Ex-coal baron Blankenship debuts ‘fact-check’ campaign site
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House faces loss of leadership
It is possible the words "He cared deeply and passionately about the federal budget" have never before been strung together in the English language. But if they had been written somewhere, it would have been about House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Pompeo vows to confront Russia, dodges Mueller questions
Aiming to quell concerns before what is likely to be a narrow confirmation vote, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo vowed on Thursday to ramp up efforts against Russia in "each place we confront them." But he ducked and dodged when asked whether he supports President Donald Trump's pounding criticism of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Muslim lawmakers call on senators to oppose Pompeo
Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison and Andr Carson are calling on Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders to oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, citing his "history of anti-Muslim sentiment and discrimination."
Comey book claims President Trump sought loyalty like mafia boss a Sammy the Bulla
Donald Trump engaged in a months-long effort to secure the loyalty of then-FBI Director James Comey in a series of meetings and phone calls that began in the presidential transition period - behavior Comey likens to that of a mafia boss, Comey writes in a book set for release next week. Those efforts included a now-famous, private White House dinner with Trump just a week after the president was inaugurated, in which Trump, Comey writes, told him: "I need loyalty.
House retirements show how Trump is splitting GOP
Those leaving office without a clear next political step tend to come from places where Trump is less popular. On the flip side, Republicans are more likely to leave the House to seek higher office if Trump was more popular in their districts.
Movie Review: Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare has one good thing going for it-a disturbingly subtle digital effect that hoists the corners of certain characters' lips into a leering, evil smirk. It's memorably creepy.
Will Democrats pluck the next president from city hall?
In this Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the 2018 California Democrats State Convention in San Diego. Garcetti, like other Democratic mayors considering the presidential race in 2020, is hoping to show party activists that his experience running a city can preview success on the national scene.
Congress grilled Zuckerberg. What’s next?
Three hours into Mark Zuckerberg's second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, a Republican lawmaker offered "a little bit of advice" to the Facebook CEO: Be careful, or we might just have to regulate you. "Congress is good at two things: doing nothing, and overreacting," Rep. Billy Long, a Republican representing Missouri, told Zuckerberg in a hearing Wednesday.
Trump says US will only join Pacific trade pact if terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would only join the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact his administration walked away from last year, if it offered "substantially better" terms than those provided under previous negotiations. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the executive order on withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 23, 2017.
The Zuckerberg Hearings Prove Government Shouldn’t Regulate Facebook
In the year 2018, at the height of The Russia Scare, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hauled in front of a tribunal of tech-illiterate politicians and asked to explain himself. "It was my mistake, and I'm sorry," Zuckerberg told senators who are upset about the company's exploitation of user data-which, unbeknownst to them, was social media's entire business model.
The Latest: New Zealand wary of Trump’s Pacific trade U-turn
New Zealand remains wary of President Donald Trump's apparent U-turn on a Pacific trade deal, after Trump said the U.S. is considering rejoining an 11-nation trade pact it earlier withdrew from. New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker says it isn't clear yet "how real it is" given the differing views about the deal held within the U.S. administration.
Fact: Ex-coal baron Blankenship funds ‘fact-check’ site
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Missouri governor mirrors Trump in quest to survive scandal
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks at a news conference about allegations related to his extramarital affair with his hairdresser, in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony from the woman released Wednesday by a House investigatory committee.
Gretchen Whitmer turns in signatures to get on ballot
Surrounded by dancing volunteers, Democratic candidate for governor Gretchen Whitmer turned in more than 33,000 signatures to the Secretary of State on Thursday. "This is not just an election.
China plans Taiwan Strait live-fire exercises amid tensions
In this April 12, 2018 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercises in the South China Sea.
Ethics panel ends inquiry, urges ex-lawmaker to repay $84K
The House Ethics Committee says a panel investigating former Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has ended its work now that he has resigned. The committee's chairman and ranking member revealed Thursday that the panel investigating Farenthold was scheduled to hold a vote Wednesday.
Trump flips on trade pact, weighs rejoining Pacific Rim deal
In a striking reversal, President Donald Trump has asked trade officials to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a free trade deal he pulled out of during his first days in office as part of his "America first" agenda.
The Latest: Texas governor says half of 1,400 troops on job
The Latest on Donald Trump's effort to send up to 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking : Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says more than half of roughly 1,400 National Guard members the state wants to put on the U.S.-Mexico border are already on the job. Abbott said Thursday in the Texas border city of Weslaco that morale is high among troops.
Hemp legalization will be a free-market win
SEPTEMBER 5: Shami Coleman, co-owner of Colorado Cultivars Hemp Farm brings in a load of hemp that was harvested on September 5, 2017 in Eaton, Colorado. Kentucky's two U.S. Senators don't always pull the GOP in the same direction.