Indivisible Evansville holds Rep. Larry Bucshon “retirement party”
Indivisible Evansville held its first meeting of 2018 on Tuesday night. The theme was a retirement party for Indiana 8th District Congressman Larry Buschon.
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Former Trump aide Bannon refuses to comply with US House subpoena
President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon declined on Tuesday to comply with a subpoena ordering him to answer questions from a House intelligence panel about his time at the White House as part of its investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the U.S. election. FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon speaks during a campaign event for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Judge Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, U.S., December 5, 2017.
Homeland Security Secretary Says She ‘Did Not Hear’ Trump Use ‘That’ Vulgar Word
The Secretary of Homeland Security testified Tuesday that she did not hear President Trump use a vulgarity in a meeting with lawmakers about immigration last week. The president was widely reported to have used a disparaging word to describe African nations and wondered aloud why people from countries like Haiti were allowed to come to the United States.
Government watchdog: Illinois fudged jobs data to get federal OK to…
A government accountability group says the state of Illinois is fudging employment data in order to allow more healthy Illinoisans to receive taxpayer-funded food stamps without having to work. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved an Illinois Department of Human Services waiver request in October for the entire 2018 calendar year.
Chelsea Manning’s US Senate bid could upend Maryland race
Cardin, who has served two terms in the U.S. S... . This frame from video released by the Chelsea Manning Senate campaign on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 shows Chelsea Manning in a campaign video.
FAA probes reason storm snarled flights at Kennedy airport
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's actions during a winter snowstorm that caused major disruptions at Kennedy Airport. The FAA says it will seek to determine whether the Port Authority complied with regulations requiring the timely removal of snow from all aircraft movement areas.
WOW! AP Reporter Asks Trump Doctor “Do You Have a Life Expectancy Based On Your Results?”
Presidential Doctor Ronny Jackson took questions from the White House press corp after detailing President Trump's excellent health. AP reporter Jill Colvin bizarrely asked Dr. Jackson "Do you have a life expectancy based on your results?" As The Gateway Pundit 's Cristina Laila reported, Dr. Ronny Jackson conducted a physical exam on the President and declared Trump to have excellent cognitive health and attributed it to incredible genes "it's just the way God made him".
Bipartisan DACA deal falls through, shutdown looming
WASHINGTON The government is four days away from a spending deadline and facing the increased possibility of a shutdown. Republicans cannot fund the government on their own and one of the long talked-about solutions to getting Democrats on board had been to come up with a plan to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program that protects those who entered the U.S. as undocumented minors.
Speakers Take Aim At Trump During Martin Luther King Event
Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump's racial rhetoric at a commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The event was led by the Rev.
In first year, Trump scores lowest averagea
President Donald Trump speaks at the Conversations with the Women of America at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. WASHINGTON - This is a record not to be coveted: Donald Trump is wrapping up a year in office with the lowest average approval rating of any elected president in his first year.
Man imprisoned for 23 years files suit against New Orleans D.A.’s office
Almost a year after charges against him were formally dropped in a 1992 crime spree, a man who spent more than 20 years behind bars is seeking damages from the New Orleans district attorney's office. But he was freed in the face of evidence that then-District Attorney Harry Connick's assistants failed to turn over information indicating his innocence.
Letter: Is there a red line for GOP with Trump?
To the editor: "I am a stable genius" - Donald Trump When you search for his Royal Lowness, you can usually find him eating cheeseburgers in his bed at 6:30 p.m.. while watching Fox News, where he gets most of his vital information.
WH doctor credits ‘good genes’ for Trump’s excellent health despite fast food diet
White House doctor says despite President Trump's fast food habit and lack of exercise, he's in "excellent" condition, "he has incredibly good genes, and it's just the way God made him." https://t.co/NsTmll8Dpj pic.twitter.com/0RlLogiQ3p Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE 's military physician on Tuesday credited the president's genes for his "excellent" health despite his reported fast food habits and lack of exercise.
House panel wants Steve Bannon to explain Comey firing, AP source says
A House panel questioned Steve Bannon on Tuesday, aiming to find out President Donald Trump's thinking when he fired FBI Director James Comey , according to a person familiar with what the panel was planning to ask the former White House chief strategist. The committee also planned to press Bannon on other "executive actions" taken by Trump that have drawn interest from congressional investigators prying into ties between Trump's campaign and Russian operatives, said the person, who wasn't authorized to speak on the record about the closed-door session and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Two more 3rd District candidates announce fundraising numbers
Two more of the 13 Democrats seeking to replace 3rd District Rep. Niki Tsongas in November have released their latest fundraising numbers: Lori Trahan, of Westford, and Beej Das, a former Andover resident who recently moved to Lowell. Trahan's campaign announced it has raised more than $550,000, making her the female candidate with the strongest fundraising numbers in 2017.
Steve Bannon set for appear before US House probe into Russia collusion
Former White House senior adviser Steve Bannon has arrived for his appearance before the US House Intelligence Committee in Washington as part of its probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The interview follows Mr Bannon's spectacular fall from power after being quoted in a book as saying US president Donald Trump's son and others engaged in "treasonous" behaviour for taking a meeting with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.
DHS secretary on Trump’s ‘shithole’ remark: ‘I did not hear that word’
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified Tuesday that she never heard President Trump use the term "shithole countries" to describe Haiti, El Salvador or African nations in a meeting last week. "You were in the room.
CBS’s Garrett Preemptively Blames Trump and GOP ‘Hardliners’ for Shutdown
CBS This Morning journalist Major Garrett on Tuesday jumped to blame Donald Trump and Republican "hardliners" for a potential government shutdown. Garrett made little effort to find culpability for the liberal Democrats in the Senate who are demanding a clean DACA bill in return for keeping the government open.
Kirstjen Nielsen says she does not know if Norwegians are mostly…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she imagines most Norwegians are white, but did not know for sure, when questioned by a Democratic senator Tuesday morning. Nielsen was testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee when she was asked by Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy if most people in Norway are white.
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says she is ‘not aware’ of deal with…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told lawmakers Tuesday that is is "not aware" of any deal with Mexico to build a wall along its northern border with the United States. "Do you know whether we have arrangements with Mexico to pay for it?" Sen. Dick Durbin asked during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.