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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Testify Against Jeff Sessions

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Testify Against Jeff Sessions

Posted by | Jan 9, 2017 | |

[AdSense-A] Civil rights icon John Lewis will testify against Jeff Sessions It was announced Monday that civil rights Icon Congressman John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus intend to testify against Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General. Jeff Sessions, who has faced allegations of racism in the past, is scheduled to begin his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, January 11. Sessions’ was nominated by Ronald Reagan for a federal judgeship three decades ago, however that was derailed by allegations that Sessions had made racist comments as a federal prosecutor. [AdSense-B] According a report in Politico, “California Sen. Dianne Feinstein,...

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Trump AG Pick Jeff Sessions Failed to Disclose Oil and Land Interests

Trump AG Pick Jeff Sessions Failed to Disclose Oil and Land Interests

Posted by | Jan 9, 2017 | |

[AdSense-A] Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose oil and land interests in his home state of Alabama, according to reporting from the Washington Post. The Washington Post piece noted that Jeff Sessions was “required by federal ethics rules” to disclose his ownership of these oil and land interests. The report comes just hours before Republicans plan to rush Jeff Sessions and other Trump picks through Senate confirmation hearings. The Post went on to write, “The Alabama records show that Sessions owns subsurface rights to oil and other minerals on more than 600 acres in his...

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Watch: President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address

Watch: President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address

Posted by | Jan 9, 2017 | |

[AdSense-A] Watch President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address below. ### Transcript of President Barack Obama’s farewell speech It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts – are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. Every...

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4 of Donald Trump’s Nominees That Have Hearings This Week Haven’t Completed Their Ethics Disclosures

4 of Donald Trump’s Nominees That Have Hearings This Week Haven’t Completed Their Ethics Disclosures

Posted by | Jan 9, 2017 | |

Mitch McConnell and Republicans have confirmed that they are not planning to follow standard ethics and review procedures for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and now the Huffington Post is pointing out that at least 4 of the 9 Trump nominees that have hearings scheduled for this week haven’t yet completed their ethics disclosures. [AdSense-A] Billionaires don’t need to complete ethics reviews in Trump government According to the Huffington Post story. “Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks are set to begin just hours from now. But four of the nine Trump nominees scheduled for hearings this week...

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Chuck Schumer Uses Mitch McConnell’s Own Words Against Him

Chuck Schumer Uses Mitch McConnell’s Own Words Against Him

Posted by | Jan 9, 2017 | |

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday upped the ante in the fight over Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Senator Schumer is using Mitch McConnell’s own words against him to try and slow down the confirmation hearing schedule. [AdSense-A] Chuck Schumer uses Mitch McConnell’s own words against him in confirmation fight McConnell is ignoring his own standard for Senate confirmation hearings that he set in 2009, and Chuck Schumer is jumping at the opportunity to point out the hypocrisy. On Monday, Senator Schumer sent back to Mitch McConnell a 2009 letter that McConnell wrote to then-Majority...

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