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I am now. - The Washington Post 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.534 https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/01/19/Editorial-Opinion/Images/AFP_X26R9.jpg?t=20170517 10 177 31859 31859 3 0 2 334 0 0 218150aeda91cb5ddc01fb37a4d8a73ec49e09f2 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgmfpEZviGtcmuIinVW2_ukXdVuleXFvlVBZfOcekwXFonURyQHuXi0gzu2aeQbWJcm4okjB2Y5AzfU1MV9kJpsT0VEAErljdZZSQyJVq3nfXFfGV1ckJPyxIFwc5SzlyRVxVcsFp3wQQBfQ49kz6eYA-- 0 washingtonpost blogs 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 January 19 This may seem like an odd moment for saying so, but a year into the presidency of Donald Trump, I’m elated. Trump was not my first or even second choice for president, but a full two years ago I predicted he would win. I also predicted he’d be a progressive president, which explained why I was not among his supporters and why I am so pleased now. Expecting Progressive Trump was a reasonable assumption. Trump supported the 2009 stimulus , the auto bailouts and the bank bailouts. He’d recently left the Democratic Party and had raised a ton of money for the Clintons, Nancy Pelosi and Charles E. Schumer. He’d supported single-payer health coverage, tax increases and even Planned Parenthood. He was a New York liberal who had conquered the Republican Party in part by promising a good Supreme Court nomination. That was the most I allowed myself to hope for when he won. The nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the vacancy of Antonin Scalia more than fulfilled that promise. Gorsuch isn’t a John Roberts, David Souter or Anthony Kennedy, to name three disappointing justices appointed by the three previous Republican presidents, but a brilliant legal mind with tremendous writing ability and persuasive powers. Trump critics, particularly those on the right, like to mock Trump voters with the phrase “But Gorsuch!” It’s their way of saying that Gorsuch is the only good thing Trump has done and that a Trump presidency is not worth the rest. Except Gorsuch is not even close to the only good thing Trump has done. He has appointed 12 outstanding federal appellate judges — a record number for a president in his first year. By comparison, President Barack Obama had only three in his first year. In early June, Trump announced the U.S. departure from the Paris climate accord, an agreement that would have had virtually no impact on future temperatures but would have come at a large cost in the growth of government and control over the economy. Since Obama never ran the treaty through the Senate, it was nonbinding , but the federal bureaucracy was working to implement it with new regulations on U.S. businesses. Critics on the right say Trump just does what other Republican candidates would have done. Yet the previous Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, lobbied Trump to stay in the global agreement. The Clean Power Plan, which gave the Environmental Protection Agency unprecedented authority over states and businesses and was on track to be the most expensive regulation in history, is under review. For the 2017 fiscal year, Trump revoked 22 regulations for each new regulation that was issued. His chief regulatory officer, Neomi Rao, said the administration would continue the pace of deregulation through 2018, announcing 448 deregulatory actions and 131 regulatory actions. Six Washington Post foreign correspondents weighed in on how President Trump's foreign policy affected the world. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) It took a while for Capitol Hill to get used to working with Trump, but by the end of the year, lawmakers had passed the largest corporate tax reform in U.S. history and secured tax cuts for the vast majority of Americans. Businesses are responding to the deregulation and historic corporate tax reform by loosening purse strings and investing in plants, equipment and factories. Pepco , a power utility that serves the Mid-Atlantic region, just announced it’s lowering everyone’s electric bills as a result of the savings from corporate tax reform. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is restoring due process to college campuses by rescinding Obama-era guidelines that made the mistake of encouraging college administrators to adjudicate serious crimes such as sexual assaults. Trump’s foreign policy could be more restrained, but it’s far less interventionist than that of any of his recent predecessors, focused on national interest over nation-building or other less pressing and more expensive concerns. By trusting his military leaders to make quick decisions on the battlefield, in contrast to Obama’s desire to placate Iran and micromanage trivial moves such as helicopter deployments, Trump is crushing the Islamic State. Sanctions and other nonmilitary efforts are being used to keep North Korea at bay after the failure of denuclearization as practiced by presidents since Bill Clinton. Trump is not normal, his critics keep saying. Sometimes that’s a plus. He recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel more than two decades after the Senate passed legislation requiring it , and after two decades of presidents signing waivers every six months to avoid it. More recently, he froze funding for Pakistan until it stops harboring terrorists. Like most people, I don’t particularly like Trump’s rhetorical style, juvenile insults and intemperate disposition — on full display in recent days. At the same time, having followed his career for decades, I am not surprised that he wakes up each morning as Donald Trump. And that boorish attitude has come in handy after decades of media bullying of conservatives. Ironically, the very lack of conservative bona fides that worried me two years ago means he’s less beholden to a conservative establishment that had grown alienated from the people it is supposed to serve and from the principles it ostensibly exists to promote. His surprising conservatism might also be the result of the absolutism and extremism of his critics, whether among the media, traditional Democratic activists or the anti-Trump right. If Trump were ever inclined to indulge his liberal tendencies after winning the election, the stridency and spite of his opponents have provided him with no incentives to do so. My expectations were low — so low that he could have met them by simply not being President Hillary Clinton. But a year into this presidency, he’s exceeded those expectations by quite a bit. I’m thrilled. Read more: Marc A. Thiessen: The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year in office Marc A. 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Christina Skreiberg On assignment for HuffPost Christina Skreiberg Simon and Julie Irgens with two of their children in Oslo, Norway. They have benefited from generous government parental policies. 17k When Simon and Julie Irgens’ first child, Henning, was born, they both took several months of parental leave to be at home with their newborn ― some time together, some on their own. They did the same two years later when Henning’s little sister Inez was born, and the same again when Axel, now two, was born. Altogether, the Irgens have enjoyed a total of three years’ leave, paid for by the government. “Having that time with the kids from the start has been extremely important to me. To all of us,” said Simon, a Danish architect who moved to Julie’s home country of Norway in 2011. “It gave me a chance to bond with them from the beginning; it made us more equal as parents from an early stage in their life.” The Irgens are in an intense period of their lives, juggling full-time jobs and raising children, but they say they feel supported by their workplaces. “At our workplaces there is a collective understanding that your kids and family come first. At 3:30 p.m., I stop whatever I’m doing and leave work to fetch our kids,” said Julie, a writer, adding, “I don’t think the workplaces would attract the most talented people if they wouldn’t offer this kind of flexibility.” “I pay my tax happily,” Simon said. “We get so much in return. It really does feel as if ... Norwegian society invests in us.” Christina Skreiberg Inez and Axel Irgens having fun at home. Norway’s strong social security net, which includes generous parental leave policies , is a key reason the country of just over 5 million people is consistently rated one of the best places in the world to live. It has recently been given a high profile in the United States, following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump suggested America should admit more immigrants from Norway, rather than from “shithole” countries . Amid widespread outrage at the remark, many also questioned why Norwegians would even want to come to the United States. Norway topped the United Nations’ World Happiness Report 2017 (the U.S. came in 14th), ranking highly in indicators including “caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance.” It also took top spot on the Legatum Institute’s 2017 Prosperity Index , and in 2016, was ranked the best democracy in the world for the sixth time in a row by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a London-based consultancy. JTB Photo via Getty Images A view of the port in Oslo, Norway. Norway was also name-checked in the U.S. presidential race. In the first Democratic presidential debate in October 2015, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, “I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people.” “Most people feel they are part of the democracy and have a shared experience in society,” said Karl Ove Moene, professor in economics and leader of the research team at the Centre of Equality, Social Organization, and Performance at the University of Oslo. “Norwegians recognize our politicians as regular people, not some sort of elite.” For 10 years, Moene has been researching the “Nordic Model” – the economic framework common to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland that advocates social equality. “Early intervention in child care is very important for female labor force participation,” he said. “You see, the value of this participation is of a similar size as the value of our oil . And that would never be possible without subsidized child care.” Christina Skreiberg Karl Ove Moene in his office. Parent-friendly policies are just one part of Norway’s welfare state. Everyone is covered by public health insurance ― meaning free health care at the point of access ― the country offers free public school as well as higher education, and workers rights and unions are strong. If you lose your job or fall ill, the welfare system has your back, with the government providing financial support for over a year in some cases. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration administers one-third of the national budget ― 468 billion krone ($58 billion) ― through unemployment benefits, work assessment allowances, sickness benefits, pensions, child benefits and cash-for-care benefits. Of course, all these policies cost money. Norway benefits from a $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund built from the profits of the country’s oil riches. The country is also considered to have high taxes: The average income tax for a single person with no child is 27.9 percent (it is 26 percent in the U.S.), according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with top incomes taxed at a rate of 39 percent. And a 25 percent value-added tax on most goods and services makes Norway one of the most expensive countries to live in . That said, Norway has one of the highest median salaries in the world , and the country fares well when it comes to equal pay for men and women. “When I talk to American economists ― many of them are my friends and colleagues ― and tell them about our strong unions, our employer associations, our generous welfare state … they think I’m describing a recipe for a macroeconomic catastrophe,” Moene said. “But the thing is that these things are complementary to capitalist dynamics. The economic growth from 1930 is higher in Norway than in the U.S., per capita, even when we exclude oil. The welfare system is a recipe for a wealthy country.” But Norway is not a utopia, and it has its share of social and environmental issues. While lauded for its green credentials ― 98 percent of Norway’s electricity comes from renewables (mostly hydropower), it’s a world leader in electric vehicles , and the Norwegian Central Bank has advised the government to ditch its oil and gas investments ― Norway is the seventh-largest exporter of emissions , according to a report from Oil Change International. The government is also opening up the Norwegian Arctic for oil exploration , despite challenges from environmentalists. The number of people living in poverty is also on the rise in Norway, increasing from 7.7 percent in 2011 to 9.3 percent in 2015 , according to a recent study by The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, or NAV. “Differences in income have increased in recent years,” said Yngvar Åsholt, director of the Department of Research and Analysis at the NAV. “The rich are getting richer, while income growth among low income groups has stagnated,” Åsholt added. “This is due to higher immigration, both because of labor migration and an increased inflow of refugees. These groups have a weaker position in the labor market than native Norwegians.” There has also been a rise in anti-immigration sentiment over the last few years. The 2017 Norwegian elections saw the anti-immigration, populist Progress Party gain more than 15 percent of the vote to stay in coalition with Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party. The oil-rich nation has also been hit by a decline in oil prices. This has made it “more difficult to maintain the welfare level among low income groups,” Åsholt said. “Economically this is unfortunate for the nation. Lack of work and low income leads to health challenges and can weaken the foundation of our generous welfare state ― which has been an important basis for the economic growth in Norway through many years.” Ultimately, Moene worries that the welfare system might eventually become a victim of its own success. “The model seems to create a large upper class, and this group often [wields] great political influence,” he said. “Many in the upper class are critical of welfare spending even though these social democratic institutions may have laid the foundation for their affluence.” Christina Skreiberg The Irgens playing Monopoly in front of the fire. Back at the Irgens’ place, it’s Saturday afternoon, and the house is filling up with family, friends and kids. The fire is burning, some are playing Monopoly while some are making gingerbread. This is a pretty normal feature of the Scandinavian life; coming together and spending time with family and friends, putting some logs on the fire. There is a word for this, familiar to many by now ― “hygge” ― which can be translated as “getting cozy.” The Scandinavian word got its place in the Oxford English Dictionary last year. Norway Facts And Figures Total population : 5.25 million (U.S. population: 323 million) GDP per capita : $70,812 (U.S. GDP per capita: $57,467) Parental leave : 49 weeks at 100 percent, or 59 weeks at 80 percent. (The U.S. has no national, guaranteed paid parental leave.) Tax as a percentage of GDP : 19.7 percent (U.S. tax as a percentage of GDP: 15 percent) the ‘This New World’ community, HuffPost’s ‘This New World’ series is funded by Partners for a New Economy and the Kendeda Fund. All content is editorially independent, with no influence or input from the foundations. If you’d like to contribute a post to the editorial series, send an email to thisnewworld@huffpost.com RELATED COVERAGE America Needs A Healthcare System Built For Care, Not Profit What A California City Found When It Tracked Its Residents' Well-Being For 4 Years Netherlands Tops The Good Country Index, But The News Isn't So Good For The U.S. Download english https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp https://www.nav.no/en/Home/Benefits+and+services/Relatert+informasjon/parental-benefit#chapter-1 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/16/oil-and-gas-shares-dip-as-norways-central-bank-advises-oslo-to-divest http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2017/ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-shithole-countries-norway_us_5a58199ce4b0720dc4c5b6dc http://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLE_I6 https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/energy/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-production-in-norway/id2343462/ https://www.ft.com/content/ec421bc2-8d18-3d33-9979-bdaddb6fd723 https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-election/norways-right-wing-government-wins-re-election-fought-on-oil-tax-idUSKCN1BL0J3 http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2017.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html?utm_term=.8a3d3007a01f https://www.facebook.com/ThisNewWorldHuffPost/ http://priceofoil.org/2017/08/09/the-skys-limit-norway-why-norway-should-lead-the-way-in-a-managed-decline-of-oil-and-gas-extraction/ https://www.nav.no/no/NAV+og+samfunn/Om+NAV/%C3%A5rsrapport/nav-i-tall-og-fakta http://oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/3898/Women_in_work:_The_Norwegian_experience.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/norway-set-to-completely-ban-all-petrol-cars-by-2025_uk_57555504e4b04a0827f1d48c https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/01/daily-chart-20 https://www.nav.no/no/NAV+og+samfunn/Kunnskap/Analyser+fra+NAV/NAV+rapportserie/NAV+rapporter/_attachment/523851?_download=Fattigdomsrapporten%202017.pdf https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-and-national-identity-norway https://www.worlddata.info/average-income.php http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/this-new-world/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/13/the-oct-13-democratic-debate-who-said-what-and-what-it-means/ http://www.prosperity.com/ axel none irgens none julie none christina skreiberg none simon none inez none christina skreiberg simon none julie irgens none henning none oslo none norway none 2018-01-19T12:53:15.001+02:00 4877887772325243306c0d765c149eb508688f8f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS_rU3rHMVr8S3PxhpWlOBBOa1R9.YN.bpvkr.4qArw7TMkRIelN0_1jS80_ixLB4sE06ytCHGfdGZ.0txLgAof5myzeQqZPzwiv8RSJW_am_B0iIGChBWXxZXNm1KY0lc- www.military.com military.com jobs us_military How a Government Shutdown Would Impact Pay, Benefits | Military.com 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.194 https://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/2018-01/military-pay-cash-1800.jpg 10 7681 22741 22741 0 0 4 296 0 0 4877887772325243306c0d765c149eb508688f8f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS_rU3rHMVr8S3PxhpWlOBBOa1R9.YN.bpvkr.4qArw7TMkRIelN0_1jS80_ixLB4sE06ytCHGfdGZ.0txLgAof5myzeQqZPzwiv8RSJW_am_B0iIGChBWXxZXNm1KY0lc- 0 Military.Com Jan Amy Bushatz 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 How a Government Shutdown Would Impact Pay, Benefits (Photo Credit: U.S. Army/C. Todd Lopez) Military.com 18 Jan 2018 By Amy Bushatz If Congress does not pass a spending bill by midnight Friday, the U.S. government will once again shut down until a deal is reached. President Donald Trump has expressed support for a Republican-backed continuing resolution that would extend government funding through Feb. 16, but it hasn't passed yet. How would a shutdown impact military and retiree pay and benefits or payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs ? Although the Defense Department has not yet released specific guidance for 2018, it has released such information in the past . Here's what we know: Troop Pay Active-duty troops, as well as Guard and Reserve members, would not get paid during a shutdown unless Congress passes a separate piece of legislation to do so. That means if a shutdown starts Jan. 19 and stretches into the next several weeks, troops' Feb. 1 pay will be delayed. Retiree Pay and SBP Payments Military retirees would still receive their regular pension checks in the event of a shutdown, as would those receiving a Survivor's Benefit Plan (SBP) payment. That's because those funds are paid from a different account that is not impacted by the annual funding bill Congress has yet to pass. Troops Killed in Action Newly bereaved family members would not receive the Pentagon's $100,000 death gratuity during a shutdown or military-funded travel to Dover Air Force Base , Delaware, or elsewhere for the dignified transfer or military funeral or memorial. Servicemembers Group Life Insurance ( SGLI ) payments, however, would not be affected. va disability pay & gi bill benefits Like retiree pay, VA disability pay and GI Bill payments are both funded through different legislation than is at risk on the Hill. For that reason, those checks are unlikely to be affected by a brief shutdown. However, during the last shutdown in 2013, VA officials warned that if the closure extended beyond several weeks, disability checks were unlikely to go out to more than 5.1 million veterans. Military Moves and Travel In the past, military families about to make a permanent change of station (PCS) move or troops preparing for temporary travel (TDY) were told that their travel would be on hold until after the shutdown. Although guidance has not yet been issued this year, the same would likely be true. Medical Care on Base In the past, the DoD has warned that while military hospitals would stay open for emergencies, inpatient care and acute care, all other types of care -- including elective procedures and primary-care appointments -- would be canceled. In the event of a shutdown this week, you should contact your clinic or hospital to find out more about your scheduled care. On-Base Child Care In the past, on-base military child care centers have stayed open on a case-by-case basis, depending on whether they were seen as "essential." The same would likely be true this year. On-Base Schools Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools stayed open during the 2013 shutdown, and the same would likely be true this year. On-base schools that are operated by local school districts also would not be affected by a shutdown. Commissaries, Exchanges and MWR Military exchanges will remain open during a shutdown thanks to the way they are funded. Stateside commissaries, however, would likely close as they did in 2013, while those overseas would remain open since they are considered "essential." MWR activities would likely temporarily shutter on a case-by-case basis due to how those services are funded. -- Amy Bushatz can be reached at . Related content: english todd lopez) militar neutral amy bushatz none donald trump none congress none defense department none u.s. none 2018-01-19T21:43:04.003+02:00 84305f9490eaf4e90ae69e68b094985c3c8a1a29 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU5zYZB_66G4ravduOIgz7LTKJL7VvteGcFQ8bPOrCTkEvr0pCSCYWaGJLSb4yXdlcrHKIE_z0.QgmkkityjXji5mYuRTdsRRbScXHGjEd0JKw-- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ media HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost On The Anniversary Of Trump's Inauguration, The Government Is Shut Down | HuffPost 2018-01-20T06:24:00.000+02:00 5 6 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a62a96b1f00009a00db987e.jpeg?cache=mepwirgkyr&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 20150 20150 594 0 4 28 0 0 84305f9490eaf4e90ae69e68b094985c3c8a1a29 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU5zYZB_66G4ravduOIgz7LTKJL7VvteGcFQ8bPOrCTkEvr0pCSCYWaGJLSb4yXdlcrHKIE_z0.QgmkkityjXji5mYuRTdsRRbScXHGjEd0JKw-- 0 2018-01-20T06:24:00.000+02:00 WASHINGTON ― One year ago, Donald Trump stood at the U.S. Capitol and took his place as the nation’s 45th president. He promised to be a man of action, taking charge of a government for the people and away from the establishment. “We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done ,” Trump promised. “We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action ― constantly complaining but never doing anything about it,” he added. “The time for empty talk is over.” But exactly a year later, on the anniversary of Trump’s big day, the federal government is shut down. Congress was unable to come to an agreement to keep the government funded by midnight Friday, resulting in the first shutdown since 2013. Trump and his GOP allies tried to pin the blame on Democrats , even attempting to give it the name #SchumerShutdown. The fact remains, however, that Republicans control the White House, the House and the Senate. For years, they blamed Democrats for obstruction and told voters to give them full control of the executive and legislative branches so that they could finally govern. But Republicans were unable to do the most basic task Friday night: Keep the federal government’s lights on. In the most recent government shutdowns, the presidency and Congress have been controlled by different parties ― and they’ve pointed fingers at each other over who gets the blame. (The public has generally faulted the GOP-led Congress.) But in this case, Republicans will be trying to argue that Democrats ― who control nothing because they’re in the minority ― are the ones at fault. It’s clear, however, that the Trump administration is nervous about the fallout. The Department of the Interior was figuring out a way to keep national parks open during the shutdown, recognizing during the 2013 shutdown that the shuttered entrances and frustrated tourists became potent symbols of what Congress’ dysfunction had wrought. One of Trump’s major selling points during the campaign was his ability to make deals. He could sit down with people and get them to agree to things that no one else could. But Trump is part of the reason that Washington has found itself in such a mess this week. Trump, after all, was the one who removed the protections for the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, telling Congress that lawmakers had to instead put in place a measure to protect them. Democrats, at various times, have believed that Trump would support a deal to protect the Dreamers, in exchange for certain border security measures. But that optimism was blown up last week when Trump reportedly denigrated immigrants from Haiti and African nations, saying they were “shithole” countries and he’d rather see people come from Norway, a very white European nation. Trump received widespread criticism for his remarks, and the next day he announced there would be no bipartisan deal. The Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate ― along with the Republicans in the House and the Republicans in the Senate ― were unable to come to an agreement by the funding deadline Friday night, and now the federal government is shut down. The last time the federal government shut down, in 2013, about 800,000 workers were furloughed without pay, and this time, a similar number is expected to be affected. And Trump, despite his rhetoric in his inaugural address, is ill-prepared to deal with the shutdown. Federal employees said Friday that they had barely received any guidance about what to do in the event of a shutdown ― a big difference from what happened in 2013, under President Barack Obama . Trump still has failed to nominate people for a sizable number of important positions in the government, and many of the people in his administration don’t have experience dealing with past crises. In his book The Art of the Deal , Trump boasts, “Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks.” But the first year of his presidency has exposed the hollowness of that rhetoric, showing it takes more than simply talking big to run the government. Perhaps instead, Trump’s tweet from January 2013 held more insight about his governance: “Just shows that you can have all the cards and lose if you don’t know what you’re doing.” english https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-officials-weigh-keeping-national-parks-open-even-if-government-shuts-down/2018/01/17/7837649e-fbd1-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html?utm_term=.ec87bf88038d https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/the-inaugural-address/ https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/286952264122396672 https://www.twitter.com/aterkel https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/954541219970977793 donald trump none amanda terkel none trump none trump negative anniversary of trump negative congress none gop none washington none u.s. capitol none 2018-01-20T07:43:59.008+02:00 e09ffa56b8cd4a5b52d993699d4bcce5ce50eb8f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.08s7MHOUpOu2a9T_TFBGwdejPdZ3oOdQM5LqGjaCLc1RaXN7jhKZ4n9lBFokUYPR1xzMp5ypuRN0PKwHl2S8nQLWxMhUZmLRkhJWeZQfDMGbNuy8QprTl6Cfaog1Qd44- www.foxnews.com foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/politics/judiciary.html media JUDICIARY | Fox News Denver nurse fired for supporting Trump, lawsuit claims | Fox News 2018-01-19T17:42:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 1.0 10 185 18110 18110 22 0 2 36 0 0 e09ffa56b8cd4a5b52d993699d4bcce5ce50eb8f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.08s7MHOUpOu2a9T_TFBGwdejPdZ3oOdQM5LqGjaCLc1RaXN7jhKZ4n9lBFokUYPR1xzMp5ypuRN0PKwHl2S8nQLWxMhUZmLRkhJWeZQfDMGbNuy8QprTl6Cfaog1Qd44- 0 Andrew O'Reilly 2018-01-19T17:42:00.000+02:00 Lizzy Mathews (Fox 31 Denver) A Colorado nurse has filed a lawsuit saying she was fired over her support for Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. Lizzy Mathews, 65, of Lakewood, filed a suit in U.S. District Court Denver on Jan. 11 against Kelly Torres, nursing manager, and Marc Fedo, director of acute nursing, at the Denver Health Medical Center. The suit calls for Mathews to get her job back, along with back pay and punitive damages for the emotional pain she has suffered since losing her job. The lawsuit alleges Mathews' firing stems from a Sept. 10, 2016 incident, when she was attending to a patient who had once been a high-ranking employee at the hospital. More on this... Trump Supporters' Message to World on Gallup Poll: 'Get Used to It' Trump supporters greet tax law with shrugs and measured hope Trump supporters confuse LeVar Burton with LaVar Ball online After the patient questioned Mathews on who she thought would win the presidential election, the suit claims, Mathews said she wanted Trump, and added that she was “praying for him.” The patient replied, “Oh no, I don’t want him.” Mathews said she then received a call from Torres three days later, and was told that the patient had complained about her conversation about the election. Mathews was also questioned whether she asked the patient to read the Bible – a charge which she denied. The suit says Torres then fired Mathews, claiming she did not work enough hours, even though her supervisors had approved them. Fedo approved the firing and said the nurse was ineligible to be rehired, the suit said. “The Defendants’ act of terminating Mrs. Mathews from her employment without eligibility for rehire was motivated by Mrs. Mathews’ exercise of constitutionally protected conduct of association with her political views,” said the lawsuit, filed by Denver attorneys Francis Culkin and Karen Larson. “[These] actions caused Mrs. Mathews to suffer injuries that would chill a person of ordinary firmness from continuing to engage in such constitutionally protected activity.” The lawsuit also states the only document addressing the termination says Mathews was fired for “other reasons” – something Mathews did not see until Jan 24, 2017. Mathews made a complaint to the Equal Employment Occupation Commission, where the case is still pending. Mathews, who is Asian-Indian, also claims discrimination based on ethnicity. “[Mathews’ supervisors] treated non-Asian/Indian employees more favorably, including but not limited to disparate discipline and with less scrutiny then that applied to Ms. Mathews that led to termination of her employment without eligibility for rehire based on race and national origin,” the lawsuit states. (Google Street View) In a statement sent to Fox News, Denver Health said it does not comment on pending litigation, but added it does not discriminate against any employee based on their race or ethnicity. “As a public hospital, Denver Health has a proud history of diversity and inclusiveness and is welcoming to all,” the statement said. “We have staff members from a variety of backgrounds with a variety of beliefs and work diligently to ensure Denver Health continues to provide an environment in which everyone can feel comfortable delivering or receiving our world-class care.” english trump negative lizzy mathews negative fox negative mathews none levar burton none donald trump none kelly torres none marc fedo none lavar ball none denver health medical center none trump supporters none trump none colorado none denver none u.s. district court denver none lakewood none 2018-01-19T23:47:55.007+02:00 c2f5f00afb7de4bd43dbc262729237d470f2bf9c http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7QKVpHUQD4INV86ItrMrxdfBUvURC.otRou9IBfZEZCin1xBGNAURgjjEk79.tDtxTLTJMxNQPPGrAJx0Ni5gQypm5xDDHFfTihCEgTg441PprdSQtcI1.M- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnn/wYAn media CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Trump in 2013: President responsible for shutdown 2018-01-19T23:39:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180119174922-trump-white-house-0111-super-tease.jpg 10 81 18084 18084 0 0 1 16 0 0 c2f5f00afb7de4bd43dbc262729237d470f2bf9c http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7QKVpHUQD4INV86ItrMrxdfBUvURC.otRou9IBfZEZCin1xBGNAURgjjEk79.tDtxTLTJMxNQPPGrAJx0Ni5gQypm5xDDHFfTihCEgTg441PprdSQtcI1.M- 0 2018-01-19T23:39:00.000+02:00 MUST WATCH 2013 Trump: President responsible for shutdown President Donald Trump told Fox News in 2013 that the blame for a government shutdown ultimately goes to the president. english 2018-01-20T00:06:02.003+02:00 a933ba69fcb779fcd05d3cfa82f4525ebbea6b0f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_Lw5DuKD76qUeg0cTQg9vGYPG4wZD1XMIACNSr5oDFyB6DA2KForzkVlZ3H1ymgB0- www.bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk media BBC News - Home US shutdown begins as Senate fails to pass new budget 2018-01-20T06:58:00.000+02:00 0 0 news GB 0.0 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x576/p05vhl4g.jpg 10 108 17559 17559 2 0 2 129 0 0 a933ba69fcb779fcd05d3cfa82f4525ebbea6b0f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_Lw5DuKD76qUeg0cTQg9vGYPG4wZD1XMIACNSr5oDFyB6DA2KForzkVlZ3H1ymgB0- 0 2018-01-20T06:58:00.000+02:00 US shutdown begins as Senate fails to pass new budget 20 January 2018 These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Majority Republican Leader Senator Mitch McConnell accuses the Democrats of "irresponsible political games" The US government has begun shutting down many of its services after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget. A bill to fund the federal government until 16 February did not receive the required 60 votes amid a bitter dispute over immigration and border security. It is the first shutdown ever to happen while the same party, the Republicans, controls Congress and the White House. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and the recriminations have already begun. President Donald Trump accused Democrats of putting politics above the interests of the American people. Skip Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess! Report End of Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump But the leading Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer, blamed the president, saying Mr Trump had turned down two bipartisan compromise deals and "did not press his party in Congress". The last government shutdown was in 2013, and lasted for 16 days. What is a government shutdown? As of 00:01 Saturday (05:01 GMT), many federal agencies are no longer open for business - although essential services will continue to run. Most staff in the departments of housing, environment, education and commerce will stay at home. Half of workers in the treasury, health, defence and transportation departments will also not be going to work on Monday. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Government workers on what happens during a shutdown National parks and monuments could face closure, which provoked an angry public reaction during the 2013 shutdown. Visa and passport processing could also be delayed. But essential services that protect "life or human property" will continue, including national security, postal services, air traffic control, inpatient medical services, emergency outpatient medicine, disaster assistance, prisons, taxation and electricity generation. This could be a protracted, ugly fight Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington The game of chicken ended with a head-on crash. Republicans are anxious to label this the "Schumer shutdown" and, essentially, they're right. Chuck Schumer and his fellow Democrats (with the help of a few Republicans) blocked a bill that would have kept the government open - at least temporarily. Determining responsibility and apportioning blame, however, are two decidedly different endeavours. Democrats will argue that they had a deal with the president on their bipartisan compromise that included immigration reform - only to have him back away during that fateful obscenity-laden Oval Office meeting last week. Republicans will frame this as liberals putting undocumented immigrant protections over military readiness and health insurance for poor kids. The blame game began at midnight, and the winner has yet to be decided. Generally, the loser in these types of showdowns is the party entering the fight with the lowest popularity - bad news for Mr Trump and the Republicans. The good news, for both sides, is that their political bases will be thrilled they are playing hardball. Midterm election years, like 2018, tend to encourage this kind of rally-the-base manoeuvres. Now that the line has been crossed, this could become a protracted, ugly fight. Why can the two sides not agree? The main bone of contention has been Democrats' demands for more than 700,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children to be protected from deportation. These "Dreamers", as they are known, were granted temporary legal status under a programme established by former President Barack Obama. In September, Mr Trump announced he was ending the programme and allowing Congress until March to come up with a replacement. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The missing - consequences of Trump's immigration crackdown The Republican president and congressional conservatives have been using the issue as a bargaining chip in an attempt to wring concessions from Democrats. Mr Trump wants funding for tough new border controls, including his proposed US-Mexico wall. Republicans added a sweetener to the bill in the form of a six-year extension to a health insurance programme for children in lower-income families. But Democrats want this programme extended permanently. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption "America is the only country I've known" says this Dreamer The legislative negotiations went up in flames last week after Mr Trump allegedly complained the US was letting in immigrants from certain "shithole countries" . What happens now? Despite blaming each other, both the Republican and Democratic leaders said they would continue to talk over the weekend. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), said there was a "really good chance" it could be resolved before government offices open again on Monday. But the White House took a tough line after the midnight deadline passed , tweeting that it would "not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands". However, with mid-term elections looming in November, neither party wishes to be held accountable for closing the government. The shutdown began on the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration. He has delayed a trip to his Florida resort where he is due to host a party - with attendees paying as much as $250,000 (£180,000; €204,500) - to mark the event. What happened during the 2013 shutdown? Many federal employees were forced to take a leave of absence - officially known as being furloughed - during the 16 days of shutdown. english senate negative congress none house of representatives none white house none us none 2018-01-20T07:26:00.000+02:00 606aba59d14740b021ad02c57451dec4fa49868d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzvAsZDulaoQv8.jHIhOQsXyb5JqjJzt7MaTRHpIOAsJ8T3bgsTscu5LrdsVyhGrX_EbAAbV2xQDEuSzs7z44SDA3kiClAKu.XgUPNCNKHhaMRscRjS0wl1tzBPFOxWbyng-- abcnews.go.com go.com http://abcnews.go.com/topics/urss?pageid=684417 media RSS for 20/20 Women's March returns this weekend, with hundreds of events planned worldwide - ABC News 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/womens-march-02-gty-jrl-180118_16x9_992.jpg 10 72 16310 16310 0 0 39 0 0 0 606aba59d14740b021ad02c57451dec4fa49868d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzvAsZDulaoQv8.jHIhOQsXyb5JqjJzt7MaTRHpIOAsJ8T3bgsTscu5LrdsVyhGrX_EbAAbV2xQDEuSzs7z44SDA3kiClAKu.XgUPNCNKHhaMRscRjS0wl1tzBPFOxWbyng-- 0 abcNEWS 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 A year after millions of women donned pink "pussy hats" in the largest single-day demonstration in American history, women and their allies will again fill the streets this weekend in dozens of cities across the country to protest President Donald Trump 's agenda and show the political power they plan to bring to the voting booths. The main event for the 2018 Women's March , entitled "Power to the Polls ," will take place Sunday in Las Vegas, where organizers will launch a national voter registration and mobilization initiative. Hundreds of other anniversary marches and events will be held elsewhere in the nation -- and around the world -- on Saturday and Sunday. "Women's March has created a powerful movement that has ignited thousands of activists and new leaders," Tamika Mallory, co-president of Women’s March, said in a statement ahead of Sunday. "In 2018, we must turn our work into action ahead of the midterms. This new initiative will address voter registration and voter suppression head on. We marched for justice in D.C., we created our plan in Detroit and now we’re bringing the power of the polls to Nevada." Organizers chose Nevada to host the main event this year because it "was rocked by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, recent sexual assault allegations against elected officials and has become a battleground state that will shape the Senate in 2018," according to the Women's March website . Alex Brandon/AP Photo A crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women's March on Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. The sea of women in bright pink hats in Washington, D.C., and across the nation, was described as the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Nevada's vote margins in the presidential race in 2016 were razor thin, with Democrat Hillary Clinton besting Trump in the state by only about 27,000 votes. Republican Sen. Dean Heller is up for reelection this year, and Democrats see it as an opportunity to flip the seat to their side. Among the honorary co-chairs of the Women's March multistate voter registration and mobilization drive are Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a harsh critic of Trump who spoke at last year's main event in Washington, D.C., as well as Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a prominent civil rights leader. The goal of the initiative, which will target key swing states, is to register 1 million votes. "History will remember the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as President," Warren said in a statement this week. "But history will also remember the day after – the day that women all across the country became an army. We demonstrated that we can be the loud, determined, unrelenting force that reminds all of America about our values — and our willingness to fight for those values. Power to the Polls is about fighting back, and I'm honored to be a part of this campaign." The anniversary marches in Washington, D.C., and New York City are expected to be among the largest. The march in D.C. starts at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, according to the Facebook event page . In Manhattan, a pre-march rally will be at Central Park West and 61st/62nd Streets at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, with the march starting at 12:30 p.m. from Central Park West and 72nd Street, according to the Facebook event page . There are also anniversary marches and events planned in dozens of cities abroad, including Buenos Aires, Kampala, London, Bangkok, Beijing and Sydney. ABC News' Adam Kelsey contributed to this report. Women's March returns this weekend, hundreds of events planned worldwide english donald trump none tamika mallory none detroit none d.c. none las vegas none 2018-01-19T21:35:56.003+02:00 71cd0bde4a9c28e7b50d680848956f50a135c8b9 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8IKYHmzr3ZBqvFXoXBNCH9giSkFejs0ouTWIXpeSmHbVGD1ucuKrV8RB8n9tx6Lj.iMGFfv0ZEMcQalsKMz_7Z0MZNlzvB2w8- www.nationalreview.com nationalreview.com http://www.nationalreview.com//rss.xml media National Review The March for Life Is the Real March for Women 2018-01-19T11:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news CR 0.0 http://c2.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/uploaded/march-for-life-women-2013.jpg 10 3243 16249 16249 0 0 3 2 0 0 71cd0bde4a9c28e7b50d680848956f50a135c8b9 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8IKYHmzr3ZBqvFXoXBNCH9giSkFejs0ouTWIXpeSmHbVGD1ucuKrV8RB8n9tx6Lj.iMGFfv0ZEMcQalsKMz_7Z0MZNlzvB2w8- 0 Alexandra DeSanctis 2018-01-19T11:00:00.000+02:00 @xan_desanctis On the Mall today, we see a coherent pro-woman agenda. T his Sunday, hundreds of thousands of women across the country will storm the streets in the second annual March for Women. Last year, the first Women’s March took place the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, in a display of wrath against the new Republican administration. This year’s march promises much of the same sentiment. But all people who truly want to empower American women should turn their attention elsewhere, to an event that receives much less media acclaim: the March for Life, which will mark its 45th anniversary this morning on the National Mall.It is this march, not the Women’s, that presents a unified, pro-woman message, instead of a narrow agenda driven by identity politics. The March for Women, in spite of its title, is defined not by what it stands for but by what it stands against — more specifically, who it’s against. It’s a direct response to the fact that millions of Americans elected Trump, and these women and their male allies are driven by animus against him, whom they view as the leader of an oppressive system that robs women of rights. Maybe they’re correct, maybe not. But a movement fueled primarily by what it’s against is not a movement that will last. The problems they lament existed long before Donald Trump, and yet there were no pink-knitted p***y hats marching en masse until his election. And while their concerns will outlast Trump, too, the Women’s March has already proven itself to be just another means by which the Left expresses the rage of the current moment. Its leadership and platform discourage broad cultural support. And, just one year into its existence, its internal fractures are already showing. x The March for Life, in contrast, has existed in exactly the same form and has gathered for exactly the same reason since it began, back in 1974. It was then and is now a witness to just one thing: the inherent dignity and value of human life. Defending that value is a mission open to every American, regardless of what other views he or she might hold. Those who march for life are united around one goal: putting an end to the killing of unborn children. And, no matter their identities, they all have the same grievance: For the last half century, the U.S. government has enshrined a woman’s right to intentionally do away with her unborn child. The Women’s March, meanwhile, explicitly defines itself not by any unified concept of life’s value but by a cobbled-together wish list for unrelated interest groups, wishes that can be granted only through increased government control. Those who participate in the March for Women show up, at least in part, because they want something — many things, in fact — for themselves and their political allies. Give us more . Strikingly, those who participate in the March for Life ask for nothing for themselves. The change they wish to see won’t benefit them at all, at least not tangibly. They show up for those who cannot represent themselves. Give them more . This contrast is obvious in the groups’ mission statements. The March for Life’s purpose is beautifully simple: “to provide all Americans with a place to testify to the beauty of life and the dignity of each human person.” The Women’s March, though, puts forth unity principles that in fact illustrate the group’s internal incoherence. Far from representing the needs of all women, each of the many demands represents the disparate desires of special-interest groups that have been compressed under the umbrella of the broader progressive movement. They are principles of disunity , a laundry list of the radical Left’s increasingly expansive objectives. The group offers a six-page statement of guidelines for participants that boils down to something like, “Give our coalition of unrelated minority groups more free stuff.” Their policy goals must be met, of course, by a massive state that advances progressive action items such as equal pay, a higher minimum wage, government-funded abortion on demand, unlimited immigration, “gender-responsive programming,” and an end to police brutality. Maybe these issues are worth government attention, maybe they’re not. But they are surely not a serious representation of the needs of every American woman. These “unity principles” prove that the Women’s March is just the latest cultural vehicle for identity politics, the increasingly insular and disjointed left-wing agenda. An authentic women’s-rights movement would not look like this, a jumbled mass of interest groups roped together. A real women’s-rights movement looks like the March for Life, unified around a simple, coherent, positive goal. To participate, there is just one qualification: Do you believe that life, at all its stages, has intrinsic value? If so, step right up, join us. Its slogan? “We are for women. We are for children. We are for life.” It is only at this march that women are told they don’t need to have the option to kill their children in order to be free. The Women’s March, in contrast, is internally fractured and defined by its exclusivity. If you’re a woman who refuses to drink the Kool-Aid, you had better stay home.Don’t support the unmitigated right to dispose of unwanted unborn children? Take off that p***y hat . You vote Republican? None of that here, please. And, God forbid, you supported Donald Trump? You’re a traitor to your gender. If it were truly a women’s march, all women would be welcome — even those who are conservative or pro-life. But it isn’t a March for Women at all. It’s a march for women who subscribe to progressive dogma. Its insularity robs it of power and guarantees that it will rise and fall with the radical Left. The March for Life is both bipartisan and non-partisan. The March for Life, meanwhile, is both bipartisan and non-partisan. It is a movement with political goals, but with an agenda that goes beyond legislative action. It demands no ideological conformity beyond a desire to care both for unborn children and for their mothers. On the Mall today, there will be atheists and feminists, Republicans and Democrats. This event is about more than convincing the government to end abortion. It is about creating a world so full of authentic love for women and their children that abortion becomes unthinkable. Will the March for Women still exist in 45 years? Only if American progressivism still has a foothold in popular culture. Only if identity politics doesn’t devour the movement from within. Only if the Left can continue to find political enemies frightening enough to require swarming the streets. If the March for Life doesn’t exist a half century from now, it will be because the pro-child, pro-woman view of life’s inherent dignity has become so widespread that we no longer need to march to defend it. READ MORE: english donald trump none trump none mall none 2018-01-19T12:57:24.017+02:00 4bee03b85b7b1ea611b32e86bf0660e2b32cfa8e http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4zxPAJ0vwdleYwQiIE99XxFlRsEHTmX6Yyjk0uZUSObPojx9qxW9Hwn0- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_allpolitics.rss&author=CNN&title=Politics media CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics Trump to tout year of anti-abortion wins in speech - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170222094412-trump-signing-super-tease.jpg 10 81 14209 14209 4 0 1 7 0 0 4bee03b85b7b1ea611b32e86bf0660e2b32cfa8e http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4zxPAJ0vwdleYwQiIE99XxFlRsEHTmX6Yyjk0uZUSObPojx9qxW9Hwn0- 0 Dan Merica 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 MUST WATCH Donald Trump: I'm pro-life, with exceptions 01:25 Trump also touted his health department's new policies and said his administration is protecting "the sanctity of life and the family as the foundation of our society." Trump, ahead of his speech, also proclaimed January 19 as National Sanctity of Life Day. "Today's actions represent promises kept by President Trump and a rollback of policies that had prevented many Americans from practicing their profession and following their conscience at the same time," acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric D. Hargan said. Vice President Mike Pence, who is slated to leave Washington for a trip through the Middle East on Friday, introduced Trump at the event, touting the President's first year in office and his decisions about abortion policies. Pence said the anti-abortion movement was strengthened "one year ago tomorrow (when we) inaugurated the most pro-life president in American history." Pence, though, has a significantly longer record of anti-abortion activism than Trump. Where the former governor of Indiana has long labeled himself an anti-abortion activist, Trump used to identify as a support of abortion rights. "I'm very pro-choice," Trump told NBC in 1999. "I hate the concept of abortion, I hate it, I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject. But I still just believe in choice." When pressed on whether he would ban partial-birth abortion, Trump added : "No. No. I am pro-choice in every respect." Trump later said during the campaign that he "evolved" on the issue of abortion, telling Fox News in 2015 that he had a friend who was going to abort their pregnancy and didn't and that led him to change his views. As president, Trump has governed as an anti-abortion commander in chief. He reinstated the Mexico City policy, which bars nongovernmental organizations from receiving money from the United States if they promote abortion as family planning. Every Republican president since Ronald Reagan, who introduced the plan, has supported the policy. And in a move that was heralded by anti-abortion activists, Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch, an anti-abortion jurist, to the Supreme Court and has filled lower courts with anti-abortion judges. "If all Trump did was work to fulfill his four major promises, he would already be the most pro-life president we have ever seen -- but he shows no sign of stopping there," Marjorie Dannesfelser, the president of the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List, wrote on Friday. english trump negative donald trump none charmaine yoest none cnn none trump's department of health and human services none white house none medicaid none national mall none washington none rose garden none 2018-01-19T19:23:49.002+02:00 62eeedefa0c7132b9aad010697593dd5faf268a5 http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_qE5.3sBTDEF3b1g9s2IdZuMrljyPw6mzb9Ohrbiqqpg82KMklGDXfQSj2GlC0y.JCAIZgMJ46OFtQzBNVMYP5KQY.hnOPWOOBx80gUEUTJJOyijBidQeKw-- abcnews.go.com go.com http://feeds.abcnews.com/abcnews/topstories media ABC News: Top Stories Americans more likely to blame Trump, Republicans if government shuts down: Poll 2018-01-19T19:14:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/kevin-mccarthy-trump-gty-thg-180115_16x9_992.jpg 10 72 12619 12619 2 0 2 6 0 0 62eeedefa0c7132b9aad010697593dd5faf268a5 http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_qE5.3sBTDEF3b1g9s2IdZuMrljyPw6mzb9Ohrbiqqpg82KMklGDXfQSj2GlC0y.JCAIZgMJ46OFtQzBNVMYP5KQY.hnOPWOOBx80gUEUTJJOyijBidQeKw-- 0 2018-01-19T19:14:00.000+02:00 A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds substantially greater Republican risk in a government shutdown , with Americans by a 20-point margin saying they’re more likely to blame Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress than the congressional Democrats if one occurs. Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Donald Trump Add Interest Forty-eight percent in the national survey say they’d blame Trump and the GOP , vs. 28 percent who’d blame the Democrats in Congress. An additional 18 percent would blame both equally. See PDF for full results, charts and tables. As is often the case in Washington mud fights, political independents make the difference: They’re more likely to blame the Republican side by 46-25 percent. But there’s also a broad gender gap, with comparative GOP vulnerability among independent women and even among Republican women – notable results a day before the 2018 women’s marches on Staurday. Results among independents are similar to the 1996 and 2013 shutdowns; in both cases, the public generally – and independents in particular – blamed congressional Republicans. Those experiences send a clear warning signal: Both shutdowns were highly unpopular. Partisan gaps also disfavor the GOP in this survey, produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates : Seventy-eight percent of Democrats say they’d blame Trump and the GOP caucus for a shutdown, while fewer Republicans, 66 percent, say they’d blame the Democrats in Congress. And women are 16 points more apt than men to say they'd blame Trump and the GOP. The political and gender gaps come together: While just 9 percent of Republican men would cast blame on their own side of the aisle, this doubles to 18 percent of Republican women. (GOP women also are 13 points less apt to say they’d blame the Democrats.) Further, 38 percent of independent men would blame the Republican side, but 55 percent of independent women say they’d do so. Democratic men and women, by contrast, are well aligned on the question. Ideological divisions are typical, and again include gender differences, with both moderate women and conservative women more likely than their male counterparts to say they’d blame Trump and the GOP for a shutdown. The Note: The shutdown crisis that shouldn’t be House passes stopgap spending bill, Senate fate uncertain Further, there’s a split within conservative ranks. Among strongly conservative Americans, 68 percent say they would blame the Democrats in Congress, 15 percent Trump and the Republicans. Among “somewhat” conservatives, blame on the Democrats eases to 45 percent, while intention to blame Trump and the Republicans jumps sharply, to 32 percent. The survey was conducted Monday through Thursday, just as the shutdown issue was coming to a head. While actual blame if a shutdown occurs may differ, the public’s been prescient in the past. When a shutdown loomed in March 2011, 45 percent said that if it occurred, they’d blame the Republicans in Congress, not Barack Obama. Two and a half years later, when a shutdown did occur, 53 percent blamed the GOP. Methodology This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by landline and cellular telephone Jan. 15-18, 2018, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 1,005 adults. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3.5 points, including the design effect. Partisan divisions are 31-23-40 percent, Democrats-Republicans-independents. The survey was produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates of New York, N.Y., with sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts. See details on the survey’s methodology here . Americans more likely to blame Trump, Republicans if government shuts down: Poll DOJ english trump negative donald trump none resul none abc news/washington post negative congress none abc news none gop none washington none 2018-01-19T19:17:35.003+02:00 e14b4566135367d399763a030b884dd7c5c3bc12 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4z8jD.LmEhr4Mj0fIsdY.8YH1vt97wtTfez_P7qeuIdDs1lU0xNmAFHs- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel What Trump was saying during the last government shutdown - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140122145956-trump-file-gi-story-top.jpg 10 81 11338 11338 1 0 0 19 0 0 e14b4566135367d399763a030b884dd7c5c3bc12 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4z8jD.LmEhr4Mj0fIsdY.8YH1vt97wtTfez_P7qeuIdDs1lU0xNmAFHs- 0 Analysis by Gregory Krieg 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Then and now: Trump on government shutdowns 01:12 (CNN) Seven months after former President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term, House Republicans, with a shove from Sen. Ted Cruz, faced down the White House with an ultimatum: Sign off on legislation that delays or defunds the Affordable Care Act or risk a government shutdown. Obama refused, unsurprisingly, to cut the legs out from under the law he'd spent the first year of his presidency -- and all the political capital that came with it -- selling to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including dozens of Democrats who would lose their seats in part because of their support for the controversial overhaul. In the end, the shutdown lasted 16 days -- the longest and most costly in American history. And for almost all of them, future President Donald Trump was tweeting and talking, keeping up a drumbeat urging Republicans to stick together and do everything in their power to stop Obamacare, while skewering Obama as a weak leader and incompetent negotiator. Cheering on the Republicans In the weeks leading up to the shutdown , the Republican-held House passed a bill that would have cut funding for the health care law while keeping the government open through December 15. The Democratic-held Senate rejected the House legislation, but not before Cruz launched a lengthy Senate floor filibuster of the vote. On September 27, the Senate passed the House bill -- minus the Obamacare defunding bit. Read More Days later, the House approved another bill, this one delaying the law by a year. The two chambers would go back-and-forth a few more times, but the impasse remained. On Tuesday morning, October 1, the shutdown began. . @RNC leadership should not be afraid of a government shutdown. They should be afraid of not defunding ObamaCare. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2013 Congratulations to @SpeakerBoehner on standing strong and tying government shutdown to defunding ObamaCare. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2013 Republicans must unite to defund Obamacare - it will drive our country into oblivion and, by the way, the healthcare is no good anyway! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2013 Americans nationwide have their premiums double and work hours decreased. @GOP must do the right thing, stand strong & defund! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2013 It's a shame the ruling class of Republicans don't attack Obama and the Democrats the way they hit Senators Cruz & Lee. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2013 Our country needs leadership now. There is total dysfunction in Washington. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2013 No one wants the government to shut down, but if ObamaCare is fully implemented then our country will eventually shutdown anyway! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2013 Play-by-play of the shutdown The Republicans can absolutely win if they stick together-but they are NOT sticking together. Sen. McCain just said "we can't win".Very bad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 Obama has not passed a single budget in 4 years. Democrats don't even vote them in Congress. He has failed to lead! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 Obama & the Democrats want this shutdown. They think it helps their electoral prospects for 2014. Don't believe! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 " @jj10471 @realDonaldTrump if you were in office this would of never happen #trump2016 " True! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 There have been 17 shutdowns since 1976, 14 under Reagan and Bush with Democrat Congresses who wanted more spending. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 It is crucial for Republicans to remain united during this shutdown — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2013 'Moderate' Repubs plotting against @GOP strategy have short term memories. Tea Party gave them majority in House & primaries aren't fun. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2013 The Obama Administration has a very important duty to provide a budget - and then negotiate! OUR COUNTRY is a laughingstock! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2013 . @GOP has leverage. Must stay united & on message. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2013 Obama's job approval is at 37%, a record low. @GOP & @SpeakerBoehner have the leverage & momentum. Delay ObamaCare for all Americans! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2013 On October 11 , Trump appeared on CNN for an interview with Piers Morgan. First he offered Obama some advice. "I mean you just have a President that is not leading and not getting people into a room and not shouting, and cajoling, and laughing, and having a good time, and having a terrible time," he said. "But, you know, all of these different emotions are things you have to do but you have to get people in a room and you have to just make deals for the good of the country." Trump, of course, has held at least a couple of bipartisan meetings -- for better or much, much worse . Asked about the tea party and Cruz, who agitated for the House to hold up funding, Trump praised their tactics. "I'm a believer in the tea party, because what they want is what's really right for this country," he said. "They want something to be done about this horrendous debt, something to be done about a lot of different things going on in the country. I mean our country is in a free fall and these are good American people. These are great American people." Trump also pushed for a more comprehensive agreement than was being discussed at the time. "Now, maybe as we're speaking, they're going to make a deal where they do some kind of an extension, but an extension is not what you need," he told Morgan. "You need the overall deal. We have to make a big deal and it has to be the proper deal for the country." Republicans seem intent on negotiating against themselves. Many senior Senators are doing Obama's bidding. Can't win this way. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2013 "Now, maybe as we're speaking, they're going to make a deal where they do some kind of an extension, but an extension is not what you need," he told Morgan. "You need the overall deal. We have to make a big deal and it has to be the proper deal for the country." Endgame By the time the shutdown ended, just after midnight on October 17, 2013, Trump had mostly moved on to other issues. He repeatedly mocked and assailed the "failed" Obamacare website , while also deflecting a persistent rumor about his political future. Thanks for all of the great support but I just don't see myself wanting to run for Governor of New York - I have something else in mind! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2013 Fast forward to today and it's President Trump in the White House and Republicans in charge of both chambers of Congress. Republican leadership now is pushing for a short-term "continuing resolution" to keep the government open. Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are on the verge of rejecting it, demanding the fate of DACA recipients, whose protections will expire in March, be resolved now as part of a broader pact. english trump neutral barack obama neutral house repub neutral obamacare none donald trump none obama none ted cruz none cnn neutral house none capitol hill none white house none 2018-01-20T00:58:01.014+02:00 24fdf8d1fd3808a19a87435919f96c874e603766 http://omgili.com/ri/2wGaacqxApsw5GGC2pSnC7lLDLzSw7BGDFx4wdXGNVBYJcF1mVoHm1RtoSqAO234B9E_ZLLzFz8ZJV82U1x37dAs5JlyttVyO.C2fCuTZicGhLAOvr74c6EAby0BzxEF money.cnn.com cnn.com http://lincolnreport.com/feed financial_news finance Lincoln Report Twitter to tell 677,775 people they interacted with Kremlin-linked trolls 2018-01-20T03:06:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/140130164502-twitter-bird-logo-780x439.png 10 81 11153 11153 0 0 9 80 0 0 24fdf8d1fd3808a19a87435919f96c874e603766 http://omgili.com/ri/2wGaacqxApsw5GGC2pSnC7lLDLzSw7BGDFx4wdXGNVBYJcF1mVoHm1RtoSqAO234B9E_ZLLzFz8ZJV82U1x37dAs5JlyttVyO.C2fCuTZicGhLAOvr74c6EAby0BzxEF 0 lr_admin 2018-01-20T03:06:00.000+02:00 Twitter to tell 677,775 people they interacted with Kremlin-linked trolls by Donie O'Sullivan @CNNMoney January 19, 2018: 8:06 PM ET Facebook on 2018 race: Continuous battle to protect platform Twitter will inform nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. that they either followed a Kremlin-linked troll account, or retweeted or liked a tweet sent by one of the accounts, the social media company said Friday. The company last year identified thousands of Twitter accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency, a Russian government-linked troll army in St. Petersburg that worked to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and to promote chaos and division in American society more generally. "Consistent with our commitment to transparency, we are emailing notifications to 677,775 people in the United States who followed one of these accounts or retweeted or liked a Tweet from these accounts during the election period," Twitter said in a blog post announcing the move. Twitter initially said it had found 200 accounts linked to the group. Then it told Congress last fall that it had identified 2,752 accounts linked to the group. On Friday, Twitter said it had since identified an additional 1,062 accounts, bringing the total to 3,814. The accounts together sent more than 175,000 tweets, the company said. Related: The Kremlin-linked troll Twitter can't seem to shake Twitter said it will hand over the details of the additional accounts to Congress. The company also said it had also found more than 50,000 Russian-linked automated accounts that tweeted about the presidential election. Networks of automated accounts are often run from the same computer and sometimes post the same link, talking point or hashtag en-masse in an attempt to make it trend on the platform. Among those getting emails will likely be some current and former members of the Trump administration, as well as a member of the Trump family. White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway retweeted one of the IRA-linked accounts, @TEN_GOP, which was designed to look like it was run by the Tennessee Republican Party, just days before the 2016 election. Donald Trump Jr. also followed the @TEN_GOP account, CNN found. And former National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, his son Michael Flynn Jr. and former deputy assistant to the president Sebastian Gorka all followed a separate IRA-linked account, a CNN analysis last year found. That account, which used the pseudonym "Jenna Abrams," developed a persona of a conservative American woman, and amassed a following of more than 70,000. Related: Facebook now lets you check to see if you followed Russian propaganda A copy of the email sent to one Twitter user after the blog post was published Friday obtained by CNN showed that Twitter informed the user they had interacted with one of the IRA-linked accounts, but did not say which account it was. In December, Facebook launched a tool in its help section that allows users to see if they followed any Facebook or Instagram accounts run by the Internet Research Agency. Unlike Twitter, Facebook has not announced plans to inform users directly. Both companies appeared to time these announcements for moments when they would get less attention than they might otherwise. Facebook made its announcement the Friday before Christmas; Twitter published its blog post on a Friday when the news media was focused on a possible government shutdown. Twitter also said on Friday it was investing in technology to help "detect and mitigate the effect on users of fake, coordinated, and automated account activity." Its efforts on that front have included some missteps. The fake "Jenna Abrams" persona that was followed by the Flynns and Gorka has twice since re-emerged on the platform using the same name. On both occasions Twitter did not take action against the new accounts until CNN reported their existence. CNNMoney (New York) First published January 19, 2018: 8:06 PM ET english donie o'sullivan negative et facebook none congress none internet research agency none u.s. none united states none st. petersburg none 2018-01-20T04:53:28.005+02:00 86a18f5f3a032d3024b559b9c2eb8dfa38970059 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSPfVRrC83GDKJbKDRbkYjx5NJb.vdke9jLt2qVFm.PZufA.fP0iR67JO5KKorIb6RR3Hx63ewIJRXvAEubcrMsNNxRG83ypwk- www.nytimes.com nytimes.com http://nytimes.com/timeswire/feeds/ media NYT > Most Recent Headlines The Mad King Flies His Flag 2018-01-19T17:45:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/01/19/opinion/19eganweb2/19eganweb2-facebookJumbo.jpg 10 98 10840 10840 0 0 1 17 0 0 86a18f5f3a032d3024b559b9c2eb8dfa38970059 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSPfVRrC83GDKJbKDRbkYjx5NJb.vdke9jLt2qVFm.PZufA.fP0iR67JO5KKorIb6RR3Hx63ewIJRXvAEubcrMsNNxRG83ypwk- 0 TIMOTHY EGAN 2018-01-19T17:45:00.000+02:00 Opt out or contact us anytime It is also your water, the near entirety of the outer continental shelf that Trump is opening to extractive drilling . Almost a dozen states have protested. The waters off the coast of Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, were given an exemption after Zinke met with the governor, who said drilling was bad for tourism. Your public servant at work. Zinke is upending a century of bipartisan values as part of a Trumpian culture war. When asked why the president shrank national monuments in the Southwest by two million acres, Zinke said it was a way to strike back against “an elitist sort of hunter and fisherman.” Huh? Could this be the same regular guy who took a helicopter to ride horses with Mike Pence? The cabinet member who wants to charge $70 to get into our most iconic national parks? The man whose nomination was championed by Donald Trump Jr., elephant killer and dictionary definition of elite hunter and fisherman? Advertisement Continue reading the main story Defenders of public land have pushed back. This week, a majority of the nonpartisan National Park Service advisory panel resigned in frustration. The board, federally chartered to help guide the service, said Zinke had refused to convene a single meeting with the members last year. Silly bird-lovers. Don’t they know you need to charter a plane for Zinke if you want to get his attention? A much less-connected group, the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, responded with an essay from a board member who lives in a 500-square-foot abode in the Rocky Mountains. “We hunt, gather, garden, can, smoke, dry, jelly and pickle as much of our own food as we can,” wrote Tom Healy. “According to Mr. Secretary, I am an elitist.” The writer is from Whitefish, Zinke’s hometown in Montana. Where have you heard that before? Ah, yes, a tiny energy company from Whitefish with two employees — three if you count Zinke’s kid when he was an intern on a side project — finagled a $300 million, no-audit, no-bid contract to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid. Zinke said he had absolutely, positively nothing to do with it. Look, it could have been worse: Sarah Palin was an early favorite for interior secretary. Zinke is an ex-Navy SEAL, and looks the part. Enough nutty things come out of his mouth to make him a perfect Trump guy. “The government stops at the mailbox,” he said at a rally last year, “and if you come any further, you’re going to meet my gun.” Note to Mr. Secretary: Don’t shoot the sheriff, or the census taker. It took a bribery scandal to bring down an interior secretary in the Teapot Dome affair of the 1920s. Today, the corruption is all upfront. Energy Secretary Rick Perry gives bear hugs to coal barons while doing all he can to have the government prop up their industry. The Environmental Protection Agency is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the polluters it is supposed to regulate. Over at Interior, they haven’t yet figured a way to charge Americans for the air we breathe. But the next time Zinke’s flag is up, something may be in the works. I invite you to follow me on Twitter ( @nytegan ). Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook and Twitter (@NYTopinion) , and sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter . A version of this op-ed appears in print on January 20, 2018, on Page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: The Mad King Flies His Own Flag. Today's Paper | Subscribe english donald trump jr. none zinke none mike pence none trump none national park service none southwest none florida none mar-a-lago none 2018-01-19T15:41:34.000+02:00 fd3fc58bd93896456bb0c8623f02efada9dc2b0d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8v3BmVd24meuL1ei1Bo_4WxV.oMyF3BCEd.L5ACfAzJXnCKQ4yQwW.7jDKA_LD0sclh_IzyXxtAzWXOJlWFYg9tvTixS8nGSnaEiXYbKjB0CcES0yjisq2 www.businessinsider.com businessinsider.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/businessinsider/politics media financial_news finance Politics Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks 2018-01-19T19:58:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5a62294a00d0ef91048b4907-1190-625/russia-linked-twitter-accounts-are-working-overtime-to-help-devin-nunes-and-wikileaks.jpg 10 283 10421 10421 0 0 9 87 0 0 fd3fc58bd93896456bb0c8623f02efada9dc2b0d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8v3BmVd24meuL1ei1Bo_4WxV.oMyF3BCEd.L5ACfAzJXnCKQ4yQwW.7jDKA_LD0sclh_IzyXxtAzWXOJlWFYg9tvTixS8nGSnaEiXYbKjB0CcES0yjisq2 0 Natasha Bertrand 2018-01-19T19:58:00.000+02:00 Jan 19, 2018, 1:58 PM ET J. Scott Applewhite/AP Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have begun promoting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. It's a reference to a document written by Rep. Devin Nunes that purports to show abuse by the Obama administration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The frequency with which the accounts have been promoting the hashtag has spiked by 233,000% over the past 48 hours, according to an analysis. The most-shared URL has been a link to WikiLeaks' "submit" page. Republican lawmakers are pushing for the House Intelligence Committee to release a memo written by the panel's chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, that outlines purported surveillance during the transition period against President-elect Donald Trump by former President Barack Obama's administration. And Russia-linked Twitter bots have jumped on the bandwagon. #ReleaseTheMemo is the top-trending hashtag among Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations, according to Hamilton 68 , a website launched last year that says it tracks Russian propaganda in near-real time. The frequency with which the accounts have been promoting the hashtag has spiked by 233,000% over the past 48 hours, according to the site. The accounts' references to the "memo," meanwhile, have increased by 68,000%. The most-shared domain among the accounts has been WikiLeaks, and the most-shared URL has been a link to WikiLeaks' "submit" page. WikiLeaks said on Thursday that it would reward anyone with access to the "FISA abuse memo" who chooses to submit it to the site. The Russia-linked accounts have evidently been sharing the "submit" page to push the memo's release. Hamilton 68 has been working to expose trolls - as well as automated bots and human accounts - whose main use for Twitter appears to be an amplification of pro-Russia themes. The site's mission is to monitor and illustrate the themes that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Americans to be thinking and talking about, including "the failure of democratic governance in the United States." Bret Schafer, a communications coordinator at the German Marshall Fund's Alliance for Securing Democracy who tracks the Hamilton 68 accounts, said he "certainly can't remember" the last time the researchers had seen a topic "promoted to this level" by the Russia-linked bots and trolls. "On a normal day, our top hashtag is typically used around 400 times in a 48-hour period by the network we track," he said in an email on Friday. "As of right now, #ReleaseTheMemo has been used over 3,000 times (and five other related hashtags are in the top 10)," he said. "In total, they've easily shared more than 4,500 hashtags on the topic in the past two days, and our top URL is Assange's offer to pay for a copy of the memo. That certainly seems to be a sign of a coordinated effort by the bots and trolls." Mueller's top critics want the memo out Screenshot/CNN Rep. Matt Gaetz, right. Several Republican congressmen - many of whom have been highly critical of the special counsel Robert Mueller, the FBI, and the investigation into Trump's ties to Russia - have released statements calling on the House Intelligence Committee to declassify and release Nunes' four-page memo. The executive branch would have to review the document before it could be released to the public, but "this could happen real quick," Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News on Thursday. "Chairman Nunes is committed to getting this information to the public." The document purportedly describes classified information Nunes obtained from the FBI and Justice Department as part of his investigation into whether the Obama administration misused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on Trump and his associates during the presidential transition. "The House must immediately make public the memo prepared by the Intelligence Committee regarding the FBI and the Department of Justice," said Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who has called on Mueller to resign . "The facts contained in this memo are jaw-dropping and demand full transparency. There is no higher priority than the release of this information to preserve our democracy." Rep. Ron DeSantis, who has introduced legislation that would curtail Mueller's mandate and budget, said in a statement on Thursday that "the classified report compiled by the House Intelligence is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the upper echelon of the Obama DOJ and Comey FBI as it relates to the so-called collusion investigation." 'A profoundly misleading set of talking points' Thomson Reuters Rep. Adam Schiff. Democrats, meanwhile, have called the Nunes memo grossly exaggerated and misleading. "The Majority voted today on a party-line basis to grant House Members access to a profoundly misleading set of talking points drafted by Republican staff attacking the FBI and its handling of the investigation," Rep. Adam Schiff, the panel's top Democrat, said in a statement on Thursday. "Rife with factual inaccuracies and referencing highly classified materials that most of Republican Intelligence Committee members were forced to acknowledge they had never read, this is meant only to give Republican House members a distorted view of the FBI," Schiff continued. A source with knowledge of the memo told Business Insider that it was "a level of irresponsible stupidity that I cannot fathom," adding that it "purposefully misconstrues facts and leaves out important details." Schiff said the document "may help carry White House water, but it is a deep disservice to our law enforcement professionals." Nunes began investigating the Justice Department and FBI after he traveled to the White House to view classified information in March without telling his committee colleagues. There, he viewed classified information that he said showed FISA abuse by Obama administration officials. Nunes would neither confirm nor deny that he got the information from the White House. "We have to keep our sources and methods here very, very quiet," he told reporters at the time. He told Bloomberg later that the information had come from a "network of whistleblowers." Nunes briefed Trump on the intelligence, which Nunes said showed that the president and his advisers may have had their communications "incidentally collected" - and their identities "unmasked" in intelligence reports - by the intelligence community after the election. A source of concern has been why some of Trump's associates who had been caught up in the surveillance and later unmasked, such as Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, had their names leaked to the press. But Republican and Democratic congressional aides told reporters in early April - after being briefed on the classified reports - that Obama administration officials did not act inappropriately. Indeed, the committee under Nunes' leadership made at least five unmasking requests to US spy agencies between June 2016 and January 2017 related to Russia's election meddling, The Washington Post reported last year . english devin nunes negative barack obama none j. scott none donald trump none obama none wikileaks house intelligence committee negative house intelligence committee none gop none r-calif. none capitol hill none washington none 2018-01-19T20:08:11.011+02:00 40bb43dedf4c92d3d428c44a36789d986b4b8962 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8v3BmVd24meuL1ei1Bo_4WxV.oMyF3BCEd.L5ACfAzJXnCKQ4yQwW.7jDKA_LD0sclh_IzyXxtAzWXOJlWFYg9tvTixS8nGSnaEiXYbKjB0P2DOYOoIGP8 www.businessinsider.com businessinsider.com http://www.businessinsider.my/feed media financial_news finance Business Insider Malaysia Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks 2018-01-19T19:58:00.000+02:00 0 1 news MY 0.0 http://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/01/5a33db8cb0bcd5e3178b508b.png 10 283 10421 10421 0 0 0 87 0 0 40bb43dedf4c92d3d428c44a36789d986b4b8962 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8v3BmVd24meuL1ei1Bo_4WxV.oMyF3BCEd.L5ACfAzJXnCKQ4yQwW.7jDKA_LD0sclh_IzyXxtAzWXOJlWFYg9tvTixS8nGSnaEiXYbKjB0P2DOYOoIGP8 0 Natasha Bertrand , Business Insider US 2018-01-19T19:58:00.000+02:00 January 19, 2018 Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have begun promoting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. It’s a reference to a document written by Rep. Devin Nunes that purports to show abuse by the Obama administration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The frequency with which the accounts have been promoting the hashtag has spiked by 233,000% over the past 48 hours, according to an analysis. The most-shared URL has been a link to WikiLeaks’“submit” page. Republican lawmakers are pushing for the House Intelligence Committee to release a memo written by the panel’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, that outlines purported surveillance during the transition period against President-elect Donald Trump by former President Barack Obama’s administration. And Russia-linked Twitter bots have jumped on the bandwagon. #ReleaseTheMemo is the top-trending hashtag among Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations, according to Hamilton 68 , a website launched last year that says it tracks Russian propaganda in near-real time. The frequency with which the accounts have been promoting the hashtag has spiked by 233,000% over the past 48 hours, according to the site. The accounts’ references to the “memo,” meanwhile, have increased by 68,000%. The most-shared domain among the accounts has been WikiLeaks, and the most-shared URL has been a link to WikiLeaks’“submit” page. WikiLeaks said on Thursday that it would reward anyone with access to the “FISA abuse memo” who chooses to submit it to the site. The Russia-linked accounts have evidently been sharing the “submit” page to push the memo’s release. #ReleaseTheMemo : Do you know someone who has access to the FISA abuse memo? Send them here: https://t.co/cLRcuIiQXz WikiLeaks will match reward funds up to $1m sent to this unique Bitcoin address: 3Q2KXS8WYT6dvr91bM2RjvBHqMyx9CbPMN — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 19, 2018 Hamilton 68 has been working to expose trolls – as well as automated bots and human accounts – whose main use for Twitter appears to be an amplification of pro-Russia themes. The site’s mission is to monitor and illustrate the themes that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Americans to be thinking and talking about, including “the failure of democratic governance in the United States.” Bret Schafer, a communications coordinator at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy who tracks the Hamilton 68 accounts, said he “certainly can’t remember” the last time the researchers had seen a topic “promoted to this level” by the Russia-linked bots and trolls. “On a normal day, our top hashtag is typically used around 400 times in a 48-hour period by the network we track,” he said in an email on Friday. “As of right now, #ReleaseTheMemo has been used over 3,000 times (and five other related hashtags are in the top 10),” he said. “In total, they’ve easily shared more than 4,500 hashtags on the topic in the past two days, and our top URL is Assange’s offer to pay for a copy of the memo. That certainly seems to be a sign of a coordinated effort by the bots and trolls.” Mueller’s top critics want the memo out caption source Screenshot/CNN Several Republican congressmen – many of whom have been highly critical of the special counsel Robert Mueller, the FBI, and the investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia – have released statements calling on the House Intelligence Committee to declassify and release Nunes’ four-page memo. The executive branch would have to review the document before it could be released to the public, but “this could happen real quick,” Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News on Thursday. “Chairman Nunes is committed to getting this information to the public.” The document purportedly describes classified information Nunes obtained from the FBI and Justice Department as part of his investigation into whether the Obama administration misused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on Trump and his associates during the presidential transition. “The House must immediately make public the memo prepared by the Intelligence Committee regarding the FBI and the Department of Justice,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who has called on Mueller to resign . “The facts contained in this memo are jaw-dropping and demand full transparency. There is no higher priority than the release of this information to preserve our democracy.” Rep. Ron DeSantis, who has introduced legislation that would curtail Mueller’s mandate and budget, said in a statement on Thursday that “the classified report compiled by the House Intelligence is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the upper echelon of the Obama DOJ and Comey FBI as it relates to the so-called collusion investigation.” ‘A profoundly misleading set of talking points’ caption english devin nunes negative barack obama none donald trump none obama none hamilton 68 none house intelligence committee none 2018-01-19T21:20:36.032+02:00 39784fe1c35da1ebb6918a474b95b5c6f60d5a14 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFeJHs7noKadD9l9aInchtt91v.PfRTALB6sky0nrmYMetcNyBWXzXjBvgG5FBoD.KGX_Wj.eUkFqkq3Vzy6GOQ4- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ media HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost Trump Flubs Key Line In Anti-Abortion Speech | HuffPost 2018-01-20T03:03:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a627c9f2200004b00b4f387.jpeg?cache=adkmovczwq&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 10184 10184 164 0 4 0 0 0 39784fe1c35da1ebb6918a474b95b5c6f60d5a14 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFeJHs7noKadD9l9aInchtt91v.PfRTALB6sky0nrmYMetcNyBWXzXjBvgG5FBoD.KGX_Wj.eUkFqkq3Vzy6GOQ4- 0 2018-01-20T03:03:00.000+02:00 POLITICS 01/19/2018 09:03 pm ET Updated 1 day ago Trump Flubs Key Line In Anti-Abortion Speech President says it's "wrong" that laws allow babies to be born in the ninth month. By Mary Papenfuss Here's President Trump's screw-up on this crucial part in his abortion speech: https://t.co/vUxr1yAN0j pic.twitter.com/D0HEu8bZ2o — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 19, 2018 10k 160 Donald Trump bungled a major line in his anti-abortion speech in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, saying that it is “wrong” that state laws allow babies to be “born in the ninth month.” Trump made the flub in his address during the 45th annual March for Life rally, which marks the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. The address was broadcast on giant screens at the National Mall, where marchers were gathered. “Right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother’s womb in the ninth month,” Trump said. “It is wrong. It has to change.” He intended to say that it’s wrong for babies to be “torn” from their mothers’ wombs in the ninth month, an apparent reference to late-term abortions . Trump called on legislators to outlaw late-term abortions in his address. While some listening to the speech may have been perplexed by the president’s comment, Twitter was fast off the mark in attacking the president’s goof. Wags at Quartz, highlighting several of Trump’s misstatements about abortion laws in his address, admitted that, yes, it’s true that all states, indeed all countries, allow babies to be born at nine months. The President of the United States of America, the most powerful individual on the planet, just condemned babies that were born in the ninth month, live on TV and to an anti-abortion crowd. Now trying telling me he’s compos mentis and remotely fit for office. — Mike P Williams 🌹 (@Mike_P_Williams) January 19, 2018 Demonstrating again he is truly a very stable genius and, like, really smart, Trump misread the teleprompter to reveal to a crowd of anti-abortion extremists that the laws of some states actually ALLOW A BABY TO BE BORN in the ninth month of pregnancy. Open mouth, insert foot. https://t.co/Y0qopCarAz — Dario Navarro (@darionavarro111) January 19, 2018 Oh damn, I better tell my wife before we try for a kid. No more 9 month births. https://t.co/Pg9guiWsbH — Eric Schmeltzer (@JustSchmeltzer) January 19, 2018 During a presidential campaign debate with his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, Trump claimed that doctors can “rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day.” In fact, that is “ not happening in the United States ,” Dr. Aaron Caughey, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University, told The New York Times after the debate. “It is, of course, such an absurd thing to say.” Only 1.3 percent of abortions are performed at or after 21 weeks , according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit reproductive health research organization that supports abortion rights. An estimated 80 percent of those procedures are for birth defects, according to Huffpost contributor Dr. Jennifer Gunther , an obstetrician trained in later term (16 to 18 week) abortions. Others may be done to save the life of the mother. “After 24 weeks, birth defects that lead to abortion are very severe and typically considered incompatible with life,” Gunther noted. And fetuses are not “ripped out” of wombs. Even if there is a crisis in the last month of pregnancy — such as a car accident — labor would be induced or an emergency cesarean section would be performed, Caughey told the Times. In his address to the anti-abortion marchers, Trump said that “Roe v. Wade has resulted in some of the most permissive abortion laws anywhere in the world,” even though America’s laws are similar to those in several countries . “We will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life.” In a 1999 interview with NBC, Trump described himself as “very pro-choice.” He added: “I hate the concept of abortion ... But you still — I just believe in choice.” RELATED... 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ALSO ON HUFFPOST Mary Papenfuss Trends Reporter, HuffPost Suggest a correction english https://www.twitter.com/@blatherat https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/health/donald-trump-debate-late-abortion-remarks.html https://qz.com/1184428/march-for-life-donald-trumps-speech-fact-checked/ https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/induced-abortion-united-states https://twitter.com/darionavarro111/status/954436130065195009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://twitter.com/JustSchmeltzer/status/954424080861507584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Mike_P_Williams/status/954417715648909312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/954421785721692160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/480297539914 mary papenfuss none donald trump none roe none trump none trump negative et trump negative wade supreme court none national mall none white house rose garden none 2018-01-20T04:14:59.009+02:00 b397141aa8f5875ccd22863bdb3a32f2fa933b3e http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7gz_.Pr7h2Whliuow9KJ.ydPTDL9KeKXceIEq2FD0TbQM8I_Af0mfxtpZUw9NP8qyxKcEnZVbDJA-- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump media Donald Trump | HuffPost Trump Appointee Carl Higbie Resigns Following Offensive Comments | HuffPost 2018-01-19T12:03:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a61ba6e1f00003c00db971d.png?cache=fbtanccqgp&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 10121 10121 108 0 22 12 0 0 b397141aa8f5875ccd22863bdb3a32f2fa933b3e http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7gz_.Pr7h2Whliuow9KJ.ydPTDL9KeKXceIEq2FD0TbQM8I_Af0mfxtpZUw9NP8qyxKcEnZVbDJA-- 0 2018-01-19T12:03:00.000+02:00 POLITICS 01/19/2018 06:03 am ET Updated 2 days ago Trump Appointee Carl Higbie Resigns Following Offensive Comments "Go back to your Muslim shithole and go crap in your hands and bang little boys on Thursday nights," he once said. By Willa Frej 9.8k 110 Carl Higbie, the chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, resigned Thursday after CNN unearthed a litany of offensive and discriminatory remarks he’d made on various radio segments. Formerly a surrogate for President Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as a former spokesman for the Great America PAC, the retired Navy SEAL was appointed to work in the federal body that oversees volunteer groups like AmeriCorps a mere six months ago. In the segments, which occurred as recently as 2016, Higbie employs a number of offensive stereotypes about minorities, saying that black people suffer from a “lax of morality” and that they “think that breeding is a form of employment.” He also accused soldiers with PTSD of having a “weak mind.” And he claimed that people should have the right to shoot at immigrants “in the face” if they attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. “Somebody who lives in my condo association that has five kids, and it’s her and her husband with the five kids and the mother, the grandmother of the kids, and they don’t have jobs, they’re there all the time ― I bet you can guess what color they are ― and they have no job,” Higbie said on one episode of “Sound of Freedom,” an internet talk radio show, according to clips discovered by CNN’s KFile. Higbie also made a number of highly inflammatory comments about gay people and Muslims. “Rhode Island, land of more liberals, has just OK’ed, gay marriage,” Higbie said in a May 2013 “Sound of Freedom” clip. “Congratuf’in’lations, you suck, Rhode Island. Why would you do that? Go ahead and twist the knife a little, little bit more. I mean, you are breaking the morals, the moral fiber of our country. You know, I don’t like gay people. I just don’t.” The next month, he said of Muslims: “Go back to your Muslim shithole and go crap in your hands and bang little boys on Thursday nights.” He added: “I just don’t like Muslim people. People always rip me a new one for that. Carl, you’re racist, you can’t, you’re sexist. I’m like Jesus Christ. I just don’t like Muslim people because their ideology sucks.” Higbie made headlines in November 2016 when he cited the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II― considered a low point in American history― in defending the Trump transition team’s idea to create a registry of Muslim immigrants. ”The president needs to protect America first, and if that means having people that are not protected under our Constitution have some sort of registry so we can understand ― until we can identify the true threat and where it’s coming from ― I support it,” said Higbie. This story has been updated to include additional comments Higbie made. Download Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Here’s how. Willa Frej Reporter, HuffPost english http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/kfile-carl-higbie-on-the-radio/index.html https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://www.twitter.com/willafrej carl higbie negative donald trump none willa frej carl higbie none higbie none et trump negative cnn none navy none corporation for national and community service none great america pac none 2018-01-19T13:25:03.008+02:00 71c6749258e49d9022431251cd0f7844bf1f536b http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_lKuQFdZvPvRhJRGgcJnL24MXbdl7FtYjuAyrLIrV7Ul9LZ9i1D4PR.uVtJ5UMdVWjt2E6R0yBaVsDHtrqdbID www.newsweek.com newsweek.com media law_government_and_politics politics Is Trump Losing His Base? A Year Into Presidency, Approval Ratings Down Among Republicans 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.008 http://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/full/public/2018/01/19/gettyimages-906702766.jpg 10 3307 9861 9861 5 0 7 3 0 0 71c6749258e49d9022431251cd0f7844bf1f536b http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_lKuQFdZvPvRhJRGgcJnL24MXbdl7FtYjuAyrLIrV7Ul9LZ9i1D4PR.uVtJ5UMdVWjt2E6R0yBaVsDHtrqdbID 0 Greg Price 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 On 1/19/18 at 10:18 AM Share U.S. President Donald Trump lost much of his political base and dragged the Republican Party down with him throughout his first year in office, according to new poll results released Friday. One day before the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, his approval rating sits at 32 percent, with 55 percent disapproving of his work in office and 12 percent neutral, according to the joint University of Southern California-Dornsife College/Los Angeles Times national poll . The same poll found Trump had a 40 percent approval to 47 percent disapproval rating back in April, representing a huge drop for the head of the Republican Party. Furthermore, the results show the GOP in danger of losing control of Congress to Democrats in the fall. Eighty percent of voters who picked Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016 stated they would “definitely” pick a Democrat over a Republican for a congressional seat, while only two-thirds of Trump voters said they would select a Republican. Keep up with this story and more by subscribing now President Donald Trump waves as he walks toward the Oval Office after returning to the White House on January 17 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images/Alex Wong The online poll was conducted from December 15 to January 15, drawing results from 3,862 people with a margin of error of two percentage points. The poll’s results are unique in that it allows participants to choose “neutral” rather than approve or disapprove, and the findings take on more weight considering the same poll predicted Trump would defeat Clinton in 2016. Among other national polls, Republicans have largely shown great support for Trump despite his many controversies. But only 40 percent of GOP voters strongly approved of his work, with 35 percent somewhat approving. Six percent of Republicans strongly disapproved, and 10 percent somewhat approved. Nine percent were neutral. A potential exodus of Republican support could be a major body blow to Trump, but GOP members have largely backed him over the last 364 days. Eighty-nine percent approved of Trump when he took the Oath of Office a year ago, and Republican approval did not dip below 77 percent since then, according to Gallup’s tracking numbers . Although he’s challenged the popular vote results, Trump barely pulled out a victory over Clinton 14 months ago and can't afford to lose support. The USC/LA Times poll indicated that some Trump supporters were on the fence in showing approval for him in April, but now one in eight in that group have since registered disapproval of his job performance. english donald trump negative hillary clinton none trump none congress to democrats none joint university of southern california-dornsife college/los angeles times none republican party none gop none trump none u.s. none 2018-01-20T16:26:14.008+02:00 1b4074724e61bbd463bab4e1f48a8e382e30fbc7 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbS9P5yhFk.msGFm2brkNME2unSOXcOzITCC3Jw71g9EAH_I0TejX4uIZufs2BqXet5T7Fpc5ObjJg-- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://us.cnn.com/us media U.S. News - CNN Former FBI Director James Comey to teach ethical leadership class - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170608165842-james-comey---2-super-tease.jpg 10 81 9810 9810 5 0 1 3 0 0 1b4074724e61bbd463bab4e1f48a8e382e30fbc7 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbS9P5yhFk.msGFm2brkNME2unSOXcOzITCC3Jw71g9EAH_I0TejX4uIZufs2BqXet5T7Fpc5ObjJg-- 0 Tammy Kupperman and Veronica Stracqualursi 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Former FBI Director James Comey to teach ethical leadership class By Tammy Kupperman and Veronica Stracqualursi , CNN Updated 1457 GMT (2257 HKT) January 19, 2018 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. JUST WATCHED James Comey, star witness (CNN) Former FBI Director James Comey will teach a course on ethical leadership at William and Mary beginning in the fall, according to an article on the Virginia college's website. The course will meet primarily at the college's Washington, DC, center and once at the campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. Comey will co-teach the course with Drew Stelljes, executive assistant professor of education and assistant vice president for student leadership, in fall 2018 and spring and summer 2019. Comey, who graduated from the college in 1982, told the school he is "thrilled" at the chance to teach this course. "Ethical leaders lead by seeing above the short term, above the urgent or the partisan, and with a higher loyalty to lasting values, most importantly the truth," Comey says in the article. "Building and maintaining that kind of leadership, in both the private sector and government, is the challenge of our time." William and Mary's president, Taylor Reveley, said in statement quoted in the article that Comey has been "deeply committed" to the college over the years. Read More "He understands to the core of his being that our leaders must have an abiding commitment to ethical behavior and sacrificial service if we are to have good government." Comey led the FBI from 2013 until last year, when he was fired by President Donald Trump. Comey, as director, oversaw the investigation into whether Trump campaign members colluded with Russians who hacked the 2016 election. english http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2018/former-fbi-director-james-b.-comey-82-to-co-teach-course-on-ethical-leadership.php william negative james comey negative mary negative comey none drew stelljes none taylor reveley none cnn negative fbi negative washington, dc none williamsburg none virginia none 2018-01-19T16:54:42.010+02:00 d137e1058d1f26b16055e10399ed1df7d00ee32d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUUdI2T6_wmwcA1MUyje5QSZRuIN_2Vy_I7wWzvwbq868W73ARjXyPJV045VKAJR2ml5RjfkYn.xSiZhHZUxGINoVt.kbc0A.hWZgRSCXUEJI- www.breitbart.com breitbart.com http://www.breitbart.com/news/ media law_government_and_politics politics Posts - Breitbart Trump ‘100 Percent True’ to Pro-Life Campaign Promises 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 7 7 news US 0.0 http://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/01/donald-trump-with-babies.png 10 967 9572 9572 0 0 1 0 0 0 d137e1058d1f26b16055e10399ed1df7d00ee32d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUUdI2T6_wmwcA1MUyje5QSZRuIN_2Vy_I7wWzvwbq868W73ARjXyPJV045VKAJR2ml5RjfkYn.xSiZhHZUxGINoVt.kbc0A.hWZgRSCXUEJI- 0 Dr. Susan Berry 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 by Dr. Susan Berry 19 Jan 2018 0 19 Jan, 2018 19 Jan, 2018 National pro-life leaders gathering Friday for the 45 th annual March for Life in the nation’s capital are praising President Donald Trump and his administration for being “100 percent true” to his campaign promises. The March, which draws over 100,000 Americans from across the country to Washington, DC, will this year see Trump become the first sitting president of the United States to address the March live via satellite from the White House. To my pro-life brothers & sisters preparing to March for Life in DC tomorrow,I wish you grace,fortitude & courage as you witness to the sanctity & dignity of every human life.You are leaving indelible footprints in the sands of time bcos history will remember. #LoveSavesLives pic.twitter.com/HzbQzyjNqB — Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) January 18, 2018 Thank you to the @ACHSWashDC Choir for their beautiful person! Hearts on fire because #LoveSavesLives ! #Mass4Life pic.twitter.com/LIoiVktVjW — DC Archdiocese (@WashArchdiocese) January 19, 2018 President of the March for Life organization Jeanne Mancini reflected to Breitbart News on the first year of the Trump presidency and her assessment of his impact on the pro-life movement: There was some excitement about Trump this time last year, but also some anxiety about whether he would be true to what he promised on the campaign trail. And, he has been 100 percent true, and it’s been exciting to see the pro-life leanings of this administration, whether it’s at the top levels of personnel policy – putting intellectual, experienced, scholarly, pro-life Americans at the highest level of government, including Vice President Pence, of course, or the actual policies that have been enacted. As a Christian I believe life is precious, and that it begins at conception. As a physician I know I have a duty to protect all life, including that of an unborn child. – @RepAbraham #ProLife #WhyWeMarch #LoveSavesLives — Susan B Anthony List (@SBAList) January 18, 2018 In an op-ed column at the New York Post , Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser writes the hopes of the pro-life movement have been “well-founded.” “Over the last year President Trump has worked diligently to fulfill his commitments,” she notes, observing the four promises Trump made to the pro-life organizations while still on the campaign trail in 2016: Nominating pro-life justices to the US Supreme Court; Defunding Planned Parenthood as long as they continue to perform abortions and reallocating their funding to community health centers that provide comprehensive health care for women; Making the Hyde Amendment permanent law to protect taxpayers from having to pay for abortions; and Signing into law the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would end painful late-term abortions nationwide. I am getting so excited for the March for Life! It’s almost time to remind the whole world… #Whywemarch #lovesaveslives #prolife pic.twitter.com/1HLYGCLnjJ — Rep. Christina Hagan (@RepHagan) January 18, 2018 Both Mancini and Dannenfelser agree that, while Trump is doing his part to get the country out of the abortion business, Congress needs to strengthen its resolve, since Republicans – supposedly the pro-life party – now lead both chambers and hold the White House. “I’m frustrated by the Senate,” Mancini told Breitbart News, observing that while the president nominated now-Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, he “could make good on the three others [promises] if the Senate were to stop putting up barriers in the way.” “The Pain-Capable bill is a no-brainer, and we’re hoping the Senate will pass that, though it’s more of an optimistic hope at this stage, and yet eight out of ten Americans would get rid of late-term abortion,” she explains. “Most Americans – even if they say they are pro-choice – think that abortion should be limited to, at most, the first three months of pregnancy.” “Also, the codification of the Hyde Amendment in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act should be able to pass the Senate,” Mancini adds. “The president has promised he would sign both of those measures into law.” Since Roe v. Wade, 59 million lives have been lost to abortion. We march to end abortion. #WhyWeMarch #LoveSavesLives #MarchforLife pic.twitter.com/E3qBlJroHU — March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 17, 2018 A newly released Marist poll finds that 76 percent of Americans favor restricting abortion to – at most – the first three months of pregnancy, and 60 percent oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. Dannenfelser points out that Planned Parenthood is now under investigation by Trump’s Department of Justice following allegations of profiteering from the body parts of babies aborted in its clinics. “Under Obama, we could only dream of this,” she says, adding: Finally, under Trump we are closer than ever to ending cruel late-term abortions. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act has passed the House of Representatives and the steeper climb will be in the Senate, but we fight on knowing Trump fully supports the bill and will sign it without hesitation should Congress send it to his desk. “Trump’s first year has been one of monumental successes, and we’d gladly rally the pro-life grassroots to support him all over again,” Dannenfelser concludes. Love is our mission…we march for a world where abortion is unthinkable. #WhyWeMarch #LoveSavesLives pic.twitter.com/kh4nGBVQN0 — March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 16, 2018 The March for Life is held each year on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade , when the high court created a right to abortion though none existed in the Constitution. Read More Stories About: Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook. Visit Breitbart's Facebook Page . BREITBART CONNECT MOST POPULAR english https://twitter.com/ACHSWashDC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/March_for_Life/status/953074096677429248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/license/584706366 https://twitter.com/hashtag/lovesaveslives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/prolife?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProLife?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhyWeMarch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/WashArchdiocese/status/954342121410002944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/RepAbraham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveSavesLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/SBAList/status/953796186347098112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/954086940562911232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-government%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Ftrump-100-percent-true-pro-life-campaign-promises%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Trump+%E2%80%98100+Percent+True%E2%80%99+to+Pro-Life+Campaign+Promises&shortener=bitly https://twitter.com/March_for_Life/status/953691767383252994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-government%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Ftrump-100-percent-true-pro-life-campaign-promises%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Trump+%E2%80%98100+Percent+True%E2%80%99+to+Pro-Life+Campaign+Promises https://twitter.com/hashtag/Whywemarch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://nypost.com/2018/01/18/trump-has-delivered-big-for-the-pro-life-movement/ https://twitter.com/RepHagan/status/953838166640906241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mass4Life?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchforLife?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/google_plusone_share/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-government%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Ftrump-100-percent-true-pro-life-campaign-promises%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Trump+%E2%80%98100+Percent+True%E2%80%99+to+Pro-Life+Campaign+Promises susan berry n negative trump negative jason negative donald trump none obianuju ekeocha none united states none washington, dc none white house none 2018-01-19T17:42:18.002+02:00 d54f04f26dd9ef8c6aad9bb7fde22ee66ce37afb http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7.auqQf0yWcRUCK13rFX41pVRABcQnKL9qO1xFnWhIoAXxIy.i.d9HeX6IZIbOKLeXJ7tW1vbYgr6iM6KvG4_p www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/feeds/verticals/religion/index.xml media Religion Blessed Are The Religious Right, For Theirs Is The Presidency Of Trump 2018-01-20T15:00:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a60e6f31f00003c00db9660.jpeg?cache=rzbygbr3u1&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 9404 9404 240 0 14 4 0 0 d54f04f26dd9ef8c6aad9bb7fde22ee66ce37afb http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7.auqQf0yWcRUCK13rFX41pVRABcQnKL9qO1xFnWhIoAXxIy.i.d9HeX6IZIbOKLeXJ7tW1vbYgr6iM6KvG4_p 0 2018-01-20T15:00:00.000+02:00 01/20/2018 08:00 am ET Updated 1 day ago Blessed Are The Religious Right, For Theirs Is The Presidency Of Trump 10k 250 For those outside of Christian spaces, it may seem counterintuitive that Donald Trump , a twice-divorced, ribald and obscene reality TV star and real estate tycoon, captured the vote of 81% of white evangelical Christians . But to those of us Christians who witnessed the religious right’s backlash against the Obama administration , the rise of a man whom I will call “White Jesus” is both unsurprising and expected. White Jesus is a work of fiction, a tool that Christians have historically used to seize political power and justify the logic of colonialism and imperialism. Donald Trump is a man made in His very image. Most of us are familiar with a particular image of Jesus: a light-eyed, clean-shaven, long robe-wearing man with flowing hair. Common images of Jesus in the United States depict him as a white man who looks more like Kenny Loggins than a man of color from antiquity. That’s not the real Jesus. The real Jesus lived in the 1st century A.D. and was an impoverished Palestinian who spent his life primarily among other impoverished and disenfranchised people of color. White Jesus arrived in America when white people did. The early colonizers needed to justify the brutality of Manifest Destiny ― massive land theft, genocide and enslavement. From the earliest days of U.S. colonization, it was vital that their God agree with their hostile takeover of the continent, and their desire to dominate, suppress and eliminate anyone who resisted. Jesus was the key to their success, but not just any Jesus. They needed permission and anointing from White Jesus. Donald Trump is America’s White Jesus, and evangelical Christians follow him as Lord. White Jesus is not a person, but a tool, a tool that has been used by the religious and secular white alike to justify voting for Trump. We must consider how one can use the name Jesus ― a marginalized Palestinian who espoused non-violence, love, inclusion and a preferential option for the poor ― to endorse a president whose violence, bigotry and love of money is unprecedented. People vote with their values, and when “Christian values” bring us to Donald Trump, we can tell that we have lost the real meaning of Christ along the way. But there’s not a problem with Scripture or with Jesus; the problem lies with a community that has so lost the image of God in itself that it worships the idol of a White Jesus who endorses every political leader that they back. Evangelical Christians, a denominationally varied community, make up over 25% of all Christians ( and over 35% of the electorate ) in the U.S. In the last century, they have been associated with the myth of the U.S. being a Christian nation, pro-military rhetoric, a rejection of secularism, anti-abortion activism and the creation-evolution debate. Because of the potency of evangelicals in the religious right, conservative politics and evangelical faith expressions are often inextricable. Evangelicals have so worshipped and elevated White Jesus that their politics, ideologies and theologies are indistinguishable. It is notable that not all Christians, nor evangelicals, voted for Trump or identify with the religious right; however, American cultural Christianity has created the landscape for Trump to rise to power regardless of a lack of unanimous support from all Christ-followers. Enter Donald Trump and his message to “Make America great again.” The irony should have struck Christians at the start, but we missed it. Jesus, coming to Earth in the form of a marginalized human, constantly defined being “great” as becoming the least, the most vulnerable, the weakest and the most gentle. Donald Trump looks nothing like the Jesus of the Bible; however, he is the spitting image of White Jesus. Coming in the name of country, of racial superiority, of patriotism, of acquisition of wealth, of garnering and maintaining power through violence. Donald Trump and White Jesus are one and the same. White supremacy and the values of evangelical Christianity are so intertwined. A reality TV star has become synonymous with our Sunday morning White Jesus ― one who will entertain, comfort and maintain moral power while allowing Christians to hate and oppress whom they will because they believe their God is on their side. As such, Donald Trump is less a president than he is a tool that is being used to reinforce, empower and uphold white supremacy, all with the consent and tacit approval of white evangelical Christians. Trump is America’s White Jesus, and evangelical Christians follow him as Lord. White Jesus now lives in the White House. It is notable that Trump has not been subtle about this lack of Christlikeness. His sexually problematic treatment of women , his exclusion of the “foreigner” or “stranger, ” his siding with corporate wealth over caring for the poor, his ego-centered communication and hyperbolic-inflation of his popularity all are only heightened by his clear lack of knowledge and adherence to basic Christian values and practices. Yet, over the last year, white evangelicals’ worship of him has sanctimoniously upheld him in spite of this fact. He receives passes for his misogyny and sexual assault, his militarized violence, his lack of environmental care , his failure to decry overt white supremacist activity , his mockery of the disabled and his own overt racist activity . Voting for and upholding Trump are inherently not about Jesus or the principles of the Bible but about spiritualizing and “Christianizing” right-wing politics. The irony of an evangelicalism that it is so obsessed with the elevation of reason, logic, post-Enlightenment thinking and grounding apologetics, is that they have elected the most sensitive, irrational, emotionally driven, unqualified and insecure president to date. Much like our colonial forefathers, evangelicals are committed to having a divine justification for the political values that they espouse. If they hate Muslims, so does Jesus. If they want to maintain patriarchy, so does Jesus. If they are homophobic and exclusive, it’s because Jesus ordained it. If they are afraid, it’s because they are persecuted. If they are anti-abortion but pro-war, it’s because White Jesus protects only the lives that they believe matter. Certainly other religious communities throughout history as well as Christians of color have used their versions of God to justify their own prejudices and collective political decisions; however, in the 2016 election, it was the power of whiteness and a commitment to White Jesus that ushered Trump into the White House. It seems as if white evangelicals will overlook every moral inconsistency and offense if it means ushering in the Kingdom of White Jesus. They will overlook the assault and dehumanization of women if it means stopping legal access to abortion. They will overlook the belief in traditional family models if it mean having a president who will espouse and protect “traditional marriage” despite having been in multiple problematic marriages of his own. Trump allows white evangelicals to protect whiteness and its benefits and tenets because white supremacy and the values of evangelical Christianity are so intertwined. Trump has become a Christian savior, with white evangelicals casting votes and giving alms in the form of political donations at the altar of this false image of God. Trump has and will uphold white supremacy at all costs, and all Christians will have to stand before the real Jesus when he says, “Whatever you did (or did not do) for the least of these, you did (or did not do) for me.” Brandi Miller is a campus minister and justice program director from the Pacific Northwest. This piece is part of HuffPost’s brand-new Opinion section . For more information on how to pitch us an idea, go here . english kenny loggins none donald trump none white jesus none jesus none obama none trump negative united states none 2018-01-20T16:09:08.025+02:00 4ba38af4fc1f6ae28f114a4955c7824483b336cc http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8lP8IJbJfoccMZhmL8H0i48YP0RXCPci2IMnRC2iMe7sDKe4KrE_Dr3gE39iH7QZpSvERHREAfFXyUgyl2RcxLjTOsGAzyjsK6Ozg0ctF_GRr6yWy7D9wLJ56Xhu6ZRmBs7uevmuuxPg-- www.motherjones.com motherjones.com media law_government_and_politics politics Hushmoneygate? Stormygate? Whatever. It’s Getting Deeper, Faster. – Mother Jones 2018-01-19T01:54:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.792 http://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blog_zuma_daniels_cohen1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;crop=1 10 3050 9282 9282 18 0 3 0 0 0 4ba38af4fc1f6ae28f114a4955c7824483b336cc http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8lP8IJbJfoccMZhmL8H0i48YP0RXCPci2IMnRC2iMe7sDKe4KrE_Dr3gE39iH7QZpSvERHREAfFXyUgyl2RcxLjTOsGAzyjsK6Ozg0ctF_GRr6yWy7D9wLJ56Xhu6ZRmBs7uevmuuxPg-- 0 Kevin Drum 2018-01-19T01:54:00.000+02:00 Hushmoneygate? Stormygate? Whatever. It’s Getting Deeper, Faster. Kevin Drum Jan. 18, 2018 11:54 PM Stormy Daniels: Clinton Wallace/Globe Photos/ZUMA; Michael Cohen: Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While we all wait to see what happens with the #ShitholeShutdown, the Wall Street Journal tells us more about the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign: President Donald Trump’s lawyer used a private Delaware company to pay a former adult-film star $130,000 in return for her agreeing to not publicly discuss an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, according to corporate records and people familiar with the matter. The lawyer, Michael Cohen, established Essential Consultants LLC, on Oct. 17, 2016, just before the 2016 presidential election, corporate documents show….[To] mask the identities of the people involved in the agreement, the parties used pseudonyms, with [Daniels] identified as “Peggy Peterson,” according to a person familiar with the matter. Part of the draft settlement pact was published by Slate . Let’s just repeat this: Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to a former mistress in the middle of a presidential campaign. But Trump refuses to talk about this and Cohen refuses to tell us where the money came from. How is it that the Wall Street Journal is the only paper chasing this story? But fine. It’s a porn star and the president. You want the titillating gossip, don’t you? Fine. Our own Daniel Friedman writes that a few years ago Stormy Daniels considered running for the Senate in Louisiana. She gave all her cell phone contacts to a political consultant, who then emailed about it to Andrea Dubé, a Democratic political consultant based in New Orleans: “Donald Trump?” she wrote. “In her cell phone?” “Yep,” the other consultant replied. “She says one time he made her sit with him for three hours watching ‘shark week.’ Another time he had her spank him with a Forbes magazine. ” Dubé and the other consultant confirmed to Mother Jones they exchanged these emails. The campaign consultant who wrote the email to Dubé tells Mother Jones that Daniels said the spanking came during a series of sexual and romantic encounters with Trump and that it involved a copy of Forbes with Trump on the cover. A fall 2006 cover of Forbes does feature Trump and two of his children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka. benjamin_collectibles/eBay english kevin drum neutral jones hushmoneygate neutral stormy daniels none donald trump none daniels none clinton none michael cohen none peggy peterson none trump none essential consultants llc none wall street journal none delaware none 2018-01-20T13:07:01.005+02:00 395ac5d8a8ba4d24f4b7b201a392ad9c528769a5 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIGutlib0TgQkZU.Rsm_B5yOBHvcYU9AUWLqgAGv3_Yr7fbEFKmiH_q5PfbE8QMeQ.o- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel Why Democrats may be making the wrong bet on shutdown - CNNPolitics 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180120011921-bt103-shutdown-capitol-hill-0120-super-tease.jpg 10 81 9255 9255 4 0 0 2 0 0 395ac5d8a8ba4d24f4b7b201a392ad9c528769a5 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIGutlib0TgQkZU.Rsm_B5yOBHvcYU9AUWLqgAGv3_Yr7fbEFKmiH_q5PfbE8QMeQ.o- 0 Ryan Struyk 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 What a government shutdown means for you 01:10 Washington (CNN) Although Democrats appear to have the backing of their base in their fight to extend the program allowing some people brought to the US illegally as children to stay, there are some warning signs that going to the carpet to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals may be the wrong move for the minority party, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS . A plurality of Americans said they would blame either President Donald Trump or Republicans in Congress for a shutdown, while fewer say they would blame congressional Democrats. (Eight in 10 Americans who would blame Democrats are either Republicans or GOP-leaning independents.) Still, the poll offers several red flags for Democrats in their stalemate with Republicans on Capitol Hill. Here are five reasons why American public opinion may be betting against the Democrats in the shutdown battle: 1. More said avoiding a shutdown is important than continuing DACA A majority of Americans, 56%, said approving a budget to avoid a government shutdown was more important for Congress to do than passing a bill to maintain the DACA program. Only one in three Americans, 34%, said they prioritized a DACA fix over avoiding a shutdown. Read More The preference for avoiding a shutdown holds across most demographic groups, even those that are traditionally Democratic-leaning. Among young people, it's 50% avoid a shutdown to 42% maintain DACA. Racial and ethnic minorities preferred avoiding a shutdown by 51% to 39%. Women favored keeping the government open by 10 points, 49% to 39%. 2. Finding a DACA fix was seen as more important than opposing the wall It's true that most Americans oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico -- but that doesn't mean they're willing to let the government close over it. Among the group of Americans who say they both oppose building a wall and want to find a DACA solution -- more than half of the country -- a broad 8 in 10 said that continuing the DACA program is more important to them then blocking construction of a border wall. Only 1 in 6 said opposing the border wall is more important than continuing DACA. Republican negotiators in Congress have said they would support a deal to continue with DACA if it also included funding for a wall along the border with Mexico, but Democrats have said they will not accept funding for a border wall as part of any deal. 3. More Americans said CHIP is a higher priority than DACA Overall, 8 in 10 Americans said it is extremely or very important for the President and Congress to fund the Children's Health Insurance Program this year, through which lower income children are able to get health insurance even if their parents aren't covered. That ranks as a higher priority for Americans than DACA overall (a smaller majority of 63% consider dealing with DACA as big a priority), and opens the door to GOP messaging suggesting Democrats are scuttling one popular program with more pressing funding concerns in favor of their pet issue. And Republicans have seized that opportunity. Republicans in the House, who don't face the procedural hurdles which which their counterparts in the Senate are struggling, have passed a bill that funds the government and continues CHIP for six years. Republican leaders from both houses of Congress called out Senate Democrats' inaction on that bill Friday, saying Democrats are ignoring an easy solution on CHIP and the nearly 9 million kids who would be affected by its lack of funding. 4. Democrats themselves barely agreed with congressional Democrats' tradeoff Not quite half of Democrats -- 49% -- said they think that finding a solution for the roughly 690,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children is a higher priority than keeping the government open. A significant minority, 42%, said they think it's more important to avoid the first government shutdown since 2013. That's not a very wide margin, and it held up only among liberal Democrats (57% picked DACA, 35% a budget agreement). Among Democrats who say they are ideologically moderate or conservative, 51% said approving a budget agreement is more important, while 40% choose DACA. Still, Democrats in Congress say they must find a solution for recipients of the DACA program, an Obama-era executive action that Trump halted in September while calling for a legislative fix. 5. Independents tended to agree with Republicans on these issues Most independents fell in line with Republicans on the crucial choices facing both parties as a government shutdown approached. Independents fell squarely between Democrats and Republicans in their overall take on DACA: 82% supported continuing the program, more than the 72% of Republicans who did but less than the 96% of Democrats who backed it. But a majority of independents, 57%, said they prioritized avoiding a government shutdown over finding a DACA solution. Only 34% said a DACA solution is more important. Meanwhile, a broad 76% of independents said CHIP is extremely or very important, decidedly more than the 61% who said it's extremely or very important to find a solution to DACA. (An even lower 56% said it's extremely or very important to pass long-term spending bills to avoid government shutdowns.) The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS January 14-18 among a random national sample of 1,005 adults reached on landlines or cellphones by a live interviewer. No interviewing was completed on January 16 due to weather conditions at call center locations. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, it is larger for subgroups. english donald trump none cnn negative congress none washington none capitol hill none us none 2018-01-20T13:10:09.014+02:00 260f7af367ccc11933afa874d0afaa6a8cb632d8 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZRj2zBbblOpDMyw6x8xfg10Ti8NVcy7l7JTj1mRYWTjtOwO776Fg9qfu6NF4x0DzeaPrIRyH4e4rr5WjpCt0AfVFqGzNOtoTlBbsDUkaIhj.fMaAmu_Jg2Q301Bkce84yyF6WpXA9HfXdZ5W3dxPPfO www.usatoday.com usatoday.com http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/_/20/109743278/all-nationnow media GANNETT Syndication Service Flashback: Trump is a nightmare negotiating partner: Jill Lawrene 2018-01-20T23:16:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/a0a52ab71980e65c39d8d1184a12bf4e365f4150/c=0-28-1022-605&r=x803&c=1600x800/local/-/media/2017/04/30/USATODAY/USATODAY/636291624671353986-JILL.JPG 10 313 9131 9131 46 0 7 0 0 0 260f7af367ccc11933afa874d0afaa6a8cb632d8 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZRj2zBbblOpDMyw6x8xfg10Ti8NVcy7l7JTj1mRYWTjtOwO776Fg9qfu6NF4x0DzeaPrIRyH4e4rr5WjpCt0AfVFqGzNOtoTlBbsDUkaIhj.fMaAmu_Jg2Q301Bkce84yyF6WpXA9HfXdZ5W3dxPPfO 0 USA TODAY Opinion 2018-01-20T23:16:00.000+02:00 Flashback: Trump is a nightmare negotiating partner You never know when he's going to insult you, thwart you or suddenly change his mind. 38 Flashback: Trump is a nightmare negotiating partner Jill Lawrence , USA TODAY Opinion Published 4:04 p.m. ET April 30, 2017 | Updated 4:36 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2018 CLOSE Donald Trump is set to mark his 100th day in office on April 29th. It's been an eventful and sometimes chaotic three months at the White House, light on substantive policy achievements. Video provided by AFP Newslook You never know when he's going to insult you, thwart you or suddenly change his mind. A protester wears a Trump mask in New York on April 29, 2017. (Photo: Kena Betancur, AFP/Getty Images) CONNECT 38 COMMENT EMAIL MORE Editor's Note: This column originally appeared in April when Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown by passing a compromise spending plan. . Every time President Trump changes his mind about a fundamental position in a matter of minutes because somebody said something to him, somewhere out there a few negotiators do not get their wings. They get hives and a migraine. Trump’s recent dizzying reversal on the North American Free Trade Agreement reportedly came about when two Cabinet secretaries showed him a map of who'd be hurt if he killed the pact with Canada and Mexico: his own voters . But you would not be safe in assuming Trump will change his mind if he learns something will hurt his voters. If that were the case, he’d be trying to save Obamacare instead of destroy it. There is plenty of evidence and even a map that show the House Republican health plan would hit hardest by far in the states he carried. Maybe Trump’s position depends on the views of the relevant Cabinet member (Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is a fierce opponent of Obamacare). Or which way the wind is blowing among Republicans in Congress (they like NAFTA, and they ran on repealing Obamacare). Maybe the key is what a foreign leader says. Fundamental flips have been known to happen following such tutorials — that is, conversations. The only constants with Trump are unpredictability and expediency. These are not, suffice it to say, the traditional cornerstones of getting to yes in politics. The real pillars are trust and discretion. Can you rely on your negotiating partner to be consistent, to not leak or tweet or make counterproductive headlines, to be truly interested in a win-win outcome and understand what that will take? This is how political compromises are achieved, as I reported in my book, The Art of the Political Deal . The Trump White House, however, is a gush of leaks. Trump himself is obsessed with winners, losers and public relations. It’s unclear from day to day where he stands on issues, whether he is familiar with them and whether he even cares. This has turned off Democrats and Republicans alike . Nor do Trump’s explanations increase confidence in his reliability as a negotiating partner. He didn’t realize health care was so complicated until he became president. He also apparently didn’t realize that he’d need China’s help with North Korea, that NATO might be useful, that NAFTA was actually doing some good, and that Mexico could not be bullied into paying for a border wall. Thus NATO is no longer obsolete. China is not going to be branded a currency manipulator. And that border wall could turn into fencing, technology and manpower financed by U.S. taxpayers. Contempt for ethics hobbles Trump: Painter and Eisen The obvious solution to Trump’s compulsive disruption would be to cut him out of the negotiating loop — let some experienced hands and Congress take care of things. But there’s no way to do that. This president enjoys hurling curve balls and wrenches, whether it’s threatening to move on from health care if the House couldn’t pass a bill (that lasted less than a month ) or tweeting provocatively about Puerto Rico’s problems paying for Medicaid (an issue congressional negotiators were discussing as they worked last week to avoid a government shutdown). If Trump suddenly demands a tax plan to beat the 100-day clock, as happened last week, drop everything — health care, funding the government, the complicated planning for the real tax push — and start scribbling on that napkin. One can only hope he doesn’t suddenly demand an immediate attack on North Korea. Napkin time. Successful negotiators of the past did not have to deal with public presidential ultimatums and social media outbursts. For instance, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray negotiated a major budget deal in 2013 when they chaired their respective Budget committees. They got to know each other over several months, and nothing they said to each other in confidence ended up in the news. They knew it was important that both could claim some wins. And what constituted a win didn’t change. Ryan and his party had longstanding positions, as did Murray, President Obama and their party. Some things were simply non-negotiable; others had wiggle room. These were familiar to both sides, and they stayed constant. Grading Trump - Has it only been 100 days?: Opinionline Another success was a 2014 public lands package that included scores of development and conservation projects and left out scores of others. Leaks and indecision would have blown it up. But House and Senate negotiators, a sprawling cast from both parties, did not go wobbly or public. They all certainly had plenty to complain about. An acre for a cemetery to expand that was counted on the development side of the ledger? A permanent end to eminent domain as a tool to protect parks, rivers and wilderness? And yet no one was out there on Twitter bemoaning the horror of it all. They kept everything quiet until they had a final product. Their trust in one another had not been misplaced. Fragmentation in Washington, between Republicans and Democrats but also among Republicans themselves, means we're in for months of intensive negotiation to get anything done. This week, Trump and lawmakers need a deal to keep the government open and funded until Oct. 1. By fall, Congress will have to raise the debt ceiling to keep America solvent. Deals will be necessary to move forward on health care, tax reform, infrastructure spending and Trump's enormously contentious budget proposal. But no amount of talking will get anyone anywhere if members of Congress can’t trust Trump to stick to a position, forgo revenge and threats, and demonstrate convincingly that he’s interested in more than his own polling, branding and wealth. Trump said he alone could fix Washington. At the moment, there's a real case that he alone is breaking it. Jill Lawrence is the commentary editor of USA TODAY and author of The Art of the Political Deal : How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock . Follow her on Twitter: @JillDLawrence submit a letter, comment or column, check our submission guidelines . CONNECT 38 COMMENT EMAIL MORE english trump negative jill lawrene you negative jill lawrene flashback neutral donald trump none jill lawrene jill lawrence none kena betancur none congress none afp newslook none trump none new york none usa none white house none 2018-01-20T23:23:14.001+02:00 d3b7366df43b5f9c63c4849663a331e0d4ebb0e4 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQCR4GWh90giXQcOEADWgFJMt_87KWOcQLISc4aZNpWvfgMfGBUxHgCwkqUzG20Vvtt.JwkD6EUR7AJDjmbW5SYILfXeGg.oBY- www.yahoo.com yahoo.com http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=1163bb84a/**http%3A//rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/gop search_engine media tech Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines Trump Appointee Carl Higbie Resigns Following Offensive Comments 2018-01-19T13:03:00.000+02:00 0 0 blogs US 0.0 https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Y5KMk6fwy5zrWlMvvK5xTg--~B/aD00Mjc7dz03NjE7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/ea86e31d6f02a74081adc99268a2cdc3 10 5 8661 8661 21 0 2 8 0 0 d3b7366df43b5f9c63c4849663a331e0d4ebb0e4 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQCR4GWh90giXQcOEADWgFJMt_87KWOcQLISc4aZNpWvfgMfGBUxHgCwkqUzG20Vvtt.JwkD6EUR7AJDjmbW5SYILfXeGg.oBY- 0 2018-01-19T13:03:00.000+02:00 Trump Appointee Carl Higbie Resigns Following Offensive Comments Willa Frej • January 19, 2018 Carl Higbie, the chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, resigned Thursday after CNN unearthed a litany of offensive and discriminatory remarks he’d made on various radio segments. Formerly a surrogate for President Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as a former spokesman for the Great America PAC, the retired Navy SEAL was appointed to work in the federal body that oversees volunteer groups like AmeriCorps a mere six months ago. In the segments, which occurred as recently as 2016, Higbie employs a number of offensive stereotypes about minorities, saying that black people suffer from a “lax of morality” and that they “think that breeding is a form of employment.” He also accused soldiers with PTSD of having a “weak mind.” And he claimed that people should have the right to shoot at immigrants “in the face” if they attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. “Somebody who lives in my condo association that has five kids, and it’s her and her husband with the five kids and the mother, the grandmother of the kids, and they don’t have jobs, they’re there all the time ― I bet you can guess what color they are ― and they have no job,” Higbie said on one episode of “Sound of Freedom,” an internet talk radio show, according to clips discovered by CNN’s KFile. Higbie also made a number of highly inflammatory comments about gay people and Muslims. “Rhode Island, land of more liberals, has just OK’ed, gay marriage,” Higbie said in a May 2013 “Sound of Freedom” clip. “Congratuf’in’lations, you suck, Rhode Island. Why would you do that? Go ahead and twist the knife a little, little bit more. I mean, you are breaking the morals, the moral fiber of our country. You know, I don’t like gay people. I just don’t.” The next month, he said of Muslims: “Go back to your Muslim shithole and go crap in your hands and bang little boys on Thursday nights.” He added: “I just don’t like Muslim people. People always rip me a new one for that. Carl, you’re racist, you can’t, you’re sexist. I’m like Jesus Christ. I just don’t like Muslim people because their ideology sucks.” Higbie made headlines in November 2016 when he cited the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II― considered a low point in American history― in defending the Trump transition team’s idea to create a registry of Muslim immigrants. ”The president needs to protect America first, and if that means having people that are not protected under our Constitution have some sort of registry so we can understand ― until we can identify the true threat and where it’s coming from ― I support it,” said Higbie. This story has been updated to include additional comments Higbie made. This article originally appeared on HuffPost . english carl higbie negative carl negative willa frej negative donald trump none higbie none cnn none navy none corporation for national and community service none great america pac none 2018-01-19T20:01:09.105+02:00 4ee01335e5dfdc376afbf3ee54a578f33c8ea63d http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS7n4IH9PISVJcMjJzpcaZ3qQgYH.N_4mfnipftg_ZBThE4kJK9wMHk7nu1qRk_ru0XmUJ0rk8RW24UrSrppz7RGadHaZEJfgI9kTVrltAcH7WiJIPDUqktHTDtsiIqn0LyTekJmk8hUfwRNDfqn_wONfPpYRPcj26bLGWSxfKf8yAVyz5UVBTxZ56RcejSJKPd1gpe4FonjA-- townhall.com townhall.com http://townhall.com/xml/blog/main politics law_government_and_politics media Breaking Political News and Conservative Analysis USA Or KGB? Bombshell Memo Details FISA Abuses So Serious It Could Bring Changes To The FBI/DOJ 2018-01-19T11:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/ha/2017/158/2017-06-07T212305Z_2_LYNXMPED561HW_RTROPTP_3_USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA.JPG 10 4300 8617 8617 3 0 4 46 0 0 4ee01335e5dfdc376afbf3ee54a578f33c8ea63d http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS7n4IH9PISVJcMjJzpcaZ3qQgYH.N_4mfnipftg_ZBThE4kJK9wMHk7nu1qRk_ru0XmUJ0rk8RW24UrSrppz7RGadHaZEJfgI9kTVrltAcH7WiJIPDUqktHTDtsiIqn0LyTekJmk8hUfwRNDfqn_wONfPpYRPcj26bLGWSxfKf8yAVyz5UVBTxZ56RcejSJKPd1gpe4FonjA-- 0 Matt Vespa 2018-01-19T11:00:00.000+02:00 USA Or KGB? Bombshell Memo Details FISA Abuses So Serious It Could Bring Changes To The FBI/DOJ Share Share Tweet With shutdown theater in high gear, some stories get buried. The government runs out of money at midnight tonight, but there was another story that was trending on social media last night. The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a four-page memo on FISA abuses that have disturbed lawmakers to their core. Some were saying the actions described were akin to the KGB. The vote to release the memo to all members was along party lines, and House Republicans seem adamant that the information should be released to the public. The consequences of these abuses have some members of Congress commenting that deep, structural changes could be coming to the Department of Justice and the FBI (via Fox News ): A four-page memo circulating in Congress that reveals alleged United States government surveillance abuses is being described by lawmakers as “shocking,” “troubling” and “alarming,” with one congressman likening the details to KGB activity in Russia. Speaking with Fox News, the lawmakers said they could not yet discuss the contents of the memo they reviewed on Thursday after it was released to members by the House Intelligence Committee. But they say the memo should be immediately made public. “It is so alarming the American people have to see this,” Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan said. “It's troubling. It is shocking,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows said. “Part of me wishes that I didn't read it because I don’t want to believe that those kinds of things could be happening in this country that I call home and love so much.” Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said he believed people could lose their jobs after the memo is released. “I believe the consequence of its release will be major changes in people currently working at the FBI and the Department of Justice,” he said, referencing DOJ officials Rod Rosenstein and Bruce Ohr. The DOJ and FBI have been subjected to increased scrutiny by Congress and some in the media over the allegation that the Trump dossier may have been (and by saying that, I mean most likely) was the spark that prompted wiretaps for Paul Manafort and Carter Page, two aides to then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election. It’s an allegation that will continue to fester since the FBI refuses to turn over documents related to the file, which was a Democrat-funded opposition research project executed by research firm Fusion GPS, who hired a former MI6 operative to collect information. The Hillary Clinton campaign retained Fusion for this purpose. Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie, worked for Fusion and he met with the firm and tried to conceal those meetings. He was then demoted once this fact became known. I viewed the classified report from House Intel relating to the FBI, FISA abuses, the infamous Russian dossier, and so-called "Russian collusion." What I saw is absolutely shocking.This report needs to be released--now. Americans deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/oP2UNujKQL — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 19, 2018 Release the memo on the alleged FISA abuses and allow Congress to go through the FBI files on the dossier. It’s about time since the Russian collusion narrative has decayed into a rotting corpse of baseless claims. There is still no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to tilt the 2016 election. There seems to be something more concerning the FBI, DOJ, and apparently now how FISA is used by the intelligence community. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) says it raises more questions about the upper crust of the Russia probe headed by Robert Muller. The classified report compiled by House Intelligence is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the upper echelon of the Obama DOJ and Comey FBI as it relates to the so-called collusion investigation. — Ron DeSantis (@RepDeSantis) January 18, 2018 D's claim there is grave Trump-Russia collusion. R's claim there is grave abuse by FBI of FISA. We've been rehashing this unanswerable fight for 18 months. But there's a simple answer. Time to #ReleaseTheMemo . Let's see what FBI has, or didn't have. — Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) January 19, 2018 First D's say dossier is super important. Then it comes out Clinton bought it. Then they say it isn't important. Then try to block release to Congress. Now, when it may go public, proactively discrediting. Odd behavior for "truth seekers." #ReleaseTheMemo https://t.co/jtoQImVJuo english fox ne none kgb negative congress none house intelligence committee none fox news none house none fbi none department of justice none usa none united states none russia none 2018-01-19T19:34:27.030+02:00 7c67901ac790288a0a60f1b65d71dfafe1ecde44 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUyTxKIUZGeIiwAQWInLJimk5K0HDIADvP6TbW9DlBoEmzs0EOXMvJvtPYmK.1O1TgXejPPcOWAmmQwjgVEqDijF3k_soZftmLVa98ewg7Zx3lR33BJELKpw-- www.breitbart.com breitbart.com http://www.breitbart.com/news/ media law_government_and_politics politics Posts - Breitbart Olivia Wilde Warns Trump at Women's March: 'You Cannot Unperson Us' 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 35 29 news US 0.004 http://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/01/OliviaWildeUnpersonUs.jpg 10 967 8565 8565 8 0 1 8 0 0 7c67901ac790288a0a60f1b65d71dfafe1ecde44 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUyTxKIUZGeIiwAQWInLJimk5K0HDIADvP6TbW9DlBoEmzs0EOXMvJvtPYmK.1O1TgXejPPcOWAmmQwjgVEqDijF3k_soZftmLVa98ewg7Zx3lR33BJELKpw-- 0 Daniel Nussbaum 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 Olivia Wilde Warns Trump at Women’s March: ‘You Cannot Unperson Us’ Noam Galai/Getty Images for for DKC/O&M by Daniel Nussbaum 20 Jan 2018 0 20 Jan, 2018 20 Jan, 2018 Actress Olivia Wilde joined other celebrities Saturday at the Women’s March in Los Angeles, where she issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump in a Twitter post. “Today, we take it to the streets,” the 33-year-old Tron: Legacy star wrote in a tweet Saturday. “@realDonaldTrump you cannot unperson us, you cannot ignore our fury, and you cannot withstand our collective strength! RISE UP!” Today, we take it to the streets. @realDonaldTrump , you cannot unperson us, you cannot ignore our fury, and you cannot withstand our collective strength. RISE UP! #WomenMarch2018 — olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) January 20, 2018 Wilde was one of several Hollywood stars expected to attend Saturday Women’s March L.A. on Saturday, the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. Last year’s Women’s March on Washington saw hundreds of thousands of pink “pussy hat”-wearing activists take to the streets in the national’s capital to protest Trump. Other stars expected at Saturday’s Los Angeles event include Scarlett Johansson, Viola Davis, Natalie Portman, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Banks, Rob Reiner, Mila Kunis, and Eva Longoria, to name just a few. Several celebrities got an early start at the event Saturday and shared photos from the march, including actresses Helen Hunt and Alyssa Milano. Today’s the day! Everyone please join the Women’s March in your city! Hundreds of cities holding protests today 2 mark the day Trump took power last yr. This is the yr we take it back! Send me video/pix of the March in your town at Midwesternfilms@gmail.com See u in the streets! pic.twitter.com/R5t03OyuGW english https://twitter.com/staceyabrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Folivia-wilde-warns-trump-womens-march-cannot-unperson-us%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Olivia+Wilde+Warns+Trump+at+Women%E2%80%99s+March%3A+%E2%80%98You+Cannot+Unperson+Us%E2%80%99&shortener=bitly https://twitter.com/HelenHunt/status/954751654028394497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/google_plusone_share/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Folivia-wilde-warns-trump-womens-march-cannot-unperson-us%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Olivia+Wilde+Warns+Trump+at+Women%E2%80%99s+March%3A+%E2%80%98You+Cannot+Unperson+Us%E2%80%99 https://www.instagram.com/melissaellengilbertbusfield/ https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/954742135877787648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Folivia-wilde-warns-trump-womens-march-cannot-unperson-us%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Olivia+Wilde+Warns+Trump+at+Women%E2%80%99s+March%3A+%E2%80%98You+Cannot+Unperson+Us%E2%80%99 https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/954763608805789699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/womensmarch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/PowerToThePolls?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EvaLongoria/status/954759276739743744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenMarch2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.instagram.com/p/BeLcrlLHF72/ https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/954777195028799488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/dznussbaum https://twitter.com/hashtag/timesup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/PowerToThePollsGA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensMarch2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/oliviawilde/status/954762452406697984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/954752760624316416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/wmla2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw wilde none donald trump none daniel nussbaum none olivia wilde none trump none olivia wilde warns trump negative hollywood none los angeles none l.a. none washington none 2018-01-20T21:03:51.001+02:00 0d6f78d47c3e660288f2ad7ffebd5c3185a3c28f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSy03S_B2zdIgQ1fZvjUQ4W7QLnlF6Fl8x9jB_mJ3br_Ro16xo_cP0jTwLe5OP0VLIF.4rDxiZQoA7xRxSn8ZMXM8tcL_zeYDUWd5tRSDkWq25DbS2UMFB4 www.thedailybeast.com thedailybeast.com politics law_government_and_politics media Did Russia Use the NRA to Help Trump? FBI Wants to Know. 2018-01-18T14:30:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.022 https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1516295952/18018-Miller-NRA-hero_p6pe8d.jpg 10 842 8565 8565 0 0 6 22 0 0 0d6f78d47c3e660288f2ad7ffebd5c3185a3c28f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSy03S_B2zdIgQ1fZvjUQ4W7QLnlF6Fl8x9jB_mJ3br_Ro16xo_cP0jTwLe5OP0VLIF.4rDxiZQoA7xRxSn8ZMXM8tcL_zeYDUWd5tRSDkWq25DbS2UMFB4 0 2018-01-18T14:30:00.000+02:00 BULLS-EYE Did Russia Use the NRA to Help Trump? FBI Wants to Know. The feds are reportedly investigating if accused money launderer sent cash to the group. That’s on top of heavy Kremlin outreach to them during the 2016 campaign. 01.18.18 7:30 AM ET Getty The FBI is reportedly investigating if Russian money was funneled to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump during the 2016 election, news that adds to a portrait of Kremlin outreach to the NRA and Trump campaign. McClatchyDC reported Thursday that the FBI is looking into Alexander Torshin, deputy governor of the Kremlin’s central bank, who hosted a NRA delegation in Moscow in late 2015. Torshin then reportedly met with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA’s 2016 convention . At the same time, a business partner of Torshin’s former deputy tried to arrange a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. After the election, Torshin’s former deputy claimed she was part of a Trump-Kremlin connection. Torshin hosted a NRA delegation led by the group’s former president in Dec. 2015. The NRA delegation also met with Dmitry Rogozin, as The Daily Beast originally reported. Rogozin is the chairman of the Russian Shooting Federation and also a U.S.-sanctioned deputy to Putin. Months later, the NRA pledged to spend a record amount of money on the election: $30 million on Trump, according to the group, and $70 million overall, according to McClatchy. The FBI wants to know if the NRA’s record-breaking spending was fueled by secret Russian cash from Torshin. He was previously accused by Spanish investigators of laundering money for Russian mobsters through properties and banks in Spain, an allegation Torshin denied. In May 2016, Torshin flew to Kentucky for the NRA’s annual convention where he met with Trump Jr, according to The New York Times , and tried but failed to meet Trump. That didn’t stop Russians from trying to talk to the candidate though. Campaign advisor Rick Dearborn, got an email from Paul Erickson. “Putin is deadly serious about building a good relationship with Mr. Trump,” Erickson wrote, according to the Times. “He wants to extend an invitation to Mr. Trump to visit him in the Kremlin before the election.” Erickson, a long-time GOP activist, was a business partner of Torshin’s former deputy, Maria Butina. A pro-gun activist herself, Butina ingratiated herself among Republican politicos in Washington, D.C. At a party there following the election, Butina boasted she was “part of the Trump campaign’s communications with Russia,” The Daily Beast reported last year . The NRA outreach came during a period of intense Russian outreach to the Trump campaign. In March and April 2016, a London professor told campaign George Papadopoulos that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails.” In June 2016, a Kremlin-connected lawyer talked about U.S. sanctions on Russia with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort in Trump Tower. READ THIS LIST english trump neutral torshin none donald trump jr. none vladimir putin none donald trump none alexander torshin none nra neutral fbi neutral national rifle association none kremlin none russia none trump-kremlin none kremlin none moscow none 2018-01-19T22:50:53.010+02:00 d3ca8dc5c1ade96e80c3687fffd3f12840fa56a1 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa4mRey0duxK91OqLk0RTP7qU20t5RvGxR.scvbknNdUhw-- conservativetribune.com conservativetribune.com http://conservativetribune.com/feed/ media non_standard_content Conservative Tribune Pelosi: Meeting With Trump Is Waste of Time, But I’ll Judge Drag Queens on Reality TV 2018-01-19T21:20:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 https://conservativetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Untitled-design-72.jpg 10 486 8533 8533 21 0 0 0 0 0 d3ca8dc5c1ade96e80c3687fffd3f12840fa56a1 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa4mRey0duxK91OqLk0RTP7qU20t5RvGxR.scvbknNdUhw-- 0 Gabrielle Cintorino 2018-01-19T21:20:00.000+02:00 Share on Facebook Share Tweet Email Email Print Readers may recall back in November when Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi decided to ditch a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump because she decided it wasn’t worth her time. Obviously a very busy woman, what is something she deemed worthy of her precious time? Appearing as a guest judge on a reality show about drag queens. Yes, that’s right. Good ol’ Nancy has taken bowing to the LGBT agenda to a whole new level with this latest stunt. Advertisement - story continues below The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Pelosi planned to be a guest judge on RuPaul’s drag race show, “Drag Race All Stars.” Pelosi, of course, being a politician , had no reason to appear as a judge on the show other than she is a liberal who wants to garner more support from the left and LGBT activists. TRENDING: Perverted: NBC Says the Apostles Were Gay Friends Pelosi made the announcement on Twitter, saying: “All I can say is, you betta werk! Had a fabulous time with @ RuPaul and good luck to all the queens.” All I can say is, you betta werk! Had a fabulous time with @RuPaul and good luck to all the queens. #DragRace https://t.co/ZrJDyDmuVh — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 18, 2018 Advertisement - story continues below Do you think Nancy Pelosi is a disgraceful politician? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to Conservative Tribune news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . A representative explained Pelosi’s said reasoning for wanting to appear on this show. According to him, Pelosi wants “to show solidarity in the face of what she calls attacks against LGBT people by the Trump administration.” Advertisement - story continues below Right, and what attacks might those have been? How pathetic. RELATED: Cali Groups Succeed in Sexualizing Historical Figures in Kids’ Textbooks According to CNN , Randy Barbato, executive producer of “Drag Race” praised Pelosi, calling her a “good fit” for the role. Of course she is! Pelosi has a long history of advancing the LGBT agenda and stifling conservative values. Advertisement - story continues below According to Life Site News , Pelosi even had a 4-step plan to force the LGBT agenda on Americans. Those steps included legalizing gay marriage and putting legislation is place for what she calls “hate crimes” against the LGBT community. Pelosi is making her agenda look even more ridiculous and she’s just celebrating herself. A spokesman for Pelosi said she had a “fabulous” time. It’s nice to know this is what she’s spending her time doing when the American people are counting on her and other lawmakers to fix pressing problems in our country. Advertisement - story continues below No time to meet with the president of the United States about policy issues, but plenty of time to be on a drag queen reality show. It’s obvious where Pelosi’s priorities lie. Share this story on Facebook and Twitter and tell us what you think of Nancy Pelosi’s publicity stunt. 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Share your feedback or suggest a correction english trump negative pelosi negative nancy pelosi none donald trump none rupaul none nancy none washington post none rupaul none un none lgbt none trump none 2018-01-20T00:16:14.026+02:00 cd5986f27f4694200fb64071341dd88e489e3ce0 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4z6ahn_A9kJV9iB0Fs1H6haspo19dS_tgYjN35rZqQmnfGETRk3Yqn8g- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Here comes the government shutdown - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/151221122025-trump-shrug-super-tease.jpg 10 81 8513 8513 1 0 0 7 0 0 cd5986f27f4694200fb64071341dd88e489e3ce0 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbR6OtXDeZE4z6ahn_A9kJV9iB0Fs1H6haspo19dS_tgYjN35rZqQmnfGETRk3Yqn8g- 0 Chris Cillizza 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Wolf Blitzer, senator spar over shutdown 01:09 (CNN) The federal government will run out of money and shut down at midnight . And, right now, no one in Washington has the slightest clue how to stop that from happening. Here's what we do know: The Senate will come back into session at 11 a.m. ET Sometime soon-ish(?) after that, the motion to end debate -- cloture in Senate slang -- and bring the House-passed bill to fund the government for another month will be brought up for a vote. It will fail. (Republicans, based on current whip counts, need a dozen Democrats to cross over and vote for the so-called continuing resolution. That is, um, not happening.) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That might seem glib -- but it's also the truth. Once the House-passed bill fails -- and it's virtually impossible to see how it doesn't -- then two things will be true: There will be fewer than 12 hours before the government shuts down, and no one really has any idea where things go from here. As CNN's Manu Raju reported Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Chuck Schumer, are not talking about any sort of plan B at the moment. There are several options likely to emerge from the wreckage of the House bill. Read More Government shutdown: Where the senators stand The most obvious is a very short-term continuing resolution -- like, less than a week -- that staves off a government shutdown for the weekend and does what Congress does best: buys itself a little more time. The problem with that "solution" is that it changes next to nothing. Democrats have been largely united in their demands to address the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in any legislation that continues to fund the government. (DACA shelters the undocumented children of immigrants from deportation.) Republicans -- led by President Donald Trump -- are steadfast in refusing to couple DACA and a bill to avoid the shutdown. Moving the goalposts five days makes very, very little difference in that dynamic. Given that, the most likely outcome at this point is a government shutdown -- the first time that will have happened since 2013. Some of that is pure logistics. When the House bill fails this morning, the Senate -- and, therefore, the House -- start from scratch. Any new package would not only have its own new set of detractors and doubters but also would face a real time crunch to simply pass it through the House and the Senate before midnight. And a big chunk of it is politics. Trump slams Senate Dems as shutdown looms Democrats are not in the compromising mood for a few reasons. One is that this is their one piece of leverage in Washington right now, and they want to use it to protect the DACA recipients. They also believe they will win the politics of the blame game because Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. The average American, Democrats believe, will look at total GOP control of Washington and wonder why Republicans can't keep their own house in order. ( I think that logic is largely right -- based on past shutdowns.) Third, Democrats -- especially those with an eye on running for president in 2020 -- know that it is impossible to be too anti-Trump for their liberal party base. The base wants opposition at all times and in all places -- up to and including a government shutdown. Republicans -- led by McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan -- are in a more compromising mood, largely because they know that the history of shutdowns doesn't look good for their side if Friday's deadline comes and goes without a deal. The strategy for Republican congressional leaders is also complicated by Trump, who seems to be veering back and forth on whether a deal should be made and what should be in the deal. The unpredictability of Trump -- as expressed most purely via his Twitter feed -- makes the job of cutting a deal (or even figuring out what should be in the deal) that much more difficult. "I'm looking for something that President Trump supports," McConnell said on Wednesday. "And he's not yet indicated what measure he's willing to sign." The realities of how Washington works is that with every passing minute, the focus of both parties will turn from finding a solution to avert a shutdown to preparing for the political fallout from a shutdown. Trump, already, seems to have pivoted. He tweeted Friday : "Government Funding Bill past last night in the House of Representatives. Now Democrats are needed if it is to pass in the Senate - but they want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming? We need more Republican victories in 2018!" The White House's decision to hold a press briefing -- featuring Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney -- on Friday also suggests it has pivoted toward positioning for a likely shutdown. Momentum matters in last-minute crises like these. At the moment, all the momentum is on the side of a shutdown. And there's no obvious solution -- or much interest in finding a solution -- on either side of the aisle. So: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ english chuck schumer none mitch mcconnell none manu raju none cnn negative senate none democratic none washington none 2018-01-19T17:39:59.028+02:00 9bb0071fc38fdaf57203ad89d5a2033367a30024 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ_cKByJGZr3LvXo2oRv9LkwVaGhVHmvwueXhhN2tukfMoguLdimHuWUjkphZ8TX_Dv2R_KxKwyAjseZVf4JGF8KbhRf4.a0FceGhNtUD2R1kOJgQWpD4Q5V8D4KmFF4G4gTFveEqlpfA-- www.msn.com msn.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news tech email News Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 10 13 8387 8387 0 0 5 5 0 0 9bb0071fc38fdaf57203ad89d5a2033367a30024 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ_cKByJGZr3LvXo2oRv9LkwVaGhVHmvwueXhhN2tukfMoguLdimHuWUjkphZ8TX_Dv2R_KxKwyAjseZVf4JGF8KbhRf4.a0FceGhNtUD2R1kOJgQWpD4Q5V8D4KmFF4G4gTFveEqlpfA-- 0 msn.com 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander Associated Press 7 hrs ago Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT Schumer: Progress, No Deal After Trump Meeting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said he and President Donald Trump "made some progress" during their White House meeting Friday afternoon, but added, "a good number of disagreements" remain and discussions on a spending bill will continue. (Jan. 19) Associated Press ‘That’s good news’: Senators on the Trump-Schumer meeting Senators from both parties on Jan. 19 laid out their expectations for President Trump’s meeting with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) The Washington Post No Charges Expected For Girlfriend of Vegas Shooter The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated no charges are expected for the former girlfriend of Stephen Paddock. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo made the announcement while releasing a preliminary report on a deadly shooting last October. Marilou Danley became a person of interest in the days following the downtown Vegas shooting, where Paddock killed 58 people. Through her attorney, Danley told the FBI she had no idea he planned to commit violence against anyone. 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'house of horrors' FOX News 2:13 Omarosa trying to lawyer up, may have secretly taped White House conversations FOX News 2:49 Russia's Putin braces an icy dip to mark Orthodox Epiphany Reuters 0:55 Poll: Global Approval Of U.S. Leadership Under Trump Hit A Historic Low Veuer 1:01 'I'm not the first woman to work and have a baby,' New Zealand's prime minister says NBC News 1:08 Mom gets tearful over daughter left at bus stop CNN 2:00 House Intel Cmte abruptly delays Hope Hicks testimony CNN 1:10 Donald Trump Just Ended Haiti’s Temporary Work Visa Program Fortune 1:04 Dozen More Victims Confront Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Associated Press 1:32 What A Government Shutdown Means For You International Business Times 1:00 Pope Francis stops motorcade to help injured police officer NBC News 0:57 UP NEXT Video by AFP SANTIAGO, Chile — Pope Francis accused victims of Chile's most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country. Francis said that until he sees proof that Bishop Juan Barros was complicit in covering up the sex crimes of the Rev. Fernando Karadima, such accusations against Barros are "all calumny." The pope's remarks drew shock from Chileans and immediate rebuke from victims and their advocates. They noted the accusers were deemed credible enough by the Vatican that it sentenced Karadima to a lifetime of "penance and prayer" for his crimes in 2011. A Chilean judge also found the victims to be credible, saying that while she had to drop criminal charges against Karadima because too much time had passed, proof of his crimes wasn't lacking. "As if I could have taken a selfie or a photo while Karadima abused me and others and Juan Barros stood by watching it all," tweeted Barros' most vocal accuser, Juan Carlos Cruz. "These people are truly crazy, and the pontiff talks about atonement to the victims. Nothing has changed, and his plea for forgiveness is empty." The Karadima scandal dominated Francis' visit to Chile and the overall issue of sex abuse and church cover-up was likely to factor into his three-day trip to Peru that began late Thursday. Karadima's victims reported to church authorities as early as 2002 that he would kiss and fondle them in the swank Santiago parish he ran, but officials refused to believe them. Only when the victims went public with their accusations in 2010 did the Vatican launch an investigation that led to Karadima being removed from ministry. The emeritus archbishop of Santiago subsequently apologized for having refused to believe the victims from the start. < PREVIOUS SLIDE SLIDE 1 of 4 NEXT SLIDE > Bishop Juan Barros, second from right, arrives to attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Maquehue Air Base in Temuco, Chile, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Many Chileans are furious over Francis’ 2015 decision to appoint Barros, a bishop close to the Rev. Fernando Karadima, who the Vatican found guilty in 2011 of abusing dozens of minors over decades. Barros has always denied he knew what Karadima was doing when he was the priest’s protege, a position that many Chileans have a hard time believing. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) © The Associated Press Francis reopened the wounds of the scandal in 2015 when he named Barros, a protege of Karadima, as bishop of the southern diocese of Osorno. Karadima's victims say Barros knew of the abuse, having seen it, but did nothing. Barros has denied the allegations. His appointment outraged Chileans, badly divided the Osorno diocese and further undermined the church's already shaky credibility in the country. Francis had sought to heal the wounds by meeting this week with abuse victims and begging forgiveness for the crimes of church pastors. But on Thursday, he struck a defiant tone when asked by a Chilean journalist about Barros. "The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, I'll speak," Francis said. "There is not one shred of proof against him. It's all calumny. Is that clear?" Francis had defended the appointment before, calling the Osorno controversy "stupid" and the result of a campaign mounted by leftists. But The Associated Press reported last week that the Vatican was so worried about the fallout from the Karadima affair that it was prepared in 2014 to ask Barros and two other Karadima-trained bishops to resign and go on a yearlong sabbatical. According to a Jan. 31, 2015, letter obtained by AP from Francis to the executive committee of the Chilean bishops' conference, the plan fell apart and Barros was sent to Osorno. Juan Carlos Claret, spokesman for a group of Osorno lay Catholics who have mounted a three-year campaign against Barros, questioned why Francis was now accusing the victims of slandering Barros when the Vatican was so convinced of their claims that it planned to remove him in 2014. "Isn't the pastoral problem that we're living (in Osorno) enough to get rid of him?" Claret asked. The reference was to the fact that — guilty or not — Barros has been unable to do his job because so many Osorno Catholics and priests don't recognize him as their bishop. They staged an unprecedented protest during his 2015 installation ceremony and have protested his presence ever since. Anne Barrett Doyle, of the online database BishopAccountability.org, said it was "sad and wrong" for the pope to discredit the victims since "the burden of proof here rests with the church, not the victims — and especially not with victims whose english pope negative fernando karadima none pope francis none francis none juan barros none karadima none barros none catholic church none ap none chile none vatican none santiago none temuco none maquehue air base none 2018-01-19T09:36:30.034+02:00 0f50f2e01f0dafa337891df999d515372b6fd079 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.WnoVDhJqAFWQaF2jSMz6KfQnG75Vo._twvHRHMlGHzfwXNFn5_xrxi9g8fn29hToTIDgVhZBbN2F7zo3nnmNFhbEFslPXvzkJRhnU5ME3v37GliB1MzJeUL7wF5oy3H82YoM_1ZTpOA-- www.msn.com msn.com http://www.msn.com/en-us tech email MSN.com - Hotmail, Outlook, Skype, Bing, Latest News, Photos &amp; Videos Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.375 10 13 8384 8384 0 0 2 5 0 0 0f50f2e01f0dafa337891df999d515372b6fd079 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.WnoVDhJqAFWQaF2jSMz6KfQnG75Vo._twvHRHMlGHzfwXNFn5_xrxi9g8fn29hToTIDgVhZBbN2F7zo3nnmNFhbEFslPXvzkJRhnU5ME3v37GliB1MzJeUL7wF5oy3H82YoM_1ZTpOA-- 0 MSN Money 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander Associated Press 9 hrs ago Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT Schumer: Progress, No Deal After Trump Meeting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said he and President Donald Trump "made some progress" during their White House meeting Friday afternoon, but added, "a good number of disagreements" remain and discussions on a spending bill will continue. (Jan. 19) Associated Press ‘That’s good news’: Senators on the Trump-Schumer meeting Senators from both parties on Jan. 19 laid out their expectations for President Trump’s meeting with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) The Washington Post No Charges Expected For Girlfriend of Vegas Shooter The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated no charges are expected for the former girlfriend of Stephen Paddock. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo made the announcement while releasing a preliminary report on a deadly shooting last October. Marilou Danley became a person of interest in the days following the downtown Vegas shooting, where Paddock killed 58 people. Through her attorney, Danley told the FBI she had no idea he planned to commit violence against anyone. Wochit News 1 Cancel SETTINGS OFF HD HQ SD LO Pope defends Chilean bishop accused of abuse cover-up AFP See more videos SHARE SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL What to watch next Schumer: Progress, No Deal After Trump Meeting Associated Press 0:41 ‘That’s good news’: Senators on the Trump-Schumer meeting The Washington Post 2:00 No Charges Expected For Girlfriend of Vegas Shooter Wochit News 0:42 Trump touts anti-abortion policies in speech CNN 2:29 The shutdown blame game The Washington Post 2:26 DA reveals disturbing details from Calif. 'house of horrors' FOX News 2:13 Omarosa trying to lawyer up, may have secretly taped White House conversations FOX News 2:49 Russia's Putin braces an icy dip to mark Orthodox Epiphany Reuters 0:55 Poll: Global Approval Of U.S. Leadership Under Trump Hit A Historic Low Veuer 1:01 'I'm not the first woman to work and have a baby,' New Zealand's prime minister says NBC News 1:08 Mom gets tearful over daughter left at bus stop CNN 2:00 House Intel Cmte abruptly delays Hope Hicks testimony CNN 1:10 Donald Trump Just Ended Haiti’s Temporary Work Visa Program Fortune 1:04 Dozen More Victims Confront Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Associated Press 1:32 What A Government Shutdown Means For You International Business Times 1:00 Pope Francis stops motorcade to help injured police officer NBC News 0:57 UP NEXT Video by AFP SANTIAGO, Chile — Pope Francis accused victims of Chile's most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country. Francis said that until he sees proof that Bishop Juan Barros was complicit in covering up the sex crimes of the Rev. Fernando Karadima, such accusations against Barros are "all calumny." The pope's remarks drew shock from Chileans and immediate rebuke from victims and their advocates. They noted the accusers were deemed credible enough by the Vatican that it sentenced Karadima to a lifetime of "penance and prayer" for his crimes in 2011. A Chilean judge also found the victims to be credible, saying that while she had to drop criminal charges against Karadima because too much time had passed, proof of his crimes wasn't lacking. "As if I could have taken a selfie or a photo while Karadima abused me and others and Juan Barros stood by watching it all," tweeted Barros' most vocal accuser, Juan Carlos Cruz. "These people are truly crazy, and the pontiff talks about atonement to the victims. Nothing has changed, and his plea for forgiveness is empty." The Karadima scandal dominated Francis' visit to Chile and the overall issue of sex abuse and church cover-up was likely to factor into his three-day trip to Peru that began late Thursday. Karadima's victims reported to church authorities as early as 2002 that he would kiss and fondle them in the swank Santiago parish he ran, but officials refused to believe them. Only when the victims went public with their accusations in 2010 did the Vatican launch an investigation that led to Karadima being removed from ministry. The emeritus archbishop of Santiago subsequently apologized for having refused to believe the victims from the start. < PREVIOUS SLIDE SLIDE 1 of 4 NEXT SLIDE > Bishop Juan Barros, second from right, arrives to attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Maquehue Air Base in Temuco, Chile, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Many Chileans are furious over Francis’ 2015 decision to appoint Barros, a bishop close to the Rev. Fernando Karadima, who the Vatican found guilty in 2011 of abusing dozens of minors over decades. Barros has always denied he knew what Karadima was doing when he was the priest’s protege, a position that many Chileans have a hard time believing. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) © The Associated Press Francis reopened the wounds of the scandal in 2015 when he named Barros, a protege of Karadima, as bishop of the southern diocese of Osorno. Karadima's victims say Barros knew of the abuse, having seen it, but did nothing. Barros has denied the allegations. His appointment outraged Chileans, badly divided the Osorno diocese and further undermined the church's already shaky credibility in the country. Francis had sought to heal the wounds by meeting this week with abuse victims and begging forgiveness for the crimes of church pastors. But on Thursday, he struck a defiant tone when asked by a Chilean journalist about Barros. "The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, I'll speak," Francis said. "There is not one shred of proof against him. It's all calumny. Is that clear?" Francis had defended the appointment before, calling the Osorno controversy "stupid" and the result of a campaign mounted by leftists. But The Associated Press reported last week that the Vatican was so worried about the fallout from the Karadima affair that it was prepared in 2014 to ask Barros and two other Karadima-trained bishops to resign and go on a yearlong sabbatical. According to a Jan. 31, 2015, letter obtained by AP from Francis to the executive committee of the Chilean bishops' conference, the plan fell apart and Barros was sent to Osorno. Juan Carlos Claret, spokesman for a group of Osorno lay Catholics who have mounted a three-year campaign against Barros, questioned why Francis was now accusing the victims of slandering Barros when the Vatican was so convinced of their claims that it planned to remove him in 2014. "Isn't the pastoral problem that we're living (in Osorno) enough to get rid of him?" Claret asked. The reference was to the fact that — guilty or not — Barros has been unable to do his job because so many Osorno Catholics and priests don't recognize him as their bishop. They staged an unprecedented protest during his 2015 installation ceremony and have protested his presence ever since. 