House retirements show how Trump is splitting the GOP There’s a clear divide among Republicans retiring from Congress. Those leaving office without a clear next political step tend to come from places where Trump is less popular. On the flip side, Republicans are more likely to leave the House to […]
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Arizona teachers skeptical of Ducey’s raise proposal, continuing to plan walkout Arizona educators appeared mostly skeptical of Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to give teachers 20 percent raises by 2020, and the organizers leading the teachers’ #RedForEd revolt said it does not change their plans for a walkout. Organizers with Arizona […]
California Today: Could the State Weather a Recession? John Chiang, the state treasurer of California, is a Democrat running to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown. California Today is conducting occasional question-and-answer sessions with candidates for office, and today is Mr. Chiang’s day at the plate. The interview, edited and condensed for […]
There’s a very disturbing pattern of silencing Donald Trump’s accusers emerging On Thursday we learned that the National Enquirer’s parent company American Media Inc. reportedly paid a doorman at Donald Trump’s old building to ensure he not speak about the rumor that the then-real estate mogul had fathered a child […]
Trapped and dying in a minivan, desperate Ohio teen calls 911 for help that doesn’t find him The 911 recordings are gut-wrenching. Trapped in a gold 2002 Honda Odyssey van with his time running short, 16-year old Kyle Plush asked Siri to call 911 and begged the dispatcher for help […]
How a Trump ‘love child’ rumor roiled the media The story of how The National Enquirer’s owner bought and spiked a story about an alleged Donald Trump “love child” is now roiling the media world, as The Associated Press acknowledged having decided not to publish it last August, before turning […]
Trading Snarl for Smile, Pompeo Makes Case to Lead State Dept. President Trump has in his first year marginalized American diplomats, sought to slash the State Department’s budget and reversed crucial pieces of his predecessor’s economic and diplomatic opening to Cuba. But Mike Pompeo promised on Thursday to reverse nearly […]
Trump Plans to Pardon Scooter Libby in C.I.A. Leak Case President Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis Libby Jr., who as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted of perjury in connection with the leak of a C.I.A. officer’s identity, a person familiar with the decision said […]
Bill Hybels, prominent megachurch pastor, resigns from Willow Creek following allegations Prominent pastor Bill Hybels announced Tuesday he is stepping down from his Chicago-area megachurch Willow Creek, just weeks after the Chicago Tribune published allegations of misconduct from several women. Hybels, who with his wife co-founded one of the nation’s […]
Conservatives irate over GOP’s spending hypocrisy House Republican leaders, stung by President Donald Trump’s rebuke of Congress’ recent trillion-dollar spending spree, are moving to give their rank and file cover by passing a balanced budget amendment this week. But many conservatives, including a good number of House Republicans, say the […]
