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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says he’s been “fired”

In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, United States District Attorney Preet Bharara announces chargesin New York, against Navnoor Kang, a former portfolio manager at the New York State Common Retirement Fund, and two broker-dealers, Deborah Kelley andGregg Schonhorn, for participating in a “pay-for-play” scheme. A person with knowledge of U.S. Bharara’s actions said Saturday, March 11, 2016, he is not complying with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ request to resign along with other prosecutors app New York, NY – The most prominent U.S. attorney in the nation, Preet Bharara, announced Saturday that he was “fired” after he did not resign.

Trump stumping for AHCA? Democrats arena t worried.

The three-phase Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act is intended to end with massive political pressure on Senate Democrats, who’ll face a choice: Vote with them on individual replacement bills, or be blamed for the American Health Care Act’s implementation going awry. The crux of the theory is that 10 Democrats face reelection next year in states won by Trump.

Katy Perry and America Ferrera to be honored by Human Rights Campaign

Singer Katy Perry, left, and actress America Ferrera will be honors by the Human Rights Commission at its 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner on March 18. Singer Katy Perry, left, and actress America Ferrera will be honors by the Human Rights Commission at its 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner on March 18. Katy Perry and America Ferrera will be honored at the Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner on March 18. The two are being recognized for their work toward LGBTQ equality. Perry will receive the HRC’s national equality award, while Ferrera will be given their ally for equality award.

Does GOP’s health plan keep Trump’s promises?

The new House Republican legislation to repeal and replace -ObamaCare gives President Trump a chance to fulfill one of his most touted campaign promises. “My first day in office, I am going to ask Congress to put a bill on my desk getting rid of this disastrous law and replacing it with reforms that expand choice, freedom, affordability,” Trump told supporters during an October rally in Florida.

‘SNL’ turns McKinnon’s Sessions into Forrest Gump

The NBC variety series opened its latest episode with Kate McKinnon stepping in as Sessions, and turned the former senator from Alabama into the Tom Hanks’ character Forrest Gump from the 1994 hit film. “Hello, my name’s Jeff, Jeff Sessions,” McKinnon’s Sessions, dressed as Gump, said with a southern drawl while sitting on a park bench waiting for a bus.

Bill Maher Pitches Anthony Weiner to Liberals: – We Need OUR…

Bill Maher rallied the liberal troops Friday night, hoping to generate a little excitement on the left by summoning their own “loudmouth, kick ass New Yorker who is up all night on social media” aka Anthony Weiner or Eliot Spitzer. “If the new normal is a president who has bragged about sexual assault and walking in on naked teenage beauty pageant contestants and who has spoken lustfully about his own daughter and once said of a fifth grader, ‘I’m going to date her in 10 years,’ tell me again why someone like Eliot Spitzer is so terrible,” Maher said on Friday night’s “Real Time.”

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Today Trump’s Twitter account sent out an old photo of Sen. Chuck Schumer having a donut with Vladmir Putin and suggested it was time for an “immediate investigation.” [snip] On one hand, it didn’t take very long for the more mature tone of Trump’s joint-session speech to give way to this kind of mockery.

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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.

White House dismisses Udall plan to confirm Gorsuch, Garland to SCOTUS together

The White House is dismissing an idea from Sen. Tom Udall that would place both Judge Neil Gorsuch and Judge Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court at the same time, according to a White House spokesperson. The Democrat from New Mexico presented the plan Monday morning to Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, as well as to Gorsuch’s team of White House aides and former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who’s been attending Gorsuch’s meetings with senators.

Kellyanne Conway: ‘I didn’t mean to have my feet on the couch’

Kellyanne Conway: ‘I didn’t mean to have my feet on the couch’ “I certainly meant no disrespect,” Conway said. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m5zBUl President Donald Trump, right, meets with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 27, 2017.

Capitol Hill Buzz: Democratic women wearing white for Trump

Democratic women in the House are planning to wear white in honor of women’s suffrage when they attend President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress. The heads of the Democratic Women’s Working Group wrote a letter to their colleagues Monday reminding them to wear white to honor the suffrage movement and also to “stand in solidarity with the women of our nation.”

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.

