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Russia's efforts are not as robust during this election cycle as they were in 2016, but it's still trying 'to hack into and steal information from candidates and government officials alike,' according to the FBI, DHS, and National Intelligence directors. Trump administration officials today - including FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - warned the American public that Russia continues to target political campaigns and spread misinformation ahead of the midterm elections.
The 2018 campaign for Kansas governor has produced a large field of candidates - from elected officials, businessmen and even high schoolers. The race for the Republican and Democratic nominations feature some of the top figures in both parties, as well as those who have been off the political scene for years.
I am going to quote this Politico piece on the Republicans' plan to ram Brett Kavanaugh down our throats at length because I think condensing it would lessen the impact. Senate Republicans are pressing ahead on confirming Brett Kavanaugh before the midterm elections even after National Archives said Thursday that it can't meet the GOP's request for records until the end of October, days before the midterm elections.
Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Wednesday that "nobody" pays attention to President Trump 's tweets anymore because of how often they contradict each other. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee brushed off Mr. Trump 's tweet calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, The Hill reported .
The John S. McCain 2019 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $716 billion in federal spending. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's office said it contains money for several projects in Kentucky.
Senators announced legislation Thursday to impose a new set of sanctions on Russia, seeking to warn Moscow against future meddling while also reassuring European allies of American support, notwithstanding President Trump's unpredictable approach to them. The bill harnesses economic sanctions, U.S. immigration law, federal prosecutors and international treaties to try to pressure Russian leaders into a more cooperative stance on the world stage.
Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller's sliding positions last year on a long-held GOP promise to repeal Obamacare are providing plenty of fodder for Democrats and activists hoping to stymie his re-election. Heller, considered the most vulnerable incumbent GOP senator, opposed measures to dismantle former President Barack Obama's health care law before backing other versions that failed.
A bipartisan group of senators is demanding twice-monthly updates on family reunification from the Trump administration, according to a copy of a letter shared Wednesday with CNN. The letter was led by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma and signed by 14 total lawmakers from both parties.
U.S. President Donald Trump appealed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end an investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election, drawing a rebuke from his fellow Republicans in Congress who said the probe must go on. It was Trump's most direct call for his top U.S. law enforcement officer to shut down Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal investigation and Democrats promptly accused the president of trying to obstruct justice.
The race to replace outgoing Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker is on, and Thursday's primary elections will solidify which two candidates will face each other in November. Rep. Marsha Blackburn leads the GOP field vying for the seat being vacated by retiring Corker, also a Republican.
In an op-ed for Fox News published on Monday, July 16, 2018, Nicholson wrote about his parents' support for his challenger, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Nicholson says his parents' decision to support his Democratic opponent is a "true representation" of political intolerance.
SENTE VOTES TO BEGIN FARM BILL CONFERENCE, NAMES CONFEREES Aug. 2, 2018 Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry news release U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., are pleased the Senate has voted to move forward with the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee. The Senators also applauded the announcement of the Senators who will serve on the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee.
Here's a round-up of some of the complaints about Donald Trump's tariffs heard on Capitol Hill in recent weeks This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Doug Palmer on politico.com on August 1, 2018.
Kate McKinnon is an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known as a cast member on the television comedy show 'Saturday Night Live' and a star of the all-female reboot of 'Ghostbusters.' Kate McKinnon was born in Sea Cliff, New York, on January 6, 1984.
One hardly expects, in the course of normal politics, to see Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., thanking the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. And yet here we are.
Kavanaugh's record suggests he would vote to support abortion restrictions if he... Twice in the past year, Brett Kavanaugh offered glimpses of his position on abortion that strongly suggest he would vote to support restrictions if confirmed to the Supreme Court. One was in a dissent in the case of a 17-year-old migrant seeking to terminate her pregnancy.
A bill that would make it easier to kill sea lions that gobble endangered salmon in the Columbia River has cleared a key committee in the U.S. Senate. The measure allows the federal government to issue permits to Washington, Idaho and Oregon, and several Pacific Northwest tribes, allowing up to 100 sea lions to be killed a year.
A $6.4 million federal grant for a New Mexico research project will provide $6.4 million for work looking at how climate change affects arid land ecosystems. The five-year National Science Foundation grant to the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research site located in central New Mexico was announced Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich.
Lawrence O'Donnell slammed Sen. Ted Cruz and the "brainwashed" others in the GOP who stood silently by as President Donald Trump had his "5th Avenue moment" on Twitter today. O'Donnell was referring to the fact this morning on Twitter, Trump tweeted out this: "This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further.
If gun rights activist Cody Wilson gets his way in his legal battle, soon anybody including convicted felons and the mentally ill with a few raw materials and access to an industrial 3D printer could build a plastic firearm, gun control advocates say. Tech experts and stakeholders in the gun control debate are divided on whether the emergence of 3D-printed plastic guns presents an immediate safety threat to U.S communities.