Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to “destroy democracy” and faulted the American response as “totally paralyzed.” McCain, the Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, again called for a select committee to investigate the CIA’s finding that Russia hacked Democrats’ emails in a bid to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
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Electoral College set to vote Monday
WEBVTT IT MEANS WE DON’T REALLY HAVE A NATIONAL ELECTION, BUT 50 INDIVIDUAL STATE ELECTIONS. AT THIS RALLY ON THE NORTH STE OF THE CAPITOL, A MESSAGE TODAY TO PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP WHO WON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE BUT LOST THE NATIONWIDE POPULAR VOTE BY 2.8 MILLION BALLOTS.
Endorsements, election results reveal policy sentiment of Kansas voters
House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs took the unconventional step during the Kansas Democratic Party convention in Topeka of publicly identifying 15 Republican House members considered most vulnerable to defeat in the 2016 election cycle. The veteran lawmaker representing the Democratic stronghold in Kansas City, Kan., said during the April gathering limited resources would require emphasis on nine conservative GOP incumbents with ties to Gov. Sam Brownback or serving districts in which Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis did well in 2014.
Senators push to widen inquiry into Russian election hacking
Pressure mounted Sunday for a broader congressional investigation of Russian cyberattacks aimed at influencing the U.S. election, even as a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said there was no conclusive evidence of foreign interference. The effort was being led by a bipartisan group of senators, including John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate Democratic leader, who called on Sunday for the creation of a Senate select committee on cyberactivity to take the investigative lead on Capitol Hill.
Trump opponents set their sights on the Electoral College
The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect the new president amidst growing debate about its role and whether it should even exist. Progressive groups are planning protests at state capitols all over the country, which is where the electors will cast their votes.
Explosions, fires point to need for e-cigarette recall, senator says
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is increasing the heat on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that explode and catch fire, injuring users. The New York Democrat calls e-cigarettes ‘ticking time bombs.’
Former Navy SEAL will abandon Senate run to join Trump cabinet
He was in the running with Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who met at least twice with Trump in recent days. Henning also insisted the Land and Water Conservation Fund must be reauthorized, explaining that the fund – which is kept solvent through severance taxes on offshore oil and gas leases – allows the federal government, state governments and even local governments to buy land for parks, trails, and outdoor recreation sites.
Saturday Night Live mix Trump and Love Actually in hilarious Christmas parody
One of the best-loved Christmas movies of all time gets a very 2016 makeover in a skit for the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. SNL takes on the famous scene in 2003 hit Love Actually in which Mark arrives at Juliet ‘s door, clutching large cue cards professing his secret love to her.
Jake Tapper Grills Loretta Lynch On HerTarmac Meeting With Bill Clinton [VIDEO]
CNN’s Jake Tapper grilled outgoing Attorney General Loretta Lynch for her notorious tarmac meeting with former President Bill Clinton in June, while agencies under her supervision were investigating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. The interview, which aired Sunday, is part of series of public statements Lynch is making as she prepares to turn the Department of Justice over to Sen. Jeff Sessions, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to succeed her.
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Saturday, Jeanine Pirro slammed first lady Michelle Obama on Fox News Channel’s “Justice” for telling Oprah Winfrey that Americans are no longer feeling hopeful since Donald Trump’s election. “You lived a life few can even imagine at the citadel of power and prestige in the world,” Pirro directed at Obama.
‘Full Measure’: Influencing an election new
This week, outgoing President Barack Obama ordered a full review into hacking aimed at influencing this election , and he wants it finished before incoming President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. This week came reports that the FBI differs with the CIA, which had blamed Russia and concluded the motive was to elect Trump.
Half of Americans approve of Trump’s transition handling
Half of Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition handling, while 41 percent disapprove, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll . Eighty-two percent of Republicans and 12 percent of Democrats approve of Trump’s transition handling.
Trump: My backers would be ‘scorned’ if they ‘threatened’ people
President-elect Trump tweeted Sunday evening that his opponents were guilty of a double standard for threats they have made, apparently referring to threats against Electoral College members whom Clinton backers are trying to convince not to vote for Trump. “If my many supporters acted and threatened people like those who lost the election are doing, they would be scorned & called terrible names!” Trump wrote.
