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Jon Ebel of Urbana, one of five Democrats seeking to run against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis next fall, has received the endorsement of a cross-partisan group dedicated to more integrity and civility in politics and to getting more military veterans into Congress. The group, called With Honor, last week announced its support for five Republicans and four Democrats running in March primaries.
The White House aggravated hard-line conservatives and Democrats when it proposed granting citizenship to 1.8 million Dreamers in exchange for border wall funding and drastic changes to the nation's immigration laws. The Senate majority whip, who has emerged as a key Republican negotiator in talks to resolve the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, says he supports a permanent solution for young immigrants in the country illegally.
In November of last year ten of twelve jurors found that Senator Menendez was innocent of all charges of corruption. That should have been the end of the matter, since a clear majority of those who heard all of the facts found the Senator innocent of all charges.
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Saturday that he has fired his chief of staff after getting reports of "improper conduct" with subordinate staffers. "By early this afternoon, I had sufficient evidence to conclude that while employed by this office, my Chief of Staff had violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates.
US President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, RT's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan looks ahead. Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution states that the President " shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
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Ilion, N.Y.: I am a 65-year-old white woman sitting at my kitchen table, watching the news, shaking my head. One phrase I agree with President Trump on is "Make America great again."
In 2007, while working for the candidate who hoped to be the first female president, a young woman filed a complaint against her boss - the campaign's faith adviser. She described "five kisses on the head" and "excessive tracking" of her whereabouts, among other complaints of harassment, according to campaign documents from the time.
Despite almost nonstop news coverage recently of the high likelihood and adverse implications of a U.S. government shutdown, the performance of stocks and bonds betrayed little evidence of investor concern. Go back a little further and markets have shown a striking ability to shrug off political and geopolitical instability.
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders will call Monday for Congress - including Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz - to find a permanent solution for DACA recipients. Photos by Evan Tucci/AP , Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News , and John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News .
David Koch plans to spend close to $400 million on policy and politics during the two-year election cycle that culminates with November's midterm elections, a roughly 60 percent increase over 2015-16. That will include as much as $20 million in 2018 to sell to voters the Republican tax cuts signed in December by President Donald Trump, about the same amount Koch-affiliated groups spent on promoting the legislation in 2017, officials with the Koch network said Saturday.
There are now about 200 companies that have given bonuses - some in cash, some in stock - and raises to their hourly workers. This could be what Rep. Nancy Pelosi , back in December, referred to as "Armageddon" as the tax overhaul bill was passed.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Saturday as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Wynn has been a prolific Republican donor and led the RNC's fundraising efforts during President Donald Trump's first year, helping the committee rake in more than $130 million.
Tim delivers the goods: He was seen at the sleazy Presidents Club bash, but it was STILL a good week for the Ocado boss as the firm's value rises A 650m Tim Steiner is one of the business world's most enduring evangelists. Often derided for his fervent belief in the food delivery firm he founded with two pals from US bank Goldman Sachs at the height of the dotcom boom in 2000, it now appears he was right all along.
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez addresses Amy Gottlieb, left, the wife of detained immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir during a demonstration in front of the Manhattan office building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in New York.
Friday evening, Hillary Clinton wrapped up a bizarre video in which she said that her message was "directed to the activist b*tches supporting b*tches." A universal establishment media firestorm erupted over what President Trump allegedly said in a closed-door meeting earlier this month.