Power Goes Out At World’s Busiest Airport- All Flights Grounded in Atlanta
More footage from evac of @ATLairport this afternoon. Hearding of frustrated, anxious passengers; no explanations from airport staff.
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While SCOTUS Decides ‘Cakeshop’ Case, Canadians Bake ‘Gayest Cake Ever’
The Supreme Court of the United States is currently deciding whether or not it will allow the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission to determine if bakers, based on their religious beliefs, can refuse to bake for LGBT people.
Trump insists he’s not firing special counsel Mueller
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller even as his administration was again forced to grapple with the growing Russia probe that has shadowed the White House for much of his initial year in office. Trump returned to the White House from Camp David and was asked if he would consider triggering the process to dismiss Mueller, who is investigating whether the president's Republican campaign co-ordinated with Russian officials during last year's election.
Trump’s new security strategy
Trump's new security strategy. December. 18, 2017 07:57. phark@donga.com. U.S. President Donald Trump will lay out a new National Security Strategy on Monday .
Lawyer asks law profs: “Looking for a chance to persuade the courts…
Earlier this year I started to correspond with Caleb Mason concerning his effort to preserve a sentence imposed below a federal mandatory minimum in the face of a government appeal. I suggested to Caleb that he write up an account of the case and his pitch for amicus help.
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Alex Nation grilled about relationship with Richie Strahan
When Harry interviewed Barry: Barack Obama jokes around with Prince Harry as he's questioned for the royal's guest editing slot on BBC radio in the UK CNN political commentator comes under fire for branding a Georgetown student an 'anti-Semitic bigot' because he was wearing a 'bacon suit' Thousands of passengers are left stranded at beginning of holiday getaway as power outage at Atlanta causes 'pandemonium' at the world's busiest airport with more than 600 flights in and out canceled Sen. McCain 'doing well' and in 'good spirits' says son-in-law - though won't be on hand for the final tax reform vote Trump and Putin speak AGAIN as Russian president phones Camp David to thank Trump for CIA tip that prevented St. Petersburg terror attack British female diplomat is found dead in Lebanon after being 'raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a motorway' 'Missing' Monet last seen in 1895 is ... (more)
Peter FitzSimons TOWERS over wife Lisa Wilkinson
Thousands are left stranded at start of Christmas travel rush as power outage at Atlanta causes 'pandemonium' at the world's busiest airport with more than six HUNDRED flights canceled CNN political commentator comes under fire for branding a Georgetown student an 'anti-Semitic bigot' because he was wearing a 'bacon suit' Trump and Putin speak AGAIN as Russian president phones Camp David to thank Trump for CIA tip that prevented St. Petersburg terror attack 'Missing' Monet last seen in 1895 is found on a GOOGLE search: Eagle-eyed art historian recognizes the painting from a postage stamp size picture from a private listing in New Orleans When Harry interviewed Barry: Barack Obama jokes around with Prince Harry as he's questioned for the royal's guest editing slot on BBC radio in the UK Sen. McCain 'doing well' and in 'good spirits' says son-in-law - though won't be on hand for the final ... (more)
UPDATE 2-Flights delayed at Atlanta airport after power outage
Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday as a power outage left passengers at the world's busiest airport stranded in darkened terminals or in aircraft idling on tarmacs. The partial shutdown at the start of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year forced the Federal Aviation Administration to hold back flights bound for Atlanta.
Kasich: GOP is ‘losing the future’ by ‘turning off millennials’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the Alabama Senate election shows how his own party is turning off young voters by gravitating toward anger instead of positivity in its messaging. "I look at Alabama and I say people are not happy with us being small, angry and narrow," the Republican told NBC's "Meet the Press."
Trump’s likely tax victory overshadowed by probe
In a Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House via Marine One in Washington, to spend the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. President Donald Trump's team on Sunday was again forced to grapple with the growing Russia probe that has shadowed the White House for much of the president's initial year in office.
With tax bill complete, GOP leadership makes case to skeptical public
Republicans, confident they've found the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul, entered the next phase of their effort Sunday, attempting to sell the plan to a public that polling suggests is deeply skeptical. GOP leaders argued that the tax bill - the final version of which was unveiled Friday - is aimed primarily at helping the middle class, brushing aside nonpartisan analyses that show the bulk of the legislation's benefits would go to the wealthy and to corporations.
Reported CDC ban on terms such as ‘fetus,’ ‘science-based’ alarms health leaders
Health leaders say they are alarmed about a report that officials at the nation's top public health agency are being told not to use certain words or phrases in official budget documents, including "fetus," ''transgender" and "science-based." The health community was reacting to a story in The Washington Post published late Friday citing an anonymous source who said the prohibition was made at a recent meeting of senior budget officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Treasury chief cana t rule out shutdown, but expects deal new
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he can't rule out a possible government shutdown later this week if Congress deadlocks on another temporary Washington spending bill, but thinks it's unlikely. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Mnuchin says he expects that lawmakers will understand the need to reach bipartisan agreement on another short-term funding extension to avoid "sending government workers home for Christmas."
The government is seriously investigating UFOs, New York Times finds
Science fiction fans won't see their suspicions of extraterrestrial life confirmed; but the U.S. is looking into it That's the takeaway from two investigations, published in the New York Times and Politico , which found that the Pentagon was, for a few years, doing research into UFO sightings. The program was pushed by former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.
Salon Shoots At Second Amendment but Kills American History by Mistake
The idea is both simple and profound. By eradicating and reinventing history, it is possible to completely reframe reality for future generations.
GOP senator: FBI agent’s political text messages don’t taint all of Robert Mueller’s investigation
A Republican senator disagreed with people from his own party who've said special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is completely compromised because of anti-President Trump texts sent by one agent involved. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday the investigation isn't totally tainted because one agent - kicked off of the probe in July - sent texts critical of Trump in 2016.
Trump, allies escalate feud with FBI as Democrats warn against Robert Mueller removal
President Trump and his allies escalated their war of words against the FBI this week, claiming bias among investigators looking into the Trump campaign as Democrats warned that such attacks could set the stage for the removal of special counsel Robert Mueller. After days of going after the FBI, whose reputation he said was "in tatters," Trump took aim at the bureau's handling of two allegedly biased agents on Friday as he left the White House for an event at the FBI Academy .
Is Collusion Is Totally Fine If It’s Against Trump? [VIDEO]
This week's episode of The Daily Caller News Foundation's "Alternative Facts" discussed media coverage of FBI agent Peter Strzok, a federal agent with strong anti-Trump sentiments who was intimately involved with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Prior to joining Mueller's team, Strzok was a lead investigator on the Bureau's investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Trump has ambitious plans to campaign in 2018 midterms, including in Pa.
President Donald Trump is not on the ballot in 2018, but the White House is planning a full-throttle campaign to plunge the president into the midterm elections, according to senior officials and advisers familiar with the planning. Trump's political aides have met with 116 candidates for office in recent months, according to senior White House officials, seeking to become involved in Senate, House and gubernatorial races - and possibly contested Republican primaries as well.