U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal-D-Conn takes the podium at Americares’…

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal-D-Conn takes the podium at Americares' global distribution center on Hamilton Avenue in Glenbrook on Monday Aug 28, 2017. Blumenthal joined the global relief organization to urge the public to step up generosity towards relief and recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Harvey.

Conservative group launches big push to get Trump court picks okayed

In this May 13, 2010 file photo, Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Stras speaks in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken deny they're blocking the nomination of Stras to a federal post.

Bay Area Chamber taps congressional chief of staff as next CEO

The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has named a congressional chief of staff as its next chief executive officer. Ryan Tarrant, 39, was selected as the organization's next president and CEO Friday, Aug. 25. He replaces Ryan Carley, who resigned from the position in May after two years on the job.

Gingrich: Media Full of ‘Nonsense’ About Trump Approval Ratings

"The elite media" loves its approval ratings stories that detail how President Donald Trump's presidency is going to hell, but it's all "nonsense," Newt Gingrich wrote in a column for Fox News . For one, the media fails to mention that President Ronald Reagan had similarly low approval ratings at the same point in his presidency, Gingrich noted.

Friendly talk on tax cuts makes a Democrat the star of a Republican ad

Rep. Tim Ryan speaks to reporters after the House Democratic leadership elections on Capitol Hill on Nov. 30, 2016. Rep. Tim Ryan , whose aggressive campaigning for local and congressional Democratic candidates has drawn attention this summer, is the star of a new ad from a Republican group - one that recasts him as a supporter of tax reform.

Activists call on Barletta to resign from ‘extremist’ anti-immigrant group | Monday Morning Coffee

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. An activist group from northeastern Pennsylvania is calling on U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta , R-11th District , to resign from to an anti-immigration group that reportedly has ties to white supremacists, a newspaper has reported.

Some in GOP consider supporting a primary challenge to Trump

Yet Cuban, an outspoken Texas billionaire who describes himself as "fiercely independent" politically, sees an opportunity for someone to take down the Republican president, who is increasingly viewed as divisive and incompetent even within his own party. "His base won't turn on him, but if there is someone they can connect to and feel confident in, they might turn away from him," Cuban told The Associated Press.

First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama’s playbook

Bare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama's playbook. From public policy to high fashion to family ties, Mrs. Trump is keeping alive parts of the former first lady's legacy even as President Donald Trump's administration alters other aspects.

Georgia unveiling Martin Luther King Jr. statue on capitol grounds featuring Confederates

Officials are placing a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta on the same property where two statues of Confederate officials stand, according to The new statue of the civil rights leader is expected to be unveiled Monday - 53 years after King delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech. It will stand on the opposite side of the state capitol as a statue of John Brown Gordon, who was a Confederate general and reportedly a leader of the Klu Klux Klan, NPR reported.

450,000 could seek disaster assistance, FEMA chief says

Providing some idea of the number of victims that Harvey is leaving it its wake, FEMA Administrator Brock Long said he expects the storm will drive about 30,000 people into shelters, and 450,000 people will seek some sort of disaster assistance. However, he warned, that it is a "dynamic" situation and "every number we put out right now is going to change in 30 minutes."

Republicans are asking a horrific question: Is our president insane?

On his 92nd birthday, March 8, 1933, retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes was paid a surprise visit by the newly inaugurated president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The two men chatted for half an hour and, after Roosevelt departed, a young clerk asked Holmes what he thought of the new man in the White House.

Deluged Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

Officials in Texas battling the after-effects of Hurricane Harvey hope to avoid a repeat of the 2005 fiasco in New Orleans As people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention centre into a shelter Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at that city's football stadium and convention centre. Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome with limited power and water and a roof that was shredded in the howling wind.

Continue reading Black Girls Rock: BET Celebrates Black Women at Annual Event a ‘

During a star-studded showcase of social activism, creativity and courage, BET celebrated the achievements of Black women and girls at the "Black Girls Rock! 2017" awards show. Taraji P. Henson, the award-winning actress and star of the hit television show "Empire," hosted the event that was held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.

King Center’s Beloved Community Talks Convene Influential Women…

The King Center's Beloved Community Talks convene influential women with diverse voices around the world, bridging the racial divide with special guests: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Social Activist Tamika Mallory, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Gloria Morrow, GOP Committeewoman Ginger Howard, and Faith Leader and FOX News Contributor and Evangelist, Alveda King. This live event will take place in Ebenezer Baptist Church located at 101 Jackson Street, NE Atlanta GA from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and is free to the public and will be livestreamed on http://www.belovedcommunitytalks.org , as well as The King Center's Twitter and Facebook page.

Attacking fellow Republicans risky strategy for Trump

"Senators - who needs them? Most presidents try not to feud with members of Congress from their own party. But President Donald Trump is known for shredding the rulebook, so why would congressional etiquette be any different? The New York Times reported this week that Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are feuding bitterly, if privately, save for the occasional tweet.

Harvey: No let-up for rescuers in drenched Texas

Rescue workers and volunteers are braced for a busy night with more rain predicted as "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" continues in southeastern Texas. The remnants of former Hurricane Harvey continue to menace the drenched state with bands of storm repeatedly pummeling the same areas as it moves slowly towards Louisiana.

News | Warren Visits General Dynamics Facility, Views Battlefield Communications Demonstration

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed visited the General Dynamics facility Taunton to take in a demonstration of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network, Warfighter Information Network . "WIN-T is the backbone of our Army's communications and data system.

‘Smothered’ and ‘shoved aside’ in rural America

"Come on! Come on! Go girls!" Annette Sweeney was on horseback, hollering at her chocolate-colored cows on a perfect Iowa morning, happy that her life is better since Donald Trump became president. Sweeney, 60, raises Angus cows and corn on the flat, green farmland of central Iowa.