Category: Barack Obama

Busy Washington day plays out differently on TV

Washington’s day of high-stakes political drama on Monday played out much differently depending on where motivated television viewers decided to get their news. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC all followed FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before a congressional committee Monday morning live.

Until questions are answered, time to pause this presidency

The American people must immediately demand a cessation of all consequential actions by this president until we can be assured that Russian efforts to hack our election, in a way that was clearly meant to help him and damage his opponent, did not also include collusion with or cover-up by anyone involved in the Trump campaign and now administration. This may sound extreme, but if the gathering fog of suspicion should yield an actual connection, it would be one of the most egregious assaults on our democracy ever.

SXSW: 15 Must-See Films and Speakers at This Year’s Fest

Speakers include Gawker found Nick Denton and the ‘Game of Thrones’ creators, while Terrence Malick’s new movie ‘Song to Song,’ starring Ryan Gosling and Natalie Portman, is the opening film. A year after hosting then-President Barack Obama, the Austin festival has a full slate of stars and talks by the likes of former Vice President Joe Biden, CNN’s Van Jones and more.

FBI director Comey cancels South By Southwest appearance

FBI director James Comey has canceled a planned address next week at Texas’ South By Southwest festival, citing scheduling conflicts that will keep him in Washington. Baker will be interviewed by Jeffrey Herbst, president of the Newseum, on Monday evening, during a portion of the festival that focuses on interactive technology.

New Obama books to be published by imprint of previous books

Crown announced Tuesday that it will handle each of the works announced last week by parent company Penguin Random House. Crown previously published Barack Obama’s million-selling “The Audacity of Hope” and “Dreams from My Father” and Michelle Obama’s best-seller about the White House kitchen garden, “American Grown.”

MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Viciously Blasts ‘Fake, Reckless’ Trump

MSNBC’s ” Morning Joe ” program, which once fawned over a preening Donald Trump early in his campaign, denounced him Monday as “fake, failed and reckless,” and blamed the president for bringing the nation to a “crisis.” What had co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski so hot and bothered? Trump’s baseless claim that President Barack Obama had his phones at Trump Tower wiretapped during the presidential election.

Spicer meets the press. Again, no cameras allowed.

For the country’s most prominent political spokesman, Sean Spicer is not spending a whole lot of time in front of the camera. Monday was the seventh straight day that Spicer, President Donald Trump’s press secretary, declined to hold a televised White House press briefing, an unusually long drought for someone whose role is traditionally to be the most visible face of a presidential administration.

Trump signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and shutting down the U.S. refugee program. The revised travel order leaves Iraq off the list of banned countries but still affects would-be visitors from Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya.

Trump Travel Ban 2.0: Here’s What the White House Changed

Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport after President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries in late January. President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban Monday that will temporarily halt entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, though allowing those with current visas to travel freely.

Trump tries again on immigrant ban

President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, though allowing those with current visas to travel freely, according to a fact sheet obtained Monday by The Associated Press. Trump was to sign the new executive order later in the day.

Cuba’s Raul Castro blasts Trump’s Mexican wall and trade policy

Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration, trade and other policies on Sunday as Trump reviews a fragile detente with Communist-run Cuba begun by his predecessor Barack Obama. In his first critical remarks directed at Trump since he took office, Castro termed his trade policies “egotistical” and his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border “irrational.”

Trump accuses Obama of wiretap plot

President Donald Trump has angrily accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the election. Citing no evidence to support his explosive allegation, Trump said in a series of five tweets sent Saturday that Obama was “wire tapping” his New York offices before the election in a move he compared to McCarthyism.

Trump accuses Barack Obama of ‘wire tapping’ his phones

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Bush promotes new book, reflects on painting and the press

Former President George W. Bush says he didn’t intend to criticize President Donald Trump when he said recently that a free press is essential to democracy Speaking by telephone Tuesday with The Associated Press, Bush said he was simply responding to a reporter’s question about the role of journalism. Trump has referred to the press as the “enemy of the people,” but Bush said that it’s important to hold those in power “to account,” adding that power can be “very corrupting” and that it was dangerous to “fall in love” with power or fame or money.

