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Espy makes his case for Senate seat via his web page
Mike Espy, the first person to announce intentions to run for the United States Senate seat left vacant by Thad Cochran's retirement, has unveiled his campaign website.
Events recognizes leaders in arts community
Community Arts Awards celebration recognizes leaders in the arts DoA a Ana Arts Council's Community Arts Awards recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions to the arts. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: LAS CRUCES - For 31 years, the DoA a Ana Arts Council 's Community Arts Awards have recognized individuals and organizations for their contributions to the arts.
Trump confers with military on suspected gas attack in Syria
President Donald Trump plans to confer with senior military leaders Monday, after he threatened a "big price to pay" for a suspected poison gas attack in Syria that killed women and children. Trump was set to get a briefing and have dinner with military leaders.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott to launch Senate bid vs. Bill Nelson Source: Cox Media Group
The two-term Republican governor, barred by law from seeking a third term, has scheduled a morning event at a construction company headquarters in Orlando and a 2 p.m. event at a citrus packing house in Fort Myers. Scott's entrance sets up a nationally watched race that could be the most expensive Senate battle of 2018.
Trump confers with military about Syria
This image made from video released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a toddler given oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 8, 2018. The Civil Defense said patients were having difficulty breathing and burning in their eyes.
Eight Times Texas Shot Itself in the Foot
There was a time when some viewed Texas as a model for the rest of the county. It wasn't that long ago, either.
Slamming Gaza violence, Corbyn demands review of UK arms sales to Israel
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain , Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria: - "President Trump last week signaled Airstrikes hit Syria after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports - Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.
Will Cascade Lake Park make the cut?
Nell Ferguson of Rochester, works on a sand castle last year during a Cascade Lake Beach Party in Rochester. While the lake is closed due to mining activity, work on Cascade Lake Park continues.
Chappaquiddick’ is a murky exploration of an infamous political scandal
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Congress Returns, With Eyes Off the Floors
Senate GOP leadership likely did not anticipate reserving chunks of time ahead of the midterms this year for Cabinet-level posts that were already filled. Pictured above, from left: Sens. Cory Gardner, John Barrasso and Roy Blunt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
Cochran’s Scheduler Opened His First Office and Will Close His Last
Scheduler Doris Wagley is clearing out the Dirksen Building office of her longtime boss, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran', who resigned April 1. Few people could claim seniority over former Sen. Thad Cochran . Doris Wagley, who was his scheduler since before he was sworn in to the House in 1973, is one of them. "I showed up at 9 o'clock.
News 26 Mins Ago Trump warns Assad: ‘Big price to pay’ for fatal Syria attack
President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction. Hours later, Syria's state-run news agency reported a missile attack early Monday at an air base in Syria's Homs province and labeled it a "likely" U.S. aggression.
Joanna Burgess and her football star husband George throw son’s first birthday bash
Double-murderer's car is found hours after the 23-year-old took to Facebook to make a chilling confession, posting: 'I shot and killed my mother and a friend, and now I'm off to commit suicide' President once called Trump Tower blaze victim a 'crazy Jew' and the pair 'hated each other, with art dealer desperate to quit his $2.5m apartment', friends claim US officials DENY it has launched air strikes in Syria amid reports eight missiles have been shot down by the country's air defense at a military airport in Homs John McCain claims Trump's remarks about US military withdrawing from Syria 'emboldened' the Assad government to launch chemical gas attack that killed at least 42 people 'We will find strength in each other': Thousands including PM Justin Trudeau gather at the home of the Humboldt Broncos to honor the 15 victims of the tragic junior hockey team bus crash in Canada NHL teams ... (more)
Trump era transportation project more focused on rural areas
In the Trump administration, a popular $500 million transportation grant program is focused more on projects in rural areas that turned out for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. That means more road and rail projects in GOP strongholds such as Idaho, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, and fewer "greenways," ''complete streets" and bike lanes.
A medical worker giving a toddler oxygen near Douma
President Donald Trump condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian president Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian president Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Mr Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.
Trump Warns Assad: ‘Big Price to Pay’ for Fatal Syria Attack
President Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.
NY Times columnist calls Chappaquiddick film ‘character assassination’
He said the film sticks 'to the facts as much as we could and to play it out without scandalizing In a New York Times opinion piece covering 'Chappaquiddick,' a film released Friday that illustrates the aftermath of late Sen. Ted Kennedy's July 1969 car accident, the writer criticizes the storyline as 'character assassination'. The infamous Chappaquiddick incident involved the Democratic senator, who claimed he accidentally drove off of a bridge in Massachusetts, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
Sen. McCain Says President Trump ‘Emboldened’ Syria
In light of the recently reported chemical attacks allegedly carried out by Bashar al-Assad, Arizona Senator John McCain lambasted President Donald Trump saying that Syria was " emboldened by US inaction " after the commander in chief indicated last week he was considering withdrawing troops from Syria. But, some could argue that Sen. John McCain is correct, and President Trump betrayed one of his defining foreign policy character traits.
Some US businesses may suffer in a short terma from China trade dispute, senator says
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump is doing the right thing in placing tariffs on Chinese imports, although he said some U.S. businesses may suffer "in the short term." "There is no way for us to address China without absorbing some pain here," the South Carolina senator told ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and This Week Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz.