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One senator and five members of Congress have written to the Trumpinator, asking him to reject the immediate and eventual results of today's absolutely phony "election" in Castrogonia. This is a futile and quixotic gesture, for sure - even if the Trumpinator follows their advice - but futile gestures have an elegance of their own.
In this May 7, 2017 file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick arrives at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston for the 2017 Profile in Courage award ceremony. The former Democratic governor said in March 2018 that a run for the White House in 2020 is on his "radar screen."
Oprah Winfrey says she was inspired to help the survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting as they fight for stronger gun control because their dedication reminded her of the civil rights movement. "The fact that they were creating this national march to say, 'enough' what it takes to risk that on a national level is what I responded to," Winfrey tells CNN's Van Jones on "The Van Jones Show," which airs at 8 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN.
But now, Democrats have one-upped him in figuring out a terrific way to fund the work. Their solution: undo the tax cuts approved by Trump and congressional Republicans last year and use that revenue for infrastructure projects.
When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski had been a member of the United States Senate for 15 years. She'd pulled off a historic write-in campaign, built a reputation as someone who thinks deeply about policy, and helped pass a sweeping bipartisan public-lands deal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping looks at a ballot for an amendment to China's constitution that will abolish term limits on the presidency and enable him to rule indefinitely, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018. Chinese President Xi Jinping looks at a ballot for an amendment to China's constitution that will abolish term limits on the presidency and enable him to rule indefinitely, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018.
President Donald Trump, right, talks with Republican Rick Saccone during a campaign rally, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Moon Township, Pa. Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election being held on March 13 for the Pennsylvania 18th Congressional District vacated by Republican Tim Murphy.
Washington, March 11 : US President Donald Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania to bolster support for state Representative Rick Saccone who will contest in Tuesday's special congressional election to secure a House seat, the media reported. "This guy should win easily... I hate to put pressure on you, Rick," Trump said on Saturday night at the rally in Moon Township, the heart of America's steel industry where he beat Hillary Clinton by 20 percentage points in 2016.
Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation's gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.
Anita Hill heads to speak during The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. Anita Hill heads to speak during The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif.
President Trump gave an early look Saturday at how he intends to help Republicans maintain control of Congress in 2018. Trump delivered his midterms message during a campaign rally near Pittsburgh, Penn., - a rally that he held to help a Republican struggling to hold onto a House district Trump won by double digits in 2016.
"Do me a favor," he said to the large crowd gathered in a hangar at the Pittsburgh airport. "Get out on Tuesday, vote for Rick Saccone, and we can leave right now."
President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so he can keep delivering those kinds of results. The president lent his weight to Republican Rick Saccone in the final days of a surprisingly competitive special election outside Pittsburgh that could reverberate nationally ahead of the November midterm elections.
The photo - of a very little black girl staring up in rapt awe at a portrait of a regal Michelle Obama - flashed like wildfire across the internet a week or so ago. The mother of two-year-old Parker Curry tried in vain to take a picture of her daughter in front of the portrait, but the child, transfixed by a painting of someone she later breathlessly confided was "a queen," wouldn't turn around.
President Donald Trump told Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so he can keep delivering those kinds of results. The president lent his weight to Republican Rick Saccone in the final days of a surprisingly competitive special congressional election outside Pittsburgh.
In this March 7, 2018, photo, Democrat Conor Lamb, goes on a campaign walk through a neighborhood in Carnegie, Pa. Lamb is running against Republican Rick Saccone in a special election being held on March 13 for the PA 18th Congressional District vacated by Republican Tim Murphy.
Trump is traveli... . Republican Rick Saccone, left, does a microphone check during the setup before a campaign rally that President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend in the hangar later in the day, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Coraopolis, Pa.
The Latest on President Donald Trump's rally for a Pennsylvania Republican running in a special House election : Trump says if he runs again - which is "almost positive" - that he can't use his "Make America Great Again" tag line. That's because he'll already have spent years in office.