House vote nears on GOP bill easing use of unproven drugs
The House is nearing a vote on a Republican bill easing how experimental drugs are provided to people with terminal illnesses.
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Secretary of State Pick Mike Pompeo Brings Anti-LGBT Record With Him
The State Department, already no friend to LGBT people as part of the Trump administration, promises to get even worse under new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo, who was named secretary-designate today by Donald Trump after the president fired Rex Tillerson, has a long and strong anti-LGBT record.
Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and Iran, replacing his chief diplomat with loyalist CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The biggest shakeup of Trump's Cabinet since he took office in January 2017 was announced by the president on Twitter as his administration works toward a meeting with the leader of North Korea.
President Donald Trump arrives at Miramar Air Corps Air Station
President Donald Trump has arrived in California to view prototypes for his "big beautiful border wall" amid protests and growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Chanting "No ban.
Five East River helicopter crash victims drowned
Revealed: Five victims in East River helicopter crash DROWNED to death after they became trapped upside down underwater by their safety harnesses New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death for all five victims was accidental drowning The victims have been identified as Trevor Cadigan and Brian McDaniel, 26, Carla Vallejos Blanco, Daniel Thompson, 34, and Tristan Hill, 29 The five passengers on board the helicopter that plunged into the East River on Sunday drowned to death after finding themselves trapped upside down by their harnesses. The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Tuesday ruled that the cause of death for all five victims was accidental drowning.
Dayton, lawmakers propose overhaul of senior care oversight
Gov. Mark Dayton and a bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed major changes to the state's oversight of Minnesota's elder care facilities on Tuesday, aiming to reverse years of pervasive abuse and neglect of Minnesota's seniors that was only recently revealed. Addressing widespread abuse of seniors - and the state's lax oversight - were a top priority for officials heading into 2018, following reporting by the Star Tribune last year that exposed maltreatment and the state's struggles to keep up with complaints.
YouTube Star Jake Paul Now Thinks He’s An Authority On Guns, Is Woefully Wrong
Paul initially garnered outrage online because he didn't come out in favor of gun control after speaking to Senator Marco Rubio.
Junglepussy Lets Down Her Guard On “Showers”
I'm not sure if you were fully aware, but it's currently Junglepussy season so get ready to shed off some layers. Last month, the Brooklyn rapper returned with "State of the Union" and now she's hitting us with something funky fresh.
Appeals court weighs resuming oil pipeline project in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS >> A company building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana is asking a federal appeals court to allow it to resume construction work in an environmentally fragile swamp. A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC's request.
Enforcing Trade Rules Is Not a – Trade War’
The recent tariffs on steel and aluminum have been characterized as trade war. This is weird because countries often enforce trade rules with targeted tariffs and sanctions, and markets adjust.
Reader Opinion: Popular vote vs. Electoral College
The Electoral College on Nov. 8, 2017, elected Donald Trump, despite Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote by more than 2.9 million votes.
Protests in California as Trump views prototypes of ‘big beautiful border wall’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday eagerly inspected prototypes on display in California for his "big beautiful border wall" amid peaceful protests but growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Chanting "No ban! No wall!" demonstrators were cheered on by honking cars and buses at the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego, the nation's busiest border crossing.
Canada just lost a key ally in the Trump administration in Rex Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Katie Simpson is a senior reporter in the Parliamentary Bureau of CBC News.
Summary of Congressional Hearing: “The State of Aviation Safety” Part II
In Part I of this post, we summarized the statements of Subcommittee Chairman LoBiondo and FAA and NASA witnesses at the February 27 hearing on "The State of Aviation Safety" conducted by the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives. In this Part II, we will briefly discuss the prepared and oral statements from NTSB, USDOT Office of Inspector General , and Air Line Pilots Association, International officials.
The Latest: Corker expresses surprise at Tillerson firing
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the Foreign Relations Committee chairman, says President Donald Trump's decision to fire his chief diplomat caught him by surprise. Corker, who has been Tillerson's most vocal supporter on Capitol Hill, acknowledged "there's been tensions" between Tillerson and Trump.
Cotton: US ‘Should Be Taking More Steps’ to Prep for NKorea War
Sen. Tom Cotton said the United States "should be taking more steps" to prepare for war with North Korea, the Arkansas Republican told the Washington Examiner one day before the president announced he would meet with Kim Jong Un. Cotton made the comments in a podcast interview with the Examiner last week, before President Donald Trump's surprising announcement.
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This site should now have a secure https://www.eschatonblog.com address. ...or maybe not. Messed up the comments and I don't have time to figure that out right now. HTTPS will be back soon, hopefully!
Trump Chose Pompeo as Kindred Spirit to Take Over U.S. Diplomacy
Mike Pompeo had an audition for his new job as secretary of state just about every morning at the White House, where the CIA director gave President Donald Trump his top-secret intelligence briefing. Pompeo has "tremendous energy, tremendous intellect," Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday shortly after tweeting that he was firing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and giving the job of top diplomat to the former Republican congressman from Kansas.
Connecticut-named subs break through Arctic Circle ice
Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut and Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hartford break through the ice on Friday March 9, 2018 in support of Ice Exercise 2018. ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations.
Walker reaches to center in volatile Wisconsin
Not long ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the voice of a conservative revolution in the heartland, a Republican at the vanguard and a possible future president. Today, he's the voice of concern, warning his party - at home and nationally - that change is coming again.