The nation’s energy secretary defended a recent federal agreement on the lower Snake River dams after Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., said breaching the dams would be “catastrophic.” He questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm earlier this week at a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water. The agreement made public in December lays […]
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to contain the domestic fallout from the leak and promised a quick investigation into how […]
Government funding talks devolved into public finger pointing Sunday evening, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused House Republicans of needing to “sort themselves out” and Speaker Mike Johnson cited “new Democrat demands” for snagging endgame negotiations. Top lawmakers and appropriators had hoped to unveil the text of a small spending package over the weekend, […]
Vince Giardino, a Republican hopeful asking voters to choose him as the next judge for the 396th District Court in Tarrant County, said the court needs fewer plea deals and more trials. Giardino, who was fired from his job as a magistrate for incumbent Judge George Gallagher, has some ideas he thinks could improve the […]
The four leading candidates running for a California U.S. Senate seat fought over taxes, crime, homelessness and more as the three Democrats and one Republican compete for two spots in the fast-approaching March 5 primary. Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff of Los Angeles, Katie Porter of Orange County and Barbara Lee of Oakland on Monday faced […]
BUCKEYE LAKE − The mayor and solicitor sparred over billing practices, a resident called the mayor “an embarrassment” and council asked for calm during the “turmoil” of a mayoral recall election campaign. That was the scene at Monday night’s Buckeye Lake Village Council meeting, when Mayor Jeryne Peterson continued in the center of the storm […]
Jan. 24—Democrat Monica Tranel knocked her opponent, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, during a stop in Kalispell earlier this month for what she described as his lack of presence on the campaign trail. “My strategy is to really meet with and connect with my constituents,” Tranel said. “I haven’t seen Zinke at all and I haven’t […]
By Nathan Layne, James Oliphant and Gram Slattery ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – At a campaign speech in an American Legion hall in New Hampshire last week, Nikki Haley animatedly warned the U.S. must prepare for a war with China. Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations under President Donald Trump, rattled off the […]
Jan. 20—ACME — Michigan’s high-profile race for the U.S. Senate — which will draw the eyes of the nation this year as a swing-state contest impacting Senate control — kicked off in Northern Michigan Friday as four candidates squared off in a debate at the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance’s annual Policy Conference. Four candidates in […]
During a back-and-forth over education, Nikki Haley mocked Ron DeSantis’s ability to run a campaign, saying that his inability to win over voters despite his significant campaign war chest is yet more proof that the Florida governor is in over his head. “If leadership’s about getting things done, how did you blow through $150 million […]
Hours after Chris Christie suspended his campaign for president, two of his opponents — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley — squared off in the first two-person debate of the 2024 Republican primary. But Donald Trump, who has declined to participate in each of the debates this election cycle, instead chose to appear in a Fox […]