September 21, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Trump coalition assembled on stage at a church in a historically African American neighborhood here on Wednesday morning to sell the Republican nominee as the only candidate who can turn the tide for women and minorities — and to flatly deny that he’s racist. Seated to Trump’s right was Mike Pence, his […]
September 21, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has upheld a North Carolina law that allows magistrates to refuse to marry same-sex couples by citing religious beliefs. The judge in Asheville dismissed a lawsuit filed by three couples, two gay and one interracial. The judge ruled that the couples lacked legal standing as taxpayers to sue and […]
September 21, 2016
A bipartisan group of former top executive branch officials is urging lawmakers to uphold an expected veto of legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA, passed Congress unanimously despite strong opposition from the White House. With President Barack Obama expected […]
September 21, 2016
I was a Democrat all my life. I came to Washington to serve President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. When the president was murdered and his brother struck off on his own, I joined his Senate campaign and staff as his legislative assistant and speechwriter, until his presidential campaign ended with his own […]
September 21, 2016
The anti-Donald Trump movement is on its death bed, the Republican presidential nominee boasted on Wednesday. “You’ll hear about these Never Trumpers, who are dying. Right now they’re on respirators, OK,” Trump said in response to a question about whether he will stand firm on his commitment to naming “true constitutionalists” to the Supreme Court. […]
September 21, 2016
Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday he expects the House will vote to override any presidential veto of a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, despite his concerns that the measure could touch off a wave of retaliatory lawsuits. “I really don’t know the answer to that question,” […]
September 21, 2016
September 21, 2016
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will be paid by the campaign through the end of 2016, heightening concerns of a conflict of interest for CNN, which controversially hired Lewandowski in June to serve as a political commentator. In addition, CNN shot down reports on Wednesday that Lewandowski was being suspended by the channel. […]
September 21, 2016
September 21, 2016