The second-ranking House Democrat charged that President Trump’s unproven accusation former President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign shows that the president is divorced from reality. The allegations outlined in a Trump tweet on Saturday “paint a picture of someone obsessed with conspiracy theories and detached from reality,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the House Minority Whip, in a statement Sunday.
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US politics ripe for West Wing revival, says Janney
The West Wing wrapped in 2006 after seven seasons having forged a close relationship with the White House and counting former US President Bill Clinton among its biggest fans. ‘It would be just a great time for West Wing now, for whoever is disillusioned by what’s going on today.”
Rosie Oa Donnell leads anti-Trump protest in DC ahead of congressional address
Rosie O’Donnell, one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken rivals, accused the president of being a lying, power-hungry misogynist during a protest near the White House Tuesday ahead of his joint address to Congress. “This is not Russia,” said O’Donnell.
Rosie O’Donnell protests Trump outside the White House
Rosie O’Donnell’s longtime feud with Donald Trump hit close to home for the President: The comedian and actress protested outside the White House ahead of Tuesday night’s Joint Address to Congress. “This is not Russia.
Whose news is fake? Here’s the latest in Trump’s war with the press
Reporters stand in the press briefing room of the White House after being excluded from the meeting on Friday. That year, President Reagan missed out.
Washington prepared for any federal action on legal pot, Ferguson says – Sat, 25 Feb 2017 PST
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson may never be confused for Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, but he seems to be telling the U.S. Justice Department to “go ahead, make my day” one more time. His office already beat lawyers from the nascent Trump administration over the immigration ban executive border.
A Pleasant Day Protesting All Things Trump
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. That’s unusual for Presidents’ Day in Chicago, where the weather is typically a mournful dirge for Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, with blowing snow and biting wind.
How the Zulu coconut was saved from extinction
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, the series continues with the state’s 1987 “Coconut Bill,” which preserved a true Mardi Gras original.
PHOTOS: Virginia-connected Oscar winners
A number of actors and behind-the-scenes talent have won the coveted statuette presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Here are Commonwealth-connected Oscar winners we found.
In Newark, a Presidents Day rally against a president
Elston, a 45-year-old truck driver who lives in Newark, is a fan of the nation’s 45th president, Donald Trump . He had just shouted the same argument at a group of about 50 protestors staging a Presidents Day rally against the sitting president, at the seated statue Abraham Lincoln in front of the old courthouse at Springfield Avenue and Market Street.
What today’s leaders could learn from those we honor on Presidents’ Day
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events PRESIDENTS’ DAY may seem somewhat contrived, an attempt to work a three-day weekend into the month when our two greatest national leaders were born, with the goal of making February a little more tolerable. But somewhere under the annual glut of ads for improbable bargains, there’s real meaning to the day, especially in this year of rancor, division and shameless deceit.
What today’s leaders could learn from those we honor on Presidents’ Day
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events PRESIDENTS’ DAY may seem somewhat contrived, an attempt to work a three-day weekend into the month when our two greatest national leaders were born, with the goal of making February a little more tolerable. But somewhere under the annual glut of ads for improbable bargains, there’s real meaning to the day, especially in this year of rancor, division and shameless deceit.
You’re not going to believe where historians ranked Obama in presidents survey
Span conducted a survey of 91 presidential historians to determine the ranking of the nation’s 44 chief executives. It’s the third such survey conducted by the public affairs network, the previous two being taken in 2000 and 2009.
Ap Fact Check: Trump piles up the questionable assertions
President Donald Trump made a messy case that he “inherited a mess” from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don’t support his assertions about the problems handed to him on those fronts.
Thinkin’ about “Lincoln” again
Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln seems to have dropped from our cultural consciousness. Perhaps the cognitive dissonance it induces on the left suppresses memory of it.
Glitz, Gowns and Politics at This Yeara s Oscars
Amid the highly charged atmosphere surrounding the Trump administration, the emphasis this year could be on what the winners say as they accept their awards. “The Oscars are always political,” Sasha Stone, the executive editor of Awards Daily, told ABC News.
