Rep. Keith Ellison will remain in DNC position despite run for Minnesota attorney general
Rep. Keith Ellison, a six-term lawmaker representing the Minneapolis-area in Congress, was the first Muslim elected to Congress. He serves as the No.
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Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old…
President Donald Trump arrives for a bill signing ceremony in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus May 30, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump arrives for a bill signing ceremony in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus May 30, 2018, in Washington.
Virginia GOP Senate Candidate Called Anti-Semite Paul Nehlen A ‘Personal Hero’
Virginia GOP Senate primary favorite Corey Stewart has not renounced calling Wisconsin congressional candidate Paul Nehlen one of his "personal heroes" in a December 2017 video , despite Nehlen's subsequent emergence as a racist anti-Semite, The Weekly Standard reported Tuesday. Nehlen has been banned from Twitter for racist and anti-Semitic tweets.
Watchdog groups call for IG investigation after Sessions promoted inflated encrypted-phone statistic
The Justice Department's internal watchdog was pressed Monday to probe the circumstances that resulted in Attorney General Jeff Sessions and other top officials repeatedly touting a bogus statistic exaggerating the degree of the "Going Dark" problem posed by digital encryption. A coalition of 21 groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Human Rights Watch wrote the department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, after the FBI admitted last month that the number of encrypted mobile devices federal investigators have lawfully seized but been unable to access data from is "substantially lower" than previously stated.
Why people vote against their economic interests
A COMPLAINT often made of Donald Trump's presidency is that many of the voters who delivered him to the Oval Office will suffer from his policies. They include the tax cut, with its benefits heavily skewed towards the rich.
[When] should lower courts try to predict Supreme Court rulings?
"It is largely eclipsed by some of its other rulings and non-rulings of the day, but one of the most interesting things that the Supreme Court failed to decide yesterday was how lower courts are supposed to read a 4-1-4 Supreme Court decision with no majority opinion. The case is Hughes v.
Iowa state official fired for sexually explicit language had recently …
Less than a month before Gov. Kim Reynolds fired him, Dave Jamison said 100 percent of his staff had taken sex harassment prevention class Iowa state official fired for sexually explicit language had recently completed sexual harassment prevention training Less than a month before Gov. Kim Reynolds fired him, Dave Jamison said 100 percent of his staff had taken sex harassment prevention class Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2LYoPJU Dave Jamison was independently warned by as many as three high-ranking executives of the Iowa Finance Authority to tame his sultry talk. Then Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt.
Trump’s War on Oceans Continues
In just his first six months in office, President Donald Trump undertook a range of actions that gravely undermined common-sense stewardship of America's oceans-enough for the Center for American Progress to conclude that he had launched a "War on Oceans." His attacks included withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change; signing executive orders aimed at reckless expansion of offshore oil drilling; direct attacks on the spectacular wildlife protected within national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments; and proposing draconian cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
U.K. Retailers Set Up EU Sites Over Brexit Uncertainty
C&J Clark Ltd. , the seller of Clarks shoes, plans to open a distribution center in continental Europe to shield itself from potential tariffs and other barriers to the cross-border movement of goods after the U.K. leaves the European Union, according to people familiar with the situation. The Hut Group Ltd. , which sells beauty, wellness and luxury products online, is constructing a facility in Wroclaw, Poland, that's set to employ more than 1,000 people within the next two years.
Bill Clinton’s answer on Lewinsky shows why Democrats want distance in 2018
Bill Clinton's defensive response to questions about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement are just one reason Democrats want distance from the former President, top Democratic operatives told CNN on Monday. Clinton, speaking with NBC in an interview with aired Monday, defended himself from recent criticism about his handling of his affair with Lewinsky in 1995.
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Bakery in Gay Wedding Cake Dispute, but a
If anyone tells you that gay rights lost at the Supreme Court, you can tell them how wrong they are. A lot of digital ink was spilled in the last day decrying the Supreme Court's ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v.
NASA’s new administrator says he’s talking to companies to…
NASA is talking to several international companies about forming a consortium that would take over operation of the International Space Station and run it as a commercial space lab, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in an interview. "We're in a position now where there are people out there that can do commercial management of the International Space Station," Bridenstine said in his first extensive interview since being sworn in as NASA administrator in April.
Oprah Winfrey chooses former death row inmate’s memoir for her book club Source: Cox Media Group
The Alabama man served nearly 30 years on death row before he was set free in 2015 after prosecutors determined he did not fire the gun that killed two fast-food managers during separate robberies in 1985. "I shouldn't have sat on death row for 30 years," Hinton said outside the Jefferson County Jail when he was exonerated.
Plane Carrying Four Crashes Off Coast of New York’s Long Island, Two Bodies Recovered
A small plane carrying four people crashed off the coast of New York's Long Island on Saturday, officials said. Two bodies had been recovered from the crash scene about a mile and a half south of East Hampton as of late Saturday evening.
Despite Trump’s public bravado, his legal team readies for a showdown with Mueller
President Donald Trump participates in the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File President Donald Trump participates in the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, June 1, 2018.
Related:Smokejumpers sent to 2,000-acre tundra fire near Point Hope
The Tusikpak Lake Fire was burning through tundra grass about 16 miles east of Point Hope on Monday, June 4, 2018. It was estimated at 2,000 acres as of Monday afternoon.
Democrats hope California races will propel House takeover
Democratic hopes to retake control of the House will rise or fall in California, where the party is pursuing a string of Republican-held seats in Tuesday's primary election. Democrats need to gain 23 districts nationally to take the gavel in the House, and a key part of that strategy is expanding their 39-14 advantage in the home state of Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi .
Jewish groups react to Supreme Court religious-liberty case
American Jewish groups expressed mixed reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision on a controversial Colorado baker's refusal to serve a gay couple. In a 7-2 decision on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v.
OK Republicans Praise SCOTUS Decision, LGBT Activists Look To Future
In the hours following the US Supreme Court narrowly sided in a favor of Christian bakery's ability to turn away gay couples, several of Oklahoma's members of Congress praised the decision, while one of the state's most prominent LGBTQ rights groups appeared cautiously optimistic. The case surrounded Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, CO.
Trump Signals He Wants Separate Trade Deals With Canada and Mexico
The Trump administration added another complication to already fractious talks with Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, suggesting that President Trump now wants to negotiate separate bilateral deals with those nations rather than continue three-country discussions to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement. "His preference now, and he asked me to convey this, is to actually negotiate with Mexico and Canada separately," Larry Kudlow, the White House chief economic adviser, said of the president on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning.