Pence scheduled to hold campaign rally Wednesday in Mesa
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is scheduled to campaign in Arizona Wednesday as the general election campaign enters its final week.
Category Archives: US House of Representatives
Senator Tom Cotton Suggests Americans Prepare for the Clinton Corruption to Come
Tom Cotton, the Arkansas senator, and rumored 2020 presidential hopeful seems to be sharpening his attack a bit ahead of schedule. Senator Cotton appeared on Hugh Hewitt's radio program and was asked to comment on the reopening of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and also, the FBI probe into the Clinton Foundation.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump locked in dead heat with just six days to go
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump now have 46 per cent of the vote each, a daily ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Wednesday Thirty-eight per cent of likely voters see Clinton as honest and trustworthy, against 46 per cent for Trump. The candidates were tied a month ago The survey was begun October 28, when the FBI told Congress it was investigating emails 'pertinent' to the Clinton email server probe A Bloomberg poll of independent voters showed Wednesday that the group backs Clinton by a margin of three points in a four-way split Clinton and Trump now have 46 per cent of the vote each, the ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Wednesday.
Clinton campaign weighed forcing out Democratic chairwoman
In this photo taken Oct. 5, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta speaks to members of the media outside Clinton's home in Washington. As early as last December, the Clinton campaign was planning to neutralize Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and forcing her out after the party convention was one of the options under discussion, according to the latest WikiLeaks release of emails hacked from the accounts of Clinton campaign chairman, John Podesta, which were posted Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2016.
Clinton, Trump warn of dire consequences if rival wins
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in King of Prussia, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Neither Trump nor Hillary Clinton talks much anymore about why they're the best choice for president.
Ballot could add legal marijuana to Las Vegas’ list of vices
Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." If voters approve, the state could soon add another vice in the form of recreational marijuana.
Baton Rouge Police investigates shooting at Family Dollar store
Police were called out to the Family Dollar in the 3800 block of Choctaw Drive around 7 p.m. Wednesday. "I would like to make a motion that instead of $1,400 or $1,450 we give the teachers $2,500," said council member Wayne Williams.
Tolerant Left: GOP Lawmaker Receives Death Threats After Tweeting About FBI’s Clinton Probe
FBI Dir just informed me, "The FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation." Case reopened Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he's increased his security after receiving death threats following his public comments about the FBI continuing its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email servers.
Glick faces Kuhnle in 13th District state Senate re-election bid
This year's 13th District state Senate race pits Republican incumbent Sue Glick, of LaGrange, against Democrat Justin Kuhnle, of Garrett.
Congress is attacking Comey, but ita s all bark and no bite
FBI Director James Comey has been taking heat from both parties in Congress over agency investigations, but for competing reasons. AFP Photo/Jim Watson/Getty Images With one week to go until the election, Congress's ire is focused on one man: FBI Director James Comey.
FBI plumbs email trove, shaking White House race
FBI agents are plumbing hundreds of thousands of emails in search of potentially incriminating evidence against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, in a high pressure probe seven days before the US presidential election. What will come out of it and when is not known, but the impact of the FBI's bombshell discovery of a new trove of Clinton emails is already reverberating in the neck-and-neck race for the White House.
Cruz Urges Conservatives to Vote Straight GOP Ticket
Speaking to reporters on Monday night, Texas Republican Senator and one-time GOP candidate for president Ted Cruz reported that he voted a straight Republican ticket. Cruz made his October 31 remark after exiting the multi-service center on West Grey in Houston, Texas.
Paul Ryan attacks Clinton for ‘scandal baggage’ as he targets congressional races
A Hillary Clinton presidency would bog down in "scandal baggage," House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday, adding he was focused on defending Republican majorities in Congress in the Nov. 8 election. Republicans have hammered the Democratic candidate as scandal-prone since FBI Director James Comey revived questions about her handling of emails while she was secretary of state.
Larimer returns 70,998 ballots
In Larimer County, of 70,998 ballots returned, 24,562 are Democratic and 24,532 are Republican.
Are the Republicans Going the Way of the Whigs?
One often hears commentators argue that the Republican party is in danger of following the Whig party into oblivion. The implication is that the Whig party was as out of place in the modern world as the Stegosaurus, and that the contemporary Republicans resemble them in their quaint archaism.
Major-Party Congressional Candidates Square Off
Democratic Congressman William R. Keating of Bourne has served the 9th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives since 2011. In this election, his Republican challenger, Mark C. Alliegro of Falmouth, is offering voters a markedly different platform, one that focuses on increasing economic freedom with less interference from the federal government.
Day 5: Huma Abedin Still Missing From The Campaign Trail
Huma Abedin, the estranged wife of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner, has been working closely by Hillary Clinton's side since her time as an intern at age 19. She's now 40-years-old. When news broke on Friday the FBI was reopening its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Abedin immediately left the campaign trail with the most crucial of days of the 2016 presidential campaign ahead.
Race tightening, Clinton relays on firewall of support
By LISA LERER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Hillary Clinton is pushing her supporters to cast early ballots in key battleground states, as Donald Trump tries to make up ground with intensified attacks following the FBI's renewed examination of her email practices.
Doug Schoen: I am Reassessing my support for Hillary Clinton …
ONE HAS TO WONDER HOW MANY HONEST THINKING DEMOCRATS, MODERATES AND MIDDLE OF THE ROAD INDEPENDENTS ARE NOT SAYING THE SAME THING? Yesterday we reported on this and we are again so today because of its importance in such a close presidential race. Longtime Democratic strategist and pollster Doug Schoen announced Sunday that he will no longer be able to support Hillary Clinton for president.
Olentangy plans mock forum
With more than six days away left until the general election, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will debate at Olentangy High School, 675 Lewis Center Road, Wednesday evening.Though the real Republican and Democratic presidential nominees will be campaigning today in Wisconsin and Florida, respectively, Olentangy students Colton Sparvero and Melat ... (more)