” A visit by President Vladimir Putin to Hungary this week reveals the vastly different reactions to Putin’s Russia in countries formerly under Moscow’s yoke, and highlights the very different challenges those countries will face in working with the new U.S. administration. On one end of the spectrum is Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government is treating Putin’s visit Thursday as a major event, and where a refurbished memorial to Soviet soldiers who died in World War II was unveiled ahead of his visit.
Month: February 2017
Eviction of Israeli settlers from illegal outpost sparks violence
Israeli policemen remove a pro-settlement activist during an operation by Israeli forces to evict settlers from the illegal outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank on February 1, 2017. Photo – Reuters Israeli policemen remove a pro-settlement activist during an operation by Israeli forces to evict settlers from the illegal outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank on February 1, 2017.
Senate panel backs Price, Mnuchin despite Democrat boycott
In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Tom Price testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing. In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Tom Price testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing.
Democrats plan action over judge
The United States Senate is heading for its most heated Supreme Court confirmation hearings in more than a decade, with both parties facing intense pressure to prevail in one of the defining political battles of President Donald Trump’s nascent term. Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s pick to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the high court, was poised to visit Capitol Hill today.
Democrats are in real danger of overplaying their hand right now
Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court Tuesday night after President Donald Trump announced Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. President Donald Trump’s first 12 days in office have been marked by controversy, division and uncertainty.
GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel
Republicans muscled through committee approval of President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and Health on Wednesday, suspending a key Senate rule in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress. Democrats boycotted a Finance Committee meeting and Republicans responded by temporarily scuttling a rule requiring at least one Democrat to be present for votes.
Trump’s Gorsuch pick assures integrity of America’s elections process
Donald Trump Trump’s Gorsuch pick assures integrity of America’s elections process Border tax sets off frenzy of lobbying Warren says she’ll oppose Trump’s Supreme Court nominee MORE ‘s pick of Neil Gorsuch to succeed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia shows the rule of law is back in style. Gorsuch considers the Constitution a document that limits the power of government, not as a mere suggestion to be argued around.
Column: A picture of American shame
The image of President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary James Mattis, signing an executive order that excludes Syrian refugees from America, is indelible.
County News: Sussex man and another charged with alleged removal of items from wreck
A Sussex man and another have been charged in connection with the alleged removal of items from a sunken Royal Navy warship in the English Channel. HMS Hermes was a protected cruiser built in the 19th century and converted into an aircraft ferry and depot ship ready for the outbreak of the First World War.
Comic Adam Hills has a ‘dig’ at Ewan McGregor’s GMB walkout
The Last Leg star joked that he would not have agreed to appear with the presenter on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain show if co-host Susanna Reid was not also on the sofa. His quip came after recording an episode of the 10th series of The Last Leg, which showed guest star David Tennant pretending to ask Ewan over the phone whether he should turn down his invitation to the show.
Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court
If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old would restore the court’s conservative majority, lost with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The court has the final legal word on many of the most sensitive US issues, from abortion to gender to gun control.
US hypocrisy on election meddling
“Although Donald Trump has taken the oath of office as president, speculation continues to swirl about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections to his benefit. The evidence that Moscow’s actions were designed to help Donald Trump is anemic.
16 suspected illegal immigrants found in lorry detained + driver arrested
SIXTEEN men discovered in the back of a lorry outside an Oxfordshire Tesco store have been detained by immigration officials and the driver arrested, police have confirmed. Thames Valley Police has now revealed that it was called by one of the men onboard who believed they had been in the back of the lorry for two days.
President Trump Has Vowed To Withhold Funding For So-Called Sanctuary Cities
The rumblings over the actions of newly-elected President Donald Trump have been on full display throughout the world over the last few weeks. Investors have handled it fairly well.
Reeling left takes heart in anti-Trump protests
Democrats and progressives shell-shocked by President Trump’s election are taking heart from the surge in popular opposition to him. Rep. Sandy Levin, an 85-year-old Michigan Democrat, said he hasn’t seen a protest movement so animated in decades.
Trump White House clashes with resistant civil servants
Tensions between President Trump and the civil service have spilled out into the open as the bureaucracy’s career employees publicly clash with their chief executive. Civil servants were always bound to be at odds with the president, who promised to drain the government “swamp.”
Bannon’s power puts Republicans on edge
Republicans on Capitol Hill are on edge over what they view as Stephen Bannon’s growing influence inside President Trump’s White House. The White House counselor’s elevation to being a permanent member of the National Security Council has deepened the debate, as has the furor surrounding Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration.
Pelosi caught on hot mic telling fellow Rep: ‘Tell them you’re a Muslim’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was heard on a hot mic instructing a fellow representative to tell the crowd he is a Muslim. Pelosi, who was attending a protest of President Trump’s temporary immigration ban outside the Supreme Court, introduced Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind.
Joaquin Castro still talking Senate
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said Wednesday he’s considering challenging Republican Ted Cruz in the 2018 Texas Senate race and that he will decide by this spring. “I said that I’ll take a look at it and I will,” Castro said.
