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Was Jared Kushner behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed? Ann Coulter thinks so
Was Jared Kushner behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed? Ann Coulter thinks so Right-wing provocateur Ann Coulter is no fan of White House adviser, and presidential son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xeCea7 It's a true whodunit case to find the author of the critical op-ed piece in the New York Times regarding the Trump White House.
Lawmakers voting on, collecting farm subsidies
Occasionally, members of Congress become ensnared in technicalities in ethics rules. Some have been criticized officially for potential conflicts of interest involving personal businesses that might be affected by bills upon which the lawmakers vote.
Karl Rove: By attacking Trump, Obama shows he’s a self-absorbed…
Karl Rove: By attacking Trump, Obama shows he's a self-absorbed partisan warrior, not a senior statesman Former President Obama reenters the political sphere with a campaign speech calling out President Trump and a big campaign trip to California. After leaving office, most modern presidents have largely eschewed partisan activity and avoided the normal rough-and-tumble of politics.
Letter: Trump’s character perfect for the swamp
Well before Donald Trump was elected President, and long before Fox News signed on as his de facto defense attorney, we knew who he was. He shamelessly scammed cash-strapped students who enrolled in Trump University.
CALmatters Commentary: Feinstein, Harris pursue agendas in Kavanaugh hearings
As fate would decree, both of California's U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, both played starring roles in last week's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and both had personal political agendas. Feinstein is running this year for re-election and needed to be critical enough of President Donald Trump and Kavanaugh to avoid alienating fervently anti-Trump Democratic voters, while maintaining an air of senatorial decorum.
EDITORIAL: Wagner displays his desperation
It's desperation time for Scott Wagner. The York County Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania is trailing badly in the race against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf.
Making up excuses: Shaheen, Hassan oppose Kavanaugh
Utility companies in New Hampshire are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Florence and preparing for the possibility of sending local crews to the Carolinas to help restore power in the aftermath of... United States senators are under no obligation to give their consent to a President's nominees.
Keep the death penalty: Sustain Gov. Sununua s veto
Utility companies in New Hampshire are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Florence and preparing for the possibility of sending local crews to the Carolinas to help restore power in the aftermath of... Some crimes are so heinous, so destructive to the fabric of civil society, that the only just punishment is death.
COLUMN: Kavanaugh Will Further Divide Us
Yale Law School, from which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got his law degree, issued a statement about him with glowing quotes from professors attesting to his impeccable legal credentials. Perhaps the Yale Law faculty deemed his credentials impeccable because he graduated from Yale Law School.
Lanny Keller: Growth and division in Louisiana GOP
From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman. From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman.
Joe Scarborough: Nothing since 9/11 has hurt America as much as Trump | Opinion
Cataclysmic events often bring with them violent and abrupt endings to settled ages and long- established norms. Those absorbing the impact of these historical aftershocks rarely grasp the epochal changes in real time.
Trump didn’t drain the swamp; supporters are starting to notice
Here's the thing about campaigning as an outsider, as Donald Trump did in 2016: If you win the election, you are the person in charge. You are expected to accomplish what you said you would do, or make a darn good effort to do so.
Progressives target Pa. legislative races as part of $10m digital ad blitz | Analysis
A trio of progressive groups will spend $10 million between now and Election Day on digital ads to boost 75 largely obscure candidates running for state legislature. The primary goal is to give Democrats control of chambers that will play an outsized role in the next round of reapportionment, so the money will be spread across just five states: Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.
Upholding norms is a two-way street
Many of the current president's critics on the left insist that they are standing up for norms of democratic conduct and for democracy itself.
Omarosa suspects Pence’s chief of staff wrote anonymous op-ed
Washington: Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday morning came more than prepared to make headlines during an appearance on ABC's The View . "I suspect it is Pence's chief of staff," she said, fingering Vice President Pence's top staffer, Nick Ayers, as the anonymous author of the now-infamous commentary in the New York Times that portrayed President Donald Trump as incompetent and dangerous, something she had previously suggested.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018: Kavanaugh will uphold Constitution, give…
When President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be our next Supreme Court justice, he selected a voice that exemplifies values the people of Maine hold dear. He is a man of high character and a leader with extraordinary integrity.
Shireen Ghorbani cares about Utah problems; Chris Stewart is a corporate shill
Stewart invariably supports the greedy agenda of his campaign donors, the corporate and wealthy elite, at our expense. By contrast, Ghorbani supports the genuine needs of the majority of Utahns - families, working people, farmers, seniors and more.
Wrongly reasoned
Dr. Robert Stone, a Blooming-ton physic-ian, wrote this on behalf of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, Faith in Indiana, Indiana Black Legislative Conference, Indiana State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Northern Indiana Community Coalition for Health Care, ... (more)
The Kavanaugh hustle
Senate Republicans and President Trump share the same inclinations when it comes to one of the worst habits in our politics: placing ideology and partisanship above the health of our institutions. While Trump is destroying the honor and reputation of the presidency, Senate Republicans are doing all they can to destroy the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.