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Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said the way the White House handled the domestic violence abuse allegations against former staff secretary Rob Porter could hurt the GOP at the ballot box in November. Flake said on NBC's "Meet The Press" the situation in the White House, and President Trump's failure to express sympathy for the two women Porter allegedly abused, could be a political problem for the party.
West Virginia's Senate on Friday voted to end abortion rights under the state constitution. The measure approved by senators 25-9 would require passage by two-thirds of the House and a voter referendum to amend the West Virginia constitution and take effect.
At the state Capitol on Wednesday, bill custodian JoAnn Drew sorts through appropriation bills that will be introduced in the Senate when the legislative fiscal session begins Monday. Ahead of Arkansas' fiscal legislative session that starts Monday, supporters of the state's version of Medicaid expansion have been urging Senate critics of the controversial program to vote to fund it once lawmakers convene.
In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, from left, White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump was en route to Bedminster, N.J., for vacation.
"If he wants due process for the over dozen sexual assault allegations against him, let's have Congressional hearings tomorrow," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tweets Political Twitter has a bone to pick with President Donald Trump over his tweet Saturday morning arguing that "lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation." "Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation," his tweet said in defense of staff secretary Rob Porter, who left the White House amidst domestic abuse allegations from his two ex-wives.
During an MSNBC interview on Saturday morning, Republican National Committee spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany said that the Trump White House "stands with women, unmistakably." Less than an hour later, Trump completely undercut McEnany's talking point with a tweet in which he defended men accused of sexual assault.
A White House speechwriter resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent 21 2 -year marriage - allegations that he vehemently denied, saying she was the one who victimized him. The abrupt departure of David Sorensen, a speechwriter who worked under senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, came as The Washington Post was reporting on a story about abuse claims by his ex-wife, Jessica Corbett.
President Donald Trump has defended former aide Rob Porter, wishing him well in his future endeavors without any mention of the two ex-wives who have accused Porter of physical and emotional abuse . Trump's comments Friday set off a firestorm at a time of national conversation about the mistreatment of women.
This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta. Attacks launched by cybercriminals wreak havoc and cause disruption as more of everyday life moves online.
President Donald Trump privately questioned his team's response to domestic-abuse allegations against a key lieutenant who resigned this week, placing much of the blame on two senior aides who had been deemed untouchable inside a White House marked by frequent turnover.
President Donald Trump said he hopes that Rob Porter, a senior White House aide who resigned this week amid domestic-abuse allegations, "will have a great career ahead of him." In remarks at the White House, Mr. Trump wished Mr. Porter well and noted that he had "said very strongly" that he is innocent.
On January 29, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , along with the Department of Justice and FBI's Criminal Investigation Division, announced both criminal and civil enforcement actions against three banks and six individuals for commodities fraud. The banks involved in the action include Deutsche Bank, USB and HSBC.
Lawmakers pushed to enact a massive budget deal Thursday along with a stopgap temporary measure to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. Lawmakers pushed to enact a massive budget deal Thursday along with a stopgap temporary measure to prevent a government shutdown at midnight.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The government was officially shutdown for a few hours overnight, as Congress struggled to pass a massive spending bill. Now Congress has killed a part of Obamacare that never even got to live except in the realm of political theater.
Appearing on CNN's "New Day," Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., was blunt about the Rob Porter issue. "I have no use for anybody who beats their spouse," he said.
Chris Hayes delivered a masterful essay last night on All In on the bad faith behind Republicans' supposed philosophy on the economy. I've argued for years that our differences are not over the size of government spending but over into whose pockets that spending goes.
President Donald Trump will propose lowering prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and middlemen, an administration official said. A senior administration official outlined the plan Thursday on condition of anonymity ahead of the release of Trump's 2019 budget plan next week.
President Donald Trump will propose lowering prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and middlemen, an administration official said Thursday. A senior administration official outlined the plan on condition of anonymity ahead of the release of Trump's 2019 budget plan next week.
In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pruitt is once again understating the threat posed by climate change, this time by suggesting that global warming may be a good thing for humanity.
A new independent poll from the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that a plurality of likely voters - 48 percent are inclined to re-elect the Democratic incumbent in the Sacramento-area swing district. Another 44 percent are not, while just 8 percent are undecided.