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Former GOP congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Tuesday she is considering running for Democratic former Sen. Al Franken's Minnesota seat. Bachmann, who was a member of Congress representing Minnesota until 2015, told " The Jim Bakker Show " that she's mulling over whether she should run.
If President Donald Trump's first month in office was notable for its mixture of chaos and dysfunction, the last month of 2017 showed a constant combatant who had reason to believe that his refusal to back down paid off with passage of a sweeping tax overhaul. Senator Dean Heller reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans to discuss healthcare at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2017.
Almost from the first day, President Donald Trump's top aides began to depart - many of them not by choice. Trump announced on Twitter that he had ousted Reince Priebus while the two men were sitting aboard Air Force One on the tarmac, leaving the chief of staff to step off the plane alone.
One arm shot off and hat brim slanted low, Frank Griffin, an outlaw predisposed to frontier wisdom and Bible brandishing, rides with 30 hard men in a fury that can empty a town by sunset. Played by Jeff Daniels in the new Netflix series "Godless," Griffin is an alluring villain, a man shaped by a boyhood tragedy he carries with him like a sin turned sacred.
Regent Norman Pattiz speaks during a meeting of the UC Board of Regents while Eloy Ortiz Oakley listens at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.
It's late December, when columnists offer their predictions for the coming year. But as I did 12 months ago, I'd like first to see how my predictions for 2017 fared.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama was interviewed by Britain's Prince Harry in a discussion aired this morning by BBC Radio 4's Today program. Ahead of a quickfire round of questions that included Harry asking whether Obama preferred Suits or The Good Wife , the pair talked about Obama's state of mind during last January's inauguration of Donald Trump , and what the former president thinks of social media as a platform for change.
Speier said, "I am concerned that the President of the United States is systematically trying to shut down every possible branch of government but the presidency." "You've got him attacking the judiciary, you have him attacking the CIA, you have him attacking the Department of Justice, the FBI.
In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after he was privately sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office in Washington. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed.
In the wake of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea and the news that he has become a cooperating witness, right-wing media and certain House Republicans have stepped up their baseless and fact-challenged attacks on Special Counsel Bob Mueller and the FBI in a desperate attempt to discredit the investigation as it gains potency and to create political space for President Trump to fire Mueller. Leading the charge is Sean Hannity with his fellow Fox evening prime time hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingram and weekend host Jeanine Pirro following closely behind.
In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. For years, the program investigated reports of unidentified flying objects, according to Defense Department officials, interviews with program participants and records obtained by The New York Times.
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is celebrating Festivus, the fictional non-commercial holiday popularized by TV's Seinfeld . As required by tradition, Paul is doing an online "airing of grievances" about government waste, Washington politics, and a certain White House occupant with a penchant for tweeting.
Months before a national reckoning on sexual harassment and assault would topple powerful men in entertainment, business and media, entertainer Bill Cosby stood trial in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom, accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home in 2004. Jurors heard lurid testimony about the TV star once known as "America's Dad" for his role as kindly Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show."
At the close of 2017, no less than seven prominent male hosts and editors of influential government-sponsored radio and television shows are out of work amid claims of sexual harassment. According to their accusers, the alleged Malevolent Seven are powerful pervs and creeps who've been running wild at NPR and PBS for decades, sponsored and subsidized by taxpayers and corporate donors.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikky Haley, once again, proved why she's a woman you just don't mess with. As the U.N. General Assembly defiled the U.S.'s sovereign right to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and its decision to move the U.S. Embassy to the recognized capital, 128 U.N. members, unashamed, voted against the move on Thursday.
From the 'no touching' age of King George VI and the Queen Mother to Prince Harry and Meghan's passionate embrace: How the Monarchy has gone from stiff to schmaltzy in 100 years Yacht captain 'shot his girlfriend dead and then killed himself - days before he was intending to surprise her with a Christmas PROPOSAL' How long can you REALLY keep your leftovers in the fridge after Christmas? Expert reveals which foods are 'high risk' - and why pork should be frozen immediately 'He was the definition of a gentleman': Tributes pour in for Dick Enberg, 82, after legendary sportscaster was found dead of apparent heart attack at his home Papa John's founder is forced to step down as CEO of the pizza giant after attacking NFL anthem protests President BANNON? Former Trump aide says the President is 'like an 11-year-old child' and he is considering running HIMSELF - but White House insiders insist ... (more)
From the 'no touching' age of King George VI and the Queen Mother to Prince Harry and Meghan's passionate embrace: How the Monarchy has gone from stiff to schmaltzy in 100 years Yacht captain 'shot his girlfriend dead and then killed himself - days before he was intending to surprise her with a Christmas PROPOSAL' How long can you REALLY keep your leftovers in the fridge after Christmas? Expert reveals which foods are 'high risk' - and why pork should be frozen immediately 'He was the definition of a gentleman': Tributes pour in for Dick Enberg, 82, after legendary sportscaster was found dead of apparent heart attack at his home Papa John's founder is forced to step down as CEO of the pizza giant after attacking NFL anthem protests President BANNON? Former Trump aide says the President is 'like an 11-year-old child' and he is considering running HIMSELF - but White House insiders insist ... (more)
Trump secures major victory as Senate Republicans pass $1.5 trillion tax cut bill despite Democrats warning they'll 'rue this day' and protesters screaming 'don't kill us' - paving the way for a final House vote today after earlier hiccup Trump: I'm a tax LOSER! White House says president will pay more under his plan - but admits his businesses will gain California, New Jersey and New York Republicans vote AGAINST tax bill over deductions for state and local taxes - and Trump fails to convince a single Democrat to back it Catt Sadler leaves E! News following 10 years at the network after learning her male co-host Jason Kennedy earns almost DOUBLE her salary Tis' the season for shopping stress - particularly if you're older! People over the age of 50 have even MORE anxiety about Christmas gifting than anyone younger Matt Damon backs out of Downsizing premiere after his latest remarks ... (more)
The coming union of the Disney and Fox media empires is set to create a new nirvana for fanboys and -girls, one that reunites superheroes and sci-fi characters long separated by an energy barrier of corporate legalism. Take, for instance, the fractured world of Marvel superheroes.