Homeland Security pick faces questions on wall, immigration

In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump talks to media as he stands with retired Marine Gen. John Kelly at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Kelly is likely to be pressed about plans to build a border wall and other steps to boost immigration security at a Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 10, for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary.

Hanzo Launches Fortune 100’s “Best Kept Secret” for Web and…

Customers such as Twitter, LinkedIn, PayPal, Allianz, T Rowe Price, Ameriprise, United Healthcare, Coca-Cola, John Deere and the Department of Justice rely on The Hanzo Platform to ensure integrity of legally defensible content, collecting, preserving and analyzing content to prepare for multiple use cases within the Enterprise. Hanzo Preservea comes pre-built with the industry’s most common connectors to natively archive all website and social media content.

American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity Urges Senate to …

After a review of the voting record of Senator Sessions, in addition to his many statements and actions as reported by the press and recounted by civil rights and government leaders, we cannot in good conscience remain silent. The American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity urges the United States Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III for the position of Attorney General of the United States.

Quicken Loans founder accuses DOJ of shakedown

Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, whose company has refused to settle a lawsuit with the Department of Justice, said he’s looking forward to new leadership under President-elect Donald Trump. The Justice Department sued Quicken in 2015 following a three-year investigation, claiming the Detroit-based company approved hundreds of mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration that didn’t meet federal guidelines.

Palestinians await Israeli outpost’s evacuation

Once planted with tomatoes, cucumbers and okra, the wind-swept hilltop now hosts the white trailer homes of an Israeli settlement outpost that took root more than 20 years ago. Now, Abdel-Kareem and other Palestinian landowners are set to reclaim the property they watched stripped from them, hoping to finally put to rest a bitter, years-long legal saga on Feb. 8 – the latest court-ordered deadline for the evacuation of the Amona outpost.

Natalie Portman: Actresses too often treated as ‘objects of desire’

The star, who campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the US presidential election, said there is still a lack of decent female parts in Hollywood – and suggested that society has a problem with female leaders. Natalie, 35, told Radio Times: “We are so often put in roles as objects of desire, with a male view, as opposed to subjects of desire with complex weaknesses, and moments of strength and focus – and you can be all of those things.”

GOP senator cites ‘civilization-warping crisis of public trust,’…

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska demanded in a statement on Saturday that President Donald Trump further explain his allegations that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the election campaign. “The President today made some very serious allegations, and the informed citizens that a republic requires deserve more information,” Sasse said.

Trump’s student debt plan offers hope

Despite decrying universities as echo chambers, President-elect Donald Trump has retreated to his own self-reinforcing machine: his Twitter account. Tweeting on a daily basis, in the midst of criticism coming from across the spectrum and the world, Trump can immerse himself in social media, where thousands of likes and retweets comfort him but only perpetuate confirmation bias.

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Retail sales, Tesco, Whitbread

UK retail sales continued to grow at the end of last year as Britons made a late dash for Christmas gifts and festive foods, according to industry figures that add to signs the economy ended 2016 on a strong note. The British Retail Consortium pointed to challenges ahead from rising costs and political uncertainty but said its members went into the new year having enjoyed solid sales growth over the crucial Christmas period.

GOP leaders vow to plow ahead with Obamacare repeal

A lead Republican in the fight to repeal Obamacare said Monday night that he wanted to work in a step by step manner to repeal Obamcare once a replacement was “available to the American people ” – Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the chairman of the Senate’s HELP Committee and has been a leading voice