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The Bill Maher and Milo Yiannopoulos story has taken another turn. Maher, who recently took credit for YiannopoulosA downfall, is now the target of attacks after a video was unearthed Wednesday in which the now HBO host appeared to condone a sexual relationship between 35-year-old teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old male student back in 1998.

Key Lawmaker Questions Senate Russia Probe After Trump Contacts

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat warned the panel’s chairman over reports that the Republican worked with the White House to try to squash negative stories about Russian interference in last year’s U.S. elections, calling it a threat to the integrity of the top congressional probe into the issue. Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said expressed his concerns to Committee Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, warning that he could pull the plug on what has been the one major congressional probe with bipartisan support.

Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s Winter White House takes over Palm Beach

President Donald Trump, a newcomer to the White House, is still developing his relationship with the people of Washington. But that’s far from the case with the people of Palm Beach — now the location of his so-called Winter White House — the long spit of land off Florida’s East Coast that the real estate mogul has been frequenting for decades.

Trump’s search for a national security adviser sums up his biggest challenges so far

President Donald Trump’s next national security adviser will serve as his eyes and ears to crises that pop up all over the globe – and be thrust into the center of the White House’s biggest firestorms too. Amid the fallout over the firing of the first person to hold the post, Michael Flynn, the president has escalated his war with the media, questions have mounted about Trump associates’ ties to Russia, and his top pick to replace Flynn backed away, making it known he was concerned about how much autonomy he would have.

Police: Man Fatally Shot During Fight at Complex

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Study Finds Underage, Fearful Women in Vegas Sex Trafficking

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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.

Evening Roundup and Dead Pool Update – 16 February 2017

For days, a frustrated and simmering president fumed inside the West Wing residence about what aides said he saw as his staff’s inadequate defense and the ineffectiveness of his own tweets….” I turn on the T.V., open the newspapers and I see stories of chaos, ” Mr. Trump said as he attempted – with little discipline – to read from prepared remarks listing his accomplishments since being inaugurated one month ago. “Chaos.

Hillary Clinton Spotted With SNL’s Kate McKinnon at New York…

She’s out of the woods and in New York to catch a Broadway show. So, why not invite her “Saturday Night Live” likeness to dinner? Hillary Clinton was spotted dining out with SNL’s Kate McKinnon on Wednesday night before she headed out to see Glenn Close in the musical, “Sunset Boulevard,” according to a Page Six report that was published on Thursday night.

Mika Brzezinski puts mansion on sale for $2million

Mika’s moving on: Morning Joe co-host puts her New York mansion on sale for $2million after divorcing her husband The MSNBC presenter’s three-storey home, on a third of an acre of land, has six bedrooms and four bathrooms Morning news anchor Mika Brzezinski has put the New York mansion she bought with her ex husband on the market. The 102 year old Tudor-style home in Bronxville is on sale for a cool $2.09 million, $200,000 more than she and former spouse James Hoffer paid for it in 2012.

Host Alec Baldwin, a SNLa cast skewer Trump White House

Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on “Saturday Night Live” with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign’s final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host of the NBC comedy show, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. In his spoof, President Trump made good on a tweeted vow to “see you in court” directed at the three Ninth Circuit federal judges who last week refused to lift a stay preventing his immigration ban from being enforced.

Review: Has SNL exhausted the Trump material or are they just exhausted

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Senator Elizabeth Warren targeted by – Saturday Night Live’

President Trump has been a frequent target of “Saturday Night Live” in recent months – it’s become a cottage industry, practically, for actor Alec Baldwin, who hosted this week’s episode of “SNL.” Cast member Kate McKinnon was featured during Weekend Update doing a dead-on impression of the first-term US senator from Massachusetts.

Alec Baldwin reprises Trump on SNL in People’s Court skit

‘There was light terrorism at Nordstrom this week’: Melissa McCarthy is back as Sean Spicer – this time hawking Ivanka’s jewelry and shoes from the White House in SNL cold open ‘The US stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%’: Trump and Japanese PM hold conference to denounce ‘absolutely intolerable’ North Korea missile test CBS anchor Josh Elliott ‘announced he’d been promoted and was leaving his show live on-air – but it was the first network bosses knew about it’ ‘Sorry I’m late, the reason I’m late is I’m going through a divorce’: United Airlines pilot is removed from flight after ‘ranting on the intercom about her marriage, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’ Don’t text at the table, NEVER spear your food with the fork and avoid buying extravagant gifts in a new relationship: Etiquette guru reveals her top tips for Valentine’s Day A putt-ing miracle! Florida golfer uses his club to … (more)

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.

