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Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said he will donate to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the event that controversial coal baron Don Blankenship wins the GOP primary in West Virginia on Tuesday. "I hope that [Blankenship] doesn't get through the primary," Flake told reporters on Monday.
Two former Idaho lawmakers previously kicked off the May 15 ballot over residency concerns have been given second chances to run for legislative seats. Deputy Secretary of State Tim Hurst on Monday said former Republican state Rep. Phil Hart will appear on the primary ballot.
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch called John McCain's decision not to invite President Trump to his funeral "ridiculous." Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch called John McCain's decision not to invite President Trump to his funeral "ridiculous" and urged the cancer-stricken senator to change his mind.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who positioned himself as a combatant of sexual harassment and abuse in the #MeToo era and a major opponent of President Donald Trump, abruptly announced his resignation Monday after four women accused him of physical violence and illicit drug and alcohol use. Schneiderman, a Democrat, stepped down hours after a New Yorker article was published Monday evening detailing allegations that he repeatedly slapped, choked and degraded women with whom he had been romantic.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Is there such a thing in today's Republican Party as too anti-establishment? Is already being a member of Congress enough to sink your candidacy for Congress? And could a wealth of opportunity for Republicans to unseat Senate Democrats this November actually end up backfiring? Those are the key questions facing the Republicans in divisive congressional and gubernatorial primaries Tuesday in West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina. Democrats have their own intraparty drama that could portend what happens in November, which we'll get to.
The Trump administration is unveiling a multibillion-dollar roster of proposed spending cuts but is leaving this year's $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill alone. The White House said it is sending the so-called rescissions package to lawmakers Tuesday.
Legal expert Alan Dershowitz warned President Donald Trump lawyers against playing "into the hands" of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigatory team. On "Meet the Press", Dershowitz said on Sunday that Trump's legal team are at risk by providing differing accounts about Trump's knowledge of a payment made to stripper Stormy Daniels.
Sen. John McCain is using his new book and a documentary to publicly express his regret at not choosing former Senate colleague Joseph Lieberman as his running mate in the 2008 presidential election, The New York Times reported . McCain wrote in the book, which the newspaper said it obtained independently of the Arizona Republican, that his advisers warned him against picking Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat who turned Independent, because of his support for abortion rights.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. In this Saturday, May 5, 2018 photo, a new fissure erupts in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii.
If there's one rule of thumb when it comes to the Stormy Daniels saga, it's this: That which the Trump team won't fully deny will probably turn out to be true. It's just happened too many times .
Met Gala co-host Amal Clooney wears the trousers as she and George lead a star-studded red carpet at the Catholic-themed event in New York - rumored to be the last for Vogue chief Anna Wintour Is Hillary Clinton wearing a back brace? Eagle-eyed Twitter users spot 'weird protrusion' coming from her back after she stepped out in New York's warm weather bundled up in a coat and long scarf 'Lines got blurred': Jeffrey Tambor strongly DENIES sexual harassment claims in first interview since the scandal broke, but admits he was difficult on set and members of the cast and crew were scared of him Retired US Marine Colonel Oliver North who was a central figure in Iran-Contra deal in 1980s is the NRA's new president Killer boyfriend who stabbed Morgan Freeman's granddaughter to death is found NOT GUILTY of murder but convicted of manslaughter JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Tampa is forced to ... (more)
As Sen. John McCain remains in his home state recovering from surgery for an intestinal infection and undergoing treatment for brain cancer, he has mostly been receiving a stream of well wishes and tributes for his long career in public service. One faction that has been a notable exception are some of President Trump's staunch defenders.
Gina Haspel, nominee to be director of the CIA, waves as she arrives at a meeting with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin May 7, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. As the CIA wheeled a single cardboard box of classified material related to the highly secretive and reportedly torture-filled record of Gina Haspel-President Donald Trump's pick to head the agency-into the basement of the Capitol building on Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin emerged from his meeting with Haspel gushing about their " great " conversation and suggested he's " open " to voting for her confirmation.
Those who are the strongest advocates for taking steps to combat climate change are also less likely to leave a smaller carbon footprint in their personal lives, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Cornell University and the University of Michigan conducted a study which found that those who were less likely to believe in climate change were also more likely to engage in eco-friendly behaviors like recycling.
Florida school officials now say school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred during middle school to a mentoring program aimed at steering children away from the criminal justice system, a shifting explanation that critics are calling a reversal of earlier statements. Following the Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie had said that Cruz hadn't been in the program.
A school in San Diego allowed the display of a mural on a wall that showed a spear right through the head of President Donald Trump. It's an eye-raising show of how the left gets by practically with murder - at least, with making a mural of it - if the target is the right, whereas the right, if the roles were reversed, would not.
Partnership for New York City , a civic group of more than 300 corporate chief executives, created a federal political-action committee to push for projects and legislation considered crucial to the economic future of the most populous U.S. city. The organization for several years has run a PAC empowered to make donations to state and local candidates.
Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for talking the talk on climate change despite burning through fossil fuels at a rapid clip, but it turns out he's not alone. A study by Cornell and the University of Michigan researchers found that those "highly concerned" about climate change were less likely to engage in recycling and other eco-friendly behaviors than global-warming skeptics.
With less than a week to go until the White House has to make a decision regarding the controversial Iran nuclear deal, President Trump slammed former Secretary of State John Kerry for reportedly working with foreign leaders to salvage the agreement. Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif recently to attempt to preserve the deal, the Boston Globe reported .
About two dozen peopled gathered outside Gov. Mary Fallin's office to urge her to sign legislation that would allow adults to carry handguns without a permit. Oklahoma requires a license to carry a handgun openly or concealed.