As Real Time With Bill Maher interviews go, last night’s top-of-show chat with Republican congressman Darrell Issa was low-key, even genial, but Issa’s call for a special prosecutor to investigate Russia’s involvement in last November’s presidential election has been reverberating ever since. The Republican congressman from California surprised Maher by agreeing that President Donald Trump’s recently appointed attorney general Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from an investigation.
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Top Democrats poised to choose next party chair
An 8-year-old was fatally shot following a car crash in Houston, Texas, early Saturday morning.Three cars collided at an intersection near Sam Houston Parkw… — California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said a special prosecutor is needed to investigate into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential electi… Members of the 2017 Pork Mentorship Program Vanessa Knutson, Thomas Waldo, Marissa Kegley, Fina Choat, Cheyenne Gerlach, Catherine Jones and NPPA President Russ Vering… Kearney, Neb. – Eric Dop blocked 32 shots for his first USHL shutout and the Tri-City Storm shelled the Sioux Falls Stampede, 4-0, Friday at the Viaero Center.
Dems brace for backlash as they vote on new party chairman
After a string of televised debates, four party-sponsored “future forums” and three months of person-to-person lobbying, the race to lead the Democratic National Committee is coming to an end – with a vote on Saturday that might leave Democrats with new divisions. According to multiple campaigns, former labor secretary Thomas Perez has the largest share of the DNC’s 447 voting members ready to support him.
Kansas man accused in bomb plot feared social collapse
This Oct. 14, 2016 file booking photo provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office in Wichita, Kan., shows Patrick Stein, the alleged leader of a militia group accused of plotting to bomb a apartment complex in western Kansas where Somali refugees lived. At a detention hearing Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, Klein’s attorney said his client believed then President Barack Obama would declare martial law and not recognize the validity of the election if Donald Trump won – forcing militias to step in.
Trump speech to conservatives evokes campaign
President Donald Trump’s speech Friday to a leading conservative group was like a series of greatest hits from his campaign rallies. He reminisced about his victory in the Republican primaries.
Trump making good on promises to coal miners
In this Feb. 16, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump hands the pen he used to sign H.J. Res. 38 to Kevin Hughes, General Manager, Murray Energy Corporation, second from right, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
Trump making good on promises to coal miners
Reducing harmful regulations and bringing back blue-collar jobs were major themes of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Now he is following through on those pledges.
Minnesota lawmakers choose General Mills CEO, three others as U regents
Steve Sviggum arrived at the University of Minnesota Board of Regents on the sixth floor of the Alumni Center. After listening to board chair Linda Cohen talk about his conflict of interest case, he spoke passionately to defend himself and then distributed his resignation letter.
Democrats face fierce urgency of 2018
Near a nadir of political power, Democrats across the country say their comeback must begin with key races next year – and warn that failure to make big gains in state races in 2018 will doom them to another decade in the minority in Washington. More than three-dozen states will choose governors in the next two years, while voters pick state legislative candidates in thousands of districts across the country.
‘I Don’t Know What You’re Referring To’:…
Vladimir Putin a little more “flexibility” after the election , NBC journalist and MSNBC host Katy Tur seemed not to recall the incident. Tur pressed Florida Representative Francis Rooney about the number of Donald Trump advisors with close tie to Russia.
Donald Trump changing nature of nation’s highest office
It’s a Presidents Day like no other as Donald Trump – having redefined campaigning as a brash, tweeting populist – redefines the Oval Office and its relationship to the media, trade partners and foreign governments. But politicos say it’s an open question whether this approach will end when Trump’s term does, or if he is fundamentally transforming the White House, and the march to it, for future candidates and presidents.
A Letter to Mr. Medford of South Carolina
I read about your opinions in an article in the February 18th New York Times Sunday Review. It seemed like you wanted progressives to understand and respect your point of view, which is understandable, but I think the reverse is true, too.
Did Donald Trump just hold the first rally on the 2020 election campaign?
