Day: February 14, 2017

President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Hoopa Valley Tribe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to supplement the Tribe’s recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 3 to January 5, 2017. Federal funding is available to the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm.

Flynn episode ‘darkens the cloud’ of Russia that hangs over Trump administration

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: The ouster of Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, caught by intelligence agencies speaking with the Russian ambassador about U.S. sanctions and then misleading administration officials about the interactions, marked the latest chapter in a months-long saga in which Trump has been unable to break free from the shadow of the United States’ longtime rival. Two advisers left the campaign amid questions about their ties to Moscow and the oligarchs that hold sway there.

FBI interviewed Michael Flynn about his talks with Russian ambassador

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Flynn departure erupts into a full-blown crisis for Trump White House

In this image made from a video taken on Dec. 10, 2015 and made available on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, US President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. Flynn, who resigned following reports that he misled White House officials about his contacts with Russia, was seen attending the 10th anniversary of the Russian television network RT in 2015 where Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech.

Trump’s people talked with Russian intelligence in year leading up to election: reports

WATCH ABOVE: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invited Russia to find and reveal classified U.S. government documents and emails belonging to the Democratic Party during an event Wednesday. Members of U.S. president Donald Trump’s campaign team and others affiliated with the then-candidate talked with Russian intelligence in the year leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Top StoryUS arrests Mexican immigrant ‘dreamer’ in Seattle

A man who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by the Obama administration has been taken into custody in the Seattle area in what could be the first case of its kind in the country. Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, was arrested Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who went to the suburban Seattle home to arrest the man’s father.

Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Michael Flynn, Kellyanne Conway

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway take their seats before the start of a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. FILE- In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the east Room of the White House in Washington for a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Michael T. Flynn: A timeline of his brief tenure

Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser on Monday night following the revelation that he had misled White House officials about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States. President-elect Donald Trump offered Flynn the post of national security adviser, elevating the retired general and intelligence officer who saw Islamist militancy as a global existential threat.

The Evacuation Order Has Been Lifted for 200,000 People Living Below California’s Threatened Dam

Nearly 200,000 Northern Californians who live downstream of the country's tallest dam were allowed to return home Tuesday after two nights of uncertainty, but they were warned they may have to again flee to higher ground on a moment's notice if hastily made repairs to the battered structure don't hold. The fixes could be put to their first test later this week with the first of a series of small storms forecast for the region.

Trump aides spoke to Russians during campaign

High-level advisers close to then-presidential nominee Donald Trump were in constant communication during the campaign with Russians known to US intelligence, multiple current and former intelligence, law enforcement and administration officials tell CNN. President-elect Trump and then-President Barack Obama were both briefed on details of the extensive communications between suspected Russian operatives and people associated with the Trump campaign and the Trump business, according to US officials familiar with the matter.

Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence

Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald Trump ‘s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former U.S. officials. U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time that they were discovering evidence that Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee, three of the officials said.

‘Morning Joe’ Calls Flynn Resignation ‘Troubling on a Deep, Global Level’

President Donald Trump tweeted praise at his young aide who spoke with Chuck Todd John Dickerson Chris Wallace and George Stephanopoulos this Sunday “She goes out and lies and you find out about those lies a couple hours later or if she’s not lying, Willie, she is – actually what I’ve heard she is – so out of the loop”. In his Talking Points Memo tonight, Bill O’Reilly reacted to the apparent confusion within the Trump administration surrounding the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

NBC: Harrison Ford Lands On Taxiway

I was listening to Unicom at my local airport in Northwest Ohio when I heard the following exchange between two jets on the ramp …… Pilots should be wary when operating close to the boundaries of Class B airspace, the FAA said recently in a Safety Alert for Operators…. In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat. VFR into IMC events have a distressingly high fatality rate.

Suit over artifact looting case suicide rejected on appeal

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management didn’t use excessive force when armed agents dressed in body armor arrested James Redd in 2009. The judges declined to overturn a lower-court decision that tossed the lawsuit after a judge found the presence of federal agents in SWAT-like gear wasn’t unreasonable.

Utah tourism promotes Bears Ears despite state opposition

Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a resolution earlier this month from the Legislature calling on President Donald Trump to repeal the designation by President Barack Obama during his final weeks in office. Herbert and others say they want to ensure the lands in southeastern Utah are used for a mix of purposes, including development, drilling and mining.

The Canadians leave town, just before a tornado of turmoil hits Washington

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assured his U.S. counterpart over the phone that there might be 10,000 problems that land on his White House desk – and Canada won’t be among them. Trudeau had barely left Washington and the cheer of a drama-free day was swiftly overshadowed by an incoming storm of palace intrigue, back-stabbing, leaks, international incidents and a spying scandal that rocked Donald Trump’s White House.

Ap Fact Check: Democrats cite fake tweet to condemn Flynn

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined at right by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, calling for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, including when Trump learned that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian diplomat.

President Trump coming to North Charleston Friday for Boeing 787-10 roll-out

President Donald Trump walks up the steps the steps of Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign stop Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Walterboro, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign stop Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Walterboro, S.C. His North Charleston visit comes one year to the day after then-candidate Trump blasted Boeing for its plans to build a manufacturing facility in China.

Pence learned about Flynn concerns 11 days after Trump: report

Mike Richard Pence Dem rep: ‘Conspiring’ with Russia the ‘very definition of treason’ Pence learned about Flynn concerns 11 days after Trump: report Pence swears in VA, Small Business Administration heads MORE did not learn about the Justice Department warning regarding former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn until 11 days after President Trump, Flynn resigned late Monday, amid revelations he had discussed sanctions against Russia with the country’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the transition. Pence and other Trump administration officials previously denied that Flynn had done so, with the vice president defending the national security advisor on CBS in January.

Vehicle used by suspects in armed robberies

The victim of a romance scam describes how she was duped out of $2 million by an online suitor she has never met. Christine Beining, a special agent in the FBI’s Houston division, describes how scam artists use internet sites to prey on lonely men and women to get to their money.

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join…

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council agreed on Tuesday to join the legal battle against President Donald Trump ‘s executive order prohibiting refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The order was blocked temporarily last week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

If the future is female, then what about our boys and men?

In an increasingly angry and divided America, where every word is dissected and every statement scrutinized, the newest phrase to attract passionate response was uttered by a woman who has not been seen much since the election. “Despite all the challenges we face,” Hillary Clinton told a cheering crowd in a video statement released at AOL’s 2017 MAKERS conference a few days back, “I remain convinced that yes, the future is female.”

Report: Obama Allies Worked Behind Scenes To Discredit Flynn, Save Iran Deal

Allies to former President Obama and former Obama administration officials worked for months to secretly undermine now-former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the national media and salvage the Iran nuclear deal, the Washington Free Beacon is reporting . Flynn, a longtime critic of the Iran deal, resigned Monday night following reports that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about the details of his phone call with the Russian ambassador during the transition.

Gun Test: Remington R51 Gen 2

In July of 2016 Remington reintroduced one of the most controversial firearms ever manufactured. The R51, originally released in 2014, was first met with a lot of anticipation because it was a lightweight, compact, +P capable, single action, 9mm handgun, built on a metal frame, with a very low bore axis, and a contoured profile optimized for concealed carry.

GOP Lawmakers Scramble To Reach Consensus On Obamacare Repeal And Replacement Plan

GOP lawmakers have yet to reach a consensus on how to move forward with replacing President Barack Obama’s landmark health care legislation, which is leaving some anxious it might not happen. While a number of members are pushing for parts of the replacement language to be attached to the reconciliation bill, which only requires a simple majority in the Senate, critics fear the continual discussions are leading to paralysis.