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Cruz ad hits Beto O’Rourke for declaring ‘nothing more American’ than NFL anthem protests

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, released an ad Monday criticizing his Democratic opponent, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, for saying there was "nothing more American" than NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem.

August 27, 2018

Rand Paul plan to defund Planned Parenthood killed by vulnerable Democrats

Vulnerable Senate Democrats, including pro-life Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, came under fire Thursday for helping defeat an amendment to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

August 23, 2018

South Africa white-owned farm seizures ‘land reform’ that will ‘follow the rule of law’: State Dept.

The State Department issued a statement Wednesday on South Africa moving to expropriate largely white-owned farmland, offering assurances that the country was engaged in an "open process." And then President Trump promptly undid the statement and said he'd ordered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review the program, which he harshly criticized as mass murder.

August 22, 2018

Kate Brown undercut by Antifa, ICE protests in Oregon governor re-election bid

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown positioned herself early on as a leader of the anti-Trump opposition, but the state's never-ending panoply of protest activity has backfired on her re-election bid with voters suffering from resistance fatigue.

August 22, 2018

Beto O’Rourke says ‘nothing more American’ than NFL anthem protests

Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has jumped into the NFL national-anthem fray by defending players taking a knee during the ceremony, saying he could think of "nothing more American."

August 22, 2018

Donald Trump to end ‘war on coal’ with rule replacing Obama-era Clean Power Plan

President Trump was met with enthusiastic cheers Tuesday in West Virginia after moving to snuff out the "war on coal" by replacing the Clean Power Plan, even as Democrats prophesied that scrapping the never-implemented Obama-era rule would be catastrophic.

August 21, 2018

Stevie Wonder links Aretha Franklin’s death from cancer to global warming

Pop icon Stevie Wonder says there's a connection between Aretha Franklin's death from pancreatic cancer and climate change.

August 21, 2018

Kristi Noem says ‘over five million people’ with security clearances ‘astounding’

Former intelligence officials may be outraged at President Trump's decision to revoke former CIA Director John O. Brennan's security clearance, but what stuns Rep. Kristi Noem is that there are another 5 million people who enjoy similar access.

August 19, 2018

Mick Mulvaney says D.C. politics helped kill Donald Trump’s military parade

Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney suggested Sunday that factors other than the expense helped kill President Trump's long-sought military parade, including the District of Columbia's anti-Trump political climate.

August 19, 2018

Rudy Giuliani taunts John Brennan over security clearance lawsuit threat

Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said Sunday he would consider suing the Trump administration for revoking his security clearance, prompting Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani to respond: Bring it on.

August 19, 2018

James Clapper criticizes John Brennan for anti-Trump rhetoric

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday criticized John Brennan's overheated rhetoric, specifically his description last month of Mr. Trump's behavior at Helsinki as "nothing short of treasonous."

August 19, 2018

Donald Trump calls on Robert Mueller to investigate Hillary Clinton emails

President Trump reiterated Sunday his call for special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as part of his probe into Russian election interference.

August 19, 2018

Don McGahn leak shows Robert Mueller team ‘panicking,’ Rudy Giuliani says

Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani refuted speculation Sunday that White House counsel Donald McGahn had flipped on President Trump, accusing "desperate" investigators of leaking information about the attorney's cooperation with the special counsel in order to lure the president into a perjury trap.

August 19, 2018

School shootings prompt bulletproof gear, more security

Across the nation, parents and students are taking extra precautions with bullet-resistant gear, while school districts are seeking to tighten their security, expand active-shooter training, and retrofit infrastructure to make it as gunman-proof as possible.

August 16, 2018

Zinke blames green groups for increasing wildfire risk by holding forests ‘hostage’

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Thursday that environmental groups have increased wildfire danger with litigation that has "held hostage" the ability of federal managers to thin the overgrown national forests.

August 16, 2018

Education Department accuses Omarosa of ‘peddling lies’ about DeVos in tell-all book

The Education Department on Wednesday repudiated as "lies" the sensational claims made about Secretary Betsy DeVos in the newly released book by former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman.

August 15, 2018

Bank of the West climate change stance, fossil fuel rejection sparks coal country backlash

If Al Gore started a savings-and-loan, it might look something like the climate-conscious Bank of the West, and that's become a source of friction in the coal-mining counties of Colorado and Wyoming.

August 14, 2018

Florida police unions cancel Miami Dolphins ticket deal over anthem kneeling

Police unions in Florida are cancelling their discount-ticket deals with the Miami Dolphins after two players knelt for the national anthem at the first NFL preseason game.

August 14, 2018

Ryan Zinke dismisses climate change narrative in push to save forests from California wildfires

As he tours one California fire site after another this summer, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has pressed for more active forest management while throwing cold water on the climate-first approach.

August 13, 2018

Elizabeth Warren’s allegation of racism blasted by Yarmouth police chief

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's blast at the "racist" criminal-justice system may have won her points with the progressive crowd at Netroots Nation, but not so much with the men and women in blue back in Massachusetts.

August 13, 2018