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Current polls show Governor Edwards ahead of Senator John Kennedy, although Kennedy is not officially running. Current polls show Governor Edwards ahead of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, although Scalise is not officially running.
The Mason Dixon polling group just released new numbers showing what voters think of the governor's job performance, and if they'd like to see a change. The results could be encouraging for current Governor John Bel Edwards as well as the republicans who could run against him.
Schaaf warned over the weekend of Feb, 24, 2018, that federal agents were plan... Federal immigrations agents have arrested more than 150 people in Northern California after Oakland's mayor gave early warning of the raids. Federal immigrations agents have arrested more than 150 people in Northern California after Oakland's mayor gave early warning of the raids.
Former state Sen. Debbie Lesko pulled out a decisive victory Tuesday. She will face Democratic nominee Hiral Tipirneni, a political newcomer, in an April 24 special election to represent the heavily Republican western Phoenix suburbs.
This Friday is the last day for prospective local political candidates to file a Declaration of Intent to run for political office this year. A DOI must be filed before a candidate can begin campaigning and raising campaign contributions, according to Laurie Fulton, election supervisor.
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, center, chairs the House Finance Committee shortly before it passed its version of the state budget in March 2017. On Tuesday, the committee voted to reduce the proposed draw from permanent fund earnings.
White House communications director Hope Hicks would not answer questions about her time in the White House during her closed-door House Intelligence Committee testimony Tuesday, though she did answer some questions about the presidential transition, according to lawmakers on the committee. During testimony that lasted roughly nine hours, Hicks was pressed about whether she had ever lied for President Donald Trump, and she acknowledged she has had to tell what amount to white lies, according to a source with direct knowledge of her testimony.
New MNIT Commissioner Johanna Clyborne explained the case for additional funding from the legislature to keep MNLARS afloat. On the left is Dana Bailey, executive director for projects and initiatives at MNIT.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday.
Republican congressmen who are suing to block Pennsylvania's court-ordered U.S. House district boundaries are nonetheless circulating petitions in those new districts. A spokesman for Rep. Scott Perry says there's still optimism that a federal court will block the districts imposed last week by the state Supreme Court in a gerrymandering case.
The U.S. Department of Justice will get involved with a federal case in Cleveland that consolidates hundreds of government lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday. Sessions said the Justice Department will file a "statement of interest" in the case, currently being heard by a federal judge in Cleveland , filed by local governments, including Cincinnati and Cuyahoga County.
In this Feb. 20, 2018 file photo from left, candidates Mike Braun, Luke Messer and Todd Rokita give opening statements from the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate at Emmis Communications in Indianapolis. FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018 file photo from left, candidates Mike Braun, Luke Messer and Todd Rokita give opening statements from the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate at Emmis Communications in Indianapolis.
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's closest aides and advisers, arrives to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. In this Feb. 9, 2018 photo, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is shown during a meeting in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and Shane Bouvet, in Washington.
President Donald Trump says he doesn't want all teachers to carry guns - just those who have a "natural talent." Some GOP lawmakers in Washington appear willing to consider legislative restrictions to curb gun violence, particularly in outlawing bump stocks, which the Trump administration also wants to do through administrative action.
Greetings from the campaign trail! I continue to be overwhelmed by the support I've received from many of you - and am incredibly grateful for it. As I travel the district and meet with folks from all walks of life, I am filled with great hope for West Virginia's future.
As Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman spoke to small-business owners over the weekend in his home state of Ohio, he hammered on a major election-year theme for Republicans - that tax cuts are helping the little guy. What did not come up in his talk in Zanesville was the more complicated topic of Republican President Donald Trump, whose victory in Ohio in 2016 helped propel him to the White House.
When legislators made $1 billion in new taxes temporary in 2016, they set the state budget up to go into a freefall June 30, 2018. Their promise was to come up with permanent solutions before the state reached that "fiscal cliff."
Republican-led Federal Communications Commission formally published a rule reversing long-standing and vital protections of the internet known as net neutrality . The FCC's new rule would let big corporations restrict how consumers access their favorite websites by forcing them to buy internet access in packages, paying more for "premium" service, as with cable television.
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 21, 2018. White House Communications Director Hope Hicks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 21, 2018.