Thomas Taschinger: Court vote might not be slam-dunk
At times like this, President Trump is probably wishing that all Republican senators were like John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
Category Archives: US Politics
Lawmakers search for school safety solutions
This week on State of Texas: lawmakers discuss "red flag" laws and mental health as part of ongoing school safety hearings, a University of Texas pollster examines how Texans feel about the root cause of school shootings and a new look at the significance of the Wendy Davis abortion filibuster, five years later. With the Santa Fe shooting still fresh in the minds of Texans, House members held a new round of school safety hearings.
Queen is ‘refusing to have knee surgery so she does not miss royal engagements’
Sunday scorcher! Health warnings for tens of millions of Americans as 'relentless' record-breaking temperatures grip the country and are expected to last through the WHOLE holiday week 'I'm never going to move on, especially at this moment in my life': Meghan McCain says she will 'never forgive' Trump for his personal attacks on her father as he battles terminal brain cancer 'Stuttering John' Melendez says that Secret Service pays a visit to his house a day after he was patched through to the President on Air Force One and blames Jared Kushner Parents outraged after celebrity-friendly $45,000-a-year Manhattan school reveals plans to separate children in different classrooms based on race 'You better shoot straight': Defiant congresswoman Maxine Waters responds to people giving her death threats over Trump feud, and warns there is 'nothing like a wounded animal' 'I never really thought it ... (more)
Comedian says he prank-called Trump aboard Air Force 1
A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One. Comedian John Melendez, known as "Stuttering John" from his years on "The Howard Stern Show," released audio of his prank call with Trump on his podcast last Thursday.
Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding share a joke on the Gold Coast
Sunday scorcher! Health warnings for tens of millions of Americans as 'relentless' record-breaking temperatures grip the country and are expected to last through the WHOLE holiday week 'I'm never going to move on, especially at this moment in my life': Meghan McCain says she will 'never forgive' Trump for his personal attacks on her father as he battles terminal brain cancer 'Stuttering John' Melendez says that Secret Service pays a visit to his house a day after he was patched through to the President on Air Force One and blames Jared Kushner Parents outraged after celebrity-friendly $45,000-a-year Manhattan school reveals plans to separate children in different classrooms based on race 'You better shoot straight': Defiant congresswoman Maxine Waters responds to people giving her death threats over Trump feud, and warns there is 'nothing like a wounded animal' 'I never really thought it ... (more)
Logie Awards 2018: Sylvia Jeffreys dons a blue sequinned bustier gown on the red carpet
Sunday scorcher! Health warnings for tens of millions of Americans as 'relentless' record-breaking temperatures grip the country and are expected to last through the WHOLE holiday week 'I'm never going to move on, especially at this moment in my life': Meghan McCain says she will 'never forgive' Trump for his personal attacks on her father as he battles terminal brain cancer 'Stuttering John' Melendez says that Secret Service pays a visit to his house a day after he was patched through to the President on Air Force One and blames Jared Kushner Parents outraged after celebrity-friendly $45,000-a-year Manhattan school reveals plans to separate children in different classrooms based on race 'You better shoot straight': Defiant congresswoman Maxine Waters responds to people giving her death threats over Trump feud, and warns there is 'nothing like a wounded animal' 'I never really thought it ... (more)
The Latest: Warren says Trump is ‘not the king’
The Latest on the looming battle to choose a successor for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy : Senator Elizabeth Warren says the country is in a perilous state with Republicans controlling the executive and legislative branches and President Donald Trump about to make his second Supreme Court nomination. The Massachusetts Democrat spoke at a rally Thursday in front of the Supreme Court, saying, "People around this country are worried and they're right to worry."
Republicans hold on to Farenthold seat in Texas special election
Republican Michael Cloud won the special election Saturday to replace former Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold, comfortably taking a majority of votes to avoid a runoff. Nine candidates from multiple parties competed on the same ballot Saturday.
The Latest: Democrats want more access to immigrant shelters
During an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Evanston, Illinois, Lidia Karine Souza, who is seeking asylum from Brazil, sheds a tear as she talks about the ordeal she has lived in searching... . Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House, speaks with migrant parents Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas.
Under Republican majority, U.S. Senate votes to LEGALIZE hemp farming across the nation
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Republican wins seat of congressman who quit amid harassment claims
Republican Michael Cloud will become the newest member of Congress after winning a Texas special election Saturday to replace a GOP congressman who resigned amid sexual harassment claims. Cloud finished at the top of a crowded field that fought to represent the 27th District, a heavily conservative area along the Gulf Coast that President Donald Trump won by about 24 points in 2016.
The Latest: Cloud wins Texas race to succeed Farenthold
Former Republican county chairman Michael Cloud has emerged from a crowded field to win a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold. Farenthold resigned from Congress in April amid past sexual harassment allegations and revelations that he used $84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle them.
Salazar concedes primary election race to Phil Weiser for Colorado Attorney General
Phil Weiser on Friday, June 8, 2018. Phil Weiser, a former dean of the University of Colorado law school who also worked in the Obama administration, is one of two Democrats running for Colorado attorney general in the June 26 primary.
James Gill: Trump and Giuliani, fighting over Louisiana
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, left, and 3rd District congressional candidate Josh Guillory speak to media Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette, La. Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, left, and 3rd District congressional candidate Josh Guillory speak to media Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette, La.
Study: Port to make big economic impact
Four partners in a project that could build a Missouri River port to one of two sites near Jefferson City are moving closer to formally applying for a port authority with the Missouri Department of Transportation. An economic impact report completed in mid-June for the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce, the Cole County Commission, the Callaway County Commission and Jefferson City says either proposal could create 4,385 jobs throughout the 25-year life of the port - or about 175 jobs per year.
Republicans grill FBI agent who said he would ‘stop’ Trump
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., left, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member at right, holds a meeting on their months-long standoff with the Justice Department on the request by th... . Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, followed at right by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., leads the panel's Democrats out of the hearing room briefly after waiting for Republican me... .
Florida: ‘Controlled’ blaze blamed for 36 homes destroyed
Bryant's home only lost its siding, but his workshop, a truck and bo... . FILE- This June 25, 2018 file photo, Mike Thornburg tries to salvage items from his mother's home after wildfires ravaged the neighborhood in Eastpoint, Fla.
Polls close in special election to replace Texas GOP congressman
Polls closed Saturday evening in a Texas special election to replace a Republican congressman who resigned amid sexual harassment claims. A crowded field fought to represent the 27th Congressional District, a conservative area along the Gulf Coast that President Donald Trump won by about 24 points in 2016.
Giuliani criticizes Europe’s will to keep Iran nuclear deal
Rudy Giuliani has strongly criticized European democracies' will to maintain the Iran nuclear deal after the US decision to pull out from the accord. Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's lawyer, on Saturday attended the annual meeting of an Iranian exile group called the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq near Paris.
The Latest: Immigrant: Keep public officials accountable
A crowd gathers for a rally outside Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, to protest the separation of immigrant children from their families at the southern border. Some of the children are currently being housed at BCS.