The son of a United States Senator and a former vice presidential candidate was one of six people arrested in a violent protest Saturday inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Twenty-four-year-old Linwood “Woody” Kaine, son of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, was one of a group of protesters who disrupted a rally in support of President Donald Trump.
Day: March 9, 2017
Irish-American politicians call for NI special envoy
The co-chair of the Irish-American grouping in the US Congress has called on President Donald Trump to appoint a new special envoy to Northern Ireland. Massachusetts congressman Richard Neal said that this was a “critically important period of US-Ireland relations” and that he was urging President Trump to appoint an envoy.
County leads join political efforts to ban toxic chemical from refineries in Torrance and Wilmington
The county Board of Supervisors, prodded by increasing political and regulatory efforts to protect public health and safety, endorsed proposals Wednesday to ban highly toxic hydrofluoric acid from the two South Bay refineries that use the chemical. That has prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to propose banning the chemical by year’s end .
News | Legalizing Marijuana is “Throwing Gasoline” on Addiction…
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy spoke with GoLocal LIVE on Wednesday about efforts in Rhode Island once again to legalize marijuana – and what he said is the country’s crisis of addiction, and why he is opposed to marijuana legalization. “We’re going though an epidemic of addiction and depressionand we’re in the midst of the rollback the biggest expansion of healthcare coverage that benefits people with mental illness [and] addiction, and this was the first time the ever got coverage,” Kennedy told GoLocal’s Kate Nagle on Wednesday.
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The s… . FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2017 file photo, a security camera warning sign is seen at the Muslim Association of Hawaii in Honolulu.
Obama’s Snowflakes
As President Trump focuses on jobs, Barack Obama’s oddness as a President is thrown into relief. How little we heard about jobs during Obama’s two terms — not even jobs in the inner city.
ISIS Trading in Antiquities and People
With the Jewish holiday of Purim approaching, it is incumbent upon all decent people — whatever their religious persuasion — to fully understand that ISIS jihadists are the lineal descendents of the cruel and ancient Amalekites with their bestial destruction of people. In fact, “[i]n rabbinic literature , the reasons for the unusual eternal remembrance of Amalek are the following: Amalek is the irreconcilable enemy and it is forbidden to show mercy foolishly to one wholly dedicated to the destruction of Israel.
Dismantling America’s Destructive ‘Fourth Branch’ of Government
Every American learns in grade school of the three-part structure of the U.S. government: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In The Federalist Papers , No.
Obama Used the Presidency, so should Trump
The front page of the Washington Post on Wednesday showed a charming picture of a gaggle of school kids on a White House tour excited by a surprise appearance by President Trump. The Post is overtly hostile to Trump, but editors find it hard to resist good photos of happy, bright-eyed children.
Gov. Walker visits Jewish community center amid threats
On Wednesday, Gov. Scott Walker visited a Jewish community center in the Milwaukee area which has been evacuated three times in the past five weeks because of bomb threats. The governor toured the community center in Whitefish Bay and pledged support, including extra intelligence resources and manpower, calling the bomb threats “a form of domestic terrorism.”
WikiLeaks says Central Intelligence Agency hacked Samsung “smart” TVs
Asked about the latest dump by WikiLeaks – which claims the documents detail how the Central Intelligence Agency can hack into a variety of items, from cellphones to televisions – Spicer pointed out that the alleged theft occurred during the end of the Obama administration. “But the significance of Year Zero goes well beyond the choice between cyberwar and cyber-peace”.
White House Names A Communications Head, Takes Pressure Off Spicer
If any women working in the White House wanted to walk out today and pressured, threatened, or otherwise told not to, you know where to reach us . Spicer was later asked whether Trump still loves Wikileaks as he said during the presidential election when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was targeted.
Trump asks Congress to probe wiretap charge against Obama, FBI disputes claim
“It’s all rather shocking to me that a sitting president would make this kind of an allegation about a former president without any proof whatsover”, she said. The source claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation director is upset that Trump’s tweets on the issue attempt to make it appear as if the agency acted improperly.
Republicans push ahead on Obamacare repeal over howls from conservatives, Democrats
Although other Republican presidents have also adopted the policy, Trump broadened the scope to all global health assistance, “which may encompass as much as fifteen times more federal funding than previous Republican administrations’ versions of this policy”, the six senators wrote in the letter , which was seen by Reuters. Waters has gone so far as to say that her “greatest desire” is to lead President Trump, “right into impeachment”.
RBI opposes terms of $1.18-billionTata-Docomo accord in Delhi High Court
Following the RBI’s objection to the settlement terms between Tata Sons and DoCoMo on Wednesday, the Delhi high court asked the apex bank whether it has the power to overrule an global arbitral award and whether its permission is even required when Tata Sons is willing to pay the money. Both companies in a joint filing to the court last week had said that they want an out-of-court-settlement and were ready with blueprint of a mutual agreement.
Iran under increasing isolation
With each passing day Iran is experiencing further international and regional isolation, with a growing number of countries voicing concerns about Tehran’s policies. Barack Obama leaving office signaled the beginning of the end of a “golden era” for Iran, and a major shift in the balance of power and political tones.
Sam Bee: Trump Wiretapping Claim Is Nuts
Samantha Bee is back, just in time for International Women’s Day. And she wasn’t ready to forget that unexpectedly “presidential” speech Trump made last week.
Repair, don’t repeal
After years of demanding a nix and a fix of President Obama’s signature legislation on health insurance, a Republican president and Congress are finally getting their chance. House Speaker Paul Ryan.