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Can Flynn rein in the national security apparatus amid Trump’s disruption?
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Washington - Of the many puzzles posed by Donald Trump’s administration, the role of the National Security Council is among the trickiest. The NSC usually tries to act as an “honest broker” among Cabinet agencies.
Seattle splits from Wells Fargo over Dakota Access pipeline
The City Council voted to divest $3 billion in city funds from Wells Far… . Olivia One Feather, right, of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, Jessica Dominy, center, of the Muckleshoot tribe, and Paul Cheoketen, of the Wagner Saanich First Nations, smile after the Seattle City Council voted to divest fro… .
Silencing of Warren throws Senate into turmoil
Democratic senators fighting to derail Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general repeatedly challenged Republicans Wednesday by reading aloud from a critical letter from Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow, a day after the Republicans silenced Sen. Elizabeth Warren for doing the same. Warren was ordered to sit down Tuesday night, throwing the Senate into turmoil as it headed for Wednesday night’s vote on the Alabama senator.
The Latest: State of emergency in Louisiana after tornadoes
Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency for Louisiana after a severe storm moved across the state’s southeast corner, including the parishes of Ascension, Livingston, Orleans, St. James, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa. Edwards says he’s heartbroken to see Louisiana families suffering again.
1902 fistfight gave rise to arcane rule that silenced Warren
A fistfight on the Senate floor involving two Southern “gentlemen” gave rise to Rule 19, the arcane Senate directive that Republicans used more than a century later to silence Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. GOP lawmakers rebuked Warren Tuesday night for speaking against colleague and Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions.
Seattle to cut ties with Wells Fargo over Dakota Access pipeline
FEBRUARY 13: State Sen. Ed Murray, an openly gay legislator speaks before Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire signs marriage equality legislation February 13, 2012 at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington. Washington state is the seventh state to legalize same sex marriage, however, before the law will go into effect it will most likely need to survive voter initiatives that would overturn it.
NJ Gubernatorial Hopeful Proposes Council to Aid Immigrants
One of the candidates in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race announced his plan to establish an immigration council in the state to assist legal immigrants whose immigration status could be threatened by new federal policies under President Donald Trump.
Web Extra: Making a Marine
A group of 60 educators takes their first steps off of a school bus upon arriving at Parris Island, S.C., at dawn.
The Latest: Pritzker still considering Illinois governor bid
The Latest on businessman Chris Kennedy, the son of late U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy, announcing his run for Illinois governor : The Democrat released a statement Wednesday, after businessman Chris Kennedy announced he’s seeking the Democratic nomination to try to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Kennedy is the son of Ethel and the late U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy, who also served as attorney general before he was assassinated in 1968.
Republican backers of carbon tax face uphill fight
A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help combat the effects of climate change is already meeting entrenched opposition from within their own party. Former Secretary of State Jim Baker went to the White House today, looking for Trump administration support for the plan.
Merge is the word
The time-honored ritual unfolds annually in early February – the governor of Pennsylvania gives details of his budget proposals to both houses of the General Assembly. Throughout the speech, legislative members of the governor’s party applaud frequently, while members of the opposition party stare and sit stoically, applauding occasionally, but in the past, they also have booed.
GOP, Dem senators want congressional say on Russia sanctions
A bipartisan group of senators wants President Donald Trump to get approval from Congress before easing U.S. sanctions against Russia. Their legislation, dubbed the Russia Sanctions Review Act, is the latest salvo in an increasingly heated debate over Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Robert F. Kennedy’s son announces bid for Illinois governor
In this Sept. 11, 2014, file photo, University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Chris Kennedy, listens during a trustees meeting in Urbana, Ill.
Trump administration weighs health insurance ‘stabilization’
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are looking at how to stabilize wobbly health insurance markets for nearly 20 million people buying their own policies. Government and industry officials say the goal is to soothe jittery insurance companies that could bolt next year and reassure consumers.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will rally with janitors on Boston Common.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may have prevented Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren from speaking on the Senate floor about attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, but she may get the last laugh. Within hours, words were co-opted as a rallying cry celebrating powerful women on social media.
Students take critical look at Trump’s first weeks in office
Donald Trump has occupied the White House for close to a month. While his first acts as president have sparked controversy, Drake students from both sides of the aisle weighed in on his executive orders and where they think the country is moving.
Darrin Bell’s ‘Candorville’ a Comics-Page Commentary on Trump Policies
President Trump says he has a “running war with the media,” and that might as well include the funny pages. Comic strip artists have authored some of the sharpest political commentary directed against the President and his policies.
Who really cares if a married woman keeps her maiden name?
New research shows what a woman prefers to be called probably doesn’t really matter, except to men who are less educated. Who really cares if a married woman keeps her maiden name? New research shows what a woman prefers to be called probably doesn’t really matter, except to men who are less educated.
Washington lawyer charged with trying to sell sealed lawsuit
A Washington lawyer from a major law firm was wearing a wig as a disguise when he was arrested last week trying to sell a copy of a secret lawsuit against a California technology security company for $310,000, according to a criminal complaint. Jeffrey Wertkin, a former U.S. Justice Department trial attorney who joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner last year, was charged in the complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco made public on Tuesday.
Ohio 25 mins ago 2:54 p.m.White House: Cincinnati’s fed funds in jeopardy
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign three Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, January 23, 2017. Cincinnati’s federal money for roads, bridges and other projects is in jeopardy after last week’s decision to become a safe haven for undocumented immigrants, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Driver in fatal Tesla crash had blood alcohol nearly 3x legal limit
The driver in a double-fatal crash of a Tesla had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21 percent at the time her car crashed and burned in Indianapolis in November 2016. The early morning crash killed driver Casey Speckman, 27, and passenger Kevin McCarthy, 44, when the Tesla electric car hit a tree and crashed into a building.
Businessman Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois governor
In this Sept. 11, 2014, file photo, University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Chris Kennedy, listens during a trustees meeting in Urbana, Ill.
Read Coretta Scott King’s Letter That Got Sen. Elizabeth Warren Silenced
One day after Senate Republicans invoked a conduct rule to end Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s speech against the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, a 1986 letter from Coretta Scott King urging the Senate to reject Sessions’ nomination as a federal judge is gaining new prominence. Warren was reading aloud from the letter by King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, when she was interrupted by the presiding chair of the Senate, who warned her of breaking Rule 19 , which forbids members from imputing to a colleague “any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.”
Even If You Expect Obamacare To Be Repealed, Don’t Skip Paying Tax Penalty Now
As Republicans move to overhaul the health law, should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year? Or will they be able to sign up on the exchange for 2018 after their COBRA benefits end? I didn’t have health insurance for part of last year and thought I’d get stuck paying a penalty. Now the new administration is talking about not enforcing the insurance requirement.
Designers to Protest the Election of President Donald Trump at New York Fashion Week
Hillary Clinton’s name was the center of attraction at the New York Fashion Week prior to the elections in which her rival was victorious. Even Anna Wintour arranged for a fundraiser for Clinton.
Senate GOP silences Warren over criticism of Sessions
Senate Republicans silenced Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for criticizing colleague and Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions with the words of Coretta Scott King from three decades ago challenging his record on race. Warren, whose name has been prominent in speculation about the 2020 presidential race, was given a rare Senate rebuke Tuesday night for impugning a fellow senator and she was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions, R-Ala.
Defense Department may lease space at Trump Tower
Dump trucks sit outside of Trump Tower as security is increased in the area on Election Day on November 8, 2016 in New York City. “In order to meet official mission requirements, the Department of Defense is working through appropriate channels and in accordance with all applicable legal requirements in order to acquire a limited amount of leased space in Trump Tower,” Lt.
Report: Driver in double fatal Tesla crash was intoxicated
Police say the driver of a speeding Tesla electric car that crashed and burned in Indianapolis, killing her and a passenger, was too drunk to drive. Indianapolis police released an updated report Wednesday on the November crash.
Trump defends travel ban, blasts “political” courts
President Trump defended his travel ban Wednesday morning, and accused the judiciary branch of becoming “political,” just as his executive order continues to face legal challenges in federal court. The president talked about his embattled executive order during an address to the Washington, D.C.conference of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, which represents the sheriffs and heads of large police forces around the country.
Today in History
In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed her accession to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI.
Israeli groups sue to stop law legalizing settlement homes
In the first concrete attempt to counter the contentious new law legalizing thousands of West Bank settlement homes, two Israeli rights groups on Wednesday asked the country’s Supreme Court to overturn the measure. Adalah and the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center appealed to the high court, asking it to block implementation of the bill passed in parliament this week that sets out to legalize dozens of settler outposts built on privately owned Palestinian land.
Nine Senate Democrats Say Gorsuch Deserves a Vote
1. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware: “I’m not going to do to President Trump’s nominee what the Republicans in the Senate did to President Obama’s. I will push for a hearing and I will push for a vote.”
Bill to Abolish Public Funding for Presidential Candidates Passes House Committee
On February 7, the House Administration Committee passed HR 133 by a vote of 5-3. Here is the text .
REPORT: Hillary Clinton’s son-in-law is shutting down his hedge fund
New York-based Eaglevale Partners, the hedge fund co-founded by Marc Mezvinsky, closed in December and is in the process of returning money to clients, according to Bloomberg. Mezvinsky’s foray into the hedge fund world has been plagued with troubles.
How Hollywood “Solved” It’s Oscar Racism
When the nominations were announced for the 89th Academy Awards there was an audible gust of relief heard emanating from Dream Land. After the past two years of lily-white nominations, which generated the reactionary hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy has turned things around.
Veterans return to Standing Rock, ‘not backing off’ pipeline protests
A few hundred veterans gathered on Dec. 4, 2016 in a field south of a Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp near Cannon Ball, N.D. to hear welcoming remarks from protest leaders. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the pipeline.
Watch: Fmr. Senator threatened with Rule 19 explains why Liz Warren was shut down
Despite what the Democrats and the media would have the public believe, Republicans voting to bar Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday night is neither outrageous nor particularly rare. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum explained on CNN Wednesday morning that while in office he himself was warned with Rule 19. “Rule 19 was brought up when I was up on the floor, [when he was] going after some folks.”
President Donald Trump speaks to the Major County Sheriffs’…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed the court that is deliberating his immigration and refugee executive order for having motivations he described as “so political.” Jayne Novak, left, smiles as she stands with her husband, Allen Novak, newly-arrived from Iran, and their daughter Nikta, as they stand with a flag and pose for cameras Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Seattle Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash.
Bustos will decide in a month
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., said Tuesday that she has given herself 30 days to decide whether to run for governor and that she’ll weigh such factors as whether a downstate figure “with my brand of politics” can appeal to a statewide audience – and if she has the skills to make a difference in the infamously deadlocked state. [] “As I weigh this, it is a matter of where can I make the biggest difference and how can I be in a position to help our state and region as much as possible,” she said.