In this Nov. 10, 1997, photo, a U.S. flag refracted in water drops on a car windshield in Gorham, Maine.
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‘We’ve got to deal with facts’: CNN’s Pamela…
CNN anchor Pamela Brown kicked Pres. Donald Trump’s spokesman Jeffrey Lord to the curb on Sunday in a panel discussion of Trump’s wild accusations that former Pres.
When it comes to Trump’s speech, liberal pundits and gullible press do us a disservice
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Words matter.
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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate ‘her’stories, and shine a spotlight on ‘she’roes.
10 Things to Know for Monday
President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2017, from a trip to Florida. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2017, from a trip to Florida.
Alabama city re-enacts march that sparked “Bloody Sunday”
People run from two men dressed in fake police attire during the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2017. Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
The Latest: Dems seek details of communications about Russia
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, and the committee’s ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., leave after talking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017, following a briefing with FBI Director Jim Comey about Russian influence on the American presidential election.
FBI asked Justice Department to refute Trump’s wiretapping claim
The FBI asked the Justice Department on Saturday to refute President Donald Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Trump’s phones last year, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The FBI made the request because such wiretapping would be illegal, since the President cannot just order the eavesdropping of a U.S. citizen’s phones, the sources said.
Oklahoma legislator’s questionnaire asks Muslims: ‘Do you beat your wife?’
Three Muslim students who wanted to talk with an Oklahoma state legislator about Islam were told to fill out a questionnaire first, said a state leader of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “Do you beat your wife?” said one question on the form Rep. John Bennett’s assistant gave them.
Rep. Richmond apologizes for Conway remarks
Rep. Cedric Richmond apologized to White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday night for making crude remarks at a Washington dinner last week about a photo showing Conway on her knees on an Oval Office sofa. “After a discussion with people I know and trust, I understand the way my remarks have been received by many,” the Louisiana Democrat said in a statement.
The Search For Trump’s Smoking Gun
Much of the pre-election alliance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is hidden in plain view . We know that Putin resented Obama’s Russia policy and feared a harder-line Hillary Clinton presidency even more.
HR 370 Repeal Affordable Care Act
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes.
New Interior secretary overturns lead ammo and tackle ban on his first day
New Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took a shot at unraveling Obama-era regulations during his first day in office last week, reversing a last-minute ban on lead bullets and tackle on federal lands. Dan Ashe, former director of the U.S. Department of Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service, signed Order No.
METALS-London copper supported by dollar, supply concerns
London copper edged up Monday as prices found support from protracted disruptions at the world’s two biggest copper mines, and a decline in the recent strength of the dollar. * London copper rose 0.3 percent to $5,937 a tonne by 0017 GMT, after closing a tad softer in the previous session.
Australians are addicted to antibiotics: a modern fetish without a long-term plan
The recent discovery by Australian scientists of a protein responsible for multi-drug resistant bacteria was hailed as a huge step forward in the global fight against superbugs.But while such medical discoveries are vital, understanding the social, economic and political contexts of our reliance on antibiotics and chronic misuse is an equally important part of this fight. ‘Nightmare’ superbug arrives in US Health officials have reported the first case in the US of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic.
Comey asks Justice Department to reject Trump’s wiretapping claim
FBI Director James B. Comey asked the Justice Department over the weekend to publicly reject President Trump’s assertion that Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Trump’s phones, senior US officials said Sunday. Comey has argued that the highly charged claim is false and must be corrected, they said, but the department has not released any such statement.
Some Marines under probe for sharing secretly taken nude photos of servicewomen
A U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard stands under a Marine Corps emblem in Jupiter, Florida, in 2014. The Defense Department is investigating reports that some Marines shared naked photographs of female Marines, veterans and other women on a secret Facebook page, some of which were taken without their knowledge.
Futures fall amid North Korea missiles, Trump wiretap talk
U.S. stock index futures fell on Sunday amid news of North Korea’s firing of four ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump’s accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him. FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016.
Comey wants Justice Department to reject Trump wiretap claim: NYT
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence welcomes FBI Director James Comey watched by Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy and U.S. President Donald Trump during the reception for law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington Jan. 22. Comey considers Trump’s accusation that former President Barack Obama tapped his phones to be false, The New York Times reported Sunday. FBI Director James Comey considers President Donald Trump’s explosive accusation that Barack Obama tapped his phones to be false, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false Trump’s accusation of Obama wiretap at Trump Tower is disputed Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: http://usat.ly/2n2Vfp8 James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump’s phones. WASHINGTON – Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said Sunday he would have known and that there were no wiretaps at Trump Tower or against Donald Trump or his campaign during his tenure.
U.S. confirms avian influenza in Tennessee chicken flock
FILE PHOTO: The Avian influenza virus is harvested from a chicken egg as part of a diagnostic process in this undated U.S. Department of Agriculture handout image. Erica Spackman/USDA/Handout/File Photo via FILE PHOTO: A Centers for Disease Control scientist measures the amount of H7N9 avian flu virus which was grown and harvested in an unnamed CDC laboratory in 2013.
Trump’s charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory
President Trump, who this weekend tweeted claims that he’d been wiretapped by his predecessor, boards Air Force One in Florida on his way back to Washington on Sunday. The president’s accusation Saturday that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had tapped his phone “during the very sacred election process” escalated on Sunday into the White House’s call for a congressional investigation of that evidence-free claim.
Investigating You Investigating Me
The White House showed no indication that it would back down from Mr. Trump’s claims. On Sunday, the president demanded a congressional inquiry into whether Mr. Obama had abused the power of federal law enforcement agencies before the 2016 presidential election.
GOP unity on Trump and Russia looks fragile
Questions about Russian influence over the presidential campaign have united Democrats in pursuit of President Trump, while Republicans are defending him warily. The president escalated the partisan war of words this weekend when he alleged that his predecessor, former President Obama , may have wiretapped Trump Tower during the campaign.
Sen. Susan Collins’ meatloaf recipe in cookbook
The cookbook is compiled with humor by former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni and correspondent Jennifer Steinhauer. It’s entitled, “A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes – From Mom’s to Mario Batali’s.”
Mike Pencea s lighthearted roast – and defense of – the press, annotated
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Vice President Mike Pence was the highest-ranking government official in attendance Saturday night at the Gridiron dinner, an annual gathering of Washington’s top political journalists. As he has with the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, President Trump declined his invitation to the Gridiron event.
Afghan family with U.S. visas detained at Los Angeles airport – filing
U.S. agents unlawfully detained an Afghan family of five at Los Angeles International Airport and have been holding them for several days in California, according to legal papers filed in federal court in California by human rights lawyers. The father, mother and three small children were granted Special Immigrant Visas because family members risked their lives to defend the U.S. government overseas, said the filing from lawyers with the International Refugee Assistance Project, a legal aid group for refugees and displaced persons.
Montana Democrats picking candidate for congressional seat
Democrats from across Montana converged in the capital Sunday to nominate a candidate to fill the state’s only congressional seat, vacated by Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the U.S. Interior Department. About 150 delegates were choosing from eight candidates, including two legislators and several political newcomers, to represent the Democratic Party in a special election May 25. “I come here not as a career politician rising through the ranks,” said Rob Quist, a well-known entertainer.
Hoyer, who spoke with a statue last week, calls Trump ‘detached from reality’
The second-ranking House Democrat charged that President Trump’s unproven accusation former President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign shows that the president is divorced from reality. The allegations outlined in a Trump tweet on Saturday “paint a picture of someone obsessed with conspiracy theories and detached from reality,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the House Minority Whip, in a statement Sunday.
Nigerian Officials Declined British Forces Offer to Rescue Kidnapped Chibok School Girls
Boko Haram Islamists abducted some 200 Christian teenage girls late at night, from their school dormitories in northeastern Nigeria in 2014. The girls have been missing for over a week.
Get Your Kid Ready For Little League Season With This One-Day Deal On Equipment
It’s March. The smell of baseball is in the air. Spring Training baseball is actually televised, and the World Baseball Classic starts tomorrow.
Fake News From the AssociatedPress on FISAgate
The Associated Press purports to give us the latest news on FISAgate. There is one item of actual hard news: the House Intelligence Committee will investigate.
Barbra Streisand: – Donald Trump IsMaking Me Gain Weight’
Singer and actress Barbra Streisand once promised she would leave the United States if Donald Trump were elected president – instead she is drowning her discontent in syrup and pancakes. This weekend on Twitter the entertainer blamed her weight gain on Trump-induced pancake consumption.
Schumer on Trump claims:Either way, the president is in trouble
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Sunday raised questions about President TrumpA s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower before the election…”And either way, Chuck, the presidentA s in trouble. If he falsely spread this kind of misinformation, that is so wrong,” Schumer said…”On the other hand, if itA s true, itA s even worse for the president,” Schumer said.
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For the second consecutive day, President Donald Trump launched his weekend morning with some Twitter blasts aimed at Democrats – and the White House followed that up with a call for an investigation of the Obama White House. Several minutes later, Trump chimed in again, this time with a dig at President Barack Obama referring to a statement Obama made as he was running for a second term in 2012: “Who was it that secretly said to Russian President, “Tell Vladimir that after the election IA ll have more flexibility?” @foxandfriends” For better or worse, Trump has made Twitter his forum this weekend for At first blush, the news about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions looked bad.
Former Obama spokesman: Trump – working very hard’ to distract from – growing scandal’
Smith told KNEB News that proper v… — Police in New York City are investigating possible vandalism of a predominantly Jewish burial ground in Brooklyn.A few tombstones were overturned at Washin… — Democratic Sen. Al Franken said President Trump’s assertion that former President Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower during the 2016 election c… Talking to a production agriculture crowd visiting his home state, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway was right at home as he told thousands of farmers he was d… CONCORDIA, Kan. – The Western Nebraska Community College went 2-1 in the first day of the Cloud County tournament on Saturday in Concordia, Kansas.
Wyoming’s wolves could soon be shot on sight
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stripped wolves of their federal protections. The ruling allows the state to reintroduce its 2011 wolf management plan, which treats wolves as vermin.
King trolls Trump’s wiretapping tweets
After the US president accused his predecessor of wiretapping, author Stephen King mocked Donald Trump with a list of possible Obama conspiracy theories. The horror-novelist imagined another set of terrifying possibilities that the former president was behind after Trump claimed in a series of tweets that his New York building was tapped before the election.
Trump wants Congress to look into wiretap claims
President Donald Trump wants Congress to look into whether the Obama administration tapped his phones leading up to the election. Trump’s claim, which he outlined in a string of tweets , is entirely unproven, and neither he nor the White House have offered any evidence to back it up.
Trump hasn’t bashed the media in 7 days
President Trump’s Twitter feed last week was filled with attacks on a number of familiar names, from Senator Chuck Schumer and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Barack Obama. Trump last tweeted negatively about the media Feb. 26, when he slammed a new ad campaign from the “failing” New York Times.