Day: January 14, 2017

Many motivations drive women to DC for inauguration protest

June 27, 2016 file photo pro-abortion rights activists celebrate during a rally at the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump.

Trump rips ‘all talk,’ ‘no action’ civil rights icon Lewis

President-elect Donald Trump harshly responded to civil rights icon John Lewis on Saturday, calling him “all talk” and “no action” after the Georgia lawmaker said Trump was not a “legitimate” president. “Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results.

Missouri senators renew effort to get Delta Queen cruising

Missouri’s U.S. senators are renewing efforts to get the legendary riverboat the Delta Queen cruising again on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Legislation filed this past week by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt would reinstate an exemption for the Delta Queen to a federal law that prohibits overnight excursions on wooden vessels.

Report: A.G. Loretta Lynch will leave office without resolving Eric Garner case

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will likely leave office without completing the investigation into Eric Garner’s death in police custody, the Washington Post reports . Lynch authorized the Department of Justice to move ahead with the case after prosecutors in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. disagreed on whether there was enough evidence to bring civil rights charges, but she made the decision too late for the department to get resolution, the article said.

Secretary of State John Kerry and 70 Nations Meet Paris to Cede Parts of Israel to the Palestinians

With less than one week left in his Presidency, President Barack Hussein Obama’s Secretary of State, John Kerry is in Paris this week meeting with 72 nations at a ‘Peace’ Summit . The purpose of the summit is to further actions led by Obama’s administration at the UN mandating that Israel hand over significant sections of its territory to a group of Palestinians.

Supreme Court takes up suit over 2001 detention of Muslims

Ahmer Abassi talks to the Associated Press in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. The Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing an appeal from former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and other former U.S. officials who want to shut down a lawsuit filed by human rights lawyers.

Crisis

A 37% approval rating would be a major crisis for any president at any time — Trump needs a policy win, and fast https://t.co/viCU6vDdWq Not picking on Thrush in any way, but Bush was basically at sub-40% popularity for 3 years. He hit 25%! I have the ponies to prove it! .

GOP lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down

In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. A GOP congressman reported Jan. 13 that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down on Tuesday as a result of a review by the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition.

Holliday Sees Inaugural Gig as for ‘the People,’ Not Trump

When Jennifer Holliday got invited to sing at next week’s inaugural welcome concert, she says she took her cues from the Clintons and the Obamas in agreeing to perform. Holliday, who backed Hillary Clinton in the election, said she saw the Clintons’ decision to attend Donald Trump’s inaugural and the Obamas’ support for a peaceful transition of power as a signal to “just get this done and then fight vigorously” over policy differences later.

Snowden Author Epstein: ‘Trump Is Right’ on Politicized Intelligence

The best-selling author of a major new book on U.S. intelligence and accused spy Edward Snowden says President-elect Donald Trump is right to call for a major, top-to-bottom review of the intelligence community. Trump has received heavy criticism in recent weeks for calling into question the credibility of U.S. intelligence agencies in recent months, particularly over whether Russia was responsible for hacking embarrassing emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta.

Trump unleashes Twitter attack against congressional critic

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – Donald Trump is lashing out at a Georgia congressman who described the Republican as an illegitimate president. Trump tweeted on Saturday that Democrat John Lewis “should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results.”

Labeling right in the age of Trump

Steve Bannon is a white nationalist. That was the first media characterization I heard of the former Breitbart executive after his appointment as chief strategist and senior counselor to President-elect Donald Trump on 13 November 2016.

Inaugural concert to feature Toby Keith, Jennifer Holliday

Donald Trump’s inaugural welcome concert next week will feature country star Toby Keith, singer Jennifer Holliday and actor Jon Voight, organizers announced Friday. The names add some celebrity flavor to an inaugural lineup that so far has been noticeably short on star power, with organizers insisting that Trump himself is the celebrity in chief for this inaugural.

‘This experiment has failed’: House charts course to repeal health law

The House cleared the way Friday for speedy action to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress on track to undo the most significant health care law in a half-century. With a near party-line vote of 227-198, the House overcame the opposition of Democrats and the anxieties of some Republicans to approve a budget blueprint that allows Republicans to end major provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.

Analysis: Tax cut push comes as budget projected to tighten

After commanding the legislative agenda for six years, Republicans say now is the time to finally enact a major tax cut for Michigan residents. GOP lawmakers pushing to gradually repeal the 4.25 percent personal income tax will confront some stark realities – namely, future budget pressures created by the Legislature itself.

EPA rejects $1.2B in mine-spill claims

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it. Attorneys for the EPA and the Justice Department concluded that the EPA is barred from paying the claims because of sovereign immunity, which prohibits most lawsuits against the government.

Collector has passion for ancient coins

A group of sixth- through eighth-grade students from Mainland Preparatory Classical Academy on Friday got a chance to learn a little bit of hidden history outside the classroom by attending the movies at Mall of the Mainland in Texas City. Leading 52-41 heading into the final period, Dickinson saw the Clear Creek Wildcats roar back to take a late lead, but the Gators came through with clutch shooting to hang on for a thrilling 69-66 district win Friday in front of their home fans.

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A story widely shared online that claims President Barack Obama’s mother-in-law will receive a lifetime government pension is false. The post published by The Boston Tribune, a satire website that mimics an actual news publication, is headlined “First Grandma Marian Robinson to Receive Lifetime $160K Government Pension.”

EPA says it can’t pay economic damages from mine spill

In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Justice report rips Chicago police for excessive force, lax discipline, bad training

Kofi Ademola, left, of the group Black Lives Matter Chicago, and other protesters talk to the media outside the Chicago Police District 1 headquarters on South State Street in Chicago on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Speakers were critical of the mayor and the police department and said Chicagoans already knew from experience what the Department of Justice said in its report critical of the Chicago Police department.

FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2017 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga….

As the candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee gathered here for a forum Saturday, they wrestled with a vexing question: how to confront the asymmetrical political warfare of President-elect Donald Trump. “If you try to go tweet-to-tweet with him, more often than not you’re not going to succeed,” said Thomas E. Perez, the secretary of labor, warning about going to “a knife fight with a spoon.”