President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, hoping to cement the Court’s extreme right-wing bias for a generation to come. For almost a year Republicans refused to consider President Obama’s nominee, well-respected mainstream Judge Merrick Garland.
Day: February 3, 2017
Pelosi – “we’re capitalists, and that’s just the way it is”
Pelosi in a rigged CNN “Town Hall Meeting” was forced to defend her belief in capitalism as the solution for the crisis in US and the world A Town Hall meeting on CNN with Nancy Pelosi went viral when Trevor Hill, a student at NYU ditched his pre-written question and instead asked Congresswoman Pelosi about the left-leaning tendencies of millennials: A Harvard University poll last May showed that people between the ages of 18 and 29, not just Democrats and not just leftists, 51% of people between 18 and 29 no longer support the system of capitalism. That’s not me asking you to make a radical statement about capitalism.
‘Sanctuary cities’ bill advances in Texas, despite outcry
A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor says investigators have received a significant number of tips related to the case of a boy allegedly raped by several men, including one dressed in a fox costume Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor says investigators have received a significant number of tips related to the case of a boy allegedly raped by several men, including one dressed in a fox costume Betsy DeVos has cleared a major hurdle in the Senate to become the next education secretary despite vigorous … (more)
Kellyanne Conway on Bowling Green – massacre’: I meant – terrorists’
Kellyanne Conway on Bowling Green ‘massacre’: I meant ‘terrorists’ Kellyanne Conway used the inaccurate phrase to defend President Trump’s refugee ban. Check out this story on waukeshanow.com: http://usat.ly/2k32Y5F Kellyanne Conway, President Trump’s former campaign manager and now an adviser in his administration, pushed back Friday against claims she defended the White House’s refugee ban with an assertion that appears to be factually indefensible.
Senate Pulls 6:30 am Vote to Rebuke Dems and Advance Betsy DeVos
Educations Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos will be receiving a full Senate vote and is likely to be confirmed after Republicans advanced her nomination in a 6:30 am vote on Friday. Senators convened at the unusual, early hour – 6:30 a.m. ET – because of Democratic stalling tactics that reflect their unhappiness with Trump’s cabinet picks and the overall confirmation process.
Trump to order review of Dodd-Frank, potentially impacting CFPB, Cordray
President Donald Trump will order a sweeping review of the Dodd-Frank Act rules enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis, a White House official said, signing an executive action Friday designed to significantly scale back the regulatory system put in place in 2010. The move could have major implications for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was established under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Senate braces for fight over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
With President Donald Trump nominating Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court this week, Senate Republicans are now bracing for the cost of the bill for successfully blocking former President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Democrats are digging in, planning to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination.
Higher Education Bubble Update: Could Trump Cut Off Funding from Uc…
The violent protests at UC Berkeley that ran Milo Yiannopoulos off campus were probably the best public relations gift the young administration has received to date. They also gave the President an opportunity to do what he does best: Exploit a political disconnect between elites and the median voter and then make an outrageous suggestion via a spontaneous tweet designed to send his opponents into fits of hysteria that would discredit them further.
John Morgan, Jack Latvala testing waters in governor’s race
Speculation about contenders for the 2018 campaign for governor picked up steam Thursday, as trial attorney John Morgan continued to flirt with a bid and a powerful state senator said he might join the fray. In a visit to Tallahassee, one almost certain to stoke talk that he will run for the state’s highest office, Morgan told reporters he was in no hurry to make up his mind.
Appellate court says Uber drivers are independent contracts, not employees
Siding with the San Francisco-based technology giant, a Florida appeals court Wednesday upheld a decision by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that Uber drivers are independent contractors – not employees – and therefore not eligible for unemployment benefits. The unanimous decision by the three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals stems from an unemployment claim filed in 2015 by Darrin McGillis, who spent five months as an Uber driver before the company dropped him.
Family Research Council Applauds Pres. Trump’s Focus on Religious …
Contact: J.P. Duffy or Alice Chao, Family Research Council , 866-372-6397 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2017 / Christian Newswire / — Yesterday morning, President Trump, in his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast , said, “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely without fear and retribution. I will do that.
