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Mitt Romney seemed to be on a smooth path to Utah's U.S. Senate seat, with the backing of President Donald Trump, the blessing of retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch, R, and a popularity unique to the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Delegates at the GOP's state convention denied Romney their nomination as Mike Kennedy, a three-term state representative who entered the race just weeks earlier, edged out the establishment favorite with 50.88 percent of the vote to 49.12 percent.
President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning the United States has not "given up anything" in negotiations with North Korea in response to criticism that Pyongyang is getting more out of the talks than Washington. "Wow, we haven't given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization , site closure, & no more testing!" he tweeted.
Nashville police said at least four are dead after suspect Travis Reinking opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant April 22. A customer at the restaurant was able to take the gun from the shooter who then fled the scene. Authorities say the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville was arrested last year by the U.S. Secret Service for being in a restricted area near the White House.
Over the weekend, some of America's most powerful and famous traveled to Houston to pay their respects to her legacy. Melania Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Bill and Hillary Clinton were all in attendance at the beautiful funeral service which honored Barbara with stories of her service, philanthropy and raw honesty in the public arena.
First Lady Trump rubbed elbows with former presidents George W. Bush and Laura Bush, as well as former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 21:Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama greet first lady Melania Trump at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush on April 21, 2018 in Houston, Texas.
America lost a legend in Barbara Bush this week, but our military was not about to let her go without the proper honor. After First Lady Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92, the nation mourned.
A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years is running to succeed Ryan in Congress. Bryan Steil is an attorney from Ryan's hometown of Janesville and a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton spoke on national television Sunday giving his thoughts about North Korea's promise to suspend nuclear-and long-range missile testing programs. Sen. Cotton, a guest on CBS' Face the Nation, said he welcomes the announcement -- but is also skeptical of it.
Her husband, George H.W. Bush, poses in one with their son, George W. Bush, and two other former presidents - Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Current first lady Melania Trump also is in the photo along with former first ladies Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
Puerto Rico has made history by becoming -- briefly -- the largest US territory or state to be powered almost entirely by renewable energy. The rising grassroots movement to totally rebuild Puerto Rico's electric supply system with renewable energy and locally owned micro-grids poses a serious threat to the centralized, fossil-based corporate elite.
A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father's 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller has not contacted her and she thinks he isn't interested in finding the truth. In an interview with The Associated Press, Natalia Veselnitskaya also detailed her recent meeting in Berlin with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election as well.
These are all names the western media and politicians routinely heap on Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad. He has now become the top Mideast villain, the man we love to hate.
Corporate media outlets were glad that the US, France and Britain bombed Syria in violation of international law , but lamented what they see as a dearth of US violence in the country. In The Atlantic , Thanassis Cambanis described the war crime as "undoubtedly a good thing," and called for "sustained attention and investment, of diplomatic, economic and military resources"-though the latter rubbed up against his assessment in the same paragraph that "a major regional war will only make things worse."
In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump, right, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani pose for photographs as Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Giuliani is joining the legal team defending President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation. That's according to a statement from Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow.
Defensive gun use happens more regularly in the United States than gun crimes, according to data the Centers for Disease Control never publicized. Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck has been arguing that point for a quarter of a century, saying that his own research led him to believe that DGU was far more prevalent than gun-control advocates claim.
A car crash involving multiple fatalities and injuries last week in Ohio may be the result of opioid intoxication, according to a Cincinnati coroner. The April 17 crash occurred on Gray Road near Spring Grove Village after a Mazda crossed the center line into the path of a minivan.
SWAT teams are on hand as police have surrounded an apartment complex near Nashville, Tenn., as the hunt for suspected Waffle House shooter Travis Reinking continues. Local reports indicate that a loud bang was heard as federal agents closed in on the complex, believed to be where Reinking is staying.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi review notes before a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2018. The House on Thursday gave swift approval to a $1.3 trillion spending bill that would fund the government through September, shaking off the objections of its most conservative members and voting less than 24 hours after the 2,232-page document was unveiled.
Romney acknowledged in an interview with CNN that he hadn't read the book, "A Higher Loyalty." But he said that excerpts he had seen were "disappointing" and appeared to get too much into Comey's "personal reactions."