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Like two vintage heavyweight boxers battling for the title belt, Republican Sen. Rob Portman and former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland are trading a relentless series of punches and counter-punches, with control of the U.S. Senate potentially on the line in Ohio.
Nothing to see there as most politicians are; it's sort of a requirement for getting to office, using half-truths or flagrant fabrications to get to the White House. One of the two - our guess is Clinton - will be our next president.
Following one of the most tense weeks between police and black communities in recent history, several prominent Republicans said most white Americans don't understand the challenges that come with being black in America. While the lawmakers did not go as far to endorse the positions of activists who protest against racism and police brutality, the politicians acknowledged that many black Americans have a different lived experience.
" Anger over the police shootings in Dallas must not be allowed to divide us, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday, as he and fellow lawmakers sought to set an example of unity for Congress and the nation. That message was promptly undercut by a Texas Republican congressman, who suggested President Barack Obama bore some responsibility for recent police violence.
FBI Director James Comey testifies Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to explain his agency's recommendation to not prosecute Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her private email setup during her time as secretary of state. WASHINGTON –Republicans signaled they're not done with election-year investigations of Hillary Clinton and whether she lied to Congress, even after a House committee signed off Friday on its report into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
CHICAGO – A former Illinois congressman said Friday he's standing by a Twitter post he sent after the fatal shooting of police officers in Dallas in which he said President Barack Obama should “Watch out” and “Real America is coming after you.” Joe Walsh told The Associated Press on Friday he didn't intend to incite violence against Obama or anyone else. The one-term Republican congressman and syndicated radio talk show host from suburban Chicago is known for his often-provocative comments.
U.S. Senate hopeful Russ Feingold says he's troubled by Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Feingold, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent Ron Johnson this fall.
FBI Director James Comey says Hillary Clinton will not be prosecuted for using a private email server while she was secretary of state despite being 'extremely careless' in handling classified information. FBI Director James Comey says Hillary Clinton will not be prosecuted for using a private email server while she was secretary of state despite being 'extremely careless' in handling classified information.
Pence is considered a leading candidate to be Trump's running mate, and he's listed as a host of Tuesday's Indianapolis event on an invitation obtained by The Associated Press. A Pence spokesman confirmed the governor's plans to attend the private fundraiser.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act , to improve access to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries; passed the Senior Safe Act , to provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens; ... (more)
On July 8 the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference in which they criticized police for officer-involved shootings of black men and used the attack on Dallas Police officers to call for more gun control. The two officer-involved shootings of black men were the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile .
House Speaker Paul Ryan will formally ask Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the presidential campaign, ABC News has learned. The Wisconsin Republican first proposed the idea in an interview Tuesday night, after FBI Director James Comey's announcement that the agency would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton over her private email use when she was secretary of state, which he also called "extremely careless."
Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care. Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump canceled two scheduled campaign events in Miami Friday out of respect for the fallen officers in Thursday's massacre in Dallas of police officers. Trump also issued a statement in which he called the massacre "an attack on our country" and spoke out on Twitter.
FBI director James Comey's explanation of the case against the case against Hillary Rodham Clinton - "Sure, she pretty clearly did what she's accused of doing but hey man aren't penguins cute is that a squirrel man hey check it out a squirrel!" - is a fascinating floor routine of intellectual gymnastics in and of itself, dissected in these pages by several very fine lawyers and others with much more of interest to say on the strictly legal question than I have. But it is worth considering the context.
Possible replacement candidates are lining up as the speculation ramps up that Pence could be Donald Trump's running mate. House Speaker Brian Bosma and Congressman Todd Rokita are already talking-up their possible bids.
A day after a defiant Donald Trump clashed with some anxious Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the presumptive GOP nominee is headed to another potentially contentious spot: Miami. Trump plans to deliver a speech titled "Succeeding Together" on Friday in Miami-Dade County, home to the largest Cuban-American population in the U.S. It was the only one of Florida's 67 counties that Trump lost in the state's March 15 primary, an outcome that underscores the billionaire businessman's deep unpopularity among Hispanic voters.
Americans' demand for an alternative to the two main presidential candidates has surged since the last election, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows, underscoring the unpopularity of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Based on 2,153 interviews, Friday's poll results suggest a strong potential for a third-party candidate - like Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party or Jill Stein of the Green Party - to take enough of the vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election to influence its outcome.