California Commercial Real Estate Unchanged Following Election, Says…
The Winter/Spring 2017 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey, taken entirely after the November 8th election, shows no discernable economic shift, despite Hillary Clinton being the heavy favorite among state residents. The biannual survey projects a three-year-ahead outlook for California’s commercial real estate industry and forecasts potential opportunities and challenges affecting office, multi-family, retail and industrial sectors.
Did Shabbat keep Jared and Ivanka in the dark about ‘Muslim ban’ crisis?
Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner arrive at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have been called the two most influential Jews in America, owing to their proximity to Ivanka’s dad.
Morning Spin: Bring your own bag because Chicago’s bag tax starts today
Shoppers carry plastic bags from Walgreens on Nov. 16, 2016, in the Loop. The drugstore chain has said it will revert to thinner bags in 2017, when the city’s 7-cent disposable bag tax takes effect.
Democratic ‘outs’ sound thirsty for a tea party of their own
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Conway: Flynn resigned because he’d become ‘a lightning rod’
National security adviser Michael Flynn resigned following reports he misled Vice President Mike Pence about contacts with a Russian diplomat, up-ending President Donald Trump’s White House team less than a month since his inauguration. In a resignation letter, Flynn said he gave Pence and others “incomplete information” about his calls with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. The vice president, apparently relying on information from Flynn, initially said the national security adviser had not discussed sanctions with the Russian envoy, though Flynn later conceded the issue may have come up.
Demonstrators apply pressure on McClintock to resist Trump
MaryAnne and Jim Schmidt, of Tuolumne, hold signs outside the County Administration Center in Sonora as they wait for a representative of Tom McClintock. Matt Reed, a staffer for Tom McClintock , meets with Laurie Bailie, of Sonora and Nancy Wyllie, of Columbia , as they voice their concerns Tuesday morning.
Barrett defense calls first witnesses
Three .22 caliber shell casings that could fit in a rifle were found away from the location where three men were killed at a marijuana farm just outside of Mountain Ranch in October 2015, a private investigator testified Wednesday. Matt Thompson, one of eight defense witnesses called Wednesday, said they were found under grass but on top of the ground.
CROMPTON, William
CROMPTON, William “Louie” Age 92 of Dayton passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 13, 1924 in Dayton to the late, William W. and Alma M. Crompton.
Ferguson: First weeks in Congress a – fantastic experience’
Congressman Drew Ferguson, R-West Point, says he isn’t surprised by President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders in his first 100 days in office.
Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement
FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball,… . This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, photo from video provided by KXMB in Bismarck, N.D., shows cleanup beginning at a North Dakota encampment near Cannon Ball where Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents have protested for months.
Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement
FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball,… . This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, photo from video provided by KXMB in Bismarck, N.D., shows cleanup beginning at a North Dakota encampment near Cannon Ball where Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents have protested for months.
For Israeli leader, Trump brings friendship and risks
By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming White House visit aims to cement ties to a surprisingly supportive U.S. president – but it also presents a political minefield. In this handout photo made on Sunday, Sept.
US-PH team starts minting process for WWII veterans’ congressional medals
A newly created team, composed of US Mint and Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project personnel, is now working together to oversee every stage of the design process until completion. This comes barely a month after the measure that honors Filipino World War II veterans with the highest civilian award bestowed by the US government was signed into law by then-US President Barack Obama.
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch skeptical of gov’t regulations
This photo provided by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shows Judge Neil Gorsuch.
LGBT advocates scared, despite White House words on equality
“Advocates said on Tuesday they were bracing for moves by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, despite a White House statement vowing to uphold protection for LGBT people in the workplace. Trump will continue to enforce a 2014 executive order by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, barring discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working for federal contractors, the White House said.
LGBT advocates scared, despite White House words on equality
“Advocates said on Tuesday they were bracing for moves by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, despite a White House statement vowing to uphold protection for LGBT people in the workplace. Trump will continue to enforce a 2014 executive order by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, barring discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working for federal contractors, the White House said.
LGBT advocates scared, despite White House words on equality
“Advocates said on Tuesday they were bracing for moves by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, despite a White House statement vowing to uphold protection for LGBT people in the workplace. Trump will continue to enforce a 2014 executive order by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, barring discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working for federal contractors, the White House said.
Ryan stands by Trump’s executive order, offering only gentle criticism
Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday stood by President Donald Trump’s executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries, offering only gentle criticism that “regrettably, the rollout was confusing,” as House Republicans broadly embraced the measure’s mission. “We need to make sure that the vetting standards are up to snuff,” Mr. Ryan told reporters at the Capitol, saying he remained supportive of the order.
Democrats running Tea Party playbook against Trump
Senate Democrats are dispensing with talk of cooperation and preparing to fight President Trump across the board, delaying his nominees where possible and filibustering his Supreme Court pick if necessary. Despite their minority status in the Senate, Democrats are under increasing pressure from their progressive base to stand up to a president they consider authoritarian and illegitimate.
Holcomb wants to keep Healthy Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday formally requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s HIP 2.0 program to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers.
Holcomb wants to keep Healthy Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday formally requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s HIP 2.0 program to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers.