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Matt Schlapp and Ian Walters together haven't helped the Republican Party's image with their treatment of Michael Steele. The 2018 annual Conservative Political Action Conference might be over, but the bitter taste over racially insensitive remarks made by one of the organizers about Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, still lingers.
WASHINGTON When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.
Whoopi Goldberg couldn't help but notice that leaders of the Republican party like Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell have been remarkably silent in wake of the Stoneman Douglas massacre. "One of the things I heard over the weekend and people kept saying is 'Well, where were the Republicans?'" Goldberg asked.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke , an El Paso Democrat, once again reported raising more money than Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in what is shaping up to be an intense general election matchup. Over the first 45 days of 2018, O'Rourke raised $2.3 million - almost three times more than Cruz's $803,000, according to new reports filed by Cruz and O'Rourke with the Federal Election Commission.
The closing days of the Republican primary to replace an Arizona congressman who quit in a sex scandal have included a top contender admitting he received texts from a Senate aide posing topless, and a second favorite fighting claims of campaign funding improprieties. It remains to be seen what the impact may have on Tuesday's contest to replace Rep. Trent Franks because the state relies heavily on mail-in ballots completed before the revelations surfaced.
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Rep. Mike Conaway , who is currently leading the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, told CNN this week that he doesn't see any need for Congress to scrutinize loans given by Deutsche Bank to President Donald Trump on the grounds that it isn't a Russian bank. "I don't see the link at this stage," Conaway said, referring to calls to examine whether the Deutsche Bank loans establish financial links between Trump and Russia.
After a 10-day break, members of Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence. But no plan appears ready to take off despite a long list of proposals, including many from President Donald Trump.
When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.
Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010. Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010.
Quick Bail Bonds on Vignes Street across from the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles. The debate over the bail system, which Gov. Jerry Brown appealed to the Legislature to overhaul about 40 years ago, is being revived.
Sixty-five people attended the 40th annual Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by the La Salle County Republicans on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Pitstick Pavilion in Ottawa. And for everyone there, the night was one of voiced hopes for the future of Republicans in the 2018 elections.
Yvette Herrell, a candidate to replace Steve Pearce, won 58 percent of the Republican delegates in the 2nd Congressional District. Republican Gavin Clarkson is an associate professor at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, and formerly served the Trump Administration in the Department of the Interior.
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is bringing together members of the fishing industry, tourism, environmental organizations and academia to discuss President Donald Trump's proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in coastal waters.
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb.25 : The US House Intelligence Committee has released a classified Democratic memo in redacted form that counters Republicans' claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation abused government surveillance powers in its Russia probe. The Democratic memo was released after days of negotiations between committee Democrats and the Justice Department over redactions of classified material.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein failed to win the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party as she seeks her fifth term, another sign that the party is divided over how best to battle Republicans in Washington. Democratic activists were more eager to back her primary challenger, state Senate leader Kevin de Leon, who is touting himself as a fresh face with stronger progressive credentials, particularly on immigration.
As vehicles line up at the Border Patrol's checkpoint a half-hour drive's north of the US-Mexico border, its agents have around 10 seconds to check each driver and decide which few they will stop for additional inspection. It's a situation challenged constantly by smugglers, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Mueller gets another witness to flip, charges pile up on Manafort, and Democrats release their memo - here's the latest in the Russia investigation Special Counsel Robert Mueller secured another potential witness this week in his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's confident Republicans will triumph at the polls in November, while at the same time acknowledging that midterm elections are often tough for the president's party. The Journal Sentinel reports that Ryan delivered an upbeat message to Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Republicans Saturday night and said of the GOP nationally, "We're going to win."