Why We Are Leaving the G.O.P.
When the obituary for the Republican Party is written, the year 1980 will be cited as the beginning of the end. Reaganism was in full flower, but the big tent was already folding.
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Trump wants to send undocumented immigrants back without hearings: What we know now
President Donald Trump pressed his case for cracking down on undocumented immigrants on Sunday, tweeting that "zero tolerance" is fair and gives preference to those who "legally wait their turn." He tweeted: "We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country."
‘We’re here’: Thousands in rainbow colors make a statement at New York City’s Gay Pride parade
NEW YORK Thousands of people clad in rainbow colors marched Sunday through Greenwich Village and up Fifth Avenue for the annual Gay Pride parade, a massive celebration of LGBTQ identity. One of this year's grand marshals is tennis legend Billie Jean King, along with transgender advocate Tyler Ford and the civil rights organization Lambda Legal.
Trump’s GSE plan: Familiar solution, familiar problems
Since not long after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were seized by the government a decade ago, policymakers have been circling the same idea for how to revamp the housing finance system. Broadly speaking, that plan would privatize the two government-sponsored enterprises while providing an explicit federal backstop for the mortgage market.
Trump calls for depriving immigrants who illegally cross border of due process rights
President Donald Trump boards the presidential limousine after arriving at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, where he said he wanted fewer immigration judges, June 23, 2018. Trump asserted on Sunday that immigrants who crossed into the United States illegally should be sent back immediately without due process or an appearance before a judge, an escalation of his attacks on the judicial system.
Association opposes new push to divest TVA, PMA assets
The American Public Power Association is disappointed to see that President Trump's report on government reorganization proposes to divest the transmission assets held by the Tennessee Valley Authority and three of the Power Marketing Administrations: Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and Bonneville Power Administration, said Sue Kelly, president and CEO of the Association. Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 budget requests included the same proposal, "both of which were wisely and widely rejected by a broad coalition of members of the House and Senate.
Malloy Offers Feds Assistance In Reuniting Families Affected By ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy At Border
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
Bill Crawford – Electing champions for military assets important to mississippi
"The defense authorization act is one of the most consequential bills that Congress considers each year," wrote Sen. Roger Wicker in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
After passionate convention, Democrats look to sway average Texas voters
Now that the hype has subsided, Democrats must figure out how to use their enthusiasm to craft a winning message in a decidedly Republican state. It's clear to most of the 7,500 delegates who gathered in Fort Worth Thursday, Friday and Saturday what must be done.
Hancock supers fear being ‘railroaded’ into $1M dollar investment in Amtrak service
John R. Smith, chairman of Transportation for America, on Monday spoke to the Hancock County Board of Supervisors about Gov. Phil Bryant's recent request for matching funds from the three coastal counties for restoring passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast. Smith said that he provides policy advice to the Southern Rail Commission, which was created by Congress to support freight and passenger rail issues in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Don’t forget to vote this Tuesday
Polls will be open in Hancock County from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. next Tuesday, June 26, when Mississippi Rep. David Baria will square off against Howard Sherman in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate. Baria and Sherman ran neck-and-neck in the June 5 primary election, which saw a crowded field of six candidates.
Bernie Sanders makes more than $1million for the second year in the row
He first hit the million mark in 2016 after publishing book Our Revolution following Trump's election and is due to release another book later this year The royalties and side jobs earned the Independent politician $885,767 in addition to his $174,000 Senate service income, according to a May financial disclosure report. He first hit the million mark in 2016 following his lucrative book deal for Our Revolution, a book on his failed presidential campaign, VTDigger reported.
Don Trump Jr. and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle kiss after speech
Donald Trump Jr, 40, delivered a speech at the Montana Republican Party's annual convention in Billings on Friday and gave his new girlfriend a shout out He thanked Fox Host Kimberly Guilfoyle, 49, for attending and said he would take her shooting and fishing in the Montana countryside The two have been dating since March, around the time Trump Jr and wife Vanessa announced their split after 13 years of marriage Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle continued to flaunt their new romance as they shared a kiss at the Montana Republican Party 's annual convention. The Fox host supported her new beau as he delivered a speech in Billings, Montana, on Friday, where he announced he was going to take Guilfoyle fishing and shooting.
Person in custody in connection with hit-and-run crash that killed…
Mentor police have a person in custody in connection with an early morning hit-and-run crash that killed one of its officers. Mentor police have not yet publicly identified the officer killed in the crash.
Bernie Sanders income tops one million dollars for second year in row
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DuPont nonstick chemicals toxic
The chemicals used by a West Virginia factory to make nonstick products are dangerous at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had thought were safe, according to a federal study that had been previously blocked from publication.
Kentucky governor downplays effect of EU tariffs on bourbon
In comments at odds with his home state's whiskey distillers, Kentucky's Republican governor is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass state's iconic bourbon industry. "There's always the potential for some type of impact, but I don't think it will be a tremendous impact," Gov. Matt Bevin said when asked about tariffs during a TV interview this week with Bloomberg.
GOP Sen. Johnson says Congress must act on immigration
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, says Congress must act on immigration legislation to address what he calls a "flood of people trying to get into this country illegally." Johnson said in an interview Friday on WTMJ-AM that he believes a bill could get the necessary votes in the Senate, but he doesn't know if it would find enough support to pass the House.
Whiskey, Harley prices expected to jump in Europe as tariffs take effect
In the heart of London's Soho, whiskey mecca Milroy's of Soho has a section dedicated exclusively to American whiskey. "The rarer products we get in ... they'll be hit fairly quickly because there's not that much of it in the country," the owner of the shop, Simo, who prefers to go by just one name, told ABC News.
The Latest: Trump promotes tax cuts, reduced regulations
President Donald Trump arrives Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. Trump came to Las Vegas to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Dean Heller.