Pressure mounts, former Trump – fixer’ turns aggressive
The hiring of a Washington insider to be a public attack dog. Tantalizing leaks to the media.
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Defrauded Student Borrowers Must Prove Intent; Sessions Calls Students ‘Snowflakes’
The measure in question is a rewrite of the legislation that governs more than $1 billion of federal funding for career and technical education . CTE programs are meant to give students skills and hands-on experience in a range of important fields, from construction to the culinary arts.
RRAD eyes new missions
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's office would like to know why work that should be going to Red River Army Depot is going elsewhere. "Language has been put into the National Defense Authorization Act for FY19 to investigate this and figure out why missions are going other places than where they are supposed to," a Cruz spokesman said.
With House gone, Congress again poised to fail on spending work Source: Cox Media Group
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Amazon starting fulfillment centre in Spokane
Amazon.com is starting its first fulfillment centre in Eastern Washington, in Spokane, creating more than 1,500 jobs. Amazon currently employs more than 50,000 people across the state at its headquarters in Seattle and facilities supporting customer fulfillment in DuPont, Kent and Sumner.
Bush pressed for Kavanaugh records
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is escalating a dispute over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's records, pressing former President George W. Bush directly to release all the documents from the nominee's five years in the White House.
Not a hacker on a bed someplace
Registration will allow you to post comments on GreenwichTime.com and create a GreenwichTime.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Clear away the hot air and deception, and recent disclosures about Russian interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election offer a sobering glimpse of cyberconflict today.
Trump denies knowing about 2016 Russian lawyer meeting
President Donald Trump denied Friday that he knew in advance about a meeting during the 2016 election campaign at which Russians promised to share dirt on his rival Hillary Clinton shooting back at an explosive allegation by his longtime lawyer. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, son Donald Jr, and top campaign official Paul Manafort met at Trump Tower in New York on June 9, 2016 with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who had said she was offering information from the Russian government aimed at helping Trump to victory.
Jersey Journal front and back page news: Saturday, July 28, 2018
Outgoing Bayonne police Chief Drew Sisk will receive more than $260,000 from the city over the next five years for unused sick time and other compensation. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez weighed in on Hudson County's decision to renew its financial agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying if he were in charge he would not support "ICE's mission as it relates to detaining individuals."
U.S. attorney takes oath of office
Duane "Dak" Kees took the oath of office as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas on Friday during an investiture ceremony presided over by four federal court judges. Western Arkansas Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III administered the oath to Kees before an audience of about 200 that included U.S. Sen. John Boozman, who put forward Kees' name for the position to President Donald Trump, and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a former U.S. attorney for the Western District.
Police investigating Nazi graffiti on IN synagogue property
Officials are investigating after someone spray-painted a Nazi flag on the property of a synagogue near Indianapolis, IN. CARMEL, IN Members of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla said they were heartbroken after someone spray-painted Nazi symbols on a brick wall on the synagogue's property over the weekend.
Pressure mounting, former Trump ‘fixer’ turns aggressive
The hiring of a Washington insider to be a public attack dog. Tantalizing leaks to the media.
The Latest: Republicans request Kavanaugh documents
The Latest on a dispute over records associated with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court : Senate Republicans are requesting documents from Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House but they're doing it without the support of Democrats who believe more documents should be produced. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Friday evening that he has requested access to Kavanaugh's White House Counsel's office emails, all paper files maintained by him in that position and all documents relating to his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head
President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. President George W. Bush increased the number of countries partnering with the United States on free trade agreements from three to 16. President Ronald Reagan signed a landmark trade deal with Canada that was later transformed into the North American Free Trade Agreement and expanded to include Mexico.
Trump and Putin raise possibilities of another meeting Source: AP
President Donald Trump is open to visiting Moscow - if he gets a formal invitation from Vladimir Putin, the White House said. Russian President Putin said he's game for a trip to Washington - but his answer came only after Trump retracted his invitation for a fall sit-down.
Ap Fact Check: Trump falsely claims historic turnaround
President Donald Trump delivers remarks about the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Washington. From left, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Pressure mounting, former Trump ‘fixer’ turns aggressive Source: AP
The hiring of a Washington insider to be a public attack dog. Tantalizing leaks to the media.
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill Demands Crackdown After Russian Hacker Attack
Silly season Internets advocacy and a talking point in the ongoing political struggles that are killing social media . Read more: U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says she wants the federal government to do more to discourage the type of Russian hacking that was directed at her office computers.
Trump and allies denied knowledge of meeting
CNN reported Thursday that President Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen claims Trump knew in real-time about the June 2016 meeting with Russians to get dirt on Hillary Clinton. Cohen is willing to make this assertion to special counsel Robert Mueller, sources told CNN.
Hundreds mourn father, children killed in sinking of duck boat
A father and three children who were among nine members of a close-knit Indiana family killed in a tourist boat accident were remembered Friday during a nearly three-hour service attended by hundreds who showed up to support their surviving relatives. Governor Eric Holcomb, first lady Janet Holcomb, and US Representative Andre Carson were among the dignitaries attending funeral services at Grace Apostolic Church for 40-year-old Glenn Coleman, 9-year-old Reece, 7-year-old Evan, and 1-year-old Arya.