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It's time for the Republican party to just acknowledge that they are the paid lackeys of corporations and the rich. After a decade of clamoring about how high the national debt was, they pass a tax bill that adds at least a trillion dollars to it.
President Donald Trump recorded a robocall for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore ahead of Tuesday's election, deputy White House press secretary Raj Shah confirmed Saturday night. The call is another high-profile move by Trump to boost Moore.
Mayfield was given the award during a Saturday night presentation on ESPN. He won over Stanford running back Bryce Love and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Giant Snacks Inc. started the exchange last month by filing a lawsuit against Wild Dutchman Products Inc. and one of its partners, alleging that Wild Dutchman is misleading consumers about the amount of salt in its products. Wild Dutchman came back with a countersuit earlier this week for what it calls bogus claims Giant Snacks is making about its relationship with sunflower farmers.
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Fairhope Ala. Alabama voters pick between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones o... .
"How can we expect the federal government to continue to function at its usual peak efficiency without the awesome 52 years of experience and institutional knowledge supplied by Michigan Congressman John Conyers? American government faces a congressional brain drain, Conyers's resignation in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment not being anything like unique. Yesterday, Senator Al Franken announced his impending resignation, as did Rep. Trent Franks - before allegations against him had even hit the news.
A New York Times article uncovered multiple incidents of Weinstein's sexually harassment or abuse. Thousands of women embracing the "Me Too" movement to own their histories of sexual harassment and abuse, and those issues swirling at high volume in the culture overall, parents are reaching for teachable moments in the post-Weinstein world.
A day after Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced he would resign early next year, he abruptly stepped down Friday after a former aide told the Associated Press that he had offered her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. In making his departure effective immediately, the eight-term Arizona lawmaker bowed to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul D. Ryan .
Gov. Sam Brownback said he expected the U.S. Senate to vote on his confirmation for a federal job by the end of the year. Gov. Sam Brownback's nomination to be the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom is still stuck in the Senate.
Spotsylvania resident Dorothy Dinnauer, 98, shares a birthday with the Marine Corps, and she's usually more excited about celebrating the service's big day than her own. She lives at Cardinal Village in Spotsylvania, Virginia on Dec. 5, 2017.
SANTA CRUZ >> After millions of jet noise complaints were filed since March 2015 by Santa Cruz County and Bay Area residents, a controversial flight path over Soquel, Capitola and the Summit may be returning to its original ground track over Santa Cruz's Westside and the San Lorenzo Valley ridgeline as early as August 2018. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced the timeline at a public Save Our Skies Santa Cruz County meeting Dec. 2, where he appeared with Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Leopold, who confirmed that Panetta made the statement.
For a peek into a world after a massive tax cut, visit North Carolina and ride along with factory owner Eric Henry. Conservative groups have hailed North Carolina as a model of a tax overhaul since it began slashing state corporate and individual tax rates four years ago.
The stone bridge was built in the early 19th century and in use until 1957 when it was replaced by what is now U.S. 50. The land has had numerous owners, including former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who donated 12 acres to the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club.
I wrote yesterday about CNN's latest fiasco, the alleged email scoop that fizzled. Some have wondered why CNN, apparently "burned" by two sources that told CNN about the email but got the date critically wrong, hasn't disclosed who they were.
Sen. Al Franken's decision to step down amid a growing sexual-harassment scandal has scrambled Minnesota's 2018 election. Political operatives in Minnesota and Washington were drawing up lists of candidates to run for Sen. Al Franken's Senate seat even before his resignation speech last week, searching for prospects with the profile, fundraising prowess and mettle to sprint to next November's special election - and then do it again in 2020 to hold the seat another six years.
Al Gore 's sequel to "An Inconvenient Truth" has ended up on the shortlist for Oscar consideration despite questions about its credibility raised by challenges to some of its climate-change claims. "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" was among the 15 films included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its list of those still in the hunt for 2017 Best Documentary, which will be pared down to five finalists when the nominees are announced Jan. 23. "We are humbled to be on the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.
In this May 15, 2017 file photo, assemblyman Matt Dababneh, D-Encino speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Dababneh is resigning after a lobbyist alleged he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom.
A gay man who was twice denied a marriage license by Kim Davis has thrown his hat in the ring to run against her for county clerk. David Ermold, an assistant professor of English at the University of Pikeville, announced his plan to run against Davis for the position of Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky.
Dozens of employees with the Florida Legislature, including the spokesman for House Speaker Richard Corcoran, have been working at jobs outside their taxpayer-paid positions.