Sloan: In Baltimore, zero success
Most people reading this column would likely not believe the scholastic state test results of six schools in Baltimore , which did not have a single student that tested proficient in English and math.
Category Archives: US Politics
Trump slams Democrats’ Trump resistance movement
President Donald Trump is taking issue with his predecessor's recent comments criticizing the newly-unveiled Senate Republican healthcare draft bill. Former President Barack Obama wrote in a Facebook post Thursday, "Simply put, if there's a chance you might get sick, get old, or start a family -- this bill will do you harm.
Koch brothers’ political network critical of Senate healthcare bill
As growing opposition imperiled passage of the Senate version of the healthcare bill, leaders of the conservative Koch network voiced sharp criticism of the legislation at their donor retreat here -- stating that the bill needed dramatic changes before they would support it. The Koch network announced Saturday that they plan between $300 and $400 million on their political and policy objectives during the 2018 political cycle as Democrats wage an intense battle to win control of the House.
Election season is just around the corner
There are less than 11 months and two weeks until the 2018 New Mexico primary. And only about seven months months until filing day for statewide candidates.
You’re hired, Trump tells 5 million future apprentices
Students training to become electrical linemen attach themselves to poles during class at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in Los Angeles on March 12, 2014. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Patrick T. Fallon.
Newly arrived in Washington, Melania Trump has been getting her son settled in
Two weeks into her new life as a full-time Washingtonian, Melania Trump is staying true to her reputation as more homebody than social butterfly. Her top priority has been settling in 11-year-old son Barron - the first boy in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. more than 50 years ago.
Senator in awkward position in heath care battle
Sens. Dean Heller, left, and Jack Reed listen at a news conference in 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Heller, who could be the swing vote on his party's 2017 health care bill, is being torn between his majority leader and his governor for his decision.
Presidential office expresses anger over…
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expressed dismay Saturday over what it called "false" reports by a Japanese newspaper that suggested a possible crack in the South Korea-US alliance. The rare rejection by Cheong Wa Dae came after Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported that the US has urged South Korea to allow complete deployment of the THAAD US missile defense system here before the year's end.
EDITORIAL: Another day, another investigation
Gone are the days when the losers went home after an election, to nurse their wounds, catalog their mistakes, and get ready for another round. Now an election is never over, and special prosecutors and their regiments of lawyers, egged on by the media, continue the campaign by "other means."
Letter: Where are all the Trump letters?
For the past eight years, I have read scathing, rude and hateful letters to the editor about President Barack Obama. Now that there is "a new sheriff in town," where are all of the letters-either pro or con-about President Donald Trump? I cannot believe that everyone out there is happy and content with the direction the country has gone over the past six months.
Trump takes to Twitter to push Senate GOP healthcare bill
His tweets have the power to shape international relations, send stock prices up - or down - and galvanize the American public. We're watching how Donald Trump is using this platform of unfettered communication now that he's commander in chief.
Trump ready to single out GOP senators who oppose healthcare bill
President Trump is making it clear he's willing to browbeat Republican senators who don't support the healthcare bill that GOP leaders hope to vote on next week. Five Republicans have said they don't like the bill as is, and on Saturday, Trump accused the holdouts of being in the way of dismantling Obamacare.
Kansas City Hates TrumpCare?!?
Democrats are attempting to sway Republican leaders from voting in favor of the Senate healthcare bill. Sen. Claire McCaskill calling the bill "morally offensive."
Topeka Capital-Journal wins newspaper of the year award
The Topeka Capital-Journal captured the Newspaper of the Year award Saturday at the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America awards program. In winning that award, The Capital-Journal staff received seven individual gold awards, five silvers, four bronzes and two honorable mentions in the contest.
Massachusetts jogger slaying suspect indicted for murder
A suspect has been indicted for murder in the death of a 27-year-old woman who was killed last summer while jogging in broad daylight in Massachusetts.An... -- When Barack Obama was president, his tight relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dubbed a political "bromance." Now, there appears to be a new... WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts has joined Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Jon Tester to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Equipment and M... OMAHA, Neb.
Julian Assange: Democrats ‘Doomed’ Over Russia Issue
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Saturday that "'we didn't lose, Russia won' narrative" has "doomed" the Democrats and called on core supporters to "start a new party since the party elite shows no signs that they will give up power." "Without the 'we didn't lose, Russia won' narrative, the party's elite and those who exist under its patronage would be purged for being electorally incompetent and ideologically passe," Assange said in a statement released via his Twitter account.
CIA Chief: Intel Leaks on the Rise, Cites Leaker ‘Worship’
CIA Director Mike Pompeo says he thinks disclosure of America's secret intelligence is on the rise, fueled partly by the "worship" of leakers like Edward Snowden. "In some ways, I do think it's accelerated," Pompeo told MSNBC in an interview that aired Saturday.
Why Washington should continue billions in health care subsidies
It's not every day that hospitals and insurers see eye to eye, but there is one thing we agree on - the government must continue to help lower the cost of health care that millions of lower-income Americans receive. The Cost Sharing Reduction payments, which have been paid on a monthly basis to insurers for the past three years, are an integral part of the Affordable Care Act .
Donald Trump on Twitter: Why did Obama do nothing about Russian election meddling?
On Saturday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to respond on Twitter to a report which said Barack Obama was aware of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. On Friday, a Washington Post story stated that the CIA notified Obama that Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in "a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race."
Donald Skunks the Democrats
YOU know who is really sick and tired of Donald Trump winning, to the point where they beg, "Please, Mr. President, sir, it's too much"? The Democrats just got skunked four to nothing in races they excitedly thought they could win because everyone they hang with hates Trump. If Trump is the Antichrist, as they believe, then Georgia was going to be a cakewalk, and Nancy Pelosi was going to be installed as speaker before the midterms by acclamation.