A few days old, having come in the wake of Elizabeth Warren’s attack on Jeff Sessions, but worth watching. He understands this issue as only a man who made dick jokes about his presidential primary opponent possibly can.
Day: February 9, 2017
EDITORIAL: The rant that failed
The Democrats in the U.S. Senate threw everything they could find at Jeff Sessions, including an occasional kitchen sink, but it was not enough. Rant as they might, the mild-mannered senator from Alabama, was nevertheless confirmed by a vote of 52 to 47. One Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, broke from the mob to vote to confirm him.
Drudge Report Distancing Itself From Trumpism – Sign of Scary Times
That was then – that is, before the White House decision-making and other antics started getting scary. Now, like more and more former supporters of Trumpism, the Drudge Report is distancing itself from The Donald.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the…
The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the jury with defense team Cara Tangaro, Brad Anderson and Scott Williams in Judge Elizabeth Hruby-MIlls courtroom in Salt Lake City Wednesday Feb. 8 for the first day of his public corruption trial . The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the jury with defense team Cara Tangaro, Brad Anderson and Scott Williams in Judge Elizabeth Hruby-MIlls courtroom in Salt Lake City Wednesday Feb. 8 for the first day of his public corruption trial .
Sonoma City Council hears calls for – sanctuary city’
The Sonoma City Council, shown here in December, heard multiple pleas Feb. 6 to place consideration of declaring Sonoma a ‘sanctuary city’ on an upcoming agenda. The typically local-focused Sonoma City Council took a turn toward national politics on Monday when several community members used the public comment period at the beginning of the session to call for city officials to declare Sonoma a sanctuary city.
Surly crowd of 600-plus attends U.S. Rep. Amash’s second packed town hall
As U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, walked out onto the school auditorium stage, hundreds of eyeballs were fixed on him. Amash chose City High Middle School because the auditorium seats 595, more than double the capacity of the auditorium that packed in a standing-room-only crowd at his January town hall.
Rep. Jared Polis urges RTD to finish rail line to Boulder, Longmont
Rep. Jared Polis on Thursday urged the Regional Transportation District to take the $134 million it expects to save for refinancing $300 million in federal loans related to Denver’s Union Station project and put it toward completing the rail line that would connect Denver to Boulder and Longmont.
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Politicians, professors and President Trump weighed in following a federal appeals court’s ruling that refused to reinstate Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Politicians, professors and President Trump weighed in following a federal appeals court’s ruling that refused to reinstate Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
Birdies, pars and diplomacy: Trump and Abe to play golf
In this Dec. 29, 2016, photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures on a golf course in Chigasaki, west of Tokyo. If they stick to schedule, Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump will spend more time on the fairway… .
US aircraft carrier looks to join Seoul-Washington military drill
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier made a port call in Guam on Friday in what could be a preparation to take part in an annual joint military drill between South Korea and the United States slated for March, a military source said. A possible mobilization of the nuclear-powered carrier for the upcoming Key Resolve exercise is aimed at deterring North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, it added.
Fudge: Misdirected Anger At Obama Led To Trump’s Win
Democratic Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge alleged that fear-mongering, not President Donald Trump’s economic message won him the election. Fudge said Democrats have been losing blue-collar voters over time and Trump managed to tap into their anxieties, which she feels gave him an edge with that demographic.
The Latest: Kansas GOP nominates Estes for US House seat
Kansas Treasurer Ron Estes is the Republicans’ pick as their nominee for a special election to fill the Kansas congressional seat formerly held by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Estes and his wife both were delegates at Thursday’s party convention to choose a nominee.
Republican US Rep. Amash’s town hall gets contentious
Hundreds of people packed a Grand Rapids school auditorium for the chance to pose, and in many cases shout, questions to Republican U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan. The meeting Thursday evening lasted well past its scheduled one-hour duration as the fourth-term congressman fielded 20-plus queries from the crowd.
New Zealanders race to save whales after 400 stranded
New Zealand volunteers formed a human chain in the water at a remote beach on Friday as they tried to save about 100 whales after… . Whales are stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.