Scholars: ‘Liberal’ reputation of 9th Circuit overblown
8, 2014, pool file photo, Hawaii Deputy Attorney General Robert Nakatsuji presents arguments on the gay marriage ban in Hawaii at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif. The federal… .
Melissa McCarthy Skewers White House’s Sean Spicer on ‘SNL’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has become the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to get the “Saturday Night Live” treatment, courtesy of actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy. In a surprise cameo, McCarthy mimicked Spicer’s famously combative first appearance with the White House press corps, where he angrily took issue with reports about the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration.
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Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves. – James Baldwin, from The Fire Next Time Last month, we celebrated the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose incredible example is unique in American history.
Family Research Council Applauds Pres. Trump’s Focus on Religious …
Contact: J.P. Duffy or Alice Chao, Family Research Council , 866-372-6397 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2017 / Christian Newswire / — Yesterday morning, President Trump, in his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast , said, “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely without fear and retribution. I will do that.
Justice head tells staff not to defend Trump refugee order
The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s refugee ban is likely to turn on whether th… . Rep. David Price speaks out against President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on refugees during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in front of Smith Warehouse in Durham, NC.
John Hurt, RIP
John Hurt has long been among my favorite actors. The last movie I watched was actually a movie I re -watched: V for Vendetta I enjoyed Hurt in The Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express, and the Harry Potter movies.
Rep. Franks: If Trump Holds Pro-life Course, He’ll Be – An Abraham Lincoln for the Unborn’
Rep. Trent Franks told CNSNews.com at the March for Life on Friday that President Donald Trump was “knocking it out of the stadium” as far as pro-life issues go, and that he hopes Trump “keeps marching on and doing what’s right, because if he does, history will see him as kind of an Abraham Lincoln for the unborn.” “Right now the man is knocking it out of the stadium and I am so proud of him,” Franks said, adding that he prays Trump “doesn’t fall prey to the relentless attacks of the left and the pro-abortion groups.
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.
Tancredo: ‘Fruitcake’ Ashley Judd’s Anti-Trump Missives ‘Incredibly Vile’
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo says Ashley Judd’s foul-mouthed rant at the Women’s March on Washington was raving of a “fruitcake.” “For all those children in that audience, I’m so glad they were able to see American democracy in action,” Tancredo, a Colorado Republican, said sarcastically to Steve Malzberg on Tuesday’s “America Talks Live” on Newsmax TV.
Paul LePage: John Lewis should thank Republican presidents for ending slavery, fighting Jim Crow
Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine, said Tuesday that civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis should “look at history” and say “thank you” to 19th century Republican presidents for fighting for the rights of African-Americans. LePage’s comments come after Lewis said on NBC News that Donald Trump was not a “legitimate” president.
Fact Check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. She has earned 19 Oscar nominations and three wins, as well as a record 29 Golden Globe nominations and eight wins, and two Emmy Awards.
Streep, Trump trade barbs amid actress’ Globes speech
Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes turned out to be the opening volley in a war of words with President-elect Donald Trump. The actress never mentioned Trump by name, but it was clear who her target was in pointedly saying that a performance from the past year that stunned her came from the campaign trail.
Streep takes on Trump while accepting lifetime award Globe
This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award as presenter Viola Davis, right, looks on, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.
Seems that Donald Trump is not a fan of ‘Hillary lover’ Meryl Streep’s speech
After Meryl Streep’s barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes, in which she criticised Donald Trump without mentioning his name, everyone has been waiting for the almost inevitable tweetstorm. While we anticipate a 140-character hot take from the president-elect is still to come, the New York Times has landed a short but revealing interview with Trump, getting his response to the actress’ remarks.
Golden Globes turns into the roast of Donald Trump :0
Hollywood unleashed its contempt for Donald Trump Sunday night as the Golden Globes turned into a roast of the President-elect. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the awards show – the first major red-carpet style event since last November’s election – with a wisecrack-filled monologue aimed at the billionaire before award winners, including Hugh Laurie and Meryl Streep, got their shots in.
Letters: Evaluating Obama’s legacy
Re: “How do you assess Obama’s legacy?” [Opinion, Jan. 3]: It’s become clear that President Obama is very concerned about his place in history, and his actions in office will define that legacy. His administration has given us inedible school lunches, unaffordable insurance and made police lives unimportant.
