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Sex-related and campaign funding allegations involving several top candidates have captured much of the attention in the Republican primary to replace a U.S. congressman from Arizona who quit amid charges of sexual misconduct last year. Because the state relies heavily on mail-in ballots completed before the revelations against two of the lead contenders surfaced, it's unknown how much of an impact they will have on Tuesday's special contest to replace Rep. Trent Franks in the 8th Congressional District.
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, the state of Alabama held a special election for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore by 1.5 points in a state that has not elected a Democrat senator since 1992.
Nearly two dozen House Republicans are pushing Speaker Paul D. Ryan for a quick vote on a bill to get more records into the national instant check system, as lawmakers search for a legislative response to the most recent mass shooting that has a realistic shot at passing Congress . The Republicans pushing for the vote say Sen. John Cornyn's "Fix NICS" bill could help the system flag more people who show signs of violent mental behavior, without infringing on Second Amendment rights.
The Latest on a possible U.S. Senate bid by a Mississippi candidate who ran in 2014 : McDaniel said in a live presentation Monday night on Facebook that he will hold a political event Wednesday in his hometown of Ellisville. He says: "We're looking for a fight."
But we're now talking allegations of not one, not two, but three porn actresses, in one room, at the same time, in a Lake Tahoe golf resort hotel, with Donald Trump in his pajamas. The details come from Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker , the journalist who also broke much of the Harvey Weinstein story.
The Latest on activity inside the Georgia Capitol as lawmakers approach a key legislative deadline on Wednesday : The university system of Georgia would have to create a free-speech policy protecting invited speakers under a proposal that passed the Senate on Monday.
Matt Schlapp and Ian Walters together haven't helped the Republican Party's image with their treatment of Michael Steele. The 2018 annual Conservative Political Action Conference might be over, but the bitter taste over racially insensitive remarks made by one of the organizers about Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, still lingers.
WASHINGTON When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.
Whoopi Goldberg couldn't help but notice that leaders of the Republican party like Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell have been remarkably silent in wake of the Stoneman Douglas massacre. "One of the things I heard over the weekend and people kept saying is 'Well, where were the Republicans?'" Goldberg asked.
The closing days of the Republican primary to replace an Arizona congressman who quit in a sex scandal have included a top contender admitting he received texts from a Senate aide posing topless, and a second favorite fighting claims of campaign funding improprieties. It remains to be seen what the impact may have on Tuesday's contest to replace Rep. Trent Franks because the state relies heavily on mail-in ballots completed before the revelations surfaced.
As Congress returns to Washington this week, a sweeping and polarizing debate on guns is waiting for them, and lawmakers must decide if it's one they're willing to tackle just months ahead of the midterm elections. Control of the Senate is up for grabs , though Democrats face a steep climb to regain the majority as they have 10 seats in states President Donald Trump won that they must defend.
During a discussion about the solutions in wake of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, former Sen. Rick Santorum argued that laws are already in place to keep guns away from the mentally ill. CNN host Chris Cuomo had to fact-check the senator with an A+ rating from the NRA in real time.
After a 10-day break, members of Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence. But no plan appears ready to take off despite a long list of proposals, including many from President Donald Trump.
When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.
Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010. Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010.
Sixty-five people attended the 40th annual Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by the La Salle County Republicans on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Pitstick Pavilion in Ottawa. And for everyone there, the night was one of voiced hopes for the future of Republicans in the 2018 elections.
Yvette Herrell, a candidate to replace Steve Pearce, won 58 percent of the Republican delegates in the 2nd Congressional District. Republican Gavin Clarkson is an associate professor at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, and formerly served the Trump Administration in the Department of the Interior.
Career and Technical Education is in the news. Years ago when I attended a National Urban League conference in Washington, D.C., a man in attendance gave me quite a bit of literature about CTE and how certain industries were looking for black students.
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb.25 : The US House Intelligence Committee has released a classified Democratic memo in redacted form that counters Republicans' claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation abused government surveillance powers in its Russia probe. The Democratic memo was released after days of negotiations between committee Democrats and the Justice Department over redactions of classified material.
Guns built by DSA Inc and other manufacturers are displayed inside the DSA Inc. store on June 17, 2016 in Lake Barrington, Illinois. Earlier in the day the facility was the target of an anti gun protest.