Romney defends against attacks from opponent in Senate debate

Romney parried the criticism from his opponent, state Rep. Mike Kennedy, and praised the president's handling of several issues including China on trade. Mr. Trump has endorsed Romney, which the former governor of Massachusetts said shows the president "respects people who call them like they see them."

Kim Kardashian West to meet President Donald Trump

Kim Kardashian West is reportedly planning to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss her quest to free great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson from prison. The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star has been trying to find a way to get Alice - who was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1997 on money laundering and drug conspiracy charges - released from behind bars since last year with the help her of her lawyer Shawn Holley and now she's hoping to get the president on board.

Lawmakers push for Australian nun’s Filipino citizenship

Makabayan bloc lawmakers have filed a bill that seeks to grant Filipino citizenship to Australian nun Patricia Fox after the Bureau of Immigration cancelled her missionary visa. House Bill 7806 noted that Fox, who was accused of participating in partisan political activities, has been living in the Philippines for nearly three decades.

Out West, Rules Are Made To Be Broken

I fell in love with the wide-open West during a cross-country drive that followed what's left of Route 66, starting in over-governed Boston, ending in overcrowded Los Angeles, and traversing the wonderful places in between. I remember looking down crumbling strips of pavement, across the empty desert, up at the brightly speckled night sky, and thinking, "Hot damn.

The Border Hysteria

It has lit up social media and made the debate over a new Trump policy of "zero tolerance" at the border even more hysterical than it would be otherwise. The 1,475 factoid makes it sound as though the Trump administration had these children in its custody and then one day couldn't find them.

Walters: Supreme Court bolsters doctrine California is using to…

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Boosting GOP, Trump accuses Pelosi of being an ‘MS-13 lover’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of being an "MS-13 lover" and dismissed a Democratic Senate candidate as a "tool" of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a line of attack likely to become familiar as he boosts Republican congressional candidates ahead of midterm elections. Trump's visit to Nashville, Tennessee, promoted the Senate candidacy of Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who was expected to face former Gov. Phil Bredesen in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker.

In the time it takes to tweet, Roseanne Barr loses her job

In the time it took to compose a 53-character tweet, Roseanne Barr went from a hero that ABC was banking upon to unemployed. The network canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" Tuesday after Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Valerie Jarrett, adviser to former President Barack Obama, as a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."

Roseanne Barr apologises to former Obama aide following race storm

Roseanne Barr has returned to Twitter to apologise to Valerie Jarrett for a tweet comparing her to an ape and to her colleagues who lost their jobs following the cancellation of her sitcom. Roseanne Barr has returned to Twitter to apologise to Valerie Jarrett for a tweet comparing her to an ape and to her colleagues who lost their jobs following the cancellation of her sitcom.

CALmatters Commentary: Conservative Supreme Court helps blue California

When the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a federal law prohibiting states from legalizing gambling on sports, it elated pro-gambling interests and ignited a storm of media speculation about potential impacts on amateur and professional athletics. However, the decision , authored by the court's most conservative member, Samuel Alito Jr., and supported in whole or part by six other justices, could have a much broader effect by bolstering the "anti-commandeering" doctrine contained in the Constitution's 10th amendment, to wit: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

Comedian Roseanne Barr apologises to former Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett following race storm

Comedian Roseanne Barr has apologised to a former Barack Obama aide for a tweet comparing her to an ape and to her colleagues who lost their jobs following the cancellation of her sitcom. US TV network ABC cancelled Barr's show, Roseanne, after she sent a tweet referring to Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes.

‘Don’t feel sorry for me, guys’: Roseanne responds to show cancellation

Roseanne Barr says losing her television show is nothing compared to being labelled a racist "over one tweet", as the fallout from her social media comments and subsequent sitcom cancellation continued. Hours after saying she was leaving Twitter, Barr returned to the social media platform to share posts both supporting her comments made about former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett and praising American television network ABC's decision to cancel her show Roseanne.

New tariffs on Chinese products to burden American tax payers: US industry, lawmakers

China must address its failure to protect US intellectual property, but these tariffs are not an effective response because it will harm American jobs and consumers, said Erik Paulsen, Joint Economic Committee Chairman Congressman. The Trump administration's move to impose a hefty 25 per cent tariff on the USD 50 billion worth of Chinese goods and tighten its noose against China's alleged theft of US' intellectual property rights will have an adverse impact on American consumers, industry leaders and lawmakers have warned.

Fellow military vet to succeed Greitens as Missouri governor

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' resignation announcement Tuesday will elevate another military veteran and conservative Republican to the state's top job, and his experience working with legislators could smooth his transition to power. Mike Parson will automatically ascend from lieutenant governor to governor on Friday when Greitens steps down.