WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The partial government shutdown has slipped into the record books as the longest ever. Members of Congress are out of town, no negotiations are scheduled and President Donald Trump is tweeting into the void. He’s not tipping his hand about whether he’ll move ahead with…
A mural depicting President Donald Trump holding a handgun and school children in pools of blood has been painted over after it appeared in an Alabama city. WAAY-TV quotes Florence Mayor Steve Holt in a Tuesday report as saying that the mural was on private property and that its owner told the city they could paint over it. News outlets…
President Donald Trump is calling on Republican Roy Moore to concede after he lost the Alabama Senate race. Trump told reporters Friday as he departed the White House: “I think he should. He tried.” Trump endorsed Moore in the contentious race despite the allegations of sexual misconduct that shadowed Moore’s campaign. The White House said Thursday that Trump had called…
President Donald Trump says he “would have liked” embattled Roy Moore to have won the Alabama Senate race, though he acknowledges many fellow Republicans disagree. Trump tells reporters at the White House that “a lot of Republicans feel differently. They’re very happy with the way it turned out.” But the president says that “as the leader of the party, I…
President Donald Trump says Republicans are “very, very close to a historic legislative victory” on taxes. Trump says Wednesday that a deal is “very, very close.” He added that it is “very important” to vote on the legislation next week. House and Senate GOP leaders have forged an agreement on an overhaul of the nation’s tax laws. It paves the…
President Donald Trump is discounting accusations of sexual misconduct against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, telling voters not to support his “liberal” rival. Trump spoke to reporters Tuesday at the White House before leaving for a Thanksgiving break at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He says of the Alabama race: “We don’t need a liberal person in there.”…
U.S. Representative Martha Roby was talking politics in the Capital City to members of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce as the featured speaker of their “Eggs and Issues” breakfast. Roby touched on a range of topics including President Trump’s latest US military strategy that includes sending more troops to Afghanistan. Roby addressed Trump’s Afghanistan strategy saying “the President’s decision was…
President Donald Trump tweeted out his endorsement Tuesday night of Senator Luther Strange in next week’s special Senate election: Strange released a statement after the tweet saying, “Throughout this campaign I have promised to stand with President Trump, aggressively pursue his bold agenda, and defend him from the unfair attacks by my opponents, liberals, and the mainstream media. Now is…
President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump continues to rage against Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from all matters related to the Russia investigation. The president’s anger again bubbled into public view Monday as he referred to Sessions in a tweet as “beleaguered.” Privately, Trump has speculated aloud to allies in recent days…
A failed voting-fraud prosecution from more than 30 years ago is likely to re-emerge as a contentious issue during Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general. He was dogged by his handling of the case as U.S. attorney during his 1986 confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship. The Alabama senator devoted more space to that case than any other…
