Kavanaugh coverage reveals huge problem within the Fourth Estate
Before I get started, let me clarify something. Groupthink, mob behavior, panic, etc., have a powerful capacity to make smart people dumb.
Category Archives: US Politics
Governor hopeful Scott Wagner on curbing spending: ‘We have to drill down [to] every single nickel’
A few hours after his only face-to-face encounter with his Democratic incumbent opponent concluded on Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner found himself at a hotel in the Poconos getting a few hours of shut eye before getting up to go to a prayer breakfast. Such is the life of the candidate who has spent the past 21 months traveling across Pennsylvania attending over 630 events this year alone to acquaint voters with himself and where he stands on the issues.
A Volunteers Opportunity from SCOTUS
There are plenty of reasons to be grateful that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election. But one of the biggest is almost certainly on First Street, NE in Washington, D.C. At least one justice working inside that Supreme Court would be different.
Congress passes disaster fix to help Louisiana flood victims
Legislation headed to President Donald Trump's desk could help thousands of Louisiana flood victims by fixing the he so-called duplication of benefits trap Federal policies have kept thousands of victims of the 2016 Louisiana floods from being able to access a federally-financed homeowner grant program because they already received Small Business Administration loans. The U.S. Senate gave final passage today to a package of federal disaster policy changes, included in a bill authorizing spending for federal aviation programs.
Facebook briefing lawmakers on massive cyber breach
Facebook, which briefed the Department of Homeland Security and FBI last week, is slated to meet with more lawmakers this week, including members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to The Wall Street Journal , which first reported the meetings. The move appears to be part of the Silicon Valley giant's efforts to try to get ahead of a breach that could hurt the company and result in undesirable regulations.
Your Views: Baldwin getting paid to be an obstructionist
For four years, Sen. Tammy Baldwin sat around doing nothing during her Senate term, and now in the last two years, she's trying to tell us what a great asset she is for the state of Wisconsin. An obstructionist is an asset? She voted against the tax cuts, which, as all can see, has been a blessing to our economy.
GOP senators await FBI report in anxiety-filled Capitol
Senators nervously awaited the arrival of a new FBI report on sexual allegations that could make or break Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination Wednesday as aggressive protesters and an unusually strong security response added to a feeling of high anxiety inside the U.S. Capitol. As lawmakers anticipated the report, expected as early as Wednesday evening, three moderate GOP senators who could decide the conservative jurist's fate rebuked President Donald Trump for mocking one accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, by mimicking her responses to questions at last week's dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
US terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the two countries. The largely symbolic gesture highlights deteriorating relations between Washington and Tehran.
Touching legacy of Theresa May’s inspirational goddaughter who died from cancer aged 47
Connie Chung reveals she was sexually assaulted in college by the 'trusted' family doctor who delivered her as a baby, recalling how she had her first orgasm while he molested her Democrats claim Kavanaugh's FBI background check ALREADY included warnings about allegations of sexual misconduct - as farcical secrecy surrounds Thursday's release of new probe One police officer is shot dead and five others are injured in South Carolina as a gunman goes on the rampage but surrenders after talking with a negotiator Is the White House blocking FBI from quizzing Kavanaugh and Ford? Dems furious at claim neither will be re-interviewed by new probe because they have already given evidence Mayor de Blasio warns Trump NYC will come after him for back taxes after revelation he got $413 million from late father Fred partly through tax 'dodges' 'Let's all play together': Pedo surgeon's horror texts to ... (more)
Working Families’ chair’s appointment in limbo
Bridgeport City Councilman Ernie Newton makes a point to the crowd gathered at a roundtable discussion at the Kinsella Treatment Center in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
Democratic staffer arrested in doxxing of GOP senators during Kavanaugh hearing
Sources say Republican leadership plans a tight lid on the FBI report's access with only a single copy to be available on request to senators and secured in a combination safe. A Democratic congressional staffer was arrested Wednesday and accused of posting the personal information of at least one Republican senator during last week's hearing about sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, authorities said.
Kavanaugh’s ‘Revenge’ Theory Hints at Troubling Past With Clintons
But in blaming "revenge on behalf of the Clintons" for the sexual misconduct allegations against him, the Supreme Court nominee is drawing new attention to his time on the Kenneth Starr team investigating Bill Clinton. And in doing so, he's shown he can deliver a Trump-like broadside against detractors even if it casts him in a potentially partisan light.
Independent Shiva Ayyadurai challenges Elizabeth Warren
NEW BEDFORD - V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai doesn't have much use for the two-party political system in Massachusetts. He's running an energetic campaign as an independent for U.S. Senate to topple incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren, complete with a campaign bus bearing the slogan “Only a real Indian can beat a fake Indian.” Ayyadurai, 54, was born in Bombay, India, into the bottom rung of that county's caste system.
Congress shouldn’t let Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys call the shots
Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford just informed the Senate Judiciary Committee that they won't be turning over evidence concerning her allegations that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her in high school. They will, they say, give the FBI copies of her therapist's notes and recordings of her polygraph test.
First Joe Donnelly wanted a Kavanaugh FBI investigation. Then he needed a new excuse to vote ‘Nay’
Case in point: Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. Donnelly is running in deep-red Indiana meaning that Donnelly needs to inspire the nascent liberal electorate while placating his opponent's conservative base.
Judge Kavanaugh Only on the Facts
There have been more pleasant times in history to be a U.S. senator. Just ask Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
Why the FBI’s Investigation Into Brett Kavanaugh May Be Inconclusive
But experts say that the investigation may be less conclusive than many members of the public think, in part because of the nature of the work that agents are doing. Unlike a typical criminal investigation, the investigation into claims of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh is more of a background check.
Chelsea Clinton fights cyberbullying by answering trolls
Chelsea Clinton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in New York to promote her book, "Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference." Chelsea Clinton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in New York to promote her book, "Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference."
2 Nevadans to be added to Gaming Hall of Fame
The association on Thursday announced the Hall of Fame's Class of 2018, which includes former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Philip Hannifin and Bally Technologies and Scientific Games executive Richard Haddrill. Lynda Carter, left, star of the TV series "Wonder Woman," and Richard Haddrill, CEO at Bally Technologies, pose for photos at the unveiling of the Bally Wonder Woman slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo at Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Sept.
Graham: I don’t like what Trump said about Ford
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he didn't like President Trump's comments about Christine Blasey Ford, but adding that he thinks Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been treated badly as well.