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Donald Trump held a campaign rally Friday night at the Richmond Coliseum. Trump claimed Hillary and Bill Clinton hate President Obama.
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Our View: More could be done
While Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature may get back together in St. Paul to consider unfinished business from the session, some work that will benefit the state's natural resources was accomplished. The omnibus supplemental budget bill signed into law June 1 provides funding provisions that support the Department of Natural Resources work, including funds for Minnesota state parks and trails operations.
Did the Press Take Down Bernie Sanders?
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to members of the media as his wife Jane looks on after an Oval Office meeting with President Barack Obama. June 9, 2016, in Washington, DC.
Donald Trump’s Fascism and His Appeasers
"It can't happen here? My friends, it is happening here." So says New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia near the end of the "The Plot Against America," the Philip Roth novel from 12 years ago that re-imagines American history if the isolationist, Hitler-sympathizing anti-Semite Charles Lindbergh had become president instead of Franklin Roosevelt.
Bill Maher: Sanders campaign showed ‘how much of this country…
Saying he was in no hurry to see Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders end his campaign, Real Time host Bill Maher complimented the avowed democratic socialist for giving voice to a deep vein of passionate progressives who have felt left out of the political process. "I don't think it matters when he gets out," Maher began.
Senators: bill will give states, cities tools to fight Zika
A group of senators, including Maine's Angus King, has introduced a bill they say will give states and municipalities tools to fight the Zika virus. King, an independent, submitted the bill along with Democrat Bill Nelson of Florida and Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina.
Republicans wait to see if a disciplined Trump will emerge
Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton. Trump's conciliatory, teleprompter-guided victory speech Tuesday appeared to stave off- at least for the time being - a near-revolt over his racially divisive attacks against the American-born judge of Mexican heritage hearing the case against his now-defunct Trump University.
Don’t let Diane Russell fool you
When accusations of using her PAC as a slush fund first arose in March, I wondered how Diane Russell would respond. After all, Russell- the current State Rep. for District 39 and candidate for the open State Senate seat for District 27- is known for her self-trumpeting style on social media, so I figured she would surely take to the Facebook and Twitter waves and vehemently defend herself against the potentially career ending findings.
Trump victory ‘would rattle markets’
Italy's economy minister warned on Thursday of shocks to financial markets if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins the US presidential election this year, and said that a Trump presidency would hurt New York's appeal as a financial centre. In some of the strongest criticisms of Trump by one of Washington's G7 partners, Pier Carlo Padoan told Reuters that the economic consequences of Trump beating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in November would be: "Very bad.
Bill divides coal-state Republicans
Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. An election-year bill that would protect health-care and pension benefits for more than 100,000 retired coal miners is dividing coal-state Republicans.
Democrat Gray unveils jobs, economic plan
Democrat Jim Gray used Labor Day to unveil his jobs plan as he tries to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul.
Back in Washington, Clinton, Trump work toward party unity
The presidential race shifted to the nation's capital Friday, with Democrats executing a carefully orchestrated plan to unify their party around presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. Her likely general election rival, Donald Trump, continued his months-long effort to win over the Republican base, with events wooing top donors and evangelical voters.
Sanders’ stay in race hinders Clinton efforts to unify party to win White House?
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' refusal to quit the race even after Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination could hurt Clinton's efforts to unify the party to win the presidential election, experts said. Clinton earlier this week finally grabbed the number of delegates needed to officially win.
Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president
"I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office," said Obama in a video posted on Clinton's Facebook page. "I'm with her.
Talks on Zika bill fire up in Washington
Talks on Zika bill fire up in Washington Sen. Nelson says this is a political problem Check out this story on floridatoday.com: http://on.flatoday.com/28rbmjH An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is photographed on human skin in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center on January 25, 2016, in Cali, Colombia. WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are expected to start ironing out the details of a spending bill to combat Zika during the upcoming week, more than four months after President Obama first asked Congress for nearly $2 billion to fight the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects and paralysis.
GOP insiders pressure Trump to steer clear of controversy
Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton. Trump's conciliatory, teleprompter-guided victory speech Tuesday appeared to stave off- at least for the time being - a near-revolt over his racially divisive attacks against the American-born judge of Mexican heritage hearing the case against his now-defunct Trump University.
Donald Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack on Elizabeth Warren …
It was a bad time for Sen. Cory Gardner to be caught in an elevator with a reporter. Donald Trump had just referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as "Pocahontas" - again - and the Republican freshman from Colorado was struggling to figure out how to respond.
Visa, MasterCard Scolded by Durbin on – Bad-for-Competition’ Fees
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the world's largest payments networks, are once again facing criticism from U.S. Senator Richard Durbin over bank-card fees. Durbin, the Illinois Democrat whose amendment to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act capped debit-card swipe fees, sent a letter Thursday to MasterCard Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga asking for more information about charges the company levies on card issuers when purchases made with one of its brands are processed by a competing network.
Chief Justice Lee And TBA President Harbison Declare Seersucker Day On June 16
Declaring summer is officially here, Chief Justice Sharon Lee and Tennessee Bar Association President William L. Harbison, have issued a joint proclamation announcing Seersucker Day for the legal community on That date marks the annual Bench Bar luncheon, which will be held in Nashville as part of both the Tennessee Judicial Conference and ... (more)
Tribe demands details on investigation into burned woman
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