Confessions of a Hillary Clinton Canvasser
A dog started barking inside when I knocked on the door, the desultory, half-assed bark of an animal who doesn't really feel alarmed. Somebody's probably home, I thought.
Category Archives: US Politics
Dems call GOP health care law ‘road to ruin’
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. arrives with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.
Correction: Fallin Tax Plan story
In this Feb. 6, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin delivers her State of the State address in Oklahoma City as Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb listens at left.
Harry Reid exits the ring
Roger Scholl first met Harry Reid in 1983, the year Reid began his first term in Congress, representing a Las Vegas House district. Scholl, now the state chair of Friends of Nevada Wilderness, had worked for years to develop a sweeping 2.2-million-acre wilderness proposal for U.S. Forest Service lands in Nevada.
Donald Trump is not an anti-Semite
Marc Zell is a director of Ariel University and founder and vice president of Republicans Abroad Israel. He is founder and principal of Zell, Aron & Co., with offices in Israel, the United States, Russia, Canada and Jordan concentrating in international business law and litigation.
Niall Ferguson: The global network has become dangerously unstable
The president of the United States tweets that his own intelligence agencies are illegally leaking classified information to The New York Times about his campaign's communications with the Russian government, but he insists that it's all "fake news." Meanwhile, having interfered in the US presidential election via WikiLeaks and an online army of trolls and bots , the Russians send their spy ship Viktor Leonov to have a snoop at the US submarine base at New London, Conn.
Sources: House Speaker Bill Howell will announce retirement
There are sources who say Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell will announce today he will not seek re-election in November - bringing to an end after 15 years the 2nd-longest House Speaker tenure in the Commonwealth's history. The 74-year old has held his Stafford County seat for 30 years, and has been primaried a few times by further right Republican opponents.
Retreat From Electoral Vote Boast Shows Trump Can Be Forced to Acknowledge Reality
Donald Trump's rambling, whiny, narcissistic press conference last week was disturbing in several ways, but there was at least one encouraging sign: The president showed he is capable of taking correction-something that was very much in doubt given the long list of fantasies he has repeatedly peddled as truth. During his introductory remarks, appropos of nothing but his constant need to stroke his own ego, Trump called his election victory "the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan."
Trump’s first month augurs stormy trans-Atlantic relations
U.S. Vice Presiden... . United States Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini during a meeting at US ambassadors residence in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017.
Ap Fact Check: Trumpa s view at odds with events of the week
In the Washington week that wasn't, President Donald Trump's new administration whirred like a "fine-tuned machine," piling on big-league accomplishments at a pace never before seen. Immigration agents newly empowered by Trump's call to secure borders sent hordes of bad foreigners back home, validating a president who won the most lopsided Electoral College victory since Ronald Reagan.
Trump’s proposed big military budget no sure thing
In this Jan. 27, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump, left, listens as Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, speaks at the Pentagon in Washington. With Republicans in charge of Congress, President Donald Trump's pledge to boost the Pentagon's budget by tens of billions of dollars should be a sure bet.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen to Visit UMES to Honor Harriett Tubman
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is scheduled to visit the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Monday when he plans to formally announce plans to introduce federal legislation honoring Harriett Tubman. Tubman, a Dorchester County native, is widely revered for helping slaves escape bondage during the mid-19th century.
Trump election has parallels to Andrew Jackson’s presidency
An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of the Washington establishment looking to extend a political dynasty in the White House. Andrew Jackson's triumph in 1828 over President John Quincy Adams bears striking similarities to Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton last year, and some of those most eager to point that out are in the Trump White House.
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch should not be confirmed
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch should not be confirmed for many reasons, but primarily his record suggests he will be a real threat to the legal protections for women, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, working men and women, broadly applied religious liberty and limits on money in politics. In short, his record suggests he will be the court's most conservative member - no easy feat considering the presence of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Atlanta, other cities eye test tracks for self-driving cars
Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as the city vies with other communities nationwide to test the emerging technology. Atlanta would become one of the largest urban areas for testing self-driving vehicles if plans come together for a demonstration as early as September.
Trump marks his first month with tweets, turmoil
One month after the inauguration, the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Donald Trump's White House still is a hard-hat zone. Skeletal remains of the inaugural reviewing stands poke skyward.
Mo Brooks
Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is meeting with leaders of a local protest group in private on Wednesday to hear their concerns. Brooks is meeting with members of Indivisible Group of Decatur.
Executive actions
President Trump signs an executive order while surrounded by small-business leaders in the Oval Office on Jan. 30. President Trump is preparing executive orders aimed at curtailing Obama-era policies on climate and water pollution, according to individuals briefed on the measures. While both directives will take time to implement, they will send an unmistakable signal that the new administration is determined to promote fossil-fuel production and economic activity even when those activities collide with some environmental safeguards.
No honeymoon: One month in, Trump’s approval ratings are lagging
No honeymoon: One month in, Trump's approval ratings are lagging As he preps for first address to Congress, Trump's overall approval down from first day Check out this story on ldnews.com: http://usat.ly/2lnScbB Demonstrators came together in New York for a 'Not My Presidents Day' rally against President Donald Trump to send the message that he does not represent their interests. WASHINGTON - One month after his inauguration, President Trump has seen his approval ratings sag and the political divisions of his election deepen.
Trump’s reluctant dismissals could alter White House
Though Donald Trump fashions himself a loyal boss, his inner circle has been steadily shrinking - revealing Trump's willingness to cast aside some of his most devoted advisers. This week, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was added to the list of Trump's left-behind loyalists.