The CIA could potentially restart an interrogation program that was dismantled in 2009 after using methods widely condemned as torture. An executive order drafted by the Trump administration calls for a policy review that could authorize the CIA to reopen “black site” prisons overseas and potentially restart an interrogation program that was dismantled in 2009 after using methods widely condemned as torture.
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With “alternative facts” the latest catchphrase, George Orwell’s “1984” is No. 1 on Amazon.com and the publisher has ordered an additional 75,000 copies.
“1984” publisher orders new printing as sales soar
This undated image shows George Orwell, author of “1984.” Orwell’s classic dystopian tale of a society in which facts are distorted and suppressed in a cloud of “newspeak,” first published in 1949, was in the top 5 on Amazon.com as of midday, Tuesday, Jan 24, 2017.
Time to deliver, yet Trump’s still on the trail
In 1976, 10 presidential terms ago, an adviser to then-President-elect Jimmy Carter told him he should keep campaigning forever, even after his inauguration. “Governing with public approval requires a continuing political campaign,” Patrick Caddell told Carter.
EU’s Brexit chief: Norway, other partners have “priority” after break-up
Jan 25 The European Union’s Brexit negotiator sought on Wednesday to reassure the bloc’s partners Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein that their interests would be a “priority” when the EU breaks up with Britain. The three non-EU members have the benefit of free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the EU market of 500 million people with Brussels setting the rules that govern all aspects of the joint European Economic Area .
Tom Cotton: Maybe more – seasoning’ inleadership would benefit Chuck Schumer
Sen. Tom Cotton on Wednesday chided Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer for a delay on a confirmation vote for CIA Director Mike Pompeo and suggested Mr. Schumer’s tenure as the top-ranking Democrat in the Senate might improve with “a little more seasoning and experience.” “On this particular instance, though, we all thought he had made a commitment to us that we would vote on Mike Pompeo’s nomination on Friday,” Mr. Cotton told radio host Hugh Hewitt.
Time Out with Jenness Mitchell
AFTER calling Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman” during a US Presidential debate, Donald Trump’s insult quickly began to trend amongst his opponent’s supporters. At the moment it looks as if Anne Hathaway will join Pitch Perfect’s Rebel Wilson in the two lead roles.
Top Democrats Voted For TheBorder Wall Trump Is Building
President Donald Trump will be able to order the construction of a wall on the Mexico border Wednesday with the stroke of a pen, because of a 2006 law passed with the help of Democrats including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The 2006 law authorized the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the southern border, as well as additional lights, cameras and sensors to enhance security.
Redefining a ‘special relationship’: Trump and May to talk trade
LONDON, Jan 25 Trade will dominate the first talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will redefine their ‘special relationship’ in a new world order. For British Prime Minister Theresa May – who will be the first foreign leader to meet new U.S. President Donald Trump – even a simple promise to deepen trade ties between the two countries could strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union.
Husted: Trump’s voter fraud investigation isn’t needed
President Donald Trump is suggesting a voter fraud investigation even though he won the election and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted insists there is no fraud in the Buckeye State. Expect ”a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and … even, those registered to vote who are dead .
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The Trump administration has ordered a freeze on federal grant spending at several government agencies, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Health and Human Services, followed by memos telling employees not to send out news releases or to create social media posts, blog entries or official website content, and to consult with senior officials before speaking to the press.
3 proposed bills may affect estate planning in Texas
Budget: With a revenue shortfall predicted to top $4 billion, the new state budget will have to go on a diet, even as Abbott and legislative leaders hope that President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to bolster federal border-security initiatives and curb skyrocketing health care costs could save the state billions. Less money will affect passage of proposals with big price tags, including franchise tax reductions and tuition reforms, they agree.
Shares of materials companies up on Trump wall, pipeline plans
File Photo: A general view shows a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016. Shares of U.S. companies seen benefiting from U.S. President Trump’s plans to push ahead with a border wall with Mexico and his approval of key energy pipeline expansion projects surged higher on Wednesday.
Haitians face deportation as 2010 quake reprieve expires
Bernedy Prosper is afraid his 23-year-old son Harold will die if he is deported from the United States back to Haiti. Prosper, 52, had hoped Harold could benefit from a special status granted to Haitian immigrants in 2010 after a devastating earthquake struck the impoverished Caribbean nation.
A National Park Deleted Tweets On Climate Change After Trump Silenced …
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership A National Park Deleted Tweets On Climate Change After Trump Silenced Federal Scientists – Badlands National Park on Tuesday posted several facts about climate change on its official Twitter account, then deleted them.
Dutch to set up global abortion support fund to counter Trump’s cuts
Protesters gather for the Women’s March in Oslo, Norway, January 21, 2017. The march is being held in solidarity with similar events taking place internationaly.
GOP maps out Trump agenda: Repealing Obamacare and overhauling tax code
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan as he is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President’s Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/J.
Drug Dealer Goes Free: DEA Illegally Tracked Cell Phone
Agents with Drug Enforcement Administration illegally located Raymond Lambis’ cellphone, then arrested him for drug possession. Thanks to a resounding victory handed down in court by New York Federal Judge William H. Pauley who delivered a scathing ruling that the Fourth Amendment against ‘unreasonable search and seizure’ had been violated by agents in Lambis’ cocaine case.
Deadly Tornadoes Hammer South; At Least 18 Dead in Georgia and Missisippi
Severe weather that kicked up tornadoes left a trail of destruction in south-eastern USA, killing at least 18 people in Georgia and Mississippi. In South Georgia, a tornado blew through a mobile home park, about 60 miles southeast of Albany.
Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Approving Keystone, Dakota Pipelines
A new day has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Tuesday made it crystal clear. In a move that President Donald Trump had promised during his campaign, he signed two executive orders to move forward with construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.
