Koch brothers group thanks Democratic senator facing tough reelection

Americans for Prosperity, a Koch brothers-backed political advocacy group, is running a digital ad thanking a vulnerable Democratic senator for her support of bank deregulation legislation ahead of the midterm elections. The ad, which launched Friday, thanks North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who is fighting to hold onto her seat in a state that Trump carried by 36 points in 2016, for cosponsoring a rollback of some Dodd-Frank Act regulations.

Trump’s tariffs: What they are and how they would work

U.S. companies that export products, such as agricultural producers in the Midwest, say their businesses will suffer if the U.S. moves forward with imposing tariffs, only to see other countries retaliate with similar measures. WASHINGTON - As a tool of national trade policy, tariffs had long been fading into history, a relic of 19th and early 20th centuries that most experts regarded as mutually harmful to all nations involved.

Conservative group runs digital ad for North Dakota Democrat

A conservative advocacy group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers has announced a digital advertising campaign for a North Dakota Democrat, whose seat is seen as vulnerable in the midterm election. The group Americans for Prosperity announced Friday that it is running a digital advertisement for U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

Ted Cruz says he urged Trump to pardon D’Souza

Rafael Edward Cruz The Hill's 12:30 Report - Sponsored by NSSF - Trump breaks protocol to tout jobs report When did we stop thinking big? Save the International Space Station Controversial Dinesh D'Souza tweets resurface after Trump announces pardon MORE said Friday that he was instrumental in organizing the pardon of conservative author Dinesh D'Souza over his 2014 conviction for illegal campaign donations. According to the Texas Tribune , the senator told reporters on Friday that he made the suggestion to the president when Trump was in Dallas for the annual National Rifle Association convention, where Trump gave an address.

Trump factor looms large in races for state attorney general

In this May 23, 2018, photo, one of two Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run for attorney general in Colorado, Phil Weiser speaks during a campaign stop at a senior living community in Highlands Ranch, Colo. First-time candidate Weiser, a law school dean, explains in a TV commercial that he's running for attorney general because of President Donald Trump.

Sanders: ‘Authoritarian’ Trump Wants to ‘Undermine American Democracy’

Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Donald Trump wants to "undermine American democracy," exhibits "strong authoritarian tendencies" and "kind of likes" authoritarian leaders in other countries, The Hill reported Saturday. "We have a president who has strong authoritarian tendencies; who wants to, every day, undermine American democracy," Sanders said Friday on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."

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Seeking to comfort grieving families and shaken survivors, President Donald Trump spent more than an hour privately Thursday with some of those impacted by a Texas mass school shooting that killed 10 and wounded more than a dozen on May 18. The latest spasm of violence in a year marred by assaults on the nation's schools, the shooting at Santa Fe High School was the latest to test the president's role as national comforter-in-chief. Trump met with more than two dozen people affected by the shooting, and did not publicly share his message for the grieving families and local leaders during a meeting at a Coast Guard base outside Houston.

The Russia Investigations: What ‘Collusion’ Means Now

Senate intelligence committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. and committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. wait for the beginning of a confirmation hearing on May 9, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption Senate intelligence committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. and committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Corporate raiders ruined lives as they destroyed Toys ‘R’ Us, politicians say

Following the announcement that bankrupt Toys 'R Us would close all its stores and layoff its 33,000 employees -- including 11 outlets and 1,600 people at its New Jersey headquarters -- the state's two U.S. senators and a House colleague on Friday called on the chain's owners to "support" those workers any way they can. "We write to urge you to do everything in your power to support the thousands of Toys 'R' Us workers who will soon lose their jobs as the company closes its doors," it was stated in a letter dated June 1 and signed by Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, plus U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell .

Trump talks tough on trade ahead of G-7 meetings in Canada

The European Union says it will start imposing duties from July on a list of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe. The European Union says it will start imposing duties from July on a list of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe.

Dean LeMire: Prison drug treatment is an innovative way of reducing overdose deaths

Just when it seemed there was light at the end of the dark tunnel that is New Hampshire's overdose crisis, we are given another unwelcome jolt of reality. Despite data initially showing that drug overdose deaths had declined, state officials released new statistics in April showing that deaths continued unabated in 2017.

Minnesota races for US Senate took shape Friday. Herea s who party activists want.

Minnesota's two races for U.S. Senate - and yes, there will be two - took shape Friday, as Republican and Democratic activists gathered to put their seals of approval on four candidates. There were no surprises, but the energy in each convention hall underscored the high stakes of November's general election: Democrats want to hang onto both seats in hopes of possibly seizing control of the Senate, while Republicans are eager to grab a seat in the Senate for the first time since 2008, when Republican Norm Coleman was defeated by Al Franken.

Bannon embraces establishment for fun and profit

Bad-boy bully Steve Bannon who evangelized the "burn it all down" approach to Republican politics now advises GOP candidates to back away from anti-establishment rhetoric. Bannon told the New York Times that "the anti-establishment thing is kind of a luxury we can't afford right now."

Navajos commemorate anniversary of 1868 treaty

In this May 12, 2015, file photo, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, right, and vice president Jonathan Nez receive blessings during their inauguration ceremony at Fighting Scouts Events Center in Fort Defiance, Ariz. The Navajo leaders and others on Friday, June 1, 2018, commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Navajo Treaty of 1868, which allowed for the Navajo people to return to their the homeland in the Four Corners region of the Southwest after being held for years by the United States in eastern New Mexico.

Californiaa s a jungle primarya sets off party scrambling

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif asks questions during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the U.S. Senate, contest the 26-year incumbent Feinstein is shifting to the left in the face of a challenge from state Sen. Kevin de Leon, who argues she's not done enough to stand up to Trump.