WASHINGTON (AP) — Top leaders of the U.S. military services apologized to Congress on Thursday for allowing substandard living conditions in military family housing. They acknowledged failing to have fully understood the problem earlier and promised to fix it. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, the civilian and uniformed leaders of the Army, Navy, Read more about Military leaders apologize for problems in family housing[…]
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A month ago, Eric Giddens was just a member of the Cedar Falls school board thinking about maybe, someday, running for higher office. Today, he feels like the most popular Democrat in Iowa. California Rep. Eric Swalwell called to congratulate him the day he won the nomination for a surprise Read more about A sleepy Iowa state Senate race is becoming all about 2020[…]
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s trip to Alabama to survey tornado damage (all times local): 2:10 p.m. President Donald Trump says he couldn’t get to Alabama “fast enough” after a tornado struck a rural area and killed 23 people. Trump flew to the state Friday to survey the damage. He Read more about The Latest: Trump: I couldn’t get to Alabama ‘fast enough’[…]
DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — Deanna Miller Berry doesn’t often see presidential candidates. So when New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker recently came to Bamberg County, South Carolina, she was primed to unload about a contaminated water system. “What is your plan to fix it?” Berry asked, her eyes narrowed. Booker, former mayor of Newark, the largest Read more about 2020 Democrats aim to make inroads in rural America[…]
NEW YORK (AP) — A young civil rights activist named Bernard Sanders was arrested and dragged off to jail for protesting school segregation on the South Side of Chicago in the summer of 1963. Most voters didn’t learn about that episode until photos surfaced in late February 2016, almost 10 months into the Vermont senator’s Read more about Bernie 2.0: More professional this time, and more personal[…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic contenders for president (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper tells a house party in Dubuque, Iowa, that immigration hard-liners have to accept that they won’t be able to drive out everyone who is in the U.S. illegally. Hickenlooper says it would be Read more about The Latest: Hickenlooper says driving out immigrants ‘crazy’[…]
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he’s running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who’s used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state. “I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,” Hickenlooper, 67, Read more about Ex-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper enters presidential race[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House passed a series of bills Tuesday pushing back on the Russian government, demanding accountability for corruption, human rights abuses and aggression. The legislation demands accountability for the slaying of a Russian opposition leader, prohibits recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, calls for investigations of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s finances Read more about House passes 4 bills targeting Russia, Putin’s wealth[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, says he will “continue to cooperate” with investigators. Cohen appeared behind closed doors Wednesday before the House intelligence committee. It was his fourth day of testimony on Capitol Hill as Read more about The Latest: Cohen says he’ll ‘continue to cooperate’[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is “just not worth it” even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that “I’m not for impeachment” of Trump. “Unless there’s something Read more about Pelosi waves off impeachment, says it would divide country[…]