A little girl in bronze defiantly facing Wall Street’s mammoth Charging Bull didn’t appear suddenly or spontaneously in Manhattan’s financial district in the middle of the night. Washington state’s attorney general is asking a federal judge to affirm that an order blocking President Donald Trump’s first travel ban will also apply to a revised travel ban.
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A little girl in bronze defiantly facing Wall Street’s mammoth Charging Bull didn’t appear suddenly or spontaneously in Manhattan’s financial district in the middle of the night. A little girl in bronze defiantly facing Wall Street’s mammoth Charging Bull didn’t appear suddenly or spontaneously in Manhattan’s financial district in the middle of the night.
After 27-hour Hill debate, second House committee OKs Obamacare repeal
A second House committee approved the Republican Party’s Obamacare repeal bill Thursday, as President Donald Trump flexed his deal-making skills to build momentum behind the legislation amid growing concern among prominent GOP figures that fast-tracking the measure could backfire. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to move the bill to the House floor after a marathon hearing lasting 27 hours and 18 minutes, hours after the Ways and Means panel registered the first milestone for the American Health Care Act, endorsing it after their own 18-hour session.
The Latest: Source says Osweiler and picks to Browns
Republicans on a pivotal House committee are nearing an initial triumph in their effort to scuttle former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Republicans on a pivotal House committee are nearing an initial triumph in their effort to scuttle former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
6 days later, no more clarity from Trump on wiretapping claims
Six days after he accused his Oval Office predecessor of wiretapping him, President Donald Trump on Thursday again avoided questions about the charge, leaving his aides and allies still-struggling to explain his Saturday-morning broadside. Trump was initially scheduled to come before cameras twice in the Roosevelt Room Thursday.
FBI Director James Comey meets with Congress ‘Gang of Eight’
FBI Director James Comey went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with eight members of Congress who represent those who have access to the most highly classified intelligence information, a source told CNN. In the Senate, that includes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence committee, Republican Sen. Richard Burr and Democrat Mark Warner respectively.
GOP’s Obamacare Replacement May Reduce Bureaucracy, but Not Bureaucrats
Republicans have spoken for years of the need to remove government from individual health care decisions. And in touting their new American Health Care Act, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the “most important thing it does” is “it takes the power out of the bureaucracy and puts it back to the doctors and patients where it belongs.”
Son of former boxing champ tells lawmakers about detention
Muhammad Ali Jr., son of the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, arrives for a forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, sponsored by House House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a leading advocate in the House for comprehensive immigration reform.
Ex-Trump adviser Carter Page at center of Russia storm
In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, Carter Page, then adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. Page, once a little-known investment banker-turned-adviser in the outer circle of the improbable Trump campaign, is emerging as a central figure in the controversy surrounding campaign connections to Russia.
Roger Stone, Trump confidante, spoke privately with Russian hacker prior to the election: Report
Roger Stone, President Trump’s former campaign adviser, communicated privately with an entity directly involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee ahead of the 2016 White House race, The Smoking Gun reported Wednesday. Mr. Stone, a veteran political consultant, swapped private Twitter messages last year with “Guccifer 2.0,” the website reported Wednesday citing an unnamed source.
Locked-Out Media Watch While Trump Administration Retreats Into Secrecy
“We want to ensure at all times, if confirmed, that the secretary of state and the State Department is fully transparent with the public.” – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at his January 11, 2017 , confirmation hearing.
Tim Kainea s son arrested protesting against pro-Trump rally
The youngest son of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate last year, was one of six people arrested while protesting against a rally in support of President Donald Trump at the Minnesota state Capitol building last weekend.
Why fact-checkers won’t use the word ‘lie’
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The notion that President Trump lies has gone mainstream. “Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers,” blared the headline of a Jan. 23 story in the New York Times regarding the president’s claim that 3 million to 5 million unauthorized immigrants voted for Hillary Clinton in November, depriving him of a win in the popular vote.
GOP-run committee backs Trump’s pick for US envoy to Israel
A Republican-led Senate committee on Thursday narrowly approved the nomination of the combative lawyer selected by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Israel, setting aside concerns that David Friedman lacked the temperament for such a critical diplomatic post. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted largely along party lines, 12-9, to recommend that the full Senate consider Friedman’s nomination.
