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An Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate said on Facebook that people should "lighten up" after deleting a previous post outlining his sexual history with women that drew widespread criticism for trivializing sexual harassment and sexual assault. William O'Neill's original post on Friday criticized "the dogs of war" calling for Democratic Sen. Al Franken to resign after being accused of groping a woman during a USO Tour in 2006.
A white Virginia sheriff's deputy has been reassigned out of her job in the local school system after attending a Halloween party in blackface as part of a costume portraying Rep. Frederica Wilson . Deputy Jean Browning is a 20-year veteran of the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office in southeast Virginia, just north of Newport News, covering both York County and the city of Poquoson.
Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite "war on men" - Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against Senate candidate Roy Moore, many pastors in Alabama and other states in the Southeast are sticking by the twice-removed Chief Justice. - "This attack on Judge Moore is an attempt Flake, on hot mic, says GOP will be "toast" if it's the party of Trump and Moore - Outspoken Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona was heard on a hot mic Saturday saying the Republican Party will be "toast" if it is defined by figures like President Trump and Alabama Republican Roy Moore.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, center, makes opening remarks as he is flanked by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, the ranking member, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, as the tax-writing panel begins work on overhauling the nation's tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The legislation in the House and Senate carries high political stakes for President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress, who view passage of tax cuts as critical to the GOP's success at the polls next year.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and his staff on Friday were investigating what they believe is an anonymous Internet attack involving a women who says she was harassed and assaulted when Blumenthal was U.S. attorney nearly 40 yuears ago. less U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and his staff on Friday were investigating what they believe is an anonymous Internet attack involving a women who says she was harassed and assaulted when Blumenthal was U.S. ... more Twitter account of Sarah Brooks, whose photo is identical to the one used by @LindaFl1257, a Twitter account which has been suspended.
A popular deduction targeted in the GOP's overhaul of the tax code is used by more than a quarter of all filers in a majority of states, including many led by Republicans where some residents eventually could see their federal tax bills rise. The exact effect in every state isn't known, in part because of differences in the Senate and House versions of the bill.
A new study indicates that President Trump's Twitter rants may be having a negative impact on the very people he's going to need to continue staying loyal to him: Ten months into his presidency, the failure of any one single scandal to sink his administration has led some in the media to suggest that Trump is like "Teflon," with the grime that would stick to other politicians simply slipping right off. But the numbers show that nothing could be further from the truth - Trump's scandals aren't just damaging him, they're causing swing voters to reevaluate both his priorities and the very health of the economy.
Rep. Eric Swalwell , seizing on a conspiracy theory that the world will end in the next 24 hours, lamented on Saturday that he had not yet watched "Game of Thrones." Swalwell's joke took aim at a conspiracy theory that a rogue planet called Nibiru will disrupt the Earth's orbit on Sunday, setting off a series of catastrophic events, like earthquakes, that will destroy life on Earth.
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From Washington, Schumer oversaw the Minnesota Democrat's first campaign in 2008. When Franken was finally declared the winner in the summer of 2009 after a long recount, he gave the Democrats a brief filibuster-proof majority of 60 seats - a precious gift that allowed them to pass the Affordable Care Act on a party-line vote that December.
The ultra-wealthy, especially those with dynastic businesses - like President Donald Trump and his family - do very well under a major Republican tax bill moving in the Senate, as they do under legislation passed this week by the House. Want to toast the anticipated tax win with champagne or a beer - or maybe you're feeling Shakespearean and prefer to quaff mead from a pewter mug? That would cheer producers of beer, wine, liquor - and mead, the ancient beverage fermented from honey.
Dennis Kucinich was 31 years old in 1977 when he won election as mayor of Cleveland, beginning a tumultuous two-year term that would see him survive a recall election and the city's default. ( Dates in office: 1970-1975, 1981-1982, Cleveland City Council; 1977-1979, Mayor of Cleveland; 1994-1996, Ohio State Senate; 1997-2013, U.S. House of Representatives Career Summary: The so-called "boy mayor" survived a recall election and oversaw one of the most tumultuous terms in city history, during which the city was forced into default after banks called in their loans.
White House spokesman Sarah Sanders insists there's "a very big distinction" between the sexual assault allegations against President Trump and Democratic Sen. Al Franken, saying, 'Franken has admitted wrongdoing and the president hasn't.' Despite the many women who have accused him of inappropriate behavior, and the tape of him talking about how to "grab" women, Trump couldn't help but go after Democratic Sen. Al Franken over his sexual harassment issues.
Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives but there were not enough votes in the U.S. Senate to convict him of wrongdoing and force him from his second-term as president. Gillibrand's remarks prompted a rebuke as reported by Politico here from Philippe Reines, a top adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who moved to Chappaqua before becoming a U.S. senator.
The Summit County Republican Party announced that it is endorsing Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine for Ohio governor, according to a news release. The Summit County Republican Executive Committee met Saturday morning to discuss endorsements for the May 2018 primary election, the release says.
A popular deduction targeted in the GOP's overhaul of the tax code is used by more than a quarter of all filers in a majority of states, including many led by Republicans where some residents eventually could see their federal tax bills rise. The exact effect in every state isn't known, in part because of differences in the Senate and House versions of the bill.
A hot mic caught Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., saying that the Republican Party is "toast" if it embraces President Trump and Roy Moore. "If we become the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump, we are toast," he said at a tax reform event in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday.
Call it a tax rewrite, reform, revamp, overhaul or as its Republican authors label it, "The Tax Cut and Jobs Act." But the better label for it is The Great Tax Scam of 2017, or A Pig in a Poke.
"We have a man who's accused of sexual assault sitting in the Oval Office, don't we? The very credible accusations against him have not been taken seriously," Clinton said during an interview with 77 WABC Radio's Rita Cosby . "We can't excuse the president from this debate."