Day: January 10, 2017

Barack Obama’s nostalgic goodbye

Eight years ago, Barack Obama inspired Americans to embrace political change with the mantra “yes we can.” He bade them farewell Tuesday after a historic, tumultuous presidency with the words “yes we did.”

‘Yes we did’ – Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech

President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation on Tuesday in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge over rapid economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump. Forceful at times and tearful at others, Obama’s valedictory speech in his hometown of Chicago was a public meditation on the many trials the U.S. faces as Obama takes his exit.

Obama tearfully thanks his wife in emotional moment

First Lady Michelle Obama awaits President Obama’s final presidential speech to the nation on January 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. — President Barack Obama momentarily batted back tears as he thanked his wife, Michelle, during the emotional tail-end of his farewell address in Chicago Tuesday.

The Latest: Obama calls for Trump to ‘get to work’ on Russia

President Barack Obama says he hopes President-elect Donald Trump will “get to work” trying to prevent Russia from interfering again in a U.S. election. Obama is being asked about revelations that top intelligence officials last week told Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him.

Obama offers optimism — and warnings — in farewell address

First Lady Michelle Obama awaits President Obama’s final presidential speech to the nation on January 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. CHICAGO — 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.

New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget

Illinois’ financial crisis is being handed off from one set of lawmakers to another this week – a problem that, at 18 months, is the nation’s longest-running budget stalemate. The key players: The conservative businessman-turned-governor Bruce Rauner and Michael Madigan, the old-school Democratic House speaker whose decades at the helm has made him a Capitol institution.

Forceful and tearful, Obama says goodbye

President Barack Obama wipes his tears as he speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. ORG XMIT: ILKS143 President Barack Obama wipes his tears as he speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address.

Allegation: Russia has compromising information Trump

The Washington Post and various other outlets are reporting that a classified document delivered to President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump last week included a section summarizing allegations that Russian intelligence services have compromising material and information on Trump’s personal life and finances. According to the Post, U.S. intelligence agencies have not corroborated these allegations, which apparently are based on research done by an outside entity engaged in political consulting work and led by a former high-ranking British intelligence official.

Ties with India strengthened during Obama administration: U.S.

Washington D.C. [U.S], Jan. 11 : Asserting that ties between India and America have been strengthened throughout the eight years of the Barack Obama administration, the United States has asserted that India plays an important role not is the region but in the global mix as well. [NK US] State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner praised the work of U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, saying he has done a tremendous work, while stating that new administration was also recognizing the important of New Delhi’s role.

In farewell address, Obama warns of threats to American democracy

With just ten days remaining in his presidency, President Obama on Tuesday night outlined his achievements in the White House and told Americans that U.S. democracy is under threat. In his almost hour-long speech, a visibly emotional Mr. Obama argued that the country is at a pivotal point in its history — and that forces beyond our control are threatening American democracy.

Most memorable lines from Obama’s farewell address

President Barack Obama bid farewell on Tuesday night in a formal address to the nation from his adopted hometown of Chicago, calling on the country to be “anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy.” The speech centered on the values of the democratic system despite challenges he perceives from his successor, Donald Trump, though he was only named once.

Read the Transcript of President Obama’s Farewell Address

President Barack Obama addressed the nation for the last time as its leader Tuesday night, delivering a powerful, truthful, intelligent farewell address that detailed what his administration has been able to achieve for the country and the problems it may face under president-elect Donald Trump. Obama opened with a dad joke before launching into a list of successes from taking down Osama Bin Laden to marriage equality.

Judge wants clarity on Ohio’s lethal injection drug supply

A federal judge weighing whether Ohio’s new execution method is constitutional ordered the state Tuesday to clear up whether its supply of three lethal injection drugs is enough to carry out far more executions than it claimed three months ago. The directive from Magistrate Judge Michael Merz comes a day after The Associated Press reported inventory logs show Ohio has enough supplies of lethal injection drugs for dozens of executions — more than the three it told Merz about last year.

CNN: US Intel chiefs inform Trump of claims Russia attempting to compromise him

CNN is reporting that top-ranking U.S. Intelligence chiefs last week presented President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump with classified documents that contained allegations that “Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” CNN, the only news source reporting the story, cited “multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings” as its source.

Sessions suggests Trump admin could stamp out legal pot

Sen. Jeff Sessions indicated at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that as attorney general, he might break the federal government’s truce with states on marijuana. During President Barack Obama’s administration, states have been allowed to “experiment” with legalizing pot, and the Justice Department, under Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, has allowed many legal operations to continue without laying down the full weight of federal law against them.

Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct… — Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN. The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Bill on tallying up regulation costs wins U.S. financial industry backing

Financial lobbyists on Tuesday applauded a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the costs of rules before putting them into force, which is part of a broader push from Republicans to reform regulation. The legislation, introduced by Missouri Republican Ann Wagner, the newly minted chair of the financial services oversight subcommittee, is expected to go to the floor of the House on Thursday for a vote.

Trump Bombshell: Russian agents ‘have compromising info’

US intelligence chiefs revealed the classified documents to the President-elect and President Barack Obama in a two-page synopsis, CNN reports. According to CNN, they were also partially produced from “memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible”.

Courtesy: Springfield Police Department

Robertson County sits bordered by multiple counties and the state of Kentucky. That proximity to larger towns and counties lead to some dangerous and violent criminals using the rural communities in the county as a place to not only hideout, but run criminal enterprises.

Cuba’s ‘civil society’ is as phony as Obama’s policy

President Obama’s Cuba policy has been a boon for the apartheid Castro regime, throwing the corrupt dictatorship a lifeline just as it had finished sucking all the blood it could out of Venezuela. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped the president and the White House from continuing to tout how their policy is “helping” Cuba’s civil society.

Country stars Maddie and Tae raising money to help families of

Maddie and Tae, of the 2015 hit “Girl in a Country Song,” are helping the families of the three duck hunters who were found dead along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Maddie and Tae, of the 2015 hit “Girl in a Country Song,” are helping the families of the three duck hunters who were found dead along the Gulf Coast of Texas.

The Latest: Reaction split on proposed California budget

Republican state lawmakers are optimistic about Gov. Jerry Brown’s fiscally restrained budget, while Democrats want more spending on social welfare programs. Brown is proposing more than $3 billion in cuts as California faces uncertainty about federal funding under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump .

Senators push IC on whether Russia hacked GOP

For the second time in less than a week, leaders of the intelligence community sat before senators to discuss and defend their conclusion that Russia directed a comprehensive information operations campaign to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; Marcel Lettre, the Defense Department’s under secretary for intelligence; and Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command, about whether the U.S. had responded forcefully enough to Russia to deter future hacking and information operations.

Things to know about Trump’s Cabinet confirmation hearings

Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.