Final jobs report for Obama presidency expected to be solid
The last major economic report card for President Barack Obama arrives Friday with the release of the December jobs figures.
Category Archives: US Politics
U.S. spy chief ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump
The top U.S. intelligence official said yesterday he was "even more resolute" in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said he had a very high level of confidence that Russia hacked Democratic Party and campaign staff email, and disseminated propaganda and fake news aimed at the Nov. 8 election.
Republicans, Democrats unite behind Trump to attack UN
United Nations, Jan 6 - The deeply divided Democrats and Republicans have rallied behind US President-elect Donald Trump in the House of Representatives to denounce the UN for a Security Council resolution condemning Israel for building settlements on the occupied territories. The House resolution passed on Thursday was also a rebuke to President Barack Obama who refused to have the UN resolution vetoed.
Democrat plan would not serve nation well
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have vowed to use every roadblock they can find to delay confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. They have speculated they could drag the process out for as much as two months after Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. That would delay the people's business, forcing the new administration to work through interim heads of agencies ranging from the State Department to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gravley to again promote medicinal marijuana in General Assembly
For the third year in a row, state Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, is heading into the Georgia legislative session with plans to expand medical marijuana in the state.
Emerson, McClain await governor’s appointment
Former Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James officially retired after 34 years of service on Dec. 31, 2016, and his seat still remains open.
Tribune Conversation with U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke D-El Paso on November 4, 2016
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke said Thursday he is all but certain to make a run for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz 's seat in 2018. "I've had the chance to talk to a lot of people around the state of Texas over the last six weeks, and I will tell you, I'm very encouraged," he told The Texas Tribune on Thursday in an interview.
Clapper: No doubts of Russian meddling
WASHINGTON Brushing aside Donald Trump's dismissiveness, the nation's intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America's recent presidential election.
As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national nonprofit organization to end homelessness among veterans did not meet their goal. But advocates see improvement, and the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that “we should be there” within a couple of years.
Coats praised as intelligence choice
Tom said in November that he was among candidates under consideration to become President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of agriculture.
GOP Rep Introduces Bill Protecting Gun Rights of Military Families
On January 5, Representative Blake Farenthold introduced legislation that protects the gun rights of military families by allowing the spouses of deployed military personnel to buy guns "in the state where they live due to military orders." This legislation is needed in light of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which bars law-abiding citizens from purchasing handguns outside their state of residence.
Our Opinion: Disservice
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have vowed to use every roadblock they can find to delay confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. They have speculated they could drag the process out for as much as two months after Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. That would delay the people's business, forcing the new administration to work through interim heads of agencies ranging from the State Department to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Republicans aim to defund Planned Parenthood via Obamacare repeal
US Republicans will seek to defund US women's health care provider Planned Parenthood through a bill that repeals President Barack Obama's landmark health care reform, the top Republican in Congress said Thursday. "Planned Parenthood legislation would be in our reconciliation bill," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters when asked how his party would attempt to defund the organization now that the White House and both chambers of Congress will be in Republican hands when Donald Trump is inaugurated president on January 20. Reconciliation is a special congressional procedure by which legislation can bypass Senate blocking tactics and need only a simply majority to pass, rather than a 60-vote supermajority in the 100-member chamber.
Free tuition Q&A: Could New York’s plan spread across US?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wave at the audience as they arrive onstage at an event at LaGuardia Community College, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. Gov. Cuomo announced a proposal for free tuition at state colleges to hundreds of thousands of low- and middle income residents.
The fight to defund Planned Parenthood has very little to do with abortions
Anti-abortion activists hold a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood in front of the U.S. Capitol July 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. In a one-two punch, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans plan to defund Planned Parenthood when they try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare.
Julian Assange’s claim about the source of DNC emails is…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he was sure that the Russian goverment was not the source of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman John Podesta. "We can say, we have said, repeatedly over the last two months that our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party," Assange said, in response to Hannity asking whether he could tell the American people "1,000 percent" that the emails did not come from Russia.
Donald Solem had few peers as political organizer, adviser
Donald Solem, the political organizer and campaign quarterback who ran successful drives on behalf of countless civic issues from school bonds to parking garages, seemed to make friends with everyone who shook his sizable hand. He was a large man with a broad smile, a cheery manner and keen insight into getting voters to see things his way.
No doubt Russia interfered in election, U.S. intel chief says
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens at left as National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: "Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States."
Keith Ellison votes against GOP’s Israel resolution
Rep. Keith Ellison attends a news conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus about the nominations for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet in Washington on Dec. 8, 2016. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison , who had not commented on a controversial United Nations resolution that called Israel's settlements in disputed territories "illegal," voted Thursday night against a GOP resolution that condemned it.
McCaskill Blasts Trump’s Loyalty To Russia: ‘There Should Be Howls!’
Since the Senate Majority Leader declared that a Select Committee on the issue of Russian hacking would be unnecessary, today's Armed Services proceedings may have been the last one of its kind for awhile. It doesn't suit or please Trump one bit.