Dan Kildee (D-MI) said he’s disappointed Donald Trump thinks attacking Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is the best thing he can do. (Source: CNN)
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A Total Abortion Ban Was Introduced In Congress & Here’s What It Means
Rep. Steve King has introduced a bill into Congress that would essentially amount to a total abortion ban, Rewire reports . The introduction of this bill came on the heels of a vote that would defund the Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare, as well as Paul Ryan’s promise to defund Planned Parenthood .
Trump Hits Back at John Lewis [Updated]
Lawmakers condemn Trump for attack on John Lewis – Lawmakers took to social media on Saturday to defend Rep. John Lewis’s (D-Ga.) legacy after President-elect Donald Trump – launched an early-morning Twitter attack on the civil rights leader. – Pushing back against Trump’s criticism that Lewis is
Chicago pledges improvements after scathing police report
Kofi Ademola, left, of the group Black Lives Matter Chicago, and other protesters talk to the media outside the Chicago Police District 1 headquarters on South State Street in Chicago on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
John Lewis doesn’t think Donald Trump is a legitimate president
Rep. John Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Georgia and civil-rights icon, told NBC’s Chuck Todd in an interview for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” that he believes Russia’s alleged hacking aimed at helping Trump in the 2016 race makes Trump an illegitimate president.
Trump rips ‘all talk,’ ‘no action’ civil rights icon Lewis
President-elect Donald Trump harshly responded to civil rights icon John Lewis on Saturday, calling him “all talk” and “no action” after the Georgia lawmaker said Trump was not a “legitimate” president. “Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results.
Missouri senators renew effort to get Delta Queen cruising
Missouri’s U.S. senators are renewing efforts to get the legendary riverboat the Delta Queen cruising again on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Legislation filed this past week by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt would reinstate an exemption for the Delta Queen to a federal law that prohibits overnight excursions on wooden vessels.
Report: A.G. Loretta Lynch will leave office without resolving Eric Garner case
Attorney General Loretta Lynch will likely leave office without completing the investigation into Eric Garner’s death in police custody, the Washington Post reports . Lynch authorized the Department of Justice to move ahead with the case after prosecutors in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. disagreed on whether there was enough evidence to bring civil rights charges, but she made the decision too late for the department to get resolution, the article said.
GOP lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down
In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. A GOP congressman reported Jan. 13 that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down on Tuesday as a result of a review by the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition.
Trump unleashes Twitter attack against congressional critic
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – Donald Trump is lashing out at a Georgia congressman who described the Republican as an illegitimate president. Trump tweeted on Saturday that Democrat John Lewis “should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results.”
GOP lawmakers go after ethics official who criticized Trump
House Republicans have shown no inclination to challenge President-elect Donald Trump on ethics matters. Instead, they are going after the federal ethics official who questioned Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
‘This experiment has failed’: House charts course to repeal health law
The House cleared the way Friday for speedy action to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress on track to undo the most significant health care law in a half-century. With a near party-line vote of 227-198, the House overcame the opposition of Democrats and the anxieties of some Republicans to approve a budget blueprint that allows Republicans to end major provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.
EPA rejects $1.2B in mine-spill claims
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it. Attorneys for the EPA and the Justice Department concluded that the EPA is barred from paying the claims because of sovereign immunity, which prohibits most lawsuits against the government.
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Off President Obama is urging Americans to “reject a politics” that seeks to create divisions along religious lines. In a presidential proclamation Friday, declaring Jan. 16 Religious Freedom Day – an annual designation – Obama explained that the federal government does not favor one religion over any others.
Early win on budget pressures GOP to deliver on health care
Republicans have won a gateway victory in Congress in their seven-year trek toward scuttling President Barack Obama ‘s health care law. Now with Donald Trump a week from taking the presidential oath, achieving that goal is possible, but the pressure is on for them to deliver a final product.
EPA says it can’t pay economic damages from mine spill
In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2017 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga….
As the candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee gathered here for a forum Saturday, they wrestled with a vexing question: how to confront the asymmetrical political warfare of President-elect Donald Trump. “If you try to go tweet-to-tweet with him, more often than not you’re not going to succeed,” said Thomas E. Perez, the secretary of labor, warning about going to “a knife fight with a spoon.”
Chicago police DOJ report details incidents of excessive force
JANUARY 13: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson listen as U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a press conference on January 13, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Lynch called the press conference to announce the release of a report which cited widespread abuses by officers in the Chicago police department following a 13-month investigation.
Mike Pence Shops for Ice Cream
Vice president-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence embrace at Republican president-elect Donald Trump’s election night event. Soon-to-be Vice President Mike Pence makes emergency ice cream runs just like the rest of us — except for the gang of Secret Service agents trailing him, of course.
House Takes First Step to Repeal Obamacare
Republicans moved one step closer to repealing Obamacare after the House passed a measure Friday afternoon directing committees to begin working on legislation to repeal major pieces of the law. The resolution cleared the House 227-198.
Photo: In this Jan. 11, 2017, photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-G
In this Jan. 11, 2017, photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at the confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Tensions boil up between Democrats and FBI director
The Senate intelligence committee announced late Friday an investigation of Russian interference with the U.S. election. Many Democrats believe Russian hacking cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.