U.S. Electoral College Set to Confirm Trump’s Presidential Victory
The next chapter in the tumultuous U.S. presidential election plays out Monday, with voting in the Electoral College expected to officially confirm that billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump will become the country’s 45th president. Americans have known since early November that Trump would take over the White House when he is inaugurated January 20. U.S. presidential elections, however, are not determined by the national popular vote, but rather by the individual outcomes in presidential balloting in all 50 states and the national capital city, Washington.
A letter from Sen. David Vitter: An honor to serve Louisiana
U.S. Sen. David Vitter reflects on his time serving in the Senate during his last speech from the floor on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. C-SPAN image .
The Latest: Senator: Exploding e-cigs need federal look
The Latest on Sen. Charles Schumer saying the federal government needs to look at exploding e-cigarettes : U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government needs to figure out why e-cigarette devices and batteries are exploding and catching fire, hurting users. The New York Democrat on Sunday cited a recent Associated Press story saying the FDA identified about 66 explosions in 2015 and early 2016.
Trump’s pick for budget director has urged big spending cuts
Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as his budget director, is a fierce deficit hawk with a record of pushing deep spending cuts across the federal government to balance the budget. The 49-year-old from South Carolina, just re-elected to a fourth term, is a co-founder of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus that pushed former Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, from power.
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Call For Panel To Investigate Russian Hacking
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer , R, and John McCain speak to the media after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama about immigration reform in Washington July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing A bipartisan group of senators called for the creation of a panel in order to investigate allegations of Russian hacking in U.S. elections, according to a report from Reuters Sunday.
Trump camp pushes back on Russian election-meddling claim, calls it a ‘spin job’
Stephen Bannon , senior advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and Reince Priebus stand as Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour event at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wisconsin, Dec. 13. Donald Trump’s top aides on Sunday said the president-elect isn’t ready to accept the finding by intelligence agencies that Moscow hacked Democratic emails in a bid to elevate Trump. And that even if it’s true, they said, Trump still won the White House fair and square.
Louisiana’s oil, gas industry expected to benefit under Trump…
In a Sept. 18, 2010 file photo, the Development Driller III, which drilled the relief well and pumped the cement to seal the Macondo well, the source of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill, is seen in the Gulf Of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, on the day well was declared dead.
Podesta Refuses To Say Election Was ‘Free And Fair’ [VIDEO]
Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta refused two separate times on Sunday to acknowledge that last month’s election was “free and fair.” “Do you believe this was a free and fair election?” NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked Podesta, whose hacked emails were published online during the campaign.
Donna Brazile Contradicts Obama’s Claim That Hacking Stopped After His Warning To Putin [VIDEO]
Donna Brazile, the interim head of the Democratic National Committee, disputed President Obama’s recent claim that the Russian government stopped hacking Democrats’ emails after he warned Russian president Vladimir Putin of consequences for the attacks several months ago. “President Obama also said that the cyber attacks stopped after he warned Putin is that right that they stopped?” ABC News’ Martha Raddatz asked Brazile during an interview on Sunday morning.
Kellyanne Conway: CIA Should Go and Testify and Stop Leaking to the Media
Kellyanne reminded Howard Kurtz that the CIA leaked information to the press but refused to testify in Congress this past week on their allegations. Kellyanne Conway: Hillary Clinton is telling donors at her party or wake or whatever you want to call it that Russian hacking affected the election results.
The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies
Democrats spent the first two decades of the post-Cold War era rather relaxed about Russian provocations and revanchism. President Barack Obama famously mocked Mitt Romney in 2012 for suggesting that Russia was our principal geopolitical adversary.
Saturday Night Live smashes ‘Love Actually’ comedy spoof with Hillary …
Everyone remembers that scene in Love Actually, when Andrew Lincoln turns up at Keira Knightley’s door with a hi-fi, chunky jumper and messages of almost creepy love written on white card. Everyone remembers that scene in Love Actually, when Andrew Lincoln turns up at Keira Knightley’s door with a hi-fi, chunky jumper and messages of almost creepy love written on white card.
