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Former President Barack Obama is blasting Republicans, saying "the politics of division and resentment and paranoia has unfortunately found a home in the Republican Party." Vice President Mike Pence says it's disappointing that former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail criticizing President Donald Trump.
The mother of a black Caribbean man who was fatally shot by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own wonders whether her son's race was a factor in his killing. . Former President Barack Obama talks with Caffe Paradiso owner Young Jeon during a surprise campaign stop with Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and his running mate, state Rep. Juliana Str... Former President Barack Obama is in California to campaign for Democratic congressional candidates one day after issuing a stinging rebuke of his successor in the White House.
John Michael Mulvaney Here are the administration officials who have denied they wrote the anonymous NYT op-ed House Republicans confident there won't be a government shutdown On The Money: Trump revives shutdown threat over border wall told Republicans at a closed-door meeting that it was a "possibility" that Cruz could lose his Senate race while Republicans such as Florida Gov. Rick Scott could win, The New York Times reports. "There's a very real possibility we will win a race for Senate in Florida and lose a race in Texas for Senate, OK?" Mulvaney said, according to audio obtained by The Times.
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin participated in a roundtable discussion Friday in West Virginia with religious, business and community leaders and West Virginians with pre-existing conditions. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader were both in attendance.
Speaker-designee Kirk Cox addresses the media in front of the House Chamber at the Virginia State Capitol building after Republican Del. David Yancey was announced as the winner of the 94th House District race following a tiebreaker drawing on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
Led by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Cory Booker , additional co-sponsors include Senators James Risch , Mike Crapo , Richard Durbin , Sheldon Whitehouse , and Chris Coons . S. 3422, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act , will help reestablish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy by launching robust public-private partnerships among the federal government, leading research institutions, and the best industry innovators.
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, a frequent Trump critic and a part of the #NeverTrump movement during the 2016 presidential election, admitted via Twitter on Saturday that he "regularly" considers leaving the GOP. A Twitter user said she switched her vote from "Democrat" to "no-party" to be "part of the solution" and asked if Sasse had "considered following suit."
Tropical Storm Florence is becoming a "better organized" weather system that will likely strengthen into a hurricane late Saturday, weather forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday the storm was expected to become a "major hurricane" by Tuesday as it passes between Bermuda and the Bahamas on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday effectively prohibiting new federal offshore oil drilling along California's coast, and announced that he opposes plans to expand crude exploration on public lands in the state. The legislation he signed blocks the Trump administration's plan to expand offshore oil drilling through the prohibition on new leases for new construction of oil and gas-related infrastructure, such as oil pipelines.
ANAHEIM, Calif. Following a fiery appearance in his home state of Illinois, former President Barack Obama brought a softer tone Saturday to Orange County, California a traditional GOP stronghold.
Activists sent coat hangers to Maine Sen. Susan Collins's office to protest against confirming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Republican senator's office received 3,000 coat hangers, which served as reminders of back-alley abortions, according to The Associated Press Saturday.
Mick Mulvaney, a top Trump administration official, warned behind closed doors on Saturday that Republican candidates such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could be at risk of losing and were not "likable" enough, The New York Times reported. Mulvaney made his comments, according to the Times, at a meeting with party donors alongside Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
A government photographer edited pictures from President Donald Trump's inauguration to make the crowd size appear larger than it actually was after the president was unhappy with how the event looked in photos, according to records obtained by The Guardian. After repeated requests from the White House for new pictures, the photographer cropped the areas where there were no people to make it appear that the crowd filled the frame, according to The Guardian .
ANAHEIM, Calif.>> Barack Obama is jumping back into campaign-mode with a visit to a once-solid Republican stronghold in California, promoting Democratic congressional candidates and reminding voters of the stakes in the November elections. Former President Barack Obama talks with Caffe Paradiso owner Young Jeon during a surprise campaign stop with Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and his running mate, state Rep. Juliana Stratton, after speaking on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill.
Food security advocates are worried that legislation working its way through Congress could cause thousands of Alaskans, particularly in rural areas, to lose "food stamp" benefits and add an untenable layer of bureaucracy for the already-strapped state government. Congressional leaders are working to find a compromise between House and Senate farm bills before the prior version expires at the end of the month.
"I'm beginning to feel like it's entirely possible I'm ruining my life, and I'll have absolutely no one to blame but myself and my naivetA ." She grew up in the affluent northern suburbs of Chicago.
Appearing in Southern California on Saturday, the former president took another swipe at his successor as he raised his profile campaigning for fellow Democrats to regain control of the House. Obama didn't mention President Donald Trump by name during a 20-minute speech in the key Southern California battleground of Orange County.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., questions witnesses before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the final stage of the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.
A federal appeals court says that a Florida city must take down a cross that has been in a city park for nearly 50 years. The Pensacola News-Journal reports that the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday to uphold a lower court ruling that the cross was unconstitutional and needs to be removed.