A new Republican president-elect and an allied GOP-led Congress is eager to take the nation from a predictable health market during the last two years of the Obama administration to a new era of uncertainty. This inauspicious forecast comes from Open Minds , which touts itself as having “monitored everything happening in the sectors of the health and human service field serving complex consumers” since 1987.
Day: January 4, 2017
Reed Cordish expected to join Trump administration
Questions remain whether Jared Kushner will join the incoming Trump administration in a formal White House role. While lawyers are left to address anti-nepotism law questions, Kushner is busying himself with helping close friends line up West Wing positions.
Perriello making surprise run for Virginia governor
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello is set to make a surprise entrance into the Virginia governor’s race, according to two Democratic operatives with direct knowledge of Perriello’s plan. Perriello is set to announce his plan to seek the Democratic nomination Thursday, according to the operatives, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss Perriello’s plans publicly.
Bernie Sanders enlists extra-large Trump tweet for senate fight – CNET
Donald Trump ‘s tweeting was a big topic over the past year, especially since he became the president elect. Now, his tweets have literally entered the political arena.
Trump presidency puts California Legislature in defense mode
In a Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, members of the state Assembly listen to an address by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, at the in Sacramento, Calif. Both houses of the Legislature were in session as new lawmakers were sworn-in to office.
Roy Exum: Pangolin Scales Seized
I’m willing to bet not many learned people have ever heard of an animal called a pangolin.
Wash. Post Details How WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Went From…
An article from The Washington Post highlighted how conservative media figures who once decried WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a “deeply flawed individual” are now praising Assange for doing conservatives “a favor.” During the 2016 election, Assange’s WikiLeaks released several batches of stolen emails from Democratic National Committee staff and Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta, sparking a conservative media holiday.
Editorial: Kill the death tax
The 115th U.S. Congress has hit the ground running , but there is a piece of legislation that should be a slam dunk. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Clarendon Republican and the Texas Panhandle’s longtime lawmaker, made his first bill of the session the Death Tax Repeal Act.
Repeal ‘Obamacare’, but don’t hurt consumers, says Mike Pence
The Senate voted 51-48 to begin debating a budget that will prevent Democrats from using a filibuster to block future Republican legislation to scuttle the landmark health care law Donald Trump’s “first order of business” as president will be to repeal and replace “Obamacare,” but Republicans must avoid hurting consumers as they do it, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said at the Capitol on Thursday. President Barack Obama visited Congress, too, 16 days before leaving the White House, championing his landmark overhaul before Democratic lawmakers and urging them to remind voters of how the statute has helped them.
Trump vs. U.S. intelligence community
Intelligence officials are increasingly dismayed about president-elect Donald Trump’s tweets and continued public attacks against them. Adding to the concern, officials said there is a disconnect between Trump’s public pronouncements about the intelligence community and his behind-the-scenes behavior when he’s sitting across the table at closed-door Intel briefings.
‘One our adversaries should fear’: US Air Force General…
Greeting me upon arrival in the doorway to his office, US Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, dressed in an olive green flight suit, offered his hand.
Ex-Sessions staffer, commentator clash on air over racism charges
CNN contributor Angela Rye clashed Wednesday with a longtime staffer for Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, when Rye suggested the senator was a racist and a bigot. William Smith, former chief counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is led by Sessions, said that in 20 years working with the Republican senator from Alabama, he had seen no evidence of racism.
Sheriff offers to send inmates to build Trump’s border wall
A sheriff who runs a Massachusetts jail is offering to send inmates to the U.S.-Mexico border to help Republican President-elect Donald Trump build a wall there. Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson on Wednesday announced an initiative called Project N.I.C.E., which stands for National Inmates’ Community Endeavors.
Cruz proposes term limit measure; Trump backs idea
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would limit senators to two six-year terms and House members to three two-years terms. The idea of term limits is part of President-elect Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter.
