Ken Thomas, Author at Greenfield Recorder

President Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir gives a thumbs up on stage during a rally at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, Wis., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

News

Amid bombs scare, call for unity shelved for political barbs

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressOctober 25, 2018

WASHINGTON — It didn’t last.With the country on edge over a widening pipe-bomb scare, talk of national unity quickly gave way to finger-pointing on Thursday. President Donald Trump cast blame on the media for fomenting anger in society while…

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, speaking in Tampa, Fla.

News

Sanders barnstorming country ahead of midterm elections

by Ken Thomas Associated PressOctober 9, 2018

President Donald Trump is applauded as he walks out of the Oval Office to announce a revamped North American free trade deal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday.

News

Trump, Trudeau hail NAFTA revamp

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Rob Gillies Associated PressOctober 1, 2018

In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, photo, South Korean President Moon Jae-in smiles as he presides over a meeting to make preparations for upcoming summit between South and North Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, from Sept. 18-20 at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Moon said Friday, Sept. 7, that he's pushing for "irrevocable progress" on efforts to rid North Korea of its nukes by the end of this year as he prepares for his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Hwang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)

News

SKorea seeks ‘irrevocable progress’ on nukes by year’s end

by Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressSeptember 7, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser in Fargo, N.D., Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Trump is making his second visit to North Dakota's biggest city within 10 weeks to campaign for Senate candidate Kevin Cramer, this time to help Cramer build up his finances. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

News

Trump urges Justice Department probe of ‘resistance’ writer

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, Zeke Miller Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressSeptember 7, 2018

President Donald Trump greets supporters after arriving at the Kansas City International Airport to attend the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Tuesday.

News

US giving billions to help farmers hurt by Trump tariffs

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 24, 2018

Trump’s choice to replace outgoing Justice Kennedy — a swing vote on the nine-member court — has the potential to remake the court for a generation as part of precedent-shattering decisions on abortion, health care, gay marriage and other issues.

News

Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 5, 2018

The Associated Press has learned that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has met with candidates who would fill the slot on the Supreme Court left by Justice Anthony Kennedy.

News

Pence meets with Supreme Court contenders

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 4, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

News

Trump says he has interviewed 4 candidates for high court

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressJuly 2, 2018

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, are shown.

News

Collins would oppose court pick with Roe v Wade ‘hostility’

by Hope Yen Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressJuly 1, 2018