China says it will give drone back, but Trump says a keep ita
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt.
POLL: A majority of Republicans think Trump won the popular vote
A survey conducted by the research company Qualtrics showed that 52% of Republican voters think that Donald Trump won the popular vote in November’s general election, despite nationwide totals giving Hillary Clinton almost a 3 million -vote edge. The survey, published Sunday and first reported on by the Washington Post , found that in total, 29% of people surveyed thought Trump won the popular vote.
US Secretary of State discusses Yemen war on Saudi trip
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi King Salman and others Sunday to discuss the war in Yemen, a visit to the kingdom that likely will be his last as America’s top diplomat. Kerry’s trip, ahead of the inauguration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, comes as diplomatic ties between the two longtime allies have been strained by the Iran nuclear deal championed by Democratic President Barack Obama and other issues.
Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood
One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood. Trump sent mixed signals during the campaign about the 100-year-old organization which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services.
The New York Times And Me
I gave up reading The New York Times after getting fed up with its biased reporting and the blatant editorializing in its news pages circa the late eighties and early nineties when the Times did everything it could to bring down the Reagan presidency and demolish the presidency of the elder Bush. Yet in the run-up to this most recent presidential election I found myself reading the Times again, partly because a Facebook correspondent called me out on disparaging the Times’s recent coverage when I was no longer a regular reader and partly because a neighbor asked me to take her paper in while she was away.
Trump takes on First Lady’s ‘no hope’ comment
President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama “must have been talking about the past” when she said there’s no sense of hope after his election. Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his post election “thank you” tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting “she made that statement not meaning it the way it came out.”
Why such a conservative cabinet
It seems clear that Donald Trump will end up with the most conservative Cabinet of any president in my lifetime. And yes, that includes Ronald Reagan .
Biden, mourners pay tribute to John Glenn, American hero
The nation’s vice president and a retired Marine Corps general were among the dignitaries, family members and other mourners who choked up Saturday during a memorial tribute to the late space hero John Glenn. Roughly 2,500 people gathered at Mershon Auditorium on the Ohio State University campus for “a celebration of life” for the former fighter pilot, history-making astronaut and longtime Democratic U.S. senator from small-town Ohio.
What the electors say about efforts to derail Donald Trump
Elector Rex Teter, 59, a teacher and preacher in Pasadena, Texas, received 35,000 e-mails and 200 letters urging him not to support Donald Trump. He won’t change his vote.
Op-ed: Faking the news
Mainstream media are suddenly concerned about “fake news.” It used to be that phony stories were easy to spot.
Trump says Michelle Obama’s ‘no hope’ comment about the past
President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama “must have been talking about the past” when she said there’s no sense of hope after his election. Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his postelection “thank you” tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting “she made that statement not meaning it the way it came out.”
Action needed to guide US regional priorities
In this April 2009 photo, President of the United States Barack Obama speaks with then Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper , and then Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding , at the Summmit of the Americas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The US has passed a new law in December 2016 that will form the basis for its foreign policy with the Caribbean.
As Electoral College vote nears, GOP electors are deluged with pleas to bolt from Donald Trump
His work computer holds 70,000 recent emails from across the country. Hundreds of written letters clog his mailbox.
The Latest: Obama tees off vacation with round of golf
The latest on President Barack Obama’s annual two-week vacation in Hawaii : President Barack Obama enjoyed the first day of his annual holiday vacation in Hawaii playing over four hours of golf under mostly sunny skies at the marine base on the island of Oahu, where he was born. Before leaving the base, the president passed by a giant Christmas tree decorated with colorful ornaments, a tradition on base.
Rowe a candidate for Sessions’ Senate seat
A state lawmaker from Walker County has suddenly become a candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions in Congress should he be confirmed as attorney general. A state lawmaker from Walker County has suddenly become a candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions in Congress should he be confirmed as attorney general.