Bungling parenting website Kidspot promotes ramblings of fanatic…
Shocking moment Chicago teen gang – including two girls – ‘kidnap and torture’ special-needs man while streaming entire ordeal live on Facebook and screaming racist and anti-Trump remarks ‘This whole thing is a scam’: Skeptics claim video of two-year-old saving his brother from falling dresser is FAKE after it emerges his dad works for company that makes home monitor that filmed it No wonder she’s smiling! NBC’s new recruit Megyn Kelly laughs and jokes outside her NYC apartment as it emerges she turned down Fox News’ offer of $100m to stay US sends elite commandos to the border of Russia to defend nervous Baltic states while NATO beefs up its defenses ‘I am not sorry, I have not shed a tear’: Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s unrepentant prison diary revealed as prosecutors demand the death penalty Beauty crash course: A dermatologist details the three skincare steps you should … (more)
Federal Judge Delays Texas’ Fetal Remains Rule, Again
A federal judge extended a restraining order Wednesday to delay the start of the state’s rules on fetal remains for at least another three weeks. The decision to delay a ruling, which was expected by Friday, came after the Center for Reproductive Rights and the state of Texas presented their final arguments to conclude a two-day hearing Wednesday.
“F**K Donald Trump! F**K White People!”: Black-On-White Torture Attack In Chicago
Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage. Chicago police were made aware of this video Tuesday afternoon.
Trump tweets could move markets
President-Elect Donald Trump hasn’t laid off of Twitter, despite a promise to ditch the social media giant if elected. He’s still tweeting daily, often about successes tied to his impending presidency – like touting Jackie Evancho’s record sales since signing on to the inauguration celebration.
GOP senators introduce bill forcing president’s hand on moving embassy to Jerusalem
Jewish worshippers draped in prayer shawls performing the annual Priestly Blessing during Sukkot at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 30, 2015.
Fact Check: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On Obamacare
President Obama and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were both on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making competing cases for and against Obama’s signature health care law. Republicans have promised to make repeal of the Affordable Care Act their first order of business, once they control both Congress and the White House.
White House: Repealing Obamacare ‘would have devastating consequences’
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says repealing the Affordable Care Act ”would have devastating consequences for people all across the country.’ ‘ Rough Cut .
Chuck Morse is in charge as N.H. governor, but only for 2 days
Republican Senate President Chuck Morse is in charge between former governor Maggie Hassan’s swearing in as a U.S. Senator and Gov.-elect Chris Sununu’s inauguration. He’s approaching the short stint with a bit of sharp humor.
Bernie Sanders Holds Donald Trump Accountable For His Health Care…
On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders pulled an amazing move when he presented the senate floor with a massive printout of a 2015 tweet Donald sent promising not to cut funding for medicare and medicaid. In case you weren’t following, the Senate is currently in the process of debating whether or not to repeal Obamacare, so the savage exposA couldn’t come at a better time.
Making America Browner: Obama Regime Letting Haitians And Africans In Through Mexico
VDARE. com’s Brenda Walker has noticed the shameless baby-waving of the Los Angeles Times’ series, The Desperate Trek , covering the current surge of illegal aliens seeking entry to the United States before the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Reagan’s Lesson for Trump: Listen to the Lawyers
The last time progressives were this alarmed about a presidential transition, there were just two Star Wars movies, “Dallas” was the most-watched show on TV, and Ronald Reagan, dismissed by many as an actor and an extremist, was about to become commander-in-chief. At the time, I was a young lawyer in the Department of Justice, fortunate enough to witness important aspects of Reagan’s first year up close.
One on One – Galifianakis: Nick or Zach?
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – ” Did you ever feel so let down after an election?Many North Carolina Democrats have been asking each other this question every day since they learned the results of the latest presidential election.Some old timers remember other times when they felt like they had been hit in the stomach by disappointing election … (more)
BRIEF-Vermillion, Aspira Labs receive formal FDA clarification…
* Mazor Robotics received purchase orders for 21 systems during fourth quarter 2016; full year system orders increased by 138 pct to all time record of 62 units Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
BRIEF-U.S. FDA approves supplemental New Drug Applications for three Type 2 diabetes medicines
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will no longer participate in a patent dispute at the Supreme Court involving a unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc after he realized he owns about $175,000 of stock in the company, the court said on Wednesday.
