Joe Biden to stop in Charlotte on Wednesday for ‘American Promise Tour’
The former vice president is coming to Charlotte as part of his "American Promise Tour."
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Morning Joe writes off GOP as ‘Trumpist cult’ after Mark Sanford loses GOP primary
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Republicans were sealing their own doom in the midterms by fully embracing President Donald Trump. The "Morning Joe" host pointed to the loss of Rep. Mark Sanford in a GOP primary, and the victory of anti-immigration hardliner Corey Stewart in Virginia, as the latest examples of Republican fealty to Trump.
In SC primary, ardent Trump backer defeats Rep. Mark Sanford
U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford hugged his sons after addressing his supporters at Liberty Tap Room in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Sanford lost his first election ever Tuesday, beaten for the Republican nomination for another term in the coastal 1st District around Charleston by state Rep. Katie Arrington.
Primary takeaways: Women win, Trump tweets kill3 hours, 44 minutes | Washington
After Tuesday's primaries in South Carolina, Maine, North Dakota, Virginia and Nevada, we know it's Donald Trump's party and it might be the real year of the woman. Primary takeaways: Women keep winning and a Trump tweet strikes a fatal blow to Sanford After Tuesday's primaries in South Carolina, Maine, North Dakota, Virginia and Nevada, we know it's Donald Trump's party and it might be the real year of the woman.
US disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts
FILE PHOTO: Representatives from FEMA speak with a resident of the Staten Island borough neighborhood of New Dorp Beach about registering with the agency for financial assistance to help recover from the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy in New York, NY, U.S., November 15, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster-response official ordered all hands on deck.
Senate will not ‘poke the bear’ Trump by passing tariff measure
U.S. Senator Bob Corker accused his fellow Republicans of being afraid to stand up to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as his legislation to block the president's ability to impose tariffs on national security grounds hit a roadblock in Congress. "'We might poke the bear' is the language I have been hearing in the hallways," Corker said in an emotional Senate speech.
Truth Test: Coburn Says Teachers Will Still Get Raises Without Tax Hike
Among the hottest of the hotly debated issues facing Oklahomans right now, nothing may be more of a flash point than the recent pay raises passed for teachers. Those raises are set to be funded by the largest tax increase in state history.
The Latest: Trump arrives back in Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump says that, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea is destroying a major missile engine site.
The ‘Black Panther’ actor who is an undocumented ‘Dreamer’
In reality, the Ivorian actor is living in limbo in the United States as an undocumented immigrant. The 36-year-old Bamba, who most recently appeared in "Black Panther," is one of 700,000 "Dreamers" -- immigrants brought illegally to America as children who were protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Corey Stewart Wins Virginia GOP Senate Primary
Corey Stewart, a strong supporter of President Trump, also known for his ardent defense of Confederate symbolism, won the Virginia Republican Senate nomination. He's running against Democrat Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's 2016 running mate.
Why some evangelicals don’t want Vice President Pence to speak at their meeting
A conservative Christian and longtime culture warrior, Pence shares many of Southern Baptists' faith commitments and some of their political views. With more than 15 million members, Southern Baptists are the country's largest evangelical denomination, and more than 80% of white evangelicals voted for the Trump-Pence ticket.
North Korea highlights Trump concessions on war games after summit
The Korean Central News Agency reported that Trump expressed his intention to halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises, offer security guarantees to the North and lift sanctions against it as relations improve. The U.S. president told a news conference on Tuesday, after his summit with North Korea's leader in Singapore, he would like to lift sanctions against it but it would not happen immediately.
A look at the North Korean human rights abuses played down by Trump
A few months ago Donald Trump used his first State of the Union address to condemn the cruelty of North Korea's government. But after his historic summit on Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who he described as "very smart" and having a "great personality", Mr Trump seemed to play down the severity of human rights violations in the country.
A look at N. Korea’s human rights abuses Trump played down
President Donald Trump had previously condemned the cruelty of North Korea's g... . FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old college student detained and imprisoned in North Korea, is carried off of an airplane at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati.
Iran deal comparisons cloud Trump’s North Korea summit
Trump's comments on Tuesda... . Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined at right by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12... .
INLAND: Child-porn probe nets 500,000 images, 9 arrests
Nine Inland Southern California men were arrested this week by federal agents in a crackdown on what they called one of the largest child-pornography distribution operations ever. Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations unit took eight of the men into custody in cities throughout the region.
Sanford falters in South Carolina after critical tweet from Trump
Rep. Mark Sanford, one of President Donald Trump's sharpest Republican critics, was ousted by a primary challenger on Tuesday after Trump waged an extraordinary last-minute effort to defeat him. The South Carolina congressman lost to state lawmaker Katie Arrington, who won Trump's support just hours before the polls closed Tuesday.
Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding
Residents look down a flooded street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in June 2008. The city is still recovering from some of its worst flooding on record.
Opinion: Beware the Dog Days of August
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to his Capitol office after the Republican Senate policy lunch that took place at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday. Nothing happens in August, right? At least that's always the usual explanation for the mass exodus that leaves Washington nearly uninhabited for much of D.C.'s dog days.
Justice Dept. Watchdog Will Be Tested in Next Chapter of Clinton Investigation Firestorm
In the office of Attorney General Jeff Sessions hangs a portrait of his predecessor Edwin Meese III, the Reagan-era conservative. Near the desk of the deputy attorney general is a painting of former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who pressed to expand the Justice Department's powers after Sept.