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Sitting on the wooden pews of a small white brick church on a hot Wednesday afternoon in central Georgia, a group of residents gathered to chat about the upcoming governor's race and the issues concerning them in their community, from economic development to health care to infrastructure. A particular topic of interest was a strategy for voter turnout - and how to fight the barriers to it - in what could be a pivotal midterm election.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Tuesday of opening "the flood gates of mud and muck" against Brett Kavanaugh as Republicans sought to portray efforts to derail the Supreme Court nominee over accusations of sexual assault in the 1980s as "the politics of personal destruction." The Kentucky Republican's combative remarks about Democrats came as President Donald Trump and lawmakers await the FBI's reopened background check on the accusations against the 53-year-old jurist.
"Early reviews of President Donald Trump's new trade pact with Mexico and Canada are positive a The refreshed version of NAFTA will include increased labor protections for workers, increased standards for duty-free auto shipments, increased access to the Canadian dairy market for US farmers, and a slight tweak to the deal's dispute-resolution system." "Stocks surged Monday as Canada and the U.S. reached a trade deal that also includes Mexico, and key changes at the top of major corporations boosted investor sentiment."
Georgetown professor is suspended from Twitter for saying that white Republican senators 'deserve miserable deaths' and castration for backing Brett Kavanaugh A Georgetown University professor of political science had her Twitter account suspended on Tuesday after writing that white Republican senators who supported Brett Kavanagh's nomination for the US Supreme Court deserve to be castrated and put to death. Dr Carol Christine Fair, 50, an associate professor in the Security Studies Program within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at the prestigious Washington DC school faced backlash after unleashing a scathing rant at the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Twitter Saturday.
Candidates in attendance included Randy Swartzmiller and Diane Magnone, both candidates for 1st District House of Delegates; Bill Ihlenfeld, candidate for 1st District state Senate; Kendra Fershee, candidate for 1st District U.S. House of Representatives; and Jim Douglas, Jeff Kessler, Dennise Smith and William Thompson, all candidates for state ... (more)
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015. U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015.
The higher minimum wage, which will go into effect on Nov. 1, comes after the company faced criticism over its pay and treatment of employees. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I.-Vermont, for paying wages that he said left its employees relying on public assistance for food and shelter, even as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now stands as the world's richest man.
The White House has given the FBI clearance to interview anyone it wants to by Friday in its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The new guidance, described to The Associated Press by a person familiar with it, was issued to the FBI over the weekend in response to Democratic and news media pushback that the scope of the probe was too narrow.
Nautel, together with General Dynamics, will upgrade and maintain underwater sensors on the Halifax-class frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy as part of the Underwater Warfare Suite Upgrade contract awarded to General Dynamics Mission SystemsCanada. The upgraded sensors will offer the RCN an improved ability to detect and track underwater threats utilizing advanced Sonar amplifiers and transducers designed and manufactured by Nautel.
An off-duty border patrol agent wanted an explosive gender reveal party for his family and friends, but he ended up igniting a wildfire that spread to Coronado National Forest in Arizona. Dennis Dickey, 37, of Tucson, Arizona, has to pay more than $8 million in restitution, starting with a $100,000 initial payment and monthly payments thereafter, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
The Wisconsin Legislature plans to return the week after the November election for a lame duck session to vote on a $100 million tax incentive bill that would keep paper products maker Kimberly-Clark from shuttering a plant that employs about 500 people. The company wanted the Legislature to pass the proposal by the end of September, but said Tuesday it will wait until after lawmakers meet before deciding what to do about the Fox Crossing plant.
Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake who is at the center of the explosive Supreme Court nomination says he is pushing for the FBI to conduct "a real investigation" into allegation of sexual assault facing nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen approaching Puerto Rico in this NASA's GOES-16 satellite image taken at about 15:15 EDT on September 6, 2017.. Lakeland - Rabbi David Goldstein stood Friday morning in the social hall of Temple Emanuel, in Lakeland, Florida describing the items used in services.
October is upon us and that means even more new TV is in store! From new Netflix series to some silly sitcom premieres, Wonderwall.com is rounding up all the new shows debuting this month. First up? "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," which lands on Netflix on Oct. 26, just in time for Halloween.
In this Monday, March 1, 2010 file photo, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, a gubernatorial candidate in Texas, greets well wishers during a campaign stop in Tyler, Texas. The U.S. envoy to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, says Russia must halt development of new missiles that could carry nuclear warheads and is warning that the United States could "take out" the system if it becomes operational.
It's a good time to be a former White House ethics lawyer. Norman Eisen, President Barack Obama's ethics counsel, has published 74 op-eds since January, including 16 for the New York Times and ten for the Washington Post as of this writing.