Bungling parenting website Kidspot promotes ramblings of fanatic…
Shocking moment Chicago teen gang – including two girls – ‘kidnap and torture’ special-needs man while streaming entire ordeal live on Facebook and screaming racist and anti-Trump remarks ‘This whole thing is a scam’: Skeptics claim video of two-year-old saving his brother from falling dresser is FAKE after it emerges his dad works for company that makes home monitor that filmed it No wonder she’s smiling! NBC’s new recruit Megyn Kelly laughs and jokes outside her NYC apartment as it emerges she turned down Fox News’ offer of $100m to stay US sends elite commandos to the border of Russia to defend nervous Baltic states while NATO beefs up its defenses ‘I am not sorry, I have not shed a tear’: Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s unrepentant prison diary revealed as prosecutors demand the death penalty Beauty crash course: A dermatologist details the three skincare steps you should … (more)
a Message to President-Elect Trump
I do not propose to attack you, nor do I propose to support everything that you say and do. In truth, I cannot say that I voted for you, because I imagined myself standing in front of the pearly gates of heaven and found myself at a loss to defend selecting either you or Mrs. Clinton for president, so I made an alternative choice.
AFL Footy Show’s Billy Brownless poses with Sam Newman at Shane Warne’s NYE party
Diva singer’s aides claim faulty earpiece caused Times Square lip-sync disaster – and accuse TV execs of disabling equipment on PURPOSE to create a scandal and boost their audience figures Will a BAG solve the mystery of what happened to six missing plane passengers who vanished over Lake Eerie? Police find luggage in hunt for family of four and their two friends What 2017 means for YOUR love life: A thrilling alignment between Jupiter and Uranus promises magic, reveals OSCAR CAINER in an unmissable series Stand up during the TV commercials and eat purple… just two of an Oxford professor’s essential tips to help anyone over 40 stay fit and well into old age Rosie O’Donnell calls Trump ‘mentally unstable’ on Twitter and warns America that there are ‘less than three weeks to stop him’ ‘No computer is safe,’ warns Trump as he explains how he writes important information down and sends it … (more)
Roxy Jacenko flaunts her SUPER toned abs in a scarlet bikini in Hawaii
Diva singer’s aides claim faulty earpiece caused Times Square lip-sync disaster – and accuse TV execs of disabling equipment on PURPOSE to create a scandal and boost their audience figures Will a BAG solve the mystery of what happened to six missing plane passengers who vanished over Lake Eerie? Police find luggage in hunt for family of four and their two friends What 2017 means for YOUR love life: A thrilling alignment between Jupiter and Uranus promises magic, reveals OSCAR CAINER in an unmissable series Stand up during the TV commercials and eat purple… just two of an Oxford professor’s essential tips to help anyone over 40 stay fit and well into old age Rosie O’Donnell calls Trump ‘mentally unstable’ on Twitter and warns America that there are ‘less than three weeks to stop him’ ‘No computer is safe,’ warns Trump as he explains how he writes important information down and sends it … (more)
Rule 5 Sunday: Happy New Year
As for me, well, a driver drives. Today’s appetizer is Kate Beckinsale, perhaps best known as the star of the Underworld movies, which appear to be about a war between vampires and werewolves, but as Daddy Warpig says, “If you’re watching Underworld for the plot, YOU’RE WATCHING IT WRONG.”
Kyle Abraham’s Political Choreography
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual Next Wave Festival, as its name indicates, usually brings us work that is new, or new to New York. But in this year’s festival you could see Kyle Abraham’s “Pavement” looking very much as it did when it premiA red, at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, four years ago.
Hope, Trump upstage ‘La La Land’s’ moment in the sun
Chart shows films with most Golden Globe nominates in 2017; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76 mm; By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Donald Trump was not in attendance at the Golden Globes, but he was there in spirit – or more precisely, as the target of a slew of political barbs. By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Donald Trump was not in attendance at the Golden Globes, but he was there in spirit – or more precisely, as the target of a slew of political barbs, not to mention an… Actress Meryl Streep earned a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes Sunday and in accepting, turned the spotlight away from herself.