General Kelly’s Paean to MAGA
Lost in the storm and anguish over John Kelly's attacks today was a sobering reality. The ideological and rhetorical spine of his remarks was a paean to MAGA.
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Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio blasts Waters, California, predicts an upset
Ex Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a campaign event at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, for Omar Navarro, a South Bay Republican challenger to incumbent Rep. Maxine Waters. Rancho Palos Verdes Calif., Thursday, October 18, 2017.
Closing arguments set in deadly meningitis outbreak trial
President Donald Trump strongly rejected the claim Wednesday that was he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain Army sergeant. President Donald Trump strongly rejected the claim Wednesday that was he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain Army sergeant.
Collins: Trump should back effort to resume health subsidy
A key moderate Republican is urging President Donald Trump to support a bipartisan Senate effort to reinstate insurer payments, calling his move to halt the subsidies an immediate threat to millions of Americans who could now face rising premiums and lost health care coverage. "What the president is doing is affecting people's access and the cost of health care right now," said Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who has cast pivotal votes on health care in the narrowly divided Senate.
Trump’s counterpunching can be counterproductive
President Trump and his defenders blame the ongoing flap over a soldier's widow on the "Fake News Media." Perhaps because Trump has been a Democrat most of his life, he doesn't realize how futile and irrelevant this criticism is.
How Trump helped liberals learn to love George W. Bush
Trump is repeating his predecessors' mistakes but in the opposite ideological direction, failing to address the concerns that led to his election and in the process rehabilitating the political forces he opposes. Maybe President Trump can bring peace to the Middle East after all.
Columbia U Is The Perfect Outlet For Clinton’s Post-Election Grievances
Apparently, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is considering a professorship role at Columbia University. With this Ivy League institution's tolerance for liberal activism and distracting outbursts of feminist dissent, Clinton's transition " out of the woods " and into the halls of higher learning should prove to be effortless.
Alarming developments
So, in recent weeks, the following events have raised some very serious concerns and questions regarding Mr. Trump's understanding of his responsibilities and duties as President of the United States, as well as his ability and willingness to effectively handle them. 1) Mr.Trump attacked the 1st Amendment, which he has taken an oath to uphold and defend, by threatening to of news organizations which report news which he dislikes.
Kelly Opens Up About Son’s Death to Defend Trump
The White House chief of staff, retired four-star Marine general John Kelly, expressed shock and anger at a Florida congresswoman who recounted the contents of the U.S. president's telephone call to the widow of a U.S. soldier killed in Niger. Kelly whose own son was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, said Thursday he thought the privacy of such calls was sacred.
Read the Transcript of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Speaking About Fallen Soldiers
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Thursday said he was "stunned" by the Democratic congresswoman who called President Donald Trump's call with parents of a fallen soldier disrespectful. the President for his comments to a widow of one of the four soldiers who were recently killed in Niger.
The Latest: Virginia’s Democratic governor slams Trump
The Latest on former President Barack Obama campaigning for Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia : Virginia's Democratic governor says the Republican candidate for the state's highest office is treating President Donald Trump like he has a "communicable disease." Gov. Terry McAuliffe's comments mocking Ed Gillespie's reluctance to campaign with Trump came as former President Barack Obama visited the state in support of Virginia Democrats ahead of next month's elections.
McNabb execution halted minutes before it was scheduled to begin
The Supreme Court of the United States halted the execution of Alabama inmate Torrey McNabb minutes before it was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday. McNabb was found guilty of killing veteran Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon in September 1997.
Supreme Court temporarily halts Alabama execution
In this undated photo released by the Montgomery Police, policer officer Anderson Gordon poses for an official photograph. Gordon was killed in 1997 when he was shot by Torrey Twane McNabb fleeing a bail bondsman.
FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the…
AP obtains a recording of what some U.S. embassy workers heard in Havana as they were attacked by what investigators initially believed was a sonic weapon. The recording of a high-pitched noise is one of many taken in Cuba since attacks started.
The Latest: Fla. senator blocks nominee over disaster aid
President Donald Trump strongly rejected the claim Wednesday that was he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain Army sergeant. President Donald Trump strongly rejected the claim Wednesday that was he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain Army sergeant.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters as he heads to…
A bipartisan proposal to calm churning health insurance markets gained momentum Thursday when enough lawmakers rallied behind it to give it potentially unstoppable Senate support. But its fate remained unclear as some Republicans sought changes that could threaten Democratic backing.
Kelly defends Trump’s call to war widow
Kelly, in an unexpected and emotional appearance in the White House briefing room, invoked the death of his own son, killed in Afghanistan in 2010, as he lashed out at Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, who earl Kelly defends Trump's call to war widow Kelly, in an unexpected and emotional appearance in the White House briefing room, invoked the death of his own son, killed in Afghanistan in 2010, as he lashed out at Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, who earl Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly pauses as he speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
2017 Specialty Crop Block Grants Awarded
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $296,405.62 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service. The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $296,405.62 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service.
Kelly: ‘Stunned’ Trump criticized for call to widow
White House chief of staff John Kelly said he was "stunned and broken-hearted" after President Trump was criticized for attempting to console military widow. John Kelly: 'Stunned and broken-hearted' Trump criticized for trying to console military widow White House chief of staff John Kelly said he was "stunned and broken-hearted" after President Trump was criticized for attempting to console military widow.
NAM Announces Key-Vote on Critical Tax Reform Measure
The National Association of Manufacturers announced in a letter to U.S. senators that it will key-vote H. Con. Res. 71, the vehicle for the Senate's FY 2018 Budget Resolution.