Washington, March 12 – A day after being asked to quit by US President Donald Trump’s administration, Preet Bharara, a high-profile Indian-American federal prosecutor was sacked on Saturday, a media report said. Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was asked by President Trump to remain in his post shortly after the election, was fired after he refused an order to submit his resignation, The New York Times reported.
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Mike Pence To Keynote AIPAC Conference
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence and a bipartisan slate of top members of Congress are scheduled to address AIPAC’s upcoming annual conference. An American Israel Public Affairs Committee official confirmed to JTA that Pence will keynote the conference scheduled for March 26-28 in Washington, D.C. Pence, who enjoyed a long relationship with the pro-Israel lobby as a congressman and later as Indiana governor – but as a local congressman in 2009, told AIPAC that he didn’t know of the three synagogues in his district – spoke last month at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual confab and has taken a lead in condemning recent anti-Semitic incidents.
Pence appeals for complete GOP support for health overhaul
Vice President Mike Pence appealed for total GOP congressional support for a White House-backed health overhaul during a brief visit Saturday to Kentucky, where the Republican governor and junior senator are among the plan’s skeptics. “This is going to be a battle in Washington, D.C. And for us to seize this opportunity to repeal and replace Obamacare once and for all, we need every Republican in Congress, and we’re counting on Kentucky,” Pence said at an energy company where business leaders had gathered.
Top U.S. prosecutor Bharara is fired after refusing to quit
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York said today he had been fired after he defied a Justice Department request to resign as the Trump administration cleared out federal prosecutors who served under former President Barack Obama. “I did not resign.
Pence Promises Kentucky Its Obamacare `Nightmare’ About to End
Vice President Mike Pence said the “nightmare” of Obamacare will soon end as he visited Kentucky in hopes of drumming up some good publicity for a contentious health bill that’s united many conservatives and liberals — as well as doctors, seniors and “Obamacare has failed the people of Kentucky it has failed the people of America and Obamacare must go,” Pence told told an invited audience of about 100 mostly small business owners and Republican backers in Louisville.
Trump makes ninth golf course visit in seven weeks in office
Trump makes ninth golf course visit in seven weeks in office – President Trump paid a visit to one of his golf courses again Saturday, marking apparently his ninth visit to a golf course in the seven weeks since he took office. – The president visited Trump National Golf Club in Virginia
Opiate for the masses: “American Crime” is better than ever and still hard to swallow
“Oh, man. Here we go again with this ‘opiate’ business. Pray tell, what pile of TV fail are you going to tell us about this week?” Salutations to you, too, Salon reader! How about we change things up a little and discuss an outstanding TV series? Not this time.
American Jews and the Trump Administration Aviel Sheyin-Stevens
After the election of perhaps the most pro-Israel U.S. administration in history, American Jews seem to have lost the plot. When Donald Trump was elected president of the U.S., many Jews sat shiva to mourn Hillary Clinton’s defeat as if it was a death in the family, making religion out of politics.
Dream on, but just make it somewhat snappier this weekend
Graphic to be used as a reminder to turn the clocks forward one hour.; 1c x 1 inches; 46.5 mm x 25 mm; Time marches on, with a bit more skip this weekend, as daylight saving time officially re-emerges at 2 a.m. Time marches on, with a bit more skip this weekend, as daylight saving time officially re-emerges at 2 a.m. Federal judges have dealt Texas another loss over voting rights, finding that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the electoral influence of the state’s booming minority… Federal judges have dealt Texas another loss over voting rights, finding that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the electoral influence of the state’s booming minority population.
GOP Acts Fast on Health Care, Aims to Avoid Ire Dems Faced
It took former President Barack Obama and his Democrats more than a year to pass the Affordable Care Act, a slow and painstaking process that allowed plenty of time for a fierce backlash to ignite, undermining the law from the very start. Republicans are trying to avoid that pitfall as they attempt to fulfill years’ worth of promises to repeal and replace Obama’s law.
Federal judges find Texas gerrymandered maps on racial lines – Sat, 11 Mar 2017 PST
Federal judges found more problems in Texas’ voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office. The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel in San Antonio gave Democrats hope of new, more favorably drawn maps that could turn over more seats in Congress in 2018.
North Carolina Trump Supporters Have Tough Love For The President
At a diner in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina, a voter expressed concern that President Trump is too close to Russia. In eastern North Carolina, residents who voted for President Trump are loyal to him.
Federal judges find Texas gerrymandered maps on racial lines
Federal judges found more problems in Texas’ voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office. The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel in San Antonio gave Democrats hope of new, more favorably drawn maps that could turn over more seats in Congress in 2018.
GOP acts fast on health care, aims to avoid ire Dems faced
In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, listens during President Barack Obama’s speech on health care to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Federal court voids 3 Texas districts
The three congressional districts were drawn by the Texas legislature in 2011. The federal panel said Friday the districts violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act, according to reports.
Yeah, Yeah, White Supremacist. Sorry, Don’t. Care.
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Prominent doctor, veteran Air Force general to headline Links Leadership Luncheon
Dr. Edith P. Mitchell is widely known for her work in fighting cancer disparities. In 2015, she was elected the president of the National Medical Association, which has a membership of over 30,000 African American physicians, and was named to EBONY Magazine’s Power 100 List.
Schumer Repeats Planned Parenthood Lie to Try and Save Funding
Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. At best, they refer them. Multiple representatives have been called out for voicing the falsehood.
Dilbert Misses the Point, Misses the Boat
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Panel voids 3 Texas congressional districts
In a 2-1 ruling, the panel concluded that race, instead of partisan advantage, drove the decisions by the Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw District 23, which is held by U.S. Rep. Will Hurd , R-San Antonio; District 35, which stretches from Austin to San Antonio and is held by Democrat U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett , and District 27, which includes Nueces County. The nearly 200-page ruling invalidates those districts, and could have a filter-down effect on nearby districts if the ruling stands.
Tea Sippers In San Francisco
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don’t worry – anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! In separate incidents in February and March, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 30s became sick within an hour of sipping a tea made from leaves sold by the Sun Wing Wo Trading Co.
Roberts visits areas, families affected by Kansas wildfires
“It tears at your heartstrings to see the unprecedented amount of destruction Kansans have suffered,” said Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, during a tour of Clark County’s wildfire damage.
Chris Hayes excoriates Trump: ‘The White House is full of it’ & ‘BS is part of its DNA’
I have yet to see any TV host hit the Trump administration as hard as Chris Hayes did on this episode of All-In. Chris Hayes did not pull any punches as he completely eviscerated the Trump administration for a White House defined by lies.
Child rapist Roman Polanski would like to return to Los Angeles
Back when Donald Trump was being inaugurated as the 45th President I suggested one possible item to add to his lengthy to do list after taking office. While I’m sure it was nowhere near the top of his agenda, it seemed to me that a nice opening gambit would be to make arrangements for the extradition of convicted pedophile child rapist Roman Polanski, reserving a nice comfortable prison cell in the United States for him to spend the rest of his unnatural life in.
What a Great Headline
There are now enough real-news outlets that rivalries have erupted. Inside the White House! Of course, the article itself is publshed by Fake News. So don’t believe a word.
Trump administration seeks resignations of 46 US attorneys
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys who were holdovers from the Obama administration. Many of the federal prosecutors who were nominated by President Barack Obama have already left their positions, but the nearly four dozen who stayed on in the first weeks of the Trump administration have been asked to leave “in order to ensure a uniform transition,” Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said Friday.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Egypt under study
Federal judges have dealt Texas another loss over voting rights, finding that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the electoral influence of the state’s booming minority… Federal judges have dealt Texas another loss over voting rights, finding that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the electoral influence of the state’s booming minority population.
Trump touts ‘great progress’ on healthcare overhaul
President Trump preserved his tweet streak Saturday morning, cheerleading the Republican effort to overturn Obamacare in less than 140 characters. “We are making great progress with healthcare,” he posted at 9:39 am .