Enslaving debt has soared to almost $20 trillion
Within 40 days our national debt is likely to be $20 trillion; four of which is from eight years of George W. Bush and 10 from eight years of Barack Obama – the two biggest spending presidents in U.S. history. Obama alone accumulated more debt than all previous presidents put together.
Jury selection begins in trial of gunman in barracks ambush
Jury selection is about to get underway Thursday, March 9, 2017, in the capita… . In this Friday, March 6, 2015 file photo, a sign marks the location of the barracks for the Pennsylvania State Police in Blooming Grove Township, Pa.
Democrats: a Trumpcarea is a a tax break for the richa
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer head for a news conference with people who may be negatively affected by the proposed American Health Care Act, the Republicans’ attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, outside the U.S. Capitol. March 9. Democrats, who’ve struggled for a way to separate President Trump from the voters who powered his upset victory, believe they’ve found one with the American Health Care Act.
10 for Today: Thursday, March 9
HEALTHCARE: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., left, joined by Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., holds up a copy of the original Affordable Care Act bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, as the GOP leadership talks about its work on the long-awaited Republican plan to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” The anti-secrecy group, meanwhile, raises the prospect of providing technology companies additional sensitive details it says it has about the agency’s hacking tools.
U.S. senators ask government for proof Obama wiretapped Trump
Two senior senators asked the FBI and Justice Department on Wednesday for any information they have on President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. In a letter to James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Acting Deputy Attorney General Dana Boente, Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse wrote: “We request that the Department of Justice provide us copies of any warrant applications and court orders related to wiretaps of President Trump, the Trump campaign, or Trump Tower.”
Meadows Pushes Changes in Obamacare Repeal Bill
Despite increasing pressure from the White House and congressional leaders, Rep. Mark Meadows isn’t backing down from his opposition to House Republicans’ legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, seeking significant changes to bring conservatives on board. Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and conservative colleagues in both the House and Senate have raised major objections in the days following the release of the long-awaited health care replacement, putting in question Republicans’ ability to pass the legislation.
Republicans forge ahead on Obamacare repeal despite U.S. budget worries
Republicans pushed ahead on Thursday with their plan for a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system backed by President Donald Trump, despite Democratic concern that the cost of the bill and its impact on the budget remain unknown. Two House of Representatives committees debated the draft legislation late into the night on Wednesday in marathon sessions, two days after it was unveiled by Republican leaders and endorsed by Trump.
FBI Director Comey at cyber conference: a Youa re stuck with mea
FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday he has no plans to step down any time soon, days after he reportedly pushed back against President Donald Trump’s allegations that the Obama administration had tapped his phones during the 2016 election. At a Boston College cyber security conference, Comey prefaced his speech by saying he would like to come back.
Why We Support the Gorsuch Nomination
We are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and independents; progressives, conservatives and moderates; religious and non-observant; married, single and divorced; men and women; straight and gay. Our group includes citizens residing abroad and a U.S. resident holding a green card.
10 for Today: Thursday, March 9
HEALTHCARE: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., left, joined by Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., holds up a copy of the original Affordable Care Act bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, as the GOP leadership talks about its work on the long-awaited Republican plan to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” The anti-secrecy group, meanwhile, raises the prospect of providing technology companies additional sensitive details it says it has about the agency’s hacking tools.
Can Republicans Blame Dems for a Health Reform Failure?
Lock up President Trump’s phone — Breitbart hates the new Republican health care bill. So do Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, the conservative House Freedom Caucus, moderate Republicans, hospitals, the seniors lobby, doctors, Democrats and who have we left out? Forty hours after introducing it Monday, House GOP leaders started the bill on its legislative journey that most of their members believe will end in a painful death.
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Harris: Progressives shouldn’t apply purity tests to Dems
The progressive left should not apply ideological purity tests to Democratic senators who face tough re-election campaigns in 2018 in states President Donald Trump won handily last year, says Sen. Kamala Harris. “We need those numbers,” the California Democrat told David Axelrod on “The Axe Files,” a podcast from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN.
