In a historic rulin… . Protesters react after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017.
Day: March 10, 2017
Japan bats away U.S. complaint on autos
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks to media during a news conference in this photo taken by Kyodo February 12, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via Japan rejected U.S. demands for more access to Japan’s car market on Friday, casting doubt over whether it can avoid friction over autos and agriculture imports at high level bilateral talks on economic relations next month.
Threats to Jewish groups in U.S. and UK linked: investigators
PanARMENIAN.Net – Scotland Yard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating more than a hundred bomb threats made to Jewish groups in the United States and Britain since Jan. 7, U.S. and UK law enforcement and Jewish community officials said, according to Reuters. Investigators said there is evidence that some of the U.S. and British bomb threats are linked.
Which Side Is Gen. Mattis On?
Aa debate over the military’s budget is emerging between defense hawks on Capitol Hill and fiscal hawks in the Trump administration. The fiscal hawks, chief among them Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney, want the next annual defense budget set at $603 billion, a 3 percent increase from the last Obama budget request.
Today in Trump: March 10, 2017
Most election forecasters found themselves in a social media buzzsaw the day after Donald Trump stunned the country with his triumph over Hillary Clinton. Major political oddsmakers had predicted a Clinton win, and famed numbers savant Nate Silver announced the day before the election, “Clinton is a 71 percent favorite to win the election.”
EPA chief unconvinced on CO2 link to global warming
The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday he is not convinced that carbon dioxide from human activity is the main driver of climate change and said he wants Congress to weigh in on whether CO2 is a harmful pollutant that should be regulated.
Brooklyn congressman recites Biggie lyrics on house floor
‘It was all a dream!’ Brooklyn congressman recites Biggie lyrics on the house floor to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the rapper’s death A New York City congressman recited Biggie lyrics on the House floor on Thursday in a tribute to the rapper on the anniversary of his death. Thursday was the 20th anniversary of the legendary Biggie Smalls’ murder, and Brooklyn Congressman Hankeem Jeffries took the opportunity to honor him on the Congress floor.
Top generals testify against proposed State Dept. cuts
The two top U.S. generals in charge of military operations in Africa and the Middle East told the Senate Armed Service Committee on Thursday proposed budget cuts at the State Department could hamper the joint departmental effort to fight extremism. “We work very closely with various agencies,” said Marine Corps Gen.
Japan, US conduct navy drill in East China Sea as – warning’ to North Korea
The Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region following North Korea’s missile tests , local media reported on Friday. The two sides launched the drill earlier this week, involving Japanese destroyers and a US Navy carrier strike group, the Sankei Shimbun daily and Kyodo News said, quoting unnamed Japanese and US government sources.
Huntsman in exile: Did appointment make way for Hatch?
For a second time, a president is sending Jon Huntsman overseas on an assignment that could block his political ambitions. President Donald Trump’s decision to tap the Republican former Utah governor as the US ambassador to Russia puts Huntsman on the sidelines the day before veteran Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his plans Thursday to run for another term in 2018.
Poll: Alpharetta democrat leading in conservative district
Georgia’s 6th district seat, which is traditionally Republican dominated, was held by Tom Price before he was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Trump administration in February. Ossoff has never held an elected position, but his online campaign titled “Make Trump Furious,” led to nearly $3 million in donations.
Trump vs. Trump: President’s credibility gap like Grand Canyon
The contradictions in both the president’s rhetoric and his approach to governing were there from the beginning of the speech. He started, somewhat oddly, by conflating the last day of Black History Month with the attacks on Jewish cemeteries and community centers across the country and saying that bigotry had no place in American life.
Australian report urges ban on foreign political donations2 min ago
An Australian parliamentary committee has recommended a ban on political donations from foreign companies and individuals. Unlike the United States and many other countries that ban foreign donations, Australian law has never distinguished between donors from Australia and overseas.
Sean Spicer, barred from Air Force One, avoids the cameras
He is the US president’s most prominent political spokesman but his high profile didn’t protect Sean Spicer from being temporarily banished from Air Force One. Spicer was among a group of Donald Trump’s senior aides who were banned from the presidential aircraft a week ago after Trump erupted in frustration at his staff during an Oval Office meeting.
Republicans retain Hackman as party chairwoman
By a vote of 59-17, Hackman was chosen Saturday by local GOP precinct committee members over fellow Republican Lisa Deaton. Other incumbent party officers who ran unopposed were also re-elected to serve another term.
Fire ravages home in Harvest
Some say it’s a big headache, others say it’s a big fix to traffic backups on one of Montgomery busiest roadways. A construction project on Chantilly Parkway is in its final stages and officials say it should make traveling the road safer.
Politics fire up late-night
Not even two months into Donald J. Trump’s presidency, and it’s clear his administration and the conservative tilt in Washington has fired up the monologues of late-night television. On Tuesday, for example, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel took a jab at the just-unveiled and much-anticipated health-care plan by House Republicans: “This is the one that’s supposed to replace Obamacare, they’re calling it the American Health Care Act.
Nominee for elections director lacks clear experience
Anson P. Bowe, the former tugboat engineer nominated for the post of Lucas County elections director, has had a variety of jobs, but little on his official record that directly relates to the job of overseeing the 140 full and part-time staffers who run elections here, a Blade investigation shows. Mr. Bowe, 53, who just transferred his address from a house in Fulton County’s Delta owned by his mother, Ann F. Mather, to a house in South Toledo owned by a friend, said he has experience in elections, managing employees, and handling financial and legal documents that isn’t necessarily spelled out in his resume.
Trump’s better ban
As written, the old order banned travel into the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, even if they had green cards. The administration backed down from that quickly, but didn’t change the text of the order.
Michigan’s indifference toward Flint continues to defy logic
You might have thought the Snyder administration would have learned trying to keep information about Flint hidden doesn’t work. Last week, state officials refused to take part in a scheduled meeting in which a team of university researchers were to present their preliminary findings about a mysterious outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Flint.