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Sen. Joe Manchin III departs the Senate chamber Feb. 3, ahead of a vote. On Monday afternoon, Axios’s Jonathan Swan reported that Sen. Joe Manchin III had held an “hour-long off-the-record” session with the editorial team of Breitbart News.

Trump says DNC race was a riggeda against Bernie Sandersa s preferred candidate

President Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to declare that the race for Democratic National Committee chairman was “rigged,” saying that Keith Ellison, a candidate backed by Bernie Sanders, never stood a chance. Tom Perez, a labor secretary under Barack Obama, narrowly won the race over Ellison, a congressman from Minnesota who was endorsed early by Sanders, the senator from Vermont who was the runner-up last year for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Inauguration Singer Jackie Evancho Wants To Meet With Trump About Transgender Equality

Jackie Evancho, the singer who performed the national anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration, is asking the president to meet with her and her sister about the need for transgender equality. Evancho’s sister, Juliet, is transgender and sued her Pennsylvania school district over its rule that students must use the restroom that corresponds with the sex they were assigned at birth .

Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care

President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo his boss’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple accomplishments in the first few weeks of the Trump presidency.

Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care

President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo his boss’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple accomplishments in the first few weeks of the Trump presidency.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US diplomat in what career officials at the State Department fear is the start of a major reorganization. The news sent shock waves through the agency and has left career officials on edge, in part because of its abrupt nature — taking place before their assignments end this summer and replacements have been found — and in part because these officials help the secretary, a government novice, work with policy experts throughout the building.

ISU community continues to make black history

Jaylon Joyner, left, and Ashley Shannon, right, celebrate as 2016 Homecoming Royalty, the first Black homecoming king and queen in ISU history. Jaylon Joyner, left, and Ashley Shannon, right, celebrate as 2016 Homecoming Royalty, the first Black homecoming king and queen in ISU history.

Conway Not Uniquely Dishonest While Representing Presidents Administration

CNN has grave concerns about White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway’s credibility and even refused to have her on its Sunday show recently, apparently to protect viewers from her Jedi mind trick powers. CNN subsequently invited Conway to appear on the network, infuriating a chorus of liberal media critics who insist she must be shunned like a harlot in an Amish colony.

Quick Hits: 02.10.17

Published: February 10, 2017 in Beyond the Carolinas Updated: February 9, 2017 at 7:38 pm ENGAGE: Write a letter to the editor Soulforce is seeking individuals who want to craft doves for their Altar of Life protest at the National Religious Broadcaster’s global annual conference in Orlando, Fla., from Feb. 27-March 2. Doves have already made an appearance at the Creating Change Conference held in Philadelphia, Pa. in January.

Major Media Remain in Denial

Since Donald Trump’s election, the major media have been trying to figure out what they did wrong, given their fawning coverage of Hillary Clinton and their anti-Donald Trump stories. Didn’t they help twice elect Barack Obama? Why didn’t the formula work this time? Mostly the media blame voters, talk radio and Fox News, never themselves.

No separation of Church and Trump

In front of the illuminated pillars of the Supreme Court Building, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney and several other Christian activists are gathered together, waiting for President Donald Trump to announce his pick for U.S. Supreme Court justice – a seat left vacant for nearly a year after Republicans refused to acknowledge President Barack Obama’s nominee.

We need Black History Month now more than ever

During what he characterized as “our little breakfast” to celebrate Black History Month, President Donald J. Trump, without the least hint of irony, awkwardly praised Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century black abolitionist “is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice.” Trump’s language prompted immediate speculation that Trump might not know Douglass had been dead since 1895.

Obama fights back: Former president’s orbit resists Trump

Dismayed by the Trump administration’s first days, former President Barack Obama’s loyalists, former aides and even his spokesman are speaking out and even actively resisting the new American leader. It’s a warning to President Trump that his actions won’t go unchallenged by those who occupied the White House before him.

