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Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.
Advance Voting starts this Monday, April 30 in the Elections Office on the first floor of the Douglas County Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through May 18. The courthouse will also be the site of Saturday voting on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For those who don't take advantage of Advance Voting, all regular polling places will be open on Election Day, May 22, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Locally, voters who choose a Democratic ballot will have a choice between Sonya Compton, Rudy Harris and Christina Peterson in a countywide race for solicitor general. The winner of the Democratic primary will move on to the Nov. 6 general election to face incumbent Matthew Krull, who has no opposition in the Republican primary.
It's been a strange primary season, as Republican candidates seek to try to attach themselves to President Donald Trump's popularity of seemingly all who consider themselves Republican, conservative or right-leaning. One of the roughest campaigns of the season has been the contest for the GOP nomination for U.S. senator and the chance to challenge first-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly in November.
New US secretary of state lands in Riyadh before heading for Israel, where discussions are expected to focus on Trump's plans for the nuclear deal US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference during a NATO Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 27, 2018 Mike Pompeo, Washington's newly appointed secretary of state, is set to fly to Israel Sunday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in talks likely to focus on US President Donald Trump's plans for the Iran nuclear deal.
Democrats in deep-red Utah are looking to McAdams to flip one of the state's four ... . FILE - In this April 10, 2017, file photo, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams looks on during a committee hearing in Salt Lake City.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 27, 2018. This Sunday, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl goes one-on-one with newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , in an ABC News exclusive.
Washington a Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface but, unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.
News correspondents Jim Sciutto and Gloria Riviera attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC. Scion Kelly and Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC.
The president, who snubbed the White House Correspondents' dinner for the second year in a row in favor a rally, took shots elected officials from California to Michigan, the former FBI director, and journalists who cover his administration. He told the crowd in Washington, Michigan, that California Democrats -- like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Jerry Brown -- are soft on crime and immigration, and don't support the military.
During the recent National Week of Conversation, the Monitor moderated a panel discussion on race in Charlottesville. Here's what it was like to take part in the city's continuing efforts to find healing after last year's protests.
Putting some substance behind his so far quiet re-election effort, Gov. Charlie Baker on Saturday said he wants to reduce the sales tax and fired up Republican delegates at their nominating convention by emphasizing his support for the death penalty for cop killers. Running again with Lt.
Putting some substance behind his so far quiet re-election effort, Gov. Charlie Baker on Saturday said he wants to reduce the sales tax and fired up Republican delegates at their nominating convention by emphasizing his support for the death penalty for cop killers. Running again with Lt.
Don't miss Jay Barth's column in this week's Arkansas Times on the evolution of opinion on Medicaid expansion among Arkansas GOP voters. Barth digs in to a doozy of a finding in a recent Talk Business poll, one I also noted last week : A substantial plurality of Arkansas Republican primary voters now support Medicaid expansion.
As Maryland's gubernatorial race tightened in 2014, Democratic candidate Anthony Brown got a boost from nearly two dozen liquor stores across three states. Each simultaneously pumped $4,000 into his campaign, for a one-day haul of $92,000.
Howard Sherman, husband of famed actress Sela Ward, and candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Roger Wicker, arrives at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience Center in Meridian, Miss., for the Grand Opening Gala, Friday, April 27, 2018. Howard Sherman, husband of famed actress Sela Ward, and candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Roger Wicker, arrives at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience Center in Meridian, Miss., for the Grand Opening Gala, Friday, April 27, 2018.
As Duke reported earlier, House Speaker Paul Ryan has forced the resignation of the House Chaplain Father Patrick Conroy. This has maelstrom of hypocrisy among Democrats, especially from the left's queen bee, Nancy Pelosi.
IBJ won first place awards for editorial writing and news illustrations Friday in the 2017 Best in Indiana contest hosted by the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Hillary Clinton came to the defense of the Gateway Project and accused President Donald Trump of playing politics by holding back federal funds as several members of the New Jersey congressional delegation criticized Republican House efforts to cut funding. The project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey and a new Portal Bridge was set under the Obama administration, providing half the funding for the $30 billion project.
Here's a depressing fact: Nine members of Congress have lost their jobs over allegations of sexual impropriety or related workplace misconduct since October. The latest: Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., announced Friday he'll resign from Congress after reports he paid a secret settlement to a staffer to whom he allegedly confessed his love.