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Texas Republican Representative Joe Barton apologized Wednesday after a lewd photo of himself surfaced on the internet, but a spokeswoman said he has no plans to resign. Barton, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a statement that while he was separated from his second wife he had consensual sexual relationships "with other mature adult women" that are now over.
An overwhelming majority of academic economists say in a new survey that the Republican tax proposals would cause America's debt to grow by one critical measure. Thirty-seven of 38 experts surveyed by the University of Chicago's Initiative on Global Markets agreed that the GOP tax bills in Congress would cause U.S. debt to increase "substantially" faster than the economy.
Oscar Lopez Rivera, the unrepentant murderer freed by former White House Occupant Obama, visited Fidel Castro's Flintstone-style burial site yesterday, along with a handful of drooling Castronoids. One of these Castronoids was Fernando Gonzalez, one of the so-called Cuban 5, whose spying in the U.S. led to the murder of several Cuban exiles on a Brothers to the Rescue mission.
McCain's father, Sen. John McCain, announced the wedding early Wednesday, tweeting : "Yesterday I was deeply blessed to give away my little girl at a ceremony with family & friends in #Arizona." The 33-year-old co-host of "The View" announced her engagement to Domenech earlier this month.
Michigan Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat, continues to battle allegations of sexual harassment, accusations first made public in reporting by Buzzfeed on Monday. On Tuesday night, the Detroit Free Press editorial board called on Conyers to resign; "He should resign his position and allow the investigation into his behavior to unfold without the threat that it would render him, and the people he now represents, effectively voiceless," the editorial board wrote.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Wednesday that his colleague Rep. John Conyers of Michigan should leave his post as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee as he is the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation. "No one is exempt from bad behavior, and I think that he's agreed and I clearly see where Leader Pelosi has said there will be an immediate ethics committee, a review," Meeks told CNN's John Berman and Poppy Harlow.
Eight people were rescued and three remained missing after a U.S. Navy plane crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Navy said. The C-2 "Greyhound" transport aircraft came down about 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa as it was bringing passengers and cargo from Japan to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement.
Security for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature trucks filled with sand, concrete barriers and scores of police officers. Security for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature trucks filled with sand, concrete barriers and scores of police officers.
A person with knowledge of the agreement says the former Michigan State University and USA ... . FILE- This Nov. 22, 2016, file photo shows Dr. Larry Nassar appearing during a video arraignment in Mason, Mich.
Mainstream national Republicans have rejected Roy Moore, the GOP's U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, after nine women accused him of sexual misconduct. "Let me just tell you, Roy Moore denies it," Trump told reporters this week.
The U.S. 7th Fleet said the aircraft was on the way to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier when it crashed. A mad-dash rescue effort off the coast of Japan is underway, after a US Navy plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Two Republican groups say they have no plans to support embattled Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore after President Donald Trump all but endorsed him. Officials with the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Wednesday the organizations have made no changes in their decision to withdraw financial and field support from Moore's campaign.
It's that time of year when we gather with family and friends to share a meal and catch up, swap stories, and perhaps, if your family is like mine, steer clear of talking about Donald Trump over our turkey dinner. But while some of us want to avoid politics at mealtimes, others across the country are looking to dive right into them.
The remains of two individuals have been found in the rubble of a Pennsylvania senior living community that burned down in a massive fire last Thursday. Authorities discovered the first victim of the Barclays Friends Senior Living Community fire in West Chester, Pennsylvania early Tuesday morning.
They will be picking a replacement for Minority Leader Scott Pelath of Michigan City. He announced Sunday he was giving up the position for the upcoming legislative session and not seeking re-election to the House next year in order to spend more time with his family.
The tax overhaul pushed by President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans is prompting a slew of attack ads by Democrats and progressive groups that say the legislation would lavish benefits on corporations and the rich, while harming the middle class. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence depart the U.S. Capitol after meeting with House Republicans ahead of their vote on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" in Washington, U.S. on November 16, 2017.
In 1980, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera "Dallas" to find out "who shot J.R." In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton, a Georgia Democrat, was sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate; her term, the result of an interim appointment, ended the following day as Walter F. George, the winner of a special ... (more)
Gov. Chris Christie said he's here to help Governor-elect Phil Murphy - but only if his successor wants it. "I said to him, 'This can be the first of many conversations, or this can be our first and last, but that's completely up you,'" Christie said Tuesday, recalling his 90-minute meeting with Murphy earlier this month.
The Latest on the crash in the Pacific of a U.S. Navy plane flying to the USS Ronald Reagan : The U.S. Navy says eight people who were recovered from the crash of a transport aircraft in the Pacific are in good condition and the search continues for three other missing personnel. Their C-2 "Greyhound" transport plane crashed while on its way to the carrier on Wednesday in the Philippine Sea, where the U.S. and Japanese navies are holding exercises.
Fifty-four years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. While Lee Harvey Oswald was declared to be his killer, conspiracy stories abounded.