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Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will be Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, two U.S. news outlets are reporting. The New York Times and CNN reported May 14 that the official announcement of the nomination is waiting to be approved by the Office of Government Ethics.
In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.
A New Jersey woman who joined a group critical of a Republican congressman and President Donald Trump's policies says she quit her job after the congressman referred to her in a fundraising letter to her employer. Saily Avelenda, who worked as an attorney for Lakeland Bank, said Monday that a handwritten note at the bottom of a March letter from Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen to a bank board member said a ''ringleader'' of the protest group worked there.
Susan Grenon makes sure her son is lathered with sunscreen before he leaves for school in the morning, but the fair-skinned 10-year-old can't bring a bottle to reapply it without a doctor's note. Many school systems categorize sunscreen as an over-the-counter medication requiring special paperwork, but several states have been pushing to loosen restrictions to make it easier for kids to protect themselves from skin cancer.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild America's infrastructure will be released in a few weeks, and it will include $200 billion in taxpayer money. She told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Monday that the investment will be used to "leverage" some $1 trillion in private investments over a decade.
Cheri Bustos, a Democratic congresswoman from Central Illinois, was touted last week by Politico as the politician who has cracked the code for getting Trump voters to elect a Democrat.I 'm not going to dispute the fact that she is a gifted politician, but let me cut to the chase and give you a condensed version of her recipe for political success: raise a lot of money, show up for things, and represent a district that's been gerrymandered for Democrats. Cheri Bustos, a Democratic congresswoman from Central Illinois, was touted last week by Politico as the politician who has cracked the code for getting Trump voters to elect a Democrat.
American Muslims face a choice: Vote Democratic, or vote themselves off the island. That's how Haroon Moghul, the author of the coming memoir How to Be a Muslim , put it to me this month - and how many of my fellow American Muslim voters feel.
The Syracuse University law school alumnus has long been a fan of the sweet treat, getting photographed at events with President Barack Obama while holding an ice cream cone -- or two. One of many memes inspired by his political career shows Biden wearing aviator sunglasses and flashing cash while scarfing down the cold snack.
Doug Robinson , the latest hopeful to announce for the 2018 Colorado governor's race, is the nephew of Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and the 2012 Republican candidate for president. But Robinson is optimistic that his experience in the technology industry, his passion for issues such as education and his status as a political outsider will help him top the better-known candidates with whom he's competing.
"We need to do more. In 2018 we can defeat Tammy Baldwin and elect a new United States Senator who actually represents the people of Wisconsin" Walker still hasn't announced that he's running for a third term, but he did announce the that is a much better place to do business than when he took office "I'm ready and I hope you are too.
Following a flurry of speeches about Detroit transit and all the fanfare of a big historical event; after a performance by the Cass Tech marching band, Detroit's streetcar line opened for business today. After a ceremonial trip for dignitaries pulled up at the northbound Grand Circus Park station on Woodward Avenue and unloaded, a quick ribbon-cutting gave way to a large crowd pouring onto a streetcar wrapped for the occasion with Detroit images and a quote near the top of the car from poet Jessica Care Moore: For those who came to the grand opening of the 3.3-mile streetcar line, the moment appeared to represent a starting line for a region's hopes about itself.
Northern Ohio attorneys react to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' tough on crime directive. And Some Ohio gubernatorial candidates make unusual moves to draw attention.
Shady massage parlors and "spas" that offer sex -- commonly referred to as a "happy ending" -- after your back rub highlight a serious and often overlooked issue -- human trafficking of sex slaves. Store fronts that peddle prostitution may seem innocent enough -- even though they are illegal-- with ads on sites like Backpage.com featuring scantily clad women, who are usually Asian, posing for provocative photos alongside captions that "promise a good time."
The short answer is "pretty much anyone", but there are several names that are on top of everyone's list of imagined candidates. At least three members of the U.S. House are mulling a run for a possible U.S. Senate vacancy, should President Donald Trump appoint U.S. Sen. John Cornyn as the new FBI director .
For school districts still getting their financial footing after the Great Recession, the Medicaid changes being advanced as part of the health care overhaul are sounding familiar alarms. Administrators say programming and services even beyond those that receive funding from the state-federal health care program could be at risk should Congress follow through with plans to change the way Medicaid is distributed.
As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians. The advice came Sunday amid more criticism over Trump's dismissal of Comey during an FBI probe of Russia's meddling with last year's election and any ties to the Trump campaign.
A Florida Republican wants to add massive algae blooms to the list of emergencies covered by the federal government after his state was denied emergency funds for a destructive bloom that covered 200 square miles last year. Rep. Brian Mast introduced the Federal Do No Harm Act last month to add harmful algae blooms in state waterways and coastal estuaries caused by water releases from Army Corps of Engineers-controlled dikes and dams to the list of disasters under the Stafford Act.