The Latest: Senate panel approves Mattis for defense post
The Republican-led panel voted 26-1 Wednesday to recommend that the full Senate consider the choice of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to run the Pentagon.
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DeVos: Won’t dismantle public schools as education secretary new
In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged that she would not seek to dismantle public schools amid questions by Democrats about her qualifications, political donations and long-time work advocating for charter schools and school choice. DeVos said she would address "the needs of all parents and students" but that a one-size-fits-all model doesn't work in education.
‘Jesus Christ. Grizzly bears?’: Internet loses it as DeVos pushes …
Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Education had a particularly rough hearing on Tuesday, taking a battering from Minnesota Senator Al Franken and Sen. Bernie Sanders However, nothing quite caught the flavor of how poorly her hearing went than her response to Sen. Chis Murphy who asked her, "Do you think guns have any place in or around schools?" After saying the availability of guns should be "best left to locales and states to decide," Devos replied to further questioning on guns on campus by adding, "I will refer back to Senator Enzi and the school he was talking about in Wyoming a I would imagine that there is probably a gun in the schools to protect from potential grizzlies."
Democrats Need Comey to Stay Put
Many of them resent the FBI director's election-eve intrusion into the presidential election, when he restarted an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server then quickly produced nothing. "He should pack his things and go," said Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia.
King Day highlights transition from Obama to Trump
A visitor snaps a photo at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to reconcile the transition from the nation's first black president to a president-elect still struggling to connect with most non-white voters.
Royals, left-hander Duffy agree to $65M, 5-year contract
A community near Philadelphia is gathering to celebrate the life of a 14-year-old girl who authorities say was killed and dismembered by her adoptive mother and the mother's boyfriend. The smiles radiate from photos posted online by friends: Grace Packer sporting an impish grin as a toddler, floating happily in a pool as a young teen, leaning in to talk to a friend at her school lunch table.
Thousands rally against move to axe Obama’s health law
In Michigan, people braved freezing temperatures to hear former US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders add his voice to the protest. "This is the wealthiest country in the history of the world," Vermont senator Mr Sanders told protesters, who included trade unionists .
China state media call Trump’s Taiwan strategy ‘despicable’
Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died.
Democrats Rally In Dozens Of Cities To Oppose Obamacare Repeal
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stands on stage during the "Our First Stand: Save Health Care" rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., on Sunday. With little power left in Washington, Democrats set out on Sunday to make a big statement against GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act with rallies in dozens of cities.
Following Sanders’ Lead, Dems Hold Rallies to Save ‘Obamacare’
Democratic lawmakers, taking a page from Sen. Bernie Sanders' grassroots approach to campaigning, reached out beyond Washington D.C. Sunday with a series of rallies aimed at building public pressure to save the Affordable Care Act. A page on Sanders' website listed 41 different rallies Sunday around the country.
The Latest: Trump team says ethics official too ‘political’
China's Foreign Ministry has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion ... Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
The Latest: Palestinians urge Israel to end its occupation
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault, left, shakes hands with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit at the opening of the Mideast peace conference in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. Fearing a n... .
Kerry urges Trump administration to attend Syria peace talks
Kerry, who has been increasingly outspoken about Mideast tensions, was in Paris ... Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp
House Democrats still seething over FBI Director James Comey's handling of the election-year inquiry of Hillary Clinton confronted the law enforcement officer over his refusal to say whether the FBI is investigating possible links between President-elect Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. The contentious, closed-door session Friday reflected the frustration of Democrats who blame Comey's statements and actions in part for Clinton's loss to Trump.
It Can Happen Here
"There is no simple lesson for us from the past, but one that seems to be speaking to us is that progress of any sort requires a broad coalition of various oppressed constituencies and their representations in the political center and left." On November 8 the rise of a right-wing nationalist regime in the United States became a realistic possibility, if not now then in the coming years.
Progress means progress for all
Many Democrats applauded, while Republicans offered a degree of support for the project. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had pushed for free tuition at all state colleges during his presidential campaign, endorsed the project by appearing next to the governor when he announced the plan at LaGuardia Community College on Jan. 3. A spokesman for the Republican majority on New York's state Senate said Republicans have long supported lowering the costs of college education for middle-class families.
Another voice: Cuomo’s free-tuition plan isn’t progressive
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week a plan to provide free in-state tuition to many New Yorkers. In the process, he got his picture taken with Sen. Bernie Sanders and burnished his image with progressives, whose support would help him in a presidential run in 2020.
Vermont delegation comes out swinging against Trump
Perched on a podium on the U.S. Senate floor, Vermont's Bernie Sanders suggested this week that Republican president-elect Donald Trump was a liar. Gesturing at a cardboard cutout of a Trump tweet in which the billionaire businessman promised not to cut federal health care programs, Sanders took aim.
Return of the poor man’s Harvard
Karl Grossman is a professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury who has specialized in investigative reporting for 45 years. He is the host of the TV program "Enviro Close-Up," the writer and presenter of numerous TV documentaries and the author of six books.
US: Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump Muslim registry
On January 5, 2017, nine Democratic senators filed a bill blocking the executive branch from registering people based on religion, race, gender, age, national origin or nationality. "Contrary to the President-elect's beliefs, America's diversity is not a threat - it is, in fact, our greatest strength," Sen. Jeff Merkley was quoted by The Hill as saying.