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U.S. stocks are indicated to open higher on Friday, rebounding from losses in the previous session that were brought on by doubts expressed by some GOP lawmakers over the tax bill in Congress. 1 . -- U.S. stocks were indicated to open higher on Friday, Dec. 15, rebounding from losses in the previous session that were brought on by doubts expressed by some GOP lawmakers over the tax bill in Congress.
Few things have changed so profoundly in America in the past year as the social and political rules for how allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men should be handled, and what the consequences should be for those men who have been sexual aggressors. The names alone make the point.
Ohio's elections chief wants counties to modernize their voting machines before the 2020 presidential election, and he's urging the governor and state lawmakers to foot much of the bill. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted sent a letter to Gov. John Kasich, his budget director and state legislative leaders on Thursday seeking $118 million in state capital funds for the project.
Democrats want to know why Justice Department released FBI texts - Democrats pressed the Justice Department on Thursday to explain why it released salacious, anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI employees who are still under investigation for their work on the Russia special counsel investigation. Poll: 54 percent say Mueller has conflict of interest - A majority of polled voters say special counsel Robert Mueller has a conflict of interest because of his past ties to former FBI Director James Comey, according to the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey.
On Monday, Dec. 4, President Donald Trump, speaking in Utah, announced that the 1.35 million-acre Bears Ears national monument would be shrunk by over 80 percent, potentially making it available for mining, exploration and private use. In response, Ventura-based outdoor retailer Patagonia, along with a coalition of environmental, Native American and outdoor organizations, filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the president's authority to make such a move.
Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold won't seek re-election next year, two Republicans said Thursday, adding his name to the list of lawmakers leaving Congress amid sexual harassment allegations that have cost powerful men their jobs in politics, the arts and other businesses. The accusations against Farenthold first surfaced in 2014, when a former aide sued him over sexually suggestive comments and behavior and said she'd been fired after she complained.
The White House said Friday newly revealed FBI records show there is "extreme bias" against President Donald Trump among senior leadership at the FBI. The accusation came hours before Trump was scheduled to speak at the FBI training academy in Quantico, Va.
This Nov. 14, 2016 file photo Rep.-elect Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev.,right, speaks with reporters as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman of the House Democrats' campaign committee called on Kihuen to step down after a report Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, that he allegedly sexually harassed his campaign's finance director.
Senator Al Franken confessed to sexual misconduct, apologized, and was drummed out of the Senate. It seems that President Trump and Judge Roy Moore have a smarter strategy.
How Matt Lauer seduced a Today PA into dressing room 'hostage-style' sex sessions when she asked for career advice and later sabotaged her future in media PICTURED: Drugs 'Queenpin' behind multi-million dollar weed 'fortress' is busted netting a 'fortune and using it to fund lavish lifestyle' as a respected mom in upscale California neighborhood James Comey's draft statement on the Hillary Clinton FBI email probe was edited to remove implications she was guilty of a crime before he went public Trump gives Rupert Murdoch his blessing to sell most of his media empire to Disney for $52.4billion 'after mogul promised the president the sale wouldn't affect Fox News Channel' Lookalike sisters marry their childhood sweethearts in a TRIPLE wedding ceremony lasting three hours Gun used to shoot dead Tupac Shakur was found in a Compton backyard 19 years ago but police 'lost' it amid fears it would ... (more)
Alabama's election of a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter-century qualifies as historic but it does not indicate a sudden massive swing in voter allegiance in that state or nationwide.
The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn the public against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push to move toward a more merit-based structure. Man accused of ramming car into crowd protesting against a white nationalist rally in Virginia, killing one and injuring dozens in August, faces court hearing.
A top US newspaper blasted President Donald Trump with a withering editorial, saying he was not fit to even clean the toilets in Barack Obama's presidential library or shine George W Bush's shoes.USA Today published the piece after Trump attacked a Democratic female senator in a crude tweet." Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?" blared the headline of the piece from the paper's editorial board,... A top US newspaper blasted President Donald Trump with a withering editorial, saying he was not fit to even clean the toilets in Barack Obama's presidential library or shine George W Bush's shoes.
The Kentucky lawmaker's resume included enough material for an award-winning memoir: He was a peacekeeper at the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, a White House chaplain to three presidents and a 9/11 first responder who gave last rites to hundreds of people at Ground Zero.
For a Republican to lose the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions one year after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 points, everything had to break just right for the Democrat. And it did.
And President Donald Trump's scorching tweet on Tuesday aimed at Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is being viewed in Washington as a sign Gillibrand is a top contender for President in 2020. President Trump called Gillibrand a "lightweight" and "flunky" who would 'come to my office "begging" for campaign contributions not so long ago ."
Asian and European share benchmarks were mostly lower Friday as investors shrugged off upbeat data from Japan and waited to see if U.S. politicians could pass tax reform legislation before Christmas. KEEPING SCORE: European shares opened lower.