Katie Holmes shimmies in her fringed Marchesa frock in NY

‘THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!’ Furious Donald Trump tweets that he’ll appeal San Francisco court’s ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Ohio State University student, 21, is shot dead and left near a public park just a day after she failed to return home from work and her car was reported missing Trump reaffirms ‘one China’ policy in call with President Xi in apparent move to soothe tensions over post-election phone call with Taiwan leader Hillary Clinton was ‘replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss’ as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward CNN’s Chris Cuomo apologizes for saying being called ‘fake news’ as a journalist is the equivalent to someone using the ‘n-word’ as a racial slur Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after pointing his gun at … (more)

Today in History

On Feb. 9, 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II. Daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in the United States, with clocks moved one hour forward.

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.

Kellyanne Conway broke ethics rules with ‘go buy Ivanka’s stuff’ message, watchdogs say

Kellyanne Conway broke ethics rules with ‘go buy Ivanka’s stuff’ message, watchdogs say Controversy erupts after a top White House aide promotes Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kTqrdo White House spokesman Sean Spicer says top adviser Kellyanne Conway has been ‘counseled’ after she urged people to buy Ivanka Trump products.

CBS’ Charlie Rose to undergo heart surgery

The CBS News morning host said that he’s undergoi… Authorities say a man suspected in the killings of two women in Florida and one in Alabama has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a female suspect has been arrested following a standoff at a west Georgia… Authorities say a man suspected in the killings of two women in Florida and one in Alabama has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a female suspect has been arrested following a standoff at a west Georgia motel. Officials say tornadoes that struck parts of southeastern Louisiana injured about 40 people, destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and trucks, and left thousands without power, but no deaths were reported.

CBS’ Charlie Rose to undergo heart surgery

The CBS News morning host said that he’s undergoi… Authorities say a man suspected in the killings of two women in Florida and one in Alabama has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a female suspect has been arrested following a standoff at a west Georgia… Authorities say a man suspected in the killings of two women in Florida and one in Alabama has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a female suspect has been arrested following a standoff at a west Georgia motel. Officials say tornadoes that struck parts of southeastern Louisiana injured about 40 people, destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and trucks, and left thousands without power, but no deaths were reported.

Franken makes weird sense as a 2020 presidential candidate

Ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 election, people have been asking me who Democrats could – and/or should – put up against him when, presumably, he seeks re-election in 2020. Why? Because the way Trump won was by casting himself as the ultimate outsider to a political system that lots and lots of Americans – in both parties – hate.

Personal battles of prominent women with Endometriosis

W hen a woman with endometriosis has her monthly period, the blood and tissue shed from the endometrial growth has no way of leaving the body, hence resulting in internal bleeding, inflammation that result in pain, adhesions and bowel problems. Endometriosis is an incurable medical condition in which the lining of the uterus transplants itself outside of the uterus to the lining of the abdominal cavity and other organs-causing bloating, bleeding and pain.

Hillary Clinton cheered at Broadway’s ‘In Transit’ musical

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton attend the Broadway a cappella musical “In Transit”, at Circle in the Square Theatre, on Wednesday, Feb.1, 2017, in New York. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Broadway a cappella musical “In Transit”, at Circle in the Square Theatre, on Wednesday, Feb.1, 2017, in New York.

Hillary Clinton cheered at Broadway’s ‘In Transit’ musical

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton attend the Broadway a cappella musical “In Transit”, at Circle in the Square Theatre, on Wednesday, Feb.1, 2017, in New York. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Broadway a cappella musical “In Transit”, at Circle in the Square Theatre, on Wednesday, Feb.1, 2017, in New York.