House votes to overturn Obama rule on natural gas ‘flaring’
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President Sirleafa s Favored Citizens: Monrovia-Landlords
Favoritism or Special Interest! President Dwight Eisenhower, in his farewell speech, on 01/17/1961, warned Americans about many issues such as protecting special interest. In Liberia, the warning about special interest came by way of three separate violent actions: the Rights and Rice Demonstration on April 14, 1979; the military coup on April 12, 1980; and the fourteen-year civil war launched on December 24, 1989.
US hiring accelerates and more people begin looking for work
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON – U.S. employers stepped up hiring last month, adding a healthy 227,000 jobs, and more Americans began looking for work, a sign that President Donald Trump has inherited a robust job market. January’s job growth was the best since September, and it exceeded last year’s average monthly gain of 187,000, the Labor Department said Friday .
Trumpa s Determination To Cut Aid To Corrupt And Rogue Regime Around The World
I have been warning the Liberian government that U.S. President Donald was about you cut off the American taxpayers’ free money pipeline to corrupt and rogue regime around the world. That governments around the world that depend on American free money needed to adopt new measures to be financially self-sufficient in running their countries.
Elizabeth Warren to Trump’s $285 million Goldman Sachs man: Recuse yourself
Elizabeth Warren is not cool with the eye-popping $285 million Gary Cohn is collecting from Goldman Sachs on his way to becoming President Trump’s top economic adviser. The Democrat from Massachusetts sent Cohn a letter on Friday questioning the “astonishing windfall,” and it’s impact on the former Goldman Sachs exec’s ability not to “play favorites” when he makes decisions about the economy.
Treasury Department announcing sanctions against Iran Friday morning
The Treasury Department is expected to announce sanctions against Iran Friday morning, according to a source familiar with the matter. The additional sanctions are expected to be in response to Iran’s ballistic missile test Sunday.
Chelsea Clinton knocks Kellyanne Conway: ‘Please don’t make up attacks’
Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s daughter, took a shot at Kellyanne Conway on Twitter Friday, faulting the top Trump adviser for citing a non-existent “massacre” to defend the President’s travel ban. “Very grateful no one seriously hurt in the Louvre attack or the Bowling Green Massacre.
Treasury sanctions Iran after ballistic missile launch
President Donald Trump’s administration enacted new sanctions on Iran Friday, the first concrete action after the White House put Tehran “on notice” this week. The Treasury Department said it was sanctioning individuals and companies connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force.
First on CNN: Vice President Mike Pence to attend Super Bowl
Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday in Houston, two administration officials and a third source familiar with Pence’s travel told CNN on Friday. Pence will be the fourth sitting vice president to attend a Super Bowl.
Iran bans travel of US wrestlers in response to Trump order
The White House is following up its declaration of putting Iran “on notice” by preparing new sanctions for test-firing a ballistic missile The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile test Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are struggling with jammed phone lines as constituents call with complaints or praise or just questions in the era of Trump Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are struggling with jammed phone lines as constituents call with complaints or praise or just questions in the era of Trump A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation A state Senate panel has approved a so-called sanctuary cities bill that would withhold state money from local jurisdictions … (more)
DeVos clears Senate hurdle toward becoming ed secy
Betsy DeVos’s embattled nomination for education secretary cleared another hurdle in the Senate on Friday as Republicans overpowered fierce resistance from Democrats. Senators voted 52-48 to cut off debate in an early-morning session, setting the stage for a final confirmation vote next week on President Donald Trump’s nominee.
U.S. jobs report to show if Trump era began with strong hiring
The first U.S. jobs report to be released since Donald Trump became president will reveal whether growing confidence among businesses fuelled an accelerated pace of hiring in January. Economists remain watchful.
Navy investigating convoy’s display of Trump flag
The Navy is investigating the display of a Donald Trump campaign flag by the lead vehicle in a military convoy. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday the Navy has repeatedly warned sailors against appearing to endorse candidates while on the job.
Asia Stocks Fall Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data as China Reopens Lower
Asian shares fell as Chinese stocks declined when trading resumed after a week-long break while investors wait for a U.S. nonfarm payrolls report later Friday that could indicate the timing of rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index reversed a two-day gain, with materials and industrial shares the biggest drag.
AP source: US preparing new Iran sanctions over missile test
The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, U.S. officials say, in the first punitive action since the White House put Iran “on notice” after it test-fired a ballistic missile. Up to two dozen Iranian individuals, companies and possibly government agencies could be penalized as part of the move, expected as early as Friday, said the officials and others with knowledge of the decision.
Employers Fear GOP Health Overhaul Could Damage Job-Based Insurance
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long promoted what he calls his “Better Way Plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act. But Republicans in Congress have yet to coalesce around any of several approaches to replacement.
he’LL Be Visiting Dover Often:
Planning for the final assault on Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State’s caliphate, had been grinding on for more than seven months. There had been dozens of meetings of President Barack Obama’s top national security team, scores of draft battle plans and hundreds of hours of anguished, late-night debates.
Trump moves toward a tougher line on Israeli settlements
President Donald Trump is warning Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Still, the White House made clear Thursday that the Trump administration “has not taken an official position on settlement activity,” departing from previous administrations that have considered the settlements illegitimate.
Fairfield Woman Turns Into A Tireless Anti-Trump Dynamo
To say Lisa Boyne is energized – and more than a little enraged – by Donald J. Trump’s presidency is an understatement. Boyne – who organized the Women’s March for Connecticut, drawing an estimated 5,000 like-minded people to a Jan. 21 rally in Stamford – says she’s not resting on her laurels because she believes the country’s values are under attack.
Israeli settler group brushes off Trump settlement warning
A corrections union official says the guard killed at Delaware’s largest prison saved his colleagues’ lives by warning them that the inmates had set a trap A corrections union official says the guard killed at Delaware’s largest prison saved his colleagues’ lives by warning them that the inmates had set a trap Texas Republicans eager to reinforce President Donald Trump’s call for a crackdown on illegal immigration have begun their push to deny state money for local jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate Texas Republicans eager to reinforce President Donald Trump’s call for a crackdown on illegal immigration have begun their push to deny state money for local jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate Federal judges on opposite coasts are due Friday to hear legal arguments defending President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries Federal judges on … (more)
Make 50 the New 60
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer isn’t a happy warrior. He loves the spotlight, but everyoneA s paying more attention to his colleagues Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
John McCain, Meddling Busybody
ArizonaA s gift to the rest of the United States — a man who apparently never met a comrade he didnA t want to double-cross — keeps on giving: Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he spoke to the Australian ambassador to express support for the nationsA relationship after a heated call from President Trump. “I called Australia’s Ambassador to the United States this morning to express my unwavering support for the U.S.-Australia alliance,” McCain, whoA s frequently criticized Trump, said in a statement.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long promoted what he calls his…
Through years of acrimony over the relative merits of Obamacare, one kind of health insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable: Employer-sponsored plans. Job-based medical plans still cover more Americans than any other type, typically with greater benefits and lower out-of-pocket expense.
Betsy DeVos nomination on thin ice
Billionaire philanthropist and public education backer Eli Broad is urging senators to vote against President Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, saying she is “unprepared and unqualified for the position.” Broad writes in a letter to senators that if DeVos were confirmed, “much of the good work that has been accomplished to improve public education for all of America’s children could be undone.”
Protesters March at Congressman Huizenga’s Office
A demonstration was held outside the Grandville office of Congressman Bill Huizenga’s office. Several dozens protested the Zeeland lawmaker’s support for President Trump’s executive order on immigration.
Majority of Americans want Barack Obama back as President: Poll
Less than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, a majority of Americans want Barack Obama back as President with a significant percentage of voters already thinking that the real estate tycoon-turned-politician should be removed from office, according to a new poll. It has not taken long for voters to miss the good old days of Obama with 52 per cent saying they would rather have him as President, to only 43 per cent who are glad Trump is at the helm, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling.
Trump to order review of Dodd-Frank, halt Obama fiduciary rule
Former U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Washington, July 21, 2010. President Donald Trump will order a sweeping review of the Dodd-Frank Act rules enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
Mattis warns NKorea against any attack on US or its allies
In an explicit warning to North Korea, U.S. Defense Sec… . U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo salute during a welcome ceremony for Mattis at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.
Democrats Try to Reconcile Positions on Travel Ban, 2015 Measure
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., was one of the members of Congress who voted for the SAFE Act but says President Donald Trump’s order goes further. Virginia Democrat Gerald Connolly was among many elected officials at Washington Dulles International Airport who wanted to speak to detainees after President Donald Trump issued an executive order that severely restricted travel from seven majority-Muslim nations.