Democrats planned hours of… . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks with reporters at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Army veteran who came to the US illegally as a child gives powerful testimony against Jeff Sessions
Army veteran Oscar Vazquez delivered a powerful testimony against Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, arguing the Republican senator would not protect immigrants in the United States. The testimony came as Democrats and civil-rights advocates wage a confirmation battle to block Sessions from the nation’s top law-enforcement post.
The US government is letting farmers charge more money for food that’s ‘transitioning to organic’
The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday took a step toward increasing the production of organic foods – which has not kept pace with demand – by launching a program to certify farmland that growers are in the process of switching to organic. Obtaining certification under the program will allow farmers to sell products raised in accordance with organic guidelines for higher prices than conventionally-grown goods, according to the Organic Trade Association, an industry group.
Cotton: It’s normal for the FBI to investigate Trump and Russia
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday that the role of the FBI is being misunderstood in regard to any investigation into President-elect Trump’s ties to Russia. In an interview with the Washington Examiner , Cotton said that the FBI functions as the U.S. counter-intelligence agency.
Court: Age must be considered when youths get ‘life’ terms
New Jersey’s highest court has ruled that juveniles can’t receive the practical equivalent of life sentences without parole unless the sentencing judge considers their age and its “attendant characteristics.” The unanimous ruling issued Wednesday by the state Supreme Court stemmed from appeals filed by two men who were both 17 when they were convicted of serious crimes and received lengthy prison terms.
Fact Check: Trump Repeats False Claims at Press Conference
In his first press conference since July, President-elect Donald Trump repeated some false and misleading claims on jobs, health care and his tax returns. Trump falsely claimed that there are “96 million really wanting a job and they can’t get [one].”
Obamacare drama at Senate vote-a-rama
Senate Republicans are poised to take the first step to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law by approving a budget blueprint that they’ve dubbed the Obamacare “repeal resolution.” The largely symbolic exercise — set to begin Wednesday evening and possibly stretching into the wee hours of Thursday — is ripe for theater.
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: United States and Cuba to Hold…
The United States and Cuba will hold a meeting to coordinate their efforts to fight trafficking in persons in Washington, D.C., January 12 and 13. The U.S. delegation will be led by Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Deputy Assistant Secretary John Creamer of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Working-level representatives from the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services will also participate.
Trump denounces ‘disgrace’ of reports of Russian ties to him
Trump says he owns a “great” company but really one of the … . FILE – In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, accompanied by, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump, speaks during the gra… NEW YORK – A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if such material had been released.
11th Circuit Tosses Race Bias Case Over Use of Word ‘Boy’ — Again
In its 2006 opinion in Ash v. Tyson Foods Inc. , the U.S. Supreme Court found two errors of law in the 11th Circuit’s opinion that was then under review.
The Latest: GOP Rep. Reichert asks for review of painting
Democrats planned hours of… . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks with reporters at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
Fake news, hidden cameras and comparisons to Nazi Germany – Donald…
Fake news, hidden cameras and comparisons to Nazi Germany – Donald Trump’s first news conference since election is predictably bullish Fake news, hidden cameras and comparisons to Nazi Germany – Donald Trump’s first news conference since election is predictably bullish US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested at a New York press conference that intelligence agencies may be responsible for the release of a dossier containing allegations that Russia holds compromising information about him. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in Trump Tower, Manhattan, New York, US U.S. President-elect Donald Trump waits with his children before speaking during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Eight things we learned from Trump’s first press conference since the US election
His first press conference was wide-ranging and as predicted ventured into bizarre territory. Here are the key take-aways from the president elect’s first encounter with the press since his election.
Safety workshop for commercial fishermen
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a fishing vessel drill conductor workshop in Juneau on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the UAS Technical Education Center, 1415 Harbor Way, Room 106. Instructor Neil Nickerson will cover cold-water survival skills; EPIRBs, flares, and maydays; man-overboard recovery and firefighting; immersion suits and PFDs; emergency drills, helicopter rescue, life rafts, and abandon ship procedures.
Theya ll Never Learn: Celebrities Sing – I Will Survive’ Trump
Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, and Amy Adams are among the many movie stars who joined in to sing Gloria Gaynor’s 1979 hit “I Will Survive” ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The star-studded cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Hailee Steinfeld, Felicity Jones, and Taraji P. Henson, all trade verses on the disco hit, with some ad-libbing their own lines.
Winning: Senator Says Democrats – Did Not Lay a Glove’ on Jeff Sessions
The Alabama Republican senator, who “introduced” Sen. Jeff B. Sessions III to the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday told Breitbart News he was thrilled to stand by his friend. The senator watched as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attorney general nominee handled himself with poise and intelligence during the day’s confirmation hearing.
Trump’s State Dept. nominee aggressive about Russia
Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson gave a nuanced performance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during today’s confirmation hearings. Tillerson has been nominated to serve as Secretary of State in the Trump administration.
Key points from Donald Trump’s news conference
President-elect Donald Trump held his first press conference in 167 days since July on the campaign trail on Wednesday at Trump Tower in New York City. He hasn’t been silent, however.
Livestream: coverage of Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing
Here follows live coverage of the January 11 confirmation hearing on Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General of the United States.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden Presses FBI Director on Memo Detailing Trump’s Alleged Russian Connections
It’s been a spectacularly strange 24 hours for the American presidency. And at the center of it is Oregon’s senior U.S. senator, Ron Wyden.
