Day: January 27, 2017

Partya s abortion stance means electoral doom, predicts Democrat at March for Life

A group from Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, N.C., poses for a photo on the National Mall along with thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators who were about to march to the Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Kristen Day, director of Democrats for Life of America, says the Democratic Party is losing voters because it favors abortion rights.

Trump Is Already Damaging the Ability of the State Department to Function

Elections have consequences and among them is the fact that the new administration gets to select its own team to implement its own policies. As a State Department political appointee in the Barack Obama administration, I was under no illusion after the election that I would be asked to stick around or, painful as it may be, that the policy initiatives that my colleagues and I had championed were likely to persist.

Chicago police superintendent becomes ill at news conference

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, center, is aided by colleagues appeared to fall ill during a press conference with Mayor Rahm Emanuel at a Englewood district police station, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 in Chicago. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on Twitter that Johnson “felt light-headed” and didn’t lose consciousness.

Trump-cited study author (still) refuses to show proof of voter fraud

The author of a study that claims to show millions of illegal votes were cast in the presidential election refused to produce evidence support his allegation during a contentious and lengthy interview with CNN. In 12-minute exchange with CNN’s Chris Cuomo Friday, VoteStand founder Gregg Phillips alleged he has the names of three million individuals who voted illegally, but that he needs more time to prepare a public report to ensure accuracy and because the work is being completed by volunteers.

Trump faces media after Theresa May meeting

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to the UK. May made the announcement at the White House, where she became the first foreign leader to meet… British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to the UK.

Racist Trump Campaign Staffer To Join Education Department

Donald Trump campaign staffer who shared racist posts online will join the U.S. Department of Education, according to an internal email obtained by the Huffington Post . The news outlet reported that Acting Education Secretary Phil Rosenfelt and Jason Botel , the White House adviser for education, sent the email to department staff to announce new hires from the Trump administration.

With Trump on their side, conservatives see hope in lengthy abortion fight

Sensing a political opportunity they have not had in more than a decade, social conservatives are preparing for a lengthy fight over abortion rights that promises to widen the culture war fissures that Republicans have tried for years to bridge. Two fights loom in Washington that are galvanizing the right as it solidifies control of two branches of government and moves to dominate the third: an effort in Congress to eliminate Planned Parenthood’s federal funding and President Donald Trump’s forthcoming choice of a Supreme Court nominee.

Vice President Pence tells anti-abortion rally ‘life is winning’

Vice President Pence tells anti-abortion rally ‘life is winning’ Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators rallied and marched in Washington on Friday. Check out this story on Daily-Times.com: http://usat.ly/2kbwhWR Crowds gather on the National Mall in Washington for the March for Life and for the first time in years, abortion opponents will have all the political momentum for their annual rally Friday.

Pence fires up anti-abortion activists in Washington march

Vice President Mike Pence fired up tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington on Friday for the 44th March for Life, celebrating a political shift in their favor with the election of President Donald Trump. “Life is winning again in America,” Pence told the demonstrators on the National Mall, near where Trump was sworn in a week ago before hundreds of thousands.

Josie Gibson takes ANOTHER tumble during The Jump training

A spy’s eye view of Russia: Never-seen-before pictures of Stalin-era USSR taken by a US Army Major deported for espionage Trump welcomes his first Oval Office foreign leader as British prime minister Theresa May gets the VIP treatment – including posing beside bust of Winston Churchill The women behind Theresa May: PM will show Donald Trump exactly how important woman are with her female entourage in White House meeting EXCLUSIVE: Good Morning America host Lara Spencer heats things up in primetime as she breaks for multiple makeout sessions during three-hour dinner date in NYC Child welfare agency driver is fired after he dropped foster care girl, 4, at the WRONG house where she watched TV and ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the stranger’s living room ‘Whisper in her ear that it’s okay to go’: Carl Reiner reveals what he told actress Mary Tyler Moore’s husband the day before … (more)

Peele: Trump limiting access to government, House GOP not helping

It hasn’t take the new president long to start smashing the federal government with a hammer and telling its employees to shut up about it. The EPA, the departments of agriculture, health and human services, and interior, to name a few, have reportedly instructed employees to not send out press releases and to stop posting on social media or adding information to web sites.

Trump: ‘Very Early’ to Talk About Lifting Sanctions Against Russia

His comments came a day ahead of a planned phone call between Trump and Russian President Putin on Saturday. “As far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that but we look to have a great relationship with all countries ideally,” Trump said at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. “If we can have a great relationship with Russia and with China, and with all countries, I’m all for that.”

