U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins has asked new West Virginia Transportation Secretary Tom Smith to prioritize much-needed, long-delayed highway projects throughout the Third Congressional District.
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A gourmet Texas inn reboots the cowboy way
For generations, city slickers have lived out their Old West fantasies on Texas dude ranches. But the newly updated Inn at Dos Brisas, halfway between Houston and Austin, offers much more than dusty cattle drives and campfire cookouts.
The Latest: Trump criticized by former Mexican president
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser says U.S. sanctions against Russia and other issues will be on the table when the president talks by phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Friday the president will be receptive if Putin wants to have a serious conversation about how to defeat Islamic extremists.
Tim Kaine: We’re in the new age of information warfare and we’re losing
When asked to comment on the Russians hacking the election, President Donald Trump has said it’s time for our country to “move on.” In a way, he’s right.
Mayor of ‘sanctuary city’ Miami-Dade says he’ll comply with the feds
Mayors of cities across the nation sounded off Thursday in defiance of President Donald Trump ‘s executive order aimed at punishing local governments that don’t comply with federal immigration officials. But the mayor of South Florida’s immigrant hub took an entirely different stance, ordering county jails to “fully cooperate” with the federal government in light of Trump’s vaguely worded order.
Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs
President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2jEJgNy Fast-food executive Andrew Puzder is the leading candidate for the Labor Secretary job within the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the selection process.
Republicans divided over border wall as Trump era begins
Congressional Republicans leave their annual policy retreat divided over paying for President Donald Trump’s border wall, one of several thorny issues looming to trip them up as the GOP adjusts to full control of Washington. Lawmakers welcomed a speech from Trump endorsing their goals on repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama’s health care law and overhauling the loophole-ridden tax code.
Trump eyes an H-1B visa aimed at ‘best and brightest’
President Donald Trump is considering a new way of distributing the H-1B visa to ensure they go to the “best and brightest.” The phrase “best and the brightest” has long been used by tech industry groups to champion the H-1B program.
She’s back in Washington, and she’s eager to pick up where her dad left off.
She moved into a house in Jackson Hole, not far from her parents, Dick and Lynne; she bought a horse for her 13-year-old daughter; and she began laying the foundation for a Senate run. But in the rush to jump-start her political career, Cheney neglected to inform the man she was angling to replace – Mike Enzi , her father’s fly-fishing buddy and the state’s senior senator.
Joel Embiid had the perfect response to his NBA All-Star game snub
Joel Embiid has been the NBA’s best story by far this season, both on and off the court. But as fans found out Thursday night, none of that mattered to coaches in the Eastern Conference, who denied the Sixers phenom a trip to this year’s All-Star game .
DC’s March for Life to highlight gains by abortion opponents
Wade” U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in Wa… . FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, file photo, people walk past Capitol Hill and the Supreme Court in Washington, during the March for Life 2016, the annual rally held on the anniversary of 1973 ‘Roe v.
Republicans divided over border wall as Trump era begins
Congressional Republicans leave their annual policy retreat divided over paying for President Donald Trump’s border wall, one of several thorny issues looming to trip them up as the GOP adjusts to full control of Washington.
In need of allies, Trump and Britain’s Theresa May to meet
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps off her plane upon her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. May will meet President Donald Trump on Friday.
‘Fatal Vision’ doctor claims innocence in family’s slaying
A former Army surgeon who has always insisted he was wrongly convicted of slaughtering his pregnant wife and their two young daughters nearly 50 years ago won’t give up, even if his latest appeal fails to clear his name, his lawyer says. Jeffrey MacDonald is “going to keep fighting and will continue to maintain his innocence until the end of his days,” Attorney Hart Miles said after a hearing at the 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals on Thursday.
DC’s March for Life to highlight gains by abortion opponents
For the first time in years, abortion opponents will have all the political momentum when they hold their annual rally Friday on the National Mall. The March for Life, held each year in Washington to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, will have one of its biggest-name speakers in years: Vice President Mike Pence.
Mexico’s Richest Man Carlos Slim Just Called a Rare Press Conference
Mexico’s Richest Man Carlos Slim Just Called a Rare Press Conference – Mexican mogul Carlos Slim, who was attacked by President Donald Trump during his election campaign but who later met with the U.S. leader in Florida, on Thursday called a press conference for Friday amid growing tensions between the two nations.
US Political Divide Seeps Into Football, Super Bowl
A New England Patriots fan holds a sign referring to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, head coach Bill Belichick and President Donald Trump during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game between the Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 22, 2017. Not even the grandest of American sports spectacles is immune to the nation’s deep political divisions.
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U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House science panel, said in a speech on the House floor that it is better to get news directly from President Donald Trump than from the news media.
Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs
President Donald Trump ‘s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have so much as contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he’s sticking up for American workers who aren’t feeling the economic recovery and form his political base. But a filing with the Labor Department on CEO Andrew Puzder’s company – and a spokesman’s acknowledgement that CKE continues to use the IT operation in the Philippines – provides a window into a key contradiction raised by the nomination.
How Mary Tyler Moore Hurt America for Generations
Is it just me . . . or are you tired of hearing about Saint Mary Tyler Moore? What did she do that was so great or important for America? Nothing.
Political football: For some, Super Bowl reflects US divide
Patriots fans have spent nearly two full seasons being reminded of the close friendship between President Donald Trump and their team’s three top figures – owner Robert Kraft, star quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick. As the Super Bowl approaches, that has put the typically united Patriots Nation at odds over how hard to celebrate a team chasing its fifth Super Bowl win under Brady and Belichick.
