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A barrier-breaking Texas sheriff who is now running for governor is testing the patience of some Democrats heading into a primary runoff this month. A barrier-breaking Texas sheriff who is now running for governor is testing the patience of some Democrats heading into a primary runoff this month.
A man hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is sounding off about his lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Elections and the Republican party. Raiklin believes he was unfairly excluded from absentee ballots that started on April 27. He says the executive director of the Republican Party undermined his campaign's right to a fair count of signatures.
The United States has filed criminal charges against former Volkswagen A.G. boss Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating, in a rare attempt to prosecute a CEO for company actions. The indictment reopens the question of whether other senior Volkswagen executives knew about the scandal, which has dogged Europe's biggest automaker for more than 2 1/2 years and led to a regulatory crackdown that is threatening thousands of jobs as customers increasingly shun diesel-powered cars.
Democrats are jumping on new revelations about lobbyists planning Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's lavish trips to Morocco, Australia, and Israel to show conflicts of interest. "The outsized role you have given lobbyists and non-governmental individuals in setting both your domestic policy agenda as well as your international travel is concerning and leads to even more questions about your ability to objectively serve the American people," said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., in a sent Friday to Pruitt asking for a full list of industry representatives that the agency has collaborated with on planning his overseas excursions.
Legislation to combat the nation's opioid crisis has moved through the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who is with ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Legislation aimed at helping communities deal with the opioid addiction crisis is moving through the Senate and House, despite Democrats' disgruntlement about the process.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has long targeted federal judicial nominee Gordon Giampietro. President Trump nominated Giampietro to serve in Wisconsin's Eastern District.
Honestly, who wrote this? Yeah, I know it's from Rep. Eric Swalwell , but who on this staff wrote this rather great piece of comedy regarding military-style assault rifles. He wants to ban them, buy them back, and prosecute anyone who doesn't abide by his proposed law : Reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 would prohibit manufacture and sales, but it would not affect weapons already possessed.
Trump, speaking to reporters Friday, suggested that Giuliani had misspoken about reimbursements to the president's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, for payments to porn star Stormy Daniels as part of a nondisclosure agreement.
A key lawmaker on Friday unveiled his proposal for a massive defense policy plan that endorses the president's military parade in addition to boosting pay for servicemembers and increasing troops, weapons and equipment. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, proposed $639.1 billion in a military base budget, in addition to another $69 billion for a war chest called the Overseas Contingency Fund.
Meeting on April 21 in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Executive Committee heard a status update on several regulatory matters and the Amateur Radio Parity Act from ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD. Imlay reported that ARRL continues to work multiple avenues in its efforts to secure passage of the Parity Act.
U.S. Senator John McCain rebukes President Donald Trump in a new memoir, accusing his fellow Republican of failing to uphold U.S. values by showering praise on international "tyrants," discrediting the media, ignoring human rights and demeaning refugees. "Flattery secures his friendship, criticism his enmity," wrote McCain in "The Restless Wave," which he co-authored with longtime aide Mark Salter.
Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Rudy Giuliani, a current member of the president's legal team, said on Thursday that President Trump repaid his lawyer Michael Cohen $130,000 in the Stormy Daniels case.
Donald John Trump Stormy Daniels lawyer: There were 'extensive communications' on settling hush-money deal before election Trump asks Pentagon to look at options for withdrawing troops from South Korea: report Adelson helped arrange canceled Pruitt trip to Israel: report MORE told the entire country for months that he knew nothing about the payment to Stormy Daniels and that we should "ask Michael," referring to his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who had also stated publicly that he made the payment without the president's knowledge. Then, Rudy Giuliani revealed that the president not only knew about it but repaid Cohen.
Longtime Hamilton County Commissioner Christine Altman faces a challenger who promises to make county commissioner his only job if he's elected in her re-election bid for the District 1 seat.
Legislation is being introduced that would elevate the home of the world's largest gypsum dune field in southern New Mexico from a national monument to a national park. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich made the announcement Friday while visiting New Mexico, saying the change would boost recognition and visitation.
More than 300 sailors on board the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser will return to Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday. The crew took part in the air strikes against Syria after an alleged chemical attack last month.
Senate President Harriette Chandler, surrounded by colleagues from both parties, read a statement Thursday accepting the findings of the ethics investigation into Sen. Stanley Rosenberg.
South Carolina's Senate has effectively killed a ban on almost all abortions in the state, voting early Friday morning to return the bill to committee. Five Republicans joined Democrats in the 24-21 vote, which came after Democrats held the Senate floor for an hours-long filibuster.
Ten thousand ordered to evacuate as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava 150ft skywards and releases deadly gas as streets crack in half after 250 quakes rock the Big Island in seismic swarm Terminally ill John McCain savages Trump with his 'farewell' memoir: Senator accuses president of belittling American values, praising tyrants, demeaning refugees and employing 'weird' advisers Two dead and one injured after 80-year-old gunman shoots a father and daughter at a California apartment complex before turning the gun on himself 'It was The Alamo': Four US troops killed in ISIS ambush in Niger were 'abandoned' and 'outgunned' as relatives briefed on probe point finger at commanders who 'set them up to fail' Inside NXIVM: How did this twisted 'sex cult guru' brainwash some of America's most privileged actresses, models and heiresses? 'I am your mother': Devastated biological mom of baby ... (more)