When President Donald Trump spoke to … . FILE – In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., pause during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
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Conservatives sure love progressives and radicals – at least after they’re dead
The right loves to lay claim to legends like Martin Luther King and Susan B. Anthony. Historians beg to differ Sen. Mitch McConnell’s ill-advised silencing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren during the debate over confirming Jeff Sessions as attorney general read as a blatant act of sexism from a man who can’t handle backtalk from a woman.
Jeff Sessions get the Saturday Night Live treatment; Melissa McCarthy brings back Sean Spicer
This week’s take included defense of Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, and her fashion line. The line has been removed from Nordstrom, Belk and other stores, prompting the president to call the move “unfair.”
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Thursday Gov. Robert Bentley appointed Luther Strange, the Alabama attorney general, as Jeff Sessions’ replacement in the U.S. Senate. Sessions, a Republican senator from Mobile, was sworn in as U.S. attorney general on Thursday. Do you agree with Bentley’s selection of Strange?
COMMENTARY: What Milo Yiannopoulos and Elizabeth Warren have in common
The term refers to what happens when an attempt to censor information backfires and instead unintentionally draws more attention to the censorship target. Its namesake is Barbra Streisand, who in 2003 sued a photographer for including a photograph of her Malibu home among a series of 12,000 aerial images documenting California coastal erosion.
From the Left: Eugene Robinson – The GOP’s profiles in cowardice
Imagine how Republicans would have reacted if former president Obama had attacked a retailer for dropping his daughter’s product line. Or asked senators to confirm a Cabinet pick who said guns are needed in schools to defend against grizzly bears.
New orders by Trump make law and order a key priority
With Jeff Sessions sworn in as the nation’s attorney general, the Trump administration signaled some of its priorities for a revamped Justice Department in a series of executive orders aimed at reducing crime and drug trafficking and protecting police officers. One executive order announced Thursday directs the Justice Department to define new federal crimes, and increase penalties for existing ones, to further protect local and federal officers from acts of violence.
Appeals court ruling was the biggest warning to Trump yet on how he’s approaching the presidency
The appellate court repudiation of President Trump ‘s travel ban marked the first high-level loss for a new administration that, for all the chaos it has inflicted on Washington and itself, had thus far largely succeeded in accomplishing its goals. Before the judicial panel refused Thursday to reinstate Trump’s order – which prevented entry into the U.S. from seven mostly Muslim countries and all refugees, until a lower-court judge issued a stay – drama in Washington played out as if the nation had only two pillars of power.
FILE – In this Sunday, July 10, 2016 file photo, an FBI evidence…
In this Sunday, July 10, 2016 file photo, an FBI evidence response team works the crime scene, where five Dallas police officers were killed Thursday, in Dallas. As it swore in Jeff Sessions on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, as the nation’s attorney general, the Trump administration signaled some of its priorities for a revamped Justice Department in a series of executive orders aimed at reducing crime and drug trafficking, and protecting police officers.
EDITORIAL: The rant that failed
The Democrats in the U.S. Senate threw everything they could find at Jeff Sessions, including an occasional kitchen sink, but it was not enough. Rant as they might, the mild-mannered senator from Alabama, was nevertheless confirmed by a vote of 52 to 47. One Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, broke from the mob to vote to confirm him.
Alabama Congresswoman gets a retweet from President Trump
It appears President Donald Trump liked what Alabama Rep. Martha Roby had to say about the confirmation of U.S. Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions.
Alabama AG named to Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat
Gov. Robert Bentley named Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate … . Newly appointed Alabama Sen. Luther Strange looks at Gov. Robert Bentley before Bently signed the document officially appointing Strange to the U.S. Senate during a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala… .
Boy Scouts face renewed push to let girls join the ranks
Federal officials have delayed the first-ever listing of a bee species in the continental U.S. as endangered _ one day before it was to take effect. Federal officials have delayed the first-ever listing of a bee species in the continental U.S. as endangered _ one day before it was to take effect.
Does pro-life mean pro-Trump?
Thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered Friday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. While the diverse pro-life crowd was excited about the new administration and the prospects of eventually overturning Roe v.
Clarification: Oil Pipeline story
29, 2016, file photo, shows a section of the Dakota Access Pipeline under construction near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. The Army has notified Congress Tuesday, Feb. 7… . FILE – In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access Pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. The Army has … Federal officials have delayed the first-ever listing of a bee species in the continental U.S. as endangered _ one day before it was to take effect.
Bipartisan senators laud Hatch becoming longest-serving Republican senator in history
A rare moment of comity interrupted a week of partisan rancor Thursday as the Senate stopped to acknowledge Orrin Hatch, who has just become the longest-serving Republican senator in history. Hatch, the president pro tempore of the body, was praised by both GOP leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in a pair of floor speeches.
Alabama AG named to Jeff Sessionsa former Senate seat
Alabama’s governor on Thursday named state Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Jeff Sessions. Strange will replace Sessions, whose selection as U.S. attorney general by President Donald Trump was confirmed Wednesday.
Alabama AG Named to Jeff Sessions’ Former Senate Seat
Alabama’s governor on Thursday named state Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Jeff Sessions . Strange will replace Sessions, whose selection as U.S. attorney general by President Donald Trump was confirmed Wednesday.
Anti-gay Jeff Sessions confirmed as Trump’s attorney general
Despite activists and groups such as the Human Rights Campaign lambasting him for his record on equal rights, the Alabama senator has officially been elected to the prestigious position with a vote of 52 in favour to 47 against. Sessions’ record on LGBT+ rights is abysmal – he voted against marriage equality, is in favour of allowing discrimination in the name of religion, and called discriminatory measure Don’t Ask Don’t Tell “pretty effective”.
Let Liz speak: removing the tape
Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke out Tuesday night during a debate of the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to Attorney General and was met not with respect, but with a disturbing slap across the face to women everywhere. Warren read an excerpt from a letter Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., wrote to Sen. Strom Thurmond.
King letter and statement criticize Sessions prosecution
This photo provided by Armstrong Williams shows Senate Judiciary Chairman Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., posing for a photo with Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and then Thurmond staffer Armstrong Williams, right, in this undated photo. A letter sent by Coretta Scott King saying Jeff Sessions would be a bad choice for a lifetime federal judgeship is receiving new attention after Sen. Elizabeth Warren was rebuked Feb. 7, 2017, for quoting King’s letter on the Senate floor.
Democrats’ empty anti-Trump stuntshave made the Senate a circus
Senate Democrats’ exhausting show of all-out war on President Trump’s Cabinet picks continues, delaying the confirmation vote for Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general until dinnertime Wednesday, and for Rep. Tom Price as health secretary until after midnight. This gave every senator the chance to read that Corettta Scott King letter – an anti-Sessions slam from 1986 that will change no minds in 2017.
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First lady Melania Trump announced Wednesday she hired Anna Christina Niceta Lloyd as White House social secretary. Niceta Lloyd, who is known as Rickie, will help Trump with the planning and execution of social events at the White House.
Rancorous Senate ‘silencing’ gives Warren a national boost
The turbulent national debate over race, gender and free speech consumed the normally staid Senate on Wednesday after the GOP majority voted to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren, abruptly elevating her celebrity status at a moment when liberals are hungry for a leader to take on President Donald Trump. The highly unusual rebuke of the Massachusetts Democrat came as the Senate weighed Trump’s choice for attorney general, GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who secured confirmation on a nearly party-line vote Wednesday evening.
Senate confirms Jeff Sessions for attorney general
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration. The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative lawmakers.
Warren won’t be silent about Sessions’ ‘radical hatred’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tore into Jeff Sessions Wednesday night, saying she and her colleagues would oppose the Alabama politician’s “radical hatred” as he moved to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. The Massachusetts Democrat galvanized her party Tuesday night when she went to the Senate floor to read a 1986 letter from Coretta Scott King denouncing Sessions as a racist.
Congress approves Sen. Jeff Sessions to lead Justice Dept.
The 52-47 vote broke largely along party lines and capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative Republicans. Democrats laced into Sessions over his ties to Trump and his record on civil rights and immigration.
Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration. The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative lawmakers.
Jeff Sessions confirmed to be the next attorney general
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama as the next attorney general, surviving a vocal push by Democrats to derail his nomination. The 52-47 vote was mostly along party lines, though one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin, joined the Republicans to back their Alabama colleague.
Sessions confirmed over Democratic criticism
Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama was confirmed on Wednesday as President Trump’s attorney general, capping a bitter and racially charged nomination battle that crested with the procedural silencing of a leading Democrat, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who had criticized the Alabama senator from the Senate floor. Sessions survived a near-party-line vote, 52-47, the latest sign of the extreme partisanship at play as Trump strains to install his cabinet.
Jeff Sessions confirmed as next US Attorney-General
The US Senate has voted to confirm Republican Senator Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney-General of the United States. The Alabama senator is known for his tough stance on immigration enforcement and his early support of President Donald Trump who nominated him for the job.
Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General After Bitter Fight
Jeff Sessions, as attorney general after more than a day of contentious debate that took an unusual turn when Republicans silenced Democratic Senator Donald Trump’s Cabinet-level picks, a process that has dragged on as Democrats use delaying tactics but aren’t able to thwart the president’s choices. In more than 30 straight hours of debate, Democrats said the Republican from Alabama won’t be independent enough from Trump and won’t protect voting rights and civil rights.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Senator blocked from speaking in fierce attorney general debate
A Democratic senator has been barred from speaking during debate on the attorney general nominee after Republicans said she violated a Senate rule. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was interrupted, told to sit down and barred from speaking Tuesday during debate on President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, Sen. Jeff Sessions .
Sen. Sessions on track for confirmation as attorney general
The Senate is working overtime toward confirming President Donald Trump’s close ally, Sen. Jeff Sessions, to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer as attorney general. The Alabama Republican appears headed toward confirmation on Wednesday evening by a nearly party-line vote.
As attorney general, Jeff Sessions will take center stage in some of…
Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Trump’s pick for attorney general, at his confirmation hearing in January. After enduring an unusually bitter confirmation battle for a sitting U.S. senator, Jeff Sessions will barely have time to settle into his fifth-floor office at the Justice Department before he takes center stage in some of the nation’s most acute controversies.
Republicans Tried to Suppress The Words of Coretta Scott King. Bad Idea.
Senate Republicans banded together Tuesday night to block Sen. Elizabeth Warren from reading a letter Coretta Scott King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, wrote to oppose a judicial appointment for Sen. Jeff Sessions more than 30 years ago. But the move ignited a firestorm of resistance from Democrats, ensuring widespread attention to the letter itself.