Susan Collins Wants Extensive Vetting Of Health Nominees

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address Tuesday, accusing the country’s main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities, CNN reports.

Just weeks after the 2012 presidential election, the top brass from Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s campaigns faced off across a conference table at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. As Obama’s team detailed their groundbreaking use of Facebook, Romney’s chief strategist, Stuart Stevens, leaned back in his chair and quipped to campaign manager Matt Rhoades: “They were running an entirely different campaign than us.” .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

“Donald Trump reportedly suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that if he didn’t like the tariff the president-elect threatened to impose, perhaps Canada could become the 51st state and Trudeau could serve as its governor,” the HuffPost reports. “Trudeau laughed nervously at the apparent joke.”

“Democrats’ first steps to find their way out of the political wilderness following their losses in November will come when they choose a new chair,” Politico reports. “Following their last defeat, in 2016, the race for Democratic National Committee chair turned into a proxy battle between progressives and the establishment. Now, Democrats are hoping to sidestep an intra-party feud that could further rupture the party.” “But the race for their leader, scheduled for Feb.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison wrote in a memo obtained by ABC News that “while Democrats fell short in the presidential race, beefy and historic investments in down-ballot contests offer a roadmap to success.” “The party was able to salvage four Senate races in states President-elect Donald Trump won and gain House seats despite headwinds at the top of the ticket.”

Edward Luce: “It was shocking enough that Donald Trump picked one of his daughters’ fathers-in-law to be US ambassador to France and another as his Middle East envoy. The first, Charles Kushner, father of Jared, Ivanka Trump’s husband, is also a convicted felon.” “Fear of Trump turning America into a banana republic is not outlandish.