Rival sides square off over succession at U.S. consumer finance agency

A battle over who should run the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the coming months was set for court as Obama-era holdovers sought to maintain their control over a powerful watchdog which President Donald Trump is seeking to curb. File Photo - Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney waits to testify before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on FY2018 Budget Proposals on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2017.

The Latest: Franken: Goal is to become better public servant

Day laborers have quietly become an integral part of Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast's rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey, even as U.S. and Texas leaders who officially disavow illegal immigration have launched new... Day laborers have quietly become an integral part of Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast's rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey, even as U.S. and Texas leaders who officially disavow illegal immigration have launched new policy measures to target them. Pixar's "Coco" sang its way to the fourth best Thanksgiving weekend ever with an estimated $71.2 million over the five-day weekend, a total that easily toppled Warner Bros.'

How About A Change Of Pace? Request For Gift Ideas, And Your Preferred Charities

Now that Thanksgiving is over with, we can look ahead to Christmas! As such, a long-time Patterico reader/commenter emailed me to see if I would ask all of you the following: Share what have been the best small gifts you've given and received for Christmas. Include the sex/age/interests of the recipients.

FCC net neutrality process ‘corrupted’ by fake comments and …

Why Trump Stands by Roy Moore, Even as It Fractures His Party - By the time Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, made the last of his repeated pleas to President Trump to keep his distance from the Senate candidacy of Roy S. Moore, it was too late. In America's Heartland, the Nazi Sympathizer Next Door - HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio - Tony and Maria Hovater were married this fall.

State’s congressional delegation needs to step it up

Franken: "Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a Thanksgiving explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately, a message that ended with a promise to regain constituents' trust and suggested no resignation was being contemplated. Franken, elected to one of Minnesota's Senate seats in 2008, faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct.

Egypt: Militants kill at least 235 in attack on Sinai mosque

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop has been charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop has been charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer.

Tiffany Trump and mom Marla celebrate Thanksgiving in NYC

Black Friday mayhem: One shot outside Missouri mall as brawls close Alabama shopping center after stores open their doors early Terrifying moment a screaming 22-year-old woman is robbed at gunpoint on her own doorstep by armed duo is captured on security cameras Google shows a FAKE advert for Amazon's Black Friday sales that tricks visitors into giving hackers access to their PC and handing over money Charlie Rose was an 'unmitigated douchebag' who 'tried to get a woman writing a profile on him in trouble with her new boss at Vogue, Anna Wintour' Al Franken admits he 'crossed a line while giving hugs and taking pictures' after two more women come forward to claim the senator 'touched their buttocks' during campaign events 'I'm glad it's going slowly - you don't deserve a bullet': Uma Thurman uses emotional Thanksgiving post to suggest she has been a victim of 'Harvey Weinstein and his ... (more)

PICTURED: Jack Maynard spotted after I’m A Celeb axe

Black Friday mayhem: One shot outside Missouri mall as brawls close Alabama shopping center after stores open their doors early Terrifying moment a screaming 22-year-old woman is robbed at gunpoint on her own doorstep by armed duo is captured on security cameras Google shows a FAKE advert for Amazon's Black Friday sales that tricks visitors into giving hackers access to their PC and handing over money Charlie Rose was an 'unmitigated douchebag' who 'tried to get a woman writing a profile on him in trouble with her new boss at Vogue, Anna Wintour' Al Franken admits he 'crossed a line while giving hugs and taking pictures' after two more women come forward to claim the senator 'touched their buttocks' during campaign events 'I'm glad it's going slowly - you don't deserve a bullet': Uma Thurman uses emotional Thanksgiving post to suggest she has been a victim of 'Harvey Weinstein and his ... (more)

The Latest: Turkey: US to stop arming Syrian Kurds

The attorney defending a woman accused of deliberately driving off a Maui cliff and killing her identical twin says prosecutors misled a grand jury that indicted her. The attorney defending a woman accused of deliberately driving off a Maui cliff and killing her identical twin says prosecutors misled a grand jury that indicted her.

Can you spot the strange goings on in these photos?

Stores open their doors early for Black Friday as experts predict Americans will splash out $20BILLION over the weekend He has a '5th degree black belt when it comes to sexual impropriety': Billy Baldwin claims Trump came onto his wife at The Plaza when he showed up uninvited to his party Al Franken admits he 'crossed a line while giving hugs and taking pictures' after two more women come forward to claim the senator 'touched their buttocks' during campaign events 'Do you think they'll get the president?' Jared Kushner concerned Mueller's widening investigation could hit Trump, claims new report Terrifying moment a screaming 22-year-old woman is robbed at gunpoint on her own doorstep by armed duo is captured on security cameras Paul Manafort 'had taken 18 trips to Moscow and was in contact with Putin's allies for more than a decade before running President Trump's 2016 election campaign' ... (more)

Franken apologizes for making some women a feel badlya

In this June 15, 2016, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., laughs during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues.

14 sites in Arkansas, including Johnny Cash’s boyhood home, get…

A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation Flynn's lawyer shuts down communications with Trump's team, a sign he may be cooperating with Mueller probe - Michael Flynn speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 1. A lawyer for the former national security adviser told President Trump's legal team this week Here's What Trump Told The Coast Guard When He Visited Them On Thanksgiving - "I said, how good is this plane? They said, well, sir, you can't see it. I said but in a fight.

Sailors celebrate Thanksgiving with chicken wings, turkey, chocolate in Algonquin

ALGONQUIN - During every day of his six-week boot camp assignment at Naval Station Great Lakes, Shane Skinner thought about three things: graduation, his girlfriend and chicken wings. The 24-year-old Navy recruit from Bolivar, New York, had that and more Thursday when he joined three dozen of his future shipmates at Algonquin's St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, where volunteers and the Knights of Columbus organized a free Thanksgiving feast for sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes.

St. Margaret Mary Church in Algonquin hosts sailors for Thanksgiving feast

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church member Ingrid Prigge of Algonquin hands out extra napkins to feasting Navy recruits at a Thanksgiving meal Thursday hosted by the Knights of Columbus at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Algonquin. Naval Station Great Lakes seaman recruits Taylee Smullin of Boise, Idaho, and Briana Tucker of Little Rock, Ark., lead recruits through a line of Thanksgiving staples Thursday at a meal hosted by the Knights of Columbus at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Algonquin.

Reporter shares video of hilarious fall before live cross

Stores open their doors early for Black Friday as experts predict Americans will splash out $20BILLION over the weekend He has a '5th degree black belt when it comes to sexual impropriety': Billy Baldwin claims Trump came onto his wife at The Plaza when he showed up uninvited to his party Al Franken admits he 'crossed a line while giving hugs and taking pictures' after two more women come forward to claim the senator 'touched their buttocks' during campaign events 'Do you think they'll get the president?' Jared Kushner concerned Mueller's widening investigation could hit Trump, claims new report Terrifying moment a screaming 22-year-old woman is robbed at gunpoint on her own doorstep by armed duo is captured on security cameras Paul Manafort 'had taken 18 trips to Moscow and was in contact with Putin's allies for more than a decade before running President Trump's 2016 election campaign' ... (more)

YouTube and Google Crap on America With Petty and Hateful Thanksgiving Day Video

YouTube, owned by Google took a giant dump on America this Thanksgiving Day, posting to Twitter a Teen Vogue video of six teenage Native American girls angrily toppling a Thanksgiving dinner table. The YouTube tweet links to a Teen Vogue video posted to YouTube on Thursday entitled, "Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving".