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For the past 10 years, the Reliable Source has published its annual Thanksgiving Talking Points, a handy guide for sounding like the most plugged-in Washington insider to ever navigate the Beltway, all the better to impress your family over the turkey and stuffing. But then came the 2016 election.
A divisive election that left half the country deflated and the other half rejuvenated could reverberate through the holiday shopping season in the kind of gifts people are giving or how much they spend. Some retailers say they have seen a surge in feel-good items such as spa treatments, candles and comfort food, while executives at some major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Macy's, have said there's no discernable shift in consumer behavior since the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump.
The revelation that President-elect Donald Trump does not intend to seek a new investigation into Hillary Clinton was startling not only because it seemed to reverse a campaign pledge. It also suggested that Trump thinks that that's his decision to make, reflecting an apparent lack of regard for the cherished independence of the Justice Department, which is responsible for conducting investigations without the influence or opinion of the White House.
Reader Bruha writes: After examining results in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin computer scientists have discovered Clinton averaged 7% worse in counties with e voting machines vs. counties with only paper or optical scan ballots. From a CNN report: The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides on a call last Thursday .
This summer, opining on the presidential election, I considered the plight of those whose jobs in steel or in coal, generally in middle America, had been lost and were not likely to return. I wondered whether Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump had more to offer these individuals, who, to me, seem to be 21st century Joads, like the characters from "The Grapes of Wrath."
Hillary Clinton has received more than two million more votes in the election than Donald Trump, a margin not seen for a losing candidate s ince 1876 . Mrs. Clinton's lead now exceeds the winning percentages of seven presidents, five of whom also won the Electoral College.
Nancy Pelosi is responding to a challenge to her position as top House Democrat by proposing to give more influence to junior lawmakers atop congressional committees and within her leadership team. Pelosi, 76, has been the chamber's Democratic leader since 2002.
They are one of the hottest celebrity couples of the year, but reports are claiming that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have called time on their romance. A report in a US magazine has now suggested they ended their relationship recently after a disagreement over their future together.
US activists have called for a recount in battleground states where Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton, fearing the ballot was skewed by foreign hackers.
President-elect Donald Trump's flirtation with Mitt Romney as a possible pick for Secretary of State has injected a sliver of hope and change into an evolving administration that could use some. If ever there were a rarer pair -- think Doberman and Labradoodle -- I can't think of one.
In a new twist in the US Elections, a number of top computer scientists are urging Hillary Clinton's campaign for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to a source with knowledge of the request, reports CNN. The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides on a call last Thursday, according to CNN.
Vice-President Joe Biden closed the door Tuesday on the possibility of leading the Democratic Party after leaving the White House next year. Biden's name has been floated in recent days among Democratic insiders looking for someone with the stature and position to lead the party out its electoral abyss.
Ford served five terms in Congress from 1997 to 2007 following the retirement of his father Harold Ford Sr., who had served the same district since 1983. He currently lives in New York and works for Morgan Stanley, but is a frequent guest on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where he offers political commentary.
Trump and Kellyanne Conway celebrate the president-elect's victory on Nov. 9. Conway told MSNBC today that Trump was going back on a previous campaign promise and threat toward Hillary Clinton. Trump met with the New York Times reporters and editorial staff on Tuesday, reversing some of his campaign pledges and clarifying statements he made earlier in the day.
Before Sabra was a brand of hummus, it was a nickname for Israelis, who were said to be like the Sabra cactus: tough outside, but tender inside. In the age of Donald Trump, all progressives must learn to be Sabras.
Hillary Clinton has laid bare her disappointment at her election defeat to Donald Trump in her first public appearance since she lost a week ago. The Democratic candidate said in a speech in Washington DC that she had never wanted to leave the house again.
U.S. equities opened higher on Tuesday, hitting new all-time highs, as investors awaited housing data and kept an eye on President-elect Donald Trump's policy agenda. The Dow Jones industrial average broke above 19,000 for the first time ever shortly after the open, with Boeing contributing the most gains.
President-elect Donald Trump's administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton related to her private email server or the Clinton Foundation, Trump's former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday, a significant break from a major campaign promise. "I think when the President-elect, who's also the head of your party, tells you before he's even inaugurated that he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone, and content" to fellow Republicans, Conway said in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Donald Trump could be backing off a campaign promise to appoint a special prosecutor to go after Hillary Clinton, according to a top aide. A top adviser to Donald Trump is suggesting that the president-elect is going to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of her private email server.
President-elect Donald TrumpA s administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton related to her private email server or the Clinton Foundation, TrumpA s former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday, a significant break from a major campaign promise. "I think when the President-elect, whoA s also the head of your party, tells you before heA s even inaugurated that he doesnA t wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone, and content" to fellow Republicans, Conway said in an interview on MSNBCA s "Morning Joe."