NEW YORK — In an about-face, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican congressman from New York was charged with insider trading. su_pullquote align="right"]"I have decided that it is in the best interests of the constituents of NY-27, the Republican Party and President Donald...
Heng Claims Victory as Facebook Restores Banned Campaign Ad
(Update, 8/08/18: this story now includes a statement from Facebook). Days after accusing Facebook of removing her campaign ad, congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng is claiming victory over the social media giant. According to Heng’s campaign, Facebook removed an ad that featured the candidate's life story because of violent images from...
Former WWE Wrestler Kane Wins Mayor's Race in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a "no-holds-barred, last-man-standing" round, this time in the political ring. Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE. Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the title of Knox County mayor. Jacobs runs an insurance and real estate company...
Cronauer, Who Inspired 'Good Morning, Vietnam,' Dies
NORFOLK, Va. — Adrian Cronauer, the man whose military radio antics inspired a character played by Robin Williams in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam," has died. He was 79. Mary Muse, the wife of his stepson Michael Muse, said Thursday that Cronauer died Wednesday from an age-related illness. He had...
Trump Overthrows GOP Foreign Policy of Reagan: Zakaria
President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism of allies and his isolationist foreign policy continue to raise eyebrows of concerned observers around the world. But his supporters don't blink an eye when he opines, "Sometimes our worst enemies are our so-called friends and allies." As Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria sees it,...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
To Save the Party, Someone in GOP Must Challenge Trump in 2020
Many conservative Republicans don't recognize their party anymore. That's because traditional conservative imperatives such as deficit reduction, family values, and mistrust of Russia have been ushered to the door by the party's standard-bearer, President Donald Trump. Indeed, the Republican Party doesn't even promote free trade these days. But it does reflect...
Will Elizabeth Heng Reach Her Next Big Goal of Beating Jim Costa?
There's no question that Elizabeth Heng is an achiever. Raised in Fresno, the 33-year-old Republican — and former Capitol Hill staffer — seeks to replace Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) in the 16th Congressional District seat. Heng is the daughter of refugees from Cambodia. She attended elementary, middle and high school...
Tariffs Spell End of the Republican Party as We Know It: Zakaria
Has Donald Trump made the final play in his hostile takeover of the Republican Party? His imposition of trade tariffs, opposed by almost all other party leaders but embraced by Trump's voter base, may seal the deal. As Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria writes in his March 8 column, "The...