Kevin Landrigan’s Granite Status: Themes for growing Pappas-Edwards battle are now set
The first debate the two engaged in on New Hampshire Public Radio Wednesday opened up lines of attack that you can bet both their campaigns will go after.
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Administration mum on climate change report as Trump says: a I want to look at who drew ita
The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders can act to avoid catastrophic climate change, the president of the United States didn't comment on whether the U.S. accepts or will act on the findings. A panel of more than 90 scientists under the United Nations published a report warning that the world has about 12 years to drastically reduce carbon emissions before the impact of climate change could become irreversible.
Hostile Environment
In a ten-day span, three separate courts rejected Trump-administration deregulatory initiatives, in four separate cases. Though significant, these decisions were hardly unusual.
“Any ‘Her’ Will Do”: Due Process for Boys Like Kavanaugh, But…
President Donald Trump encouraged rally-goers in Iowa on Tuesday in a chant of "Lock Her Up," appearing to refer to Sen. Dianne Feinstein . Two days after apologizing to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "on behalf of our nation" for subjecting him to one Senate hearing and a brief FBI probe into several sexual assault allegations against him before allowing him to be confirmed to his lifetime appointment, President Donald Trump clearly dropped the pretense of defending "due process" as he laughed along as audience members chanted "Lock her up!" after he criticized Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Iowa on Tuesday night.
In boon for farmers, Trump to lift restrictions on ethanol
The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.
U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart announces ‘Project Charleston’
CHARLESTON W.Va. - On the steps of the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston on Tuesday, federal, state and local leaders and law enforcement came together to announce a project at aiming to continue the downward trend of violent crimes in Charleston.
The Latest: Wisconsin US Senate debate tense, combative
The first debate between U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir turned tense and combative as they clashed over abortion, immigration, health care and a host of other issues. The Republican Vukmir is down in the polls to the Democratic incumbent Baldwin.
Guest Views: The Jason Van Dyke verdict is a step toward healing a broken Chicago
It took a Cook County jury less than eight hours to affirm a conclusion most of Chicago reached nearly three years ago: Police Officer Jason Van Dyke did not need to kill Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery-one for each of the bullets that struck the black teenager on Oct. 20, 2014.
Ap Fact Check: Indiana candidates make misleading claims
The Associated Press fact checked the first Indiana U.S. Senate debate Monday evening among Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly and his challengers Republican Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton.
Do away with the death penalty
Without being aware of it, Vernon Madison might become a footnote in constitutional law because he is barely aware of anything.
Brett Kavanaugh could have big impact early on Supreme Court
Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh will hear oral arguments at the high court for the first time Tuesday in cases dealing with criminal matters where his vote is expected to have a big impact. He has taken the seat of retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was viewed as the court 's swing vote between the other four Republican-appointed justices and the four more liberal members of the court .
Taylor Swift’s Political Instagram Post Is a Sign of the Post-Brett Kavanaugh Times
In this op-ed about Taylor Swift's surprisingly political Instagram post, writer Lily Herman breaks down how her endorsement of Democratic candidates fits into a political sea change following Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. and sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice.
Dem ad accuses Heller of ‘lying’ about record on pre-existing conditions
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen Heller slams Dems for 'political games and smears' on Kavanaugh Planned Parenthood targets Dean Heller on Kavanaugh comments in ad The Hill's Morning Report - Kavanaugh ordeal thrusts FBI into new political jam MORE , who is seeking to unseat Heller in a close Senate race, features people with pre-existing conditions, one of whom says, "Dean Heller is lying about helping us." The ad shows a clip of Heller at a press conference last year promising he would not support legislation that would take away health insurance from "hundreds of thousands of Nevadans."
Dunleavy’s record and the three-way race problem
The governor's race should be decided on facts, not misleading campaign ads. You deserve the truth.
The Left Criminalizes Politics by Weaponizing Investigations
Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Kamala Harris listen to testimony from Christine Blasey Ford during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, September 27, 2018. That's because the Left stands ready to eradicate any norm at any time if there is political advantage in it.
Health care mostly on sidelines in Arkansas House debate
This combination of 2018 file photos shows Arkansas Congressional candidates, Democrat Clarke Tucker, left, and Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill. Tucker and Hill face off Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in their only debate in the race for a central Arkansas seat that includes Little Rock.
January hearing scheduled for Myrtle Beach attorney facing 167 ethics charges
Robert "Shep" Guyton, whose ethics charges date back nearly a decade, is scheduled for a hearing in Columbia on Jan. 17, according to an email from the commission. It's the commission's oldest pending case.
Texas appeals court puts execution on hold
Juan Segundo was set to be executed Wednesday for the rape and slaying of 11-year-old Vanessa Villa.
Put-in-Bay mayor, 3 others indicted in public corruption probe
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney James VanEerten, and the Ohio Ethics Commission on Thursday announced that two village of Put-in-Bay officials have been indicted by an Ottawa County Grand Jury on public corruption charges stemming from a joint probe into public corruption allegations within the village. Kelly A. Niese, 49, of Put-in-Bay, former village of Put-in-Bay fiscal officer, was indicted on the following charges: Melinda McCann Myers, 52, of Put-in-Bay, the former president of Put-in-Bay Village Council, was recently charged with six counts of conflict of interest, misdemeanors of the first degree.