Celebrities react to Donald Trump’s press conference
The long-awaited press conference of President-elect Donald Trump – his first since winning November’s election – was certainly a talking point on Twitter, particularly among celebrities. Trump defended himself throughout the press conference – blaming intelligence agencies for the dossier – and also discussed relations with Russia and President Vladmir Putin.
3rd Circuit Considers Impact of High Court Decision on ADEA Claims
There is no question that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Serv.
Madonna has a broken heart because of President Trump
Madonna has felt as though the love of her life has “broken her heart” since she found out Donald Trump was to be the President of America. The 58-year-old pop superstar was a public supporter of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and admits since she awoke on November 9 to the news the former ‘Apprentice’ host – running as a Republican in the election – had secured the White House and was to become the 45th president she has felt as though a man has dumped her every day.
Lena Dunham considered radical career change
The 30-year-old actress was feeling so emotional at the end of the sixth and final season of the show she created, she began contemplating a radical change in career, much to the amusement of her boyfriend Jack Antonoff. She said: “I had a psychotic moment where I was like, ‘I’m going to become a wildlife rehabilitator and a crystal expert.’
Defiant Donald Trump calls reports on Russia ties a a disgracea
A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if such material had been released. The incoming president, in his first news conference since late July, firmly chided news organizations for publishing the material late Tuesday night.
High Court Ready to Issue New Guidance on Employer Race-Based Actions
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a race discrimination matter that could significantly affect employers’ efforts to comply with the anti-discrimination provisions of Title VII, and to avoid liability under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. LexisNexis is now the exclusive third party online distributor of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM’s legal news publications.
Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire
Kiev officials are scrambling to make amends with the president-elect after quietly working to boost Clinton. Donald Trump wasn’t the only presidential candidate whose campaign was boosted by officials of a former Soviet bloc country.
U.S. Supreme Court Decides Retaliation Case
On Jan. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn .
The biggest risk as markets shrug at the Trump-Russia imbroglio
Markets have been digesting their Trump-rally spoils for weeks. Does it all get spit back out today? See full story.
Trump blasts intel agencies over report on Russia ties
Trump says he owns a “great” company but really one of the … . FILE – In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, accompanied by, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump, speaks during the gra… NEW YORK – Hours before his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted U.S. intelligence agencies, blaming them for leaking unsubstantiated reports on his relationship with Russia and demanding, “Are we living in Nazi Germany?” A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that intelligence officials had informed Trump last week about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him.
The Latest: Trump blasts intel agencies for ‘fake news’ leak
President-elect Donald Trump is criticizing U.S. intelligence agencies over the leak of an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information on him. Trump tweeted Wednesday that “Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to ‘leak’ into the public.
‘Yes we did’ – Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech
President Barack Obama has bid farewell to the nation 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.
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Trump denies ‘fake news’ Kremlin blackmail smear: Donald says he has NO DEAL, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING with Russia as Moscow ridicules the dirty dossier report as a Democrat conspiracy theory How Trump’s nemesis John McCain kicked off ‘Kremlin memo’ scandal by handing dossier to the FBI after sending an emissary abroad to collect it from mysterious British former spy The Kremlin DENIES claims it kept a blackmail dossier on Trump saying reports of compromising files are ‘no more than fiction’ ‘I never miss a golden opportunity’: Cringeworthy ad for Trump Tower Mumbai sweeps the web in light of The Donald’s alleged Russian sex acts Kellyanne Conway doubles down on Trump’s denial of Russian blackmail note on Seth Meyers saying Donald was ‘NEVER briefed on it’ Obama’s sting in the tail: Barack takes aim at Trump in emotional farewell speech urging Americans to rise up and fight racism – and … (more)
Official: Trump briefed on potentially compromising report
Top intelligence officials last week told President-elect Donald Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him, a U.S. official says. The briefing about the document was first reported by CNN.
Rex Tillerson’s Oil Industry Diplomacy Lessons
John Hofmeister, chief executive officer at Citizens for Affordable Energy, discusses the diplomacy required in the oil industry and the abilities of U.S. Secretary of State-nominee Rex Tillerson. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”
Can CEOs Prepare for Donald Trump’s Tweets?
Don Baer, chair and chief executive officer at Burson-Marsteller Worldwide, discusses how companies and CEOs can prepare for a tweet about their business from President-elect Donald Trump. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”
Obama Uses Last Speech to SLAM Trump – When Will the Hate End?
As I write this , I am struggling not to be profane but it’s giving me a run for my money. Never have I been so relieved to see such a bag of excrement leave office.
‘Nothing but an absolute fantasy’: Kremlin denies that Russian agents compromised Donald Trump
A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed as an “absolute fantasy” allegations that the Kremlin has collected compromising information about President-elect Donald Trump. “The Kremlin has no compromising dossier on Trump, such information isn’t consistent with reality and is nothing but an absolute fantasy,” Dmitry Peskov, who handles Putin’s day-to-day communications, told journalists.
January 11: Wastebook: Taxpayers Billed for Computers to Binge Watch…
The federal government spent millions of taxpayer dollars studying if women can pick Barbie out of a lineup, creating robot flowers, and building a computer that binge watches Desperate Housewives , according to a new report on wasteful spending. Sen. Jeff Flake on Tuesday released Wastebook: PORKemon Go , the latest chronicle of waste in a series started by former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn .
Trump Already Looking Ahead to 2020 Re-Election
“Donald Trump plans to keep his Manhattan-based campaign headquarters open as he assumes the presidency – a move that represents a sharp break from his predecessors, and one that positions him to begin running for reelection in 2020,” Politico reports. “Trump intends to retain a skeletal campaign staff of around ten people with a senior aide at the helm.