The two men met at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday after Pence pledged “unwavering” commitment to NATO and vowed that President Trump will “hold Russia accountable.” Bono, who called the Vice President “the second busiest man on Earth,” thanked Pence for voting twice to pass the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – once in 2003 when introduced by George W. Bush and then to renew it in 2008.
Day: February 19, 2017
Now Javid claims fury is just based on ‘myths’
Inside the $11m Kim Kardashian heist crime scene: Chilling images emerge of a gag used to silence star and ripped tape used to bind her as suspects are filmed at a cafe three miles from Paris hotel I did NOT make up a terror attack in Sweden! Trump cites Fox News report as he hits back in feud with Scandinavian nation and insists he was talking about immigration ‘Take it seriously’: White House chief of staff says Trump wasn’t kidding when he called the press ‘the enemy of the American people’ It’s open season on illegal immigrants: Trump declares that ANYONE in the US illegally can be deported, regardless of whether they’ve committed a crime Does Trump have ‘cabin fever’? Report claims the President is complaining that living cooped up in the White House is giving him headaches Fears for troubled pop idol David Cassidy as he appears on stage ‘drunk’ struggles to remember his songs, … (more)
Zakaria: ‘Rocking-Horse Presidency’ Has Done ‘Hardly Anything’
President Donald Trump is running a “rocking-horse presidency” and has “hardly done anything” other than giving us “the circus,” CNN host Fareed Zakaria claimed Sunday. “The first few weeks of the Trump administration have been an illustration of that line from the writer Alfred Montapert: Do not confuse motion with progress, a rocking horse keeps moving but does not make progress,” the “Fareed Zakaria GPS” host “We are witnessing a rocking-horse presidency in which everyone is jerking back and forth furiously; yet, there is no forward movement.”
Joint Region Marianas: federal hiring freeze not a furlough
A hiring freeze memorandum issued last month is holding up more than 100 civilian positions here on Guam. Just days into his presidency, President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in the executive branch.
Point-blank with Cope North 2017 military exercise
Cope North 2017 is officially underway. It’s one of the largest military exercises in the Pacific Region, as Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Vargas told KUAM News, “This exercise gives us the opportunity for us air force to not only integrate with our brothers and sisters from the marines and the Navy, but it also gives us a unique opportunity for us to share our tactics, techniques and procedures with our friends and allies from Japan and Australia.”
Gov. Sununu On His Budget, Voter Fraud Claims, Cultivating 21st Century Education System
N.H. Republican Governor Chris Sununu reinforced his support for President Trump, even as he acknowledged during a recent Exchange interview that certain matters could have gone more smoothly in recent weeks. On President Trump’s allegations of widespread fraud involving busloads of voters coming to New Hampshire to sway the election, Sununu appeared highly doubtful but also unwilling to criticize the President — as other prominent Republicans and Democrats have done.
Va. Democrats to challenge GOP state lawmakers in each district Clinton won
People in Arlington, Va., pack the Metro en route to the Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington. Demcorats say the march has helped fuel high interest in running for office.
Takeaways From Japan’s Export, Import Numbers
Japan slumped into a larger-than-expected deficit as exports rose less than expected, with the Lunar New Year weighing on trade in January. Principal Global Investors Chief Global Economist Bob Baur weighs in and also discusses global trade.
Mongolia Reaches Agreement With IMF
Mongolia reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a three-year program that includes a $440 million loan package as part of a $5.5 billion bailout to help the north Asian country with looming debt repayments. IMF Mission Chief to Mongolia Koshy Mathai explains the agreement on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
Japan’s Exports Increase Less Than Forecast in January
Japan slumped into a larger-than-expected deficit as exports rose less than expected, with the Lunar New Year weighing on trade in January. Japan tends to have a trade deficit in January due to the lunar new year celebrations in some of Japan’s biggest trading partners, such as China and South Korea.
Japan’s Exports Increase Less Than Forecast in January
Japan slumped into a larger-than-expected deficit as exports rose less than expected, with the Lunar New Year weighing on trade in January. Japan tends to have a trade deficit in January due to the lunar new year celebrations in some of Japan’s biggest trading partners, such as China and South Korea.
Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care
President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo his boss’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple accomplishments in the first few weeks of the Trump presidency.
Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care
President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo his boss’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple accomplishments in the first few weeks of the Trump presidency.
What today’s leaders could learn from those we honor on Presidents’ Day
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events PRESIDENTS’ DAY may seem somewhat contrived, an attempt to work a three-day weekend into the month when our two greatest national leaders were born, with the goal of making February a little more tolerable. But somewhere under the annual glut of ads for improbable bargains, there’s real meaning to the day, especially in this year of rancor, division and shameless deceit.
What today’s leaders could learn from those we honor on Presidents’ Day
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events PRESIDENTS’ DAY may seem somewhat contrived, an attempt to work a three-day weekend into the month when our two greatest national leaders were born, with the goal of making February a little more tolerable. But somewhere under the annual glut of ads for improbable bargains, there’s real meaning to the day, especially in this year of rancor, division and shameless deceit.
Against warnings from China, the U.S. Navy sets out for South China Sea
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Ex-officials: Israeli leader spurned secret peace offer
Israel’s prime minister turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former American officials confirmed Sunday, in apparent contradiction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated goal of involving regional Arab powers in resolving Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Netanyahu took part in a secret summit that Kerry organized in the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba last February and included Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
Ex-officials: Israeli leader spurned secret peace offer
Israel’s prime minister turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former American officials confirmed Sunday, in apparent contradiction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated goal of involving regional Arab powers in resolving Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Netanyahu took part in a secret summit that Kerry organized in the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba last February and included Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
USA Gymnastics inaction leads to bill establishing protocol for reporting sexual abuse
Larry Nassar, 53, the longtime team physician for U.S. gymnastics, was arrested in November on charges of sexually assaulting a child in Michigan and indicted a month later on federal charges of possession of child pornography. More state and federal charges are likely, as dozens of other women have come forward in lawsuits alleging Nassar violated them during exams.