Donald Trump has held his first rally as US President, telling the crowd he wanted to be “among my friends and among the people” and speak to them “without the filter of fake news”. “When the media lies to people, I will never ever let them get away with it,” he told thousands of his supporters who had gathered in an airport hanger in Melbourne, Florida.
Trump set to hold campaign rally in Florida Saturday
At least 4 people have died after a powerful storm caused flash flooding in southern California.Two people were killed in two separate car accidents in San Di… — Mike Pence affirmed the United States’ support for NATO and urged Russia to deescalate violence in eastern Ukraine while speaking Saturday at the Munich Secu… “We were very pleased to see the Senate finally confirm Scott Pruitt as the new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency . Our thanks go out to Nebraska Se… Final Day Of State Wrestling Is Underway.
Charles Krauthammer: The case of the cover-up in search of a crime
It’s a Watergate-era cliche that the cover-up is always worse than the crime. In the Mike Flynn affair, we have the first recorded instance of a cover-up in the absence of a crime.
Trump Set to Hold Campaign Rally in Florida Today
The last presidential election ended three months ago and the next one is not for almost four years, but President Donald Trump is set to travel to Orlando today for what the White House has termed “a campaign event.” The event, which is listed on Trump’s campaign website, will take place at a hangar at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport, the site of a previous Trump campaign rally in September.
Michel, GOP leader skilled at deal-making, dies at age 93
In this photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, former House Minority Leader Bob Michel speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A former aide says Michel has died at age 93. FILE – In this June 9, 1992 file photo, then-House Minority leader Bob Michel of Ill.
How a Russian Steel Oligarch and Putin Ally Is Profiting from Keystone XL
Believe it or not, there’s a key connection to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, in the fight over North America’s controversial Keystone One of President Donald Trump’s first actions in office was to sign an executive order on January 24 expediting the approval of the Keystone . Owned by TransCanada, this tar sands oil pipeline was halted by former President Barack Obama in November 2015.
Flynn departure erupts into a full-blown crisis for Trump White House
In this image made from a video taken on Dec. 10, 2015 and made available on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, US President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. Flynn, who resigned following reports that he misled White House officials about his contacts with Russia, was seen attending the 10th anniversary of the Russian television network RT in 2015 where Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech.
President Trump Is Angry About Leaks That Led to Michael Flynn’s Resignation
On Tuesday White House spokesman Sean Spicer confirmed that President Trump requested Michael Flynn’s resignation over “eroding trust”. “By what authority did Flynn act and to whom did he report? ” she asked.
‘Morning Joe’ Calls Flynn Resignation ‘Troubling on a Deep, Global Level’
President Donald Trump tweeted praise at his young aide who spoke with Chuck Todd John Dickerson Chris Wallace and George Stephanopoulos this Sunday “She goes out and lies and you find out about those lies a couple hours later or if she’s not lying, Willie, she is – actually what I’ve heard she is – so out of the loop”. In his Talking Points Memo tonight, Bill O’Reilly reacted to the apparent confusion within the Trump administration surrounding the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts
This file photo taken on February 01, 2017 shows US National Security Adviser Mike Flynn walking past Press Secretary Sean Spicer as he makes his way to the lectern during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. Washington: Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government, a first stunning departure from the president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration.
Today in History
On Feb. 13, 1967, the Beatles’ double A-sided single “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” was released in the United States by Capitol Records. In 1741, Andrew Bradford of Pennsylvania published the first American magazine.
Today in History Monday, Feb. 13, 2017
On Feb. 13, 1967, the Beatles’ double A-sided single “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” was released in the United States by Capitol Records. In 1741, Andrew Bradford of Pennsylvania published the first American magazine.
Former presidential candidates eye Senate comebacks
Orrin Hatch Former presidential candidates eye Senate comebacks Warren: Trump’s Treasury pick the ‘ultimate Wall Street insider’ Trump outburst puts Gorsuch in a corner MORE retires. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 GOP candidate, could run for the seat, as could 2016 independent candidate Evan McMullin.
