Minnesota governor set to name Franken’s Senate replacement
In this Jan. 10, 2015 file photo, Minnesota Democratic Lt. Gov. Tina Smith speaks to attendees at the North Star Ball in St. Paul, Minn.
Category Archives: US Politics
Congress skips chance to kill Iran deal
When President Donald Trump announced two months ago that he would not certify Iran 's compliance with the nuclear deal , he automatically triggered a 60-day review period during which Congress could decide to snap tough economic sanctions on Iran back into place -- a move that would effectively kill the landmark nuclear arms agreement. Add Iran as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Iran news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Reed Backs Endowment Changes, Defers On Trump Tweets
Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, on Tuesday said he supported a 1.4 percent excise tax on certain college endowments funds.
WH Denies Trump’s Tweet Against Democratic Senator Was Sexist
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a backlash after posting an insulting tweet about a Democratic senator from New York. Kirsten Gillibrand said Tuesday that the president is trying to silence her calls for his resignation following renewed allegations by women who claim that Trump harassed them sexually in the past.
Democrat Doug Jones wins Senate seat in stunning Ala. upset; Roy Moore refuses to concede
It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama, one of the reddest of red states, and proved anew that party loyalty is anything but sure in the age of Trump. The Republican loss was a major embarrassment for the president and a fresh wound for the nation's already divided GOP.
Democrat Doug Jones Wins the Alabama Special Election
In a major upset, Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate special election on Tuesday to fill the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The last time Alabama sent a Democrat to the Senate was in 1992.
Trump, Hillary Clinton and others congratulate Doug Jones on Alabama victory
President Donald Trump along with other politicians from both sides of the aisle reacted late Tuesday after Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in a special election . Trump congratulated Jones in a tweet on his "hard fought victory" and said Republicans will "have another shot at the seat in a very short period of time."
12/13/2017
Brian Beutler reminds us of how the Democrats and Republicans behaved when Scott Brown won his Senate seat in the midst of a historic debate about health care just 8 years ago: Republican leaders are on the brink of losing more than just the Alabama Senate seat. They are, among other things, also poised to break the promises they made to Sen. Susan Collins to secure her vote for the corporate tax cut bill.
Don’t impeach Trump, work with him
Letter to the editor: These are troubled times. The words of William Butler Yeats' "Second Coming" seem to constantly echo the fabric of the U.S.: "What rough beast, it's hour come round at last slouches toward Bethlehem to be born again."
Charles Barkley warns Democrats: Don’t take black vote for granted
While Alabama native and basketball legend Charles Barkley was elated at Republican Roy Moore 's defeat in the state's special election - calling it "a great night for Alabama" - he also warned Democrats. When CNN host Jake Tapper asked him whether he had a message for President Trump , who backed Mr. Moore despite charges of child sex abuse, Mr. Barkley did not take the bait, even though he had called Mr. Moore "an embarrassment" earlier in the interview.
Packers’ Rodgers says he’s been medically cleared to return
An internationally watched Senate election is down to voters in Alabama who will choose between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones. An internationally watched Senate election is down to voters in Alabama who will choose between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones.
Jones wins in stunning Alabama upset
In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.
CNNa s Acosta complains of White House threat
CNN's Jim Acosta says he was warned by the White House press secretary Sarah Sanders not to ask a question during President Donald Trump's bill signing ceremony on Tuesday, further evidence of sour relations between the network and administration. Acosta said Sanders told him that if he asked Trump a question, "she could not promise that I would be allowed into a pool spray again."
Things to know about Alabama’s new US senator, Doug Jones
Doug Jones, a Democrat who once prosecuted two Ku Klux Klansmen in a deadly church bombing and has now broken the Republican lock grip on Alabama, is the state's new US senator. Jones, 63, grew up in the working-class city of Fairfield, just west of Birmingham, an area where steel mills once belched smoke that left a rust-colored haze hanging over the metro area.
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year: – Feminism’
This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism."
Doug Jones beats Roy Moore in tight Alabama Senate race
Doug Jones pulled off a major upset victory in Alabama's special election Tuesday against Republican Roy Moore , becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the red state in more than 20 years and delivering a jolt of energy to his party ahead of the 2018 midterms. After a neck-and-neck race, The Associated Press called it for Jones about two hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
FBI agent removed from Russia probe called Trump an ‘idiot’
In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team over politically charged text messages at one point referred to Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, as an "idiot."
Peter Morici: Tougher challenges than cutting taxes
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters as he encourages support for Republican tax reform legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The recent surge in stock prices and bump to gross domestic product growth have been significantly assisted by an expected cut in corporate taxes, but to permanently lock in those gains and substantially improve the lives of ordinary voters, Republicans must quickly address health care, immigration, infrastructure and problems in higher education.
Forged documents falsely accuse Chuck Schumer of sex harassment
New York Democrat Chuck Schumer was the latest politician to denounce fake news Tuesday - in his case, a set of forged documents that falsely claimed to be an allegation of sexual harassment from a former staffer. The former staffer named on the report denied any knowledge of it and said she never experienced sexual harassment from the senator.
Trump slams harassment accusers, attacks senator in crude tweet
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the "fabricated stories" of women who have accused him of sexual harassment, and attacked a Democratic female US senator in a crude tweet after she demanded his resignation over the claims. As the #MeToo movement of harassment victims speaking out has gathered pace in the worlds of politics and entertainment, Trump has found himself once again in the crosshairs.