Why 2018 might not be such an amazing election for Democrats
Midterm elections are historically terrible for the president's party. In 18 of the last 20 midterm elections, the president's party has lost seats.
Category Archives: US Senate
Disgraced Former Justice Roy Moore Leads Poll For GOP Senate Nomination In Alabama
Roy Moore, the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was twice removed from the bench due to his willful failure to follow the orders of a Federal District Court, is leading in a new poll of the Republican primary for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore leads the crowded Republican primary field in the state's Senate race, according to a new poll. Moore has 30 percent support in the JMC Analytics and Polling survey.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal Fires Back at Trump: ‘Your Bullying Won’t …
Blumenthal appeared earlier this morning on CNN's New Day to talk about the White House's crackdown on leaks, warning of the danger of "weaponizing" the Justice Dept. for "personal end."
Photos: In Alabama Senate Special Election, Candidates Try to Stand Out
GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with workers at Jack's hamburger chain during his bus tour campaign stop in Munford, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 3. The special elections are continuing in 2017. Up next is the special election to fill the Alabama Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions .
Blumenthal in Danbury to urge VA upgrades
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal pays a visit to Greater Danbury Community Health Center on Main Street in Danbury Friday, June 30, 2017. File photo.
A storm is brewing for DACA this September
A suite of pressures on the policy that protects young undocumented immigrants is brewing -- and it could mean the program soon either becomes permanent or disappears entirely. Next month, the Trump administration faces both an ultimatum from challengers to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA, and a potentially nasty government funding fight that could require an 11th hour deal to avert a shutdown.
Minnesota mosque explosion a deeper and scariera than threats
The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis , like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and emails. Its leaders say they're more frightened now after an explosive shattered windows and damaged a room as worshippers prepared for morning prayers.
Barrasso: Dems hold up nominations
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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Joins Dignitaries for $16K Check…
The event will take place at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2017, at the nonprofit's future headquarters located at 2428 Pine Street, Dallas, Texas, 75215. The 2nd Saturday CDC began in 2009 as a volunteer home improvement project.
A vote for Strange is a vote for Bentley and McConnell
I don't care who y'all vote for in Senate Special Election Gooberfest 2017. I'm gonna have plenty to draw regardless of who wins Jeff Sessions' old senate seat.
Cordrayand#8217;s conundrum: Quit now and run for Ohio governor, or wait to be fired by Trump?
Because of federal law, Cordray is prohibited from even discussing future political plans. On a conference call last month with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cordray tersely deflected questions about politics, saying he would only discuss his work as head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Minnesota mosque explosion a deeper and scariera than threats updated
The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and emails. But leaders say they're more frightened after a weekend attack in which an explosive shattered windows and damaged a room as worshippers prepared for morning prayers.
Minnesota mosque explosion ‘deeper and scarier’ than threats
The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and emails. But leaders say they're more frightened after a weekend attack in which an explosive shattered windows and damaged a room as worshippers prepared for morning prayers.
The art of political compromise
Perhaps the art of politics - compromise - isn't dead, after all. Good for U.S. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., for attempting to jumpstart it.
Hillary and Bill Clinton finally watch ‘Wonder Woman’
Los Angeles, Aug 7 Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have finally seen the blockbuster superhero movie "Wonder Woman," and the credit goes to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The cinema house, which hosted a women-only screening of "Wonder Woman" in Austin, TX, to honour the iconic heroine, also hosted a private screening for Clintons, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Minnesota mosque explosion raises fears
The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other US mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and e-mails. But leaders say they are frightened after a weekend attack in which an explosive shattered windows and damaged a room as worshipers prepared for morning prayers.
Key Words: Mike Pence: Report of 2020 presidential run ‘offensive’ and ‘absurd’
Vice President Mike Pence vehemently denied on Sunday a New York Times report that he was positioning himself to run for president in 2020. While President Donald Trump has given no indication he won't run for re-election, the Times reported Saturday that a number of top Republicans, including Pence, have been building fund-raising committees with an eye on the 2020 election.
Minnesota mosque explosion “deeper and scarier” than threats
Abdul Mohamed photographs the damage outside of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. An explosion damaged a room and shattered windows as worshippers prepared for morning prayers early Saturday.
Sen. Warren honing campaign pitch as GOP eyes 2018 campaign
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren won't face voters for more than a year, but the broad outlines of the effort to unseat the Massachusetts Democrat, and her re-election pitch to voters, are taking shape. Two Republicans have announced their candidacies, two others are said to be weighing runs, and conservative political groups are chipping away at the candidate.
Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Make ‘Barack Obama Day’ a State Holiday
While former President Barack Obama was celebrating his birthday on Friday, Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was signing a measure that will make his birthday, Aug. 4, a new state holiday beginning in 2018, The Hill reported. "Barack Obama Day" will be "observed throughout the state as a day set apart to honor the 44th President of the United States of America who began his career serving the People of Illinois in both the Illinois State Senate and the United States Senate, and dedicated his life to protecting the rights of Americans and building bridges across communities," the article explained.