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A handful of Republican women considering major political bids in Minnesota in 2018 would be looking to buck a daunting historical trend: Their party has never chosen a woman to run for governor or U.S. senator. So far, the nine Republicans to join the open race for governor in 2018 are men.
Two Republican lawmakers said they were mistakenly put on a legal brief filed ahead of a case on gerrymandering that will be argued before the Supreme Court Oct. 3. Reps. Mark Meadows and Walter Jones, both of North Carolina, were listed among 36 current and former lawmakers in the brief urging the Justices to curb partisan gerrymandering, The Hill reported Saturday.
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session that included Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at the Capitol in Washingt... . Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session that included Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at the Capitol in Washingt... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ignored seething Republicans and made good on his deal with Democrats, signing legislation that links $15.3 billion in disaster aid to an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit.
A coalition of major progressive organizations has launched a campaign aimed at pressuring members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to slow down the confirmation process for federal judges, thereby limiting how many President Donald Trump can seat. " Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee : No lifetime judicial appointments for a white supremacist in chief with no respect for the Constitution or the rule of law," Credo, one of the groups leading the charge, told activists.
When Michael McFaul was the U.S. ambassador to Russia, he used social media to debate policy with everyday Russians and clashed online with the country's trolls in their own language. In a way that's atypical of most former ambassadors, McFaul, who worked in the Obama administration and served as America's man in Moscow from 2012 to 2014, has become one of the most prominent public voices criticizing Trump for his Russia and national security policies.
So Paul Ryan's pal, Gutierrez, has a plan ! In an emotional press conference with progressive and immigrant activists, Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Democratic House leaders have told him they will support stopping the government to protect 800,000 people whose status has been in limbo since the Trump administration announced it will suspend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in six months.
Tom Marino, incumbent candidate for 10th Congressional District, speaks during an interview with the Times Tribune editorial board Wednesday. Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer With U.S. Rep. Tom Marino headed for the job of national drug czar - again, maybe - plenty of people want to replace him.
None of the host of ultra-liberal Democrats who would love to succeed her makes the direct argument that at 84 - she'll be one year older by next November's election - fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein is too aged to be one of California's two United States senators. But that's what they mean.
Congress on Friday sent President Donald Trump a massive package of $15.3 billion in disaster aid linked to an increase in the nation's borrowing authority that angered conservative Republicans who hissed and booed senior administration officials dispatched to Capitol Hill to defend it. The House voted 316-90 for the measure that would refill depleted emergency accounts as Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Irma and Texas picks up the pieces after the devastation of the Harvey storm.
When state Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, announced her bid for Clark County council chair last month, it set off a round of political musical chairs for the seat she'll vacate. So far, three individuals have announced bids for Pike's seat representing the 18th Legislative District.
Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the Unite... -- A number of hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic currently, including Hurricanes Irma and Jose.Irma weakened from a Category 5 to a still-frightening Category... Senators Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy , along with Representatives Jeff Fortenberry and Marcia Fudge , this week introduced the bipartisan Farm to ... Here's a rundown of the high school gridiron action for tonight.
President Donald Trump shocked Capitol Hill Republicans on Wednesday by quickly agreeing to a deal proposed by House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Trump signed on to a three-month extension of the deadlines to raise the nation's debt limit and fund the government, avoiding a shutdown, and attaching the deal to a bill for hurricane aid.
There were plenty of long faces on Friday in the House Republican caucus as the chamber passed a package of $15.25 billion in relief for hurricane victims and a three-month extension of the government's debt limit. The bill, representing a deal President Trump made with Democrats, passed the Senate on Thursday.
Equifax is blaming an unspecified "website application vulnerability" in hackers' ability to get personal information on 143 million Americans. Security experts say it's hard to say for sure without more information, but such vulnerabilities typically don't require a lot of sophistication to exploit.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday heralded the greatest achievement yet of a new political group trying to break the gridlock between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. "You guys make the laws," Hickenlooper told congressmen standing nearby, as he spoke behind the U.S. Capitol building.
In this Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, in California's Westland Water District of the Central Valley, canals carry water to southern California. A new federal audit says the federal government improperly spent tens of millions of dollars on the California water project.
President Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office September 6, 2017. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi isn't apologizing to Democrats and liberal activists for cutting a deal with President Trump on spending and the debt limit; she's looking to prove she can win.