• Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP nominee for governor, resigns from Congress

    Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP nominee for governor, resigns from Congress

    Sep 10, 2018 05:14 PM EDT

    ... Florida Republican said in his letter that he will be spending time campaigning and it would be "inappropriate" to accept a salary while he is running for governor. https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/1039178874142289921 DeSantis is locked in a tight battle against Democratic nominee and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Republican ...

  • How lawmakers, intelligence experts are reacting to Trump’s comments about Russia

    How lawmakers, intelligence experts are reacting to Trump’s comments about Russia

    Jul 16, 2018 07:49 PM EDT

    ... Putin a propaganda win he desperately needs.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1018909308162052096 The Florida senator tweeted that foreign policy “must be based on reality, not hyperbole or wishful thinking,” adding that the reality is that Russia is an adversary. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas

  • Florida stopped doing gun permit checks for more than a year

    Florida stopped doing gun permit checks for more than a year

    Jun 10, 2018 05:08 PM EDT

    ... resident, and every child, in Florida, you forfeit any moral right to lead,” said former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, one of the Democratic candidates running for governor. https://youtu.be/79rI6_hlbWg The state used the national system to see if there were reasons such as mental illness or ...

  • In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

    In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

    Mar 16, 2018 01:40 PM EDT

    ... chief in 1983, and after rising to chief two years later, she was twice re-elected as the Cherokees' leader, and worked to revolutionize Indian-run health care. https://vimeo.com/121095767#at=0 “Mankiller” is the latest in a series of films garnering mainstream attention in the aftermath of ...

  • Pelosi calls for removal of Nunes as House intel chair

    Pelosi calls for removal of Nunes as House intel chair

    Feb 01, 2018 05:38 PM EDT

    ... Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Rep. Devin Nunes of California took "deliberately dishonest actions" by altering a classified GOP-written memo on the investigation into Russia's election influence. https://twitter.com/NancyPelosi/status/959095510987628544 Pelosi made the demand Thursday in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan. She says ...

  • Everything we know about Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey

    Everything we know about Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey

    May 10, 2017 03:02 PM EDT

    ... to the press. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/863007411132649473 On Friday, California Rep. Adam Schiff, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House committee leading the Russia investigation asked Trump to hand over any such tapes, suggesting that if recordings do exist, it was because Trump made them. https://twitter.com ...

  • Vera Rubin, who spotted the first evidence of dark matter, dies at 88

    Vera Rubin, who spotted the first evidence of dark matter, dies at 88

    Dec 27, 2016 03:01 PM EDT

    ... eliminates her contention for a Nobel Prize. https://twitter.com/AstroKatie/status/813467072512475136 https://twitter.com/RisaWechsler/status/813539434893312001 https://twitter.com/mslopatto/status/813785071459139588 Rubin's husband, Robert, was a mathematician and physicist who died in 2008. Her four children -- David Rubin, Judy Young (died 2014), Karl Rubin and ...

  • Trump children's roles blur line between transition, company

    Trump children's roles blur line between transition, company

    Nov 20, 2016 02:22 PM EDT

    ... well as a team of highly skilled executives," Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said. She said the structure "will comply with all applicable rules and regulations." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tiEldxOFk Trump's company is the largest business portfolio to belong to a modern sitting president. Federal ethics rules ...

  • U.S. takes Thailand off human trafficking blacklist

    U.S. takes Thailand off human trafficking blacklist

    Jun 30, 2016 01:13 PM EDT

    ... were some tough calls. In the end, they come down to an element of discretion, but not much, because we have a fixed set of rules that Congress has created, and we follow those rules," he said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQroCVs01SI The promotion for military-led Thailand ...

  • House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid

    House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid

    Apr 12, 2016 04:53 PM EDT

    ... the primary. Count me out," Ryan said. "I simply believe that if you want to be the nominee - to be the president - you should actually run for it. I chose not to. Therefore, I should not be considered. Period." https://youtu.be/Ky61cqj6jlw Front-runner Donald Trump looks unlikely to ...