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Two of the key people in the Obama administration for the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , were investigated by an Israeli private intelligence agency trying to find dirt on them, The Guardian reported today. The agency talked to reporters in order to find whether Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl, advisors to President Obama, had shared sensitive information.
The longtime anti-nuclear activist and repeat candidate for statewide office was tired of not getting through to voters. And after a publicized arrest for growing marijuana, his political aspirations felt more distant than ever.
Chased out of much of California by Democrats who hold every statewide office and a 39-14 advantage in U.S. House seats, the party is trying to hold its ground in a place whose nickname, the Orange Curtain, recalls its famous Republican bona fides and where white, suburban homeowners once delivered winning margins for its candidates year after year. But that's changed.
As primary season kicks into high gear, Republicans are engaged in nomination fights that are pulling the party to the right, leaving some leaders worried their candidates will be out of a step with the broader electorate in November. Add Republican Party as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Republican Party news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Minutemen and border security supporters gather before heading to the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday. Pledging to report unauthorized entries into the United States - and shame any state leaders who welcome them - about 20 border security supporters assembled Saturday morning near Jamul.
The Trump administration made it clear Saturday that Beijing will not be allowed to export censorship and its own Communist Party brand of political correctness to the rest of the world. The Chinese government sent a threatening letter on April 25 to dozens of international airlines warning that they would face severe consequences if they failed to identify Taiwan as a part of China, according to The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the letter .
I am standing on a scalding white beach, one foot in Alabama, the other in Florida. Behind me is The Flora-Bama Lounge, an iconic beach bar on Perdido Key, a long and skinny barrier island in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, smack dab on the Alabama-Florida border.
Battling brain cancer at his family ranch in Arizona, 81-year-old Sen. John McCain has been sharing his hopes for the future of the country and reflections on his political life . For former Vice President Joe Biden, McCain's message was a simple one: don't "walk away" from politics, Biden told The New York Times , describing his conversation with the Arizona Republican.
President Trump's newest attorney - who seized the news cycle this week by claiming on national television President Trump "reimbursed" Michael Cohen for his $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels - is giving a keynote address at an Iran freedom conference Saturday afternoon in downtown Washington, D.C. Giuliani later attempted to clarify those comments by issuing a statement saying that was his understanding of what transpired, not Mr. Trump's description. But some of Giuliani's first comments since joining the president's legal team have already upended the White House news cycle.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for a "prompt" investigation by the House Ethics Committee into sexual abuse allegations against Rep. Tony Cardenas. The Los Angeles congressman denies claims that he molested a 16-year-old girl in 2007 when he was a city councilman.
You know you fucked up pretty bad when a person says explicitly that they don't want you at their funeral. John McCain is back home in Arizona right now, apparently in very ill health and perhaps near death now not even a full year after having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last July .
President Donald Trumps gestures during a roundtable discussion on tax reform at Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, May 5, 2018. President Donald Trumps gestures during a roundtable discussion on tax reform at Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, May 5, 2018.
That's according to a person familiar with the situation, who said Page voluntarily resigned on Friday and is taking a new job. Text messages between Page and Peter Strzok, an FBI agent who was assigned to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, show them expressing negative views about Trump and referring to him in derogatory ways.
What follows are observations on those three levels of 2018 campaigns after scrutinizing many of the key offices on the 2018 ballots in Volusia and Flagler counties. OVERVIEW: Three Republicans and three Democrats are running for in Florida's 6th congressional district to replace Ron DeSantis, who's running for governor.
As primary season kicks into high gear, Republicans are engaged in nomination fights that are pulling the party to the right, leaving some leaders worried their candidates will be out of a step with the broader electorate in November.
On Friday, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa wrote her signature on one of the most limiting abortion bills in the country . In what's referred to as the "heartbeat bill," this legislation bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected-at about six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.
Trier, Germany, the birthplace of Karl Marx, erected a statue to celebrate the founder of communism's 200th birthday Saturday, less than 30 years after communist regimes literally divided the country. The west German town, just about as far from Berlin as one can be and still be in Germany, unveiled an 18-foot-tall statue of its native son Marx - covered before the ceremony in dramatic red cloth - to both cheers and protests.
State Sen. Hunter Hill, who is among six Republicans vying for departing Gov. Nathan Deal's seat in the May 22 primary, brought his campaign to Albany Friday. A former Army Ranger, Hill served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called for an ethics investigation into San Fernando Valley Democratic Rep. Tony Crdenas, who this week acknowledged that he is the unnamed defendant in a Jane Doe lawsuit alleging he molested a 16-year-old girl. Crdenas has vehemently denied the allegations, and contacted fellow members of Congress in recent days to assert his innocence in connection with the lawsuit.
John McCain confidants told White House that Trump won't be invited to funeral: Report Washington Examiner, by Caitlin Yilek Confidants of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told the White House that President Trump won't be invited to the ailing senator's funeral, according to a new report. Plans for McCain's funeral, according to the New York Times, include an invite for Vice President Mike Pence, but not the president.