Click:electronic component suppliers Democrats in Washington state are looking to win full control of the state’s government after Democratic candidate Manka Dhingra took an early lead for a state Senate seat on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, The Seattle Times reported that Dhingra was leading Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund in the hotly contested race by 10 points. State Senate…
Read moreBob Schieffer: ‘I don’t think anybody has ever seen anything like that campaign’
Even after Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE began to win key swing states, the CBS News team covering election night from New York…
Read moreCornyn withdraws Moore endorsement
Click:aluminum CNC machining Senate Majority Whip John CornynJohn CornynSenate headed for late night vote amid standoff over lands bill Koch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators Tim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week MORE (R-Texas) is the latest Republican to drop his endorsement of Alabama GOP Senate candidate…
Read moreGOP Senator to Moore: ‘Tell the truth’
Republican Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (La.) in a Wednesday interview urged Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore to “tell the truth,” but stopped short of altogether calling on the former judge to exit the race amid various sexual misconduct allegations. “If I had a few minutes with Mr. Moore, I would tell him to…
Read moreFor Head of SEC, Trump Taps Another Fox to Guard Wall Street Henhouse
Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton, who defended big banks against regulators during the financial crisis, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the federal agency charged with policing Wall Street. Clayton, a partner with the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, is Trump’s nominee for chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In…
Read moreDespite Arrests, Peace Activists Vow to Keep Feeding City's Homeless
Seven activists with the peace group Food Not Bombs were arrested for feeding homeless people on Saturday in a public park in Tampa, Florida. The group is undaunted and maintains it will return to the park on Tuesday to serve anyone in need of food. “We intend to expose the city’s cruelty in the face…
Read moreTrump to Be Least Popular President in Decades as Ratings Keep Plummeting
President-elect Donald Trump’s historically low approval ratings have dropped even more, paving the way for him to take the oath of office as the most unpopular president in at least 40 years. A Washington Post/ABC News survey released Monday finds that Trump will enter office with 54 percent disapproval and only 40 percent approval ratings,…
Read moreTrump Team Wanted 'Red Square/North Korea-Style' Parade with Tanks and Missiles: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration team reportedly wanted to include tanks and missiles in his parade Friday to show off U.S. military power, the Huffington Post reported Thursday. According to several sources involved in Friday’s proceedings, Trump wanted to make sure his swearing-in came amid an “unusual display of heavy military equipment,” the HuffPost‘s Jessica Schulberg…
Read moreUN Ambassador Haley Lashes Out at US Allies: "For Those That Don't Have Our Back…We'll Respond Accordingly"
New United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley arrived at U.N. headquarters in New York City for the first time Friday, and wasted no time in lashing out at the international community and U.S. allies. The former South Carolina governor, confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, declared: “Our goal with the administration is to show value at…
Read moreFilibuster Gorsuch: 'Anything Less Than Utter Rejection…Absolutely Unacceptable'
Senate Democrats say they are preparing to filibuster President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court—federal judge Neil Gorsuch—and Trump’s opponents are ready to hold them to it. Gorsuch, a Colorado federal appeals court judge known for opposing reproductive rights—specifically in the Hobby Lobby case that…
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