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Bush quietly boosting Republicans in places where Trump isn't strong
Former President George W. Bush is quietly helping boost Republican candidates in places where President Donald Trump has struggled. In so doing, the former two-term president is raising his profile, ever so slightly, in the national politics he eschewed for years. On Wednesday, Bush held ...
Mitch McConnell says GOP in 'knife fight' to hold Senate majority
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is referencing hurricanes to describe the "challenging election" that Senate Republicans are facing. The Kentucky Republican says the "wind's going to be in our face, we don't know if it's going to be Category 3, 4 or 5." He named ...
On Trump cue, GOP incumbent Scott Walker urges standing, not kneeling, during national anthem
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took a page out of President Donald Trump's playbook Thursday, calling on all NFL players to stand during the national anthem. Walker's tweets elicited a quick comeback from the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, who questioned Walker's patriotism and asked why he ...
Dispute over releasing documents dominates Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation tumbled into highly charged arguing Thursday over whether key documents were being withheld, and one Democrat risked Senate discipline by releasing confidential material. A newly disclosed email revealed that President Donald Trump's pick once suggested Roe v. Wade ...
The U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general will meet this month to discuss concerns that social media platforms are "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas," the department said on Wednesday. Its statement did not name Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., whose executives ...
Brett Kavanaugh stresses independence, won't discuss if Trump can get subpoena or pardon himself
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly stressed the importance of judicial independence on the second day of his confirmation hearing Wednesday as he faced questioning from senators, including Democrats who fear he would be President Donald Trump's man on the high court. But he ...
Facebook, Twitter on defense in U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt polls, politics
Top executives from Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. defended their companies in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday over what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who testified alongside Twitter Chief Executive ...
Chaos marks start of Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing in U.S. Senate
Quarreling and confusion marked the Senate hearing Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with politically charged arguments about White House documents and confirmation rules getting as much attention as the role the conservative judge will likely play in shaping rulings on abortion, executive ...
Trump escalates attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions after two GOP lawmakers are indicted
President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, suggesting the Department of Justice put Republicans in midterm jeopardy with recent indictments of two GOP congressmen. In his latest broadside against the department's traditional independence, Trump tweeted that "Obama era investigations, ...
Sen. John McCain buried at Naval Academy alongside a longtime friend
Sen. John McCain's final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend. A horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator's casket led a procession of ...
Democrats blast Trump move to withhold 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records
Senate Democrats criticized the withholding of documents ahead of Tuesday's start of confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, even as a top Republican predicted he would be approved by a healthy margin. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York ...
Trump warns of unrest around midterms after predicting violent change if Democrats take Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump raised the specter of violence around upcoming midterms Wednesday, saying he did not want to see "unnecessary" unrest days after he reportedly warned evangelical leaders of violent change if Republicans lose control of Congress. When asked by a reporter why he ...
