Two faces of Maine politics show rifts in state Republican party
By Scott Malone Maine's two most prominent Republicans grabbed headlines this week with political moves that were widely different in style and substance, which some insiders said could risk the party's stature in the northeastern state.U.S. Senator Susan Collins won...
Kremlin: Putin, Trump to meet on sidelines of G20 summit
MOSCOW Russia's Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit in Hamburg next week, but no separate meeting is planned, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. "They will meet in any case...
Halle Berry, Michelle Rodriguez speak out on diversity and Hollywood
FILE PHOTO: Actress Halle Berry arrives during the 89th Academy Awards Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals in Hollywood, California, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Powered by...
Pro-Trump groups take no prisoners in rush to help an embattled president
By Ginger Gibson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Flush with cash, political groups outside the White House are aggressively coming to President Donald Trump's aid as he battles low public approval numbers, questions about his election campaign's ties to Russia and a stalled...
Senate Republicans struggle to salvage healthcare effort
By Richard Cowan and Yasmeen Abutaleb | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Senate Republican leaders faced calls from critics within the party on Wednesday for substantial changes, rather than mere tinkering, to a major healthcare bill if they are to salvage their effort to repeal...
Facing revolt on healthcare bill, Senate Republicans delay vote
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Facing a potentially disastrous defeat by members of his own party, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday delayed a vote on healthcare legislation that has been a top Republican priority as...
Supreme Court breathes new life into Trump’s travel ban
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of a travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries that he said is needed for national security but that...
Cosby says has no plans for ‘sexual assault tour’
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs after a judge declared a mistrial in his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller Powered by...
Miranda Kerr returns jewelry gifted in alleged Malaysian scheme
89th Academy Awards - Oscars Vanity Fair Party - Beverly Hills, California, U.S. - 26/02/17 Model Miranda Kerr REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo Powered by...
Once on the outside, conservative Koch network warms to Trump
By James Oliphant | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. At a glitzy weekend gathering of donors to the powerful Koch brothers' network, much of the talk was about the conservative political group's criticism of the healthcare bill moving through the U.S....