Proposal could resolve key death penalty issue

Lawmakers are inching toward getting Florida’s death penalty back on the books after a series of court rulings left the state without a way to condemn to death defendants convicted of capital crimes. House Judiciary Chairman Chris Sprowls on Tuesday filed a measure that would require unanimous jury recommendations for death sentences to be imposed, in response to a Florida Supreme Court ruling in October.

Students: Chancellor failed minorities on pro-white agitator

The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor’s response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student’s effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party – whose platform includes “prioritizing white supremacy values,” according to its Facebook page – has raised questions about how the university should respond and comes as the white nationalist movement as a whole has been emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner suggested Friday that the state’s attorney general might be trying to “cause a crisis” by asking a court to stop paying more than 62,000 government workers while a historic budget stalemate drags on. Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed the motion Thursday in St. Clair County, a staunch working-class Illinois suburb of St. Louis where a judge nearly two years ago ordered that withholding paychecks, even without a budget, would violate the state Constitution.

Hungary set on closer ties with Russia, U.S. – foreign minister

Hungary favours closer ties with Russia and also expects links with the United States to improve markedly under President Donald Trump, whose criticism of NATO’s strategy on terrorism it endorses, its foreign minister said on Friday. In an interview with Reuters days before Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Budapest to discuss closer energy ties, Peter Szijjarto also said the European Union’s sanctions regime against Moscow was ineffective and should be scrapped.

Miami-Dade mayor: Complying with Trump order a ‘no brainer’

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Friday that it was an easy choice for his county to follow President Trump’s executive order calling on “sanctuary cities” to comply with federal requests to detain illegal immigrants. “It really was a no-brainer, it’s a $52,000 a year issue for Miami-Dade,” he said on “Fox and Friends.”

Pennsylvanians join thousands in D.C. for March for Life: live coverage

Carole Seymour, right, of Shelton, Wash., carries a sign that reads “No More Killing” and features a sticker from the campaign of President Donald Trump as she takes part in an anti-abortion march and rally Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. An anti-abortion-rights march is taking place Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people against abortion rights are marching in Washington, D.C., Friday in hopes of overturning abortion laws they consider to be “the greatest human rights violation of our time.”

Trump’s Mexico wall delights his flock

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is taking steps toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall was welcome news for voters who say they’re glad he is following through on one of his biggest campaign promises. Trump’s renewed vow Wednesday to seize control of the border hit close to home for Peggy Davis, whose cattle ranch near Tombstone, Arizona, is about 25 miles north of the border.

Labor Sec. pick outsourced jobs

President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have so much as contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he’s sticking up for American workers who aren’t feeling the economic recovery and form his political base. But a filing with the Labor Department on CEO Andrew Puzder’s company – and a spokesman’s acknowledgement that CKE continues to use the IT operation in the Philippines – provides a window into a key contradiction raised by the nomination.

How Mexico could retaliate against the US over Trump’s border proposals

By picking a fight with Mexico, US President Donald Trump is antagonizing a strategic partner that could retaliate with a trade war and less cooperation on curbing illegal immigration, analysts say. President Enrique Pena Nieto had voiced optimism that the two countries could have good relations after Trump’s election, but his goodwill ended on Thursday as he scrapped a meeting with Trump in Washington next week.

Poll: 36% approve of Trump’s job performance

President Donald Trump enters office facing low job approval ratings and skepticism from voters, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The survey found that 36% of American voters approve of Trump’s handling of his job after his first week, while 44% say they disapprove.

The Latest: Trump criticized by former Mexican president

President Donald Trump’s senior adviser says U.S. sanctions against Russia and other issues will be on the table when the president talks by phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Friday the president will be receptive if Putin wants to have a serious conversation about how to defeat Islamic extremists.

Mayor of ‘sanctuary city’ Miami-Dade says he’ll comply with the feds

Mayors of cities across the nation sounded off Thursday in defiance of President Donald Trump ‘s executive order aimed at punishing local governments that don’t comply with federal immigration officials. But the mayor of South Florida’s immigrant hub took an entirely different stance, ordering county jails to “fully cooperate” with the federal government in light of Trump’s vaguely worded order.

Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs

President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2jEJgNy Fast-food executive Andrew Puzder is the leading candidate for the Labor Secretary job within the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the selection process.

Republicans divided over border wall as Trump era begins

Congressional Republicans leave their annual policy retreat divided over paying for President Donald Trump’s border wall, one of several thorny issues looming to trip them up as the GOP adjusts to full control of Washington. Lawmakers welcomed a speech from Trump endorsing their goals on repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama’s health care law and overhauling the loophole-ridden tax code.