WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Benghazi committee said Friday, October 23, they are staying — for now — on the Republican-led panel, despite calling it a “fishing expedition to derail” Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. At the same time, they called on House Speaker John Boehner to immediately shut down what they … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton took a celebratory lap around Washington on Friday, October 23, reveling in signs Democrats are coalescing around her White House candidacy after an 11-hour grilling by House Republicans. Joking about her “long day,” Clinton told female supporters gathered for a party breakfast address that she tried to “rise above … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a day more than a year and millions of dollars in the making for House Republicans, who finally got their chance Thursday, October 22, to interrogate Hillary Rodham Clinton about the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and her use of a private email account and server. Thanks to Clinton’s … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department was among the worst agencies in the federal government at protecting its computer networks while Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary from 2009 to 2013, a situation that continued to deteriorate as John Kerry took office and Russian hackers breached the department’s email system, according to independent audits and … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two GOP presidential hopefuls, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, have requested protection from the U.S. Secret Service, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said Monday, October 19. The taxpayer-funded agency said the two campaigns have submitted requests, which kick off an evaluation period during which Homeland Security Secretary … Continue reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Bobby Jindal offers history from a conservative viewpoint in a new book illustrating the “folly of looking to the government for the solution to all of our problems.” Tracing an arc from the Bill of Rights to President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Louisiana governor … Continue reading
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will once again try to revive his political career as a Democrat, with an announcement Tuesday, October 20, that he will run for Congress after losing his last two statewide elections. “We have a problem in Washington, there’s no question about it. Washington does … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington watchdog group says in a complaint filed with the IRS that a secret-donor nonprofit group backing Marco Rubio is violating tax law. Conservative Solutions Project is spending millions of dollars on pro-Rubio television commercials and mailings to voters in early primary states as the Florida senator seeks the Republican … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is dropping out of the Democratic race for president. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed Continue reading
7:59 p.m. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is using his 90-second closing to rail on the Republicans, mocking their two debates as lessons in intolerance. He says of his Democratic colleagues: “What you heard tonight (was a) different debate than the sort of debate you heard from the two presidential Republican debates.” The Republican … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, October 13, night, vigorously outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term. Yet in … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Democratic candidates for president take the stage for their first debate this week in Nevada, they’ll do so in a state that serves as a reminder of why Hillary Rodham Clinton is the front-runner for the nomination. One of the first four states to cast ballots in the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gloved Michelle Obama wielded a pitchfork Tuesday, October 6, to show some student helpers how to harvest the sweet potatoes in her White House garden. “We’ve got to dig these babies up,” she said of the orange tubers as beads of perspiration on her forehead glistened in the afternoon sun. Students … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — The mass shooting at an Oregon community college last week thrust the debate over the nation’s gun laws to the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control does not work. The city has a reputation for … Continue reading
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has sent a copy of her most recent memoir to Republican presidential candidates after some raised questions about her record as Secretary of State. During a stop in Iowa Tuesday,October 6, the Democratic presidential candidate said she’d sent a copy of “Hard Choices” to most of the GOP … Continue reading
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