Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) announced Friday that she will not seek reelection in 2018, creating an open race for a swing seat. Shea-Porter’s Manchester-area district is one of the most competitive districts in the country. It’s one of only 12 districts won by President Trump that are currently represented by Democrats. Shea-Porter is opting not…
Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.), an outspoken critic of President Trump, shocked his colleagues on Tuesday by announcing that he will not run for reelection. Flake went on to blast Trump and Republicans…
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with…
The U.S Air Force said Tuesday that a Colorado base had released roughly 150,000 gallons of water containing elevated levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) into the Colorado Springs Utilities sewer system and a nearby creek. Officials at the Peterson Air Force Base, located in Colorado Springs, said an investigation was underway into the discharge from…
Vowing mass civil disobedience if North Carolina’s Republican governor attempts to thwart the will of the people and “steal this election,” hundreds gathered in a candlelight vigil outside the North Carolina Capitol building Monday evening. Governor Pat McCrory, who lost in the November election to Attorney General Roy Cooper by roughly 9,700 votes but has…
Facing a looming Republican-dominated Congress under the right-wing President-elect Donald Trump, gun control advocates warn that local gun restrictions are about to be “eviscerated.” Many Republican members of Congress have long sought to pass sweeping national right-to-carry legislation, to force “reciprocity” between states when it comes to right-to-carry legislation. Reciprocity legislation has been a major…
Corporate tax havens around the world are starving countries of billions of dollars needed to tackle poverty and inequality, according to a new report from Oxfam that identifies the 15 nations and territories leading this “global race to the bottom.” In order of significance, those 15 worst tax havens are: Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands,…
The failure of U.S. Congress to pass a formal authorization for the war against the Islamic State (ISIS) means incoming President Donald Trump—whose brash and impulsive approach to foreign policy has raised alarms—will have effectively unlimited war powers, Politico reported Thursday. In the absence of such a resolution, President Barack Obama has relied on the…