What the Left Can Learn from Losing in Texas
First, the bad news. All three of the insurgent congressional candidates who faced runoff elections in Texas on Tuesday were defeated.
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Blocked by Trump: Twitter Users Sound Off on Being Barred
The lawsuit was brought by seven Twitter users - including a Texas police officer, a New York comedy writer and a Nashville surgeon - who claimed that Mr. Trump's Twitter feed was an official government account and that preventing users from following it was unconstitutional. In her ruling, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald wrote that the plaintiffs who sought to view and engage with Mr. Trump's tweets alongside those who were not restricted were "protected by the First Amendment."
Nominee to Run Government Ethics Office Says He Won’t Tweet Like His Predecessor
Before he resigned as director of the Office of Government Ethics last July, Walter Shaub was fond of tweeting about his dismay with the Trump White House's handling of issues such as financial disclosure and ethics waivers. But Emory Rounds III, President Trump's nominee to run the governmentwide ethics office, told senators on Wednesday that, if confirmed, he would "make it clear when he's making an official statement as the director."
Trump Administration Tries to Reassure Key Senators About ZTE Enforcement
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said the defense authorization is expected to address ZTE. The Trump administration is trying to reassure Senate Republicans that it won't go light on sanctions enforcement against Chinese communications equipment firm ZTE.
Discharge Petition Signatures Held Back Amid Immigration Negotiation Progress
Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., says that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives on immigration issues are headed in a positive direction. Rep. Jeff Denham said Wednesday he plans to hold back the final signatures needed to activate a discharge petition that would force a vote on four immigration measures affecting so-called "Dreamers" - saying that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives are headed in a positive direction.
High hopes but tough road for black woman in governor’s race
She's a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history.
Twitter jokes sinkhole on White House lawn is Melania’s ‘escape route’
'Melania's escape tunnel has caved in!' Twitter erupts with jokes and memes after sinkhole opens up on White House lawn Memes and jokes ran wild on the social media site as users joked that it was Melania Trump's escape route or 'hell opening up to welcome back it's children'. The White House covered up the sinkhole on the North Lawn on Tuesday with a large green board - but that didn't stop the quips from flying.
Oklahoma veteran approved for position with U.S. Navy
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Greg Slavonic to be the assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs. The retired rear admiral has served as Sen. James Lankford's chief of staff. Slavonic previously spent 34 years in the Navy.
Clinton: Democrats can win with bold ideas, core principals
Democrats can win elections and stand up to Washington Republicans by sticking to their core principals when it comes to education, health care, equality and the environment, Hillary Clinton told a friendly crowd at the New York state Democratic convention on Wednesday.
US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections, Mike Pompeo says
Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., center, talks with Ranking Member Rep.Eliot Engel, D-NY., right, as they listen to testimony by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday. WASHINGTON >> Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections.
New York Visit Drops Trump Into Contested GOP Primary
Flanked by a trio of Republican congressmen, President Donald Trump ventured to his native New York on Wednesday to accuse Democrats of coddling violent gangs and being soft on immigration and provided one of the members with a photo-op as he fends off a tough primary foe. One week after a White House event led to an extensive back and forth of the president's use of the term "animals" to describe, depending on whom was interpreting, MS-13 gang members or undocumented immigrants writ large, the trio of New York House Republicans - Peter T. King , Dan Donovan , and Lee Zeldin - showed no reluctance to being seen with Trump as they participated in the Bethpage, N.Y., roundtable.
President Trump to Sign ‘Big Legislation’ Authored by Donnelly on Right to Try and Regulatory Relief
Today, President Trump said "big legislation will be signed by me shortly," and both the Right to Try legislation and regulatory relief package that makes reforms to Dodd-Frank he touted are efforts U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly led. Enactment of these provisions will build on the 19 Donnelly provisions already signed into law by President Trump since the President took office and 41 measures the Senator's had signed into law since he began serving in the Senate in 2013.
Pompeo: US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections. Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the administration will take "appropriate countermeasures" to fight what he called "continued efforts" by Russia to meddle in November's vote.
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On Friday May 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein stating Comey testified the FBI didn't think General Flynn lied. Grassley also revealed Joe Pientka was the second FBI agent who joined Peter Strzok on January 24th, 2017 in an ambush style interview to take down General Flynn.
ACLU sues over battleground Ohio’s congressional districts
The ACLU filed a constitutional challenge to Ohio's congressional map on Wednesday, using Republican Gov. John Kasich's statements opposing gerrymandering as ammunition. A suit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati challenges district maps in effect through 2020 for "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" that violates voters' rights to democratically select their representatives.
Pompeo Affirms, Reluctantly, That Russia Tried to Help Trump Win
Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, listens during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on May 23, 2018. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged -- after prodding by lawmakers -- that he backs the finding by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and ultimately help Pompeo, who previously was Trump's CIA director, was pressed by Democrats on whether he accepted that finding during testimony Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Watch CNN’s Chris Cuomo hammer Tea Party congressman over…
In a fiery interview, CNN's Chris Cuomo fact-checked Rep. Jim Jordan over his "demonstrably false" statements supporting President Donald Trump's "Spygate" conspiracy . The Ohio Republican started the interview by launching a long-winded explanation of why he believes the FBI spied on the Trump campaign, complete with a litany of ousted Justice Department officials targeted by the president and the congressman's repeated call for a second special counsel - a resolution that he boasted had 25 Congress members' support.
‘Right to try’ drug legislation heads to the White House
The House on Tuesday passed "right-to-try" legislation that would allow the critically ill to bypass the Food and Drug Administration to obtain experimental medications, ending a drawn-out battle over access to unapproved therapies. President Donald Trump is expected to quickly sign the measure, which was praised by supporters as a lifeline for desperate patients but denounced by scores of medical and consumer groups as unnecessary and dangerous.
Candidate endorsed by Pence loses Texas House primary
State Rep. Lance Gooden is projected to win the Republican primary in the Texas 5th Congressional District, paving the way for him to replace retiring GOP Rep. Thomas Jeb Hensarling Candidate endorsed by Pence loses Texas House primary Overnight Finance: House sends Dodd-Frank rollbacks to Trump Panel approves bill to toughen foreign investment reviews House votes to ease regulation of banks, sending bill to Trump MORE runoff came after no candidate won the majority in the March primary. Gooden led Bunni Pounds, Hensarling's former campaign manager, in the initial vote and was able to hold on again.
GOP dissidents on cusp of forcing immigration votes
Centrist Republicans are within striking distance of forcing immigration votes in the House, setting the stage for a dramatic election-year clash. More than 200 lawmakers - including 20 Republicans - have now signed a discharge petition to circumvent leadership and trigger a series of votes on the floor dealing with immigration.