MOGA fashion label creates headscarf made from raw meat
‘THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!’ Furious Donald Trump tweets that he’ll appeal San Francisco court’s ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after pointing his gun at a cop Hillary Clinton was ‘replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss’ as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward CNN’s Chris Cuomo apologizes for saying being called ‘fake news’ as a journalist is the equivalent to someone using the ‘n-word’ as a racial slur Alexa really IS everywhere: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos admits he has installed smart AI speakers in every room in his house Driver dies after his semi-truck is blown off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel by 40mph winds into the frigid waters below ‘His death was sudden and peaceful’: Matthew Badger, the … (more)
White House playing cleanup
With one tweet early Thursday morning, Trump complicated any attempt Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch might have been making to build support among Senate Democrats who will be crucial to his confirmation. In a series of meetings on Wednesday, senators said Gorsuch told them he found Trump’s recent tweets critical of the judiciary “disheartening” and “demoralizing.”
‘Capitulation’: Clive Hamilton exits Climate Change Authority, blasts Turnbull
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Looming climate catastrophe?: A Rapidly Warming Arctic Could Loose a …
The latest, from a blog called Arctic News , warns that by 2026 — that’s just nine years from now — warming above the Arctic Circle could be so extreme that a massively disrupted and weakened jet stream could lead to global temperature rises so severe that a massive extinction event, including humans, could result. This latest blog post, written by Arctic News editor Sam Carana, draws on research by a number of scientists , who report on various feedback loops that will result from a dramatically warmer north polar region.
Flight Operations
Navy Petty Officer Morgan Jackson signals to an AV-8B Harrier to launch on the flight deck of the USS Makin near the Persian Gulf, Feb. 10, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin M. Langer The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
Alabama Congresswoman gets a retweet from President Trump
It appears President Donald Trump liked what Alabama Rep. Martha Roby had to say about the confirmation of U.S. Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions.
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A federal appeals court says the U.S. government hasn’t shown a likelihood it will succeed in appealing to reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban. A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
U.S. appellate court to rule on president’s travel ban
The motions panel of a U.S. federal appellate court is ready Thursday to rule whether to lift or continue a temporary restraining order imposed by a lower court judge against the travel ban in a presidential executive order. Three judges sitting on the motions panel of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco, heard oral arguments Tuesday pertaining to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump that bars entry into the United States by nationals of Iraq , Syria , Iran , Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen .
Trump’s senior aid under fire for publically endorsing Trump daughter’s business
Kellyanne Conway, a Counselor to U.S. President Donald Trump, came under fierce criticism Thursday for promoting the brand of Ivanka, Trump’s daughter, on television. “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff is what I would say, I’m going to give a free commercial here: go buy it today everybody, you can find it online,” Conway said while giving an interview to TV network Fox.
A Bit More on Up-or-Down Votes
As I noted earlier today , Democrats’ threats to filibuster Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court conflict with their statements last year that the Constitution requires an up-or-down vote on any Supreme Court nomination. Senator Bill Nelson said last year , for example, that senators have a “very serious constitutional responsibility that I take seriously, to record a vote on a presidential nominee for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.”
A look at judges who refused to reinstate Trump’s travel ban
In this Sept. 18, 2014, file photo, Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland, right, gestures while questioning Barry Bonds’ attorney, Dennis Riordan, before an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
EU top diplomat discusses Russia, Iran nuclear deal with Tillerson
In their first meeting, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and Ukraine, the EU said in a statement. Mogherini is in Washington on Thursday and Friday, for the first time since Donald Trump became president.
U.S. appeals court upholds suspension of Trump travel ban
‘s order filed by the states of Washington and Minnesota. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely determine the case’s final outcome.
House Ethics Democrat calls on Chaffetz to probe Trump
Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., called on House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, to investigate President Trump ‘s potential business conflicts of interest. “I think it would be something that is relevant and I think it is something that is long overdue,” the former top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee told MSNBC Thursday.
