by Lucas Robinson | Oct 4, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee for the ambassador to Cyprus acknowledged the continued presence of Turkish troops on the island during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. In an exchange between Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and nominee Judith Gail...
by Kietryn Zychal | Oct 4, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that “we didn’t learn anything new” from the FBI report on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh delivered to the Senate Wednesday evening and that President Donald Trump remains confident...
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by Adam Barnes | Oct 4, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As the Senate began debate Thursday on the confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Republicans said the new FBI background check found no corroboration for allegations of sexual assault, while Democrats charged the White House...
by Beverly Banks | Oct 4, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON- The Senate easily passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday to combat the nation’s opioid crisis by bolstering programs to treat addiction, more closely monitoring of prescriptions and updating information on alternative treatments to addictive drugs. The...
by Bryan Wood | Oct 3, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Leaders from several Olympic sports told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday that they need more money to adequately address sexual abuse allegations from their athletes. “Monsters are often in plain sight,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said...
by Patty Nieberg | Oct 3, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump for deriding Christine Blasey Ford’s Senate testimony about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, calling his behavior inappropriate and...