Reviewing the other night’s travesties
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan reads from a list of states with increasing health insurance premiums during his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Yesterday, January 12, was a shameful day for us in Colorado.
Chicago Public Schools mandate 4 furlough days for staff
In a letter sent Friday to district employees, CPS CEO Forrest Claypool blamed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure providing $215 million in state aid to the district for the action. However, The Chicago Teachers Union says the district’s action is the latest consequence of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s and Claypool’s failure to pursue “progressive revenue for our schools.”
Sen. Markey to vote against Trump attorney general nominee
Sen. Edward Markey says he’ll vote against President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. The Massachusetts Democrat said Friday that a review of Sessions’ record “demonstrates anything but the type of commitment to the equal and impartial administration of justice that we must demand from the nation’s top law enforcement officer.”
When and where the newest Black Heritage series stamp will be issued
A new nondenominated commemorative forever stamp honoring civil rights advocate Dorothy Height will be issued Feb. 1 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The stamp, which is the 40th issue in the United States Postal Service’s Black Heritage commemorative series, will be offered in a pane of 20, offset printed by USPS contractor Ashton Potter USA Ltd., of Williamsville, N.Y. The Black Heritage series began in 1978 with a 13A stamp honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman . One new stamp in the series is issued each year.
House takes first step toward gutting Obamacare
Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, walks to the House floor where representatives voted Friday to approve a budget resolution that is the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C. Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, walks to the House floor where representatives voted Friday to approve a budget resolution that is the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C. Congress took its first step toward rolling back President Obama’s health care reform law Friday, with the House voting along party lines to pass key preliminary legislation.
In first act, Reykdal pulls OSPI out of lawsuit against school districts
New state Superintendent Chris Reykdal, right, has directed OSPI lawyers to pull the agency out of a lawsuit filed by his predecessor Randy Dorn. As one of his first acts as state schools superintendent, Chris Reykdal has undone one of the final acts of his predecessor, Randy Dorn.
Personalized IRS letters nudge uninsured to get coverage
If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon.
The Latest: Chicago Police Board president supports report
21, 2016, file photo, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks during a news conference in Chicago. The Department of Justice is poised to release its report detailing the extent of civil ri… .
Democrats press FBI to investigate Trump-Russia ties
House Democrats emerged from a briefing about Russian interference in the 2016 election demanding that the FBI investigate what links may have existed between the Kremlin and President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign.
Vilsack leaving USDA early, no Trump replacement named
Secretary Tom Vilsack left the Agriculture Department a week before his tenure ends and before President-elect Donald Trump has chosen his replacement. Vilsack, who has led USDA for eight years and was President Barack Obama’s longest-serving Cabinet secretary, told employees in an email that Friday is his final day.
Rep. Lewis: ‘I Don’t See Trump as Legitimate’
In an exclusive interview for “Meet the Press,” Rep. John Lewis said he believes Donald Trump’s election is illegitimate because of Russian interference in last year’s election. Asked whether he would try to forge a relationship with the president-elect, Lewis said that he believes in forgiveness, but added, “it’s going to be very difficult.
Lockheed Martin CEO meets with Trump, announces 1,800 more jobs coming to Fort Worth
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson leaves after a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on December 21, 2016. Marillyn Hewson met with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Friday, and emerged from the meeting promising to reduce the costs of the company’s signature fighter plane and to add 1,800 jobs at its Fort Worth facility.
Ethical failures
Obamacare has saved livesa S-a Ssomething cancer survivor Jeff Jeans knows well. But House Speaker Paul Ryan wasn’t interested in hearing from Jeans at last night’s town hall.
The misfortunes of the vice presidents from Indiana
Indiana has produced five vice presidents, but history shows that they didn’t have the best of luck once in office. “I just want to give Mike Pence an advanced warning that sometimes Hoosiers and the vice presidency do not go well together,” said Ray Boomhower, senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society Press.
Common themes among Obama’s good-bye and Holcomb’s hello
One speech said hello. The other said goodbye – sort of. As I watched new Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s inaugural address and outgoing President Barack Obama’s farewell address, I was struck by their similarities.
10 things to know for Friday
If there are going to be fireworks in the Senate over Cabinet nominees, they’re yet to come after nearly one week with various statements from some of the picks contradicting Trump’s own oft-stated positions on issues. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has pushed through some reforms over the year, though the report is likely to call for additional, more sweeping change.
House set to vote on Obamacare repeal step
The House is set to vote Friday on a resolution that will begin the process of repealing Obamacare, though disagreement continues within the Republican Party on how best to proceed. Though the GOP is mostly uniform in agreement that President Barack Obama’s health law should be rolled back, debate has been heated on the appropriate pace to do so and how to handle replacing it.
The little-known ethics director who took on Trump
It was already a frantic day in the Donald Trump presidential transition: The incoming president had attacked a reporter at a circus-like press conference, and a series of Cabinet confirmation hearings were producing fireworks. Walter M. Shaub, the director of the previously obscure Office of Government Ethics, was speaking at the staid Brookings Institution, and he lit into the incoming president for his plan to separate himself from his business empire.