Questions abound after Trump says tax will pay for wall
” President Donald Trump is promising Mexico will pay for his massive border wall. On Thursday, his administration finally suggested how: a 20 percent tax on products imported from south of the border.
Bloomberg View: Markets don’t care about alternative facts
The new White House got into a petty argument during its first week in office over the smaller crowd at President Donald Trump’s inauguration versis Barack Obama’s eight years ago. “We have alternative facts,” said Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway.
GOP leaders: Bill to build wall will cost up to $15 billion
Congress will move legislation this year providing up to $15 billion to build a wall along the Mexican boundary, Republican leaders said Thursday. But they would not say how they’d prevent the massive project from worsening federal deficits, and were meeting resistance from GOP lawmakers.
Editorial: Fighting back
One in three Canadian women over the age of 16 will be the victim of sexual assault in their lifetimes. Many cases are never reported to the police or even other family members.
Donald Trump and Theresa May: Another ‘special relationship’?
The close relationship between US and British leaders dates back to Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, but how the long-standing “special relationship” will fare under US President Donald Trump’s isolationist administration and UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit Britain is still in question. May will be the first foreign leader to meet with President Trump on Friday.
In need of allies, Trump and Britaina s Theresa May to meet
President Donald Trump is set to meet his first world leader since taking office – British Prime Minister Theresa May, a friendly ally who hopes to nudge the populist president toward the political mainstream. The visit Friday comes a day after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called off his own trip to Washington, planned for next week, amid wrangling over who will pay for Trump’s planned wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump’s visit to Britain could happen around June: London police chief
U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom could happen around June, the outgoing chief of London’s Metropolitan Police said on Thursday. Speaking on an LBC radio show, police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe said: “I think President Trump is coming around June.”
The Simplest Path to Repealing and Replacing Obamacare
As 2016 came to a close, Republican congressional leaders believed they had a basic idea of how they were going to repeal and replace Obamacare. But in the new year, this sense of a broad consensus has collapsed.
Pearl Harbor Navy salvage diver dies at 103
Ken Hartle, who as a Navy diver during World War II had the grim task of retrieving bodies from ships sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, has died Ken Hartle, who as a Navy diver during World War II had the grim task of retrieving bodies from ships sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, has died The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side The March for Life has become a familiar ritual in Washington after more than four decades, but this year, abortion opponents have political momentum on their side Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first week in office, the Iowa voters who helped him capture the state and the presidency last November give the president high marks for reversing eight… Far from the cacophony enveloping Washington in Trump’s first … (more)
Finicum family, Bureau of Land Management still tangling a year after standoff
Ten months after her husband was killed in a standoff with the federal government, Jeanette Finicum was driving her cattle to their winter range in Northern Arizona when she received a message from the Bureau of Land Management : Keep off. She was told she could not pasture her cows on the grazing allotment she inherited upon the death of her husband, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, even though she had turned in her application and written a check for fees and fines before making the 50-mile trek.
Alternative Foreign Policy Fact
Michael Barone attempts to calm our tempers with a soothing lullaby of an argument . Adopting a tone diametrically opposed to President Trump’s combative us vs. them rhetorical approach, Barone makes a clever argument that at the heart of Trump’s America First-ness is a healthy respect for our collective self that takes into the concerns of ordinary folks.
Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell said in an interview with The Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions to the agency’s workforce – currently about 15,000 employees nationwide.
Trump administration pulls back on HealthCare.gov ads
President Donald Trump is making his first appearance before Republican House and Senate members since taking office to address lawmakers at their annual policy retreat President Donald Trump’s determination to wall off America’s border with Mexico triggers a diplomatic clash as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports and Mexico’s president abruptly scraps next week’s trip to Washington President Donald Trump’s embrace of Guantanamo Bay as a jail for terror suspects represents a repudiation of an Obama administration philosophy that captured militants should be processed in the American criminal… President Donald Trump’s embrace of Guantanamo Bay as a jail for terror suspects represents a repudiation of an Obama administration philosophy that captured militants should be processed in the American criminal justice system Bodycam footage from a white Fort Worth police … (more)
The Latest: Supreme Court rejects Texas inmate’s appeals
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Terry Edwards. Edwards, 43, is set for lethal injection on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.
PM holds talks with Trump – and Churchill’s back in the Oval Office
Theresa May will become the first foreign leader to visit US president Donald Trump at the White House, in a meeting she hopes will help renew the special relationship between Britain and America. The two leaders will spend about an hour in face-to-face talks on Friday in the Oval Office, where Mr Trump has restored a bust of Winston Churchill removed by predecessor Barack Obama.
Inside ‘Scandal’s’ Killer Election Twist: It’s ‘Not a Political Commentary’
Stars Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn talk with THR about the real-life parallels as ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey reveals relief about the show’s post-inauguration delay. ABC’s Scandal launched its sixth season Thursday with an unforgettable episode in which the Shonda Rhimes drama’s president-elect was assassinated as he was about to deliver his acceptance speech.
Tri-City Americans salute the troops Friday night
In a salute to the troops, the Tri-City Americans will hold their second annual Military Appreciation Night on Friday when they host the Seattle Thunderbirds. CH2M, which sponsored the Nuclear Night game for six years, decided to take the night in a different direction last year, and their choice was to honor the branches of the military.
Labor secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing delayed again
The confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder was delayed again to allow more time for the candidate to submit his paperwork. The hearing is now set for Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a statement Thursday from Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.
Don McKee: Cybersecurity center: Georgia claims leading role
Cybersecurity is an urgent matter, witness the hackings that continue to strike businesses, the government, political parties and others.