Republicans not shrugging off Trump’s talk of metal tariffs

In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next.

Official Washington, Press Trade Humorous Jabs at Gridiron

Long the subject of barbed tweets from President Donald Trump, members of the Washington press corps sharpened their wits for musical and rhetorical takedowns of the president, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and others Saturday night at the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club and Foundation. Trump accepted an invitation to the 133rd anniversary dinner, his first given that he declined to attend last year.

Legislature ends session after tackling guns, other issues

This Jan. 11, 2018 file photo shows dark clouds hovering over the Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon's Legislature ended its 2018 session on Saturday, March 3, 2018 wrapping up an almost month-long session that saw additional gun controls, an attempt to curb opioid abuse and a remedy to prevent losses to state coffers from the federal tax overhaul.

The Latest: 9th death reported following powerful nor’easter

The Latest on the nor'easter that's battering coastal areas from Maryland to Maine : 9:30 p.m. Police in Andover, New Jersey say a man was killed by downed power lines during the storm that rampaged up and down the East Coast. NJ.com reports that the 41-year-old man came in contact with live power lines at about 6:45 p.m. Friday.

We need to demand that our government protect free speech on the internet

In this day and age, it is close to impossible for anyone to get through life without using the internet. That reality is even more true here in Alaska, where larger distances separate us and we have less infrastructure to connect us.

Devin Nunes: Stephen Colbert memo skit an example of how ‘conservatives are under attack’

We have serious abuses that occurred in the FISA court against the Trump campaign." #Cavuto pic.twitter.com/zvhMSu2LSd Fox News March 3, 2018 House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said "conservatives in this country are under attack" after late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert filmed a segment poking fun at his panel's recently released memo on alleged government surveillance abuses.

Roy Moore pleads for $250,000 from supporters to pay legal fees

Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is long past the need for campaign contributions, but that didn't stop him from pleading with supporters to help pay his hefty legal fees incurred trying to fight sexual misconduct allegations. The Republican, who lost to Democrat Doug Jones in a Dec. 12 runoff to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, took to Facebook late Thursday to tell supporters he faces that "another vicious attack from lawyers in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco who have hired one of the biggest firms in Birmingham, Alabama, to bring another legal action against me and ensure that I never fight again."

Obama to be protected from ‘wannabe jihadis’ during New Zealand visit

Barack Obama will be heavily protected in New Zealand, with a "wannabe jihadi" the most viable threat against him, a security expert says. The former US president will speak to about 1000 invited guests at an event run by the NZ-US Council in Auckland on March 22. He'll spend about three days in the country, before going on to Sydney.

#SC4: William Timmons Comes Unhinged

A freshman state senator who is also one of the leading "Republican" candidates for South Carolina's fourth congressional district told a top conservative activist to "f*ck off" - and then threatened to "crucify" the activist if they continued to criticize him. This brusque reproof came courtesy of first-term GOP senator William Timmons - who ousted incumbent Mike Fair in the "Republican" primary for S.C. Senate District 6 in June of 2016.

Trump’s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP1:53 PM

In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next.

Who Colluded With The Russians Again?

Nunes said there is evidence of collusion, but added it occurred between the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton, while the Russians and had nothing to do with President Donald Trump. "I welcome anybody to come help investigate, because so far it's only the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who are actually doing anything to get to the bottom of who was colluding with Russia," he concluded.

Six teenagers are running for governor in Kansas, and suddenly this doesn’t seem so preposterous

Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo. Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo.

Eric Holder on Obama: ‘I Had a President I Did Not Have to Protect’

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he "did not have to protect" former President Barack Obama from scandals, in contrast to the numerous issues that have dogged President Donald Trump during his presidency, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The comment took place during an appearance Holder made on "Real Time With Bill Maher" Friday.

Trumpa s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP

In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next.

Trump’s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP

Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Donald Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns, immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next. But Trump's decision to seek steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has provoked rarely seen urgency among Republicans, now scrambling to convince the president that he would spark a trade war that could stall the economy's recent gains if he doesn't reverse course.

Maine’s biggest dog sled race gets underway in Fort Kent

Siberian huskies charge from the starting line, leading a team run by Ingrid Bower, of Underhill, Vt., in the Irving Woodlands Can Am Crown 100-mile sled dog race, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Fort Kent, Maine. More than 50 teams started the 30, 100 and 250-mile races in northern Maine.

California attorney general foes spar in AP interviews

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has become the face of the state's resistance to President Donald Trump, challenging the Republican administration's policies nearly four dozen times in court and providing the kind of meat-and-potatoes opposition that Democratic activists say they want. Yet, he was eclipsed at last weekend's state Democratic Party convention by Dave Jones, the comparatively obscure state insurance commissioner who wants Becerra's job.