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West Virginia's Sen. Joe Manchin is one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators heading into the 2018 midterms and, unlike most members of his party, he is running as someone willing to work with, rather than obstruct, President Donald Trump. Manchin, whose state voted for Trump by more than 40 percentage points, told Politico he regretted backing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and said he wouldn't rule out endorsing the president in the 2020 election over whomever his Democratic opponent turns out to be.
The Trump White House on Wednesday will host its first iftar, a meal shared by Muslims during Ramadan, after failing to host the dinner last year. Iftar is the dinner Muslims eat at sunset after fasting all day during Ramadan.
Virginia Republicans are holding a primary election next Tuesday, June 12 - to select the party's nominee for U.S. Senate to run in the November general election against Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine. Three candidates are vying for the GOP nomination: 2017 candidate for governor Corey Stewart, Virginia Del.
A proposal to effectively eliminate the role of "super delegates" in the Democratic presidential nominating process is gaining steam with some key members of the Democratic National Committee after complaints about party insiders' outsized influence in the 2016 presidential primary. DNC Chairman Tom Perez is endorsing the proposal ahead of the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee's Friday meeting, which is expected to cover the role of super delegates - the more than 700 elected officials and party leaders who are free to support the presidential candidate they wish at the Democratic National Convention.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended her credibility during a contentious briefing with reporters Tuesday, while still refusing to answer questions about her inaccurate statement regarding Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting with Russians promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. "I think you all know I'm an honest person who works extremely hard to provide you with accurate information at all times," Sanders said when pressed on the accuracy of her statement in August that President Trump did not dictate a statement purportedly from Trump Jr. about his June 2016 meeting.
Bill Clinton's defensive response to questions about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement are just one reason Democrats want distance from the former President, top Democratic operatives told CNN on Monday. Clinton, speaking with NBC in an interview with aired Monday, defended himself from recent criticism about his handling of his affair with Lewinsky in 1995.
President Donald Trump participates in the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File President Donald Trump participates in the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, June 1, 2018.
Bill Clinton's return to the spotlight was supposed to help make his new novel a best seller, but the ex-president has found interviewers in the #MeToo era unwilling to turn the page on his checkered past with women. The former president is on the interview circuit in promotion of his new political thriller co-authored with James Patterson, "The President is Missing."
We've come a long way from harmless playground jibes like "your mother wears combat boots," to those of today from the likes of critics blame his harsh rhetoric for the language they use to attack him. Perhaps he bears some responsibility, but that is poor justification for bad behavior from others who might set a better example.
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Martin Luther King. Steve Jobs. John F. Kennedy. Winston Churchill. Fine examples of politicians, leaders, business men that many would claim were very charismatic public speakers.
As Robert Mueller continues his special counsel investigation to nowhere, at least one government watchdog group is keeping up the pressure on Hillary Clinton. "After uncovering the Clinton email scandal," Judicial Watch's president, Tom Fitton, said in a written release, "[we] now want a full accounting of the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop."
Starbucks Corp's executive chairman is stepping down from the coffee company he helped transform into a global brand, and says public service may be in his future. Howard Schultz, 64, said he is considering many possibilities.
After nearly a decade of disappointing elections, Iowa Democrats hope the primary will begin what they acknowledge could be a slow return to relevance in what has historically been swing state dominated lately by Republicans. Democratic losses in four straight elections have handed the GOP most of the state's congressional delegation, both legislative chambers and the secretary of state's office.
Starbucks Corp. says Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman this month of the coffee chain he joined more than 30 years ago. Schultz, who oversaw the transformation of Starbucks into a global chain with more than 28,000 locations, had left the CEO job at the company last year to focus on innovation and social impact projects.
Democrats have so many candidates running in key races, they fear voters will split the vote and allow only GOP contenders to advance to the general election. California primary holds promise and peril for Democrats as they seek to win House majority Democrats have so many candidates running in key races, they fear voters will split the vote and allow only GOP contenders to advance to the general election.
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President Trump complained Sunday morning that the Federal Bureau of Investigation never warned him about its investigation into Paul Manafort before he joined Trump's 2016 presidential campaign team. In a handful of tweets, Trump asked why the FBI did not tell Democrat Hillary Clinton and him about a secret investigation into Manafort after they had won their respective party's nominations.