trump impeachment trial: senator lamar alexander to vote against
Senator Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced Thursday night that he will vote against motion calling for additional witnesses into the impeachment of President Donald Trump. ..…
headlines: january 28, 2020 – rising up with sonali
The political fallout from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's new book continues to reverberate Washington DC and Senate Impeachment of President Donald Trump. ..…
senators' silence suggests they may be taking their impeachment trial
The senators cannot find it easy to speak of the president's opportunistic conduct with foreign countries, so silence is the most graceful position for Republican Party.. ..…
labor is helping trump keep unilateral power to impose tariffs
in Senate to roll back those powers has been fought to standstill by both White House and unions. ..…
brian kilmeade, man up and apologize to father morey
What would be more sorrowful would be the failure of bishop to call soul to conversion, the failure to protect the flock from scandal and the failure to safeguard the worthy reception of Communion... ..…
14 lgbtq+ people on why they showed up to the supreme court today
Today, Aimee Stephens and group of plaintiffs appeared Supreme Court our nationa's capital, their right for protections from employment discrimination. ..…
filmmaker charles ferguson on richard nixon, watergate & impeachment
They were being questioned by Lowell Weicker, Connecticut Republican senator, and Sam Dash, the counsel — Senate committee counsel, and Howard Baker, Republican on Senate Watergate Committee. ..…
the liberal who told reagan’s favorite joke
U.S cities, condemned realism that forces economies on the weak and vulnerable — and rewards the wealthy and powerful, and highlighted the problem of inequality, arguing that government should be on the side of the vulnerable rather than the wealthy and corporations. ..…
the case against the electoral college is stronger than ever
The solution is amendment to Constitution to abolish Electoral College. ..…
collins challenger used pac to reimburse own contributions
Gideon has been hit by opponents in Maine Senate primary for building her off corporate donations, ing to corporate support of PAC as evidence that she's candidate of special interests... ..…
maine and nevada show why the electoral college helps small states,
In Maine, it was killed by legislators in the state House after it passed Maine’s Senate. ..…
uruguay holding presidential primaries on 30 june: three main
Ex Montevideo Daniel Martinez National Party, Luis Lacalle Pou and ex Julio María Sanguinetti The last Sunday of June Uruguay will be holding presidential primaries when political parties will be choosing their candidates for the election scheduled for next October. ..…
controversial nominee confirmed for texas federal bench
WASHINGTON The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump's longest-delayed nominee, Texas attorney who faced criticism from Democrats about his record in court on cases involving gay rights issues.. ..…
cult of death sweeps new england
By affirming that the right to kill one, Vermont Governor Phil Scott on Monday signed into law abortion rights bill that signals that State of Vermont is on the side of infanticide's child is a fundamental right of the mother.. ..…
maine could push to change way president gets elected
Maine could push to change way president gets elected. ..…
oregon bill granting electoral college votes to national popular vote
After a similar bill passed the Maine Senate last month, the measure failed in the state's House last week. . ..…
the “big club” fights back against trump tariffs – senate
CTH has been immersed in the battle against Chamber of Commerce Decepticons for so long we have to be careful of our language. This battle is the heart of Wall Street's against MAGA Main Street.. ..…
u.s. won't 'tiptoe' around china with asia stability at threat -
SINGAPORE - The United States will no longer tiptoe around Chinese Asia, with in the region threatened on issues ranging from South China Sea to Taiwan, acting U.S. ..…
the philippines’ president says he’s ex-gay: ‘i became a man
Rodrigo Duterte, the president of Philippines, said that he used to be gay and that he has since been cured... ..…
6 legislative efforts to protect your right to vote
Maine Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson has put forth legislation, LD 1083, to change the current presidential caucus system to primary system, and includes the use of ranked choice voting for primaries and the general election.. ..…
politicizing intelligence
President Trump's new order giving the attorney authority to declassify government secrets threatens to expose U.S intelligence sources and could distort FBI and CIA's roles in investigating Russian in the 2016 elections, current and former U.S officials said... ..…
maine senate passes bill to give all of state’s
There's in some quarters to get rid of Electoral College, the institution that elects the president of United States... ..…
political battles for an apolitical branch
The Battle for Marble Palace Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, and Forging of Modern Supreme Court by Michael Bobelian, 344 pp. ..…
new california state movement slams socialism, upholds constitution
ROCKLIN, Calif — Over Placer County activists for New California State movement joined hall meeting on the evening of May 8, high taxes and push towards socialist policies.. ..…
control of 508 state legislative seats changed in the 2018 elections
Of the 508 flips, 391 were Republican seats that flipped to Democrats and 93 were Democratic seats that flipped to Republicans.. ..…
