Gabbard: ‘Offensive’ to worry about number of generals in Trump’s Cabinet

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: As a veteran, concerns about generals serving in Trump's administration are "pretty offensive" https://t.co/cXP5J1g7aY Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard: 'Offensive' to worry about number of generals in Trump's Cabinet Trump flirts with Dems for Cabinet Dem senator to meet with Trump MORE Donald Trump Trump meets with Ohio State victims Trump to remain Celebrity Apprentice's executive producer Trump's attempts to pick industry winners and losers will ultimately fail MORE is considering too many retired generals for Cabinet positions.

Dem Rep.: ‘Pretty Offensive’ for People to Criticize Trump Choosing Generals for Cabinet

Democratic congresswoman and veteran Tulsi Gabbard is not happy about all the criticism of Donald Trump picking generals for his cabinet. Trump is picking General James Mattis , General John Kelly , and Lieutenant General Michael Flynn for high-level positions in his administration, and there's been quite a bit of blowback to that.

Search for missing Alaska plane slowed by fog

The search for a small plane missing in Alaska with four people on board has been hampered by fog and darkness in a narrow river valley believed to be part of the aircraft's flight path, responders said Thursday. The single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee left Port Alsworth about 10 a.m. Wednesday and was due around noon in Anchorage 170 miles to the northeast, Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt.

Carrier factory union chief standing ground against Trump

A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter stood his ground Thursday, maintaining the president-elect gave false hope to hundreds of workers by inflating the number of jobs being saved at a Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis. United Steelworkers Local 1999 President Chuck Jones spent much of the day doing television interviews after Trump called out by name Wednesday night the leader of the union for a few thousand workers at the Carrier factory and 11 other plants.

Trump expected to pick Puzder for Labor

In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is expected to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, with fast food executive Andrew Puzder as Labor secretary. In the background is Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Donnelly Helps Pass Critical Funding to Fight Opioid Abuse

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped the Senate pass the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act , which includes $1 billion over the next two years to help combat the opioid abuse and heroin use epidemics. Funding will be distributed to states to help them address these drug epidemics.

Captain Pelosi of the Good Ship ‘Democrat’

Nancy Pelosi beat back her toughest challenge yet to her leadership of Democrats in the House of Representatives, continuing to lead the sinking Democrat party ship Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael Ramirez, combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the news with a captivating drawing style to create consistently outstanding editorial cartoons on Ammoland Shooting Sports News . Share this page and help spread our pro gun, conservative message with humor.

Trump, Pence ‘thank you’ tour coming to Pennsylvania Dec. 15

Republican president-elect Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence will be thanking Pennsylvania voters at an event Dec. 15. Trump and Pence's "Thank You Tour" stops at the Giant Center in Hershey at 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. Trump has already visited North Carolina and planned a similar rally in Iowa on Thursday.

Morning Digest: Our least favorite Republican from 2012 is running against Sherrod Brown again

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama's pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a... a- OH-Sen : As expected, Republican Josh Mandel, whose formal title is Ohio state treasurer but whose real job is running against Sherrod Brown every six years, has kicked off another bid for Senate . Mandel is a hyper-ambitious, mendacious piece of shit, but we aren't going to do a deep recap of his previous run since we know we'll have plenty of opportunities to discuss what a jagoff he is in the future.

Democrats Grapple With Uncertain Future Following Trump Victory

Trump thanked voters in Ohio, one of several states in the industrial Midwest that helped give him his margin of victory in the Electoral College. 'In a true sense, history called and the people of this great state [Ohio] answered and you are going to be very happy,' Trump told cheering supporters.

Final days in Congress not equal for all departing lawmakers

This is the time of year when I tend to take a longer look at the list of lawmakers in Congress who are "not voting," as some members of the House and Senate sometimes check out a little early before their terms are finished, while others are more than happy to stick around to the last vote, thoroughly enjoying their final moments on Capitol Hill. "I have a job to do," said Rep. Jeff Miller , who did not run for re-election in November, but has been busily filling his final days with work before his term ends.

Tiny office, minority party and little power? It’s all terrific to Virginia Rep-elect.

DECEMBER 1: Congressman-elect Don McEachin, center, a state senator from Richmond who was just elected to the House, gets directions from a staffer on procuring a parking pass as he prepares for his upcoming stint in Congress, on December, 01, 2016 in Washington, DC. The newly elected representative from Virginia fared poorly in the lottery for Congressional office space last week, drawing number 48 out of 50. There's nothing glamorous or even much desirable about the cramped room on the third floor of the Rayburn House office building that McEachin will call his own.

Former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, in declining health, is hospitalized

Former U.S. Sen. and astronaut John Glenn has been hospitalized, officials at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University said. Glenn had heart-valve replacement surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in 2014 and suffered a stroke, but the exact illness leading to his hospitalization has not been disclosed.

House spending bill would limit visas for workers at places like Trump’s golf courses

Mar-a-Lago is seen before President-elect Donald Trump walks out to his motorcade in Palm Beach, FL on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. House Republicans are set to approve a must-pass spending bill Thursday that would dramatically reduce the number of visas available next year for seasonal workers like the ones who have been hired at President-elect Donald Trump's golf courses in Florida.

Arkansas takes queso crown in cheesy D.C. taste-test | All Ablog Austin

This is a miscarriage of justice the likes of which we haven't seen since it was insinuated that San Antonio has better breakfast tacos than Austin . According to a blind taste-test from a group of Republican senators Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Arkansas' cheese dip is better than Texas' queso.

How do medicines affect breast-feeding? Congress passes bill requiring study

A bill that would require the federal government to conduct more research into health risks faced by women who use medications while breast-feeding is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, marking a win for its chief author, Washington state Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler .

Pence claims mandate for incoming Trump administration

Vice President-elect Mike Pence claimed a governing mandate for the incoming White House, calling on Republican activists to help the Trump administration pass an ambitiously conservative agenda. The Indiana governor made little reference to still-simmering national divides in his Tuesday evening remarks before top donors of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that's working closely with Donald Trump's transition effort.

Could Democrats go ‘nuclear’ one last time before President Trump?

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, walks out with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Republican strategy of ignoring President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court this year paid clear dividends.