New York’s attorney general is saying President-elect Trump can’t dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation just yet. “The Trump foundation is still under investigation by this office and cannot legally dissolve until that investigation is complete,” Amy Spitalnick, a spokesman for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement.
Day: December 27, 2016
Virginia’s governor race could be a referendum on Donald Trump’s politics
VIRGINIA, the one state in the old confederacy carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016, chooses a new governor next year. Ditto New Jersey, another blue state, where the departing Republican governor, Chris Christie, is an on-again, off-again-but these days, mostly off-again-adviser to Donald Trump, the president-elect.
Washington to test Alabama defense with offensive balance
In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor’s office, reported erroneously on how many people were killed. One person died… The United States and Japan will seek to put pain and resentment over the Pearl Harbor attacks behind them when their leaders pay a historic visit to the place where bloodshed drew the U.S. into World War II.
Another university flunks the free-speech test
Universities love to portray themselves as havens of open discourse. Lately, however, some have shown themselves to be pusillanimous weaklings in defense of intellectual debate and plain old free speech.
Former Orlando mayoral candidate Paulson running for state agriculture commissioner
Orlando mayoral candidates Paul Paulson and “Sunshine” Linda-Marie Grund appeared together outside Orlando City Hall on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Orlando mayoral candidates Paul Paulson and “Sunshine” Linda-Marie Grund appeared together outside Orlando City Hall on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015.
Analysis: GOP vexed by factions on replacing health law
Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama ‘s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy.
Obama, Japan’s Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to place a wreath at the Honolulu Memorial, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers a toasts to guests at a dinner held in Abe’s honor, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu.
Russia calls U.S. move to supply Syria rebels weapons a hostile act – RIA
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it viewed a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on weapons supplies to Syrian rebels as a “hostile act” which threatened the safety of Russian warplanes and military personnel, the RIA news agency reported. RIA quoted the ministry as saying the administration of Barack Obama was attempting to complicate the situation in the world before Donald Trump took over the White House in January.
Analysis: GOP vexed by factions on replacing health law
In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Rivals hit Netanyahu on U.N.-vote response
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic critics are coming out in force as the effects of the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements begin to sink in. After focusing initially on condemning what most Israeli politicians considered a hostile act, the opposition on Monday blamed Netanyahu for hurting the country’s standing and criticized his response to the Security Council’s resolution.
Abe to ‘express remorse’ in Hawaii
Abe landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the historic visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial that honors sailors and Marines killed in the 1941 attack.
GOP plans to cut tax rates and brackets
Congressional Republicans are planning to simplify a complicated tax code that rewards wealthy people with smart accountants, as well as corporations that can easily shift profits and jobs overseas. Overhauling the nation’s tax system is a heavy political lift that could ultimately affect families at every income level and businesses of every size.
2 from state take part in House-office shuffle
It’s packing time on the House side of Capitol Hill, with losers moving out, winners moving in and incumbents moving up. That meant 55 vacant offices up for grabs and weeks of packing and unpacking as those with seniority snapped up the prime real estate.
Could have defeated Trump, Obama says
President Barack Obama, seen Sunday in Hawaii, had some criticism of Hillary Clinton’s campaign in an interview released Monday. President Barack Obama said in an interview released Monday that he could have beaten Republican President-elect Donald Trump if they had faced off in last month’s election.
Warrant by supposition
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President Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation for America and its role in the world. But as the inept community organizer prepares to leave office, it is becoming clear that his clumsy overreach is backfiring on multiple levels.
George Michael’s A 100m fortune ‘will go to his Godchildren’
SWAT teams dispatched, families flee from ‘gunfire’ and dozens are arrested… all for the sake of a few holiday bargains: Massive brawls break out as shoppers descend on malls across the country Frantic search for actress, 46, who vanished en route to Christmas Day dinner as mystery man ‘who was spotted driving her car a day later’ is questioned How long can you REALLY keep your leftovers? Experts reveal how carving meat off the bone, adding salt to your eggs and storing cakes in the freezer could make your meals last months Senior Facebook engineer is arrested for ‘responding to an ad posted by an undercover cop posing as a 15-year-old girl offering sex for cash’ Japan’s prime minister pays his respects at Punchbowl cemetery after arriving in Hawaii for his historic Pearl Harbor visit – but don’t expect an apology Bikini-clad Ivanka Trump and shirtless husband Jared enjoy a Four … (more)
Lack of probable cause has chilling effect
The debate about the degree to which FBI Director James Comey adversely affected Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign likely will go on long after President-elect Donald Trump leaves office. Comey entered uncharted waters 11 days before the presidential election when he informed Congress that the FBI was examining emails on a laptop owned by Anthony Weiner, estranged husband of Huma Abedin, a confidante of Clinton.
Train route between Scranton, New York City not yet a reality
MICHAEL J. MULLEN / TIMES-SHAMROCK FILE U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, who holds a seat on the Appropriations Committee, has turned the train’s revival into his mission in Congress. Larry Malski, president of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, rode the last passenger train that ran between Scranton and New York City on Jan. 5, 1970, and remains optimistic he can ride the next one.
Iraq: Gunmen snatch female journalist from her Baghdad home
The fury of the winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day has weakened, but thousands remain without power in the Dakotas and Michigan. The fury of the winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day weakened heading into Tuesday, but thousands remained without power in the Dakotas and Michigan.
Obama, Japana s Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor
Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where the bloodshed of the surprise attacks drew America into World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit Tuesday with President Barack Obama is powerful proof that the former enemies have transcended the recriminatory impulses that weighed down relations after the war, Japan’s government has said.
ColumnistsLessons learned from our Johnson administrationLessons…
Lessons learned from our Johnson administration In the early days of Gary Johnson’s governorship, I had occasion to be at the capitol. Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: http://c-cargus.co/2hoWLC1 In the early days of Gary Johnson’s governorship, I had occasion to be at the State Capitol talking with some of his new appointees.
Is Team Trump Instructing this New Year’s Grinch OFAC to Destroy JCPOA?
A friend who works in an office near AIPAC on Capitol Hill sent this adaptation of Nat King Coles, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.” It was reportedly sung at some of this year’s AIPAC and Zionist Lobby holiday receptions for Congressional staffers and lobbyists as well as at other seasonal events in Washington.
George Michael
I won’t claim to have been a huge fan of the prematurely deceased icon , although I admired his craft and enjoyed some of his songs. Maura Johnston makes the case for him as a major artist and interpreter .
Letters: Tribune coverage ‘wacky’ in its own right
The Portland Tribune recently printed a front-page article having to do with Measure 97’s failure, and an editorial castigating the “wackiness” of the recent city tax imposed on corporations and CEO salaries. The article is carefully framed to put the onus on proponents’ failure to connect with voters, that the measure was poorly written and misunderstood;.