Gold Star mom calls Gen. Kelly’s emotional speech ‘beautiful’
Gold Star mother Karen Vaughn says White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly's speech on the realities service members' families go through after loss was very touching.
Category Archives: US Politics
McCain: Niger attack information ‘may require a subpoena’
Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he might seek a subpoena to gain the information he wants about the attack in Niger that left four US soldiers dead and two wounded. "It may require a subpoena," McCain told CNN's Suzanne Malveaux on Capitol Hill when asked what steps he would be willing to take to receive the information he's demanding on the attack.
Former president George W. Bush speaks at a forum in
George W. Bush and John McCain this week gave speeches calling for Americans to rekindle their ideals and reject racism. Former president George W. Bush warns against politics of 'bigotry or white supremacy' George W. Bush and John McCain this week gave speeches calling for Americans to rekindle their ideals and reject racism.
‘It’s just the haters’: Kellyanne Conway brushes…
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway on Thursday addressed controversy surrounding comments Donald Trump made to the widow of a fallen soldier, telling Fox News' Harris Faulkner it's "just the haters" and "people of privilege" trying to "score cheap political points against the president." Trump on Tuesday spoke with the widow of Sgt.
Cruz, Sanders debate tax reform in CNN town hall
As the Senate gets ready to make a major move on tax reform, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont faced off in a CNN town hall debate Wednesday night to discuss efforts to overhaul the tax code. CNN's Jake Tapper, anchor and chief Washington correspondent, and CNN's Dana Bash, chief political correspondent, moderated the debate, which was in Washington.
The Latest: Trump thinks GOP has votes for budget
A multistate manhunt that kept the Mid-Atlantic region on alert for more than 10 hours ended when officers on foot chased down a man they say shot six people, killing three, in two separate shootings. Missouri officials are proposing an innovation corridor between Kansas City and St. Louis for a new Amazon location instead of a single headquarters in one of the metropolitan areas.
Hillary Is up to Her Elbows in Russian Uranium
How did Russia come to control 20 percent of the U.S. uranium supply? What's Uranium One, and why is the FBI investigating it? And what do the Clintons have to do with all of this? Glenn answers those questions and more in this 3-minute clip with what you need to know about the bombshell report this week that may connect a Russian scheme with the Clinton Foundation. The FBI started investigating Russian efforts to control the uranium supply in 2009, and details have slowly surfaced since then.
Emanuel to end scoop-and-toss borrowing one year early
Chicago will end the costly practice of scoop-and-toss borrowing in 2018 -- one year earlier than promised -- under a mayoral budget that pleased a taxpayers watchdog group, but not quite as much as Mayor Rahm Emanuel would hope. Scoop-and-toss is the dubious practice of refinancing existing debt in a way that saddles future generations of taxpayers with borrowing costs instead of paying off the principal.
Trump meets with Puerto Rico Governor, praises recovery work post-Maria
Repeatedly praising the work of the military and federal emergency officials, President Donald Trump used a Thursday meeting at the White House with the Governor of Puerto Rico to proclaim the disaster relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Maria to be a success, pushing back against critics who say much still needs to be done to restore power and other basic services. "I would give a 10," the President said, ticking off a list of efforts made by FEMA and the military in Puerto Rico, as he sat with the Governor of the island in the Oval Office.
Senators push for more online transparency in elections
Two Democratic senators are unveiling what could be the first of several pieces of legislation to try to lessen influence from Russia or other foreign actors on U.S. elections - with a measure to boost transparency for online political ads. The bill by Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia and Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar would require social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to keep public files of election ads and meet similar disclaimer requirements to political broadcast and print advertising.
Under Brownback, Kansas government kept shrinking
The number of non-university state employees in Kansas has shrunk about 25 percent between 2002 and 2016. Here's a closer look at the numbers.
Vietnam Veteran receives Long Overdue Bronze Star
October 19 - An honor long overdue was awarded to one Vietnam Veteran Thursday morning at the Illinois National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility at the Decatur Airport. From August 1971, to March 1972, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kenneth Carlock served as an artillery forward observer, which from the very front lines, advised his commander on artillery fire support.
Report: Medicaid enrollments, costs begin to stabilize
A multistate manhunt that kept the Mid-Atlantic region on alert for more than 10 hours ended when officers on foot chased down a man they say shot six people, killing three, in two separate shootings. An Oklahoma prosecutor says he is not surprised or disappointed that a jury convicted a white former police officer of manslaughter instead of murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter's black boyfriend.
Olympic cyclist Nothstein in Pennsylvania congressional race
Olympic cycling gold medalist Marty Nothstein is the latest to announce he's running for the eastern Pennsylvania congressional seat being vacated by fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Dent.
Cornell awarded $130,000 to study new pest that threatens onion crops
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney met with local officials and agricultural leaders Wednesday to celebrate the award of $130,000 in state and federal matching funds to further Cornell University's study of a new pest that is threatening the region's $40 million onion and allium crops.
Senate seeks to interview FBI informantin Russian nuclear bribery case
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sought permission to interview an FBI informant who helped agents uncover a major corruption scheme by Russian nuclear officials seeking to aggressively expand their American business under the Obama administration. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, , sent a letter Wednesday night to Toensing seeking to interview her client, saying he was troubled that the Obama administration in 2010 approved the Uranium One deal giving Moscow control over 20 percent of AmericaA s uranium supply when the FBI knew of corruption inside the Russian nuclear industry.
Republican senator takes being a Trump apologist to new heights
In a bizarre defense of President Donald Trump's lack of grasp of public policy, Sen. Bill Cassidy suggested on Thursday that it does not matter if the president of the United States has any understanding at all of major legislation. His reasoning: a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that he is reading currently noted that the 32nd president did not have a deep understanding of fiat money.
a Whole Bunch of Donald’s Staff Owe Us the Same:
Two prominent staffers on Arizona Republican Kelli Ward's primary campaign against sitting Sen. Jeff Flake have officially issued an apology to everyone in the state for helping to legitimize Ward as a serious political candidate.
Senate Republicans cruise toward passage of budget plan
Senate Republicans are on track to pass a $4 trillion budget plan that shelves GOP deficit concerns in favor of the party's drive to cut taxes. The nonbinding budget plan, slated for a vote late Thursday, would set the stage for tax legislation later this year that could pass through the Senate without fear of a filibuster by Democrats - and add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years.
Trump kicks issues to Congress, is erratic trading partner
President Donald Trump is proving to be an erratic trading partner as he kicks thorny policy issues to Congress and then sends conflicting signals about what he really wants.