Sen. Warren offers support of office for veterans’ issues NEW
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren offered her office's full support on veterans' issues during a stop at the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds Friday afternoon.
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Clinton lawyers to be investigated over possible destruction of evidence
Well, maybe not her but somebody close to her. It's the story that absolutely refuses to die, and possibly with good reason.
.com | In campaign memoir, Clinton says won’t ‘sulk or disappear’
Washington - She might be finished as a US presidential candidate following her "aching" loss to Donald Trump last November, but Hillary Clinton is not going away quietly. The 2016 Democratic nominee releases her new campaign confessional "What Happened" on Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of a book tour intended not only to drum up sales but perhaps re-establish Clinton as a prominent figure in US political life.
Cruz No Longer ‘Likes’ Pornographic Post
A spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz announced that a "like" on a pornographic post on the Texas lawmaker's Twitter account has been undone and reported to the social media site, Politico reports. The Verge : "t's unclear if Cruz liked the video himself, or if it was the late-night work of an aid that manages his social media presence.
Are town halls useless?
Since the 2016 election, there has been mounting pressure for elected representatives to hold town halls with their constituents. Many credit town halls for persuading Republican lawmakers to reconsider their stance on repealing the Affordable Care Act.
Ivana Trump reveals Donald asked her to be US ambassador
Ivana Trump says Donald asked her to be ambassador to Czech Republic but she turned him down because she did not want an '8-to-12 job' and likes her 'freedom' Ivana Trump said that she turned down the chance to serve as US ambassador to the Czech Republic after being offered the job by her ex-husband 'I like my freedom and I want to do what I want to do, go wherever I want to go, with whomever I want,' explained Ivana while attending New York Fashion Week 'It's four years in Prague, so bye-bye to Miami, bye-bye to New York in spring and fall, bye-bye to Saint-Tropez in summer,' said Ivana Ivanka Trump revealed that her ex-husband asked her to be ambassador to the Czech Republic after he was elected president, and she turned him down.
Sen. Shaheen: There’s No Evidence of Illegal Voting in New Hampshire
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen released a statement last week condemning President Trump's voting commission and talk of widespread voter fraud in last November's elections. Secretary of State Bill Gardner invited everyone from the congressional delegation to the meeting this morning with Trump's voting commission.
Kid Rock opens Detroit arena with no political announcement
In the end, the political aspirations of musician Kid Rock were not laid bare Tuesday night before thousands of screaming fans when the rocker performed the first of six concerts at a new sports arena in Detroit. For much of the summer, the Detroit-area native has teased a Republican run for the U.S. Senate.
Republicans are jumping ship amid dissatisfaction in the Trump era
Veteran Republicans are bailing on Congress in growing numbers, as GOP control of Washington fails to produce the unity or legislative successes party leaders wish for. With President Donald Trump willing, if not eager, to buck fellow Republicans and even directly attack them, a number of lawmakers no longer wish to be involved.
Social media gets the word out during Irma emergency
Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson flew over the Florida Keys and toured Key West to see the damage from Hurricane Irma. The Keys felt Irma's full fury when it blew ashore as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning with 130 mph winds.
‘What Happened’ in 2016? Hillary Clinton still doesn’t know
Was this book necessary? Hillary Clinton's anguished, angry memoir of her presidential campaign, "What Happened," will be unveiled this week, complete with television appearances and a 15-city lecture tour. Other Democrats have been dreading this moment for months.
Ditching Donald Trump: Wave of Republican retirements points to big GOP trouble in 2018
Republican members of Congress returned from an August recess in which they avoided terrible headlines by doing their darnedest to avoid their constituents only to face an even bleaker political landscape awaiting them in Washington. With few legislative results to tout, several congressional Republicans have opted to head into 2018 by taking the road of least resistance: retirement.
Senate GOP looking for budget deal to open way to tax redo
Pushing toward the Republicans' prime goal of tax legislation, the GOP Senate leader and members of the Budget Committee are scrambling to come up with a budget deal to clear the way for the first tax overhaul in three decades. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP members of the Budget Committee are meeting Tuesday with two top Trump administration officials to plot breaking the budget stalemate.
Trump’s voter commission meets amid concerns about mission
A commission created by President Donald Trump to investigate his allegations of voter fraud is coming to New Hampshire a week after its vice chairman angered state leaders by claiming out-of-state voters in November helped elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. The vice chairman, Republican Kris Kobach, who also is Kansas' secretary of state, said last week that newly released data showed more than 6,500 people registered to vote last year using out-of-state driver's licenses but only 15 percent had acquired New Hampshire licenses.
Hillary Clinton’s book keeps Democrats divided and focused on the past
Former President Barack Obama isn't the only past Democratic leader who refuses to ride off into the sunset. Hillary Clinton reemerges Tuesday with a new book explaining yet again her loss in the 2016 presidential election - without much insight into how they can win next time.
There’s A Huge Hole In Hillary Clinton’sDefense Of Her – Deplorables’ Comment
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played fast and loose with the facts on Sunday in an attempt to defend her infamous "deplorables" remark. "You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the 'basket of deplorables.'
Daniel Ruth: Trump policy throws Dreamers into limbo
President Donald Trump proclaims he has "great love" for the Dreamers, referring to the roughly 800,000 young people who benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals after they were brought to this country illegally by their parents. Yet Trump announced this week his administration would void DACA and give Congress six months to come up with something else.
Senators unveil proposal to block military transgender ban
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, speaks while by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, listens during a news conference Dec. 2, 2014, in Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan pair of senators introduced an amendment Monday to try to reverse President Donald Trump's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. The amendment from New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins would prevent the military from kicking out transgender service members solely based on their gender identity, according to a copy of the language obtained by CNN.
GOP leaders made a huge wager – and they’re losing
President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan . House Speaker Paul D. Ryan promised Obamacare repeal, funding for the wall and tax reform, all by the end of August.