thecatholicspirit.com : thecatholicspirit.com
Catholics who devote themselves to protecting the unborn or defending marriage do not always see eye-to-eye with Catholics. ..…
the left loves activist judges — unless they rule right
which are the final arbiters in most federal cases. ..…
hogan blasts legislature as assembly nears end
He pleaded with Democratic legislature to approve legislative that hold school systems accountable, cut taxes and eliminate mandate spending that would cause average $7,000 tax hike for homeowners... ..…
equality act returns — with house democrats in majority
Jeff Merkley chief sponsors of Equality Act in their respective chambers of Congress, on Wednesday trumpeted the introduction of the legislation with great fanfare during news conference at U.S. ..…
democrats reintroduce equality act to ban lgbtq discrimination
Congressional Democrats introduced on Wednesday Equality Act, bill that would modify existing civil rights legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit.. ..…
state senate panel advances bill limiting vaccine exemptions
OLYMPIA, Wash — A Washington state Senate committee advanced Friday that would do away with the option for parents to claim personal or exemption for their school vaccinations... ..…
swing-state gop senators rethinking reelection strategies as
Republicans hold the in the chamber by two seats and of the 35 seats contested in 2020, Republicans hold 23 and four of their members are in toss-up races.. ..…
u.s. senate national totals for 2018 shows huge gap between democrats
Senate National Totals for 2018 Shows Huge Gap Between Democrats and Republicans... ..…
in memoriam: rosanell eaton, queen mother of voting rights, dies at 97
Considered Queen Mother and in the struggle and movement for freedom, justice and equality, Rosanell Eaton proved true matriarch to many civil rights leaders — especially when it came to the fight against voter suppression.. ..…
mexico's court blocks amlo bill to cut public sector salaries
Mexico's Supreme Court suspended new bill that reduces payments for high level officers in the sector, temporarily frustrating one of the campaign promises of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador... ..…
in politics and state budgeting, the numbers count
Melissa Ziobron of East Haddam, the numbers of ballots cast in last election is still quantity as is the occupant of District State Senate seat until Monday when recount is complete.. ..…
democratic gains in state legislatures could impact redistricting
Democrats also took control of total of seven legislative bodies — New Hampshire's House and Senate, Colorado's Senate, Connecticut's Senate, Maine's Senate, New York's Senate and Minnesota's House.. ..…
defeated republican blames john mccain for democrats' victory in the
John McCain helped Democrats win back House by voting in 2017 against GOP Obamacare repeal bill... ..…
republicans lost their state-level death grip last night
Democratic gains in previously Republican-dominated states mean Democrats will have bigger say in redistricting maps, which Republicans have used in attempt to solidify their majorities without getting the majority of votes recent elections. ..…
usa: the referendum on trump and the socialist way forward
Democrats rode modest wave of anti- Trump anger to retake House of Representatives, while Trump's racist pandering to the backward, rural areas of the country helped Republicans increase their control of Senate. ..…
hollywood's midterm meltdown: ‘no human beings are illegal;’ being
Less perhaps, in generation, some of Hollywood's most influential stars have taken to media to spew deranged and self-centered hot takes about President Donald Trump and the issues facing the nation.. ..…
senate and governor races are diverging sharply in some states
And I counted the Vermont and Maine Senate races as having a Democratic incumbent because Sens. ..…
michael bloomberg jolts senate battle with $20 million for democrats
Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering 2020 campaign, will give $20 million to Democratic Senate PAC this week — jolting the battle for control of the chamber just five weeks away from the midterm elections.. ..…
obama-backed committee to invest millions to target elections in 11
FILE- In this Dec 5, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama address the participants at summit on climate change involving mayors from around Chicago. ..…
apc approves mode of primaries for states - why these 5 states matter
The National Working Committee of All Progressives Congress reached decision on the mode of its primaries for its states chapters and Federal Capital Territory of Saturday's primaries.. ..…
of justice harry blackmun raises an...
You think I answer questions under oath from Republicans on Judiciary Committee... ..…
in new hampshire, a political fixture is on the ropes — and trump is
WASHINGTON — New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, 's first in the primary status, has for decades welcomed parade of political stars to his office to file to run for president. ..…
2018 election analysis: state government trifectas
Maine Democrats won control of Maine Senate and took the office with Maine Attorney General Janet Mills defeating Shawn Moody and State Treasurer Teresea Hayes. ..…
2008 november
The results of audit of the use of city bought and paid for gasoline reveals that the system registering the consumption of gasoline was insufficient, with use something in the range of 35,000 gallons. ..…
campaign finance reform inches toward goal
Thursday, eight days Senate leaders agreed to schedule votes on reform -- no later than early March 1998 -- and House held hearings on the issue... ..…
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