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Victor Morton

Articles by Victor Morton

In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, the 2018 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, speaks during a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Beto O’Rourke: Tear down existing border walls

Rising Democratic star Beto O'Rourke of Texas said Thursday that not only does he oppose President Trump's border wall but he would rip out existing walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. Published February 14, 2019

David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

David Hogg calls for Michelle Obama 2020 bid

America's most-prominent gun control advocate pined for the Obama administration Wednesday. Former Parkland high school student David Hogg took to Twitter to call for a rerun -- this time with Michelle at the head of the ticket. Published February 13, 2019

Cliff Sims, left, director of White House Message Strategy, stands with Kellyanne Conway, center, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, and White House press secretary Sean Spicer, right, as they listen to President Donald Trump welcome the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions Clemson University Tigers, Monday, June 12, 2017, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Cliff Sims, ‘Team of Vipers’ author, sues Trump

Cliff Sims, the author of "Team of Vipers," is suing President Trump, accusing the president of using his campaign as an improper "cutout" to punish ex-employees in violation of their free-speech and free-press rights. Published February 11, 2019

In a Feb. 4, 2009, file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. poses for a photograph inside his office in House Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history who mastered legislative deal-making and was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, has died at age 92. Dingell, who served in the U.S. House for 59 years before retiring in 2014, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home in Dearborn, said his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

John Dingell dies at 92

The longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. House died Thursday evening in hospice care. Former Rep. John Dingell, Michigan Democrat, was 92. Published February 7, 2019

In this July 11, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Nay Secretary nominee Richard Spencer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Donald Trump derides John McCain at private lunch for TV anchors: Report

President Trump ignored the maxim "speak no ill of the dead" Tuesday at a private lunch for TV anchors before he gave his State of the Union speech. In a free-wheeling conversation, Mr. Trump repeatedly derided Democrats -- calling Chuck Schumer "a nasty son of a b--" and Joe Biden "dumb" -- but also turned his fire on the late Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican. Published February 5, 2019

U. S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at a press conference during a U.S. chamber of commerce's U.S. Iraq business initiative business mission to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, Pool)

Rick Perry is ‘designated survivor’ for State of the Union

The "designated survivor" for Tuesday's State of the Union address is Energy Secretary Rick Perry. By custom at least one Cabinet member does not attend the speech, in order to preserve the Constitutional line of succession in the event of a catastrophe. Published February 5, 2019