Bannon’s Power Spawns Fears of Frozen-Out Congress

Steve Bannon, and Kellyanne Conway, aides to President Donald Trump, are seen on the West Front of the Capitol after Trump was sworn in as the 45th president on Jan. 20. Whether President Donald Trump is honoring his Defense secretary, addressing reporters with the British prime minister or talking to a foreign leader in the Oval Office, his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, is never far away. Bannon’s casual blazers and tousled salt-and-pepper hair give him an everyman appearance, but lawmakers and experts are concerned the former Breitbart News executive and a few other top Trump aides are orchestrating an aggressive effort to consolidate power in the Oval Office.

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Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Jan. 28 after earlier in the day two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. A trio of Republican senators who occupy prominent positions on Capitol Hill expressed concern Sunday afternoon about President Trump’s executive order banning refugees and barring citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries – commenting on Trump’s move two days after the fact and in the wake of an explosive public outcry.

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.

Peeping Tom? No, I’m a crossdresser actually

‘A disgrace’: President Trump blasts SNL writer for targeting his son Barron and calls Madonna ‘disgusting’ for talking about blowing up the White House in interview with Sean Hannity Miami bows to Trump: Mayor makes his town the first sanctuary city to accept Trump’s demands as he orders jails to cooperate with immigration officials Donald Trump ‘called the National Park Service on the first day of his presidency to complain about inauguration crowd photos’ What if David Muir’s kids were kidnapped? Trump doubles down on his support for torture and praises waterboarding after grilling by ABC reporter Trump tells Republicans he could slap 20 per cent tariff on Mexican imports to pay for his wall – and White House says that’s just one of the options Trump could PARDON sailor jailed in ‘very unfair’ case for photographing nuclear sub’s classified areas – after his leniency plea cited … (more)

Scranton firm buys former Giant supermarket warehouse

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Trump to launch probe into unproven voter fraud claim

A spokesman said President Donald Trump will sign an executive action to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that Trump would sign the order in the Oval Office but did not provide more details as to what it might entail.

Trump seeks investigation into unproven voter fraud claim

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. Trump announced in a pair of tweets early Wednesday that the investigation will look at those registered to vote in more than one state, “those who are illegal and … even, those registered to vote who are dead .”

Trump calls for probe into his own unsubstantiated voter fraud claim

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. Trump announced in a pair of early morning tweets that the investigation will look at those registered to vote in more than one state, “those who are illegal and even, those registered to vote who are dead .”

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he has prostate cancer

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced Tuesday that he has prostate cancer, revealing the diagnosis hours after collapsing while delivering his State of the State address the night before. The 69-year-old Democratic governor said he plans to finish the final two years of his term, during which he faces a unified GOP front after Republicans took control of the Senate and strengthened their House majority in November.

Donald Trump gets Sundance Film Festival fired up

Al Gore, seen at the New Climate Lunch Roundtable at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, said that “no one person can stop” progress that’s being made on combating climate change. PARK CITY, Utah >> At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one topic of conversation has trumped all others – President Donald Trump.

Analysis: Trump speech shows America getting what it ordered

The new president delivered an inaugural address Friday that was straight from his campaign script – to the delight or dismay of different subsets of Americans. Trump gave nods to unity and began with kind words for Barack and Michelle Obama, but pivoted immediately to a searing indictment of the status quo and the Obama years.

Mainstream media now worse than PRAVDA… indy media leaders call on…

When Left-wing extremist Democrats are in power, they often change longstanding rules just so they can get their way. One of the most recent examples proving this was when then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invoked the so-called “nuclear option” in 2010 so the Democrat Senate majority could bypass the longstanding 60-vote threshold and usher in Obamacare.

Fortress Washington girds for days of anti-Trump protests

Washington will turn into a virtual fortress ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Friday, as the U.S. capital braces for more than a quarter-million protesters expected during the Republican’s swearing-in. Police have forecast that some 900,000 people, both supporters and opponents, will flood Washington for the inauguration ceremony, which includes the swearing-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and a parade to the White House along streets thronged with onlookers.

The Latest: Trump to meet with New York Gov. Cuomo

President-elect Donald Trump will sit down Wednesday with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat and a possible 2020 White House contender. Cuomo says he hopes to use Wednesday’s meeting in Manhattan to focus on the needs of New York state, including Cuomo’s ambitious plans to upgrade and rebuild bridges, train stations and airports in New York City and around the state.

Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant files lawsuit Tuesday claiming Donald Trump groped her in 2007

A former contestant on the reality show “The Apprentice” filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against President-elect Donald Trump over his response to her allegations that he groped her during a job interview in 2007. Summer Zervos, a California restaurant owner who appeared on the show in 2006, accused Trump of aggressively kissing and grabbing her when she went to his bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel to discuss a possible job at the Trump Organization a year later.

Women have many motivations for DC inauguration protest

In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump.

Women have many motivations for DC inauguration protest

In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump.

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.

Donald Trump and Rep. John Lewis Engage in War of Words

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis says he doesn’t see President-elect Donald Trump as a “legitimate” commander in chief following Russian meddling in the 2016 election. File-Georgia Democratic Representative John Lewis speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

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.

Trump says buy LL Bean _ but many products are made in China

In this June 2012 photo, Linda Bean speaks to reporters outside the Cabinet Room after a meeting with Maine Gov. Paul LePage at the State House in Augusta, Maine. President-elect Donald Trump urged Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, for people to buy L.L. Bean products as the company faces calls for a boycott because of Linda Bean’s donations to his candidacy.

Epix to Premiere Documentary Election Day: Lens Across America, 1/17

Premium TV network EPIX announced today that the EPIX Original Documentary ELECTION DAY: LENS ACROSS AMERICA from Emmy and Peabody Award Winning Blumhouse Television and directors Emma Tammi and Henry Jacobson will make its world television premiere on Tuesday, January 17 at 8/7C. The timely documentary weaves together the stories behind the work of seven photographers as they cover one of the most surprising election days in American history, each from a different perspective and location.

Fact Check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star

This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. NEW YORK, N.Y. – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Fact Check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star

This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. NEW YORK, N.Y. – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Golden Globes 2017: 14 things you missed after the show ended

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. What went down after Jimmy Fallon signed off the Golden Globes telecast Sunday night? Only a multitude of A-list after-parties.

Golden Globes 2017: 14 things you missed after the show ended

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. What went down after Jimmy Fallon signed off the Golden Globes telecast Sunday night? Only a multitude of A-list after-parties.

Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick

Benard Simelton , president of the Alabama NAACP State Conference, Cornell William Brooks , president & CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , and Devon Crawford , a fellow with with the NAACP Youth & College Division,… Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions’ office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations. Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had vowed to occupy Sessions’ Mobile, Alabama office until the conservative Republican lawmaker either withdrew as a candidate or they were arrested.

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Mychal Massie: We’re clinging to our guns and Bibles. We’re clinging to them but we’re not clinging to them because we’re angry anymore.

Nineteen States Increase…

Nineteen states are raising the minimum wage Sunday in a shift that stands to lift the income of millions of workers. The minimum wage will be increased in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington to start 2017.

Maine artist says his painting of Navy hero is AWOL

Roger Williams of Lovell wants to know that happened to the painting he donated 25 years ago when a guided-missile destroyer bearing the Navy hero’s name was commissioned. Williams tells WCSH-TV that he presented the painting to the captain at the ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1991.

‘War room’ to boost picks

In this April 17, 2013 file photo, Heather Mnuchin, left, and Steven Mnuchin arrive at The Kaleidoscope Ball’s “Designing The Future” at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently hired a national finance chairman, scheduled his first fundraiser and is on the cusp of signing a deal with the Republican Party that would enable him to solicit donations of more than $300,000 apiece from supporters.

Stars Celebrate Holidays With New Baby

Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, on Feb. 10, 2016, in New York City Model Behati Prinsloo and musician Adam Levine arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, on Feb. 22, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. There is nothing like baby’s first Christmas , even if it’s the parents who will remember it more than the kids.

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.

Senators call for probe of cyber attacks by Russia

U.S. Republican and Democratic senators called on Sunday for a special bipartisan panel to investigate cyber attacks against the United States by foreign countries with a focus on Russia’s alleged efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election. Charles Schumer, who will be Senate Democratic leader in the new U.S. Congress in January, and Republican John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said separately on Sunday a select committee was needed to ensure effective congressional focus on the hacking of Democratic Party emails during the campaign.