Sundance 2017: Trump and the Politics of Film Festivals

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter may not be the ideal final note for the series but as long as Jovovich is up there doing her It’s a psychological and moral drama about how one man’s anger and damaged self-image drive him to the brink of destroying the very thing he “The Ballad of Narayama” is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens Molly Haskell speaks with Matt Zoller Seitz about “From Reverence to Rape,” “Love and Other Infectious Diseases,” “Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films” and more.

Kal Penn among celebrities to denounce Trump’s travel ban

President Trump’s executive order barring millions of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from the United States has spurred a surge in donations to humanitarian and rights groups like the American Civil Liberties Union. The A.C.L.U. raised more than $24 million in donations from at least 356,306 donors since Saturday, the first full day of the immigration ban, said Anthony D. Romero, the organization’s executive director.

The Latest: Trump says hea s made his Supreme Court choice

President Donald Trump says he will announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Tuesday night. Trump tweeted Monday that he has “made my decision” and will announce it Tuesday at 8 p.m. President Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland for the post, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to take up the nomination.

Officials say Trump, Putin avoided topic of sanctions

Officials say the thorny matter of U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia didn’t come up during President Donald Trump’s first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which suggests that the more difficult obstacles to warmer relations between their nations can wait. Statements from the White House and the Kremlin described the conversation Saturday in positive terms, the same tone used in White House accounts of other calls Trump made to world leaders.

Malia Obama ditches Palm Springs for Sundance pipeline protest

Malia Obama ditches Palm Springs for Sundance pipeline protest Former first daughter was seen at screenings and a Standing Rock protest in Utah. Check out this story on thetowntalk.com: http://usat.ly/2jIjec5 Four days after her father left office, Malia Obama was seen on the main drag in Park City, Utah, Monday during the Sundance Film Festival.

Malia Obama ditches Palm Springs for Sundance pipeline protest

Malia Obama ditches Palm Springs for Sundance pipeline protest Former first daughter was seen at screenings and a Standing Rock protest in Utah. Check out this story on Daily-Times.com: http://usat.ly/2jIjec5 Four days after her father left office, Malia Obama was seen on the main drag in Park City, Utah, Monday during the Sundance Film Festival.

Trump, Putin to speak amid GOP concerns on sanctions

The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight… Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight years of Democrat Barack Obama’s policies A Syrian whose family was the first to be resettled in America as part of the U.S. “surge” refugee program … (more)

How Donald Trump changed the presidency in 7 days

Amid a torrent of action, disruption and protest, the new President’s moves on trade, immigration and foreign policy have honored his campaign promises — and dramatically reshaped Washington’s role in national and global affairs. Some things are clear at the end of this jarring week.

Britain’s May due in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight… Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight years of Democrat Barack Obama’s policies A Syrian whose family was the first to be resettled in America as part of the U.S. “surge” refugee program … (more)

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The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight… Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight years of Democrat Barack Obama’s policies A Syrian whose family was the first to be resettled in America as part of the U.S. “surge” refugee program believes President Donald Trump should help topple Syria’s regime rather than press to close off U.S…. A Syrian whose family was the first to be resettled in … (more)

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The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight… Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight years of Democrat Barack Obama’s policies A Syrian whose family was the first to be resettled in America as part of the U.S. “surge” refugee program … (more)

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On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. Many celebrities have taken to Twitter to voice their outrage.

White House Doubles Down on Trump’s False Voter Fraud Claim

Trump’s assertion appears to be part of a continuing pattern for him and his new administration in which falsehoods overshadow his outreach efforts. The White House on Tuesday stuck firmly to President Donald Trump’s claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, but provided no evidence to back up his assertion.

Trump admin backs off pledge of immediate immigration change

White House press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily White House briefing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. White House press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily White House briefing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.

Alternative facts? Try blatant falsehoods

At the risk of mirroring the kind of hyperbole that is quickly turning Donald Trump into something akin to the nation’s first living caricature, has any newly-installed president ever sabotaged his own administration as the fledgling 45th president of the United States as done in his first few days? Surely the lowlight of this self-inflicted major surgery was a top aide’s use of the term, “alternative facts,” on a Sunday morning TV talk show to excuse the blatant lies trotted out Saturday by his spokesman who accused the media of under-reporting inauguration crowd sizes.