Appeals court keeps block on Trump’s immigration ban
A federal appeals court decided to keep in place the temporary restraining order halting President Trump ‘s immigration ban as other proceedings move through the lower courts. “We hold that the government has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal, nor has it shown that failure to enter a stay would cause irreparable injury, and we therefore deny its emergency motion for a stay,” the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
House Oversight Committee calls for ethics review of Kellyanne Conway …
The House Oversight Committee has asked the Office of Government Ethics to investigate White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway’s endorsement of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line on national television, writing in a letter Thursday: “Conway’s statements appear to violate federal ethics regulations.” “Conway’s comments clearly violate the ethical principles for federal employees and are unacceptable,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s top Democrat, wrote in their letter to the Office of Government Ethics.
FILE — From left: Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and his wife Baraa,…
From left: Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and his wife Baraa, who were allowed to enter the country after a federal judge blocked key parts of President Trump’s immigration ban, walk with her father, who met them at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Feb. 7, 2017. A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of President Donald Trump’s order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Arizona mother deported to Mexico in immigration action
An Arizona mother of two who lived in the United States for more than 20 years was deported to Mexico on Thursday, becoming one of the first to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States, her attorney and family said. Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, 36, was taken to Nogales, Mexico, on Thursday morning by U.S. immigration staff, her attorney Ray Ybarra-Maldonado told a news conference.
FBI admits no arrest warrant signed when Duane Ehmer was arrested, contrary to agent’s testimony
FBI agents admit in court papers that they had no arrest warrant at the time they took Duane Ehmer into custody at a checkpoint outside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 27, 2016, contrary to an agent’s testimony earlier this week. It wasn’t until the day after Ehmer’s arrest that a federal magistrate judge signed a criminal complaint against Ehmer based on an FBI agent’s probable cause affidavit.
Losing Bob Costas as NBC Olympics host is a loss for viewers: Bill Livingston
Bob Costas spoke so movingly of Mickey Mantle in his eulogy at Mantle’s funeral in 1995 that the image Costas evoked will forever endure. It was of the Mick, powerful, but wounded, blond, but darkened by demons, running around the bases in the days when we Baby Boomers were young.
The Latest: Trump tweets ‘See You in Court’ after ruling
Gwendalynn Roebeke, left, is among dozens of people at a travel ban protest at the University of Colorado in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Gwendalynn Roebeke, left, is among dozens of people at a travel ban protest at the University of Colorado in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
US Court Refuses To Reinstate Trump’s Travel Ban
US Court Refuses To Reinstate Trump’s Travel Ban – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports – KOTV.com The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals announced it will not reinstate President Trump’s 90-day ban on travelers from seven countries: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. The government had asked for a stay of a temporary restraining order that suspended the implementation of the travel ban.
Experts mull religious freedom, tolerance in US, abroad
Speaking at a forum on tolerance, the former U.S. religious freedom ambassador said complaints about religious freedom problems in this country pale in comparison with atrocities faced by religious minorities abroad. Rabbi David Saperstein, who recently ended his tenure at the U.S. State Department, said he takes seriously “tough issues,” such as abortion and gay rights, that have divided Americans who emphasize religious or civil rights.
Tom Perez Scores an Own Goal in DNC Contest
While barnstorming through Kansas in his bid to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee, former Labor secretary Tom Perez conducted a tad too much outreach to those who supported and still mourn Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign: “We heard loudly and clearly yesterday from Bernie supporters that the process was rigged, and it was. And you’ve got to be honest about it.
GOP Oversight Chair Calls Conway Promoting Ivanka’s Brand ‘Unacceptable’
Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz leads the House committee tasked with combating corruption in the federal government. Last month, Chaffetz released a list of 43 issues his committee will be taking on this year.
Trump slams Blumenthal, says ‘misrepresented’ Gorsuch comments
U.S. President Donald Trump says Senator Richard Blumenthal had misconstrued private comments from U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and told a reporter to ”ask Senator Blumenthal about his Vietnam record that didn’t exist after years of saying it did.’ ‘ Rough Cut .