Ken Thomas, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2018 file photo President Donald Trump and Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale, who is running against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., shake hands during a campaign rally at Minuteman Aviation Hangar in Missoula, Mont. Rosendale has President Donald Trump and other big-name Republicans surrounding him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster,File)

GOP, Democrats Vie for Support in Final Midterms Push

by Ken Thomas Associated PressNovember 3, 2018

Washington — President Donald Trump and Democrats are delivering competing closing arguments during the final weekend before Tuesday’s elections, but their messages are complicated by a deadly shooting in a politically pivotal state.Trump aimed to…

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, gestures as he speaks during a campaign stop for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum in Tampa, Fla. Sanders is embarking on a nine-state tour on behalf of Democratic candidates competing in the November elections, returning to the campaign trail ahead of a decision on another White House bid. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Sanders Stumps Ahead Of Midterm Elections

by Ken Thomas Associated PressOctober 10, 2018

In this Aug. 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump listens during a phone call with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto about a trade agreement between the United States and Mexico, in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump is making trade policy the connective tissue that ties together his “America First” foreign policy and his political strategy for the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Likes To Mix Trade, Foreign Policy

by Ken Thomas Associated PressSeptember 3, 2018

FILE- In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo White House counsel Donald McGahn, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Trump insisted Sunday, Aug. 19, that McGahn isn't "a John Dean type 'RAT,'" making reference to the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon. Trump, in a series of angry tweets, blasted a New York Times story reporting that McGahn has been cooperating extensively with the special counsel team investigating Russian election meddling and potential collusion with Trump's Republican campaign. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

White House Lawyer Set to Depart in Fall

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressAugust 29, 2018

In this Aug. 2, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump, right, greets Senate candidate Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. More than 2,600 candidates are running in the midterm elections. But for the president, the election comes down to one person: Donald Trump. With the primary calendar winding down, Trump’s me-first strategy is prompting a wave of concern within his own party. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump Reshapes Midterm Battlefield

by Lisa Lerer Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressAugust 4, 2018

President Donald Trump and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker walk to the Oval Office after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, EU Avert Full-Blown Trade War

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressJuly 25, 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, July 24, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. to Aid Farmers Hurt By Tariffs

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

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Proposes Merging Ed., Labor Departments

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressJune 22, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House, Friday, June 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trade War Looms as Trump Slaps Tariffs on China

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Ken Thomas Associated PressJune 16, 2018

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, and Russia President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang. The Trump administration is opening the door to a potential White House meeting between Trump and Putin. It would be the first time Putin has been at the White House in more than a decade and come at a time of rising tensions between the two global powers. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Trump, Putin Could Meet In the U.S.

by Ken Thomas The Associated PressApril 3, 2018