WASHINGTON — Packages with explosive devices sent to prominent Democrats and a major donor to the party prompted widespread condemnations across America’s political landscape, as well as some finger-pointing. “Those behind such reprehensible acts must be brought to justice. We cannot tolerate any attempt to terrorize public figures,” Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin tweeted. […]
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill an open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is moving toward a final vote as early as Saturday. First though, senators are on Thursday reviewing an FBI report on allegations Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when both were teenagers and that he exposed himself to another woman […]
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when both were teenagers aretestifying Thursday at a Senate hearing that could determine the balance of the nation’s highest judicial body. Christine Blasey Ford is giving her account of the alleged incident, in which she says Kavanaugh assaulted her […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters are claiming victory in a special congressional election in Ohio, even though officially the race remains too close to call. The race was seen by many as a possible bellwether for the midterm congressional elections in November. Republican Troy Balderson leads Democrat Danny O’Connor by about 1,700 […]