James Comey turns on Trump: FBI director 'asks the Justice Department to publicly REJECT Donald's claim Obama wire-tapped Trump Tower' as the President returns to DC amid growing scandal Are relations that bad? Video emerges of Trump's 'furious Oval Office argument' with Steve Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on Towergate WILL be investigated: Congress to probe Trump's claims Obama bugged his Manhattan home after White House request - as former intelligence director James Clapper 'absolutely denies' it is true EXCLUSIVE Undercover lover: Hunter Biden and his brother's widow Hallie step out together for the first time since their romance was revealed - but arrive and leave separately to avoid detection Have scientists FINALLY found the key to successful weightloss? Experts create new 'science based' low carb diet they say is 'easy to stick to' Kim Jong Un rattles the sabre: North Korea ... (more)
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Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., left, is facing a lawsuit for his appointment as senator. Alabama's state auditor said he plans to sue Gov. Robert Bentley and Sen. Luther Strange , R-Ala., over Strange's appointment to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions ' Senate seat.
Sen. Jeff Sessions is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general in January. Sen. Jeff Sessions is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general in January.
Alabama's state auditor told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he plans to sue Gov. Robert Bentley for his intent to wait until 2018 to hold the election for Jeff Sessions' former U.S. Senate seat. Bentley 's appointment of former state Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate should have required a special election be held for the seat under Alabama law, Auditor Jim Zeigler said.
Once again, James Comey and the FBI have Trump's back in a crisis. An independent investigation is urgently needed There are dozens of important political stories percolating at the moment, from President Trump blithely saying that "nobody knew health care could be so complicated" to an administration proposal to slash necessary government programs to the bone to pay for a massive increase in military spending .
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
... those justices inform Cruz specifically of their colleagues' plans? Even if Cruz did have this information, it seems weird that he would telegraph it. If we do wind up having a summer court vacancy, Cruz may face questions about how he was aware of ...
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
U.S. Sen. Luther Strange was in Huntsville for a reception at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. Afterward, he spoke to WAFF 48 News about the controversies surrounding his appointment to the Senate.
New Alabama U.S. Sen. Luther Strange spent the day at Redstone Arsenal on Wednesday, gathering information as part of his appointment to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Strange spent the morning at Redstone Arsenal, broke for a luncheon Q and A with local political and business leaders at Rocket City Tavern at Redstone Gateway before a planned return to the Arsenal.
The newest Alabama Senator Luther Strange is back in state this week after a whirlwind of a week in D.C. Strange, who was previously the Alabama State Attorney General, now fills the seat of the new U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. While he says it has been a busy week moving to the Capitol and starting his new job, he says it is an honor to be in this new position.
Former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange now hard at work in his new position! He cast his first vote as a U.S. Senator earlier this month after Governor Bentley appointed him to replace Senator Jeff Sessions. Sessions was nominated by President Trump to become the new Attorney General.
In this photo provided by the Library of Congress, Harriet Tubman in seen in a photograph dating from 1860-75. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
U.S. senators in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii have proposed legislation intended to improve volcano monitoring efforts and early warning capabilities. The measure would put the Alaska, Cascades and Hawaiian volcano observatories into a connected system and create a 24-hour Volcano Watch Office to provide ongoing situational awareness of active volcanoes in the U.S. and its territories.
Here's some friendly advice for new Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the longtime district attorney in Marshall County: Become a loud and active advocate for openness in state government. It's a good idea, and it might just remove doubts about how you were selected.
U.S. Senator Luther Strange released a statement on Friday on receiving his committee assignments for Congress and being sworn into the U.S. Senate. "It was a great privilege to be sworn-in to the United States Senate yesterday," said Senator Strange.
U.S. Senator Luther Strange released a statement on Friday on receiving his committee assignments for Congress and being sworn into the U.S. Senate. "It was a great privilege to be sworn-in to the United States Senate yesterday," said Senator Strange.
Newly appointed U.S. Sen. Luther Strange looks at Gov. Robert Bentley before Bentley signed the document officially appointing Strange to the Senate during a press conference Thursday in Montgomery. [BRYNN ANDERSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] MONTGOMERY - While Luther Strange was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday becoming the state's next U.S. senator, several members of the Alabama Legislature, including Republicans, questioned the appointment.
