Al Weaver

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From horseback riding lessons to working on Capitol Hill

Al Weaver · April 10, 2018 2:09 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announces his bid to run for the U.S. Senate at a news conference Monday, April 9, 2018, in Orlando, Fla.

Republicans banking on Rick Scott boost to 2018 fortunes

Al Weaver · April 10, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a "bad leader" and criticizing the Democrat for not supporting his policies on illegal immigration.

Chuck Schumer warns Trump against firing Robert Mueller after comments on Cohen raid

Al Weaver · April 9, 2018 11:18 pm

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., ponders a question during a town hall meeting with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, examining economic justice 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther Kin Jr., Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Jackson, Miss.

Bernie Sanders calls for repeal of GOP tax law

Al Weaver · April 9, 2018 8:23 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Chuck Schumer calls on Trump to fire Scott Pruitt ‘immediately’

Al Weaver · April 9, 2018 8:09 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan is in favor of releasing the Democratic memo. "If it is scrubbed to ensure it does not reveal sources and methods of our intelligence gathering, the speaker supports the release of the Democrats' memo," Ryan's spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan posts $11 million haul as GOP fights to hang onto House in 2018 midterms

Al Weaver · April 9, 2018 11:30 am

Trump rails against Justice Department over ‘slow walking’ documents despite subpoena

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 9:35 pm

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego.

Trump celebrates ‘sealing up’ the border after National Guard deployment begins

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 6:49 pm

Former President Donald Trump.

Trump calls on China to charge only reciprocal tariffs as trade war brews

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 6:41 pm

An Apache helicopter practices an attack while communicating with ground troops during a training session at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Two soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash at Fort Campbell

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 5:14 pm

"I don't consider what Comey did to be updating congress. I view it as supplementing his previous testimony," Gowdy said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Trey Gowdy indicates he is looking into Scott Pruitt controversy

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 4:35 pm

In this image taken from video, emergency services near the scene of a bus crash carrying the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. A crash between a transport truck and a bus carrying a junior hockey team in Western Canada, has left multiple people dead and others seriously injured, Canadian police said late Friday.

15 dead after bus crash involving Canadian junior hockey team

Al Weaver · April 7, 2018 3:11 pm