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It seems the Senate Majority Leader is running away from the Trumpster Fire as fast as he possibly can. During an interview on ABC's This Week, Sen. Mitch McConnell was asked by host George Stephanopoulos about Donald Trump's fiasco of a press conference in Scotland and his tanking poll numbers.
The heat is on. I refer not to the beginning of summer, nor the looming global warming apocalypse for which there is little evidence , nor an election season sure to be characterized by personal attacks aplenty.
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While U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, Hazleton, was successfully amending the Defense Appropriations bill to prevent U.S. military installations - regardless of their locations - from purchasing energy from Russia, thereby aiding Pennsylvania coal producers and employees, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-17, Moosic, was introducing legislation that would prohibit the practice of self-bonding of coal companies nationwide. Mr. Barletta debated on the House floor that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a history of using his energy reserves to gain political influence over other nations, and that the U.S. armed forces should not be subjected to similar pressure.
PASADENA >> Sarah Palin used her extensive stage time at Politicon on Sunday to stump for Donald Trump, blast the Republican establishment and promote gun rights in her blunt, riffing style that her fans love and her critics love to make fun of. The former Alaskan governor and vice presidential nominee eight years ago was an early supporter of the real estate mogul and used her first speech of the day to lay out the reasons why he is the GOP's presumptive nominee after besting a broad field that included such big names as Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
Washington, June 27 : Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is holding a 12-point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump as support for the latter tumbled in the past month, a poll released on Sunday showed. Clinton enjoys 51 per cent of support among Americans, up by seven points from May, compared to Trump's support at 39 per cent, which is down by seven points, according to the Washington Post-ABC News poll.
It's encouraging to see state officials acknowledge that Atlanta isn't the only community in Georgia that has serious transportation problems and needs help from the state. On Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Chatham Area Transit is one of nine systems in the state to receive grant funding from Georgia's $75 million GO! Transit Capital program.
Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love said she will not attend the GOP's national convention next month. Instead, she will be visiting Israel in the company of a Congressional delegation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wouldn't say in a Sunday interview whether he believes Donald Trump is qualified to be president. "I'll leave that to the American people to decide," McConnell said on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos."
During a news conference in Scotland after the Britain's referendum , Trump said about the plummeting value of the British pound: "Look, if the pound goes down, they're going to do more business. When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly.
The Independent Party of Oregon is asking its members to participate in a party-administered presidential primary. Names on the ballot will be Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and "None of the Above." This primary is binding.
Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Colorado is seen as wide open in one of the only Republican targets this cycle. Michael Bennet Colorado GOP Senate race to unseat Dem incumbent is wide open Ted Cruz chooses sides in Colorado Senate primary The Trail 2016: Reversal of fortunes MORE Ted Cruz Colorado GOP Senate race to unseat Dem incumbent is wide open O'Malley gives Trump a nickname: 'Chicken Donald' Va.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell accepted gifts such as golf outings, a Rolex watch and $15,000 for catering at his daughter's wedding from a wealthy businessman. But whether he returned the favors by taking "official action" to promote the businessman's interests is the question at the heart of a closely watched public corruption case the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on Monday.
Bob Corker GOP senator: Something 'very, very good' can come from Brexit vote GOP senators: Brexit vote a wake-up call Bipartisan gun measure survives test vote MORE , the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday something "very, very good" can come from Britain's decision to leave the European Union. "I'd be less than honest if I didn't say this creates for me some anticipation and a degree of excitement in that if seeing what has happened there can cause Western civilization if you will to realize that the direction we're going is not a good direction," the Tennessee Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.
It's hard to remember that feeling deeply moved and disgusted all at once is not only possible, but occasionally healthy. That's how I felt last week during the longest sit-in by politicians in American congressional history.
The public might never know who at the Ohio Democratic Party helped John Raphael funnel money from red-light-camera vendor Redflex to the campaign of Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. In mid-October 2011, Redflex gave Raphael a $20,000 "success fee," part of a series of payments that company officials later admitted were intended as bribes.
California Rep. Edward Royce had the temerity Wednesday to ask Janet Yellen whether the Fed was propping up stock prices. Imagine that! In fact, he hit the nail on the head when he characterized the Fed's unrelenting intrusion in financial markets and constant dithering on rate normalization as a "third pillar", and one found nowhere in its statutory authorities: ROYCE: I'm worried that the Federal Reserve has created a third pillar of monetary policy, that of a stable and rising stock market.
Watching the drama at Baylor University unfold, we have seen a lot of media-fueled hysteria followed by knee-jerk reactions with little careful thought and consideration. We also have seen the Baylor University regents act rashly to remove high-level administrators and employees without a single document - the law firm Pepper Hamilton reportedly presented its conclusions orally without documents - to support them.
The nation's leading veteran services organizations are rallying behind the Department of Veterans Affairs and its beleaguered health-care system, touting the experience of staff, the breadth of services and its holistic approach to care delivery that they argue the private sector cannot match. The VSOs are warning of politicians and groups with agendas that constantly criticize VA health care, refuse to acknowledge reforms and thus advance a camouflaged campaign to dismantle VA health care.
Gov. Maggie Hassan greets supporters at the State House as she files her declaration of candidacy papers to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate earlier this month. AP Just one year ago, the State House was abuzz with chatter about whether Gov. Maggie Hassan would jump into the U.S. Senate race.