Gov. Robert Bentley's appointment of Attorney General Luther Strange as Jeff Sessions' replacement in the U.S. Senate drew strong reactions from Alabama lawmakers Thursday. Lawmakers suspended their impeachment investigation into the governor on Nov. 3 after Strange said his office was conducting "related work."
If you thought Jeff Sessions ' path to become Donald Trump 's Attorney General was dramatic, you haven't been paying attention to politics in Sessions' home state of Alabama, where Republican Gov. Robert Bentley is facing impeachment charges related to a sex scandal, the House Speaker just went to jail for corruption, and a former Democratic governor was released federal prison yesterday on different corruption changes. Rising mostly above the chaos has been Attorney General Luther Strange, a two-term Republican who, at 6'9, is known to most in the state as "Big Luther."
Media outlets, citing sources, say Governor Robert Bentley plans to appoint Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange as the next U.S. Senator. ABC 33/40 reports the Republican Attorney General will be appointed after Senator Sessions was nominated as the United States Attorney General Wednesday night.
Media outlets, citing sources, say Governor Robert Bentley plans to appoint Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange as the next U.S. Senator. ABC 33/40 reports the Republican Attorney General will be appointed after Senator Sessions was nominated as the United States Attorney General Wednesday night.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will be named to succeed Jeff Sessions in the Senate after Sessions' confirmation as U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, Politico reports. The website, citing Republican sources, said Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will make the announcement Thursday morning in the state capital of Montgomery.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will be named to succeed Jeff Sessions in the Senate after Sessions' confirmation as U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, Politico reports. The website, citing Republican sources, said Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will make the announcement Thursday morning in the state capital of Montgomery.
Ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 election, people have been asking me who Democrats could - and/or should - put up against him when, presumably, he seeks re-election in 2020. Why? Because the way Trump won was by casting himself as the ultimate outsider to a political system that lots and lots of Americans - in both parties - hate.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. laughs as he asks questions of and jokes with Energy Secretary-designate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Perry's confirmation hearing before the committee.
Ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 election, people have been asking me who Democrats could - and/or should - put up against him when, presumably, he seeks reelection in 2020. Why? Because Trump won by casting himself as the ultimate outsider to a political system that lots and lots of Americans - in both parties - hate.
Far left Senator Elizabeth Warren was back in the news this week after it was discovered she failed to disclose a $1.3 million line of credit provided to her by Bank of America. Warren regularly lashes out at banks - except when she needs them.
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This Jan. 31, 2014 photo shows a game of Pai Gow under way on a computer screen in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo introduced a resolution on Jan. 23, 2017 calling on President Trump and Congress not to outlaw online gambling after Trump's nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, said he's like to reconsider a Justice Department policy that allows it.
The House Judiciary Committee will not resume an impeachment investigation of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley until it gets the OK from the state's attorney general, a committee chairman said Wednesday. The committee was investigating if Bentley committed any impeachable offenses with his relationship with a former staffer.
Donald Trump sat down with ABC News anchor David Muir on Wednesday for his first interview as president. Their discussion did not do much to dispel rumors that he's obsessed with the size of the crowd at his inauguration, and his feud with the media.
Donald Trump sat down with ABC News anchor David Muir on Wednesday for his first interview as president. Their discussion did not do much to dispel rumors that Trump is obsessed with both the size of the crowd at his inauguration and his feud with the media.
All it took was a threat to the way every single federal government department operates, or whether it exists at all. First Franken interrogated his Senate colleague, Jeff Sessions , about the now-you-see-it, now-you-don't magic act of the would-be attorney general's record on civil rights.
It was brief, but Senator Chris Murphy , made the most of the five minutes he was given to question Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. The nominee was pressed as to whether she would support existing federal education mandates, before Murphy got to the heart of his questions.
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Last week, the Senate began confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointees. And some Democratic senators chose to spend their time asking bizarre, irrelevant questions of the cabinet nominees.
Seward Johnson's sculpture "The Awakening" is secured by Allen Lawrence before being driven on a truck from East Patomac Park in Washington to its new home at the National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland, February 20, 2008. Perhaps you didn't know this, but the US and China have been battling over aluminum for quite some time now, and over the last week or so the conflict has gotten particularly weird.
