U.S. and China Soybean Trade Relations
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Laxalt running for Sandoval’s third term
Republican gubernatorial candidate Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, right, greets Glenn Noll, left, and Barbara Rodgick after speaking at Veterans Village in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. @KMCannonPhoto El candidato republicano a la gobernacion, el fiscal general de Nevada, Adam Laxalt, saluda a Frank Myers luego de hablar en Veterans Village, en el centro de Las Vegas, el 24 de enero de 2018.
#SC4: William Timmons Comes Unhinged
A freshman state senator who is also one of the leading "Republican" candidates for South Carolina's fourth congressional district told a top conservative activist to "f*ck off" - and then threatened to "crucify" the activist if they continued to criticize him. This brusque reproof came courtesy of first-term GOP senator William Timmons - who ousted incumbent Mike Fair in the "Republican" primary for S.C. Senate District 6 in June of 2016.
Trump’s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP1:53 PM
In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next.
Who Colluded With The Russians Again?
Nunes said there is evidence of collusion, but added it occurred between the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton, while the Russians and had nothing to do with President Donald Trump. "I welcome anybody to come help investigate, because so far it's only the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who are actually doing anything to get to the bottom of who was colluding with Russia," he concluded.
Alex Baldwin Responds to Trump Tweets
President Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin engaged in a Twitter feud Friday morning after the President mocked the actor's impression of him on Saturday Night Live. "Alex Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony.
Six teenagers are running for governor in Kansas, and suddenly this doesn’t seem so preposterous
Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo. Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo.
Eric Holder on Obama: ‘I Had a President I Did Not Have to Protect’
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he "did not have to protect" former President Barack Obama from scandals, in contrast to the numerous issues that have dogged President Donald Trump during his presidency, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The comment took place during an appearance Holder made on "Real Time With Bill Maher" Friday.
Trumpa s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP
In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next.
A look at the Republicans running for Illinois governor
In this Jan. 2018 file photo Jeanne Ives, Illinois Republican Gubernatorial primary candidate speaks to the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board in Chicago. Gov. Bruce Rauner is trying to win a second term after becoming Illinois' first Republican governor in a decade with promises to shake up Springfield and pass a business-friendly agenda.
A look at the Democrats running for Illinois governor
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tio Hardiman participates in a debate Friday, March 2, 2018, in Chicago. The nominee will face either Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner or his conservative challenger, State Rep. Jeanne Ives, in November.
The Italian Elections
The entire piece is worth a read, as there are a lot of details, but the first several paragraphs will give one the basic idea: The campaign before Italy's national elections on Sunday has been self-obsessed and often petty and unedifying. But it has been instructive about one thing: The political forces that have torn at the global order and the European Union have settled into the mainstream.
Trump’s tariff talk provokes rarely seen urgency among GOP
Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Donald Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns, immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next. But Trump's decision to seek steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has provoked rarely seen urgency among Republicans, now scrambling to convince the president that he would spark a trade war that could stall the economy's recent gains if he doesn't reverse course.
The Latest: Trump threatens tax on European cars
A light turned red in front of the Krupp Mannesmann steel factory in Duisburg, Germany, Friday, March 2, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump risks sparking a trade war with his closest allies if he goes ahead with plans to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, German officials and industry groups warned Friday.
Secret Service: Man shoots himself outside White House, Trump out of town
Medical personnel are treating a male victim after he shot himself outside of the White House, according to the Secret Service and D.C. police. President Trump is in Florida on Saturday and not at the residence.
White House Locked Down After Man Reportedly Shoots Himself
BREAKING: We're sheltering in place at the White House briefing room. A report of "shots fired" near North Lawn, per a U.S. Secret Service agent.
Are You Listening, America?
" Don't you understand what I'm trying to say? And can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today? If the button is pushed, there's no running away, There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave, Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy, And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction ."
Joy Reid: What Did Trump Know, And When Did He Know It?
"I will tell you this, Russia, if you're listening, I hope you can find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.
Why Isn’t The Media Covering The West Virginia Teachers Strike?
It's resonant of so many iconic labor struggles in West Virginia, but our corporate media isn't covering this historic state-wide teachers strike The strike stems in part from the rising cost of PEIA, which is intended to provide affordable health insurance for state employees. West Virginia teachers, who already ranked 48th nationally in terms of salaries, were looking at an even deeper cut to their take-home pay by way of escalating PEIA premiums, and the pay raises previously proposed by the governor-2 percent in the first year followed by 1 percent in years two and three-were not enough to cover the cost, teachers said.
Maine’s biggest dog sled race gets underway in Fort Kent
Siberian huskies charge from the starting line, leading a team run by Ingrid Bower, of Underhill, Vt., in the Irving Woodlands Can Am Crown 100-mile sled dog race, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Fort Kent, Maine. More than 50 teams started the 30, 100 and 250-mile races in northern Maine.