Washington a Senate leaders heralded Sen. Orrin Hatch on Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, while the Utah Republican turned the love-fest moment into a pitch to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and give him “a little bit of leeway for him to make some verbal mistakes.” As of Thursday, Hatch, who first took office on Jan. 3, 1977, had served 40 years, one month and six days, surpassing the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska as the longest-serving Republican senator.
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Violent protesters block Berkeley talk by Breitbart editor
The University of California at Berkeley is bracing for major protests against Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos on the last stop of a tour aimed at defying what he calls an epidemic of… Protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire prompting University of California at Berkeley officials to cancel a talk Wednesday by a polarizing editor of Breitbart News out of safety concerns Some Maine sixth-graders are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill that would make it easier for residents to keep hedgehogs as pets Some Maine sixth-graders are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill that would make it easier for residents to keep hedgehogs as pets The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog are set to announce whether the rodent will predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog are set to announce … (more)
White House aims tough talk at foreign leaders
President Donald Trump’s administration sent the same unyielding diplomatic message on multiple fronts Wednesday, making it clear that the president and his team are using the same blunt talk with world leaders that he used last year to rally crowds on the campaign trail. Sharp words for Iranian and Mexican leaders stood as early manifestations of Trump’s promise of a tougher American approach to nations who don’t align with U.S. goals and values.
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If confirmed, the 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch would be the youngest justice on the court and could be shaping decisions for decades. Senate Republicans stood united behind President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, bracing for a bitter, weeks-long fight with Democrats over a conservative judge similar in philosophy to the late Justice Antonin Scalia Shulkin is in line to be the lone ex-Obama administration official serving in Trump’s Cabinet amid a conservative push to privatize several government services and fierce partisan battles over Trump’s other Cabinet nominees.
Mayor: Obamacare Repeal Could Leave 220K Uninsured in Philly
Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says a repeal of the act without replacement will leave more than 200,000 people uninsured in the city of brotherly love.
Outside groups set tactics to put Trump pick on Supreme Court
Conservative groups are finalizing their strategy for a multimillion-dollar campaign to help get President Trump ‘s Supreme Court nominee confirmed. The Judicial Crisis Network is spearheading the effort with plans to spend $10 million on what the groups have dubbed “the most robust operation in the history of confirmation battles.”
Trump supporters say they are happy with immigration order
Don’t talk about airport protests in Trump Country. In the places that propelled now-President Donald Trump to the White House, the president’s fans couldn’t be much happier with his executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries.
How Trump’s Supreme Court pick could tilt abortion, unions and affirmative action
Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last February, the Supreme Court has been evenly divided between Democratic appointees and Republican ones. This has resulted in occasional deadlocks and many narrow decisions.
Top Justice official fired
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers earlier in the day to not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world.
Banks seeks repeal of device tax
Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, is leading a group of House freshmen who are urging the permanent repeal of the federal tax on medical devices.
OMG! More Liberal #FakeNews – Claim of Trump Anti-LGBT Bill Is Complete Crap
With everything the left has already been claiming about the Trump Administration, it is surprising to see that they have not all keeled over from heat attacks. But, they keep on going.
BOOM! New Acting Attorney General Orders Justice Department To Defend …
In the span of just a couple of hours, President Trump fired a weak acting Attorney General and named her replacement. Dana Boente is the new acting Attorney General until Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed.
Anti-immigrant legislation likely to run in House Education committee Tuesday
The Arkansas United Community Coalition , a nonprofit that advocates for immigrant rights in Arkansas, is saying on Facebook that a piece of legislation targeting immigrants on college campuses is likely to come up for a vote in the House Education committee Tuesday morning. HB 1042 , sponsored by Rep. Brandt Smith , would “prohibit sanctuary policies at state-supported institutions of higher education.”
The Latest: New leader orders Justice to ‘do our sworn duty’
Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega… . People opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
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Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don’t worry – anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! During a protest over the weekend, Black Lives Matter called for white people to give them their possessions and then proceeded to call for “killing people,” and “killing the White House.”
Democrats Float Plan to Lose the House For a Generation
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Stick to your list, Mr. President
President Trump might not have won the Nov. 8 election had he not published a list of conservative judges from which he promised to pick his nominee to the Supreme Court . There is no sign that the president, who will make his nomination Tuesday evening, is having second thoughts.
‘White privilege’ essay contest ruffles upscale coastal town
In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, a woman walks near shops in downtown Westport, Conn. A town-sponsored essay contest on the topic of white privilege has stirred controversy in the affluent, overwhelmingly white town on Connecticut’s shoreline.
Who is Justice Dept. veteran Sally Yates?
JUNE 28: Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. Volkswagen has agreed to nearly $15 billion in a settlement over emissions cheating on its diesel vehicles.
Rep. Keith Ellison: – If They Can BanMuslims, Why Can’t They Ban Mormons…?’
Rep. Keith Ellison: ‘If They Can Ban Muslims, Why Can’t They Ban Mormons…?’ Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Rep. Keith Ellison said President Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is “a religiously based ban,” and “if they can ban Muslims, why can’t they ban Mormons.” “It is a religiously based ban, which is something that our — our Constitution says Congress shall make no law establishing a religion or abridge the free exercise thereof.
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The flurry of anguished news stories and protests surrounding President Trump’s executive action temporarily suspending “immigrants and non-immigrants” from “countries of particular concern” appears to be part of a coordinated PR effort financed by left-wing billionaire George Soros. Rather than a complete “Muslim ban” as promised during the campaign, TrumpA s executive order contains moderate refugee restrictions, similar to those that have been implemented by President Obama.
Trump fires acting AG; new AG rescinds order
JUNE 11: Andrew G. McCabe , Assistant Director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office speaks while flanked by Dana J. Boente ,U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after a hearing in federal court June 11, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia. Officials announced that earlier today 17-year-old Virginia high school student Ali Shukri Amin pleaded guilty to helping a classmate travel to Syria in hopes of joining ISIS.
Term limits come naturally in Raleigh
The trees may be taller, there may be a new porch or a repainted house, but there’s enough physical similarity to evoke old memories. It’s when you see strangers mowing your old lawn or getting the mail from Mrs. Flanagan’s mailbox that you feel like a stranger.
Logs: Trump supporters targeted nearly as much as Hillary Clinton backers
Contrary to expectations, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s hate crime hotline drew nearly as many complaints from backers of President Trump as it did from Hillary Clinton supporters in the first two weeks after the election, a Herald review found – with some using the phone number to troll Healey about her proposed assault weapons ban. Records for the first two weeks, released in response to a Herald request, show 21 complaints from people reporting threats or harassment from Trump supporters, while 15 people called to report incidents targeting Trump supporters, a review showed.