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"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" host Stephen J. Dubner and his expert panelists love to be wowed by unexpected bits of trivia. There's a great way to get to know someone new, Stephen J. Dubner says, after the standard "So what do you do?" question.
Senior Democrats have called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after it emerged he failed to disclose two meetings with Russia's ambassador to Washington during the US election campaign. Sessions did not mention the meetings with Sergey Kislyak during his confirmation hearings, when he was asked if he knew of any contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions holds a meeting with the heads of federal law enforcement components at the Department of Justice in Washington. Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season last year, contact that immediately fueled calls for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the election.
A former journalist fired for fabricating details in stories made at least eight of the scores of threats against Jewish institutions nationwide, including a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, as part of a bizarre campaign to harass and frame his ex-girlfriend, federal officials said Friday. Juan Thompson, 31, was arrested in St. Louis and appeared there in federal court Friday on a cyberstalking charge.
In this time of tumult when critics of Donald Trump are in the street, there is a notion out there that needs to be shot down, and it is coming from Democrats. Many of them seem to believe that elected officials are supposed to represent the views of the public.
U.S. Senator John McCain takes his seat before hearing testimony to the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on the nomination of former U.S. Senator Dan Coats to be Director of National Intelligence in Washington, U.S., Feb 28, 2017. Pic: Reuters A BIPARTISAN group of U.S. members of Congress has backed a proposal for $7.5 billion of new military funding for U.S. forces and their allies in the Asia-Pacific region, where tensions have risen over China's territorial ambitions and military buildup.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and other prominent Democratic lawmakers called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign Wednesday after reports emerged that he had meetings with the Russian ambassador to the US during the presidential campaign. Sessions did not disclose the meetings during his confirmation hearing.
Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act in the South Court Auditorium, next to the White House, Dec. 13, 2016 in Washington. The bill speeds up the approval process for new drugs and medical devices and expands funding for medical research, including the cancer moonshot initiative led by Vice President Joe Biden.
You might think that Jeff Sessions is a neoconfederate who perjured himself. But perhaps he's a noble resister of THE NEW MCCARTHYISM: The Washington Post contacted all 26 members of the 2016 Senate Armed Services Committee to see whether any lawmakers besides Sessions met with Kislyak in 2016.
Senior House Democrats are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after revelations that the former Alabama senator did not disclose meetings he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States during his Cabinet confirmation hearing. "After lying under oath to Congress about his own communications with the Russians, the Attorney General must resign," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement released late Wednesday night, adding that "Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country."
Washington: Senior Democrats are calling on US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions to resign after revelations that the former Alabama senator did not disclose meetings he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States during his cabinet confirmation hearing. "After lying under oath to Congress about his own communications with the Russians, the Attorney-General must resign," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement released late on Wednesday night, adding that, "Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country."
Storm clouds begin to form over the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The White House counsel's office has instructed the president's aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues, three administration officials said Wednesday.
Just five weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have already proven to be major headaches for the new President. While many of their Republican colleagues in Congress have worked to make inroads with the new administration, hoping to capitalize on GOP control over two branches of government, the two senators have repeatedly broken with the White House.
Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer defended his comment Wednesday that the Democratic women who wore white to President Donald Trump's joint address were "poorly" dressed, telling CNN that they looked "silly" and that he didn't buy their argument that it was done in honor of the suffrage movement. The at-large congressman from North Dakota also reiterated that he hasn't ruled out a Senate bid next year for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, and he said Trump has already pledged his support should Cramer decide to run.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday if the FBI determines that President Donald Trump's campaign illegally coordinated with Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from making the decision whether to pursue prosecutions. But Graham deflected a question about a new Washington Post report that Sessions twice spoke with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign, saying he needs to know more.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrive for President Donald Trump's speech on Feb. 28, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrive for President Donald Trump's speech on Feb. 28, 2017.
Run the Jewels had a very simple explanation for how, as Trevor Noah termed it, they stay "woke" and keep it "real hip-hop" during their appearance Tuesday night on The Daily Show : weed, "lots of it." But, in keeping with Killer Mike and El-P 's thoughtful indulgence, they also had a pretty deep explanation for how they manage to keep their message tight while also keeping their eyes open.
John Kerry clearly intends to stay busy in his post-government life, announcing Wednesday a new affiliation with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The former Secretary of State and Massachusetts senator will serve as the think tank's first-ever "visiting distinguished statesman," a role in which he will work on global environmental problems as well as conflict resolution, according to Carnegie.
Rosie O'Donnell speaks at a rally calling for resistance to President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, prior the president's address to a joint session of Congress. President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.