You should not be surprised that Donald Trump may have hired prostitutes to urinate all over a bed that President Obama once slept in. The reason is that this salacious tale – part of a super-secret trove of documents just published by Buzzfeed – makes Trump look good.
Day: January 11, 2017
Drake pays tribute to Obama with bizarre Instagram picture
Drake is saluting President Barack Obama with a bizarre image of the Canadian rapper’s face mixed with the president’s. Drake shared the picture on his Instagram Tuesday night following Obama ‘s farewell address to the nation.
A Dead Kangaroo, a Bleeding Pig: Hollywood’s Top Animal Training Firm …
“Bloody, raw lesions” and overgrown hooves are alleged in a PETA complaint to have plagued a pig from ‘College Road Trip.’ A complaint filed with the USDA alleges that scores of acting animals were neglected or mistreated by Birds & Animals Unlimited .
VW emissions-cheating deal could put employees in hot seat
The imminent criminal plea deal between Volkswagen and U.S. prosecutors in an emissions-cheating scandal could be bad news for one group of people: VW employees who had a role in the deceit or subsequent cover-up. VW on Tuesday disclosed that it is in advanced talks to settle the criminal case by pleading guilty to unspecified charges and paying $4.3 billion in criminal and civil fines, a sum far larger than any recent case involving the auto industry.
Chao says private investors can help boost transportation
The Trump administration is looking to “unleash the potential” of private investors to boost the national transportation networks that underpin the U.S. economy, transportation secretary-designate Elaine Chao plans to tell lawmakers at her confirmation hearing Wednesday. Economic gains are being jeopardized by infrastructure “in need of repair, the specter of rising highway fatalities, growing congestion, and by a failure to keep pace with emerging technologies,” according to prepared testimony Chao plans to deliver to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Actor James Woods Calls For MTV Boycott Until Racist Ira Madison Is Fired
A racist tweet that was sent out by a writer at MTV has prompted James Woods to call for a ban of MTV and their sponsors until the racist writer is fired. I ask my 500,000 followers to join with all people of good conscience to boycott @MTV and its sponsors until #racist Ira Madison is fired.
Day 2 of Trump Cabinet confirmations: What to watch
After the first full day of grilling for President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for Cabinet positions, Congress has more hearings scheduled Wednesday. Trump’s secretary of state nominee, Rex Tillerson, will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations committee at 9 am.
Sasha Obama Missed Father’s Farewell Address Due To School Test, White House Says
There were many reactions to President Barack Obama’s impassioned farewell address on Tuesday night, but one three-word question seemed to percolate above the rest: Where was Sasha? Obama’s daughter did not attend the Chicago event, and her absence became especially noticeable during the portion of the president’s speech dedicated to his family . After praising his wife, Michelle, Obama discussed his daughters.
Russia friend and sanctions foe, Tillerson gets his hearing
” Friend of Russia and foe of sanctions in his corporate life, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, is an unorthodox choice for a Republican White House. He may feel perfectly at home in Trump’s iconoclastic administration.
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.
‘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.
Veterans care still ‘high risk’ as Trump mulls VA head
” Veterans health care remains a “high risk” issue threatening the federal budget and quality of care for former service members, auditors say in a forthcoming report. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office will place the Veteran Affairs Department’s health system once again on its “high risk” list when it’s released next month.
Civil rights advocates avoid calling Sessions ‘racist’
” Opponents to GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions’ appointment as attorney general are calling him extremist, anti-immigration and insensitive to civil rights. Civil rights groups purposefully are staying away from leveling that loaded term at Sessions.
Black lawmakers to speak out against Sessions in hearing
” Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, used strong words in the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings to deny any hints of a racist past. On day two, a group of black lawmakers will speak out against his nomination ” including New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, who will take the rare step of testifying against a current Senate colleague.
Trump to face questions on Russia hacking, business ties
” Donald Trump is finally holding a news conference six months after his last one, held when he was plunging into a heated general election campaign with Hillary Clinton. Nearly six months and a campaign victory later, the president-elect will finally step before reporters again Wednesday to face questions about what role he believes Russia played in the election year hacking of Democratic groups ” interference the intelligence community says was intended to help the Republican defeat Clinton.
Senators seeking insights on Trump infrastructure plans
” Transportation secretary-designate Elaine Chao is facing questions from senators seeking insights into how the Trump administration plans to implement the president-elect’s promise to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure spending and how it would regulate self-driving cars and drones, among other concerns. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has scheduled a hearing Wednesday on Chao.
Obama returns to White House after final Air Force 1 flight
” President Barack Obama didn’t just say farewell to the nation. He said goodbye to Air Force One, too.
Convicted killer of 2 in Fort Worth set to die Wednesday evening1 hour ago
Washington [United States), Jan.11 : Death row inmate Christopher Wilkins, 48, will be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday evening after he failed to get a reprieve from the United States Supreme Court,media reports in Huntsville, Texas, said. Wilkins, convicted for the slaying of two persons in Fort Worth in 2005 that stemmed from a 20 dollar drug deal, will be first execution of death row convict in the United States in 2017.
Michelle Obama: 9 interesting facts about the former First Lady of…
While United States President Barack Obama brought the entire country to tears with his farewell address, First Lady Michelle Obama also bid a teary adieu, among cheers and applause. In her last address as the First Lady of United States from the White House, Michelle Obama choked up.
Kerry Washington And Alyssa Milano Praise Barack Obama For Presidential Farewell
Kerry Washington, Alyssa Milano and Gabrielle Union were among the stars who took to social media to pay tribute to President Barack Obama as he made his farewell address on Tuesday. The 55-year-old made history as the first African American to take on the role of President of the United States when he was elected in 2009, and will be replaced by businessman-turned-politician Donald Trump later this month.
Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include American statesman Alexander Hamilton in 1757; Ezra Cornell, founder of Western Union Telegraph company and Cornell University, in 1807; John MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada, in 1815; psychologist and philosopher William James in 1842; feminist lawyer Alice Paul in 1885; South African novelist Alan Paton in 1903; automobile designer Carroll Shelby in 1923; actor Rod Taylor in 1930 ; former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in 1934 ; musician Clarence Clemons in 1942; singer Naomi Judd in 1946 ; Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Tracy Caulkins in 1963 ; singer Mary J. Blige in 1971 ; actor Amanda Peet in 1972 .
Pew Survey: Officers More Reluctant To Use Force, Make Stops
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Trump to face questions today on Russians, business ties in first press conference in months
The last time Donald Trump held a news conference, he was plunging into a heated general election campaign with Hillary Clinton and suggested Russia could help dig up some of his rival’s emails. Nearly six months and a presidential campaign victory later, Trump will finally step before reporters again Wednesday to face questions about what role he believes Russia played in the election year hacking of Democratic groups – interference the intelligence community says was intended to help the Republican defeat Clinton.
GOP concerns about deficits, debt disappear in Trump era
” For decades, congressional Republicans have pushed to slash the budget and reduce the size of the federal government, especially during the eight years Democratic President Barack Obama was in office. Now that Republican President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take charge, deficits and debt just don’t seem to matter to the GOP.
Trump’s HHS pick faces calls for probe of stock trades
” President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s top health official is facing calls for investigation of whether his stock picks were guided by insider knowledge as a senior member of Congress. Georgia Republican congressman Tom Price was chosen by Trump partly for of his plan to repeal “Obamacare.”
Photo: In this Jan. 10, 2017, photo, House Speaker Paul R
In this Jan. 10, 2017, photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
London Markets: FTSE 100 fades, pulling back from record run of gains
U.K. blue-chip stocks sagged Wednesday, faltering after a record run of gains, even as financial results from J Sainsbury PLC helped lift the supermarket chain’s shares. was lower by 0.2% at 7,262.01.
Tillerson’s job as chief U.S. diplomat got harder before it began
Rex Tillerson’s job as chief U.S. diplomat became harder before it even began because of White House moves that have antagonized Muslim nations, European allies, Mexico and U.S. bureaucrats, current and former U.S. officials said. The Senate is expected to confirm Tillerson as the 69th secretary of state on Wednesday, making the former Exxon Mobil Corp CEO the chief foreign affairs adviser to President Donald Trump.
Dems call for county commissioner in Georgia to resign after John Lewis comments
Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter waded into controversial territory over the weekend when he wrote a Facebook post calling U.S. Rep. John Lewis — a civil rights legend already locked in a war of words with President-elect Donald Trump — a “racist pig.” The reaction to Hunter, a Republican, taking on Lewis a few days before the holiday honoring the life of counterpart Martin Luther King Jr. was varied, but swift.
EPA locks in 2025 fuel efficiency rules
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy on Friday finalized a determination that the landmark fuel efficiency rules instituted by President Barack Obama should be locked in through 2025, a bid to maintain a key part of his administration’s climate legacy. Major U.S. and foreign automakers have appealed to President-elect Donald Trump, who has been critical of Obama’s climate policies, to review the rules requiring them to nearly double fleet-wide fuel efficiency by 2025, saying they impose significant costs and are out of step with consumer preferences.