House GOP leaders agonize over Trump strategy
From Politico: House Republican leaders are paralyzed over how to respond to Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women, aware that he could turn against them…
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Only 17% of Nation’s Police Departments Employ Mental Health Response Teams
From AllGov: By Paul Elias and Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Many police departments have specially trained officers and mental…
Democrats pounce on Trump’s comments about the military and PTSD
From The Washington Post: The Republican presidential nominee, speaking to a group of veterans in Virginia on Monday, said that some troops see things in…
Trump Foundation ordered to stop fundraising by N.Y. attorney general’s office
From The Washington Post: The message was conveyed in a “notice of violation” sent Friday to the Donald J. Trump Foundation, of which Trump is…
GOP mega-donors ready new IRS impeachment ads
From Politico: A new conservative outside group with deep pockets is planning a robust ad campaign urging Congress to impeach the IRS commissioner — a…
Saudi Arabia Hit with First 9/11 Family Lawsuit 2 Days after Congress Cleared the Way
From AllGov: By Britain Eakin, Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON (CN) – The wife and daughter of a Navy commander killed on 9/11 sued…
Enabler or family defender? How Hillary Clinton responded to husband’s accusers
From The Washington Post: Now, her Republican opponent Donald Trump and his surrogates have signaled that he may bring up the subject in the next…
Paul Ryan’s treacherous political future
From Politico: Paul Ryan and those in his close-knit political orbit have long shunned prognosticating about the speaker’s political ambitions. Young kids. Unpredictable political climate….
U.S. Sending More Than 600 Additional Troops to Iraq
From AllGov: By Robert Burns, Associated Press “These forces will be primarily to enable Iraqi security forces and also (Kurdish) Peshmerga in the…
Obama calls veto override of Saudi 9/11 bill a ‘mistake’
From Politico: President Barack Obama on Wednesday knocked Congress for overriding his veto of legislation allowing families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks…
California Doctors Will Have to Check Online Database Before Writing Opioid Prescriptions
From AllGov: Associated Press The measure attempts to crack down on a practice known as “doctor-shopping,” in which addicts visit multiple providers to…
Senate Dems add another $2.5 million in Bayh’s Indiana race
From Politico: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee now plans to spend at least $5 million in Indiana, a media-tracking source confirmed Tuesday, as Democrat Evan…
As Clinton builds on a strong debate, Trump lobs attacks and complaints
From The Washington Post: Trump, meanwhile, scrambled to move his campaign forward. While the Republican nominee insisted that he was not unnerved, he and his…
Trump vs. Clinton: Her jabs put him on the defensive in first debate
From The Washington Post: After circling each other for months, Clinton and Trump finally took the stage together for the first time, and each tried…
Ryan pushes sentencing reform in face of skeptical GOP
From Politico: House Speaker Paul Ryan is facing a major obstacle in his months-long quest to pass criminal justice reform: unenthused House Republicans still skittish…