News 14 Mins Ago Chelsea Manning files for Us Senate bid in Maryland

Chelsea Manning intends to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, returning the transgender former soldier to the spotlight after her conviction for leaking classified documents and her early release from military prison. Manning, 30, filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, listing an apartment in North Bethesda as her address.

Central Virginia Lawmakers Look Forward to Drafting Bipartisan Legislation

Although the General Assembly remains in Republican control, members say they look forward to working together in a bipartisan manner to get legislation passed. "With 51 votes for Republicans and 49 for the Democratic party, obviously neither side is going to be able to achieve anything unless we have bipartisan support ," says Delegate Steve Landes.

Move over Jane Fonda! Libertarian Golden Boy Jeff Flake wants your seat

"Needless to add, while denouncing his government as liars last week, Senator Flake was on a red-carpet visit to Havana hosted by his Stalinist Cuban friends. Too bad a communist anti-aircraft gun wasn't nearby-or Flake could have donned a communist helmet, hopped atop the seat, and posed for pictures while aiming it at imaginary U.S. planes during the Bay of Pigs.

Northam sworn in as governor, pledges less toxic politics

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who rode a wave of voter unhappiness with President Donald Trump to electoral victory, took the oath of office Saturday with a pledge to make politics less toxic and more productive. Speaking to a crowd gathered in dreary, cold weather on the south portico of the state Capitol, Northam took veiled shots at the president while promising to govern with a "moral compass."

Hawaii Ballistic Missile False Alarm: ‘Someone Pressed the Wrong Button’

The threat of a North Korean missile hitting hitting Hawaii is dangerously real, as President Donald Trump 's "button" tweets stoke dangerous tensions between the United States and the North Korean dictatorship. The threat felt very real on Saturday morning in Hawaii after an emergency alert was sent out to TV, radio, and cell phones about an inbound ballistic missile.

Keith Jackson

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Sunday died in April 2013; now, Saturday has gone along with it. Maybe they're huddled together, in some football heaven.

Wesley Stoker

If 9-year-old Wesley Trent Stoker was nervous when he took the stage Friday at the 26th annual Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition in Dallas, he didn't show it. Dressed in a dark suit and a rose-colored tie, Wesley stood at the microphone and spoke fervently for five minutes around the contest's theme honoring the late civil rights leader: "What is your dream for today's world?" More than once, he also seemed to acknowledge that he was the only white student among the competition's finalists.

Ralph Northam becomes Virginia’s 73rd governor

Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

The Covfefe Chronicles: How Many Lies Will Trump Pack into His Presidential Memoirs?

Once Donald Trump is removed from office-either through term limits, a 2020 loss, a resignation or an impeachment-he and a right-wing ghostwriter will secure a big-money contract for his presidential memoirs. There will be a built-in audience for such a book-the still-loyal members of the MAGA crowd, the right-wing evangelicals who believe Trump is their second savior, the anti-Democratic Party ideologues who can't wait for Chappaquiddick to come out so that they can rejoice in the denigration of Ted Kennedy's legacy.

Don Lemon Lectures Trump Base for Supporting a ‘Racist:’…

Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm - Washington An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" was a false alarm, according to the Hawaii Office of Emergency Management and a tweet from one of the state's Democratic congresswomen. Kentucky to now require LITERACY TESTS for "certain populations" to receive medical care.