Posts in category Politics

WASHINGTON – The Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are joining with Democrats in calling for an examination of reports that Russia interfered in …

By BRUCE SMITH and SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press CHARLESTON S.C. – A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial Monday after a jury deadlocked in the …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Civil rights groups called for President-elect Donald Trump to forcefully and publicly denounce racism and bigotry, pointing …

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases …

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economic WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy in the third quarter grew at the fastest pace in two years, with a revised …

Associated Press WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified “consequences,” such as jail or a …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press As agriculture secretary during the entire Obama administration, the former Iowa governor has for years been telling anyone who …

By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sen. Bill Nelson wants a federal investigation of how Florida uses the personal information of its 15 …

By ROGER CALDWELL Every vote counts….I hope. In Florida, Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, lost the state by less than 130,000 votes, and it could be …

By ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY Back in August, 2011, I wrote an opinion piece for this paper in which I commented on the tension between the Congressional …