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Congressman Patrick McHenry held a "town hall meeting" Thursday night at the Gaston County Courthouse.
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New controversies lurk behind Hillary Clinton: Darcy cartoon
The father of the Orlando mass-shooter sitting behind Hillary Clinton at a Florida rally look bad for the candidate. Clinton Foundation donors gaining special access to the State Department while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State would look even worse.
EMILY’s List endorses Emily Hagan, with eye toward 2018: Ohio Politics Roundup
EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Wednesday, July 27, 2016. EMILY's List singles out an Ohio Democrat for high praise.
Five things missing in GOP bid to unseat Marco Rubio
In his long shot bid to defeat Marco Rubio, Republican Carlos Beruff has yet to ignite the type of political grass fire that two years ago took out a top Republican leader in the U.S. House and nearly claimed four U.S. Senators. Following the insurgent's playbook, Beruff has spent more than $8 million of his own money on television ads.
Puerto Ricans flocking to mainland could sway swing states
Residents of Puerto Rico can't vote in presidential elections. But with the island's economy in shambles, many are fleeing to the U.S. mainland, potentially shifting demographic norms in some of the most closely contested states.
Great Lakes no help for a struggling Trump on road to 270
Hillary Clinton is starting to spend a little money in Georgia and Arizona, states that any Republican running for president ought to be able to count on. The road to 270 electoral votes - the threshold to clinch the presidency - increasingly looks to be a series of uphill climbs and dead ends for Trump in the usual collection of most competitive states.
The Latest: Trump pondering ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy
Donald Trump says he plans to meet with Cuban-Americans to help determine whether he'll support continuing the "wet foot, dry foot" immigration policy. The Republican presidential nominee says the meeting will take place in about a week and that he'll probably have a decision "pretty quickly" about the federal policy, which generally allows Cubans who reach U.S. soil to remain in the country.
Dozens of Republicans urge RNC: Spend on Senate races, not Trump
More than 75 Republicans have signed a letter urging Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus to spend the party's money on helping secure the Republican majority in the Senate, not on Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The letter, whose signers include former congressmen Gordon Humphrey, Mickey Edwards and Christopher Shays; Bruce Bartlett, a member of President George W. Bush's cabinet; and former RNC staff members said that Trump's campaign will have a "catastrophic impact" on down-ballot races.
The Latest: Trump ‘fine’ with trying Americans at Gitmo
Republican vice presidential candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. LOCAL PRINT OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WKEF-TV OUT; WRGT-TV OUT; WDTN-TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT Republican vice presidential candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
Portman moves to 9-point lead in new Ohio poll for U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman has opened a 9-point lead over Democratic challenger Ted Strickland in a newly released poll, despite headwinds from the top of the ticket that appear to be hampering his Republican Senate colleagues in Pennsylvania and Florida. "At this stage of the campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidates may be running against their own presidential nominee, Donald Trump, as much as they are against their Democratic opponents," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University Poll.
GOP says U.S. command manipulated IS intel reports
Intelligence assessments approved by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command exaggerated the progress of anti-terrorism efforts they ran against Islamic State militants, a House Republican task force said in an initial report released Thursday. The report detailed what the task force described as "persistent problems" in 2014 and 2015 with the command's analysis of U.S. efforts to train Iraqi forces and combat the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016
Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski wants the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to defy Gov. Bill Walker's veto roughly halving this year's dividends. Two Democrats are running for Lisa Murkowski's U.S. Senate seat.
Sen. Corker: Trump Went ‘Too Far’ Saying Obama Founded ISIS
Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday that Donald Trump went "too far" if he was serious in saying that President Barack Obama founded the Islamic State terror group Corker was asked about Trump's comments, which he had not previously heard, after a speech to farmers and rural community insurance providers, according to USA Today. Corker initially said he assumed Trump was referring to the vacuum that was created in Iraq when Obama pulled U.S. troops out of the country, but was told that Trump had repeated his comments when asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt.
House Ethics panel investigating Texas GOP Rep. Williams
A congressional review panel says there is "substantial reason to believe" that a Republican congressman from Texas may have been perceived to be acting in his own financial interest when he offered an amendment to benefit auto dealers last year.
House Ethics panel investigating Texas congressman
A congressional review panel says there is "substantial reason to believe" that a Republican congressman from Texas may have been perceived to be acting in his own financial interest when he offered an amendment to benefit auto dealers last year. Texas Rep. Roger Williams is an auto dealer, and he has come under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over an amendment he offered to a wide-ranging transportation bill that would have allowed auto dealers to rent out vehicles even if they're subject to recall.
GOP Report: ISIS Intel Too Optimistic, CENTCOM Reports Don’t Match CIA’s
An investigation by Republican members of Congress suggests that intelligence reports on ISIS from U.S. Central Command were altered, making them overly optimistic. A congressional staff familiar with the report told CNN that CENTCOM senior leaders pushed for more favorable assessments of progress against ISIS.
Rep. Steve King: Hillary ‘Somebody I Can Work With’
Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King is firmly in the Donald Trump camp, but said Thursday he can work with Democrat Hillary Clinton if she defeats Trump for the presidency. "I've sat across the table with Hillary Clinton eye-to-eye, and when you're working outside of staff and outside of the press she is somebody I can work with," The Des Moines Register reported King saying in a speech at the newspaper's Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
TPP Vote Count Doesn’t Add Up
A ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee and at least 10 House Republicans who had voted for "fast track" trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership have announced their opposition to the trade deal, joining many Democrats who have already opposed the deal. Rep. Richard Neal "will not vote in favor of TPP as it stands today."
GOP says US command manipulated Islamic State intel reports
" Intelligence assessments approved by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command exaggerated the progress of anti-terrorism efforts they ran against Islamic State militants, a House Republican task force said in an initial report released Thursday. The report detailed what the task force described as "persistent problems" in 2014 and 2015 with the command's analysis of U.S. efforts to train Iraqi forces and combat the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.
Trending Now 29 Mins Ago Mark Foley says attending Donald Trump rally ‘wasn’t a big deal’
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