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Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is celebrating Festivus, the fictional non-commercial holiday popularized by TV's Seinfeld . As required by tradition, Paul is doing an online "airing of grievances" about government waste, Washington politics, and a certain White House occupant with a penchant for tweeting.
After a year of legislative fits and starts, the Republican-led Congress can claim victory on an agenda of tax cuts, judicial confirmations and a substantial regulatory rollback. It's a list of accomplishments that seemed to surprise even party leaders, who warily entered a political marriage of necessity with President Donald Trump, but now say they have made their peace with his unpredictable style of governing.
The former US Marine who allegedly plotted a Christmas Day attack in San Francisco wrote that he was motivated by US President Donald Trump's decision to "give away Jerusalem to the Jews," in what was supposed to have been a suicide note uncovered by the FBI on Saturday. Referencing Trump's December 6 announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Everitt Aaron Jameson wrote that "You've allowed Donald J Trump to give away Al Quds to the Jews."
US President Donald Trump has begun his year-end vacation at his exclusive golf club and resort in West Palm Beach. According to the pool reporters accompanying him, the president arrived on Saturday shortly after 9am at the Trump International Golf Club, where he is expected to spend a good part of the day amid warm temperatures and clear skies.
Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during the U.N. General Assembly special session on a nonbinding resolution condemning the recent U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Trump administration has scrambled to contain the remarkably broad international rejection of its new policy toward the divided city of Jerusalem, including from important allies - using threats, assurances and a cold shoulder to try to limit the diplomatic damage.
Sen. Rand Paul , Kentucky Republican, took aim at targets including President Trump's Twitter habit and wasteful federal spending during his "airing of grievances" Saturday, an annual Twitter tradition inspired by the quirky Festivus holiday at the center of a 1997 "Seinfeld" episode. Festivus is celebrated every Dec. 23 with a plain aluminum pole and activities including a "Feats of Strength" wrestling match and the "Airing of Grievances," according to Seinfeld lore.
Kmart and its parent company, Sears Holding Corporation, have settled a $59 million case over allegations of prescription drug fraud made more than a decade ago. The settlement stems from a 2008 lawsuit brought by James Garbe.
The FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe plans to retire next year, after months of criticism from Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The newspaper said McCabe plans to retire in a few months after he becomes eligible for his full pension, citing "people familiar with the matter."
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is planning to retire in early 2018 when he becomes fully eligible for pension benefits, according to a new report. McCabe, 49, has faced renewed criticism from Republican critics in recent weeks following accusations of bias in the FBI and the belief that the bureau let Secretary of State Hillary Clinton off easily during its investigation into her private email server.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will be step down next year as Republicans step up their attacks on the agency and the Department of Justice - accusing top officials of partisanship and bias. McCabe has endured a whirlwind year as political storms have inundated the nation's top law enforcement agency and the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling.
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Dr. John E. Warren says that African Americans should be focused on "voter registration" and not candidate endorsements at this stage of the game. The African Americans who have convinced themselves that one vote doesn't matter, should take a very close look at what happened during the recent special election in Alabama.
Northern Virginia residents upset about excessive noise from military helicopters will be able to address the issue at a community forum. Congressman Don Beyer, a Democrat who represents Arlington County and the inner suburbs of northern Virginia, is hosting the forum Jan. 16 at Abingdon Elementary School in Arlington.
A storm packing hurricane-force gusts roared into Maine, stunning residents and emergency officials by leaving more people in the dark than the infamous ice storm of 1998. It took utility crews more than a week to restore power, raising questions of Central Maine Power's preparedness and the state's ability to withstand a more powerful storm.
The St. Johnsbury Distillery was forced to close Dec. 15 after it received a cease and desist order from the state. The owners say they mistakenly thought they could still operate under the business' old permits even though they changed its name.
The tax reform bill recently passed by Washington lawmakers will be either a boon or a curse when it's signed into law, depending on which side of the aisle is doing the talking. The median combined household income for the 8th District is $53,000 annually, but analysts agreed the bill would cause taxes to go up for most people with incomes under $70,000, he said.
The U.S. State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Donald Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United States. The announcement was made at a Dec. 1 meeting in Washington with State Department officials and representatives from nine major refugee agencies, several executives of the agencies said.
Months before a national reckoning on sexual harassment and assault would topple powerful men in entertainment, business and media, entertainer Bill Cosby stood trial in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom, accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home in 2004. Jurors heard lurid testimony about the TV star once known as "America's Dad" for his role as kindly Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show."
Oz Griebel, the outgoing head of a Hartford business group, announced Wednesday that he and Newtown attorney Monte Frank are forming the first independent ticket in the 2018 race. Griebel joins more than two dozen Democrats, Republicans and other candidates who are officially "exploring" a possible run for governor or have already declared themselves as contenders.