Women across the country stayed home from work and marched in rallies Wednesday to bolster the cause for women’s rights in the workplace as part of International Women’s Day, a protest event that was originally organized by the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and one that has taken on a renewed sense of urgency. “A Day Without a Woman” protest, one of the many demonstrations taking place in American cities, was organized by the same group that sparked the women’s marches held following Trump’s inauguration.
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The president has declared war on the press. He cannot forgive the media for saying that the crowd at his inaugural was small.
Here are the official photos that show Obama’s inauguration crowd was bigger than Trump’s
At left, an image from the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama’s on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 2017. At right, the image of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Trump Today: Sessions calls Russian contact claims – false’
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi accused Sessions of “lying under oath” and demanded that he resign. Other Democrats called on him to step aside from the investigation.
Former U.S. Attorney ClaimsFBI Has Names of CIA Leakers
CIA officials know who has been leaking classified information to The New York Times and The Washington Post, and the officials have passed that information on to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to a former U.S. attorney for President Ronald Reagan. Joseph diGenova, the former U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia under Reagan, told LifeZette that in private conversations with CIA officials they confirmed they have the names of alleged leakers and have given the names to the U.S. Department of Justice.
How The Media Are Using Encryption Tools To Collect Anonymous Tips
The Washington Post and other media organizations have launched Web pages outlining ways you can leak information to them confidentially. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption The Washington Post and other media organizations have launched Web pages outlining ways you can leak information to them confidentially.
Tax dollars keep flowing to landlord D.C. is suing over housing conditions
The 15th Place Apartments, one of many properties run by Sanford Capital, is in Southeast Washington. The District has for years subsidized substandard housing owned by one of the city’s most controversial landlords, despite evidence of wretched conditions and official promises to ensure safe dwellings in the nation’s capital.
Law profs file frivolous bar complaint against Kellyanne Conway
Years ago, a public figure in the Reagan administration was accused of lying to Congress. Reportedly, he ridiculed the charge by asking “what’s next, lying to Evans and Novak?” Evans and Novak were prominent journalists of the time.
The President’s Assault On The Media Is A Worthy One
Last week, President Trump engaged in a full-throated frontal assault on the media. Many of his lines of attack are not without merit.
Thomas Friedman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t improving
First you were tested by a rival – Russia – and utterly failed to appreciate the corrosive impact on our democracy of your indulgence of Russia’s hacking our election. And on Wednesday you’re going to be tested by a friend – Israel – and its prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu.
FLASHBACK: Obama Administration Attacks FOX, Press Pool Cackles
Remember during Obama’s second term, when Obama and his administration not only choose to freeze out the FOX News organization but relentlessly mocked them and implied that they were untrustworthy? Well, the MSM certainly doesn’t seem to remember any of it because every outlet from CNN to the Chicago Tribune to The Washington Post to USN to Market Watch all expressed shock and outrage at President Trump’s press conference earlier today. It was an incredible press conference where President Trump, rightly so, called out the false reporting and bias being perpetrated by the MSM.
E Pluribus Unum vs. Trump
A ground of women from Iowa City take part in the Women’s March on Washington. Just a couple of weeks ago, critics of post-inaugural protesters argued the anti-President Trump movement lacked coherence.
‘Frank admission’ over Trump
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made a “frank admission” and declared he will “stand firm” against Donald Trump, according to Channel Nine. Mr Turnbull sat down with Nine Network’s Political Editor Laurie Oakes for a “wide-ranging” interview on 60 Minutes tonight; but after a week of news which described President Donald Trump’s disastrous phone call to Mr Turnbull as “the worst call ever “, it’s no surprise the interview focuses on our alliance with the US.
As unions remain cozy with Trump, they remain wary of Republicans in Congress
After a scheduled meeting in Wisconsin was cancelled, President Trump met with executives from Harley-Davidson in Washington, D.C on Feb. 2. DETROIT – President Trump welcomed executives of Harley-Davidson to the White House this week, alongside union representatives, and spent much of a camera spray reminiscing about how union members spurned their leaders to vote for him. “Sometimes your top people didn’t support me, but the steelworkers supported me, right?” Trump said.
Trump slams ‘dumb’ refugee deal with Australia, allegedly hangs up on PM Turnbull
Australia’s prime minister insisted Thursday that a deal struck with the Obama administration that would allow mostly Muslim refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the United States was still on, despite President Donald Trump dubbing the agreement “dumb” and vowing to review it. The conflicting messages came hours after The Washington Post published a story detailing a tense exchange between Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during their first telephone call as national leaders.
