Day After Receiving Report Confirming Russian Hack, Trump Calls for Better Relationship With Russia

Day After Receiving Report Confirming Russian Hack, Trump Calls for Better Relationship With Russia

Posted by | Jan 8, 2017 | |

One day after receiving the official intelligence report that confirmed Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help him win, Donald Trump called for the U.S. to have a better relationship with Russia. And Trump didn’t stop at just calling for better relations with Russia, in a series of tweets Trump called anyone who doesn’t agree with him about relations with Russia “stupid.” [AdSense-A] Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only “stupid” people, or fools, would think that it is bad! We….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2017 have enough...

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Ethics Office Warns Not To Move Trump Confirmations Too Fast

Ethics Office Warns Not To Move Trump Confirmations Too Fast

Posted by | Jan 7, 2017 | |

Update: NBC is reporting that the Office of Government Ethics has lost contact with Trump and his transition team.  They quote an email sent to Trump aides in November from the Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub that raises concerns about the lack of contact with the Trump team, “we seem to have lost contact with the Trump-Pence transition since the election.” Shaub also suggested that the hurried nature and lack of ethics review risked “embarrassment for the President-elect,” because “announcing cabinet picks” without letting the ethics office review their financial information in advance. The NBC piece goes further quoting...

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Intelligence Report: Putin ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Help Trump Win Election

Intelligence Report: Putin ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Help Trump Win Election

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | |

Intelligence officials on Friday released their highly anticipated report which concluded conclusively that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, with the goal of helping Donald Trump win. [AdSense-A] Putin ordered ‘influence campaign’ to help Trump win election The report which was prepared by the CIA, the FBI and the National Security Agency, confirmed their earlier assertions that Russia was responsible for cyber attacks directed at the Democratic National Committee. “Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic...

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Republican Senator Stands Up to Slow Down Obamacare Repeal

Republican Senator Stands Up to Slow Down Obamacare Repeal

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | |

With Republicans rushing to try to repeal Obamacare before they have legislation to replace it, there is at least one GOP Senator who is urging caution about repealing the healthcare bill before having a replacement in place. [AdSense-A] Republican senator stands up to slow down Obamacare repeal Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton said in an interview on MSNBC, “I think when we repeal Obamacare, we need to have the solution in place moving forward.” Cotton, during the interview, said he had no problem with letting parts of Obamacare live for a little while so that the more than 20 million people...

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Texas Republicans Unveil Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

Texas Republicans Unveil Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | |

Last year, North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory, who is no longer the governor after November’s election, signed into legislation HB2 – also known as the controversial bathroom bill. That led to many protests from LGBT advocacy groups, human rights groups and even businesses who didn’t want to be associated with the discrimination. [AdSense-A] Although North Carolina had a major backlash, Republican lawmakers in Texas filed a bill on Thursday that is very similar to HB2 – with the intent to keep transgender individuals from using the public restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. Texas Follows in North Carolina’s...

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BREAKING: Senior Russian Officials Celebrated Donald Trump’s Win, U.S. Intercepts Show

BREAKING: Senior Russian Officials Celebrated Donald Trump’s Win, U.S. Intercepts Show

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

The Washington Post reported Thursday evening that senior Russian officials celebrated Donald Trump’s win according to intercepts that U.S. intelligence organizations were able to acquire. [AdSense-A] Senior Russian officials celebrated Donald Trump’s win, U.S. Intercepts Show The Washington Post story describes high-level Russian government officials celebrating Donald Trump’s election win over Hillary Clinton as a “geopolitical win for Moscow, according to U.S. officials who said that American intelligence agencies intercepted communications in the aftermath of the election in which Russian officials congratulated themselves on the outcome.” Included in the list of Senior Russian government officials who were overheard celebrating...

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Report: Republicans Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal

Report: Republicans Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

House Speaker Paul Ryan confirmed on Thursday that Republicans are planning to use the Obamacare repeal to also defund Planned Parenthood at the same time [AdSense-A] Republicans plan to defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare repeal Paul Ryan said that cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood would be part of the “reconciliation” bill – a parliamentary budget tactic that allows the Senate to pass a bill with simple majority vote rather than overcome the 60 vote threshold. The reconciliation process will prevent Democrats from being able to stop Republicans by using a filibuster against the measure. “Planned Parenthood legislation will be in our...

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Donald Trump Wants to Revamp the CIA

Donald Trump Wants to Revamp the CIA

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Donald Trump is planning to revamp the country’s top intelligence agency. [AdSense-A] Donald Trump wants to revamp the CIA The news story creates major concerns about the motivations Trump has for wanting to restructure the CIA because he has seemed so unwilling to accept the analysis of the intelligence community – especially when he thinks the analysis undermines his presidency. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Trump “is working with top advisers on a plan that would restructure and pare back the nation’s top spy agency, people familiar with the planning...

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Two Small Businesses Say They Got Stiffed by Donald Trump for Work New D.C. Hotel

Two Small Businesses Say They Got Stiffed by Donald Trump for Work New D.C. Hotel

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

Two Washington D.C. area small businesses are saying the got stiffed by Donald Trump and his company for work they did on his new Washington D.C. hotel. The contractors, whose employees performed plumbing, air conditioning and molding work on the Trump International Hotel, have filed liens against the Trump-owned hotel saying they have yet to be paid for their work. [AdSense-A] Two Small Businesses Say They Got Stiffed by Donald Trump for Work New D.C. Hotel According to the Washington Post, “one firm, Joseph J. Magnolia Inc., is a private, family-owned plumbing firm with offices in Northeast D.C. and...

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Mitch McConnell: We Won’t Tolerate Democrats Blocking SCOTUS Nominee

Mitch McConnell: We Won’t Tolerate Democrats Blocking SCOTUS Nominee

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

Mitch McConnell on Wednesday proved he is lacking the capacity for irony. McConnell, of course, led the effort to block the confirmation of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court effectively stealing a supreme court seat from President Obama. [AdSense-A] Mitch McConnell won’t tolerate Democrats returning the favor on Supreme Court seat But on Wednesday the Senate Majority leader seemed to have left his sense of irony at home when he announced that he will not tolerate Democratic efforts to block a Donald Trump Supreme Court nominee. Donald Trump has vowed to nominate an extreme conservative to the bench, while President Obama...

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