Trump praises his a fine-tuned machine,a says media dishonest
The leaks are real. But the news about them is fake. The White House is a fine-tuned machine.
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The Media’s – Me Party’by Heather Wilhelm – It took ten days for the…
Two weeks later, amazingly, the country remains apparently un-crumbled, but the media's Trump-related frenzy continues apace. , comparing Trump's election to the bombing at Pearl Harbor and the September 11 attacks.
Senate hearing ahead, labor nominee has been there before
President Donald Trump and a leading Republican are highlighting a key fact about labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta: He has been confirmed three times by the Senate. Acosta, who would be the first Hispanic member of Trump's Cabinet, has won confirmation to the National Labor Relations Board, as the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and as U.S. attorney in Miami.
McCain says suppressing free press is ‘how dictators get started’
Senator John McCain, defending the media against the latest attack by President Donald Trump, warned that suppressing the free press was "how dictators get started". The Arizona Republican, a frequent critic of Trump, was responding to a tweet in which Trump accused the media of being "the enemy of the American people".
Continue reading Black Girl Magic: “Hidden Figures” Outshines “La La Land” at U.S. Box Office a ‘
Looks like the myth that Black films can't make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing of the past. In early February, "Hidden Figures" passed "La La Land" as the top-grossing Oscar-nominated film in Hollywood this season.
McCain defends media: ‘That’s how dictators get started’
Sen. John McCain is defending the media after President Donald Trump tweeted that certain newsgroups are "the enemy of the American People." "I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time ," McCain said in an interview with "Meet the Press" that airs Sunday .
Republican Judge: Impeach Trump
Impeach Trump: Ohio Republican judge I am a lifelong Republican. I voted for every Republican presidential candidate from 1968 to 2004.
President Trump says he’s torn over young immigrants
President Donald Trump spoke in unusually personal terms as he answered a question at a White House press conference about hundreds of thousands of young immigrants whose fate rests in his hands. "We're going to show great heart.
VP Pence’s wife aims to raise awareness about art therapy
In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence dances with his wife Karen at the Liberty Ball in Washington. Karen Pence wants people to know that art therapy isn't exactly arts and crafts.
Trump Halts Rule On Stream Regulations With W.Va., Ohio Leaders Looking On
President Donald Trump has put the brakes on a regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. before he signed a measure to overturn it.
Trump supporters cheer his combative stance with the media
Critics of President Donald Trump saw in his Thursday news conference a combative, thin-skinned chief executive who continues to blame the media for the controversies roiling his administration. His supporters saw something else: A champion of Middle America who is taking on the establishment and making good on his campaign promises to put the country first.
Two Cheers For Trump Advisor Mike Anton-He Has The Right Enemies
A major London bookmaker, Ladbroke s, has given odds of 11-10 that Trump will resign or be impeached - almost even money. Of course, this is not in the least surprising given that Trump is loathed by the entire Establishment, Left to Right and is now being victimized by "Deep State" operatives in the intelligence community installed by previous administrations.
Paul Ryan blames ‘rumor mills’ for Obamacare delays
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday denied that he or his colleagues in Congress have misled the public about how quickly Obamacare would be repealed and replaced. "I heard everything from Obamacare will be done on day one, to the spring, to the summer, to the - by the end of the year.
Elijah Cummings: ‘People assume all black people know all black people’
A black Democratic congressman quipped that he thinks there is a widely shared belief that all black people know each other after President Trump asked a black reporter Thursday to schedule him a meeting with black lawmakers. "I think a lot of people assume all black people know all black people," Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Thursday evening on MSNBC when asked about the exchange.
Pa. ranks second in U.S. in number of bad bridges
Ed Rendell remembers his quest to become two-term governor of Pennsylvania as something of a tale of two cities. For decades, people running for statewide office in Pennsylvania had two sets of speeches.
Dear Mr. President: Take a breath
Even the guy you nominated to the Supreme Court, your first attempt at building a solid conservative majority there, has taken a shot at you. Everybody knows by now that Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found your remarks about some of his fellow jurists "demoralizing and disheartening."
Turnbull government ‘looking closely’ at British-style rent-to-buy scheme
The Turnbull government is looking "closely" at a rent-to-buy scheme for first home buyers similar to that used in Britain, Fairfax Media has confirmed, as MPs rush to fill the void on housing affordability with their own ideas. Nationals MP Andrew Broad on Friday floated a proposal to allow renters to buy a home without paying a deposit, if the money they normally spent on rent was commensurate with the mortgage repayments.
Donald Trump’s raving attempt at shifting blame an autocrat’s outing
Washington: At the end of a week in which he misplaced his national security adviser, and found a replacement who bolted before his feet were nailed to the floor, Donald Trump declared the chaos he calls an administration "is running like a fine-tuned machine". And to the extent that it's not quite that, he's used a near-80 minute press conference to blame Barack Obama.
What Muslim Ban? A Religious Liberty Hearing in the Trump Era
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the " State of Religious Liberty in America ." What was perhaps most striking about the hearing was how dated many of the speeches and arguments felt-as if an Obama-era hearing was being held nearly a month into the Trump administration.
Watchdog: US has no way to measure border wall effectiveness
The United States does not have a way to measure how well fencing works to deter... . A section of the border fence is shown, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, along the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas.