Green Party switches strategy in Pennsylvania recount
Hours after a Green Party-backed campaign dropped its case in state courts they announce a change to their strategy to force a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election, won by Republican Donald Trump, and said late Saturday night that it will seek help in the federal courts, rather than the state courts. The campaign announced that it would seek an emergency federal court order on Monday for a recount. "Make no mistake — the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a st..>> view originalPence's power play
When Mike Pence made his first visit to Capitol Hill as Donald Trump’s running mate this summer, several Republican senators made a request: They wanted a Vice President Pence in the GOP lunch gathering every week to discuss critical political and policy issues. Three months later, Pence is expanding his reach beyond setting the agendas for Senate lunches. He is helping pick Trump’s Cabinet members, soothing conservatives’ anxieties and perhaps most importantly for Trump, turning into the heal..>> view originalGrim search continues in deadly Oakland warehouse fire
Fire tore through an Oakland warehouse during a late night dance party, killing at least nine people, and officials say the death toll could rise as high as 40. Last month, Oakland investigated the warehouse after complaints from neighbors. (Dec. 3) APFirefighters assess the scene where a fire tore through a warehouse party early Dec. 3, 2016 in Oakland.(Photo: Josh Edelson, AP)OAKLAND — At least nine people are dead and as many as two-dozen others also may have perished in a massive f..>> view originalPolitics|Business Since Birth: Trump's Children and the Tangle That Awaits
The circumstances highlight the remarkable tangle awaiting the Trump family, its sprawling business empire and those who have interacted with the family at home and abroad — a web of complications that seems certain to persist even if Mr. Trump makes good on his promise to remove himself from his company’s business operations. Since his election, Mr. Trump has chafed at the suggestion that keeping his business in the family could create problems, despite several episodes during his transition t..>> view originalStanding Rock Pipeline Protesters, Ordered to Leave, Dig In
“I ain’t going nowhere,” Mr. Plenty Wolf said one night as he cradled a buffalo-hide drum and reflected on grievances that run deeper than groundwater among Native Americans here. “We’re getting tired of being pushed for 500 years. They’ve been taking, taking, taking, and enough’s enough.” The approaching deadline to leave the camps and the dwindling days of President Obama’s term create a feeling that any opportunity to stop the Dakota Access pipeline is fading. The fight has drawn thousands o..>> view originalImprisoned former CIA officer fights conviction over leak
RICHMOND, Va. – Once an employee of the powerful CIA, Jeffrey Sterling now sits behind bars at a federal prison in Colorado. He bides his time by reading and writing and working at the facility's recreational center. Nearly two years after Sterling was found guilty of leaking government secrets to a reporter, the 49-year-old maintains that he is innocent. Sterling is now pinning his hopes for an early release on a federal appeals court, which will soon consider whether to reverse his convictio..>> view originalOfficials: No smoke detectors in Ohio deadly home fire
A Centerville man’s two granddaughters and daughter-in-law — missing since Monday following the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, wildfires — have now been recovered. The body of Constance Reed, 34, was recovered hours later and, although unconfirmed by authorities, the family believes Lily, 9, and Chloe, 12, died near their mother. Home found destroyed north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Road to home reopened Saturday, Dec. 3 Constance, Chloe and Lily Reed last seen Monday Grant Reed hoped his ..>> view originalPolitics|Hearings Will Unmask 'Swamp Creatures' in Trump's Cabinet, Democrats Say
“We should know what direction this administration is headed in,” Mr. Schumer said. “They didn’t win the election by saying they were going to hire people who want to cut Social Security and Medicare. I will also be looking for any ethical transgressions.” Photo Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, left, met with Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Mr. Trump’s nominee for attorney general, on Tuesday. Mr. Sessions may face tough questioning about accusations of racially insensitive comments from..>> view originalPanel urges better cybersecurity to President-elect Trump
Posted: Dec. 3, 2016 8:00 am Updated: Dec. 3, 2016 8:14 am WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential commission on Friday made 16 urgent recommendations to improve the nation's cybersecurity, including creating a nutritional-type label to help consumers shop wisely and appointing a new international ambassador on the subject — weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The release of the 100-page report follows the worst hacking of U.S. government systems in history and accusations by the O..>> view original
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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