Gore’s ecosphere of accomplishment
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Likely tornado hits casino where Beach Boys playing
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Trump commends ex-presidents as ‘finest public servants’
President Donald Trump released a video message commending the five living ex-presidents appearing together at a hurricane relief concert in Texas Saturday, putting aside past criticism of his predecessors to call them "some of America's finest public servants." Democrats Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and Republicans George H.W. and George W. Bush are appearing together for the first time since 2013 to raise money for parts of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands devastated by hurricanes.
More than 1,000 mourn Sgt. La David Johnson and 3 fellow soldiers killed in Niger
Staff Sgt. Bryan Black; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson; and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright were killed, too, but did not become the center of political debate.
The Latest: Hurricane aid concert with ex-presidents begins
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Bannon Attacks George W. Bush After Ex-President Decried ‘Nativism,’ ‘Bigotry’
Then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Washington, D.C. area on February 23, 2017. Since leaving the president's staff Bannon is spearheading an effort to take on the GOP establishment.
Trump video to be played at hurricane relief concert
In a rare show of unity, U.S. President Donald Trump praised all five of his living predecessors on Saturday, thanking them in a video posted online for their work helping to raise funds to help victims of recent hurricanes. FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to reporters as he welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 20, 2017.
Democratic chairman: Trump ‘most dangerous’ president ever
'We have the most dangerous president in American history and one of the most reactionary Congresses in American history,' said Chairman Tom Perez The former Obama Cabinet official blistered 'a culture of corruption' that he said extends to Trump's Cabinet, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell He warned that internal ruckuses over party priorities and leadership would distract from the goal of winning more elections to upend Republicans' Perez spent time during this week's proceedings meeting privately with frustrated DNC members, including some he did not reappoint Trying to quell accusations that he is ousting activists from the party's left flank, Democratic Chairman Tom Perez told fellow Democrats on Saturday that unity is crucial in the fight against President Donald Trump, whom he lambasted as an 'existential threat' to the nation.
Trump plans to help with Russia legal bills
President Donald Trump intends to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to help pay the legal bills of White House staff and campaign aides related to the investigations into Russian election meddling in the 2016 election, a White House official said Saturday. It's the first such commitment by Trump, who has dismissed the ongoing investigations into whether his campaign colluded with Russia as a "witch hunt" invented by Democrats to explain Hillary Clinton's loss.
Editorial: Ignoring the role of government
Among many conservatives, there's a reflexive assumption that reducing the size of government is always a good thing. This is why politicians like Gov. Sam Brownback often declare their fervent opposition to "big government" and boast about their attempts to reduce spending, cull the number of state employees, etc.
Maxine Waters Demands That Kelly Apologize For Defending ‘Moron’ Trump
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of Missouri called on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to apologize Saturday for defending President Donald Trump's conversation with a gold-star family. Waters wants Kelly to apologize for his remarks toward Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida about the president's phone call with the pregnant widow of Army Sgt.
Fusion GPS asks court to stop lawmakers from seeing financial records
Fusion GPS, the intelligence firm behind the controversial Trump dossier, asked a federal court on Friday to stop its bank from turning over financial records subpoenaed by the House intelligence committee. In its filing, the firm asserted that the subpoena exceeds the committee's legal authority and said the release of the records would reveal the names of its clients and therefore violate its and their First Amendment rights to free speech and free association.
Georgia Rep. Price says HIV comments taken out of context
Georgia Rep. Betty Price says her comments on people with HIV that ignited a national firestorm were "taken completely out of context." Price, the wife of former U.S. Health Secretary Tom Price, was in a legislative committee meeting Tuesday when she asked a state health official whether people with HIV could legally be quarantined.
Bridge Day 2017 full of thrills, celebration and West Virginia pride
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. - The sounds of cheering, music and opening parachutes echoed through the New River Gorge for Bridge Day 2017 Saturday.
Funeral held in Florida for US soldier killed in Niger
Mourners remembered not only a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Africa led to a political fight between President Donald Trump and a Florida congresswoman but his three comrades who died with him.
Rep. Kennedy traveling to Flint for water crisis update
The Massachusetts congressman will begin Saturday joining fellow Democrat, Congressman Dan Kildee of Michigan, at a meeting with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to receive an update on recovery efforts. The two will then do a walking tour of the Flint Farmers' Market to discuss the need for Flint residents to have access to healthy foods and affordable health care.
Funeral held for US soldier at center of Trump fight
Mourners remembered not only a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Africa led to a political fight between President Donald Trump and a Florida congresswoman but his three comrades who died with him. Some of the 1,200 mourners exiting the church after Saturday's service said the portrait of Sgt.
Trump adviser defends proposed SALT cut
Kevin Hassett, senior fellow and director of Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, is President Donald Trump's chief economist. Kevin Hassett, senior fellow and director of Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, is President Donald Trump's chief economist.
How John Kelly Exposed Himself As Steve Bannon Lite
The notion of the three retired generals surrounding Donald Trump-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Chief of Staff John Kelly- protecting Americans from an unstable, impulsive demagogue who might create global catastrophe has been around since the beginning of the Trump presidency. The narrative , that these individuals are privately more moderate and responsible, has been bandied about by pundits, reporters and other observers.
EPA to help with cleanup of hazardous waste from fires
In this Sept. 29, 2017, file p photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks in San Francisco.