Ethical lapses should disqualify EPA’s Scott Pruitt
Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency administrator, at a news conference in April. Pruitt has been under fire for his spending practices and other issues.
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Vietnam veterans remembered at Memorial Day ceremony
More than 58,000 Americans were killed during the Vietnam War and for those who survived, coming home was both a blessing and a curse. "After the Tet Offensive in 1968, the discourse became very prevalent," Jim Fisher, a Vietnam veteran, said.
Money flows as Republicans jockey for Montana US senate slot
In this March 22, 2018 file photo Matt Rosendale, a candidate for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, answers a question during a debate at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. Outside groups have spent far more in Rosendale's support and attacking opponent Russ Fagg than he's raised himself.
Man held in Venezuela for 2 years returning to Utah Monday
In this image provided by the Holt family, Joshua Holt poses for a photo with his wife Thamara and her daughter Marian Leal, at the airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Jailed in Venezuela on weapons charges nearly two years ago, Holt was released Saturday after a U.S. senator pressed for his freedom in a surprise meeting with President Nicolas Maduro.
McConnell: Trump aware of past games played by North Koreans
As the U.S. and North Korea discuss a potentially on-again summit, the Senate's top leader says President Donald Trump is "fully aware of the games" North Koreans played in the past. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday in his home state of Kentucky that Trump won't be "snookered into a bad deal."
Schoolteacher Receives Trump Letter, Corrects Grammar and Sent It Back to White House
Yvonne Mason wrote to Trump in the wake of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, asking him to meet with the families of the victims, questioning him about school safety. He wrote back but the letter was full of grammatical errors, she corrected it and send it back to the White House.
‘McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls’ is no eulogy
The HBO documentary "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls" looks at the Arizona senator's personal and political life over his long political career. HBO's 'John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls' isn't a eulogy The HBO documentary "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls" looks at the Arizona senator's personal and political life over his long political career.
Trump to rally in Tennessee, where crucial Senate race looms
President Donald Trump is turning his attention to Tennessee, where he will raise money and rally supporters Tuesday in a crucial race for control of the U.S. Senate. Trump hopes to boost Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in the open contest to replace GOP Sen. Bob Corker, who is retiring.
Trump is blaming Democrats for separating migrant families at the…
Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE - BEIJING - China this month awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks across a broad collection of businesses, including books, housewares and cushions. - At around the same time, President Trump vowed to find China approves 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks in 3 months - SHANGHAI - Ivanka Trump's brand continues to win foreign trademarks in China and the Philippines, adding to questions about conflicts of interest at the White House, The Associated Press has found.
China approves 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks in 3 months
Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation - which Donald Trump calls "Spygate" - amounted to a tactic Stunning Oval Office leak: Aides fight in front of Trump - about leaks - Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering.
Joe Biden to work with the YMCA to create new LGBTQ program
The YMCA have announced that they have teamed up with the former Vice-President of the United States, Joe Biden, to create a new LGBTQ program. The program was created because of the issues that the LGBTQ community face in the U.S. Although same-sex marriage was legalised nationwide, there are still no federal laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in areas such as employment or housing, and no such laws exist in 31 out of 50 states.
Holy Cross valedictorian denied right to speak at graduation
Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says - A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country's soaring knife crime epidemic. - Last week in his valedictory address Stunning Oval Office leak: Aides fight in front of Trump - about leaks - Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering.
Trump’s trade agenda runs into reality of global geopolitics
President Donald Trump's hard-line views on trade, a staple of his message long before he entered politics, are beginning to collide with the cold realities of global geopolitics. Trade talks on China and the North American Free Trade Agreement have hit stumbling blocks, posing a challenge for a president who vowed to make trade deals more equitable for the United States during his 2016 campaign and who famously tweeted that trade wars are "easy to win."
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Democrats still optimistic about winning control of the House in the fall elections, but worried it'll be more seat-to-seat combat than any blue wave, got a shot in the arm on when several of their stronger candidates won contested primaries. In a Houston, Texas, district that Hillary Clinton carried, Lizzie Fletcher turned back a Bernie Sanders-type liberal, and is given an even chance of defeating a relatively weak Republican incumbent, John Culberson.
The Act Of Ripping Children From Their Families Is Un-Conservative
The biggest story of the weekend appears to be the Trump Administration's move to separate immigrant children from their families, holding them on military bases. This particular story comes after a recent admission from the Department of Health and Human Services, that the U.S. has lost track of roughly 1,500 immigrant children who entered the country without an accompanying adult.
Russian meddling likely to continue
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Mario Cuomo loomed large over NYS Democratic convention
Gov. Cuomo's father, former three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo, passed away more than three years ago, but his presence loomed large at last week's Democratic state party convention. Cuomo's mother, Matilda Cuomo, former Vice President Joseph Biden, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and others all warmly discussed Mario Cuomo during their remarks before delegates and tied the governor to him and his legacy.
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Pelosi key cog in GOP strategy
State Rep. Clarke Tucker is among a handful of Democratic congressional candidates who have openly opposed the leadership of Nancy Pelosi in the face of Republican attempts to link them to the House Democrat. French Hill and Clarke Tucker agree on at least one thing: Nancy Pelosi shouldn't lead the U.S. House of Representatives.
Origins of Mueller probe illegtimate: Trump lawyer
Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has defended the US President's political attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible Russian collusion, suggesting that the origins of the probe were illegitimate, the media reported. Asked during a CNN interview on Sunday whether there was a larger strategy to undermine the investigation at play, Giuliani said he couldn't do it if they didn't have the material.