The Benghazi Committee’s Dead End
After running a congressional oversight committee like a Republican opposition research shop for more than two years, Representative Trey Gowdy appears to be gearing up for the finale.
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Ronald Reagan Was Once Donald Trump
In an election cycle that has brought unending surprises, let it be said that one time-honored tradition has been upheld: the Republican presidential contenders' quadrennial tug-of-war to seize the mantle of Ronald Reagan. John Kasich, gesturing toward the Air Force One on display at the Reagan-library debate, said, "I think I actually flew on this plane with Ronald Reagan when I was a congressman."
WichitaLiberty.TV: Charter schools in Kansas, and a victory for speech and association
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas has essentially no charter schools. Here's why we need them.
PHOTOS: June clouds moving through Siouxland
Many of you have been calling them wall clouds. Just so you know, this is just a leading edge of a line of storms and there have been no reports of funnels or severe weather with them as of 8:40 p.m. Congressman Steve King and State Senator Rick Bertrand took to the stage in Sioux City Friday night, just days ahead of primary election day.
Real World Alums Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy Welcome Eighth Child
Duffy - a star of MTV's The Real World: Boston in 1997 - gushed about their newest addition writing, "Our family is so blessed! We are excited to welcome our eighth, Patrick Miguel Duffy, into the world! He is happy and healthy, and his siblings can't get enough of him!" "Meet Patrick Miguel Duffy! He was born Sunday at 1:03pm & weighed 5.13 lbs. I know he is baby #8, but this "new life" thing never gets old!!! And the kids can't get enough of him.
The DoD spent $170k on a study about why walking with coffee makes it spill
America's Department of Defense does. According to a recent report from U.S. Senator Jeff Flake , the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency allocated a $172,283 grant to fund a study conducted in 2012 at University of California at Santa Barbara that investigated why coffee spills while you walk.
Trump’s reluctant backers: Republicans falling in line
He's finally got Paul Ryan's endorsement, but many officials in Donald Trump's new wave of supporters remain reluctant backers at best. Leaders who have pledged their backing still aren't wholly satisfied with his temperament, policies or readiness for the White House.
Slain Lyft driver worked at night, cared for baby during day
Camila Wright took a chance three years ago when she got on a plane to meet the man who would become the love of her life. This week he was cruelly taken from her, shot dead while working to provide for his wife and young daughter.
Top Kansas education official predicts resolution to funding dispute without school closure
The state's top education official predicted Friday the Legislature and governor will resolve an impasse with the Supreme Court over education funding ahead of a deadline that could result in the closure of schools. Still, Education Commissioner Randy Watson told educators the Kansas State Department of Education will work to provide information to school districts and he acknowledged the fear among teachers and administrators.
House panel seeks info on edited State Dept briefing video
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the State Department for more information about the deletion of several minutes of videotape from a news briefing dealing with sensitive questions about U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry released on Friday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for documents identifying the official or officials involved in editing out the portion of the Dec. 2, 2013, daily press briefing.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Warns Donald Trump: ‘I Know What That Rhetoric Can Do’
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley warned that the type of rhetoric coming from Donald Trump can lead to violence. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should use a more civil tone while campaigning, warning that divisive rhetoric could ultimately lead to violence on par with the 2015 Charleston church massacre .
Obama weighs in on the campaign
President Barack Obama has overseen six of the 10 most polarized political years on record, defined as the delta between Republicans and Democrats on the question of presidential job approval. Mr. Obama wants to "explode onto the scene," a White House source told CNN Wednesday, adding he's "chomping at the bit to get out and 'get people fired up'" and "knows his power" is to energize the Democratic base.
The Latest: NY’s Collins applauds Ryan’s Trump endorsement
The Latest on House Speaker Paul Ryan's endorsement of presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump : One of Donald Trump's top House backers is applauding Speaker Paul Ryan's decision to throw his support behind the presumptive GOP nominee. Congressman Chris Collins of New York says in a statement that Ryan's endorsement "reinforces the fact that Republicans are united in our fight to defeat Hillary Clinton."
Speaker Paul Ryan: a Ia ll be voting fora Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee and the nation's highest-ranking Republican office holder. “I had friends wishing I wouldn't support him.
Coal miners PAC backs Portman over Strickland for US Senate
A coal miners' union influential in Appalachian Ohio is backing Republican Rob Portman over rival Ted Strickland in the closely watched contest for U.S. Senate. The announcement Thursday by the United Mine Workers of America's National Council of Coal Miners PAC comes as a political blow to Strickland.
“Never Trump” Groups Struggle to Craft Strategy
When one of Donald Trump's most outspoken Republican opponents proposed a little-known conservative writer as the long-awaited alternative to the party's presumptive nominee, the "Never Trump" movement, such as it was, appeared lifeless. The failure to draft a party star to wage an independent bid was considered the nail in the coffin.
Trump’s Authentic Republicanism
A stray comment by Donald Trump is being taken as his campaign's lodestone, the key to all his beliefs. Asked what the Republican Party would become under him, he told Bloomberg Businessweek, "You're going to have a worker's party.
Kansas lawmakers do not act on school funding as deadline looms
Kansas lawmakers on Wednesday did not act on a state Supreme Court order to create a more equitable funding formula for education, leaving open the possibility that public schools across the state are shut down in June. Both chambers of the Republican-controlled legislature adjourned until January on Wednesday afternoon, five days after the state's high court gave lawmakers until June 30 to fix funding disparities between rich and poor districts or face a shutdown of the state's public schools.
Lawmakers blast Loretta Lynch for supporting fired VA official
Top Republican lawmakers blasted Attorney General Loretta Lynch Wednesday for clearing a legal path for a former Veterans Affairs official at the heart of the waiting time scandal to get her job back. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the decision by Ms.
Trump said planning Israel trip before July GOP convention
According to New York Magazine, four sources linked to the Trump campaign confirmed the Republican White House hopeful is considering a trip to the Jewish state in the next six weeks, though nothing has been finalized. In May, Trump said he believes he enjoys "massive" support from Israelis as he announced he would visit Israel before the presidential election, in an interview published by the Adelson-owned Israel Hayom daily.