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Congress just might come to the rescue of Wells Fargo fake account victims whose lawsuits the bank is trying to kill. Two lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday that would aim to prevent Wells Fargo from using fine print buried in customer agreements to derail class action lawsuits.
"There are [inmates] in America who are living examples of how we are violating our principles," Sen. Cory Booker said Thursday. Despite White House attention on the issue and a bill that has bipartisan support in a polarized Congress, Sen. Corey Booker said Thursday "we are not at an historic moment" for criminal justice reform in America - and it might not get very far under the incoming Trump administration.
Unless one attended the University of Idaho during the late 60's or the 70's and 80's, chances are good they have never heard of Syd Duncombe. Not one to toot his own horn, he was nonetheless one of the most beloved instructors on the campus.
A sexual predator could be coming to an office-building restroom stall near you, because America and much of the world is flushing itself straight down the common-sense toilet. In addition to news of so-called bathroom bills and directives coming out of North Carolina, Illinois, Fort Worth, and Houston, the pre-filing of a bill for the 2017 Texas legislative session would give special protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Trump team considering Sen. Joe Manchin for energy secretary - President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is considering Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for the energy secretary job, according to three sources close to the discussions. - The conservative Democrat
About 15 people gathered outside Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office in San Francisco to deliver a petition calling on Democrat congressional leaders to reject president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointees. About 15 people gathered outside Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office in San Francisco to deliver a petition calling on Democrat congressional leaders to reject president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointees.
In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Kathy Schmitt, left, folds T-shirts that she designed, declaring "Madam President," for sale at an election night party for Democrats in Seattle. Copies of a one-off edition of Newsweek featuring Hillary Clinton that carried the title "Madam President" that were recalled following Clinton's loss in the Nov. 8, 2016, election are being sold for hundreds of dollars on eBay.
The president-elect is flying to Indiana on Thursday for an event with officials from Carrier Corp., which is keeping about 1,000 jobs in the U.S. instead of moving them to Mexico. In doing so, he's showing an early deftness for the way the theater of the presidency can be used to shape perceptions of those who occupy the Oval Office.
The election night defeat of Hillary Clinton must be taking a big toll on the Clinton family, in spite of talk earlier this week of the possibility that Hillary Clinton was looking at another go in 2020 . This week, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a longtime friend and associate of the Clintons, says that no such plan is in the works.
President-elect Donald Trump is set on Thursday to trumpet a deal with furnace and air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. that would reduce the planned 1,400 job cuts at an Indianapolis factory that became a political cause during the presidential campaign. Feb. 10: Company officials announce plans to shutter the Indianapolis factory, along with a 700-worker factory in the northeastern Indiana city of Huntington that is also owned by Carrier parent company United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Connecticut.
Regrets? Delaware Sen. Chris Coons has a few-and not too few to mention. At the top of his list is his party's decision in 2013 to blow up the filibuster for most presidential nominees.
Indiana's government will subsidize Carrier through a special tax break in exchange for Carrier keeping two thirds of its jobs in Huntington-jobs the company had said it was moving to Mexico. President Election Donald Trump -whose VP-elect happens to be Indiana's governor-has waved this decision by Carrier aloft as a victory for Trump's toughness and dealmaking.
The deliberations continue for Donald Trump over who should be his top cabinet pick , Secretary of State . An announcement may not come until next week.
Mnuchin had long been considered a top contender for the Treasury post but his selection runs counter to the anti-establishment rhetoric of the Trump campaign US president-elect Donald Trump's naming of veteran Wall Street banker and hedge-fund manager Steve Mnuchin to be the next Treasury secretary quickly turned into a polarising appointment as financiers cheered the selection while watchdog groups warned that it could lead to roll-backs of crucial post-crisis regulations. Mnuchin, who was a Goldman Sachs partner before starting Dune Capital Management and later running Pasadena lender OneWest Bank, confirmed the appointment in an early morning appearance on CNBC.
Sen. Lindsey Graham is readying legislation that would extend legal protections for previously undocumented immigrants who came here as children -- benefits granted under a 2012 directive from President Barack Obama that are at risk with the incoming Trump administration. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to revoke Obama's executive actions on immigration, including one that has shielded more than 740,000 young undocumented immigrants from being deported and gave them permits to work legally.
In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, former President Bill Clinton applauds as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in New York, where she conceded her defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard-fought presidential election. Hillary Clinton's aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes - just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson gave one of his potential successors a stamp of approval on Wednesday, saying Rep. Michael McCaul is the strongest member of Congress when it comes to border security. Mr. Johnson and Mr. McCaul were responding to criticisms reported in The Washington Times from advocates for stricter enforcement of immigration laws who said they hoped President-elect Donald Trump picked someone else to be homeland security chief.
Hillary Clinton took a break from hiking to present the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award , which honors charitable work for children in developing nations, to Katy Perry Tuesday night at UNICEF's annual Snowflake Ball in New York. "I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be here to help celebrate," Clinton said after surprising the audience walking onstage to Perry's "Roar."
Four New England states are among 18 states getting more than $247 million in federal grants to continue expanding access to high-quality preschool for children from low- to moderate-income families. The share of the funds announced Wednesday includes $15 million for Massachusetts, $11.7 million for Connecticut, $7.3 million for Vermont and $6 million for Rhode Island.