Juan Williams: Ethics cloud hangs over Trump

Barack Obama Juan Williams: Ethics cloud hangs over Trump Week ahead: Regulators await Trump’s ‘day one’ Ex-Clinton aide: Spicer should have resigned rather than lie MORE told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he is “proud of the fact with two weeks to go, we are probably the first administration in modern history that has not had a major scandal in the White House.” To his critics, Trump’s failure to divest himself from his global business empire, including deals with foreign governments, is already a scandal.

Trump’s ‘War With the Media’ Raises Questions of Trust

Donald Trump’s “running war” on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing at which he could face questions about a statement Saturday night that included demonstrably false assertions about the crowd size at Friday’s inauguration and a promise by the new administration that “we’re going to hold the press accountable.”

Trump won’t release his tax returns because people don’t care, top adviser says

Kellyanne Conway, a senior aide to President Donald Trump, said Sunday that he has no plans to release his tax returns, a marked shift from Trump’s pledge during the campaign to make them public once an audit was completed. “The White House response is that he’s not going to release his tax returns,” said Conway, counselor to the president, during an appearance on ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos.

Donald Trump Hits Hollywood At Women’s March, Rejoices Over Inauguration Ratings

There’s a dispute over how many people showed up for Donald Trump ‘s inauguration but today the President wanted to set the record straight about the TV ratings for the ceremony as well as hit Hollywood over the massively attended Women’s Marches all across the nation yesterday . Designated to at least partially set the media table for the rest of the day, the 45th POTUS took to his personal digital bully pulpit early Sunday morning: Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.

Story of the Song | When Obama visited the Gong’s house

With Obama now a former President of the United States of America , it is a good time to revisit the time when he came to Jamaica and went to a place where many of the songs which influenced him were created – 56 Hope Road, St Andrew. Former USA President Barack Obama was high – in the air, that is – when he put in a late request to visit the Bob Marley Museum at 56 Hope Road, St Andrew, on his 2015 visit to Jamaica.

new Inaugural baker defuses a Ace of Cakesa controversy

It all began Friday night, when TV’s “Ace of Cakes,” Duff Goldman, tweeted side-by-side images of President Donald Trump’s inaugural cake alongside the cake his Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes made for Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. The cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama’s inauguration 4 years ago.

President Trump acts swiftly at dawn of new era

President Donald Trump assumed power Friday with a fiercely nationalistic vow to put “America first,” taking a stinging swipe at the legacy of his predecessor hours after reciting the oath of office. Hundreds of thousands of people stood on the rain-splattered National Mall to see the 70-year-old Republican billionaire be sworn in, and deliver a stridently populist call-to-arms.

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On his last full day as president, Barack Obama on Thursday released a love letter to his country in which he fondly tells Americans: “You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.” Obama leaves office Friday after eight years in the White House, handing over the most powerful job in the world to New York business mogul Donald Trump.

Scotland’s Sunday Herald brilliantly teases Donald Trump’s inauguration as ‘Twilight Zone’

It’s just hours to go before US President-elect Donald Trump takes over from Barack Obama as POTUS, and while social media is abuzz with the most ridiculous reasons for not attending the mega event and the list of A-listers who have said they will boycott the event increases, there is no getting away from the inaugural proceedings itself. The ceremony – which will be broadcast live on TV – has predictably been included in the many American and international TV guides, but there is one particular teaser that has readers across the world in splits.

