Paul Ryan: Leaders must push beyond ‘passions of the moment’
In this May 4, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
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Ed Perlmutter changes course and will run for re-election to Congress
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., greets attendees to the first annual Colorado Public Lands Day Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Golden. Colorado Representative Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, gets a hug from Rep Brittany Petteren, D-Lakewood, following the vote on Senate Bill 11 in the Colorado House of Representatives in Denver on March 12, 2013.
Secret Service out of money to pay agents protecting Trump’s large family
President Donald Trump, his longtime bodyguard Keith Schiller, left, and two Secret Service agents walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 12, 2017, following a ceremony where the president honored the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions Clemson University Tigers. President Donald Trump, his longtime bodyguard Keith Schiller, left, and two Secret Service agents walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 12, 2017, following a ceremony where the president honored the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions Clemson University Tigers.
Search For 10 Missing Launched Off Singapore After U.S. Destroyer, Tanker Collide
An international air-sea rescue has been launched in waters off Singapore for 10 missing U.S. sailors after a collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker. As The Two-Way has reported , the collision with the Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Alnic MC occurred at 6:24 a.m. Japan time as the destroyer - named after Arizona Sen. John McCain's father and grandfather, who were both admirals - was on a routine visit to the port of Singapore.
Russian flight attendant sues airline for discrimination
In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, some of Aeroflot's flight attendants pose for a photo at the World's Best Airline at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards celebration at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of ... . In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, Aeroflot flight attendant Yevgeniya Magurina shows her summer and winter uniforms at her home in Lobnya, outside Moscow, Russia.
Music Biz Entertainment & Technology Law Conference Returns To NYC On Sept. 19
The MUSIC BUSINESS ASSOCIATION is bringing its "Entertainment & Technology Law Conference" series back to NEW YORK CITY on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, from 9:30a - 5:30p in the METLIFE BUILDING at the offices of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP. The program discussion will have ramifications for artists, managers, publishers, record labels, and other music professionals as well as lawyers.
Migrant family in Germany names daughter after Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday Aug. 20, 2017 stood by her deci... A family hike in a western New York gorge turns tragic when a mother and father died after falling off a cliff and their 4-year-old son was seriously injured. A family hike in a western New York gorge turns tragic when a mother and father died after falling off a cliff and their 4-year-old son was seriously injured.
The Trumps’ Travels Have Broken the Secret Service Budget
One week after launching his presidential campaign, in 2015, Donald Trump pledged to become a shut-in at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. "I would rarely leave the White House because there's so much work to be done," the mogul said .
How Trump can win in Afghanistan
Sorry, Mr. President, but the US can't get out of Afghanistan. Not now, maybe never.
It’s the midterm elections, stupid
Remember James Carville's campaign message for Democrats which helped elect Bill Clinton president. "It's the economy, stupid."
What do black Americans have to lose? Under Trump, we’ve already lost a lot.
Cedric L. Richmond, a Democrat, represents Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives and is chairman of the 49-member bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Black Caucus. President Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower on August 15. "These are the times that try men's souls.
An Interview with Karenna Gore, Director, Center for Earth Ethics
Today is an exclusive live video interview I did with Karenna Gore, from my video interview series, Interviews with the Leading Edge . In this series of interviews, I engage with people who are on the leading edge of transformational change, doing work to further the consciousness revolution and how it is manifesting in culture, politics and spirituality, in order to help bring along a more enlightened society.
Jane Coaston: Trump is Palin, but better at it; his base will never leave him
Nine years ago this month, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., picked Sarah Palin as his running mate for his presidential campaign. Conservatives immediately fell for the popular Alaska governor, proclaiming her the new star of the right for years to come.
Lawmaker who made Trump assassination remark may face removal
A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated could face an effort to remove her from office. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Lt.
Governor’s Address: Making promises is easy if you don’t live in the real world
It's easy for politicians in Washington, D.C. to make promises to the people, especially when they don't have to deal with real-world consequences. Governors are directly accountable to the people.
MO Lieutenant Governor calls for special session to expel Senator Chappelle-Nadal
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is calling on the Missouri Senate to go into special session along with Veto Session, with the purpose of expelling Senator Chappelle-Nadal from the body under the authority vested to the Senate under Article III, Section 18 of the Missouri Constitution. The Lieutenant Governor called the recent comments made by Senator Chappelle-Nadal unacceptable and unbefitting conduct of a Missouri State Senator.
US Navy crash: 10 sailors missing after destroyer USS John McCain…
Ten sailors are missing after an American warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore in the second accident involving US Navy destroyers in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while heading to Singapore for a routine port call, the Navy said in a statement.
Kasich urges Trump to end staff chaos and – settle it down’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a news conference at the Ohio State Fair, in Columbus, Ohio, on July 27, 2017. Kasich said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, that President Donald Trump needs to stop the staff chaos at the White House and "settle it down."
John Oliver: Steve Bannon Ouster Unsatisfying While “Panderer…
Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon became the White House flotsam, John Oliver noted at the top of HBO's Last Week Tonight . Like various TV news programs before him, Oliver showed that infamous Oval Office photo of Trump talking on phone to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin while surrounded by his team of Reince Priebus, Michael Flynn, Sean Spicer, Bannon and Veep Mike Pence all now gone, save Pence.
Free speech supporters: Outnumbered, but rally was a success
Supporters of a small, conservative "free speech rally" held Saturday in Boston said despite being outnumbered by tens of thousands of counterprotesters, their event was a success. Demonstrators protesting against racism and white supremacy had descended upon historic Boston Common, dwarfing the rally's few dozen attendees and leading to what appeared to be an abrupt end of the event.