It’s packing time on the House side of Capitol Hill, with losers moving out, winners moving in and incumbents moving up. That meant 55 vacant offices up for grabs and weeks of packing and unpacking as those with seniority snapped up the prime real estate.
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Could have defeated Trump, Obama says
President Barack Obama, seen Sunday in Hawaii, had some criticism of Hillary Clinton’s campaign in an interview released Monday. President Barack Obama said in an interview released Monday that he could have beaten Republican President-elect Donald Trump if they had faced off in last month’s election.
Warrant by supposition
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President Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation for America and its role in the world. But as the inept community organizer prepares to leave office, it is becoming clear that his clumsy overreach is backfiring on multiple levels.
Lack of probable cause has chilling effect
The debate about the degree to which FBI Director James Comey adversely affected Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign likely will go on long after President-elect Donald Trump leaves office. Comey entered uncharted waters 11 days before the presidential election when he informed Congress that the FBI was examining emails on a laptop owned by Anthony Weiner, estranged husband of Huma Abedin, a confidante of Clinton.
Train route between Scranton, New York City not yet a reality
MICHAEL J. MULLEN / TIMES-SHAMROCK FILE U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, who holds a seat on the Appropriations Committee, has turned the train’s revival into his mission in Congress. Larry Malski, president of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, rode the last passenger train that ran between Scranton and New York City on Jan. 5, 1970, and remains optimistic he can ride the next one.
Iraq: Gunmen snatch female journalist from her Baghdad home
The fury of the winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day has weakened, but thousands remain without power in the Dakotas and Michigan. The fury of the winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day weakened heading into Tuesday, but thousands remained without power in the Dakotas and Michigan.
Obama, Japana s Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor
Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where the bloodshed of the surprise attacks drew America into World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit Tuesday with President Barack Obama is powerful proof that the former enemies have transcended the recriminatory impulses that weighed down relations after the war, Japan’s government has said.
ColumnistsLessons learned from our Johnson administrationLessons…
Lessons learned from our Johnson administration In the early days of Gary Johnson’s governorship, I had occasion to be at the capitol. Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: http://c-cargus.co/2hoWLC1 In the early days of Gary Johnson’s governorship, I had occasion to be at the State Capitol talking with some of his new appointees.
Is Team Trump Instructing this New Year’s Grinch OFAC to Destroy JCPOA?
A friend who works in an office near AIPAC on Capitol Hill sent this adaptation of Nat King Coles, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.” It was reportedly sung at some of this year’s AIPAC and Zionist Lobby holiday receptions for Congressional staffers and lobbyists as well as at other seasonal events in Washington.
Japanese prime minister lays wreaths at Hawaii cemeteries
Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, becoming the first leader of Japan to vis… . The plane of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies over Air Force One at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu.
Hillary Clinton Thanks Supporters, References Popular Vote Win in End-of-Year Email
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a portrait unveiling ceremony for retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, in Russell Building’s Kennedy Caucus Room, Dec. 8, 2016. Hillary Clinton thanked her supporters, referencing her popular-vote victory, and wished them a happy holiday season in an end-of-year email sent Monday.
President Obama says he would have beaten Donald Trump
US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on November 10, 2016. US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on November 10, 2016.
When Obamas Got Your Back
After Obama said he had Israel’s back went ahead and abstained to vote against the U.N. Anti-Israel resolution. “A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Netanyahu’s government has “ironclad” information tying President Barack Obama directly to the anti-Israel resolution passed last week by the United Nations Security Council ” A.F. Branco is a GrassRoots Conservative Political Cartoonist for Conservative Daily News, Net Right Daily, Legal Insurrection, and now Ammoland Shooting Sports News .
Donald Trump’s strong suit doesn’t appear to be consistency
From installing Wall Street executives in his Cabinet to avoiding news conferences, the president-elect is adopting some of the same behavior for which he criticized Clinton during their campaign. “I know the guys at Goldman Sachs,” Trump said at a South Carolina rally in February, when he was locked in a fierce primary battle with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Donald Trump’s strong suit doesn’t appear to be consistency
From installing Wall Street executives in his Cabinet to avoiding news conferences, the president-elect is adopting some of the same behavior for which he criticized Clinton during their campaign. “I know the guys at Goldman Sachs,” Trump said at a South Carolina rally in February, when he was locked in a fierce primary battle with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate
If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government.
Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate
If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government.
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NEW YEAR’S HOPES – Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year. By Emily Swanson and Verena Dobnik.