IS in Syria destroys part of Roman theater in Palmyra

Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods and have only their small sleeping quarters to retreat to for solace Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods and have only their small sleeping quarters to retreat to for solace The head of New Jersey’s state police is criticizing a law enforcement deal reached between the U.S. and Cuba because it doesn’t require the return of a woman convicted of killing a state trooper The head of New Jersey’s state police is criticizing a law enforcement deal reached between the U.S. and Cuba because it doesn’t require the return of a woman convicted of killing a state trooper Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is in a U.S. courthouse, two decades after he was first sought by federal … (more)

Obama offers reassurance mixed with warnings

With that parting message to the nation, a sanguine Barack Obama sought to reassure the millions of Democrats disorientated and fearful about Donald Trump’s pending inauguration that presidents may change but the nation always endures. Still, in his final news conference as president, Obama warned that only an active citizenry and relentless political engagement can preserve what he sees as the successes of his administration and the values he believes have already made America great.

Obama: Here’s what surprised me most about being president

With one week left in office, President Barack Obama talked to CBS’s “60 Minutes” about his eight years in Washington. The interview, which aired on Sunday, gave a wide-ranging look at Obama’s biggest achievements and disappointments in office, and included lots of insights on what it meant to Obama to lead the US.

President Barack Obama gives his final interview on “60 Minutes.”

As President Barack Obama prepares to turn the White House over to President-elect Donald Trump, he’s offering some advice to his successor. “One thing I’ve said to him directly, and I would advise my Republican friends in Congress and supporters around the country, is just make sure that as we go forward certain norms, certain institutional traditions, don’t get eroded, because there’s a reason they’re in place,” Obama told CBS News’ Steve Kroft in a taped interview for “60 Minutes.”

President Barack Obama gives his final interview on “60 Minutes.”

As President Barack Obama prepares to turn the White House over to President-elect Donald Trump, he’s offering some advice to his successor. “One thing I’ve said to him directly, and I would advise my Republican friends in Congress and supporters around the country, is just make sure that as we go forward certain norms, certain institutional traditions, don’t get eroded, because there’s a reason they’re in place,” Obama told CBS News’ Steve Kroft in a taped interview for “60 Minutes.”

Obama doesn’t regret ‘red line’ over Syria conflict

US President Barack Obama says he does not regret his speech drawing a “red line” over Syria’s use of chemical weapons, a phrase critics say symbolizes the US failure to act over the country’s conflict. Obama made the comment in 2012 about possible US military action in Syria, saying “a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized.”

Obama doesn’t regret ‘red line’ over Syria conflict

US President Barack Obama says he does not regret his speech drawing a “red line” over Syria’s use of chemical weapons, a phrase critics say symbolizes the US failure to act over the country’s conflict. Obama made the comment in 2012 about possible US military action in Syria, saying “a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized.”

Obama prepares for a busy retirement, more freedom

President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, where Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. An unusually young ex-president, Barack Obama has a busy life awaiting him after he leaves the White House.

Obama prepares for a busy retirement, more freedom

President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, where Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. An unusually young ex-president, Barack Obama has a busy life awaiting him after he leaves the White House.

Belfast power-sharing faces Monday deadline for destruction

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many will actually arrive to party or protest is an… Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many will actually arrive to party or protest is an open… Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died.

Belfast power-sharing faces Monday deadline for destruction

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many will actually arrive to party or protest is an… Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many will actually arrive to party or protest is an open… Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died.

Obama criticizes Israel on adding settlements, urges vigilence as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON The increase of Israeli settlements has “gotten so substantial” that it is inhibiting the possibility for an “effective, contiguous Palestinian state,” President Barack Obama said Sunday, in his final interview as president. Speaking to CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Obama dismissed the idea that there is a “major rupture” in the relationship between the United States and Israel after last month’s decision by the U.S. to abstain from a United Nations vote condemning Israeli settlements.

Obama admits Trump transition ‘unusual’

US President Barack Obama. Photo/AFP US President Barack Obama has admitted that the transition period leading to Donald Trump’s inauguration has been “unusual” and warned that the CEO’s “improvisational” style might not translate well to the presidency.

The 10 Best Inaugural Performances of All Time

US President Barack Obama dances with his wife and First Lady Michelle Obama as Beyonce sings “At Last” during the first Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The list of performers set for President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration – including country performer Toby Keith and rock band 3 Doors Down – has left some people nostalgic for past celebrations that featured the entertainment world’s brightest stars.

