MO Lieutenant Governor calls for special session to expel Senator Chappelle-Nadal

Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is calling on the Missouri Senate to go into special session along with Veto Session, with the purpose of expelling Senator Chappelle-Nadal from the body under the authority vested to the Senate under Article III, Section 18 of the Missouri Constitution. The Lieutenant Governor called the recent comments made by Senator Chappelle-Nadal unacceptable and unbefitting conduct of a Missouri State Senator.

John Oliver: Steve Bannon Ouster Unsatisfying While “Panderer…

Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon became the White House flotsam, John Oliver noted at the top of HBO's Last Week Tonight . Like various TV news programs before him, Oliver showed that infamous Oval Office photo of Trump talking on phone to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin while surrounded by his team of Reince Priebus, Michael Flynn, Sean Spicer, Bannon and Veep Mike Pence all now gone, save Pence.

Next phase of Lakefront Trail expansion begins

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District CEO Michael Kelly joined cyclists to break ground on the next phase of the Lakefront Trail Separation Project, which extends it from 41st St. to 55th St. The addition separates cyclists from runners and other pedestrians, creating two adjacent paths running along the lakefront to alleviate congestion and make it safer and more accessible for users. The park district also installing and upgrading lighting along the paths.

Gubernatorial Candidate Fitzhugh Wants Forrest Bust Gone from Capitol

Democratic House Leader from West Tennessee says it's time "to take Confederate monuments and the evil they represent down." State Representative Craig Fitzhugh , one of two Democratic candidates for Tennessee Governor, has called for the removal of a bust of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol building.

America’s Founding Father Would Be Outraged By Trump

George Washington would be horrified by Donald J. Trump's claim that there were "fine people" among those who rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, with neo-Nazis, Klansmen and white nationalists, and that they were morally equivalent to those who protested the event. Read his famous letter of 1790 to the Jewish congregation here in Newport.

Mattis confirms decision made on path forward in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed Sunday that a decision has been made on a military strategy in Afghanistan, where more than 8,000 troops already are based in the longest-running war in U.S. history. Speaking to reporters on a military plane en route to meetings in Jordan, Mattis said it is up to President Donald Trump to announce the details of a review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and South Asia.

McCaskill reaching out to rural Missouri ahead of election

In this April 12, 2017, file photo, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks to the media following a town hall meeting in Hillsboro, Mo. McCaskill during the August Senate break is holding town halls in dozens of small towns and cities.

Numbers drawn for Powerball jackpot, estimated at $535M

Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years. Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years.

Police hunt for suspected Barcelona van driver

Authorities in Spain and France pressed the search Saturd... . People gather at a memorial tribute of flowers, messages and candles to the victims on Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas, two days after the vehicle attacks, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Aug. 18, 2017.

A look at Zimbabwe’s first lady, who is accused of assault

South Africa's police minister says the wife of Zimbabwe's president, background image, has h... . FILE - In this Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 file photo, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, left, and his wife Grace attend his birthday celebrations in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS

Researchers find wreckage of USS Indianapolis, ship that carried critical components of Hiroshima bomb and became worst maritime disaster in Navy's history. Researchers find wreckage of USS Indianapolis, ship that carried critical components of Hiroshima bomb and became worst maritime disaster in Navy's history.

Massive counterprotest upstages Boston “free speech rally”

One of the planned speakers of a conservative activist rally that appeared to end shortly after it... . A man wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of President Donald Trump, right, is hit by a flying plastic bottle of water near a "Free Speech" rally staged by conservative activists, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston.

Ami Bera reacts to Trump’s Charlottesville response

WEBVTT MAX: BEFORE DOZENS OFCONSTITUENTS, CONGRESSMAN AMIBERA LAID OUT HIS FEELINGS ONDONALD TRUMP CHARLOTTESVILLERESPONSE AND HIS TIME IN OFFICEDOES FAR.-- THUS FAR.>> I'M AT THIS POINT EMBARRASSEDBY OUR PRESIDENT..MAX: THE COMMENTS COME ONE WEEKAFTER A WHITE NATIONALISTPROTESTER IS ACCUSED OF RAMMINGHIS CAR INTO A GROUP OFPROTESTERS, KILLING ONE.BERA SAID HE AND HIS COLLEAGUESWERE THINKING OF CENSURING THEPRESIDENT.>> IN THE WAKE OF THE ABSOLUTELYIRRESPONSIBLE RESPONSE ANDCOMMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT POSTCHARLOTTESVILLE, ACTIONS ANDRHETORIC, THOSE ARE NOTBECOMING AND DO NOT REPRESENTAMERICA'S CHARACTER.MAX: AMONG THOSE ATTENDING HISTOWN HALL, ONE OF HIS REPUBLICANCHALLENGERS, ANDREW GRANT.A MARINE COMBAT VETERAN ANDTRUMP SUPPORTER WHO BELIEVESWHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE A CLEARTHREAT.>> WE ARE GOING TO FIGHTBIGOTRY, THE KKK.MOST IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT ISJUST IGNORE THEM AND MOVE ONWITH WHAT ... (more)

Former Interior Secretary Babbitt to deliver keynote address at 2017 Lake Tahoe Summit

The event, which examines successful environmental restoration projects and ways to address new challenges facing Lake Tahoe, will take place at the Tallac Historic Site. A key focus of the 2017 summit will be combating the effects of climate change in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Trump’s Culture War

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Trump called the Lost Cause statues under consideration for removal "beautiful" and expressed his disappointment "to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart." He also reiterated his warning that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson may be the next targets of the anti-statue Left.