Feminist: Chuck Schumer Allowed – Nationwide Orgy of Rage And Spite’ Against Trump To Be Unleashed
If there is one liberal feminist you should listen to and read, it's Camille Paglia. Yes, she's a registered Democrat.
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Ossoff in Georgia: Will Democrats pull off a House special election win?
Something about special elections gets normally sane political folks bent out of shape. Sometimes it's just silly hype.
In Georgia, key U.S. House race comes down to its final days
In this June 6, 2017 file photo, candidates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race Republican Karen Handel, left, and Democrat Jon Ossoff prepare to debate in Atlanta. Handel and Ossoff are making their last push this weekend before voters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District cast ballots Tuesday, June 20, to replace Tom Price in Washington, a contest seen as an early political test for the Trump administration.
In Georgia, a key US House race comes down to its final days
Handel and Ossoff... DORAVILLE, Ga. - Dr. Nadine Becker wasn't politically involved until she saw Donald Trump elected president, but the suburban Atlanta gynecologist didn't know how to engage, given her traditionally Republican surroundings.
Shooter went to GOP baseball practice with list of names
The man who shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice earlier this week had with him a piece of paper with doodles and the names of three lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the case. The person told The Associated Press on Saturday that investigators aren't sure of the significance of the names and don't know if it was a list of people he was targeting.
Scalise doctor hopes for ‘excellent recovery’ despite risk
The annual GOP-Democrats baseball game raises money for charity. . Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., applaud a message by President Donald Trump on the ... .
Keep your eyes on Congress
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks next to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in the House chambers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. In his June 14 op-ed, " While you watched the Trump Show ," Dana Milbank admonished us to pay attention to what is really important. A quick story I heard on a talk show: A defense lawyer was finishing up his closing argument in a murder case in which the defendant's wife's body was never found.
Nancy Pelosi Says Comey’s Revelations On Loretta Lynch…
Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she didn't think it was 'such a big deal' that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch directed former FBI Director James Comey to refer to Hillary Clinton's criminal email investigation as a "matter." When a reporter asked Pelosi if it was a big deal that Comey was directed by former AG Loretta Lynch to use Hillary Clinton's campaign verbiage and refer to her criminal email investigation as a 'matter', here was her response: "I think that President Clinton was probably paying a courtesy visit.
A mix of pride and anger at LGBT rights marches across US
Marchers celebrate during the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif. A marcher listens to speakers at the end of the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Los Angeles Pride Parade morphs into ‘Resist March’
Tens of thousands of people dressed in rainbow attire and waving protest signs walked en masse through Los Angeles on Sunday in a "Resist March" against U.S. President Donald Trump, an event that took the place of the city's annual Pride parade. People participate in a Resist March that replaced the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 11, 2017.
US attorney general next in scandal’s spotlight
Jeff Sessions, a longtime senator until President Donald Trump picked him as U.S. Attorney General, heads to Congress next week where he could face a grilling about his Russian interactions. Sessions, among the earliest high-profile backers of Trump's election campaign, will appear before his former colleagues on June 13, days after explosive testimony by ousted FBI director James Comey, whose removal he recommended.
Ossoff, Handel debate in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District race
"We're committed to participating in debates moderated by members of the metro Atlanta press corps, so unfortunately Jon will not be attending the proposed debate on June 13th", Mesner wrote. The June 20 election is still two weeks away, but Federal Election Commission reports reviewed by Bloomberg BNA showed a total of more than $20.1 million in independent campaign expenditures in the race so far.
USS Gabrielle Giffords commissioned in Texas in her honor
The U.S. Navy has commissioned a new warship, the USS Gabrielle Giffords, in honor of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011. In a ceremony in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday, Giffords was joined on stage by her husband, former Navy captain and retired astronaut Mark Kelly, as well as several Democratic friends including Hillary Clinton and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Former Rep. Giffords receives tributes at ship commissioning
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011 that led to her resignation from Congress, received touching tributes Saturday from female politicians and military officials at a commissioning ceremony for a warship named after her. With the naming of the littoral combat ship, the Arizona Democrat became the first living woman to have a Navy warship bear her name since the Lady Washington was named after Martha Washington in 1776; and Giffords is only the third living woman in U.S. history to see her name on a naval vessel.
Nunes won’t say if he stepped aside in Russia probe
House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes declined Tuesday to say if he had stepped aside from the House Russia probe -- deflecting questions about his role one week after he signed off on the first subpoenas in the investigation. "Good try," Nunes said, when asked if he had stepped aside and if he would continue signing subpoenas.
Cuomo, Pelosi urge defeat of NY’s GOP congress
Audience members listen as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a rally, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in New York. Cuomo and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are hoping to increase the number of congressional seats held by the Democratic Party.
Pelosi: Trump’s decision on Paris accord – doesn’t have factual basis’
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi charged that President Trump's grounds for withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement "was totally not factual." "What the president based his decision on is a memo that is totally false," Pelosi said Monday on ABC's The View .
In Georgia, a Democratic upset depends on a balancing act
Watch Atlanta television long enough and you're bound to see a young congressional candidate pledging to cut "wasteful spending" and make "both parties in Washington" be "accountable to you." Yet follow Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District and you'll see the 30-year-old Democrat joining fellow millennials for happy hour, convening a group of women's health advocates and hosting specific minority groups across Atlanta's northern suburbs.
Republican agenda facing time crunch in Congress
President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. If that's going to change, it will have to start soon, a reality that Republican lawmakers will confront when they return to the Capitol on Monday from a weeklong break.
GOP legislative agenda incomplete, lags as Congress returns
In this May 10, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement.