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If you've been keeping up with the alleged Russian hacking scandal, you've got to be unimpressed by the "evidence". Let's see, some anonymous CIA source with no proof offered says it was Russia.
Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, testifies about the company's acquisition of XTO Energy before the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this January 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state will likely face the ire of Democrats who believe the oil man helped hide decades-worth of climate research.
To U.S. intelligence agencies, the President's Daily Brief is a gold mine of classified information from around the world, polished through the night for presentation each morning to the commander-in-chief. To Donald Trump, it's a mind-numbing repetition of the obvious that he'll often skip.
The single best law ever passed by the United States Congress was the 1862 Homestead Act that allowed everyone willing to work for it the right to own a piece of America. The right to hold private property remains one of the few rights deemed so important by the founding fathers that it was memorialized in our constitution.
On a "bittersweet day" that brought back memories of loved ones lost, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse.
When at first you don't succeed in discriminating against LGBT people, wait until Trump is sworn in as president. That's the strategy of Congressional Republicans, who told BuzzFeed News that the GOP plans to reintroduce the First Amendment Defense Act next year, hopeful that the "religious liberty" bill will pass under "a new Congress and new administration."
The former communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, Jennifer Palmieri, told Rachel Maddow the Electoral College needs to be briefed on Russian efforts to elect Donald Trump, especially ahead of their vote on December 19. Palmieri said the Clinton campaign previously chose to stay out of efforts by the public to convince the Electoral College to choose the former Secretary of State over Trump, who is entangled in numerous business conflicts that could potentially jeopardize the nation.
Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. The so-called heartbeat bill would have prohibited most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy - or before many women know they are pregnant.
Worried about a company retaliating against you when you post a negative review on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Worry no longer because Congress has your back. Last week, Congress passed a law that will make it illegal for companies to retaliate against U.S. consumers who post negative reviews online.
It was reported last week that President-elect Donald Trump's transition team had sent the Department of Energy a list of 74 questions. In that list, the DOE was asked to provide names of employees who had worked on President Barack Obama's climate change policy.
Former Texas governor Rick Perry was named to Donald Trump's Cabinet as energy secretary on Monday night, according to multiple reports. "I think Perry is an absolutely logical appointee," said Jim Riddlesperger, a Texas Christian University professor and Texas politics expert.
A Kansas bank vice president and former adviser at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been appointed to be state bank commissioner by Gov. Sam Brownback. On Tuesday, Brownback said he was nominating Miki Bowman, of Council Grove, to lead Kansas' regulation of state-chartered banks and trust companies, savings and loan companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders and money transmitters.
Even before Barack Obama was officially sworn in as president in January 2009, he set the tone for his presidency with "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial." What the president seemed to be saying with the star-studded event was that Black arts and culture would take center stage during his administration.
The state's Bureau of Elections will conduct an audit of about 20 precincts in the city of Detroit that showed significant errors uncovered during the partial statewide recount process. Michigan Elections Director Chris Thomas told members of the Board of State Canvassers at its Tuesday meeting that while the recount process went smoothly and efficiently overall, 322 precincts were deemed unrecountable statewide.
Proper Republicans are angry at the protests over the election of President-elect Donald J. Trump. These are young people , first in major cities, then on college campuses and in some cases, even from high school classrooms.
Another 19 electors have joined a demand for an intelligence briefing over Russian meddling in the election before they formally cast ballots later this month, bringing the total number of Electoral College members to sign on to the effort to 29. The latest slate of supporters includes New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, as well as members California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oregon, Washington State and Virginia. All are Democrats from states that supported Hillary Clinton.
Late Monday, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team quietly announced that it was postponing his first post-election conference, meant to address potential conflicts of interests for the incoming commander-in-chief. Then early Tuesday, Trump announced his selection of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and lined up former Republican government officials with ties to ExxonMobil and Russia's state-run gas company to vouch for the career oil man with no experience in government.
In this June 15, 2012, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson shake hands at a signing ceremony of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and ExxonMobil at the Black Sea port of Tuapse, southern Russia.
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ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is picked to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessman's close ties with Russia. The U.N. human rights office says the reports recount Syria's pro-government forces entering homes and killing civilians, including women and children, "on the spot."