The beloved figure passed away Tuesday, according to the Bush family. Her’s was a life of contrast. Perhaps not in the traditional sense that we envision upon hearing the phrase, but it was. Mrs. Bush was a woman who rarely caused controversy but when she
Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Paul vowed to filibuster the appointments. “I’ll do whatever it takes, and that includes filibuster,” Paul said in response to Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel’s nominations. Mike Pompeo is set to replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Gina
Sri Lanka’s President announced Sunday he is ending the nationwide state of emergency. Maithripala Sirisena declared the emergency 13 days ago in response to anti-Muslim riots in which three people died and hundreds of shops were destroyed. Sirisena said improvements in the security situation prompted him to
The announcement comes after backlash for comments he made about Parkland shooting survivors. Leslie Gibson had been running unopposed, as a Republican, for a state House seat in Maine’s 57th district. The controversy began when Gibson insulted two survivors of the Parkland shooting, Emma Gonzalez
Congressman Jamie Raskin, from Maryland’s 8th district, has introduced the legislation. On Friday, Congressman Raskin introduced H.R. 503, the Heightened Oversight of Traveling, Eating and Lodging (HOTEL) Act. If passed, it would prohibit any government agency from using taxpayer money to stay or dine at
Governor Matt Mead signed the law yesterday. The law is in response to the deadly Texas church shooting that occurred last November which left 26 people dead. As the law stands now, individuals had to obtain permission from the church. The law also allows for
A resolution to combat white supremacy and neo-Nazi groups took 36 seconds to die. To most observers this one would seem like an easy decision. After all, no one likes hate groups unless you happen to belong to one. Still, the resolution introduced by State
The longtime Congresswoman died early Friday. A news release drafted by her Chief of Staff, Liam Fitzsimmons, revealed Rep. Slaughter passed away this morning at George Washington University Hospital. The cause of her death is due to an injury she sustained in a fall last
In an election that should have been an easy win for the GOP, Lamb pulls an upset. On Tuesday, the Democratic Party did what most thought would be impossible. It pulled off a win in a congressional district that President Trump carried by twenty points
Fired from the White House? Yes. But not from Trump himself. On Monday the White House revealed that John McEntee, personal assistant to the President, has been fired. The reason given was “unspecified security issues”. However, to think that is the end of the tale
