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If the B.C Liberals want a candidate who can follow in the footsteps of the departing Kevin Krueger, that is, if they want someone as fervently loyal to the party, as staunchly convinced the NDP is a political disaster waiting to plunge the province into economic ruin, they need look no further than Todd Stone. On the eve of Premier Christy Clark's trip into town to announce good things for RIH, Stone was announcing he wants to succeed Krueger.
Dan Fogelman, creator of NBC's time-shifting hit drama series, said the circumstances about the death of doting family man Jack will be part of the show's sophomore season that begins Sept. 26. "If that is a question that is haunting people, in the course of the second season" they'll get the answers they need and more, Fogelman told reporters Thursday, surrounded by the show's ensemble cast including Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Jack.
A bipartisan team of senators introduced a bill Thursday to protect the special counsel from meddling by President Trump, as an emboldened Congress takes more swipes at the White House. Sens. Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, and Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, wrote the bill to create a judicial review should a president try to remove a special counsel.
The infamous meeting on the tarmac of the Phoenix airport between former President Bill Clinton and then Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been the subject of speculation since it became public during the 2016 campaign. Judicial Watch made several Freedom of Information Act requests for documents related to the meeting.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump's immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first cities Monday to sue over what many U.S. cities argue are illegal bids to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities. Hours later, Attorney General Jeff Sessions hit back at Chicago, saying the Trump administration "will not simply give away grant dollars to city governments that proudly violate the rule of law and protect criminal aliens at the expense of public safety."
Donald Trump's ambassador is heading to Canada: the United States Senate has swiftly confirmed Kelly Knight Craft, endorsing her nomination in time for her to begin work as major trade negotiations start. He applauded the appointment of his fellow Kentuckian, whom he knows through politics back in their home state, and whom he publicly endorsed during her congressional hearing two weeks ago.
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, joined by, from left, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to re... WASHINGTON - Lawmakers scattered for their summer recess Thursday, leaving behind a slim record of achievements and a steaming President Donald Trump. The president is angry about what the Republican-led Congress couldn't do - repeal Obamacare - as well as one of the few things it did: approve a Russia sanctions bill he detests.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Thursday defended her decision to keep IT aide Imran Awan on her staff months after she was informed he was under investigation for fraud. Awan, who was arrested at Dulles airport last week allegedly trying to flee the country, is charged with mortgage fraud for listing a rental property as a "principal residence" while attempting to secure a line of homeowner equity credit.
McCain is in a more reflective place in his long Senate career as he faces a serious health challenge and undergoes chemotherapy for brain cancer. McCain aims to revive immigration reform when he returns to Congress McCain is in a more reflective place in his long Senate career as he faces a serious health challenge and undergoes chemotherapy for brain cancer.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party's Statesmen's Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party's Statesmen's Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday he's switching parties to join Republicans as President Donald Trump visited the increasingly conservative state. Justice told about 9,000 Trump supporters at a rally in Huntington that he will be changing his registration Friday.
Washington, D.C.- Senator John McCain, Chairman of the International Republican Institute , issued the following statement on the confirmation of Ambassador Mark Green as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development : "I'm proud that the Senate today confirmed Ambassador Mark Green as Administrator of USAID. Mark has dedicated his life and career to public service and advancing human rights and democracy around the world.
Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said he was shocked at a tweet by Donald Trump that said "you can blame Congress" for a relationship "at an all-time" and "dangerous" low. Our relationship with Russia is at an all-time & very dangerous low.
Congressional candidate E Brian Rose says Steven Palazzo fraudulently sought deferments to avoid serving in Iraq. #2018@wlox pic.twitter.com/XDcCUCLWhS Rose provided previously unreleased documents and information regarding Palazzo's service, saying Steven Palazzo sought special favors to be assigned duty at Camp Shelby, rather than be sent to Iraq with the 155th battalion in 2004.
Democratic Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia is planning to change his political party affiliation and join the GOP, according to two sources familiar with his plans. Earlier Thursday, Trump teased that there would be a "very big announcement" this evening in West Virginia, a state that went heavily Republican in the 2016 elections.
Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has launched a grand jury in his investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Journal said Mueller had impaneled the grand jury in Washington, where his team of investigators continue to look into whether President Donald Trump or any of his campaign associates colluded with Russia during the presidential contest.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is switching parties to join Republicans as President Donald Trump plans a visit to the increasingly conservative state. Justice's plans were confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday by a Democratic Party official with knowledge of his plans.
Ketchum's family said last July that he had been refused treatment at the VA medical center in Iowa City and he committed suicide hours after. He had been struggling with PTSD after serving three tours.
Girl whose texts drove her boyfriend, 18, to suicide is JAILED: Michelle Carter given 15 months after the victim's father said she 'exploited his son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn' BREAKING NEWS: Robert Mueller empanels grand jury to probe Trump-Russia collusion claims - and it issues SUBPOENAS over Don Jr.'s meeting with Putin allies for Hillary Clinton dirt EXCLUSIVE: Luann de Lesseps caught Tom D'Agostino cheating TWICE and announced divorce days after her husband of seven months ditched her to meet up with his ex in the Hamptons Female pedophile who was a strip club waitress and former dominatrix said she was 'excited' about meeting 'attractive' Brit couple who livestreamed themselves abusing a child Top secret memo reveals CIA believed John F Kennedy assassination was payback for US attempts to kill Fidel Catsro and details Lee Harvey Oswald pre-shooting visit to Cuban embassy ... (more)
Thursday, Republicans either doubted the success or were unaware of a bipartisan bill protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller that was previously put forth by Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons and North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis. "The President would maintain the power to remove the special counsel, but we would just want to make sure that it had merit and have that back-end judicial process," Tillis said Thursday morning on CNN's "Newsroom ."