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The first two openly gay U.S. Winter Olympians took to social media Friday to make a statement about their presence at the games, reminding their followers and Vice President Mike Pence, "We're here. We're queer.
The first two openly gay U.S. Winter Olympians took to social media Friday to make a statement about their presence at the games, reminding their followers and Vice President Mike Pence, "We're here. We're queer.
Adam Rippon doesn't want his monthlong dispute with Mike Pence over the vice president's record on gay rights to overshadow his long-awaited Olympic performance. One of two openly gay U.S. athletes at the Pyeongchang Games, Rippon criticized the White House last month for choosing Pence to lead its official delegation for Friday's opening ceremony.
A 15-member North Korean wo... . South Korean women's ice hockey team members attend an inaugural ceremony for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018.
Lawmakers warned Tuesday that the chances for a government shutdown are greater than at any other time since a 16-day closure in October 2013. Republicans appear poised to offer a plan forward that would fund the government for another month while extending a popular children's health program for six years.
The same Russian government-aligned hackers who penetrated the Democratic Party have spent the past few months laying the groundwork for an espionage campaign against the U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity firm said Friday. The revelation suggests the group often nicknamed Fancy Bear, whose hacking campaign scrambled the 2016 U.S. electoral contest, is still busy trying to gather the emails of America's political elite.
The ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey personally steered Australia's dealings with the FBI on explosive revelations of Russian hacking during last year's presidential campaign in a sign of how politically sensitive the Australian government regarded the bombshell discovery, Fairfax Media understands. It is also understood there is now annoyance and frustration in Canberra that the High Commissioner to Britain Alexander Downer has been outed through leaks by US officials as the source of information that played a role in sparking an FBI probe into the Trump campaign's dealings with Moscow.
"We've got a chance here to deliver some fatal blows to some really bad actors in 2018. But if we blink, God help us all," the South Carolina Republican added on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Just over two years ago, the National Women's Hockey League launched the first pro women's hockey league in North America to pay its players, with the help of a few leaps of faith from private investors, passion from women's hockey fans, and plenty of skepticism from the outside world. The ice hasn't always been smooth, but midway through its third season, the four-team league just got its biggest vote of confidence yet.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Grassley blasts Democrats over unwillingness to probe Clinton GOP lawmakers cite new allegations of political bias in FBI Top intel Dem: Trump Jr. refused to answer questions about Trump Tower discussions with father MORE has all but avoided appearing at campaign events since her stunning 2016 loss, but some Democrats believe she would be a welcome voice in the 2018 midterms. Despite polling that shows Clinton with low favorability ratings, they say the former secretary of State could help Democratic candidates in congressional districts she won last year.
'I stayed quiet long enough': Danny Masterson's actress ex-girlfriend says he raped her 'repeatedly' as she becomes the FIFTH woman to accuse him of sexual assault Bearded Track Palin appears in court wearing yellow prison scrubs with his grandparents watching on as he is granted house arrest with an electronic tag after assaulting his father Todd Man, 36, who says he has a lifelong phobia of the Tasmanian Devil accuses his father-in-law of 'coming at him with his toupee which he claims looks like the crazed cartoon' America's Christmas bonus! Big business passes on massive corporate tax rate cut as AT&T gives EVERY worker a $1,000 bonus and Boeing, Comcast and Wells Fargo hand out wage rises and bonuses too 'We are making America great again!' Trump hauls Republican lawmakers to the White House for outdoor tax cut celebration as Mike Pence declares it a 'middle class miracle' 'We're ... (more)
The America's Health Rankings report indicates the state was dra... -- The Thomas fire, which has killed two and destroyed more than a thousand structures in Southern California, could become the largest wildfire in the state'... -- Prince Harry has conducted an interview with former U.S. President Barack Obama. Kensington Palace announced in a tweet on Sunday morning that the interview will a... The Organization for Competitive Markets has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the withdrawal of the interim final rule, which was an update to t... San Jose, Calif.
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand Democrats turn on Al Franken Report: Franken will resign Thursday Minnesota's largest newspaper calls on Franken to resign MORE Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE triggered a full-fledged feud with the possible 2020 contender in a suggestive tweet that said she "would do anything" in return for money. Trump lashed out a day after Gillibrand said he should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct from more than a dozen women.
Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE 's major legislative drives on ObamaCare and tax reform, but he faces a more divided group of Democrats when it comes to protecting young immigrants who could face deportation next year. Democrats generally back a legislative fix that would allow so-called Dreamers brought to the United States illegally as children to remain in the country.
The NFL has come out against House Republicans' tax cut bill, putting the league out on a political limb even as it deals with the fallout from national anthem protests. Other big pro sports leagues are staying out of the fight, but a spokesman for the National Football League said teams don't want to lose a special tax break that allows them to use tax-free bonds to build stadiums.
In a matter of days, female athletes around the globe scored a trio of wins in their fight for equality after decades of work. The U.S. women's national soccer team struck a new collective bargaining agreement with their federation, ending more than a year of at times contentious negotiations, with players seeking comparable compensation to the men's national team.
Two people were arrested as protesters clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump during a rally at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville. Two people were arrested as protesters clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump during a rally at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville.
If we learned anything in 2016, it was that the stuff in which we once rested our faith-polls, childhood heroes, the news, even our own eyes-could no longer be trusted. Fake news itself was dubbed the lie of the year by fact-checking website Politifact.