House panel OKs health bill, industry groups say ‘no’
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, listens to the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the committee began markup of the long-awaited plan by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. WASHINGTON>> House Republicans scored a pre-dawn triumph Thursday in their effort to scuttle former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, but it masked deeper problems as hospitals, doctors and consumer groups mounted intensifying opposition to the GOP health care drive.
N.Y. pols push for feds to reimburse Trump Tower security costs
A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers submitted a formal request for the federal government to reimburse $18.7 million the city has shelled out for security around President Trump’s residence at Trump Tower on Wednesday. The group, led by Reps.
These are the issues with GOP’s plan to replace Obamacare
House Speaker Paul Ryan holds up a copy of the American Health Care Act – legislation to replace Obamacare – during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. As the sure to be heated legislative fight over the replacement of Obamacare gets under way, both Democrats and Republicans have expressed concerns about the bill.
Analogies Fly Over Net Neutrality
Both senators and FCC head Ajit Pai avoided any great discussion about net neutrality, one of the biggest and most contentious issues facing the FCC. However, a brief exchange between Pai and Republican Senator Ron Johnson is worth noting because it demonstrates just how the name net neutrality is the opposite of the harm it actually inflicts: Senator Ron Johnson : I know net neutrality sounds great and in trying to convey why [it] harms investment and innovation, I’ve come up with an analogy.
Tim Kaine’s Son Arrested In St. Paul Protest, Charges Possible
The son of a United States Senator and a former vice presidential candidate was one of six people arrested in a violent protest Saturday inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Twenty-four-year-old Linwood “Woody” Kaine, son of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, was one of a group of protesters who disrupted a rally in support of President Donald Trump.
Irish-American politicians call for NI special envoy
The co-chair of the Irish-American grouping in the US Congress has called on President Donald Trump to appoint a new special envoy to Northern Ireland. Massachusetts congressman Richard Neal said that this was a “critically important period of US-Ireland relations” and that he was urging President Trump to appoint an envoy.
County leads join political efforts to ban toxic chemical from refineries in Torrance and Wilmington
The county Board of Supervisors, prodded by increasing political and regulatory efforts to protect public health and safety, endorsed proposals Wednesday to ban highly toxic hydrofluoric acid from the two South Bay refineries that use the chemical. That has prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to propose banning the chemical by year’s end .
News | Legalizing Marijuana is “Throwing Gasoline” on Addiction…
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy spoke with GoLocal LIVE on Wednesday about efforts in Rhode Island once again to legalize marijuana – and what he said is the country’s crisis of addiction, and why he is opposed to marijuana legalization. “We’re going though an epidemic of addiction and depressionand we’re in the midst of the rollback the biggest expansion of healthcare coverage that benefits people with mental illness [and] addiction, and this was the first time the ever got coverage,” Kennedy told GoLocal’s Kate Nagle on Wednesday.
Obama’s Snowflakes
As President Trump focuses on jobs, Barack Obama’s oddness as a President is thrown into relief. How little we heard about jobs during Obama’s two terms — not even jobs in the inner city.
Obama Used the Presidency, so should Trump
The front page of the Washington Post on Wednesday showed a charming picture of a gaggle of school kids on a White House tour excited by a surprise appearance by President Trump. The Post is overtly hostile to Trump, but editors find it hard to resist good photos of happy, bright-eyed children.
White House Names A Communications Head, Takes Pressure Off Spicer
If any women working in the White House wanted to walk out today and pressured, threatened, or otherwise told not to, you know where to reach us . Spicer was later asked whether Trump still loves Wikileaks as he said during the presidential election when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was targeted.
Iran under increasing isolation
With each passing day Iran is experiencing further international and regional isolation, with a growing number of countries voicing concerns about Tehran’s policies. Barack Obama leaving office signaled the beginning of the end of a “golden era” for Iran, and a major shift in the balance of power and political tones.
Sam Bee: Trump Wiretapping Claim Is Nuts
Samantha Bee is back, just in time for International Women’s Day. And she wasn’t ready to forget that unexpectedly “presidential” speech Trump made last week.