Senator Rand Paul Speaks About Recovering From Attack
Senator Rand Paul spoke about his recovery from a terrible attack he suffered calling it 'a living hell'. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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Vermont city considers making mural more inclusive to races
In this Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 photo, pedestrians view a mural in downtown Burlington, Vt. The city is considering options to make the art more inclusive after an activist defaced its plaque and said the mural is racist.
Things to watch in Washington Legislature this year
The 60-day legislative session begins Monday, with lawmakers hoping they'll finish their work - which includes finalizing the last piece of a court mandate on education funding - without having to go into overtime. After a win in a key Senate seat in November, Democrats are back in charge of both legislative chambers for the first time in five years, holding a razor thin 25-24 majority in the Senate and a slim 50-48 edge in the House.
DC forecast: Gathering winter storm over wall vs. DACA, possible shutdown
Democrats are trying to flex their muscles noting that their votes are typically needed on issues such as spending and debt; Mike Emanuel explains on 'Special Report.' A meteorological "bomb cyclone" ravaged the East Coast last week. A political bomb cyclone could wreck Washington come January 19. That's the date Congress has to fund government operations and avoid a government shutdown.
Which people close to Trump might doubt his mental fitness?
"The Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence," he wrote on Twitter on Saturday. His tweet may have been in reaction to the new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House , which claims that some of the president's advisers have privately belittled his sanity and intelligence.
Smith’s Senate odyssey begins with sprint toward November
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith has no time to waste as she prepares for the U.S. Senate and a November election to keep her new job. Smith was appointed to replace Al Franken, who resigned last week after weeks of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Why hasn’t Michael Wolff’s dementia-Trump…
In the book, Trump has an impossibly short attention span, refuses to learn from policy briefs and fails to grasp the fundamentals of U.S. government. Where was this version of Trump when giving one of his dozens of interviews, hosting his rallies, or delivering public remarks at any point between 2015 and now? Yes, Trump mostly spoke extemporaneously during the campaign, often repeating words and themes, a phenomenon otherwise known as speaking aloud.
Even with no term limits, change continues in the halls of Congress
A man had to be taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after setting a woman's house on fire in Rogers County. Deputies tell us the victim returned home to find the unidentified suspect violating a protective order by being at her place.
Your paycheck may be going up soon because of tax cuts updated
Millions of working Americans should start seeing fatter paychecks as early as next month, Republican leaders say, as a result of the recently passed tax law. But the precise timing hasn't been fixed yet.
Fix the marijuana mess by allowing states to sort it out
Congress simply can't ignore the massive collision about to occur between federal and state laws regarding marijuana. The Obama administration essentially created new federal marijuana policy by refusing to enforce unambiguous federal law.
Optimism for Alaska in 2018
As Alaskans, there's no doubt we face significant challenges, including high crime rates, domestic violence and sexual assault, thousands of Alaskans struggling with addiction, and a continuing recession that has left too many without jobs.
Hotel staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter more than 10 times before massacre
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock more than 10 times in the days leading up to the October 1 massacre that claimed 58 lives. During Paddock's stay at the hotel, room service and housekeeping "had contact with Paddock or entered his suite more than 10 times," according to a statement sent to CNN from MGM Resorts International, which owns the Nevada hotel.
Government agency on ETs means we need to share message
A report last month by The New York Times confirmed what those of us who celebrated the crop circles near Larry's Produce in 2003 have long believed: Extraterrestrial aliens are real. The DoD may not confirm that extraterrestrials are real, but it takes them seriously enough to investigate.
Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him
Plainly agitated by a new book portraying him as dysfunctional, President Donald Trump is bemoaning his country's "very weak" liberal laws and making the case that he's "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius." Trump defense of his mental fitness in a series of tweets was a singular episode in a presidency rife with moments unlike any that have come before in that office.
Trump washes his hands of insurgency against GOP incumbents
Trump told reporters after meeting GOP House and Senate leaders at Camp David on Saturday that he's planning a robust schedule of campaigning for the 2018 midterm elections and that includes involvement in the Republican primaries. He'll campaign for incumbents, he said, and "anybody else that has my kind of thinking."
Schumer urges Trump to sign fentanyl-screening bill
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging President Donald Trump to sign legislation that would allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to buy portable screening equipment to detect the powerful opioid fentanyl before it enters the United States. Schumer said Sunday that the bill that passed both houses of Congress last year will help ensure that illicit narcotics "can be quickly detected, identified and seized on the spot."
Donald Trump battles fire with fury: Excerpts from book that threaten to end his presidency
Copies of the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by author Michael Wolff are seen at the Book Culture book store in New York. When American journalist Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House released on Friday, days ahead of its schedule, it became an instant bestseller.
Sen. Kaine answers questions from local residents at NCI
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine officially kicked off his bid for a second six-year term on Friday with a visit to the New College Institute in Martinsville.
Hellzapoppin: FBI, DOJ, and Clinton Sharethe Hot Seat
The new year began with a bang as the long stalled congressional investigations of the top FBI and Department of Justice officials and Fusion GPS begin to see daylight and the Clinton Foundation slush fund investigation resumed, this time with greater probity than the former top officials at the FBI and DOJ permitted. Congressman Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, and Judiciary chairman Senator Chuck Grassley fired the first salvos of the year.
Another Republican has jumped into California’s race for governor,…
Former U.S. Rep. Doug Ose has announced he will run for California governor this year. A new year and a new Republican candidate have cracked open California's sleepy race for governor, unleashing predictions of a splintered GOP vote that could sink Republicans and lead to a November election between two Democrats.