Snapchat and Twitter adopting new looks to gain more users
Snap Inc. reports earnings, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. . This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia.
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Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival finds a cure for cultural amnesia
But that doesn't stop us from turning our backs on refugees who've been displaced by war and persecution. Nor does it rule out other behaviors that seem less than Christ-like: Health care is still a luxury; discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, economic status and sexual orientation continues; white nationalists chant Nazi slogans in torch-lit processions, while our president tacitly cheers them on.
One year later: For Trump, the 2016 election is ever-present
President Donald Trump, center, gesture at the South Korean National Assembly, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Steven Spielberg’s The Post Trailer With Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep
The film also stars Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Matthew Rhys, Bradley Whitford, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg and Zach Woods. Check out The Post trailer below, along with the poster in the gallery! The Post will follow the 1971 scandal after the decision of The Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katharine Graham to publish The Pentagon Papers.
North Korea on Trump’s speech: We’re done listening
North Korean officials were closely watching US President Donald Trump when he addressed the South Korean National Assembly Wednesday, but they say they weren't listening. Though the American leader's tone was more subdued -- and he proposed what some perceived as a conditional olive branch -- officials in Pyongyang authorized to speak for the government told CNN when it comes to Trump, "we don't care about what that mad dog may utter because we've already heard enough."
Democrats get boost from election wins around the country
Democrats woke up to a big dose of good news Wednesday as they dissected election results from around the country. One year after the surprise election of President Donald Trump, there were plenty of encouraging signs for Democrats trying to travel the road to recovery.
Pence praises GOP ‘momentum,’ but some governors may be wary
Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of Republican governors Wednesday "we've got real momentum," despite stinging electoral defeats last week in Virginia and New Jersey, a GOP-led Congress that has failed to pass any major legislation this year and President Donald Trump's plummeting popularity. Pence's party controls a record-tying 34 U.S. governorships and part of a two-day annual Republican Governors Association meeting in the capital of Texas, the country's largest red state, was to discussing how to continue that dominance.
Democrat Northam defeats Gillespie in race for Virginia governor closely watched by national parties
Republican candidate for the governor of Virginia, Ed Gillespie arrives to vote at Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. Mohan Shrestha, a new U.S. citizen originally from Nepal, takes his ballot to vote for the first time in an election at Hillsboro Old Stone School in Purcellville, Va.
Trump tweets that failed Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate “did not embrace me”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday quickly sought to distance himself from Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor's race as Democrat Ralph Northam was projected to win by multiple news outlets. "Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for," Trump said on Twitter in the midst of his visit to South Korea, as Virginia results continued to roll in, suggesting a comfortable Northam victory.
New Jersey GOP congressman LoBiondo to retire after 12 terms
Twelve-term GOP Rep. Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey says he plans to retire, declaring that "our nation is now consumed by increasing political polarization" and that "there is no longer middle ground." The 71-year-old became the latest moderate Republican to make plans to step down as his party struggles with internal divisions under President Donald Trump.
Arizona GOP senator, Trump Jr. fight on Twitter over guns
The Arizona lawmaker, one of the most vocal GOP critics of President Donald Trump, tweeted Tuesday about his bill that would bar anyone convicted of domestic violence in a criminal or military court from purchasing a weapon. The gunman who killed 26 people at a Texas church Sunday was able to purchase weapons because the Air Force failed to submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by law.
The Latest: New Jersey gubernatorial candidates cast ballots
Democrat Phil Murphy voted in Middletown on Tuesday and told reporters that his election against Republican Lt.
Schiff: Adviser’s testimony gives insight on Russian efforts
A year after a devastating defeat to Donald Trump, the party is still trying to move on. A disbarred lawyer who once represented Casey Anthony has been convicted of conspiring to fly a plane filled with $13 million worth of cocaine from Ecuador to Honduras.
New Jersey, Virginia picking new governors in test for Trump
19, 2017 file photo, Democrat, gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam describes his view on confederate monuments in McLean, Va.
Furious CBS Hosts Badger ‘Bitter,’ ‘Angry’ Brazile for Exposing Hillary Clinton
A furious round of liberal-on-liberal violence broke out on Tuesday's CBS This Morning . The show's hosts confronted former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile for daring to expose Hillary Clinton's efforts to hobble any contenders in the 2016 primaries.
Trump Is Stumbling Into a Primary Fight in 2020
In early 1983, President Ronald Reagan dropped to 35 percent approval . By the end of the year, he was up nearly 20 percentage points, renominated by acclamation and won a second term with 49 states behind him.
Schiff: Trump, Russia, GOP leaders threaten democracy
The top Democrat on the House committee probing Russian election meddling said Tuesday that America's "democracy is under threat" from Russia - and also from President Donald Trump. He said Russia poses an external threat, but "in many respects, the challenge from within is more serious because we have a president who takes issue with the First Amendment and a president who describes the press as an enemy of the people."
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia elect new governors
19, 2017 file photo, Democrat, gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam describes his view on confederate monuments in McLean, Va.
Democrat and ex-CIA: Trump needs to focus on Making America Feel Good Again or he’s out in 2020
Democrat and ex-CIA: Trump needs to focus on Making America Feel Good Again or he's out in 2020 A year ago, some 63 million Americans elected Donald Trump to serve as the nation's 45th president. Few anticipated his improbable success when he launched his campaign.
Mainers set to vote on whether to expand Medicaid
Voters in Maine are headed to the polls Tuesday to decide if they want to join 31 other states and expand Medicaid under former President Barack Obama 's Affordable Care Act . The ballot measure comes after Maine's Republican governor vetoed five attempts to expand the program.