Bill Glauber Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 10:30 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 GLENDALE - As he gains his footing on the campaign trail, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kevin Nicholson is positioning himself as a candidate eager to talk about foreign policy. He recently appeared at the Northshore Pints and Politics event at the Silver Spring House. For 20 minutes, the Delafield businessman making his first run for public office spoke to three dozen GOP activists and hit his now familiar themes of being a political outsider and vowing to serve no more than two terms if elected. But most of the speech concerned foreign policy, from talks with North Korea ("We must verify and push") to the nuclear deal with Iran (Nicholson is against it and ripped Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her support of the agreement). The move by Nicholson is both personal and strategic, fitting the life story he presents to voters as he tries to persuade Republicans … [Read more...] about Republican Kevin Nicholson stresses foreign policy in Wisconsin U.S. Senate race
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ND Republican’s Senate campaign ‘fact-checking’ website promotes false claim on CBO estimates
Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post Published 5:40 am, Monday, June 18, 2018 "Heitkamp's talk of deficits is pure speculation and none of it takes into account the economic growth the Trump pro-growth agenda is delivering." - statement on the website Get the Facts ND, June 4, 2018 --- One pernicious response to the growth of political fact-checking is the trend by politicians to create their own faux fact-checking websites. So we looked with interest at a website created by the campaign of Rep. Kevin Cramer, a Republican who is challenging incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. The website opens with a photograph of millennials looking at digital devices (and even a newspaper!) and directs people to "find the truth," which leads to a series of "articles," which mostly read like news releases that attack Heitkamp or bolster Cramer. Local Channel Now Playing: Now Playing Perp walk for Maurice Lovie Bristow, 20 San Antonio Express-News Video shows scene … [Read more...] about ND Republican’s Senate campaign ‘fact-checking’ website promotes false claim on CBO estimates
IMMIGRATION: Family separation policy starts dividing Republicans
WASHINGTON >> The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure. Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy “cruel” and “immoral” while GOP Sen. Susan Collins expressed concern about it and a former adviser to President Donald Trump said he thought the issue was going to hurt the president at some point. Religious groups, including some conservative ones, are protesting. Mrs. Bush made some of the strongest comments yet about the policy from the Republican side of the aisle. “I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart,” she wrote in a guest column for the Washington Post Sunday. She compared it to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, which she called “one of the most … [Read more...] about IMMIGRATION: Family separation policy starts dividing Republicans
Analysis: Republican runoff candidates Michael Guest, Whit Hughes embrace Trump ideas
Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press Published 10:00 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 JACKSON — Two candidates in a Republican primary runoff for a congressional race in central Mississippi agree on many big issues, including their overall support for President Donald Trump. Michael Guest and Whit Hughes are both cautious in any criticism of the man in the White House. "His use of social media would be something I would disagree with the president on. I do support his policies," Guest, the district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties, said during an interview last week in Pearl. During his own campaign event in Natchez, Hughes expressed concern that international trade disputes would affect Mississippi agriculture. "If you're not careful with tariffs, you can get our farmers and our growers and our producers and our small business owners sideways in the marketplace," Hughes said. Trump received about 58 percent of the vote in Mississippi in 2016, and many top Republicans in the … [Read more...] about Analysis: Republican runoff candidates Michael Guest, Whit Hughes embrace Trump ideas
Family separation policy starts dividing Republicans
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector / AP In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a U.S. Border Patrol agent watches as people who’ve been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. By Jill Colvin and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Monday, June 18, 2018 | 7:24 a.m. WASHINGTON — Facing a rising tide of outrage from Democrats and some Republicans over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats in the escalating political crisis. Democrats have turned up the pressure over the policy and some Republicans have joined the chorus of criticism. Former first lady Laura Bush has called the policy "cruel" and "immoral" while GOP Sen. Susan Collins expressed concern about it and a former adviser to Trump questioned using … [Read more...] about Family separation policy starts dividing Republicans