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During a floor speech Tuesday night in the Senate in opposition to the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general in Trump’s administration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cut off Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) while she was quoting a letter written by Coretta Scott King. The letter was written when Sessions was being considered…
The chaos unleashed by President Trump’s executive order selectively barring Muslim entry into the United States has stoked an urgent debate about the man behind it, Stephen K. Bannon. Bannon, we now know, had a direct hand in both drafting the travel ban and directing the Department of Homeland Security to bar lawful residents and…
Voters line up to cast their ballots at Robious Elementary School in Richmond, Va. on Nov. 8, 2016.(Photo: Shelpy Lum, AP) cxenseparse_start WASHINGTON — While President Trump is promising to launch an investigation into his belief that millions of illegal ballots were cast in 2016, the Republican-led House Administration Committee voted Tuesday to shut down the federal agency…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren found herself forcibly silenced by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday night after he objected to her use of the words of Coretta Scott King to criticize Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General. Warren was reading a now-famous letter King wrote in 1986 opposing Sessions’ nomination to…
Warren violates arcane rule, sparking Senate dustup WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor. The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber’s arcane rules by reading a three-decade-old letter from Dr. Martin Luther King’s widow that dated to Sen….
Last night, the Senate voted 49-43 to silence Elizabeth Warren as she read a letter written by the wife of Martin Luther King Jr, Coretta Scott King. King sent this letter to the Senate in 1986 when the chamber was in debate on whether or not to confirm Jeff Sessions to a lifetime appointment on…
A low moment for the world’s greatest deliberative body. CREDIT: Senate TV via AP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used a parliamentary procedure to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the middle of a speech critical of Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick to be the next attorney general. McConnell claimed Warren broke the rules of decorum by quoting…
In a lawsuit seeking at least $150 million in damages, the first lady says the Daily Mail harmed her opportunity to “launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple product categories.” Lawyers for first lady Melania Trump claim an article in the Daily Mail has harmed her ability to earn millions from “a multi-year term during which plaintiff…
Melania Trump’s lawsuit claims that a British tabloid’s article greatly reduced her business opportunities. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times A lawsuit filed by Melania Trump depicts her heightened profile as a “unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to make millions of dollars in business, once again raising questions about the relationship between President Trump’s official role and…
It’s tradition for the team that wins the Super Bowl to visit the White House after their victory. But at least two members of the New England Patriots are turning down the invitation this year because of President Donald Trump. “I’m not going to the White House,” the Patriots’ Devin McCourty told Time in a text message Monday. “Basic reason for me…