Ny Gop Rep. Peter King Swipes at Ted Cruz Over Hurricane Sandy Vote
Ted Cruz & Texas cohorts voted vs NY/NJ aid after Sandy but I'll vote 4 Harvey aid. NY wont abandon Texas.
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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. unveiled in his hometown
The daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside her father's newly unveiled statue Monday, just a few blocks from where he grew up, handing out hugs and telling each well-wisher: "It's about time." The statue paying tribute to King made its public debut Monday on the Georgia Capitol grounds in front of around 800 people including Gov. Nathan Deal, many other state political leaders and several members of the King family.
Bay Area Chamber taps congressional chief of staff as next CEO
The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has named a congressional chief of staff as its next chief executive officer. Ryan Tarrant, 39, was selected as the organization's next president and CEO Friday, Aug. 25. He replaces Ryan Carley, who resigned from the position in May after two years on the job.
Activists call on Barletta to resign from ‘extremist’ anti-immigrant group | Monday Morning Coffee
Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. An activist group from northeastern Pennsylvania is calling on U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta , R-11th District , to resign from to an anti-immigration group that reportedly has ties to white supremacists, a newspaper has reported.
Some in GOP consider supporting a primary challenge to Trump
Yet Cuban, an outspoken Texas billionaire who describes himself as "fiercely independent" politically, sees an opportunity for someone to take down the Republican president, who is increasingly viewed as divisive and incompetent even within his own party. "His base won't turn on him, but if there is someone they can connect to and feel confident in, they might turn away from him," Cuban told The Associated Press.
Georgia unveiling Martin Luther King Jr. statue on capitol grounds featuring Confederates
Officials are placing a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta on the same property where two statues of Confederate officials stand, according to The new statue of the civil rights leader is expected to be unveiled Monday - 53 years after King delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech. It will stand on the opposite side of the state capitol as a statue of John Brown Gordon, who was a Confederate general and reportedly a leader of the Klu Klux Klan, NPR reported.
450,000 could seek disaster assistance, FEMA chief says
Providing some idea of the number of victims that Harvey is leaving it its wake, FEMA Administrator Brock Long said he expects the storm will drive about 30,000 people into shelters, and 450,000 people will seek some sort of disaster assistance. However, he warned, that it is a "dynamic" situation and "every number we put out right now is going to change in 30 minutes."
Republicans are asking a horrific question: Is our president insane?
On his 92nd birthday, March 8, 1933, retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes was paid a surprise visit by the newly inaugurated president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The two men chatted for half an hour and, after Roosevelt departed, a young clerk asked Holmes what he thought of the new man in the White House.
Deluged Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina
Officials in Texas battling the after-effects of Hurricane Harvey hope to avoid a repeat of the 2005 fiasco in New Orleans As people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention centre into a shelter Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at that city's football stadium and convention centre. Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome with limited power and water and a roof that was shredded in the howling wind.
Attacking fellow Republicans risky strategy for Trump
"Senators - who needs them? Most presidents try not to feud with members of Congress from their own party. But President Donald Trump is known for shredding the rulebook, so why would congressional etiquette be any different? The New York Times reported this week that Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are feuding bitterly, if privately, save for the occasional tweet.
Harvey: No let-up for rescuers in drenched Texas
Rescue workers and volunteers are braced for a busy night with more rain predicted as "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" continues in southeastern Texas. The remnants of former Hurricane Harvey continue to menace the drenched state with bands of storm repeatedly pummeling the same areas as it moves slowly towards Louisiana.
Congressman Crist reflects on recent trip to Israel
Senator Marco Rubio has a front seat to see what it's like to work with President Donald Trump on a regular basis, all while pushing his par
Trump is meeting (and tweeting) his Harvey moment
"Great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with.
Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina
As people waded in chest-high floodwaters in the United States' fourth-largest city, Houston's mayor announced Sunday that the main convention center would be opening as a shelter, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at the football stadium and convention center. Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome without electricity or running water.
Support piling up in Arlenea s Flowers request for Supreme Court review
Barronelle Stutzman, in red, the owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, talked with supporters after her case was argued before the state Supreme Court in Bellevue last year. She refused to provide flowers for a gay couple's wedding, citing her religious beliefs.
An outrageous pardon and a hollow Congress
So congressional Republicans decrying President Trump's Friday night pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio might as well save their breath. Unless they're willing to do something about it - through censure or impeachment, legal challenge or constitutional amendment - the ritual GOP scolding after each Trump affront to the rule of law is increasingly hollow.
Trump adviser defends Arpaio pardon as ‘pretty straightforward’
White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert defended President Donald Trump 's controversial pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio as "pretty straightforward." "I think it's pretty straightforward what the president did.
Peter King: I won’t ‘abandon Texas’ the way Ted Cruz did NY
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Ryan, Flake And McCain Do Not Approve Of Sheriff Joe Pardon
House Speaker Paul Ryan joined with other Republican leaders Saturday in criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio. "The speaker does not agree with the decision," Doug Andres, a spokesman for Ryan, told The Wall Street Journal.
Speaker Ryan: Trump Wrong to Pardon Controversial Sheriff
President Donald Trump, left, sits with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington during a "Friends of Ireland" luncheon, March 16, 2017. President Donald Trump should not have pardoned a former Arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case of racial profiling, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said on Saturday.