Author: Laurie Kellman
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At Capitol, Bush saluted as ‘gentle soul’, ‘great man’
WASHINGTON • The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike. With Bush’s casket…
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At Capitol, President George H.W. Bush saluted as ‘gentle soul,’ ‘great man’
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike. With Bush’s casket…
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Path to power: House races to watch on election night
WASHINGTON • The path to power in the House winds through a few dozen districts, many of them suburban, in Tuesday’s election. Republicans defending their majority and Democrats looking to gain 23 seats they would need to win control. The tallies will start revealing clues to where Americans stand in 2018 on immigration, guns, health…
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‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women?
WASHINGTON • Suffice it to say that “Horseface” and porn actress Stormy Daniels aren’t what Republicans want to talk about three weeks from the midterm elections — or ever. A record number of women are running, most of them Democrats, in the first balloting of the #MeToo era. No matter. President Donald Trump this week…
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Make-or-break Senate hearing day for Kavanaugh, accuser
WASHINGTON • With high drama in the making, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct Wednesday and headed into a charged public Senate hearing that could determine whether Republicans can salvage his nomination and enshrine a high court conservative majority. The Senate Judiciary Committee — 11 Republicans, all men,…
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Third Kavanaugh accuser submits allegation to Senate panel
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing allegations by a third woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, a panel spokesman said Wednesday, in yet another potential blow to his prospects for Senate confirmation. As in the allegations by his two previous accusers, the latest incidents are alleged to have occurred…
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McCain’s final letter to America
PHOENIX • Sen. John McCain expressed his deep gratitude and love of country in his final letter and implored Americans to put aside “tribal rivlaries” and focus on what unites. Rick Davis, former presidential campaign manager for McCain who is serving as a family spokesman, read the farewell message Monday at a press briefing in…
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John McCain’s final statement: A farewell letter to America
PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain expressed his deep gratitude and love of country in his final letter and implored Americans to put aside “tribal rivlaries” and focus on what unites. Rick Davis, former presidential campaign manager for McCain who is serving as a family spokesman, read the farewell message Monday at a press briefing in…
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Trump, honoring Navajos, revives ‘Pocohontas’ jab at Warren
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by deriding Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” at a White House event honoring Native American war heroes. “You were here long before any of us were here,” Trump said as he honored three Navajo code talkers from World War II.…
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Will JFK files answer questions? Probably not all
WASHINGTON — Scholars and sleuths are waiting — and waiting — to leap on the release of John F. Kennedy assassination files. The National Archives is due to spill remaining secrets from that crucible of history Thursday, unless President Donald Trump has been persuaded by intelligence agencies to hold some back. A law from 25…