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Arizona Diamondbacks and other outstanding advocates of Diversity in Higher Education and private industry are among the Award recipients at the Association's 43rd National Conference and Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ June 8th We are pleased to recognize these distinguished individuals and organizations in Arizona for their contributions to the cause of access, equity and diversity, said Dr. Myron Anderson, AAAED president. The American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity , an organization of equal opportunity, diversity and affirmative action professionals, announced the 2017 honorees of its annual awards program.
Donald Trump has sparked a Twitter row with comedian Rosie O'Donnell over his sacking of FBI director James Comey. In a busy day for the US president, in which he signed two executive orders and had his daily intelligence briefing, he found time to return to the decade-long row.
In an exclusive interview with NBC's Lester Holt, President Donald Trump claims that he was going to fire former FBI director James Comey regardless of recommendations to do so, claiming responsibility for an action that sparked instant outrage with most Democratic and some Republican lawmakers. Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe says the Russia probe is still ongoing.
Jeff Merkley 2020? According to a CNN profile, the junior U.S. senator from Oregon could be considering a bid for the presidency, albeit quietly. Merkley didn't confirm to the television network that he's considering a run for president.
US President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he answers questions in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York in mid-August. Photo / AP file But with the daily intrigue and drama from the White House, the winter also feels as though it stretched across years.
Undercover officer Chris Green accidentally overdosed on what is suspected to be fentanyl and carfentanyl after he helped arrest two men. Undercover officer Chris Green accidentally overdosed on what is suspected to be fentanyl and carfentanyl after he helped arrest two men.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate home loans rose to 4.05 percent from 4.02 percent last week. The benchmark rate stood at 3.57 percent a year ago and averaged 3.65 percent in 2016, the lowest level in records dating to 1971.
Chico >> Questions about Oroville Dam spillway plans, fish hatchery deaths and transparency were on the minds of those who attended the Department of Water Resources meeting Thursday. State water agency officials got an earful at the Chico Masonic Family Center during a session designed to take questions and comments about the Oroville Dam spillway crisis.
High-level officials from the ... . A few hundred people chanted slogans and made speeches to protest the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
High-level officials from the world's eight Arctic natio... . U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seated right, and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, seated left, speak with representatives of Alaska Native groups at an Arctic Council event in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a long-stalled bill to make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire its employees, part of an accountability effort touted by President Donald Trump. The deal announced Thursday could smooth the way for final passage on an issue that had been in limbo since the 2014 wait-time scandal at the Phoenix VA medical center.
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Liberals are now outraged that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. There is a growing chorus from the Left that a special prosecutor should takeover the investigation into whether the Trump campaign has colluded with Russian intelligence during the 2016 election.
Republicans attending the Republican National Convention Spring Meeting in San Diego were energized the direction their party was taking, saying they felt good to have results coming in on the national level. "The party had been energized for a long time for change in Washington and in America," said Adam Ellison, National Vice Chair of the Young Republican National Federation.
China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort envisioning a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. The "Belt and Road Forum" opening Sunday is the latest in a series of high-profile appearances aimed at projecting Xi's influence on the global stage ahead of a key congress of the ruling Communist Party later this year.
President Donald Trump demanded loyalty from James Comey over dinner in January but the former FBI director, whom Trump fired Tuesday, only promised "that he would be honest with him always," according to news reports Thursday. Trump said Thursday he fired Comey, 56, who was nominated in 2013 by President Barack Obama, because he was a "showboat" and "grandstander."
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said President Donald Trump hasn't made any effort to impede the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and Russia -- but a top House Democrat disagrees. "I don't think you can say so categorically he's made no effort to interfere," Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview with CNN's "Erin Burnett Outfront" Thursday night.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super pac tied to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tops spending in special elections and tests get-out-the-vote strategy for the 2018 midterm elections. Outside money floods House special elections in Georgia and Montana The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super pac tied to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tops spending in special elections and tests get-out-the-vote strategy for the 2018 midterm elections.
A majority of Americans - 54 percent - think that President Donald Trump's abrupt dismissal of FBI Director James Comey was not appropriate, while 46 percent think that Comey was fired due to the Russia investigation, according to results from a new NBC News A strong majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaners and Independents who do not lean toward either party say that the firing was not appropriate. Among Republicans and Republican-leaners, 79 percent approve of the move, while 13 percent say it was not appropriate.
Mark Green, second from left, president of the International Republican Institute, testifies in 2014 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption Mark Green, second from left, president of the International Republican Institute, testifies in 2014 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill.