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WH defends Pence’s use of private email while governor

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering the oath of office to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, left, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. WASHINGTON – A White House spokeswoman said Friday that Vice President Mike Pence “did everything to the letter of the law” after public records revealed that he used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor.

Russia says US infighting on Sessions hampers mending ties

As the drama over Attorney General Jeff Sessions plays out in Washington, the Kremlin is watching with a mixture of frustration and regret how the uproar is blocking progress on pressing issues on the U.S.-Russian agenda. Despite the dashed hopes for a quick thaw, however, Moscow is voicing its readiness to wait as long as it takes.

Pence used a private email account to conduct state business

Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star. The newspaper reported Thursday that emails provided through a public records request show that Pence communicated with advisers through his personal AOL account on homeland security matters and security at the governor’s residence during his four years as governor.

Sessions steps aside from Russia probe under pressure

Under intensifying pressure, Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly agreed Thursday to recuse himself from any investigation into Russian meddling in America’s 2016 presidential election. He acted after revelations he twice spoke with the Russian ambassador during the campaign and failed to say so when pressed by Congress.

Sound familiar? Mike Pence used a private email account for…

Vice President Mike Pence may have denounced Hillary Clinton’s private email server as “the kind of double standard that the American people are weary of,” but that didn’t stop him from using his own private email account for state business as governor of Indiana. A public records request revealed that Pence used his personal account for a number of sensitive governmental matters, from discussing security at the governor’s residence to being updated by his homeland security adviser on a federal terror-related case, according to the Indianapolis Star .

Blumenthal: Sessions Should Testify Under Oath About Meeting

Attorney General Jeff Sessions should be brought back to the Senate Judiciary Committee and testify again under oath about his meeting with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, as that’s the “only way he can really restore full trust and credibility” for the Justice Department, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday. “He certainly made a seemingly false statement,” the Connecticut Democrat, a member of Judiciary Committee, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, after host Joe Scarborough asked him “point blank” if Sessions had lied to the committee.

Court: Officials’ emails on private accounts are public

Government employees in California cannot hide from the public work-related emails and texts on personal devices and private accounts, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday, closing a loophole justices said could allow the “most sensitive, and potentially damning” communications to be shielded. The ruling came in a lawsuit against the city of San Jose.

President Trump Defends Sessions, Accuses Democrats of a Witch…

The White House was dismayed on Thursday morning that President Trump wouldn’t get another day of good press from his speech to Congress, but according to Politico , they managed to hunker down and focus on their response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn’t disclose his meetings with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearing. White House press secretary Sean Spicer was sent to do damage control on Fox News, insisting on Tuesday morning that Sessions had been “100 percent straight” during his Senate confirmation hearing and “there’s nothing to recuse himself from.”

Mike Pence

Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star. The newspaper reported Thursday that emails provided through a public records request show that Pence communicated with advisers through his personal AOL account on homeland security matters and security at the governor’s residence during his four years as governor.

America First’ will be good for Americans

Today, threats seemingly abound, from China’s rise to Russia’s return; from the growing number of bumptious regional powers, such as Iran and North Korea; and from a range of insurgent and terrorist networks. How will the Pole Star of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, “America First,” fare? Will such a policy court disaster as did its isolationist predecessor 80 years ago in the run-up to World War II? Consider first military intervention.

Trump getting better at using the trappings of office

Most mornings, President Donald Trump gathers business leaders, union executives or others at the White House for made-for-television meetings meant to project the image of a can-do chief executive. Trump sits at the center of one of the White House’s ornate meeting rooms, offers brief remarks and invites assembled journalists to stick around to hear his guests praise his plans.

White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials

Storm clouds begin to form over the White House in Washington Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The White House counsel’s office has instructed the president’s aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues, three administration officials said Wednesday.

A Closer Look at Gillum’s History in Tallahassee

“As governor of Florida, I can’t wait to invest the kind of resources to build the infrastructure of this state that makes us a 21st century state,” said Gillum. The mayor’s office said Gillum was unavailable for comment today, but his campaign team said a rally for Gillum is already set for Saturday.

Oprah for president? Winfrey rethinks a run after Trump win

In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of the Oprah Winfrey Network’s documentary series “Belief” at The TimesCenter in New York. Winfrey tod Bloomberg Television for an interview posted online on March 1, 2017, that President Donald Trump’s victory has her rethinking whether she could be elected to the White House.

Oprah for president? Winfrey rethinks a run after Trump win

In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of the Oprah Winfrey Network’s documentary series “Belief” at The TimesCenter in New York. Winfrey tod Bloomberg Television for an interview posted online on March 1, 2017, that President Donald Trump’s victory has her rethinking whether she could be elected to the White House.

