Ire Aimed at Trump and Kushner for Not Pressing Saudi Prince Over Missing Post Journalist Believed Murdered

Top advisor Jared Kushner, his wife Ivanka Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sulman in this White House photo. The Saudi-born Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has been missing for over a week -with reports strongly indicating he was murdered last week by a 'hit team' sent by the government of Saudi Arabia while inside the country's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey-but critics from across the political spectrum say the Trump administration still has not used its close ties to the ruling Royal Family, and especially with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Sulman , to get anywhere nearer the truth of what happened to Khashoggi or hold the Saudis feet to the fire over the possible assassination of a U.S. resident and journalist.

‘I Know This Is Shocking,’ Says Sanders, But Trump ‘Lying About Medicare for All’

In reaction to President Donald Trump's op-ed on Wednesday-titled, " Democrats 'Medicare for All' plan will demolish promises to seniors "-Sen. Bernie Sanders responded in a sensible and honest way by calling the president a liar. "No, Mr. President.

Comelec campaigns vs vote buying

A VOTERS' education campaign will be conducted by the Commission on Elections in Baguio City to inform voters on various styles of vote-buying during the campaign and right before the conduct of the midterm elections in May next year. In a press briefing, city election supervisor Atty.

Hawley slams Democrats over Supreme Court confirmation, tries to draw McCaskill into conflict

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley says Democrats engaged in a smear campaign to discredit Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and claims Senator Claire McCaskill was part of that effort. Hawley says people he talks to on the campaign trail are extremely angered the party has tarnished the Senate confirmation process.

resist trump

People protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the White House on July 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. As the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress face mass protests in Washington, D.C. against their attacks on healthcare , immigrants , women , and the poor -as well as well as their support for white supremacists and men accused of sexual assault -civil liberties advocates are speaking out against an "unconstitutional" National Park Service proposal that would severely limit Americans' ability to protest near the White House and on the National Mall.

“Any ‘Her’ Will Do”: Due Process for Boys Like Kavanaugh, But…

President Donald Trump encouraged rally-goers in Iowa on Tuesday in a chant of "Lock Her Up," appearing to refer to Sen. Dianne Feinstein . Two days after apologizing to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "on behalf of our nation" for subjecting him to one Senate hearing and a brief FBI probe into several sexual assault allegations against him before allowing him to be confirmed to his lifetime appointment, President Donald Trump clearly dropped the pretense of defending "due process" as he laughed along as audience members chanted "Lock her up!" after he criticized Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Iowa on Tuesday night.

Hillary Clinton: You ‘cannot be civil’ with Republicans, Democrats need to be ‘tougher’

After the bitter and partisan fight over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the former secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate declared that President Donald Trump has undermined the integrity of the nation's highest court and that it's time for Democrats to be "tougher" with their opponents, in an interview with CNN published Tuesday "You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about," Clinton told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "That's why I believe, if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and or the Senate, that's when civility can start again."

APNewsBreak: GOP’s Pearce rents out oilfield equipment

In this July 30, 2018 file photo, New Mexico Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce speaks to business leaders in Albuquerque, N.M. Pearce owns two companies that actively lease oilfield equipment to undisclosed customers even as he campaigns to regulate a booming petroleum sector and expand an oil-dependent economy.

Nikki Haley to resign as UN ambassador

Haley's resignation letter obtained by the Washington Post was dated Oct. 3. It included praise of the president for allowing her to be "free to speak my mind on the issues of the day." She also vowed, "I will surely not be a candidate for any office in 2020."

ADM Announces Enid, OK, Flour Mill Modernization Complete

ADM ANNOUNCES ENID, OK, FLOUR MILL MODERNIZATION COMPLETE Oct. 9, 2018 Source: ADM news release Archer Daniels Midland Company today joined with members of the community to celebrate the opening of its modernized flour mill in Enid, Oklahoma. "For many decades, the Enid flour mill has served as a focal point for the region's wheat harvest," said Kevin Like, vice president, ADM Milling.

Bill and Hillary Clinton set to begin 6-month speaking tour

Former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be traveling the U.S. and Canada together, stopping in 13 cities from November 2018 to May 2019. Unfortunately for those hoping for a "Partridge Family"-style tour, the Clintons will not be performing any family musical acts, but instead holding a series of conversations about Clintonian matters.

Journal Junctions for Oct. 9

Because of the hateful and despicable actions by the democrats during the Kavanaugh hearings, the republican participation rate has gone up by 20 percent from 60-80 percent. The blue wave has turned into a tiny trickle and the red wave has turned into a tsunami.

Trump and McConnell are a political odd couple who share one important goal

The ultimately successful, if extremely messy, Senate confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the unlikely and intriguing outcome of two disparate men invisibly working together, though they could hardly be more different - President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell was born in Alabama, raised in Kentucky and thanks to the demanding therapy of his mother, overcame the crippling physical restrictions of childhood polio so well he became a formidable baseball player.