Fear and Fight in the Final Days of Deferred Action
As undocumented young people await news, every day many of them must decide whether to ask the Trump administration for renewal of their status. Immigrant rights advocates hold rally against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, January 14, 2017.
Trump to ask for ‘major investigation into voter fraud’
“I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and….even, those registered to vote who are dead ,” the president tweeted Wednesday morning. I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and…. even, those registered to vote who are dead .
Sheryl Sandberg for President?
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is preparing a robust tour in conjunction with her foundation activities this spring to promote her upcoming book, ” Option B In recent weeks, her staff interviewed young aides with campaign chops for the months-long project, according to a source familiar with the planning. Another called it “common knowledge” in Democratic Party circles that she is considering such a run.
Republicans Perched Between Risk and Opportunity
On the one hand, the time is ripe for the Grand Old Party to institute bold reforms that bring the United States back in line with limited government, economic opportunity, and strength abroad – principles and policies to which the party has long been dedicated. With the swearing in of the nation’s 115th Congress and 45th president, the GOP controls both political branches of the federal government.
Do Business Leaders Make Good Presidents?
It was a brief stop, but Donald Trump wouldn’t have missed it for the world. In late October, the Republican nominee traveled to Washington for a ceremonial ribbon cutting for his new Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House.
Top StoryTrump moving forward with border wall, weighs refugee cuts
President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to build his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two administration officials. He’s also expected to target so-called sanctuary cities and is reviewing proposals that would restrict the flow of refugees to the United States.
Natural Resources Committee Democrats Respond to Trump’s…
This is a press release from the Natural Resources Committee Democrats, US House of Representatives concerning President Trump’s decision and actions to push ahead with two highly controversial petroleum pipeline projects. These projects had previously been stopped because they did not meet environmental standards, or because they violated tribal agreements.
West Slope should get a say in health reform
This is the year Obamacare would have permitted a state to apply for a waiver to pursue innovative strategies for providing residents with access to high-quality, affordable health insurance while retaining the basic protections of the Affordable Care Act. It appears, however, that the opportunity to experiment with an alternative to Obamacare with the full backing of the federal government is winding down.
Printed Letters: Jan. 25, 2017
The city’s recreation needs are important As Robin Brown, who managed the capital campaign for the renovation of the Avalon Theater, so appropriately asked in her opinion column on Sunday: Is a convention center the best place to invest $62 million right now when there may be more immediate needs, like a community recreation center, for example? Not to make a pun, but discussion around the recreation needs of the community is not just “fun and games.” Our report card from the Mesa County Health Department has consistently ranked us at the bottom among other Colorado counties for a litany of social ills, many stemming from isolation.
Will GOP repeal Obamacare and run?
In a statement reminiscent of the Vietnam War explanation that “we had to destroy the village in order to save it,” Rep. Scott Tipton assured his constituents that “it is clearer than ever that fixing our nation’s health care system will require a full repeal of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare.” If Republicans thought such ideas would resonate with their constituents back home, they must have been shocked at the reception Rep Mike Coffman got when he met with his regularly scheduled one-on-one meetings with constituents at the Aurora Public Library.
At the Movies: From Nowhere
Three undocumented teenagers, a Dominican girl, an African boy and a Peruvian girl, are about to graduate high school in the Bronx, while working with a teacher and a lawyer to try to get their papers to stay in the USA. Forced to grow up prematurely and navigate problems most adults don’t even have to face, they’re really just American teenagers who want to be with their friends, fall in love, and push back against authority.
Trump warns he’s ready to ‘send in the Feds’ to Chicago
President Donald Trump is serving notice he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide figures.
EU races to meet Denmark-Europol deadline
“Why the hell was such a point put to a referendum?”, German social democrat MEP Birgit Sippel said at an European Parliament hearing on Denmark and Europol, the EU’s joint police agency, on Tuesday . She could barely hide her frustration with national votes that forced the EU to make convoluted derogations to keep people happy.
What’s next for the Dakota Access, Keystone XL pipelines?
President Donald Trump’s executive actions on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are aimed at turning the disputed projects into reality, but it’s not clear how quickly that might happen. Dakota Access is to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois.
Lakelands & beyond
BB&T, one of the largest financial services holding companies in the United States, today announced the construction of a new facility in Greenville County. The development represents a capital investment of $30 million.
Greenwood
Gordon Brothers announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Carolina Pride, a family-owned packaged meat producer based in Greenwood, South Carolina. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Montessori educators representing eight school districts throughout South Carolina recently visited the Lander University campus to begin work that will align the state’s curriculum standards with Montessori curriculum.
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President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
Thai junta gives go-ahead to buy Chinese submarine and tanks
Thailand’s military government has approved 13.5 billion baht to buy a submarine from China after putting the purchase on hold last year, Thai officials said on Wednesday. While the Thai army will purchase 10 tanks and auxiliary vehicles from China, in addition to 28 main battle tanks ordered from China last year.
Pro-Trump site gets 1st question at White House briefing
White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the Dakota Pipeline, infrastructure, jobs and other … NEW YORK – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer took the first question at his briefing Tuesday from a reporter who works for LifeZette, a website founded by Donald Trump supporter Laura Ingraham that published some untrue stories during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Latest: Trump vows to ‘send in the Feds’ to help Chicago
Trump tweeted Tuesday night, “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings , I will send in the Feds!” Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson responded late Tuesday, saying: “The Chicago Police Department is more than willing to work with the federal government to build on our partnerships with DOJ , FBI, DEA and ATF and boost federal prosecution rates for gun crimes in Chicago.” Mayor Rahm Emanuel criticized Trump on Monday for worrying about the size of the crowd at his inauguration.