Laurie Kellman, Author at Valley News

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking during a forum on Friday, June 21, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Sanders, liberals, out with bill to cancel student debt

by Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressJune 24, 2019

WASHINGTON — Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives rolled out legislation to cancel all student debt, going farther than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey for…

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed McGahn for testimony following the release of the report from special counsel Robert Mueller. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment

by Laurie Kellman Associated PressApril 22, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters during her weekly news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Laurie Kellman Associated PressMarch 7, 2019

In this Oct. 15, 2018 photo, Virginia Congressman Dave Brat, R-Va., left, shakes hands with Democratic challenger Abigail Spanberger, right, after a debate at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Va. The path to power in the House runs through a few dozen districts in Tuesday’s election, with Republicans defending their majority and Democrats looking to gain 23 seats they would need to win control. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Dozens Of Races Could Tip House

by Laurie Kellman Associated PressNovember 5, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)

Ford Recounts ‘Laughter’ in Alleged Kavanaugh Sexual Attack

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, Alan Fram Associated Press, and Laurie Kellman Associated PressSeptember 27, 2018

Members of the public walk past the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of John McCain of Arizona, who lived and worked in Congress over four decades, in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. McCain was a six-term senator from Arizona, a former Republican nominee for president, and a Navy pilot who served in Vietnam where he endured five-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. He died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Colleagues Salute John McCain

by Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressAugust 31, 2018

The defense team for Paul Manafort, including Kevin Downing, center, Thomas Zehnle, right, and Richard Westling walk to federal court during the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Witness: Banker Sought Cabinet Position

by Stephen Braun Associated Press, Chad Day Associated Press, and Laurie Kellman Associated PressAugust 10, 2018

President Donald Trump shows off the tax bill after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Signs Tax Bill Into Law

by Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressDecember 22, 2017

In this Nov. 21, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump pardons Drumstick during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. A poll shows more than a third of Americans dread the prospect of political talk over Thanksgiving. The survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that just 2 in 10 are eager to discuss politics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Poll: Many Hope To Avoid Politics

by Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Emily Swanson Associated PressNovember 22, 2017

White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert speaks during the daily press briefing, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Puerto Rico Relief Effort Still Fraught

by Danica Coto Associated Press, and Laurie Kellman Associated PressSeptember 29, 2017