Today in History: March 1

Photographers close in on some souvenirs of a busy day in Congress, spread out at police headquarters on a flag of Puerto Rico, on March 1, 1954. It was a time of routine business, transacted peacefully, in the House chamber when cries of ‘Free Puerto Rico’ broke the calm, this flag was waved from the spectators gallery and pistol volleys felled five Congressmen.

Temporary Turkish base established inside Syria’s al-Bab following capture

Nusret Gokce otherwise known as Salt Bae says he will open up steakhouses in London and New York’in the next few months Turkey-backed Syrian rebels opened fire Sunday on Syrian army forces and allies advancing toward opposition-held positions as the opposing factions waged parallel campaigns against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in the country’s north. IS terrorists then reportedly withdrew to Tadif, south of al-Bab, and promptly left the town to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad without a fight.

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama sign bumper book deal18 min ago

New York, Mar 1 : Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal to publish their memoirs with New York-based Penguin Random House, in a coveted contract reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. America’s first African American president is already the author of two memoirs and a children’s book.

Diplomats told Ottawa trade deal was dead, ministers insisted otherwise: docs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland take part in a meeting at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead ??? even as federal ministers insisted it might survive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA – In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead – even as federal ministers insisted it might survive.

Democrats don’t learn from history

Last Saturday, the Democratic National Committee’s 447 members gathered in Atlanta to elect a new national chairman from a field of seven candidates. Tom Perez, secretary of labor under President Obama, also has ties to the Clinton organization and had the backing of such political luminaries as Joe Biden and Eric Holder.

Why Liberals and Conservatives Think So Differently

During the last presidential campaign, a major and striking difference between candidates Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was their view of present-day America. President Trump drew a virtually apocalyptic picture of our times, invoking economic collapse, rampant carnage, and the country’s very demise.

Capitol Hill Buzz: Democratic women wearing white for Trump

Democratic women in the House are planning to wear white in honor of women’s suffrage when they attend President Donald Trump ‘s first address to a joint session of Congress. The heads of the Democratic Women’s Working Group wrote a letter to their colleagues Monday reminding them to wear white to honor the suffrage movement and also to “stand in solidarity with the women of our nation.”

Buffett’s Berkshire more than doubled its stake in Apple

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told CNBC on Monday his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had more than doubled its stake in Apple Inc. since the end of 2016, making it one of Berkshire’s biggest equity holdings, and that U.S. stocks overall were not in “bubble territory.” “Apple strikes me as having quite a sticky product and an enormously useful product to people that use it, not that I do,” said Buffett, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway.

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The Latest: Buffett says $143B Unilever talks soured quickly

Warren Buffett says the proposed $143 billion offer to acquire Unilever, a deal with links to his company, fell apart quickly because the European company wasn’t interested. Buffett said Monday on CNBC that his Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital abandoned Kraft Heinz Foods’ bid for Unilever because they were interested only in a mutually agreed upon tie-up, not a hostile takeover.

Trump’s speech could be marked by disruption or decorum

The sergeant-at-arms will stand at the rear of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night and announce, in a booming voice, the arrival of Donald Trump before a joint session of Congress by intoning: “Mister Speaker, the President of the United States,” just like always. Trump will stride down the centre aisle to lusty cheers and hearty handshakes from his Republican supporters.

New book shows LDS women leading ‘At the Pulpit’ from the church’s beginnings

Last November, many Mormons fumed when a writer for Mother Jones magazine claimed Utah women didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton because in her view, LDS women are repressed and submissive. Critics have leveled similar charges off and on against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its earliest days, but in fact women have shaped the way Mormons understand and live their religion since the faith’s beginnings, say the editors of a new book, ” At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women .”

Liberalism’s Fake Sense of Morality

Liberals constantly stake a claim to some religion-free moral high ground, which is laughable considering liberalism’s ideology is immoral at its core. Since November of last year, leftists have been too blinded by inane hatred for Trump to see the irony.

The Wall Street Journal: Leading Republican calls for special counsel for Trump-Russia probe

A call by a leading Republican lawmaker for a special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference in 2016 elections highlights the growing pressure facing lawmakers on the issue as they return this week from a recess. Rep. Darrell Issa , an early supporter of President Donald Trump’s whose district narrowly voted for Hillary Clinton last year, said over the weekend that the Justice Department should consider appointing a special counsel to probe any links between the Kremlin and Trump associates.