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Clear Creek senior Hannah Froeschl began her high school volleyball career not knowing what a one set was, and is ending it being called the No. 1 middle blocker in the state, as well as the 2016 all-county volleyball player of the year.
For years the White House has pushed U.S. regulators to finish writing tough new rules that would restrict bonuses for Wall Street executives, one of the most contentious parts of the Dodd-Frank banking reform law. The chances of that actually happening are becoming slimmer by the day.
Dec. 11, 2006 - KENAI - Fifth-graders at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai used music as a vehicle to take fellow students and parents on a journey across North America's American Indian cultures recently.
Clear Creek senior Hannah Froeschl began her high school volleyball career not knowing what a one set was, and is ending it being called the No. 1 middle blocker in the state, as well as the 2016 all-county volleyball player of the year.
Douglas Rapp, advisor for cybersecurity and national security initiatives with the Indiana Economic Development Corp., held a town hall meeting at Columbus City Hall on Nov. 2 focusing on cybersecurity. The town hall was held to obtain feedback so state officials can better allocate resources from the state secretary of commerce for cybersecurity needs, Rapp said.
Thursday: Deadline for new federal marketplace customers to apply for insurance to start Jan. 1. Those interested should go to healthcare.gov April 15: Deadline for federal income tax returns, which will charge a penalty for the first time on those without insurance the previous year Thursday is the deadline to sign up for health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act, if you want coverage starting Jan. 1. "It will be in place for the next year," said Charles Bullock, University of Georgia political science expert. "Beyond that, we'll have to wait and see."
The state lawmaker drew 87,369, or 65 percent, of the 133,947 votes cast in the runoff, according to complete but unofficial results from the secretary of state's office. Jones got 28 percent of the 285,872 votes cast Nov. 8 in the bid to fill the Northwest Louisiana-based seat left open because Republican U.S. Rep. Dr. John Fleming ran for U.S. senator rather than seek re-election.
As one of his last acts in office, President Barack Obama has ordered a "full review" of supposed cyber attacks on the 2016 election, despite the fact that there is no proof that any occurred. Obama has ordered the nation's intelligence agencies to conduct this review and report back to him before he leaves office on January 20. "The president has directed the intelligence community to conduct a full review of what happened during the 2016 election process and to capture lessons learned from that and to report to a range of stakeholders, to include the Congress," Obama's homeland security adviser, Lisa Monaco, said at an event on Friday.
Republican John Kennedy has been declared the winner of Louisiana's runoff election for the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Foster Campbell and thwarting one of the last opportunities in 2016 for Democrats to gain a seat in the upper chamber. Kennedy's win on Saturday night, the first GOP win since Trump's election, gives Republicans a 52 seat majority in the U.S. Senate, making it that much harder for Democrats to make any headway in Washington.
Speaking to supporters, Kennedy said "Washington insiders" have taken the country in the wrong direction. But he added: "That's about to change, folks."
WIN: Shares in banks have soared by 20% since Election Day, making them the hottest sector in the stock market. The rally is fueled by hopes a Trump administration will deliver lower taxes and less regulation, while also stimulating the economy.
For reasons that are a little unclear, Rep. Sam Johnson has decided to introduce a shiny new plan to reform Social Security when Congress meets next year. Johnson's idea of "reform" is to slash everyone's benefits, so this idea seems slightly suicidal - not to mention pointless, since Donald Trump campaigned very loudly on a promise not to touch anyone's Social Security.
A group of people calling themselves "Hamilton Electors" got together after the election and started agitating for Trump's Presidential Electors not to vote for him, but to instead vote for Hillary Clinton. Simply writing that down explicitly illuminates how stupid that is - "Trump Electors" are chosen by the Republican Parties within the various states with the express purpose of voting for Trump - and asking them to support Hillary is madness.
In response to reports that Russia tampered with the 2016 election , South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham went after them today on Twitter. Multiple reports suggest that the CIA has determined that foreign hackers launched cyberattacks against multiple American political institutions, with the ultimate goal of tipping the scales for Donald Trump .
ABC's "This Week" - Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman and chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump; Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. CBS' "Face the Nation" - Kellyanne Conway, Trump adviser; Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. CNN's "State of the Union" - Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
So it's true that President-elect Donald Trump has raised some eyebrows with a recent round of cabinet picks. Trump's pick to run the Department of Education, Betsy Devos is a big fan of school choice .
Members of Tennessee's Congressional delegation today urged President Obama to quickly approve Governor Haslam's request for a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee to help five Tennessee counties impacted by wildfires and severe weather in November rebuild and recover. "Governor Bill Haslam has submitted a request for Public Assistance and Individual Assistance for Sevier County, which was affected by wildfires and for Coffee, McMinn, Polk and Sequatchie counties which were affected by severe weather and tornadoes," the members wrote President Obama in a letter.
The final Senate race of the 2016 election cycle comes to a close Saturday night, as Louisianans choose between Republican state treasurer John Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell. Saturday's contest comes after no one candidate captured a majority of the votes in November, a requirement of state law to avoid a runoff.
When Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was elected to the House two years ago, she joined the Progressive Caucus . New Jersey's newest House Democrat, Rep.-elect Josh Gottheimer , is taking the opposite tack.