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So the trick of nominating the most extreme candidate because, as everybody knows, the Republican is going to win anyway . . . backfired.
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LPD identifies driver who died following collision with fire truck
Lubbock Police officers were called to 50th and Utica, at 7:03 p.m., Saturday Dec. 16, by Lubbock Fire Rescue following a crash involving one of Lubbock Fire Rescue's fire trucks. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, 68-year-old Johnnie Martin, with serious injuries.
Female candidate quits Kansas race over 2005 harassment suit
A female congressional candidate dropped out of the Kansas race Friday over a 12-year-old lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male subordinate, an unusual case of a woman facing the sort of misconduct allegations that have forced numerous men out of their jobs in recent weeks. Andrea Ramsey announced in a Facebook post that she was ending her campaign, calling allegations that she harassed her former employee and then retaliated against him "a lie."
Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Keith Urban and more set to salute Elton John
Billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, have been found dead in their Toronto, Canada mansion, officials said.Two bodies were found at 50 Old Colony Road i... - Congressman Jeff Fortenberry and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell yesterday introduced the bipartisan Recovering America's Wildlife Act i... SEWARD, Neb. - The football careers of three Concordia University seniors will extend at least into this weekend.
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner looks to hire crisis public relations firm
Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, the sources said. The inquiries have occurred in the past two weeks and officials at the firms were asked not to discuss the conversations with others.
With Rubio, Corker onboard, GOP finalizes huge tax package
Republicans solidified support for their major overhaul of the nation's tax laws Friday, securing endorsements from wavering senators as they pushed to muscle their bill through Congress next week and give President Donald Trump his first major legislative victory. Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Bob Corker of Tennessee announced Friday that they would back the bill, the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in more than three decades.
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After weeks of quarrels, qualms and then eleventh-hour horse-trading, Republicans revealed the details of their huge national tax rewrite late Friday - along with announcements of support that all but guarantee approval to give President Donald Trump the Christmas legislative triumph he's been aching for. The legislation would slash tax rates for big business and lower levies on the richest Americans in a massive $1.5 trillion bill that the GOP plans to muscle through Congress next week before its year-end break.
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Billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, have been found dead in their Toronto, Canada mansion, officials said.Two bodies were found at 50 Old Colony Road i... - Congressman Jeff Fortenberry and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell yesterday introduced the bipartisan Recovering America's Wildlife Act i... SEWARD, Neb. - The football careers of three Concordia University seniors will extend at least into this weekend.
Moore Not Conceding Senate Race to Jones
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is not conceding to Democrat Doug Jones, telling campaign supporters "it's not over." Campaign chairman Bill Armistead says that because the vote is close and approaching the state's recount requirement, "we do not have a final decision on the outcome."
Jobs are secondary in economic grants
The Southern Tier council was not one of the top winners in the 2017 Regional Economic Development Council awards in Albany on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. If you want to relive the haze of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival at the 50th anniversary celebration in the summer of 2019, rest assured New York will be there to help.
Rubio’s Gambit Pays Off, Partially – Deal Struck to Expand Child Tax Credit
Sen. Marco Rubio made headlines yesterday when it was reported that he would refuse to support the Republican tax bill unless the child tax credit was expanded. Now, it looks like Rubio's gambit has paid off - at least partially - as the latest version of the bill is said to contain an increased child tax credit.
Huge tax bill heads for passage as GOP senators fall in line
After weeks of quarrels, qualms and then eleventh-hour horse-trading, Republicans revealed their huge national tax rewrite late Friday - along with announcements of support that all but guarantee approval next week in time to give President Donald Trump the Christmas legislative triumph he's been aching for. The legislation would slash tax rates for big business and lower levies on the richest Americans in a massive $1.5 trillion bill that the GOP plans to muscle through Congress before its year-end break.
Star Wars, Oracle and Doubts About the Tax Bill – 5 Things You Must Know
U.S. stocks are indicated to open higher on Friday, rebounding from losses in the previous session that were brought on by doubts expressed by some GOP lawmakers over the tax bill in Congress. 1 . -- U.S. stocks were indicated to open higher on Friday, Dec. 15, rebounding from losses in the previous session that were brought on by doubts expressed by some GOP lawmakers over the tax bill in Congress.
Editorial: Nikki Haley is right that President Trump’s accusers should be heard
Few things have changed so profoundly in America in the past year as the social and political rules for how allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men should be handled, and what the consequences should be for those men who have been sexual aggressors. The names alone make the point.
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On Monday, Dec. 4, President Donald Trump, speaking in Utah, announced that the 1.35 million-acre Bears Ears national monument would be shrunk by over 80 percent, potentially making it available for mining, exploration and private use. In response, Ventura-based outdoor retailer Patagonia, along with a coalition of environmental, Native American and outdoor organizations, filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the president's authority to make such a move.
Elected officials failed us
To the editor: It has become painfully obvious that our elected officials are no longer civil servants.
Texas lawmaker to retire amid harassment accusations
Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold won't seek re-election next year, two Republicans said Thursday, adding his name to the list of lawmakers leaving Congress amid sexual harassment allegations that have cost powerful men their jobs in politics, the arts and other businesses. The accusations against Farenthold first surfaced in 2014, when a former aide sued him over sexually suggestive comments and behavior and said she'd been fired after she complained.
Who’s to Blame for the Moore Fiasco?
For a Republican to lose the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions one year after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 points, everything had to break just right for the Democrat. And it did.
Alabama win thrills Democrats as Republicans point fingers
Senator-elect Doug Jones takes the stage after he won the Alabama Special Election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala.
Rubio defection threatens GOP’s slim majority on tax bill
AP Reporter Stephen Ohlemacher looks at the details of the tax legislation that's being pushed by President Donald Trump and considered by a conference of House and Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill.