Day: January 22, 2017

After two months of imprisonment for celebrating the death of…

It is no surprise that dissident artist Danilo “El Sexto” Maldonado was arrested and imprisoned for nearly two months simply for celebrating the death of Cuba’s apartheid dictator, Fidel Castro. These are the types of human rights violations Cuba’s brutally repressive dictatorship has been committing for more than half a century.

Ponnuru: Decoding Donald Trump

Twice in recent days, Donald Trump has made seemingly off-the-cuff remarks about policy that took his Republican allies in Congress by surprise. Last weekend, he told The Washington Post that he was in the final stages of drawing up a health plan that would provide “insurance for everybody” but with “much lower deductibles” than the Affordable Care Act.

Letter: Childishness hurts Democrats

I have figured out why the Democrats lost the presidential election, and it’s not because of the Russians or the FBI. It’s the same reason they lost over 1,000 other publicly elected positions nationwide to Republicans over the past eight years.

Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway Says Obamacare – Penalty’ Will End

Kellyanne Conway, a key adviser to President Donald Trump, said the new administration plans to end the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance, a step that could destabilize the law’s markets. Conway, in an interview airing Sunday on NBC News’ “Sunday Today With Willie Geist,” appeared to indicate that the law’s requirement that most employers offer coverage to their full-time workers would also end.

Former CIA chief says Trump should – be ashamed’

Former CIA Director John Brennan says President Donald Trump “should be ashamed of himself” for his behavior at CIA headquarters. The statement says Brennan “is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump’s despicable display of self-aggrandizement in front of CIA’s Memorial Wall of Agency heroes.

Studio 54 head speaks out after presidential pardon

The former owner of Manhattan’s iconic Studio 54 has spoken out for the first time since he was pardoned by Barack Obama this week. Ian Schrager served 20 months behind bars in 1981 after it was found he had been evading taxes with earnings from his world-famous disco club – which hosted almost every celebrity imaginable at some stage in the 1970s.

Trump berates media in visit to CIA headquarters

On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building first visit to CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances. LANGLEY, Va.

Commentary: Melania Trump refuses to act like a first lady. Good for her. – Sun, 22 Jan 2017 PST

Melania Trump will be the first first lady in more than 200 years not to move into the White House on Inauguration Day. Her decision will cause headaches to her husband’s budding administration that could be easily avoided by following tradition, including dealing with public outrage over the high cost of maintaining a full-time residence in Manhattan and increased security risks.

First family settles into White House life

The first family is also adjusting to life in their new roles as first lady, first sons, first daughters and first grandchildren. Following the inaugural ball festivities Friday night, Tiffany and boyfriend Ross Mechanic; Donald Jr., wife Vanessa and daughter Kai; and Eric and wife Lara split off from the presidential motorcade and headed to the Trump International Hotel DC, where they were spotted celebrating the day with a midnight balloon drop with friends and family.

Questions Over A Helluva of Transition, by Femi Mimiko

Eight years ago, as Barack Obama glided into the White House with some incredible 83% approval rating at home, and much excitement abroad, I made some projections in a piece titled ‘What Africa Expects From Obama.’ In the fullness of time, I intend to return to this same theme and attempt the semblance of a balance sheet on the Obama presidency from the point of view of Africa’s expectations and take-home.

USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program to Small-Scale Livestock Producers

USDA will accept over 300,000 acres in 43 states that were offered by producers during the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve On Sat., Jan. 21, hundreds of women, their families, and their allies arrived in our state’s capital city to participate in the Women’s March By Pastor Bill Laky – In November, a reader asked, “How can/should one reconcile Christian faith with belonging to a political party Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced Jan. 21, 2017 that USDA will accept over 300,000 acres in 43 states that were offered by producers during the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands enrollment with emphasis placed on small-scale livestock operations.

Hundreds of New Jersey Women and Allies March on Trenton

On Sat., Jan. 21, hundreds of women, their families, and their allies arrived in our state’s capital city to participate in the Women’s March By Pastor Bill Laky – In November, a reader asked, “How can/should one reconcile Christian faith with belonging to a political party (or even TRENTON — On Sat., Jan. 21, hundreds of women, their families, and their allies arrived in our state’s capital city to participate in the Women’s March on Trenton. The day’s events included 40 powerful speakers, musical guests, and a march to the steps of the State House.

Trump assures CIA of support

President Donald Trump visits the CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., where he told members of the intelligence community, “I am so behind you.” President Donald Trump visited the CIA’s headquarters in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon, his first full day in office, making a gesture of goodwill after he criticized the intelligence community in the run-up to his inauguration.

Theresa May confirms she’ll meet Donald Trump on Friday

BREAKING: Theresa May confirms she’ll meet new US President Donald Trump for talks on Friday as she insists she ‘won’t be afraid’ to challenge his ‘unacceptable’ views Theresa May has confirmed she will meet new US President Donald Trump for talks at the White House on Friday. In a major victory for No 10 she will be the first world leader to visit President Trump in the White House and they will meet less than a week after his inauguration.

Repeal of Obamacare without a replacement would increase US debt

Here is the problem Republicans face with their opposition to the 2010 health-care law signed by President Barack Obama: Getting rid of it without approving a substitute would increase the federal debt, provide wealthy people with a tax cut and cause as many as 20 million Americans to lose their health care. Although Vice President Mike Pence told CNN last week that “step one is to repeal the taxes and the mandates” in the law known as Obamacare and “at the same time pass a replacement bill,” neither he nor congressional Republicans have provided specifics of a plan.

The Government said the Royal Navy conducted a routine Trident missile test from HMS Vengeance

Ministers have been accused of covering up a failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the future of the submarine-launched missile system. Labour former defence minister Kevan Jones demanded an inquiry into Sunday Times claims that the launch of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June malfunctioned.

Women’s marches draw millions in resistance to Trump

More than two million people flooded the streets of Washington and other US cities and demonstrators around the world joined in as women opposed to Donald Trump led a peaceful, stunning rebuke against the new US president. As a sea of protesters brought downtown Washington to a standstill, streaming past the White House in pink “pussyhats,” Trump launched a withering attack on the media, accusing it of downplaying or even lying about the attendance at his swearing-in a day earlier.

Netanyahu and Trump to hold first call Sunday evening

PM says he greatly appreciated Trump’s “deep friendship” for Israel, as well as his “declared willingness to fight against radical Islamic terror with full force.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold his first telephone conversation with new US President Donald Trump on Sunday evening, the prime minister told the cabinet.

Dennis Hastert seeks repayment of $1.7 million from sex abuse accuser

Imprisoned former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has asked a judge not only to reject a sexual abuse victim’s breach-of-contract lawsuit, but to make the man repay $1.7 million in secret hush-money payments. In response to the lawsuit and in his counterclaim, made public Thursday and signed by Hastert, he denied the oral pact is akin to a valid and enforceable contract and, if so, it would be the plaintiff who breached it when he broke his silence and spoke to federal authorities.

in Photos: Women protesters swarm streets across Us in challenge to Trump

Hundreds of thousands of women, many with husbands, boyfriends and children in tow, filled the streets of several major US cities on Saturday in an unprecedented wave of mass protests against President Donald Trump the day after his inauguration. Women activists, galvanized by Trump campaign rhetoric and behavior they found to be especially misogynistic, spearheaded scores of US marches and sympathy rallies around the world that organizers said drew nearly 5 million protesters in all.

Citizen sleuths’ new clue in aviation mystery

But even after the FBI shut the book on the mysterious case of DB Cooper, armchair detectives have refused to give up the search for answers. They’ve continued to investigate who this well-dressed businessman was, why he hijacked a US domestic flight 45 years ago, and how he then disappeared without a trace.

First Trump White House press briefing ends in controversy

At some point in his Presidency Donald Trump and his staff will have to stop treating the office of POTUS as an ego-stoking excercise and start governing. We are used to Donald Trump inflating the facts so as to big-himself-up, but surely his new Press Secretary has put himself in a difficult situation from the start by lying to the media from the White House rostrum at his first attempt.

Mark Steyn On Obama’s Farewell: Even Fake News Could Be True About Obama

Obama? I’ve got nothing to add to what I’ve said these last eight years. But I’ll reprise one of my favorite details from his largely fictitious biography Courtesy of David Maraniss’ new book, we now know that yet another key prop of Barack Obama’s identity is false: His Kenyan grandfather was not brutally tortured or even non-brutally detained by his British colonial masters.

A bridge to a vibrant downtown New London

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I am almost as excited about the pedestrian bridge that will provide access to the proposed National Coast Guard Museum on the city’s waterfront as I am about the museum itself. As part of the museum plans, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has pledged $20 million in state aid to construct the bridge.

Billion-$ US visa spend

Jamaicans paid over $5 billion in non-immigrant visa fees to the United States Government last year, based upon a calculation of data provided by the US Embassy here. This comes at a time when newly sworn-in US President Donald J Trump has said that he will review immigration laws in that North American country with a view to clamping down on illegal immigrants, many of whom gain entry by using non-immigrant visas and then overstay their time.