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Promises that Trump needs to keep
Donald Trump promised coal miners he'd bring back their jobs. He vowed he has an "absolute way" of defeating the Islamic State very quickly.
Trump: US must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability
President-elect Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons.
The Latest: Putin says cease-fire needed across Syria
President Vladimir Putin says it's necessary to establish a cease-fire across the entire territory of Syria, to be followed by peace talks. Putin, speaking at an end-of-year news conference Friday, said that now that Syrian government forces have taken full control of Aleppo, "the next stage should be a cease-fire on the entire territory of Syria and the launch of talks on a political settlement."
The Latest: Putin: Democrats should apologize over emails
Russian President Vladimir Putin says U.S. Democrats should have apologized to American voters over the information revealed by hackers who posted Democratic National Committee e-mails. Responding to accusations of Russian meddling in the U.S. election, Putin said at an annual news conference Friday that the hackers could have been located anywhere.
The Old College Try
As Orwell memorably put it, sometimes the "restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." In that spirit, The Scrapbook will reiterate to our liberal friends: Donald Trump is going to be president of the United States.
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Since November 8, Democrats have been searching for a scapegoat. Hillary Clinton's defeat couldn't possibly signal voters' rejection of the liberal policies that Barack Obama advanced and Clinton vowed to continue, so progressives are on a quest to find the real culprit.
BIDEN: As I watched a Trump rally in October, I said, ‘Son of…
BIDEN: As I watched a Trump rally in October, I said, 'Son of a gun - we may lose this election' After President-elect Donald Trump's stunning victory in November, Joe Biden is joining other Democrats pleading the party to refocus its attention on a voting bloc with which they failed to connect in 2016: working-class voters. In a wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times , Biden said he noticed issues with Hillary Clinton's campaign early in the election.
Keep pets safe during holidays
As we celebrate joyfully with friends and family this holiday season, American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, reminds pet owners to take safety steps to ensure that the holidays are just as merry for their furry friends. When you deck the halls, keep in mind that many holiday decorations can be dangerous for your pet.
Editorial: Trump won – get over it
Anne Devlin, from Plano cries Monday in the gallery of the House of Representatives after the Electoral College voted at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas. The ballots of three dozen Texas presidential electors Monday put Donald Trump over the 270 electoral votes needed to formally win the White House.
Trump: US must grow nuclear arsenal
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons. His comments on Twitter came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said strengthening his country's nuclear capabilities should be a chief military objective in the coming year.
4 Washington state electors to be fined $1,000 for vote
Four Washington state electors who cast their vote for someone other than Democrat Hillary Clinton will each be fined $1,000 next week, the secretary of state's office said Thursday. David Ammons , a spokesman for Secretary of State Kim Wyman , told The Associated Press that the electors will have 60 days to pay the fine, and said the office is putting together an appeals process in case of a challenge.
Why the white working class votes against itself
Maybe they believed any Big Government expansions would disproportionately go to the "wrong" kinds of people - that is, people unlike themselves. Hillary Clinton's unexpected loss, particularly in traditionally blue strongholds, has led to lots of rumination about what the Democrats must do to reclaim their political territory.
Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million
Hillary Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate. Certified results in all 50 states and the District of Columbia show Clinton winning nearly 65,844,610 million votes - 48 percent __ to Trump's 62,979,636 million votes __ 46 percent - according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Moss Point native and Princeton professor shares his post-election thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump
Last weekend, President-elect Donald Trump visited Mobile as part of his "Thank You" tour across the country. In August, the Mississippi Press spoke with Moss Point native Eddie S. Glaude Jr. , who chairs the Department of African-American Studies at Princeton University and who penned a column for TIME titled, "My Democratic Problem With Voting for Hillary Clinton."
Benjamin Netanyahu Fires Off Trump-Style 3 a.m. Tweet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to take a cue from late-night tweeter and President-elect Donald Trump when he fired off a tweet at 3:28 AM Israel time on Wednesday morning . Netanyahu's tweet is reminiscent of Trump's online antics.
Tom Arnold: Trump lawyers threatening lawsuit over claims of racista …
Just days after Tom Arnold told Seattle's KIRO Radio that he has "Apprentice" outtakes of Donald Trump saying "every offensive, racist thing ever," the comedian is claiming that lawyers for the president-elect are threatening to sue him. "Wife told me there's house line VM from Trump Camp about defamation suit so it's on!" Arnold tweeted Tuesday .
Who elected Putin master of the GOP? | Editorial
If America lets Russia get away with this cyberattack, who will be the next target? Russia launched cyberattacks into our election, and senior U.S. intelligence officials now say they have "high confidence" Vladimir Putin ordered the hacking and was personally involved in deciding how the stolen material was leaked and used. We can't just shrug that off and say there's nothing to be done.
Who Suspects What in U.S. Probe of Russia Hacking: QuickTake Q&A
When it came to disrupting the 2016 presidential election, this much is clear: U.S. investigators say a hacking campaign directed by the Russian government morphed from making mischief to hurting Hillary Clinton. The repercussions of that effort will be reverberating through U.S. as well as European politics in the year ahead. A consensus has emerged among U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, including the CIA and FBI, that the Russian hacking began as a broad operation to collect information on Democratic and Republican groups with an aim to interfere in elections and undermine confidence in American democracy.
Please clarify Trump teama s double standard
Secretary Clinton received emails on private server, but it's all right that our president-elect receives phone calls from foreign dignitaries on an unsecured cellphone. The Clinton Foundation was a pay-to-play scheme, but Ivanka Trump gets to sit in on a meeting with Japanese dignitaries while her company is negotiating a licensing agreement that would be funded by Japanese government-owned banks.