ICE v. immigrants: What Lebanon police do
Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello and Police Chief Todd Breiner explained their policies on cooperating with ICE and the detention of immigrants. ICE v.
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President To Ask Justice Department To Look Into Campaign Surveillance Claims
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded on Twitter on Sunday that the Justice Department look into whether his 2016 presidential campaign was infiltrated or surveilled by the agency or the FBI under the Obama administration. Federal investigators are looking into whether Russia tried to sway the election and if it worked with the Trump campaign to do so.
Will Bernie run in 2020? Former campaign manager: He “has more…
Former Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver on his new book, what went wrong in 2016 - and a possible 2020 campaign If you voted for Bernie Sanders in 2016 -- and quite likely even if you didn't -- I highly recommend Jeff Weaver's new book " How Bernie Won: Inside the Revolution That's Taking Back Our Country -- and Where We Go From Here." Weaver was the campaign manager for Sanders' insurgent progressive campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, which started out as a quixotic long shot and came startlingly close to wresting control of the party away from the moderate, pragmatic politics exemplified by Hillary Clinton.
‘Defender’ Cuthburt recognized for aid to juveniles
When it comes to working with her young clients, Maryellen Cuthbert is a force to be reckoned with in and out of the courtroom. An attorney of 35 years, Cuthbert has found her niche in defending juveniles and youthful offenders charged as adults, helping them to turn their lives around.
Lawmakers return to Washington amid calls for gun control
Just days after a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, claimed 10 lives, some Democratic lawmakers want to call attention back to gun control, an issue that has consistently struggled to gain traction on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday, but there's skepticism that Congress would be willing to take up a divisive topic such as gun control, just months before the midterm elections.
Donald Trump: a Drain the Swamp!a And he is
President Donald Trump is poised to officially demand a federal investigation into whether the Department of Justice "infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes," as he put it. Trump publicly mentioned this possibility as far back as March 2017, when he tweeted: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory.
The Republican Primary in Georgia Is Taking Racism to a Whole New Level
The Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia has devolved in recent weeks into a chest-thumping argument over which candidate hates undocumented immigrants the most. In their rush to prove themselves, two candidates-both currently elected officials-have engaged in an escalating competition over who can personally "round up" and remove more immigrants from the state.
Democrats must keep their eyes on November prizes
The hum of obsessive and counterproductive worry is rising: President Trump's approval has crept up from abysmal to merely awful! Candidates from the party's progressive wing have won some House primaries! Republicans have not, in every single case, chosen candidates who are unelectable! The Russia investigation is a year old, and still nobody has been frog-marched out of the West Wing in chains! And Trump is still president! Get a grip, people. Try to focus.
Morning Spin: Lightfoot says mass shootings shouldn’t take focus off Chicago violence
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Supreme Court rejects inmate’s appeal in slaying of 3
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the appeal of an Ohio inmate who has long maintained his innocence in the 1994 slaying of three people. The court's Tuesday decision involves the case of Kevin Keith.
The complicated task of covering John McCain’s final days
As a war hero, former presidential candidate, influential voice in the Senate, and ready quote, John McCain has been a constant presence in the public eye for decades. His final book, The Restless Wave , is out today.
2018 midterms show start of Democratic scramble for 2020
Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scramble to reclaim the White House from President Donald Trump. The leading players - from established national figures such as former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to up-and-comers including Sen. Kamala Harris - don't necessarily put it that way.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sun Sentinel: Gina Haspel is flawed choice to lead CIA
With critical support from Florida's Bill Nelson and five other Democratic senators, Gina Haspel has been confirmed as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. A career employee for 33 years and most recently the deputy director, she is highly suited in every respect but one.
Black women look to flex power in Georgia governor’s race
This week's primary election in Georgia presents black women voters with a rare opportunity: To give a Democrat who looks like them a chance at occupying the governor's mansion in a Republican-controlled state. A Democratic primary win Tuesday for Stacey Abrams or Stacey Evans - both lawyers and former state lawmakers - means Georgia could elect its first woman governor later this year.
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Lawmakers wrap up session in a blur of bills, questions
The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its work at midnight Sunday with the familiar last-minute flurry of votes and political machinations but surrounded by question marks, as Gov. Mark Dayton threatened to veto major tax and spending bills. The ramifications of the latest round of gridlock at the Capitol could be huge, as the failure to enact a bill syncing Minnesota's tax code with sweeping federal changes would create a massively complex tax filing season next year and hit hundreds of thousands of Minnesota families and some businesses with tax increases.
Coast Guard aids Canadian mariner whose vessel flooded
The Coast Guard assisted a distressed Canadian mariner after his vessel began taking on water about 80 miles from the Big Island. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry escorted the 73-year-old mariner to port aboard his 44-foot sailing vessel once the flooding was under control.
Strawberry Festival Parade dazzles
Downtown Buckhannon was crowded over the weekend with folks enjoying the final two days of the 77th annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
Capito tells PBHS grads to – care for each other’
One hundred and seventeen students from Philip Barbour High School celebrated their graduation and the completion of one chapter of their lives Friday evening during the school's 55th commencement.