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Doug Jones has been elected to the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press called it shortly before 9:30 p.m. "We have shown not just around the state of Alabama, but we have shown the country the way - that we can be unified," Jones said at his campaign headquarters in Birmingham.
There's no doubt that CBS's Madam Secretary was inspired from the beginning by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Despite an overcrowded season of topics ranging from fake news stories to the Earth fighting back against global warming, the show finally returns to its roots for another Hillary fantasy.
Well, there's no owner's manual for parents to follow. One person may avoid a topic altogether while another might explain a news story in generalities, skipping the details for now.
A woman looks at paintings made by detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at an art exhibition at John Jay College. John Jay College will be closing a controversial art exhibit on Monday - featuring paintings and sculptures created by Guantanamo detainees - after someone made a "threat" on Snapchat, officials said.
The North Dakota Association of Student Councils hosts a conference every year to elect officials and give student leaders new ideas for their own schools. Hoeven was there to recognize the efforts that North Dakota students put forward throughout the year.
Two Democratic senators called for President Donald Trump's resignation over the weekend, citing the multiple accusations from women of sexual harassment and assault against him. In an interview with Vice after a campaign rally for Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones, Booker said, "I just watched Sen. Al Franken do the honorable thing and resign from his office.
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel engaged in smuggling more than 3,800 pounds of cocaine, federal officials said Sunday. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection , on November 13, CBP and Marine Operations arrested the crew during operations in international waters, and all three suspects will face charges in the U.S. "The drug cartels are relentless and extremely innovative," National Air Security Operations Center - Corpus Christi Director Allen Durham said.
Rejecting a massive claque of criticism, President Trump went anyway to the opening of the new civil rights museum in Jackson, Mississippi, to praise the "brave men and women" of the civil rights movement. It says something about the partisan politics of the nation that that act took some bravery, too, and Trump was up to the challenge.The Washington Post reported: Rep. John Lewis , who marched with the Rev.
Alabama's high-stakes Senate election Tuesday perfectly encapsulates how the age of Donald Trump has turned political logic on its head: Republicans may lose by winning and Democrats can win by losing. Republican Roy Moore denies accusations of child molestation, but he's riding the President's endorsement.
"I was not a corrupt secretary and definitely not a plunderer,'' former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson said on Monday.
A state court trial over congressional district boundaries is about to get underway in Pennsylvania as a parallel case awaits a decision in federal court. The Commonwealth Court proceeding Monday in Harrisburg was put on a fast track by the state Supreme Court a month ago.
The race to the finish for Alabama's special Senate election was a tale of two campaigns on Sunday, with Democratic candidate Doug Jones barnstorming the state while his Republican opponent, Roy Moore, largely stayed quiet. Jones capped a busy day with remarks at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, saying he believed the women who have accused Moore of pursuing relationships when they were teens and he was in his 30s.
I salute all who served, or currently serve, in the U.S. military. Every day - not just on Veterans Day - we should show gratitude for their service to country.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday that any woman who has 'felt violated or felt mistreated' should speak up and be heard - including those who have accused President Donald Trump of groping or touching them. Women who have "felt violated or felt mistreated in any way" should speak up and be heard - including those who have accused President Donald Trump of touching or groping them, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.
A Christian man refused to pay his taxes because some of his tax dollars go to fund abortions, claiming that to do so violates his religious principles. "I don't believe I have broken any laws as I have a duty to protect my conscience and to 'practice' religion freely," Michael Bowman wrote in a declaration filed in court, according to Oregon Live .
Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said that President Trump's view of America First "isn't true" in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. "He has seemed to take a very negative view of international institutions, multilateralism, global agreements, he's pulled out of the Paris accords, he's pulled out of U.S. funding of UNESCO.
Residents in a Paris neighborhood have threatened to launch a hunger strike if authorities don't remove migrants sleeping on the streets. Locals accuse the migrants of trashing the sidewalks and harassing women.