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In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during the Bicentennial of Mississippi's Judiciary and Legal Profession Banquet in Jackson, Miss.
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Sanders headlining 2 Wisconsin Democratic rallies next week
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Wisconsin to headline a pair of rallies featuring candidates for top offices in the state. Sanders was to hold rallies Monday in Milwaukee and Kenosha.
Correction: Border-Abandoned Migrant Families story
In a story Oct. 12 about immigrants in Arizona, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Smugglers in recent weeks have been abandoning large groups of mostly Guatemalan adult and child migrants near Arizona's boundary with Mexico, alarming Border Patrol officials who say the trend puts hundreds of children and adults at risk PHOENIX - Smugglers in recent weeks have been abandoning large groups of Guatemalan and other Central American migrants in Arizona's harsh cactus-studded Sonoran Desert near the border with Mexico, alarming Border Patrol officials who say the trend is putting hundreds of children at risk.
Connelly: Democrats behind closed doors — only donor class can access politicians
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the former vice president, was in Seattle Friday for a Democratic fundraiser. She charmed on a 2012 visit, but ws given no public event.
Bill and Hillary Clinton set to begin 6-month speaking tour
Former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be traveling the U.S. and Canada together, stopping in 13 cities from November 2018 to May 2019. Unfortunately for those hoping for a "Partridge Family"-style tour, the Clintons will not be performing any family musical acts, but instead holding a series of conversations about Clintonian matters.
Sanders barnstorming country ahead of midterm elections
In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, gestures as he speaks during a campaign stop for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum in Tampa, Fla.
Trump heads to Philadelphia after bashing Booker again
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump , continuing his tour of states he carried in the 2016 election, is traveling to Pennsylvania on Tuesday. He is scheduled to address the National Electrical Contractors Association, which is holding its annual conference in Philadelphia this week.
Brett Kavanaugh, Elon Musk, ‘Night School’: Your Friday Briefing
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote this morning on the Supreme Court nominee, a day after emotional testimony that riveted the nation. Read our Two accounts unfolded on Thursday: Christine Blasey Ford, her voice shaking at times, said a drunken Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers.
New Englanders To Take Part In U.S. Senate PFAS Hearing
A Senate committee holds a hearing Wednesday about the federal government's role in the nation's growing PFAS crisis. Federal regulators and advocates from Michigan and New Hampshire will testify on how the military helped spread the industrial toxins by using firefighting foams.
California urges Trump to drop plan for weaker fuel standard
California officials demanded Monday that the Trump administration back off a plan to weaken national fuel economy standards aimed at reducing car emissions and saving people money at the pump, saying the proposed rollback would damage people's health and exacerbate climate change. Looming over the administration's proposal is the possibility that the state, which has become a key leader on climate change as Trump has moved to dismantle Obama-era environmental rules, could set its own separate fuel standard that could roil the auto industry.
Warren for president? Mass. voters don’t love the idea, poll finds
She has the national profile. She has the money. What US Senator Elizabeth Warren may not have, should she decide to run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is the endorsement of Massachusetts voters.
2 Things We Learned From Elon Musk Smoking Pot During a Podcast InterviewMotley Fool
Musk is known for bringing a variety of thus far successful ventures to life. This includes the introduction of what looks to be the first successful automotive company in more than five decades, as well as pet projects SpaceX and The Boring Company.
Sonny’s roadshow: How Trump’s Ag chief sells a trade war to farmers
Breaking off from a tour of dairy operations on a farm in upstate New York, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tramps across a muddy path to take a sample of sweet corn from an adjacent field. With a wide smile, he shucks the ear and takes a bite, then passes it around to others in the crowd before getting back to his mission: selling farmers on the merits of President Donald Trump's trade war.
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In the Senate, the August recess will be missed
If you thought Congress was already polarized , wait and see what happens when dozens of senators are stuck in Washington together for most of swampy August. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, canceled the usual monthlong recess this year for his chamber, a tradition that spans decades and was born out of lawmakers' efforts to ensure they'd have a set time they could travel home every legislative calendar.
Trump holds boisterous Saturday night rally in ‘110-degree’…
In the lively style typical of his campaign, President Donald Trump held a rally with a cheering crowd of supporters in Lewis Center, Ohio on Saturday night. President Donald Trump is traveling Saturday to Ohio to hold a rally for state Sen. Troy Balderson, who is running in Tuesday's special election for an open congressional seat against Democrat Danny O'Connor.
The Children at the Trump Rallies
'The most bizarre thing I've ever been a part of': Trump panel found no voter fraud, ex-member says - Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of the 11 members of the commission formed by President Trump to investigate supposed voter fraud, issued a scathing rebuke of the disbanded panel on Friday A Member Of Trump's Voter Commission Just Said The White House's Voter Fraud Claims Were "False" - Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat who served on President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission, published a trove of documents Friday that he said show zero signs of mass voter fraud Paul Manafort Was Deep in Debt. He Saw an Opportunity in Trump.
Security experts: Wisconsin voting systems can be hacked
Visiting Wisconsin on June 28, President Donald Trump tweeted "Russia continues to say they had nothing to do with Meddling in our Election!" It was not the first time the president cast doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election, contradicting conclusions of the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency, as well as reports by bipartisan committees in both chambers of Congress. But Russians have been testing the vulnerability of elections in Wisconsin and other states for years, and top U.S. intelligence officials have warned the 2018 midterm elections are a potential target of Russian cyberattacks and disinformation.
Milwaukee activists praise ‘stop-and-frisk’ suit settlement
In this March 2018 photo provided by the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, community members discuss a report from the U.S. Department of Justice at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society in Milwaukee. Community leaders working against disparities in the criminal justice system are greeting the settlement agreement in the ACLU's stop-and-frisk lawsuit against the city with hope.
U.S. Senate quietly votes to cut tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods
As trade tensions escalate between Washington and Beijing, the U.S. Senate quietly passed legislation on Thursday that would lower trade barriers on hundreds of items made in China. FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at a port in Shanghai, China July 10, 2018.