Second Thoughts From a Member of Pantsuit Nation
Full disclosure #1: I am a member of Pantsuit Nation, that Hillary Clinton adoring Facebook group that has, more than anything else in the past few months, served as testimony to the viral power of the internet and the upside to armchair activism. Full disclosure #2: I loved Pantsuit Nation.
Roberts recuses from patent case after discovering conflict
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says he will no longer participate in deciding a patent infringement case because he discovered he owns shares in the parent company of one of the parties. Roberts took part in arguments in the dispute between California-based Life Technologies Corp. and Wisconsin-based Promega Corp. on Dec. 6. A letter Wednesday from court clerk Scott Harris says Roberts has learned Life Technologies is owned by Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Roberts owns shares valued at about $175,000.
Obamacare, Dakota Access Pipeline, Macy’s: Your Wednesday evening roundup
Vice President-elect Mike Pence told Republican lawmakers Wednesday that the Trump administration will press for a fast path forward on gutting the Affordable Care Act , through a combination of legislative moves and early executive actions. Pence gave GOP lawmakers the rough outline of a battle-plan for dismantling Obamacare and laying the blame for current problems in the healthcare system at the Democrats’ feet.
Obama renominates former FCC commissioner
President Obama on Wednesday renominated former FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to the agency just weeks after Senate Republicans refused to confirm her to a new five-year term. Bill Nelson Obama renominates former FCC commissioner Top Dem questions whether hacking caused nationwide customs outage Lawmakers complain about Trump’s security costs MORE , the ranking Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee.
GOP takes heat over new fines for livestreaming from House floor
Civil libertarians are blasting new rules from House Republicans that would impose fines on lawmakers who take pictures or livestream video on the House floor. The fines are intended to prevent a repeat of protests like the sit-in by House Democrats last year calling for gun control legislation after the mass shooting in an Orlando, Fla., nightclub.
Your Turn: Jan. 5
Father Eric Ritter blesses Bexar County Sheriff-elect Javier Salazar and wife Sarah Salazar during the investiture ceremony Sunday at the Bexar County Courthouse. A reader wonders if the new sheriff will launch a resurgence of Democratic “good ol’ boys” in the department.
No time to go soft on Russian sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Dec. 30 that Russia will not be expelling U.S. diplomats in response to a new round of US sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Dec. 30 that Russia will not be expelling U.S. diplomats in response to a new round of US sanctions.
Brazil’s BRF launches unit focused on Muslim food markets
Jan 4 BRF SA, the world’s largest poultry exporter, on Wednesday launched a unit focused on the Muslim poultry and processed foods market. In a securities filing, BRF said the Dubai-based unit has been renamed One Foods Holdings Ltd, from Sadia Halal, with the goal of building market share in Middle Eastern countries.
GOP legislator rips UW program questioning masculinity
In this Feb. 24, 2015, file photo, Wisconsin state Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, is seen during a hearing at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Nass said Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, that a University of Wisconsin-Madison program that explores masculinity amounts to a declaration of war on men and the university should be punished in upcoming budget deliberations.
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Reminds Investors of a Class Action…
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Reminds Investors of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Impax Laboratories, Inc. and the Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 9, 2017 Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Reminds Investors of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Impax Laboratories, Inc. and the Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 9, 2017 Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Impax Laboratories, Inc. securities between February 20, 2014 and November 3, 2016 .
Governor’s report: Salmon remain in trouble in Washington
A new state report finds that salmon throughout Washington remain in trouble with many species not recovering and fishing harvests declining in recent decades. The governor’s State of Salmon in Watersheds report Wednesday notes that seven of 15 salmon and steelhead species listed as federally threatened or endangered are getting worse or not improving.
Oklahoma superintendent seeks $221M boost for schools
Oklahoma state Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, gestures as she talks with a colleague on the House floor in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Oklahoma’s Department of Education says it needs $221 million more in funding for the next school year just to keep pace with student growth.