Politics
- 2022 Campaign
Women Candidates Embrace a New Style
Female politicians no longer think they have to imitate to win elections
US Senate Could Hold Final Kavanaugh Vote Saturday
Senators are set to review an FBI report Thursday about sexual assault allegations against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, then take a procedural vote Friday
Initial Senate vote on Kavanaugh nomination set for Friday
The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a schedule to decide an election-season battle that has consumed the nation. A showdown roll call over confirmation seemed likely over the weekend. McConnell, R-Ky., ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Beijing amid tension
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Beijing next week amid tensions over trade and China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.China's foreign ministry announced Pompeo will visit on Monday for consultations on bilateral and international issues. The ministry gave no details, but based on previous ...
Female GOP senators take up side on Kavanaugh debate
The Trump era has, at times, been uncomfortable for Republican women, especially the six senators who will be asked to vote for Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation by week's end.On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school — ...
Pence accuses China of interfering in US policies, politics
Vice President Mike Pence is accusing China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump as the administration deploys tough new rhetoric over Chinese trade, economic and foreign policies.In prepared remarks for an appearance Thursday at the Hudson Institute, Pence says China is using its power in "more proactive and coercive ...
Trump adviser says GOP candidates should embrace president
The White House has a message for vulnerable House Republicans tiptoeing around President Donald Trump: Get on board or start packing.The warning comes in a memo from White House political director Bill Stepien, who argues that GOP candidates who try to distance themselves from the president are only doing themselves ...
President Trump presents the Medal of Honor for heroic action in Afghanistan
President Trump awarded our nation’s highest honor to then-Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer for his heroic actions while serving in the U.S. Army. On April 6, 2008, Shurer and members of his team were pinned down on a mountainside under heavy enemy fire. Shurer fought his way across a barrage of bullets to ...
Vice President Pence set to accuse China of trying to undermine Trump
Vice President Mike Pence is set to give a speech accusing China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump. According to excerpts of prepared remarks from his office, Pence will say Thursday at the Hudson Institute that China is using its power in "more proactive and coercive ways to interfere in ...
Who sees it? Senators, staff to have access to FBI report
All 100 senators, and a handful of Senate staff, will be able to read the FBI's new report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh once it is sent to Congress. But it's unclear if the public will see it.Background checks are a routine part of any ...
Dem running for Mississippi governor: Help ‘least among us’
Mississippi's Democratic attorney general on Wednesday launched his 2019 campaign for governor of one of the poorest states in the nation, citing the biblical mandate to help the needy."Jesus taught us to fight for the poor and the elderly and the widows and the children — the least among us," ...
Illinois AG to investigate Legionnaire’s disease response
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said her office will launch a criminal investigation of how Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration handled a three-year-old Legionnaire's disease crisis at a state-run veterans' home.The Democrat will review compliance with state law and whether residents and staff of the Quincy home and the public were ...
US ‘Presidential’ nationwide emergency alert system tested first time
System targeting cell phones to be used for national emergencies; alerts not directly triggered by president, official say
5 Things You Need to Know About 2018 Election Security
This story is part of our new Special Report: US Midterms 2018
US secretary of state heads to North Korea for nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading back to North Korea for another round of talks aimed at getting Kim Jong Un to give up nuclear weapons. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters on Tuesday that Pompeo will meet with Kim on Sunday, following a daylong visit to Japan. This ...
Senators Stick to Partisan Lines Over Kavanaugh Nomination
Senate majority leader says 'floodgates of mud and muck' have opened on nominee; minority leader says Kavanaugh bears 'bitter partisan resentments' and is unfit for court seat
Update: 9 charged in Kavanaugh protest at Manchin office
The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and allegations of sexual misconduct against him (all times local):9:55 a.m.Police say nine women who refused to leave a West Virginia senator's office during a protest over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have been charged with trespassing.News outlets report the women staged ...
Kavanaugh Nomination Battle Galvanizes Midterm Campaigners
In five weeks, US voters head to the polls to elect a new Congress and outcome will have a profound impact on next two years of Donald Trump’s presidency
Update: Melania Trump departs Washington on Africa trip
The Latest on Melania Trump's trip to Africa (all times local): 6:20 p.m. First lady Melania Trump boards a plane, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Africa. Melania Trump heads for Africa on her first big solo international trip, aiming to make child well-being the ...
Trump: FBI Should ‘Interview Anyone They Want’ in Kavanaugh Investigation
President denies reports that White House is limiting scope of investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh
