Category Archives: US Senate

Sen. Marco Rubio’s cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill…

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GOP Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson may be issue in Nelson re-election campaign. Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson could sway Nelson's re-election bid GOP Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson may be issue in Nelson re-election campaign.

Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman…

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Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Carroll -- a former president of the Maine Lobster Festival -- are among those people who will not be allowed to march in this year's Festival parade. The Festival Board voted Tuesday to exclude all political organizations and candidates from the annual parade held on the first Saturday of August.

Gowdya s Departure Closes the Circle of South Carolinaa s History

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Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.

Primary Election: Well, it hasn’t been a dull primary campaign season

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It's been a strange primary season, as Republican candidates seek to try to attach themselves to President Donald Trump's popularity of seemingly all who consider themselves Republican, conservative or right-leaning. One of the roughest campaigns of the season has been the contest for the GOP nomination for U.S. senator and the chance to challenge first-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly in November.

Trump takes aim at familiar targets at Michigan rally

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President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally Saturday night in an Upper Midwest state that gave him a surprising victory in the 2016 election. Trump has been urging voters to support Republicans for Congress as a way of advancing his agenda.

Donald Trump hits out AGAIN at the new US embassy in London

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Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy in Nine Elms, London , saying it is in a 'lousy' and 'horrible' location and cost too much. The US president, who is visiting the UK on July 13, lashed out again at the move from Grosvenor Square in the centre of the capital to a new location south of the Thames.

George F. Will: Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history

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Washington a Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface but, unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.

Kanye West Is Forcing Liberals To Check Their Artistic Privilege

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Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans - WASHINGTON - President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president's advisers nervous that he does Trump sets Tester trap, calls for resignation - President Trump went after Sen. Jon Tester Saturday morning for releasing allegations against his pick for Secretary of the VA, Dr. Ronny Jackson.

Shorebirds, the World’s Greatest Travelers, Face Extinction

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Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans - WASHINGTON - President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president's advisers nervous that he does Trump sets Tester trap, calls for resignation - President Trump went after Sen. Jon Tester Saturday morning for releasing allegations against his pick for Secretary of the VA, Dr. Ronny Jackson.

Teacher told to change shirt that had ‘just pray’ on it

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Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans - WASHINGTON - President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president's advisers nervous that he does Trump sets Tester trap, calls for resignation - President Trump went after Sen. Jon Tester Saturday morning for releasing allegations against his pick for Secretary of the VA, Dr. Ronny Jackson.

Lawmakers inspect GSMNP, discuss proposal to address maintenance needs

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Senator Lamar Alexander and U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zink to discuss their plan to help address the $215 million in the Park's backlogged maintenance needs after visiting the closed Look Rock campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Look Rock Campground on Foothills Parkway in GSMNP has been closed for five years due to lack of funding for repairs to its water treatment facility, roads, and other facilities.