Inaugural concert to feature Toby Keith, Jennifer Holliday

Workers install handrails for the bench seating along Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, as preparations continue for next week’s Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Workers install handrails for the bench seating along Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, as preparations continue for next week’s Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

New York financier to land White House adviser role

A prominent New York financier is set to be named a top White House adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, tasked with coordinating the administration’s outreach to the nation’s financial world and key members of the political community. Anthony Scaramucci, a colorful surrogate for Trump and a top fundraiser during the campaign, will be appointed within the week, according to two people with knowledge of the decision who were not authorized to discuss that matter publicly.

Obama offers optimism a ” and warnings a ” in farewell address

Popular but politically humbled, President Barack Obama said goodbye to the nation Tuesday night, declaring during his farewell address that he hasn’t abandoned his vision of progressive change but warning that it now comes with a new set of caveats. His voice at moments catching with emotion, Obama recounted a presidency that saw setbacks as well as successes.

Ben Affleck teases brother Casey about failing to thank him in Golden Globes speech

Obama insists he still has ‘hope’ but takes aim at Trump with pro- immigration speech; urging Americans to politicize and lamenting ongoing racism as he, Michelle, Malia and the Bidens ALL cry All grown up! Chic Malia Obama attends father’s farewell speech and is miles away from the 10-year-old who arrived at the White House eight years ago ‘Your friendship has been one of the great joys of my life’: Barack Obama pays tribute to his ‘brother’, Joe Biden, in emotional farewell speech Residents in Chicago blame Obama for failing to stop the surge of gun violence as the president returns to the Windy City to deliver his farewell address Revealed: Spy bosses told Trump that Kremlin has a ‘blackmail dossier’ on him – including ‘footage of him watching prostitutes in degrading sex acts on Moscow hotel bed where the Obamas slept’ Clinton aide compares Russian hacking to Watergate and claims the … (more)

Trump celeb crew awaits his turn in spotlight, and their own

In this July 18, 2016 file photo, actor Scott Baio gives two thumbs up after addressing the delegates during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The entertainment industry’s liberal bent, combined with election-season outrage over President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial comments on women and minorities, left Trump persona non grata with most A-listers, particularly those who have rolled in President Barack Obama’s circles.

Inside the Obamas’ farewell bash

In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the points he will touch on in his upcoming farewell address to the nation. John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, DJ Cassidy, and Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld partied at the White House to farewell the Obamas.

Today in History: Jan. 5, 2017

On Jan. 5, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine. In 1905, the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals was incorporated in New York State.

‘The best part was watching Maggie Thatcher’s head get caved in’:…

It’s a dog’s life! From heads stuck in saucepans to falling through hammocks, owners share the most hilarious canine fails EVER Saved by his cellphone: Delaware businessman, 35, cheats death in Istanbul nightclub terror attack after his phone takes impact of bullet shot by ‘ISIS’ gunman who killed 39 Are YOU smart enough to ace this school exam? Simple test designed for 10-year-old’s leaves the internet baffled with its trick questions Washington man, 37, is banned from a Starbucks for asking a barista, 16, out to dinner – and then claims he’s a victim of AGEISM George Michael’s lover Fadi Fawaz reveals the singer died alone after he slept in his car and denies posting tweets saying the star had tried to kill himself many times Ex-wife of billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens ‘ordered her African-American chef to cook her guests black people food’ at $2,000-a-night luxury ranch Slapped … (more)

Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson pictured with society’s most eligible women on NYE

Diva singer’s aides claim faulty earpiece caused Times Square lip-sync disaster – and accuse TV execs of disabling equipment on PURPOSE to create a scandal and boost their audience figures Will a BAG solve the mystery of what happened to six missing plane passengers who vanished over Lake Eerie? Police find luggage in hunt for family of four and their two friends North Korea will test-launch an intercontinental nuclear missile that could let it nuke the United States, claims Kim Jong Un STILL no sign of Her Majesty as she misses church service for second week running after falling ill with ‘heavy cold’ – but Princess Anne says her mother is ‘on the mend’ as Philip braves the rain ‘One of the most eventful and exciting years of my life’: Ivanka Trump celebrates New Year in Hawaii as the rest of the clan party with Stallone and Donald in Florida ‘No computer is safe,’ warns Trump as he … (more)

