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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, one of two Democratic candidates for the California U.S. Senate seat, talks with a reporter at Cocina Cortes in Chico on Friday. The race for the California Senate seat this year is an unusual one, with two Democrats running against each other for the first time, and two minority women at that, to replace retiring fourth-term Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Chicago's police superintendent has recommended that seven officers be fired for lying in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in October 2014. Superintendent Eddie Johnson emailed police Thursday morning, telling them that he had recommended seven officers be fired for making false statements.
Assemblymember Roger Hernandez, front, along with from left: West Covina mayor pro-tem James Toma, mayor Fred Sykes and councilperson Mike Spence comment on the audit report of West Covina finances conducted by the State ControllerþÄôs Office during a press conference at the West Covina City Hall July 10, 2015. Assemblyman Roger Hernandez said Friday he will not continue his run for Congress after a tumultuous campaign that included being accused by his ex-wife of domestic violence , according to several media outlets.
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake would like to see Donald Trump individually apologize to the people he's offended, not just issue a broad "regret" like he did in a speech Thursday night. According to BuzzFeed News, Flake - who first joined the Senate in 2013 - told Phoenix radio station KFYI he isn't part of the "Never Trump" movement but he does feel the Republican presidential nominee owes several people apologies.
In high school, I was a rather awkward, nerdish history buff . I was also something of a lefty, particularly compared to my conservative religious upbringing.
Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort has resigned from his position on the campaign, the Republican presidential nominee said in a statement Friday. "This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign," Trump said.
Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence were in Louisiana Friday to survey the flood damage that killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more. The visit comes amid an ongoing staff shakeup.
The visit comes as the Republican presidential nominee attempts to shift his public image from that of a bombastic entertainer to a presidential figure. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his wife Karen , talk to Louisiana officials including Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry , after arriving at the Baton Rouge Airport in Baton Rouge, La., Friday.
Pitting Ted Cruz and Rick Perry against each other in a political survey is just the sort of silly clickbait pollsters and headline writers love. Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning firm, released a survey this week saying Cruz would lose to the former governor in a hypothetical Republican primary for re-election.
President Bill Clinton clinches his fist during an Oct. 27, 1996, speech on welfare reform at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville During President Bill Clinton's first term in office, much of the United States took for granted that there would be welfare reform of some sort. The question was what it would look like.
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is not ruling out challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018, but he's emphasizing that he is not focused on it for now. "Like Reagan said, never say never, but it's not something I'm spending a whole lot of time thinking about right now," McCaul told reporters Wednesday in Austin.
It won't be a debate, but a forum for congressional delegate candidates. University of Guam Public Administration and Legal Studies students will be hosting the forum next week Wednesday, August 24th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, just before the primary.
Donald Trump's new campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is a respected professional in Republican politics-but, her colleagues say, she can only help so much. Donald Trump is bleeding women voters out of his wherever, hemorrhaging support from this crucial piece of the electorate as fast as he can find new ways to frighten and offend them.
Rep. Chellie Pingree says a pair of United States Department of Agriculture grants will help Maine's young farmers learn their craft. One is a grant of nearly $600,000 to Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport to expand the farm's organic dairy farmer training program.
Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday to tour flood damage, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. The mammoth flooding in the area - 6.9 trillion gallons of rain pummeled Louisiana between August 8 and 14 -- damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the receipt of $2.1 million in federal funding that is earmarked to increase developmental skills among children and decrease maternal depression in the Western New York and Long Island regions. The state's Council on Children and Families will partner with the New York State Department of Health and local agencies on the projects to ultimately develop a statewide model for screening children earlier for developmental delays, screening their mothers for depression, and to provide needed services sooner to promote long-term success.
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has accused the U.S. and President Barack Obama of creating the Islamic State group, using the words of presidential hopeful Donald Trump as proof. Quoting the Republican candidate, Hassan Nasrallah also accused Mr. Trump's Democratic Party competitor Hillary Clinton of helping create the militant group.