Republican green-card holder who voted illegally in Texas gets 8 years in prison
A permanent U.S. resident living in Texas has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally voting, a punishment that will likely result in the woman’s deportation after she completes her sentence. On Wednesday, a Tarrant County, Tex., jury convicted 37-year-old Rosa Maria Ortega on two felony charges of illegal voting, for casting a ballot as a noncitizen in 2012 and 2014.
The Rise of Elizabeth Warren From Determined Little Girl to Powerful Senator
Karen lives and writes in Las Vegas. As an avid reader and a research junkie, she is 3/4 random trivia and 1/4 coffee.
Official: Flynn not ‘certain’ on sanctions talk with Russia
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country’s ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the issue was not discussed. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that Michael Flynn “can’t be certain” that sanctions did not come up in his discussions with the Russian ambassador.
Is US-Iran relationship heading back into the deep freeze?
Iran will today celebrate the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, an event that still defines the country and its place in the world, as it seeks to assert itself against a more confrontational US administration. After decades in isolation, the Shia theocracy has enjoyed a thawing relationship with the West in the past few years.
Democrats seek investigation into national security adviser
Congressional Democrats on Friday called for an investigation into whether White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions in phone calls with Russia’s ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, conversations that may have broken U.S. law aimed at barring private citizens from conducting diplomacy. The White House said President Donald Trump had “full confidence” in Flynn, a show of support coming as the administration scrambled to manage the fallout from reports that Flynn addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in a phone call late last year.
Bribe Bully Beg Borrow Steal
On February 10, 2016, the Indiana-based furnace company Carrier announced that it would close two factories in the U.S.-one in Indianapolis and one in Huntington-and shift production to Mexico. Just three days later, presidential longshot Donald Trump bragged on Twitter: “I am the only one who can fix this.
Google, Facebook partner with French media over a oefake newsa
This photo combo of images provided by Facebook demonstrates some of the new measures Facebook is taking to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. The company is focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people’s passions and preconceived notions.
Russia’s booming ‘Trumpomania’
The name Godless Street, a legacy of Soviet-era persecution of religion, did not sound right to some residents of this ancient Russian city. So, historian and publicist Sergei Bizyukin came up with a new one.
Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman to be released from prison Wednesday
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has been told that he will be released from prison on Wednesday, according to his former aide, Chip Hill. Hill said Siegelman will be on very restricted supervised probation for an initial period of time, which is expected to last about six months.
Romney on 2018 Senate run: ‘All doors are open’
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declined to rule out – and in – a run for a Senate seat in the future. “I don’t have any predictions on what I might do.
Iran Carries Out New Missile Tests After Trump Imposes Sanctions
Iran carried out further missile tests during an annual military exercise, a day after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions on a raft of individuals and companies in response to the country test-firing a ballistic rocket last week. The country successfully tested a range of land-to-land missiles and radar systems during the drills in a 35,000 square-kilometer stretch of desert in the northern Iranian province of Semnan, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported Saturday, citing Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ aerospace division.
The Threat from Within
It has been two weeks since he took over, imposing his dark vision upon this country. It has been two weeks since he declared war on religious minorities, our environment, our democracy.
Kellyanne Conway on Bowling Green – massacre’: I meant – terrorists’
Kellyanne Conway on Bowling Green ‘massacre’: I meant ‘terrorists’ Kellyanne Conway used the inaccurate phrase to defend President Trump’s refugee ban. Check out this story on waukeshanow.com: http://usat.ly/2k32Y5F Kellyanne Conway, President Trump’s former campaign manager and now an adviser in his administration, pushed back Friday against claims she defended the White House’s refugee ban with an assertion that appears to be factually indefensible.
Power voids on court, Congress imperils US system
WASHINGTON As the nation convulses from one shock after another, are we missing the big picture: the perpetuity of the nation. Is America, like life, merely mortal? It comes down to voids and power.
The Latest: Trump looking to ‘re-doing’ NAFTA
President Donald Trump says he’s looking at “re-doing” the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he says has been a “catastrophe for our county.” The president made the comments in a pair of meetings Thursday with lawmakers and employees from the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company.