Former congressman: Betsy DeVos will give parents voice and a break the teachers union monopolya
President Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, is shown at her confirmation hearing this month before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Bill McCollum is the chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee.
Unauthorized guest ‘infiltrated’ GOP retreat
JANUARY 26: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Congress of Tomorrow Republican Member Retreat at Loews Philadelphia Hotel on January 26, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. British Prime Minister Theresa May is on a two-day visit to the United States and will be the first world leader to meet with President Donald Trump.
On first day in the White House bubble, no mention of protesters outside
Thousands of marchers, men and women, participate Jan. 21 in the Women’s March on Washington. And, if one craned their neck over a shrub or two, the protest signs, in pink and yellow and white, could be seen barely a block away from the West Wing driveway – bobbing along with a slow-moving mass of human bodies, encircling 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as close as they could get.
Marla Maples, Tiffany Trump reportedly refuse to pay for beauty services
She may have divorced Donald Trump, but Marla Maples is still married to the perks of their previous life together. Tricia Kelly , a freelance hairstylist in Washington, D.C., told the The Washington Post that she was contacted by a longtime client with connections to the Trump family asking if she would do Maples’s and her daughter Tiffany Trump’s hair on Inauguration Day.
Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover all, report says
President-elect Donald Trump is putting the finishing touches on an Obamacare replacement plan that aims to provide “insurance for all,” he told The Washington Post. Also, he will demand that drug companies negotiate directly with Medicare and Medicaid and lower their prices, saying they will no longer be “politically protected.”
Rubio cannot back down now
Sen. Marco Rubio questions Rex Tillerson during his confirmation hearing for secretary of state on Wednesday in Washington. Sen. Marco Rubio was far and away the most effective questioner on the GOP side in yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Rex Tillerson for secretary of state.
Allegation: Russia has compromising information Trump
The Washington Post and various other outlets are reporting that a classified document delivered to President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump last week included a section summarizing allegations that Russian intelligence services have compromising material and information on Trump’s personal life and finances. According to the Post, U.S. intelligence agencies have not corroborated these allegations, which apparently are based on research done by an outside entity engaged in political consulting work and led by a former high-ranking British intelligence official.
Will Trumpa s promised wall become taxpayer-funded fence?
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WashPost: Why Isn’t Trump Outraged Over Election Hacking?
The Washington Post called on President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans to stop trying to hush up the truth about the election hacking. “Some Republicans – including President-elect Donald Trump – appear to be entirely unconcerned about the strong evidence that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign in order to create uncertainty in the presidential race, or tilt it toward Mr. Trump,” the Post said in an editorial.
Wash. Post Details How WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Went From…
An article from The Washington Post highlighted how conservative media figures who once decried WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a “deeply flawed individual” are now praising Assange for doing conservatives “a favor.” During the 2016 election, Assange’s WikiLeaks released several batches of stolen emails from Democratic National Committee staff and Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta, sparking a conservative media holiday.
Senate Democrats Target President-Elect Trumpa s Cabinet Nominees
Senate Democrats are preparing to take a stand against eight of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, a move which could slow the confirmation process, a senior Democratic aide confirmed to ABC News. With confirmation hearings scheduled to begin next week, the senators are calling for more detailed background information and financial records from Trump’s picks, including Secretary of State nominee ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions, and Department of Health & Human Services nominee Tom Price, as first reported by The Washington Post .
Washington Post Publishes False News Story About Russians Hacking…
Washington Post Stirs Fear After False Report of Power Grid Hack by Russia – Story quickly falls apart after investigation finds claims to be inaccurate – The Washington Post reported Friday that the U.S. power grid had been hacked by the same Russian actors accused of breaching the DNC – the only problem, the grid wasn’t hacked. Russia penetrated Burlington Electric utility company computer – Russian hackers penetrated a Burlington Electric laptop, according to Commissioner Chris Recchia of the Vermont Public Service Board.
Russian hackers penetrated Vermont electric utility – Washington Post
WASHINGTON: A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont electric utility, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. The Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt operations of the utility, the officials told the Post, but penetration of the nation’s electrical grid is significant because it represents a potentially serious vulnerability.
2016 Presidential Campaign Hacking Fast Facts
Here’s a look at hacking incidents during the 2016 presidential campaign and allegations by the US that the Russian government meddled in the election. Both Republicans and Democrats have issued calls for a deeper probe of Russian interference.
Decline of Tea Party among 4 most severely undersold political stories of 2016
The Washington Post writes a lot of things about politics. Thousands of things per year, in fact.