Mucking Out the Justice Department
Of Donald Trump's most prominent allies in the presidential campaign, Jeff Sessions is the last one standing. Newt Gingrich is an outside adviser to Trump and occasional critic.
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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.
Israel appealed to Trump team to delay U.N. vote on settlements
Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt on Thursday indefinitely postponed a planned U.N. vote on a proposed Security Council resolution that sought to condemn Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, diplomats and Western officials said, just a few hours before the vote was set to take place. Israeli officials reached out to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team at the "highest levels" to try to table the UN resolution demanding a halt to Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian territory, CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports.
Libertarians sue Ohio elections chief for party status
Libertarians in Ohio have sued the state's elections chief over alleging he's refused to recognize them as an official political party and grant them the ballot access privileges that go along with that. The Libertarians filed the lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court this week.
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.
Retiring congressman: Trump presidency like ‘a bad dream’
A retiring New York congressman says the impending Donald Trump presidency is making it easier for him to say goodbye after 23 terms. U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel tells The Associated Press that he doesn't think Congress will be much fun over the next four years, especially for Democrats.
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.
The Latest: Obama family, friends spend afternoon at beach
President Barack Obama, left, smiles after putting on the 18th green at Kapolei Golf Club, in Kapolei, Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Golfing with the president from left are Bobby Titcomb, and Darrell Harrington.
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.
Fox News has kept most of its audience after the election
A sharp drop in cable news ratings following a presidential election is as inevitable as snow in Buffalo. Yet in the Age of Trump, so far Fox News Channel is defying that trend.
License issued for $1B Montana power storage project
A Montana company has been granted a license to build a $1 billion, 400-megawatt power storage project in the central part of the state that would supplement electricity from wind turbines and other sources, according to documents released Thursday by federal regulators. The 50-year license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allows Absaroka Energy, of Bozeman, Montana, to construct and operate the project on a 177-acre site near the tiny town of Martinsdale, home to fewer than 100 people.
California Dems ready to fight Trump’s immigration plans
Six weeks after President-elect Donald Trump's election, people still pack California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon's Los Angeles district office. His constituents of Latino, Korean, and Armenian descent wait in his front office, waiting for a moment to share their fears about Trump with California's most powerful state lawmaker.
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.
John McCain: We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothing
The words "never again" ring hollow as the city of Aleppo, Syria, has fallen to regime forces of Bashar al-Assad . A brutal siege that has ground on for years was finally brought to a bloody end by a surge of Russian airpower, Iranian shock troops and assorted regional militia fighters.
Aleppo and American decline
The fall of Aleppo just weeks before Barack Obama leaves office is a fitting stamp on his Middle East policy of retreat and withdrawal. The pitiable pictures from the devastated city showed the true cost of Obama's abdication.
Ohio Adopts Preemption Legislation, Blocking Local Minimum Wage Hikes …
On Monday, December 19, 2016, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 331 , which prohibits municipalities and other political subdivisions from raising the minimum wage beyond Ohio's state minimum wage rate, currently set at $8.10 an hour . The bill appears to be a direct reaction to two separate labor union-backed local initiatives: Cleveland's "Fight for 15" movement, which was a failed effort to aggressively increase Cleveland's minimum wage to $15 an hour; and Youngstown's "Part-Time Bill of Rights" proposal, which was a separate attempt to provide part-time workers with certain employment benefits, including paid time off and advanced notice of work schedules.
The Latest: Obama stars 6th day of Hawaii vacation at gym
President Barack Obama, left, smiles after putting on the 18th green at Kapolei Golf Club, in Kapolei, Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Golfing with the president from left are Bobby Titcomb, and Darrell Harrington.
Nation-Now 12 mins ago 3:14 p.m.Trump taps Conway as counselor,…
Donald Trump appointed campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as his White House counselor on Thursday, and tapped long-time Republican Party spokesman Sean Spicer as the next White House press secretary . Conway "has been a trusted adviser and strategist who played a crucial role in my victory," Trump said in a statement.