Creator of Itv’s Victoria Daisy Goodwin suggests novels to help you through tricky times

Diva singer’s aides claim faulty earpiece caused Times Square lip-sync disaster – and accuse TV execs of disabling equipment on PURPOSE to create a scandal and boost their audience figures Will a BAG solve the mystery of what happened to six missing plane passengers who vanished over Lake Eerie? Police find luggage in hunt for family of four and their two friends North Korea will test-launch an intercontinental nuclear missile that could let it nuke the United States, claims Kim Jong Un STILL no sign of Her Majesty as she misses church service for second week running after falling ill with ‘heavy cold’ – but Princess Anne says her mother is ‘on the mend’ as Philip braves the rain ‘One of the most eventful and exciting years of my life’: Ivanka Trump celebrates New Year in Hawaii as the rest of the clan party with Stallone and Donald in Florida ‘No computer is safe,’ warns Trump as he … (more)

Amy Goodman: Needless arms race is alarming – Fri, 30 Dec 2016 PST

President-elect Donald Trump exploded a half-century of U.S. nuclear-arms policy in a single tweet last week: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” With that one vague message, Donald Trump, who hasn’t even taken office yet, may have started a new arms race.

Hawaii: Obama’s birthplace and refuge

Hawaii was never Barack Obama’s political stomping grounds – that was Chicago. But his childhood in the Aloha State helped fashion his worldview, and instilled in him the need to sometimes look at unfolding events, and himself, with a bit of distance.

The Latest: Israeli minister slam’s Kerry’s upcoming speech

In this Nov. 24, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he boards the plane on departure from Israel after meetings in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. A senior leader of a Jewish settlement council is calling U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry “a stain on American foreign policy” and “ignorant of the issues.”

Boxing Day sales 2016: The top ten best bargains during the biggest period of the year

Melania Trump wears a VERY short dress to church for midnight mass in Florida – as the congregation goes wild for The Donald ‘Congratulations to the baby daddy!’: Trump’s married communications director quits just two days after being appointed as female staffer hints in series of tweets that he has been involved in a ‘John Edwards’ style sex scandal What the Democrats don’t want you to know: Party lost more than 1,030 seats in state legislatures, governor’s mansions and Congress during Barack Obama’s presidency Revealed: The simple formula for dealing with EVERY family member – from prickly mother-in-laws to overexcited children – this Christmas Look who got candy canes for Christmas! Prince George and Princess Charlotte enjoy their sweet treat as their parents take them to the church in Kate’s home village – where Pippa is getting married in May The Queen misses traditional Christmas … (more)

Michelle Obama’s fashion influence rivaled Jackie Kennedy’s

In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama, dressed in a Tracy Reese pink silk jaquard dress, walks on the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Reese, who hails from Detroit, is clearly one of the first lady’s favored designers as Obama has been photographed in her clothes between 20 and 30 times.

One month out, Trump inauguration lacks star power

On January 18, 2009, the stars turned out in force in front of the Lincoln Memorial at a concert honoring then-President-elect Barack Obama. Denzel Washington spoke to kick off the event, then Bruce Springsteen performed, and then Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Garth Brooks, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Josh Groban, U2, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Beyonce and many more.

Donald Trump reignites debate on nuclear arms policy

US president-elect Donald Trump has re-opened the debate over nuclear proliferation, calling for America to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. His comments on Twitter came hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin said strengthening his country’s nuclear capabilities should be a chief military objective in the coming year.

In somber interview, Michelle Obama says she prays that Americans ‘still have hope’

First lady Michelle Obama is interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House on Dec. 14. As Michelle Obama prepares to exit the White House, she seems to be in a somber mood. In a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said the weight her husband’s presidency placed on their family has lifted “knowing that we’ve made it this far, and we’ve survived and in many ways thrived.”