CNN’s Phil Mud Declares DeepState Will Kill Trump
Good Lord. Imagine the collective outcry if anything remotely similar had been said on air by a news organization against the former president.
Category Archives: Republican
Trump’s verbal shots against McConnell complicate his agenda
In this June 27, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
New House push arises to ax health act
Hard-line conservatives began an uphill fight Friday to force a fresh House vote this fall on erasing much of President Barack Obama's health care law without an immediate replacement. The effort by the House Freedom Caucus appears to have no chance of passing Congress.
Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda
Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is actually to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he's goading his GOP ally to pass. Congress, now on its August recess, will return to confront a brutal September workload including two absolute must-do items: funding the government to head off a shutdown, and raising the federal borrowing limit to avert a potentially catastrophic first-ever default on U.S. obligations.
Democrats use bus tour to criticize GOP health care vote
Democrats used a bus emblazoned with the words "Drive for our Lives" to gin up opposition to vulnerable House Republicans who voted against "Obamacare" with the aim of upending the GOP's majority in next year's midterm elections. The vote to repeal and replace the Obama health care law looms large for 21 GOP lawmakers, including Iowa Reps.
Brownback’s Legacy: The Hollow State
As Sam Brownback packs his bags, assessments of his tenure largely address his income tax cuts and their disastrous results.
Phil Roe Now Cancer-Free
Following a procedure in late July, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe is now cancer-free, according to a Friday announcement from his office. "Congressman Roe underwent a successful medical procedure in East Tennessee late last month.
When trolls accused GOP Rep of criticizing Trump but never Obama – his reply was epic
Congressman Justin Amash took to social media Thursday night to set the record straight after some users accused him of being too hard on President Trump. It all started when Amash pointed out that only Congress has the authority to declare war according to Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Senator Grassley on Russia Investigation
Senator Chuck Grassley is on August recess from Congress and spending part of that vacation at the Iowa State Fair. As head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Grassley is helping lead one of the investigations into Russia's possible involvement in U.S. elections.
Navy: Only woman in SEAL training pipeline drops out
Authorities say an SUV being chased by the U.S. Border Patrol in the San Diego area tumbled off a freeway, killing three occupants. Authorities say an SUV being chased by the U.S. Border Patrol in the San Diego area tumbled off a freeway, killing three occupants.
Struggling to keep PBS
It's not the first time that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has faced the threat of extinction from federal and Congressional budget proposals, and perhaps not the last. But as CPB's chief executive officer told television critics at a recent meeting in Beverly Hills, anything is possible in the climate currently gripping Washington.
Trump’s North Korea rhetoric splits candidates
Trump's rhetoric toward North Korea splits Senate candidates Republicans support president, try to downplay war threats; Democrats sharply critical Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: President Donald Trump has sent out another warning against North Korea saying that American weapons are "locked and loaded." As is customary for Trump, he tweeted this out also saying: " Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!" These comments come after threats North Korea made and after his very own defense secretary said that they were ready to counter any threat.
Walker signs two bills in Ketchikan: Governor approves Deer Mt. land exchange and AMHS ship naming
Gov. Bill Walker was back in Ketchikan on Thursday, signing two bills into law, one of which Sen. Lisa Murkowski excitedly called "a win-win-win situation!" The governor, who was in town on Saturday for the Blueberry Arts Festival, was already back on Thursday with a whirlwind of handshakes, photo-ops and signatures.
Key GOP senators throw support behind McConnell amid Trump feud
Several key Republican senators are leaping to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's defense as the Kentucky lawmaker's relationship with President Donald Trump continues to deteriorate. Sen. John Cornyn, the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, voiced support for McConnell on Twitter Friday, saying that "no one is more qualified" than the Senate majority leader to advance the President's legislative agenda.
OFA targets vulnerable Republicans with new grassroots project
As President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric have put him increasingly at odds with the national Republican party, a leading progressive organization is kicking off a new grassroots campaign to link vulnerable GOP House members to Trump's troubled brand. Organizing for Action, the group spawned by former President Barack Obama's national campaigns, is beginning the program by focusing on 34 seats in GOP-held congressional districts around the country where Trump received less than 50% of the vote last November.
ADS Hosts Harrisonville, Missouri Plant Grand Opening
Those attending the ribbon cutting at the new ADS plant in Harrisonville, Missouri included ADS Chairman and CEO Joe Chlapaty, Senator Ed Emery - District 31 state senator; Adam Timmerman - U.S. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's District Representative; Mayor Brian Hasek - Harrisonville, MO; Obie Carl - Executive Director of the Harrisonville Chamber of Commerce; Eric Hughes - Strickland Construction; and representatives from ADS. )--Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. , the leading manufacturer of water management products and solutions for commercial, residential, infrastructure and agricultural applications, hosted a grand opening event for its new Harrisonville, Missouri manufacturing plant on Wednesday, August 9, 2017.
Trump-McConnell feud does little to jumpstart stalled agenda
President Donald Trump has spent much of the week feuding with his top Senate partner, suggesting that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to rethink his future if he doesn't deliver on the president's agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure. Trump on Thursday called McConnell's failure to pass an "Obamacare" repeal last month "a disgrace."
GOP poised for major tax reform push
The GOP's bid to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has crashed and burned about as badly as the imploding Obamacare insurance market, but Republicans seem much more optimistic about the coming effort this fall to reform the U.S tax code. President Trump is ramping up support, and House speaker Paul Ryan this week touted a poll showing the effort has broad public support.
Lefty Young Turks Raise $20M Hoping to Become ‘Largest News Network’
The Young Turks are so far left, even liberals call them "left-leaning," and they're on a quest to become the "largest news network period." "Left-leaning political video network The Young Turks has raised $20 million in its latest and biggest funding round," The Huffington Post reported on Aug. 8 .
Gaming out the North Korea crisis: How the conflict might escalate
President Trump doubled down on his inflammatory 'fire and fury' warning to North Korea Thursday, saying maybe he had not been tough enough in the face of the rising threat. Tom Rowe reports.