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Ohio's wealthiest Republican donor, Leslie H. Wexner, has left the party, saying he is fed up with its antics, the Columbus Dispatch reported . "I'm an independent," Wexner said at an event for Ohio business leaders Thursday night, noting that he had been a Republican since his college days.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a reception for Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the East Room of the White House in Washing WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will send a test message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday for a new alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies. The messages will bear the headline "Presidential Alert", the Federal Emergency Management Agency , which will send the message, said in a statement earlier this week.
In this Sept. 11, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump, left, talks about Hurricane Florence during a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington as FEMA Administrator Brock Long listens at right.
In a stormy week, President Donald Trump blustered and distorted reality, denying massive deaths from a hurricane that scientists believe to be one of the nation's deadliest and blowing out of proportion U.S. economic growth and his role in spurring it. He's insisting the federal response to Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico last September, was "incredibly successful," even though blackouts there remain common and several forms of federal aid have been slow to arrive compared with past disasters.
Their demise technically came Tuesday when the Congressional Budget Office calculated the federal deficit at $895 billion for the first 11 months of fiscal 2018 - a stunning gap that was met with a collective shrug on Capitol Hill. But the real death of the deficit hawks came late last year and early this year, as Republicans such as Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin who had railed against deficits in the first years of the Obama administration pushed through a massive tax cut despite CBO projections of a surge in federal borrowing.
An editorial in The Washington Post this week declared Trump is "complicit" in Hurricane Florence and in extreme weather in general. "You just never give an inch or admit any mistake in public," a Trump adviser said about the president's thinking.
"I'm always open to talking to the president to make change. Everybody I was in prison with always encouraged me to go, take the sacrifice, even if you get crucified in the media - go, try to make change," the rapper told ABC News on Friday, after participating in a panel discussion during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference , which was held in Washington D.C. and hosted by Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to remove mentions of Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from the state's mandatory history curriculum - but will keep in Moses' influence on U.S. founding documents , The Dallas Morning News reported. The changes are part of an effort to selectively "streamline" information in history classes for some 5.4 million schoolchildren.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Friday fresh off a 30-point thrashing of progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon to a new political reality in the state he's run for nearly eight years. His own bid had, by a certain standard, gone swimmingly.
Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech On Kavanaugh's Nomination To The Supreme Court In a speech delivered on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich spoke out against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich formally requested all records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's tenure with the Office of the Independent Counsel as Associate Counsel, and his tenure at the White House as Associate Counsel, Assistant to the President, and Staff Secretary.
Republicans just lost their minds over Willie Nelson endorsing Beto O'Rourke over Ted Cruz Title: Republicans just lost their minds over Willie Nelson endorsing Beto O'Rourke over Ted Cruz Synopsis: Ted Cruz , the craven senator who was ... Willie said this: "My wife Annie and I have met and spoken with Beto and we share his concern for the direction things are headed," Nelson said in a statement obtained by the Post. "Beto embodies what is special about Texas, an energy and an integrity that is completely genuine."
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro listens with state, local and federal officials at a roundtable discussion about efforts to curb the opioid epidemic at the New Haven Police Department in 2016. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro listens with state, local and federal officials at a roundtable discussion about efforts to curb the opioid epidemic at the New Haven Police Department in 2016.
President Donald Trump has reportedly been fixated on unflattering news reports about his response to Hurricane Maria, which slammed Puerto Rico in September 2017. Trump has particularly been irritated by video footage of him throwing rolls of paper towels to a crowd of relief workers on the island, according to The Washington Post.
Gail Collins: Bret, we've had such a wild week, and soon I'll ask you about all things Trumpian. But first, any thoughts on the Supreme Court? Are you a Brett Kavanaugh fan or foe? Bret Stephens: My general principle is that presidents are entitled to their Supreme Court picks, provided the nominee is intellectually qualified.
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to co-operate with the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal crimes and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to more time in prison. The deal gives special counsel Robert Mueller a key co-operator who steered the Trump election effort for a pivotal stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign.
September 14, 2018: Family friend Luis Mendina speaks near the family home of Leonel Rondon, 18, on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. LAWRENCE , MA - September 14, 2018: Individuals gather at the family home of Leonel Rondon,18, on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a broad executive order that would pave the way for the administration to impose sanctions on foreign actors that attempt to meddle in U.S. elections - whether it be an entity, an individual, or a country. The order, entitled "Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election," directs parts of the administration to compose reports on election interference and directs the State Department and Treasury Department to then decide on appropriate sanctions on foreign actors.
September 14, 2018: Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera heads to the podium for a press conference regarding Columbia Gas on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. LAWRENCE , MA - September 14, 2018 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joins with Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera for a press conference regarding Columbia Gas on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
In this Monday, April 24, 2017 file photo, Evelyn Rodriguez, whose teen-aged daughter was brutally slain by MS-13 gang members in 2016, listens during a news conference by Suffolk County officials in Hauppauge, N.Y. Rodriguez recognized by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union after MS-13 gang members allegedly killed her daughter was struck and killed Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 by a car at the girl's memorial.