USA Gymnastics inaction leads to bill establishing protocol for reporting sexual abuse
Larry Nassar, 53, the longtime team physician for U.S. gymnastics, was arrested in November on charges of sexually assaulting a child in Michigan and indicted a month later on federal charges of possession of child pornography. More state and federal charges are likely, as dozens of other women have come forward in lawsuits alleging Nassar violated them during exams.
The Silly Sweden Flap
The liberal media’s war on the Trump administration has become comical in its monomania. The latest skirmish is over this riff from Trump’s triumphant speech in Melbourne, Florida: Here’s the bottom line.
Trump administration drafts plan to aggressively detain illegal immigrants
The US Department of Homeland Security has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the US illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. The memos dated February 17 seek to implement President Donald Trump’s broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration.
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The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the US illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. Kelly outlines plans to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand on the priority list for immigrants marked for immediate removal and enlist local law enforcement to help make arrests, according to a person briefed on the documents, who confirmed the details to The Associated Press.
FAA: Small plane that left Republic Airport crashes in N.J.
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Rep. Blumenauer’s disingenuous commentary (Letter to the editor)
The author writes that Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., doesn’t like Donald Trump, that’s “obvious. He thinks he is erratic and raises questions about his mental and emotional capacity to be the President.”
Reince Priebus: Take Trump’s Claim That The Press Is The ‘Enemy Of The State’ Seriously
Steve M. summed up the game the Trump administration is playing to discredit the so-called “dishonest media,” a.k.a. trying to discredit any and all media outlets that don’t want to act as a propaganda arm and cheerleader for this fast moving train wreck perfectly here : 1. Wait for a draft memo of a proposal to be leaked to the press. 2. Refuse to comment when asked about the draft.
Carl Bernstein: Trump’s Press Attacks ‘Worse Than Nixon’
“Never forget,” he tells national security advisers Henry Kissinger, above, and Alexander Haig in a conversation on December 14 1972, “the press is the enemy, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy, the professors are the enemy, the professors are the enemy.
‘Worth Fighting And Dying For’: Lindsey Graham Warns Trump Not To Attack Free Press
Republican Senator: “it’s just not the administration that’s got problems, Republicans in the House and Senate have problems” pic.twitter.com/HOeSUyboC0 Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday rebuffed President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the judicial branch of government and the media. Appearing on Face the Nation , Graham argued that Trump was undermining American values by calling the media an “enemy of the people” and attacking judges for striking down a travel ban aimed at Muslim countries.
A Letter to Mr. Medford of South Carolina
I read about your opinions in an article in the February 18th New York Times Sunday Review. It seemed like you wanted progressives to understand and respect your point of view, which is understandable, but I think the reverse is true, too.
Examining College Endowments Per Pell Recipient
One of the most-discussed higher education policy proposals from President Donald Trump has been a proposal to tax the endowments of wealthy colleges that are seen as not using enough money on financial aid. Key Trump supporter Rep. Tom Reed has introduced legislation requiring colleges with endowments over $1 billion to spend at least 25% of all investment returns on financial aid, much to the chagrin of wealthy colleges.
Canadian Border Town Worries About ‘Confrontations’ After …
A municipal authority in Manitoba, Canada is concerned about the influx of dozens of “asylum seekers” who showed up to border town of Emerson Sunday morning . “I’m scared, the bigger the numbers – if we don’t have enough officials, someone is going to slip through the crack because there’s so many people to process,” Reeve Greg Janzen, a municipal authority, told CBC News .
John McCain slams President Trumpa s attacks on the media: a We need a free pressa
Sen. John McCain slammed President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media this week by noting dictators “get started by suppressing free press.” It was a startling observation from a sitting member of Congress against the President of the United States, especially considering McCain is a member of Trump’s party.
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Chelsea Clinton wanted to know another word for horrifying to comment about how bad she felt that an illegal alien was arrested while in court seeking a protective order against her abusive boyfriend. Chelsea wanted to show her deep concern for women, so she asked for another word for horrifying to describe the arrest.
February 20, 2017: Seeking a solution
Seeking a solution With regard to “Did Trump nix the 2-state solution?” , the assertion that then-president Bill Clinton “wed the Israelis and Palestinians to the notion that the only resolution to the conflict is a two-state solution” flies in the face of historical factuality. The 1993 Oslo Accords did not require a sovereign Palestinian-Arab entity.
Face the Nation transcript February 19, 2017: Priebus, Graham, Nunes, Cummings
JOHN DICKERSON, CBS HOST: Today on FACE THE NATION: Plagued with personnel problems and drowning in damaging leaks to the press, President Trump goes back to being candidate. One month into office, President Trump held a campaign rally last night in Florida.
Aide says senators want materials saved for Russia probe
The Senate Intelligence Committee has sent formal requests to more than a dozen organizations, agencies and individuals, asking them to preserve all materials related to the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues, according to a congressional aide. The committee chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and its vice chairman, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., sent letters Friday, the same day committee members received a classified briefing from FBI Director James Comey.
Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care
President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo his boss’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple accomplishments in the first few weeks of the Trump presidency.
Trump’s national security candidates promised autonomy
FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. National Security Advisor Retired General Keith Kellogg arrives for a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton arrives for a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., December 2, 2016.
FM Chips Yes. Mandate No Way
Pai this week argued that people want to listen to the radio on their smartphones and said that as more and more people are able to, demand for activated FM chips will grow. So despite Pai’s calls for expanding the use of radio on smartphones, this is an issue that may continue to be deadlocked for some time.