In his first press conference since July, President-elect Donald Trump repeated some false and misleading claims on jobs, health care and his tax returns. Trump falsely claimed that there are “96 million really wanting a job and they can’t get [one].”
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First on CNN: Condoleezza Rice endorses Sessions for attorney general
Condoleezza Rice, who served as secretary of state to former President George W. Bush, endorsed former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions Monday to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. Rice, who is also from Alabama, wrote a letter of appreciation to Sen. Chuck Grassley about Sessions, where she said that Sessions, a “friend,” was someone she admired “greatly.”
FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein leads airport case new
The FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein alone for months after the former Iraqi leader’s capture is now leading the investigation into the Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five and is being blamed on an Iraq war veteran. George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami field office, was Saddam’s sole interrogator beginning in January 2004.
FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein leads airport case
The FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein alone for months after the former Iraqi leader’s capture is now leading the investigation into the Florida airport shooting rampage blamed on an Iraq war veteran. George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami field office, was Saddam’s sole interrogator beginning in January 2004.
Trump wants former Sen. Dan Coats to be intelligence chief
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named retired Sen. Dan Coats as national intelligence director, saying the former member of the Senate Intelligence Committee was the right person to lead the new administration’s “ceaseless vigilance against those who seek to do us harm.” Trump’s announcement came one day after release of a declassified government report on Russian efforts to influence the presidential election.
Reports: Trump To Nominate Former U.S. Senator As New Intelligence Chief
U.S. media are reporting that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate former U.S. Senator Dan Coats to be his director of national intelligence. Coats, 73, is a former U.S. ambassador to Germany under President George W. Bush who recently finished finished a six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
George, Laura Bush and Bill, Hillary Clinton to attend Trump inauguration
Former president George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush announced Tuesday that they would attend Donald Trump’s inauguration later this month. And Trump’s former rival Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton also will attend the ceremony, according to their spokespeople.
Trump’s winter nest is lavish Florida club
When President-elect Donald Trump rang in the new year this weekend, he did it with actor Sylvester Stallone, romance-novel cover model Fabio and a crowd of wealthy developers under the swaying palm trees at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. President George W. Bush had his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Trump’s winter nest is lavish Florida club
When President-elect Donald Trump rang in the new year this weekend, he did it with actor Sylvester Stallone, romance-novel cover model Fabio and a crowd of wealthy developers under the swaying palm trees at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. President George W. Bush had his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
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.
Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million
Hillary Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate. Certified results in all 50 states and the District of Columbia show Clinton winning nearly 65,844,610 million votes – 48 percent – to Trump’s 62,979,636 million votes – 46 percent – according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
The oilman who brought Trump and the Bush world together
Throughout the presidential campaign, the Bush family and many of its Republican allies turned their backs on Donald Trump. Now, they’re finding common cause with Trump over his pick to lead the State Department: Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has long orbited their same political, philanthropic and business worlds.
Limbaugh: Obama will create ‘unrest’ during Trump presidency
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh expects President Obama will “create all kinds of unrest and disunity” once President-elect Trump takes the oath of office next month. “The first moment that Trump does anything that is the unraveling of an Obama agenda item.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner look for a shul. Can we keep politics out of it?
President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are shul shopping in D.C. – and it’s making headlines in the non-Jewish world.
Today in History
On Dec. 18, 1916, during World War I, the 10-month Battle of Verdun ended with French troops succeeding in repulsing a major German offensive. In 1863, in a speech to the Prussian Parliament, Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck declared, “Politics is not an exact science.”