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NEW YEAR’S HOPES – Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year. By Emily Swanson and Verena Dobnik.
Barack Obama vs. Donald Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won
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Barack Obama vs. Donald Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won
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Election system susceptible to rigging despite red flags
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 file photo, Brian Varner, a principal researcher at Symantec, inserts an identifying chip card into an electronic voting machine as he demonstrates how to hack an electronic voting machine at a Symantec office in New York.
Trumps pick for ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate
If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government.
You Won’t Believe Who Obama Is Blaming NOW for Trump’s Historic Win
What is it with liberals and not taking responsibility for their failures? Hillary Clinton blamed it on Trump, she blamed it on the Russians, she blamed it on the media and she blamed it on Americans in general intimating they were just too damned stupid to vote for her. And here comes Barack Hussein Obama who does he blame pretty much the same list with special emphasis on the media.
Fuel for subscription gains in Chicago: Cubs, not Trump
The election of Donald Trump may be driving a surprising bump in newspaper subscriptions in New York and Washington, DC. But in Chicago, the batter is the Cubbies.
Giving Trump a chance doesn’t mean giving him a break
President-elect Donald Trump is being normalized before our eyes. On Dec. 19, the Electoral College cast its votes in the customary way; despite pleas and demonstrations, only two Republican electors rebelled.
Lawmaker proposes involuntary commitment for drug treatment
Those struggling with drug addiction could be hospitalized against their will under a bill being proposed by a New Hampshire lawmaker. State Sen. Jeb Bradley, a Republican from Wolfeboro, is proposing amending the state law that allows authorities to involuntarily commit people suffering from serious mental illness who pose a threat to themselves.
Year-End Best Books in Race and Religion in American History
With all the memes wishing a good riddance to 2016, and John Oliver’s epic send-off to this annus horribilis, it may seem small comfort that this was a year that might be remembered as one of the most important in a long time in my corner of the scholarly universe: for works that illuminate race and religion in America, and for books reinterpreting African American religious history for a new, more disillusioned generation. If you surmise this could be self-serving, very well, it is.
The Latest: Obama sends Kwanzaa greetings from Hawaii
President Barack Obama laughs with his daughter Malia as they eat shave ice in front of Island Snow Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, during the first family’s annual vacation. Obama is emphasizing the principles enshrined in the Kwanzaa holiday: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
The fight to save Medicare and Medicaid begins in January
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… You’ve heard a lot less from Republicans, including popular vote loser Donald Trump, about plans to privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid under the new administration. In fact, House Speaker Paul Ryan has seemed to cool off a bit on the whole idea.
Joe Scarborough Blames Obama For Washington’s Obstructions
On this morning’s Morning Joe, Scarborough decides to compare his own glory days in the 1994 Congress with the Tea Party. JOE SCARBOROUGH: You know, Rick, I think for me personally, that’s the great failure of Barack Obama.
10 Things to Know for Today
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, arrive for an event to thank service members and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Ministry of Emergency Situations employees prepare rescue boats at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.
Stranded in Mexico: Family spends Christmas without husband, father amid immigration battle
Her husband, Edgar Aispuro, has been in Mexico for six weeks after U.S. consulate officials blocked his return . But,this week, Kathryn learned that the consulate had suddenly reversed its decision and would allow her husband to come back to the U.S. soon.
Praxair facilities in western New York to remain open
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says Praxair has committed to preserve its facilities in that region of the state, where it employs more than 1,000 workers. The New York Democrat says Praxair will preserve its entire work force after completing a merger with a German firm.
Obama’s exit interview: Hope and change can still win elections
Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year’s election if he was eligible to run. “I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it,” Obama told his former senior adviser David Axelrod in an interview for the “The Axe Files” podcast, produced by the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN.
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Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy.
Trump Appointee Resigns After Miami’s A.J. Delgado Calls Him Out Over Alleged Affair
Donald Trump owes so much of his ascendency – and his continued commitment to sowing world chaos – to Twitter that it’s appropriate the first big black eye of his White House came via some tweets. And Miami’s own A.J. Delgado, an attorney and Trump campaign advisor, appears to have delivered the knockout blow.
Following anti-settlement UN vote, Netanyahu looks to rally Israelis against Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York September 21, 2016. Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its “shameful” decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building.
Netanyahu offers condolences to Russia over plane crash
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. The day after upbraiding the Russian ambassador over a UN Security Council vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sent his sympathies to Moscow for a military plane crash in which 92 people are believed to have perished.