'My Michelle amour': Stevie Wonder floors emotional Michelle Obama with special medley of Isn't She Lovely and My Cherie Amour to close out Jimmy Fallon's FLOTUS send-off special 'I do not believe the leaks came from the intelligence community': Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks to Trump and releases rare statement to express 'profound dismay' at Russian dirty dossier leaks Tillerson nomination hangs in the balance after head-to-head with Marco Rubio who now says he could vote against him: 'I'm prepared to do what's right' 'A despicable insult to Holocaust survivors': Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect demands apology from Trump after he compared the US to Nazi Germany in response to leaked dossier 'What you said was great': Robert De Niro pens letter of support to Meryl Streep after her Golden Globes speech Girl, 12, livestreams her own suicide on Facebook after ... (more)
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's campaign for U.S. Senate is expected to report more than $300,000 in his first federal filing. Strange is seeking the Senate seat that will be vacated if Sen. Jeff Sessions is approved as the nation's next attorney general.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's campaign for U.S. Senate is expected to report more than $300,000 in his first federal filing. Strange is seeking the Senate seat that will be vacated if Sen. Jeff Sessions is approved as the nation's next attorney general.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's campaign for U.S. Senate is expected to report more than $300,000 in his first federal filing. Strange is seeking the Senate seat that will be vacated if Sen. Jeff Sessions is approved as the nation's next attorney general.
January 11: Sworn Trump enemy John McCain admits HE handed smear dossier to FBI - as details surface of document's bizarre journey from Moscow Sworn Donald Trump enemy John McCain admitted Wednesday that he passed the dossier of claims of a Russian blackmail plot against the president-elect. The Arizona senator issued a public statement amid mounting questions of his exact role in the affair - and how a document riddled with errors and unverifiable claims came to be published.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, left, shakes hands with First Vice President of Honduras Ricardo Alvarez after arriving at Soto Cano Air Base outside Comayagua, Honduras, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. The Taiwanese leader will meet with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Monday, as part of a weeklong state tour to reinforce Taiwanese relations with Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, shipyard workers walk to work at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, shipyard workers walk to work at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.
A part of the declassified version Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to influence the American presidential election in favor of electing Donald Trump, according to the report issued by U.S. intelligence agencies.
With boxing promoter Don King by his side in front of the Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump opined on a handful of current events, including US Secretary of State John Kerry's final plea for peac e between Israelis and Palestinians. Saying Kerry's assessment "speaks for itself," Trump declined to go into specifics, adding cryptically: "different views we'll see what happens after January 20, right?" Earlier Wednesday, Trump tweeted , "We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has interviewed six more potential candidates for the U.S. Senate seat now held by attorney general-designee Jeff Sessions. Bentley's office said the latest round of interviews include state Attorney General Luther Strange, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby and U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer.
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series.
... to lie and the fact that he's a racist, sexist bully who may also be fairly unintelligent. But he also has some weird and disturbing personality tics that are less frequently mentioned, but which nonetheless give us the heebie jeebies. Trump has ...
A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, US, October 31, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Searches for selfies led to many bad decisions, an outbreak of creepy clown sightings chilled even horror maestro Stephen King, and a hard-fought campaign ended with the election of former reality TV star Donald Trump as president of the United States.
James Comey turns on Trump: FBI director 'asks the Justice Department to publicly REJECT Trump's claim Obama wire-tapped Trump Tower' as the President returns to DC amid growing scandal Are relations that bad? Video emerges of Trump's 'furious Oval Office argument' with Steve Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on Towergate WILL be investigated: Congress to probe Trump's claims Obama bugged his Manhattan home after White House request - as former intelligence director James Clapper 'absolutely denies' it is true EXCLUSIVE Undercover lover: Hunter Biden and his brother's widow Hallie step out together for the first time since their romance was revealed - but arrive and leave separately to avoid detection Have scientists FINALLY found the key to successful weightloss? Experts create new 'science based' low carb diet they say is 'easy to stick to' Kim Jong Un rattles the sabre: North Korea ... (more)