Chelsea Manning files for US Senate bid in Maryland
In this Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Chelsea Manning speaks during the Nantucket Project's annual gathering in Nantucket, Mass.
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Keith Jackson
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Sunday died in April 2013; now, Saturday has gone along with it. Maybe they're huddled together, in some football heaven.
Wesley Stoker
If 9-year-old Wesley Trent Stoker was nervous when he took the stage Friday at the 26th annual Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition in Dallas, he didn't show it. Dressed in a dark suit and a rose-colored tie, Wesley stood at the microphone and spoke fervently for five minutes around the contest's theme honoring the late civil rights leader: "What is your dream for today's world?" More than once, he also seemed to acknowledge that he was the only white student among the competition's finalists.
Chelsea Manning is running for Senate in Maryland: Filing
According to Federal Election Commission records, Chelsea Manning has filed to run for Senate as a Democrat. Manning will run against incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is stepping down from his role on the House Ethics Committee, citing a "challenging workload" as the reason for his departure. Gowdy informed House Speaker Paul Ryan of his decision in a letter on Jan. 10, the details of which were not made public until Saturday.
Ralph Northam becomes Virginia’s 73rd governor
Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.
Chelsea Manning files for US Senate run in Maryland
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who spent several years in prison for leaking classified information, has filed to run as a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maryland. Manning's filing was received January 11, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The Covfefe Chronicles: How Many Lies Will Trump Pack into His Presidential Memoirs?
Once Donald Trump is removed from office-either through term limits, a 2020 loss, a resignation or an impeachment-he and a right-wing ghostwriter will secure a big-money contract for his presidential memoirs. There will be a built-in audience for such a book-the still-loyal members of the MAGA crowd, the right-wing evangelicals who believe Trump is their second savior, the anti-Democratic Party ideologues who can't wait for Chappaquiddick to come out so that they can rejoice in the denigration of Ted Kennedy's legacy.
Don Lemon Lectures Trump Base for Supporting a ‘Racist:’…
Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm - Washington An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" was a false alarm, according to the Hawaii Office of Emergency Management and a tweet from one of the state's Democratic congresswomen. Kentucky to now require LITERACY TESTS for "certain populations" to receive medical care.
WV DHHR: 4 of nearly 900 Tanf applicants test positive for drugs
Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland Chelsea Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to Wikileaks, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings. Alert About Missile Bound for Hawaii Was Sent in Error, Officials Say - The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency confirmed on Saturday that there was no ballistic missile headed toward the state, minutes after an emergency alert was sent to cellphones urging people to seek immediate shelter.
The Internet is mad at Chelsea Handler for “antigay” Lindsey Graham tweet
Chelsea Handler is coming under fire after she rattled off a tweet that implies South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is gay. The tweet in question also implies that the 62-year-old is being blackmailed with a "dick sucking" video.
Trump defends vulgar remarks while partly denying them
Sen. Dick Durbin said he heard President Trump repeatedly use vulgar language to describe African countries during a White House immigration meeting Thursday. The senator called Trump's comments 'vile, hate-filled and racial' on Friday.
Frustration grows 18 months into police shooting probes
In this July 5, 2016 file photo, the Triple S Food Store, the scene of a police shooting is shown in Baton Rouge, La. A deadly confrontation between two white Louisiana police officers and a black man lasted less than 90 seconds.
Joe Harrop: Is there an adult in the house?
In the eleven years that I have been writing these commentaries, I have never had as much material to work with as in the last few months. As I said to a friend, with all the bizarre things in the news lately it is hard to figure out just who is the adult in the room.
Democrats just handed Trump more domestic surveillance powers. They should know better.
"Democrats have been all over the airwaves recently accusing Donald Trump of abusing the Justice Department to go after his political enemies - most notably his former opponent Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, which the Department of Justice is reportedly currently investigating based on an allegation made during the 2016 presidential campaign. So you'd think they would oppose handing Donald Trump any more power with which he could potentially use against all sorts of Americans who attract negative attention from his administration.
One gets used to being shoved aside when voting while black
As we mark what would have been his 89th birthday, it seems fitting to recall that Martin Luther King spoke to that difficulty in a 1957 speech whose words ring relevant 61 years later. "All types of conniving methods are still being used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters," lamented King.
With friends in high places, you, too, can prevent oil drilling
Florida is so darn special that we don't have to let BP or ExxonMobil drill oil wells offshore. That's what the Trump administration now says.
The history of US government shutdowns in 1 chart
While bipartisan lawmakers are negotiating on spending and immigration, the federal government is slated to run out of money next Friday. The two parties are deadlocked: Democrats insist on a solution for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Republicans are pushing for more border security and the White House says they must build the wall.
Meet the Russia specialist who worked on 2 of Fusion GPS’ most…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's unilateral release of the Senate Judiciary Committee's August interview with Fusion GPS cofounder Glenn Simpson was applauded by those who called it a win for transparency - and a nail in the coffin of GOP lawmakers' attempts to distract from the probe into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Others, however, viewed the content of Simpson's testimony as validation of a talking point often repeated by President Donald Trump and his allies in the media and Congress: Fusion GPS was working both for the Russians and against Trump - albeit on separate projects - during the 2016 election.
Sean Penn: Donald Trump Is ‘An Enemy of Mankind’
The actor penned the Time essay following Trump's "shithole countries" remark aimed at African nations and earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where Penn has dedicated his humanitarian efforts. Penn first praised former president Barack Obama's deployment of 22,000 service members to help Haitians when the earthquake struck on January 12th, 2010; Penn's op-ed comes on the eighth anniversary of the earthquake, and the actor recounted the efforts to help the Haitians as well as the island nation's ongoing struggles.