Former sports reporter Michele Tafoya running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota

Former television sports reporter Michele Tafoya is jumping into the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Republican. She submitted federal filings Tuesday afternoon and released a campaign video announcing her candidacy Wednesday morning. Tafoya is seeking the open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, as Republicans target a pickup opportunity in a state

Trump to address Davos as allies push back against his bid for Greenland

  8m ago Trump: “I should have gotten the Nobel Prize” Mr. Trump lamented again on Tuesday that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end conflicts around the globe. He blamed Norway’s government for the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decisions, though the country’s leader has stressed that the committee makes

House Oversight to vote on holding Clintons in contempt in Epstein probe

Washington — The House Oversight Committee is set to vote Wednesday on holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt after the pair refused to appear before the Republican-led panel, which is investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.  The committee is scheduled to

Air Force One headed to Davos turns around after “minor electrical issue,” Leavitt says

A “minor electrical issue” forced Air Force One to turn around and return to Maryland less than an hour after takeoff Tuesday night as it was headed for Davos, Switzerland, with President Trump aboard, White House officials said. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters aboard the plane that, after takeoff from Joint Base

Halligan exits DOJ after judge bars her continued use of U.S. attorney title

Lindsey Halligan has departed the Justice Department after a federal judge Tuesday barred her from referring to herself as a U.S. attorney in court filings, finding that her continued use of the title “ignores a binding court order” that disqualified her from the position last year.   In a statement posted to social media Tuesday

Former sports reporter Michele Tafoya files to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota

Former television sports reporter Michele Tafoya has filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Republican, according to federal filings submitted Tuesday afternoon. Tafoya is seeking the open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, as Republicans target a pickup opportunity in a state the GOP has not won statewide since 2006,