MSNBC Ali Velshi destroys GOP Congressman lies about Obamacare & Single-Payer healthcare
Ali Velshi methodically schooled Right Wing Congressman Jim Jordan by refuting his lies with authority as fast as the Congressman let them out. Velshi is what a journalist looks like in action.
Illinois congressman objects to men purchasing prenatal care
Illinois Republican Rep. John Shimkus is under fire after comments he made Wednesday about prenatal requirements in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. During a 27-hour debate on House Republicans’ health care plan in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Shimkus suggested men could be opposed to former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law because under the law they are required to pay for prenatal care.
How healthy are you? GOP bill would help employers find out
A bill in Congress could make it harder for workers to keep employers from getting access to their personal medical and genetic information and raise the financial penalties for those who opt out of workplace wellness programs. House Republicans are proposing legislation aimed at making it easier for companies to gather genetic data from workers and their families, including their children, when they collect it as part of a voluntary wellness program.
No lamenting liberal Liz’s fall from grace
Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is useless, teetering close to the ragged edge of pointless. Apart from starring roles in childish protests and tough-guy Twitter rants, Warren is making no difference in Washington, D.C., and is no friend to her constituents in Massachusetts.
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A Mississippi immigrant who made national headlines when she was detained after speaking out a news conference has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Daniela Vargas, 22, was released Friday under an Order of Supervision from the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, Louisiana, Because she is now under an Order of Supervision, Vargas will have to check in to the local ICE in Pearl office next month, Peterson said.
Nelson, Rubio fight back over proposed cuts to Coast Guard, NOAA and FEMA
A Tampa-based NOAA crew including Chris Kern, left, Paul Darby and Pat Didler flies towards what was at the time Tropical Storm Hermine. Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew caused more than $100 million damage in Florida last year.
5 things Trump is doing that liberals probably actually like
But there are a handful of policies the new administration is championing that liberals can get behind, including large-scale infrastructure investment and paid family leave. – was derided by many liberals, including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who argued it would enrich American and foreign corporations at the expense of American workers, whose jobs would disappear and wages decline.
Flames through roof of apartment building on Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, Saturday morning.
New York state leaders used $30 million in grant money from FEMA to pay for a new system of weather monitoring equipment. Currently, the sta “We simply don’t have enough manpower,” Buffalo-based agent Dean Mandel told the House Homeland Security Committee in 2016.
Romanee-Conti 1988 May Fetch $158,000 at Christie’s London Sale
A 12-bottle case of Romanee-Conti 1988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti grand cru Burgundy may fetch as much as 130,000 pounds at a Christie’s International Plc auction in London this month as collector appetite remains high for rare mature wines from the region. Two similar bottles may sell for 22,000 pounds, a magnum of the same producer’s 2005 vintage could fetch 20,000 pounds and a single bottle of its 1999 wine may sell for 15,000 pounds, according to the auction house’s catalog.
Attorney general seeks resignations of 46 US attorneys
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during prior presidential administrations, the Justice Department said Friday. Many of the federal prosecutors who were nominated by former President Barack Obama already have left their positions, but the nearly four dozen who stayed on in the first weeks of the Trump administration have been asked to leave “in order to ensure a uniform transition,” Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said.
Trump cleans house, dismisses 46 Obama-era federal prosecutors
The administration of US President Donald Trump has moved to clean house at the Justice Department, demanding the resignations of 46 federal prosecutors appointed during the two terms of his predecessor Barack Obama. Presidents often order political appointees in several agencies to resign when they take office, but the abrupt nature of the move caught some by surprise – especially given that so many were asked to leave at once.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
President Trump’s Twitter rants are rather like magical pixie dust – they obscure real controversies, like possible links between Trump campaign officials and the Russian government, and change the conversation. President Trump’s Twitter rants are rather like magical pixie dust – they obscure real controversies, like possible links between Trump campaign officials and the Russian government, and change the conversation.