With Benefits At Risk, Coal Miner Union Rallies In Kentucky
Thousands of retired coal miners rallied Tuesday in Kentucky to call on Congress to protect their benefits as the industry struggles and operators seek bankruptcy protection from debts.
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McEachin and Wade win 4th District primaries, Forbes upset in 2nd district
State Senator Donald McEachin and Henrico Sheriff Mike Wade have emerged victorious Tuesday in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Virginia's 4th District Congressional seat. McEachin defeated Ella P. Ward, of Chesapeake to capture the Democratic nomination.
‘Not the America we want’: Obama blasts Trump’s Muslim plans
President Barack Obama angrily denounced Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric on Tuesday, blasting the views of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as a threat to American security and a menacing echo of some of the most shameful moments in U.S. history. Obama's rebuke was his most searing yet of the man seeking to take his seat in the Oval Office.
Va. congressional, Arlington primary results 2016
Virginia voters in select parts of the state head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on their party's congressional nominees. Democrats in Arlington will also choose a candidate for the County Board.
Obamaa s Yosemite trip comes amid park service controversies
President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Yosemite National Park occurs amid both pomp and peril for the National Park Service. Even as Yosemite officials ready themselves, and the park service celebrates its centennial, lawmakers and Interior Department investigators are criticizing what a House panel on Tuesday termed "misconduct and unethical behavior," including allegations of serial sexual harassment.
Calif. Democrats endorse moment-of-silence protest for Orlando
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., a proposal from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is not in the nation's interest. An Orlando police officer was wearing this helmet when it was struck by a bullet during Sunday morning's shooting at Pulse nightclub.
GOP scrambles to distance itself from Trump on Orlando
Dismayed Republicans scrambled for cover Tuesday from Donald Trump's inflammatory response to the Orlando massacre, while President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton delivered fiery denunciations that underscored the potential peril for the GOP. Republican hopes are fading for a new, "more presidential" Trump as the party's divisions around him grow ever more acute.
Kansas Republican threatens to push anti-gay bill just hours after…
It has only been a few days since a terrorist targeted LGBT people in an Orlando night club, but that isn't stopping Kansas Republicans from pushing anti-gay legislation that would force trans school children to use bathrooms that don't match their gender identity. The Kansas City Star reports state Rep. John Whitmer drafted the legislation, which he may push during a special legislative session in which state lawmakers try and prevent Kansas public schools from closing.
Congressman Fred Upton Will Not Endorse Donald Trump HOLLAND, MI…
Donald Trump's Michigan campaign manager Scott Hagerstrom has said he believes that it's possible the likely Republican nominee can win in the state. No Republican has done so since 1988.
Redistricting adds to intrigue in Virginia primary races
The most closely watched race on Tuesday is among Republicans in the 2nd District, which includes much of the Hampton Roads area. Rep. Randy Forbes is facing off against former Navy SEAL and state lawmaker Scott Taylor and attorney Pat Cardwell.
Trumpa s post-Orlando message falls flat with Republican establishment
The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida has allowed Donald Trump to seize upon a familiar issue he has used to great advantage -the threat of Islamist militants and his plan to limit Muslim immigration to the United States, offering him what could be a crucial moment to re-boot his sputtering presidential campaign. But while rank-and-file voters might respond positively to Trump's renewed call for a ban on some Muslims entering the country, his reaction to the massacre showed few initial signs of winning over Republican foreign-policy figures who have spurned the New York mogul.
GOP call to end SIFIs raises question of who will mind the store 3:34 …
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's call to strip the Financial Stability Oversight Council of the ability to designate insurers and others as systemically important financial institutions leaves unanswered the question of how insurance groups should be regulated. In remarks prepared for an address to the Economic Club of New York last week, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, outlined details of the Financial CHOICE Act, a Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Cruz Fights Obama Global Internet Giveaway
Totalitarian governments and those who seek to expand the power and control of government fear the free exchange of information and ideas. The Obama administration is no exception and has long pushed the concept of "net neutrality" which, in the name of giving everyone equal access to the Internet, empowers government to be the traffic cop -- in essence putting government toll booths on the information superhighway.
Mitt Romney, Sore Loser
Mitt Romney, after two unsuccessful bids for the US presidency in 2008 and 2012, is on the campaign trail again. This time not for himself, but instead for some hypothetical candidate to usurp the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.
Kansas education board to weigh transgender bathroom policy
The Kansas State Board of Education plans to discuss and take possible action on the Obama administration's directive that public schools allow transgender students to use restrooms that match their gender identity.
Why Some Politicians Are Not Talking About the Homophobia Behind the Orlando Attacks
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orlando police chief John Mina and FBI agent Ron Hopper speak at a news conference after a shooting attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, U.S. June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Kolczynski - RTX2FSA7 - See this story on www.theatlantic.com At first, the reactions were only subtly different: expressions of horror and sadness, thoughts, and prayers.
Congress sends Obama bill to ease access to gov’t records
The bipartisan bill would require federal agencies to consider release of government information under a "presumption of openness" as opposed to a presumption the information is secret.
Libertarian VP candidate calls for anti-ISIS task force
Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld, right, chats with Joe Hunter, communications director for the Gary Johnson campaign, at the National Libertarian Party Convention on May 27 in Orlando. Bill Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts now running as the Libertarian Party's candidate for vice president, called today for a 1,000-agent task force to combat Islamic State adherents in the United States, and for a tip line where Muslims could inform on radicalism.
OC Congressmen Downplay Meeting With Gunman’s Dad
CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA [...] LOS ANGELES - Three members of Congress - two of them from Orange County - are downplaying their encounters with the father of the gunman at the Orlando gay nightclub, calling the meetings short and insignificant.
Putnam: Orlando Gunman Cleared Background Checks
This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday. The gunman who carried out a massacre early Sunday in an Orlando nightclub passed all of the legally required background checks for his weapons, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam told reporters Monday.