent Democratic State Sen. Marko Liias has three opponents.
House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray and Justice criminal division chief John Cronan, six Democratic lawmakers with oversight of Pruitt's agency allege he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to leverage his government position for personal gain.
PBS's Judy Woodruff asked former president Bill Clinton Thursday whether he thought it was a "good thing" that norms have changed when it comes to sexual harassment. Woodruff's example was former Minnesota senator Al Franken being forced to resign his post after accusations that, Woodruff said, were less serious than what happened in the Lewinsky scandal.