Court rulings haltin… . In this 2009 photo provided by Whitman College, U.S. District Judge James Robart poses for a photo in Walla Walla, Wash.
Day: February 7, 2017
Transgender murderer moved to women’s prison, caught doing exactly what we expected
The world is upside down and nothing makes sense. In fact, the only thing that is starting to make any sense anymore is that NOTHING makes sense.
Lacey man sent to prison for molesting girl for years
A western Washington state man who pleaded guilty to molesting a girl repeatedly for years has been sentenced to less than a year in jail. The Olympian reports that 69-year-old George Steven Grinstine of Lacey was given a nine-month sentence Monday.
Justice Department tells Appeals Court to reinstate Trump’s Muslim Ban
Late on Monday, the U.S. Justice Department under the Trump administration urged a federal appeals court to reinstate the so-called President’s targeted travel ban. The DoJ said this evening that immediate action was required to ensure the nation’s safety.
Controversy as Speaker John Bercow opposes Trump address to Parliament
Commons Speaker John Bercow has become embroiled in controversy after insisting US president Donald Trump should not be allowed to address Parliament during his state visit. Mr Bercow’s extraordinary attack reignited controversy over the invitation to Mr Trump, provoking applause from MPs who oppose the US president, and drawing accusations the Speaker was “insulting” the UK’s closest ally.
Your Turn: Feb. 7
Muslim women pray towards Mecca in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church during the recent Texas Muslim Capitol Day. A reader is gratified by the outpouring of support extended to the Muslim community.
Avoid going nuclear on Gorsuch
Yes, President Donald Trump ‘s nominee for the Supreme Court , Neil Gorsuch , will be sitting in a stolen seat if he is confirmed. Yet Senate Democrats must resist sinking to the depths Republican senators did in denying the seat to an eminently qualified Merrick Garland , President Barack Obama ‘s nominee to fill the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia , who died in Texas a year ago.
Yoder appeals decision in GOP lawsuit
The attorney for Farmington Township Trustee Martha Yoder has filed a motion with the 11th District Court of Appeals challenging a decision to dismiss legal actions between her and Trumbull County Republican Party Chairman Randy Law. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge W. Wyatt McKay last year dismissed Law’s lawsuit and countersuit filed by Yoder over whether Law had the legal authority to remove Yoder as party secretary.
The future is female says Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has urged those who took place in the historic women’s marches around the world to maintain the rage. Picture: AFP HILLARY Clinton has urged those who took place in the historic women’s marches around the world to maintain the rage, in her first public comments since Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration.
Elect, don’t appoint, state schools chief
Partisan bickering and the resulting gridlock can be deeply frustrating for constituents. Nothing gets done because one side won’t recognize that the other has a good solution, or doesn’t want the other side to get any credit.
Court to hear arguments on Trump’s travel ban
The US Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court today over the fate of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, his most controversial act since taking office last month. Last Friday, US District Judge James Robart suspended Mr Trump’s ban, opening a window for people from the seven affected countries to enter the country.
‘We need strong women to step up’: Hillary Clinton’s message in new video
After Donald Trump’s inauguration, Clinton also came out in support of the Women’s March on Washington and around the world . For the first time since the US election former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton steps out of the shadows since her defeat with a powerful message for all in a video message presented at the 2017 MAKERS conference.
Hillary Clinton applauds the Women’s Marches, declares ‘the future is female’
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Hillary Clinton has declared that “the future is female” and spoken about last month’s Women’s Marches in a video created for the 2017 MAKERS conference.
‘Trump’s win made me lose weight’ – Lena Dunham
In this Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, Lena Dunham arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles. The ‘Girls’ star has been open about her dislike of the new President of the United States and claims the “devastation and hopelessness” she feels about his appointment has caused her to adopt a slimmer frame.
Voters await economic revival in a part of pro-Trump America
She tugged 13 envelopes from a cabinet above the stove, each one labeled with a different debt: the house payment, the student loans, the vacuum cleaner she bought on credit. Lydia Holt and her husband tuck money into these envelopes with each paycheck to whittle away at what they owe.
Justice Ginsburg laments partisanship at Stanford talk
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lamented partisanship in Congress during a talk at Stanford University on Monday and said she hoped it would return to an era when “it was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines.” Ginsburg did not address the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court seat vacated by the late Justice Antonin Scalia or President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which could end up before the high court.
Russia’s booming ‘Trumpomania’
The name Godless Street, a legacy of Soviet-era persecution of religion, did not sound right to some residents of this ancient Russian city. So, historian and publicist Sergei Bizyukin came up with a new one.