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Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!” Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Temperatures in the Washington, DC area rose to 59 degrees on Saturday afternoon after several days of cold weather. The Washington, DC march was smaller this year than the previous one in 2017, but organizers focused their efforts on attending a march in Las Vegas. Thousands of women across the country rallied in major cities to oppose Trump and his policies, vowing to step up activism in the 2018 congressional midterms. 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"Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner – Coroner’s office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications," the family wrote in a Facebook post Friday. © Andrew Chin/Getty Images for ABA VANCOUVER, BC - AUGUST 17: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs on stage at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena on August 17, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images for ABA) The Hollywood Reporter reviewed a copy of the Los Angeles coroner's report and confirmed that Petty's death was the result of the accidental mixing of several drugs. The family writes in the post that Petty had been suffering from pain emphysema, knee problems and a badly fractured hip, which he had been recuperating from while still on tour. On the day he died, his hip had become a "full on break," the family says. "It is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his over use of medication," they write. When Petty died in October, it was reported that he had suffered a cardiac arrest shortly before death. According to the Los Angeles coroner, "Multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity" was the cause of death. "As a family we recognize this report may spark a further discussion on the opioid crisis and we feel that it is a healthy and necessary discussion and we hope in some way this report can save lives," the family wrote in their statement." 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Too bad US policy doesn't reflect that. Oct 17 2017, 7:30pm Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Jeremy Lesser is one of the faces of America's increasingly mainstream opioid crisis. Now in recovery for two years, he's 27, white, and comes from a middle-class family in New Jersey. But he didn't start using opioids with pills from a doctor—or even pills from a friend or the family medicine cabinet. Instead, his first opioid was heroin. By now, many Americans have heard sad stories that begin with a white teen innocently ingesting a prescription obtained from a pharma-influenced doctor. Often, these tales end with the degradation of heroin—a good kid accidentally addicted, driven to crime, and maybe even dead. But if legitimate prescriptions were ever the chief pathway to heroin—and strong evidence has long existed that they might not be—new research and stories like Lesser's suggest the pathway for people who get addicted to opioids is changing. Just like I did in the 1980s, heroin users in America appear to be increasingly going straight to the street drug, skipping the flirtation with pharmaceuticals. Not that the people making drug policy seems to be noticing. Although a Washington Post - 60 Minutes exposé finally derailed the troubling nomination of Tom Marino as drug czar on Tuesday, its key finding—that pharma lobbying helped curtail the DEA's power to cut the prescription drug supply—fails to account for the fact that doing so without offering medication treatment might have just sped up the heroin and fentanyl crisis. This tunnel vision focus on prescription drugs as the key factor in America's opioid crisis is shared widely throughout the government. At a recent congressional hearing on the issue, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb testified that "most people become addicted after receiving the drugs for a medical condition," according to USA Today. The CDC, even before Donald Trump became president, has long highlighted the fact that the vast majority of today's heroin users previously took prescription opioids. And a bipartisan group of state attorney generals earlier this month released a letter claiming that people "often develop opioid addiction through prescribed medical usage, with no intent by the patient to engage in abusive behavior, simply because of the addictive properties of opioid drugs." Except this is an overly simplified picture. The fact is that the government's own statistics show most people start misusing prescription pills that are not prescribed to them. And the myth of innocent white addiction has led to policy that relentlessly focuses on reducing medical access, regardless of harm to pain patients. With President Trump set to finally declare the opioid crisis an official national emergency next week, now is as good a time as any to take stock of what America's prescription crackdown gets wrong—and how we can do better. New research is increasingly finding that cutting the supply of prescription opioids isn't even stopping opioid initiation—just changing which drug people try first. A study released this year of nearly 6,000 people treated for opioid-use disorder across the US over a ten-year period found that in 2005, only 9 percent of new users reported losing their opioid virginity to heroin. By 2015, however, this number had more than tripled, to just more than a third. Although most users still get their first taste from one of several prescription pills, heroin is now the single most common individual opioid taken by people first trying this class of drugs, the study found. "Supply-side efforts are beginning to show their effectiveness in bending the curve of prescription opioid use, which is both commendable and necessary," study co-author Matthew Ellis, an epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis, told me. "However, using the balloon analogy, when you squeeze one side, another side expands." "It makes complete sense that in a context of suppressed prescription drug supplies, people are starting on alternative sources of opioids," added Leo Beletsky, associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, who noted that without addressing factors that really drive demand like inequality, unemployment, mental illness and despair, substitution is hardly surprising. In other words, cracking down on prescription drugs has not stopped people from starting opioid use. In fact, it may just be sending more first-time experimenters to the most dangerous stuff on the black market. Another recent study published in Health Affairs found that while the number of hospital admissions related to prescription overdose fell by around 5 percent annually between 2010 and 2014, the number of admissions for heroin increased by 31 percent each year between 2008 and 2014. Similarly, CDC statistics show that while opioid prescribing rates peaked in 2010 and fell about 5 percent per year between 2012 and 2016, heroin overdose rates have quadrupled since 2010 and overdoses linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased 72 percent between 2014 and 2015 alone. The vast majority of opioid misusers don't simply jump into the drug pool at the deep end: by the time they get to opioids, even those who do start by misusing a legitimate prescription have typically more than just experimented with recreational use of alcohol, cigarettes, weed, and often psychedelics and cocaine. Going hard or exclusively after prescription drugs is not going to disrupt that. In another recently published paper , Ellis and his colleagues found that even among those whose opioid addiction apparently began with medical exposure, 95 percent had previously taken other drugs recreationally. "Even when discounting alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, 70.1 percent still had prior experience with other substances," he told me—a rate far higher than that seen in the general population. In 2016, for example, just 21 percent of high school seniors and 36 percent of young adults had ever even tried an illicit drug other than pot. Lesser, who is now studying for a degree in counseling psychology, recalled being anti-drug until he was around 17, having simply accepted that "drugs are bad," as his parents and teachers claimed. In college, however, he began to question his hardline stance. "I had friends going to Ivy League schools, and all these smart, cool kids were doing these drugs," he told me. He smoked weed for several months without any disaster, and likewise enjoyed MDMA, cocaine, and mushrooms. "None of the bad stuff society told me would happen, happened," Lesser said. And so, in 2009, when a kid he texted said he didn't have weed, but did have heroin, he was game to try it. Chloe*, also 27 and who preferred to remain anonymous to discuss her addiction, came to heroin via a similar route: What her parents and the government said about drugs like weed didn't seem to square with reality. She had begun smoking regularly during her sophomore year of college and later learned that some of her friends were using heroin, too. "At the time, it sounded a little crazy, but so did smoking pot [at first]," she said. "My reasoning was, 'Oh, they were lying to me about weed, why not?'" She added of heroin, "It was just this calm rushing over you and feeling peaceful and less anxious and able to turn everything off." Lesser, who had always struggled with social anxiety, said that in his case, the first time using heroin was "underwhelming"—and definitely didn't live up to the hype he'd seen in films like Trainspotting . But that gave him a false sense of security, and when he did it a few more times, he began to understand what the fuss was about. "I felt like I never really had a handle on my emotions," he told me. "I let them dominate me." But with heroin, he added, "I really liked that feeling of social and emotional control. The euphoria was cool, but it was definitely not the hooking point for me." Lesser's experience of medicating symptoms like anxiety and poor emotional control seems to be the rule, rather than the exception among people who develop opioid problems. "Psychiatric issues are very common," Ellis explained. "Roughly two-thirds of our sample indicate they have been diagnosed and treated for a psychiatric disorder, primarily depression and anxiety." In yet another study with the same sample, Ellis's group found that a similar proportion "indicated they used prescription opioids to self-treat psychological issues, and 80 percent indicated they did so to 'escape' from daily stressors, past trauma, [or other] issues going in their lives," he recalled. It's not just Ellis's work, either. Fellow researchers' data has long suggested that early life stress , trauma , and mental illness —not the first drug someone happens to try—are the real gateways to addiction. And overhyping the dangers of certain substances clearly also runs the risk of doing more harm than good. Whether the sequence of use goes "alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, then heroin" or "alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, prescription opioids, then heroin," or some other way, the result is the same. If America doesn't address why people find opioid escape so compelling right now, cutting the supply of medical drugs with known strength and purity may just push users to more dangerous and unpredictable street substitutes like fentanyl. Humans have always used chemicals as ways to change their moods. To prevent overdose death and help people avoid damaging addiction, we need to offer alternatives—and to be creative when addressing supply so that the inevitable substitution leads to less harm, not more. *Not her real name. english jeremy lesser none lesser none america none us none new jersey none 2018-01-21T20:45:27.022+02:00 bcae45477256c3d091df710ccfb4cf40df5eefc9 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSJlbPFf2vcZQ7DQwnenE_nwAkbC._.2nPFeWCVqYF0o_sKZiAQvAFQm5LV0X01BTyePJ76eyTJHfF83sryc2Ei5dxPC2IqF.fcHOmsiIN2IRktJ_fXeZ6uNSr2aCnKsiE- www.theguardian.com theguardian.com http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/world/rss media World news | The Guardian With government shutdown, Republicans reap what they sow | US news | The Guardian 2018-01-20T11:45:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/03e7c8d30293b52bfd5052d8aad05dacd88882f5/0_218_5016_3009/master/5016.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Centropy&amp;bm=normal&amp;ba=bottom%2Cleft&amp;blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWRzLmd1aW0uY28udWsvMjAxOC8wMS8xOC9mYWNlYm9va19vcGluaW9ucy5wbmc&amp;s=db4bebfc39418012710921de95770235 10 170 8180 8178 0 0 7 40 0 0 bcae45477256c3d091df710ccfb4cf40df5eefc9 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSJlbPFf2vcZQ7DQwnenE_nwAkbC._.2nPFeWCVqYF0o_sKZiAQvAFQm5LV0X01BTyePJ76eyTJHfF83sryc2Ei5dxPC2IqF.fcHOmsiIN2IRktJ_fXeZ6uNSr2aCnKsiE- 0 Richard Wolffe 2018-01-20T11:45:00.000+02:00 Donald Trump Opinion With government shutdown, Republicans reap what they sow Richard Wolffe It takes a special type of hypocrite to accuse your opponents of hypocrisy for following in your footsteps Contact author @richardwolffedc Sat 20 Jan 2018 04.45 GMT Last modified on Sat 20 Jan 2018 15.23 GMT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close For Christian conservatives, Donald Trump may be a sinner but he’s really doing God’s work. Photograph: Xinhua / Barcroft Images T oday’s Republican party is built on principle. As a matter of principle, the GOP believes it is the only party that can shut down government as a negotiating tactic. The Democrats’ job is to keep that government open and to cave in to its demands. These truths we hold to be self-evident, after watching several rounds of this sad kabuki theater through the Clinton and Obama years. Now that the Democrats have triggered a government shutdown, Republicans are outraged. Because of their principles, you know. The ideologue responsible for Trump’s budget, Mick Mulvaney, put it best to reporters at the White House on Friday. Mulvaney, now director of the Office of Management and Budget, was previously a South Carolina congressman. In that role, he was one of the chief proponents of the last government shutdown because he opposed Planned Parenthood and Obamacare. US government faces shutdown after Senate rejects funding bill Read more Now he says the Democrats have no right to do what he did because, well, that would make them unprincipled. “Keep in mind, go back and watch what they said about folks during the 2013 shutdown who wanted to talk about things like the Obamacare repeal at that time,” he said. “One of the criticisms they made of folks like me is that I was inserting non-financial issues into an appropriations process, which is exactly what’s happening now. So I recognize the fact that Washington does not understand the meaning of the word hypocrisy and irony. The truth of the matter is they’re doing the exact same thing they accused the Republicans of doing in 2013.” Ah yes, the irony of it all. It takes a special type of hypocrite to accuse your opponents of hypocrisy for following in your footsteps. As a matter of principle, it’s Republicans like Mulvaney who are the deficit hawks, caring deeply about the fiscal rectitude of the federal government. Right up to the point when one of them says the words “tax cuts”, which turn out to be far more important than balancing the budget or the national debt. Thank goodness we have the Republicans in total control of Washington, after all those years of the Democrats failing to pass a real budget. Now we can watch the Republicans create an even more dysfunctional budget process with continuing resolutions that last just a few weeks at a time. Donald Trump paid porn star $130,000 to stay silent over alleged affair – report Read more This is not the only principled issue that defines today’s GOP. As a matter of principle, Republicans are the party closest to God, rallying the faithful at the March for Life rally by anti-abortion activists , who also love to rail against Planned Parenthood. Thank God for the leadership of a conservative president whose lawyer paid tens of thousands of dollars to a porn star, through a shell company and false names . Before she signed a non-disclosure agreement, the porn star disclosed the sordid details of her affair with the current president soon after his third wife gave birth to his third son. For Christian conservatives, Donald Trump may be a sinner but he’s really doing God’s work. That’s a whole new definition of family values right there. This is the kind of irony that Republicans ought to understand. After all, the first real shutdowns of the current era – the shutdown that set the tone for all that followed – was the product of Newt Gingrich’s war against Bill Clinton. The 1995 and 1996 debacles were ideological clashes over the size of government by a flame-throwing House Speaker who wanted to cut the president down to size. What is a federal government shutdown? Read more That was the first salvo in a war over family values that led to Clinton’s impeachment for an affair with an unpaid intern that began during that same shutdown. Of course Gingrich himself had been unfaithful with another woman for a couple of years before that shutdown. Callista Bisek became his third wife, and is now Donald Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican. So there’s no irony or hypocrisy there at all. At least the 1990s shutdowns were about the budget. The next government shutdown in 2013 was simply about defunding Obamacare and destroying Barack Obama . For some Tea Party-infused Republicans, this was a principled stand. For every Republican senator other than Ted Cruz, it was madness. Now Republicans are perfectly entitled to say Democrats are copying them. We can argue about whether their principles about Obamacare are more or less important than the Democratic efforts to stop the deportation of children brought to the country as undocumented immigrants. We can surely all agree that shutdowns are an insane way to manage political disputes at any time, by any party. Democrats should take no pride in shutting down the government. But Republicans cannot, as a matter of principle, pretend to be outraged that Democrats are following them. And they cannot, as a matter of political good sense, pretend like the electoral damage is all going to fall on their opponents. Like some political goldfish swimming in a bowl of amnesia, Republicans have forgotten they picked up seats in the mid-term elections following their own 2013 shutdown. In fact they picked up control of the Senate, and with it, blocked everything Obama wanted to do, including his nomination of a supreme court justice. Trump pans immigration proposal as bringing people from 'shithole countries' Read more The GOP believes it has set a brilliant trap for Democrats with a cunning ploy of pretending to care about children’s health insurance. “Who could vote against children?” says the party that allowed the insurance to lapse in October. And who could support the deportation of children? The one thing Republicans didn’t count on was their own president, whose racist rant about “shithole” countries blew up a hard-fought bipartisan deal on immigration . This is a shithole of the Republicans’ own making. They control all sides of Washington and have now made history by presiding over their own shutdown, under a president who prided himself on knowing the art of the deal. No deal, no sympathy: polls suggest most voters blame both Trump and the Republicans for the open sewer that stretches all the way down Pennsylvania Avenue. During previous shutdowns, calm heads ultimately prevailed: people who cared about good government, or at least worried about the polls that pointed to widespread public disgust. But this is now Donald Trump’s Washington and there are no calm heads to be found. As a matter of principle, Republicans cannot come together to agree a deal on immigration. As a matter of sanity, Donald Trump cannot stop his racist belching or surrender the fantasy about his Mexican wall. This shutdown shit-show could run and run. Sign up to receive the latest US opinion pieces every weekday Topics Donald Trump Opinion Republicans US politics Christianity Evangelical Christianity Religion comment english donald trump negative richard wolffe negative obama none mulvaney none god none clinton none mick mulvaney none trump none office of managemen none xinhua / barcroft images t oday’s republican party none gop none us none white house none 2018-01-20T07:16:32.002+02:00 3f44f6f6a0acc15c847aa796cd1120994f458929 http://omgili.com/ri/m1nCBNv_poyQnCiIJ9T0qQRxDaAhQT7qoPfMtigumhLRQl79nup06eJVj9p31JmE0bwW1.YWWvde.2ldaaJDXnjq6kAsVkpNKXteehw9WxCFO_CHX_TTtdYjwmvf7_f4ci0v8VXTtbzJAjPllDgfKubVgpkSn65kHpk0WV7.dHE- insider.foxnews.com foxnews.com http://insider.foxnews.com/feed politics media non_standard_content law_government_and_politics Fox News Insider - The official blog of Fox News Channel. Schumer on Shutdown: Donald Trump Won't Negotiate Because Far Right Republicans Don't Like DACA 2018-01-20T15:38:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 http://insider.foxnews.com/sites/insider.foxnews.com/files/styles/780/public/schumer_8.jpg?itok=dRfR6Fx0 10 185 8167 8167 572 0 1 0 0 0 3f44f6f6a0acc15c847aa796cd1120994f458929 http://omgili.com/ri/m1nCBNv_poyQnCiIJ9T0qQRxDaAhQT7qoPfMtigumhLRQl79nup06eJVj9p31JmE0bwW1.YWWvde.2ldaaJDXnjq6kAsVkpNKXteehw9WxCFO_CHX_TTtdYjwmvf7_f4ci0v8VXTtbzJAjPllDgfKubVgpkSn65kHpk0WV7.dHE- 0 Fox News Insider 2018-01-20T15:38:00.000+02:00 'I Know You're Big on Lecturing': Tucker Battles Jorge Ramos Over 'Useless' Border Wall Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York pinned the government shutdown on President Donald Trump, saying it has become "next to impossible" to negotiate with the White House. In a press availability, Schumer said he and Trump have been close to a deal to fund the government at least once. But, he said the "hard right" in the Republican Party later convinces Trump not to strike a deal with him. "[Trump] won't take yes for an answer," Schumer said. I support an idea floated by my @SenateGOP colleagues: pass a clean CR for a few days to give us a hard, final deadline & keep both sides at the table. We’ll reach a deal that fully funds our military & the opioid fight, CHIP, vets, pensions, disaster aid & protects Dreamers. — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 19, 2018 Schumer said that he does not know whether Trump's apparent waffling on a deal is the work of adviser Stephen Miller, a former aide to then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who made news for a contentious interview on CNN last week. He said that every time a deal with the White House is close, he will get a phone call telling him otherwise. Schumer slammed the conservative wing of the Republican Party, accusing them of holding the well-being of DACA recipients "hostage." "It's next to impossible to strike a deal with the president because he can't stick to terms," Schumer said. Earlier Saturday, Trump said Schumer and the Democrats are instead holding the military "hostage" because they seek "unchecked illegal immigration." Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen! Read Full Article "[We] can't let that happen," Trump tweeted. Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Trump said Schumer wanted the shutdown to happen because it may diminish the success of the Republican tax reform plan For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 He also tweeted that Republicans must win several more Senate seats this November, since the Republicans could not stop the government from shutting down without a 60-vote plurality. They currently hold a 51-seat majority, but are also temporarily without the vote of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is recovering from a health issue . Watch more above. english schumer negative donald trump negative jorge ramos negative jeff sessions none charles schumer none — chuck schumer none stephen miller none trump none cnn none republican party none white house none new york none 2018-01-20T22:45:36.004+02:00 40280e57f0e920b98cf89aafa02879069ab44d3f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrV.ntCoHP2kA9PFZ6nwYkE1PReDuf_JKg23KLpTrE9RrVfBK27SUukKokAzxwYUQwUFhwynwECqZb www.msnbc.com msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-live/watch/{{path.prefix}}/feeds/latest politics media non_standard_content law_government_and_politics msnbc.com Latest Headlines Trump World's payment to porn star comes... 2018-01-19T15:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/ratio--1_91-1--1200x630/public/ap_090506032706.jpg?itok=-O0Qmncg 10 1332 8139 8139 0 0 0 0 0 0 40280e57f0e920b98cf89aafa02879069ab44d3f http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrV.ntCoHP2kA9PFZ6nwYkE1PReDuf_JKg23KLpTrE9RrVfBK27SUukKokAzxwYUQwUFhwynwECqZb 0 Steve Benen 2018-01-19T15:00:00.000+02:00 The Rachel Maddow Show, 1/18/18, 9:50 PM ET Trump lawyer used shell company to pay porn star: WSJ Michael Rothfeld, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen used a private company to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels. share tweet email save Embed It’s been a week since the Wall Street Journal first reported on an unexpected controversy surrounding the president and a porn star. The article said that Donald Trump’s lawyer “arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.” The story was met with a series of denials about the alleged extra-marital relationship, though the relevant players didn’t deny the apparent six-figure payment to Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. Since then, there have been a series of revelations about the alleged affair, but I continue to think the focus should be on the money. Where’d the $130,000 come from? How was the payment made? Did it raise any legal concerns? With these questions in mind, the Wall Street Journal moved the ball forward with a new article late yesterday, reporting that Trump’s attorney used a private Delaware company to pay Daniels in exchange for her pre-election silence. The lawyer, Michael Cohen, established Essential Consultants LLC, on Oct. 17, 2016, just before the 2016 presidential election, corporate documents show. Mr. Cohen, who is based in New York, then used a bank account linked to the entity to send the payment to the client-trust account of a lawyer representing the woman, Stephanie Clifford, one of the people said. Mr. Cohen’s decision to establish the company in Delaware offered him privacy and simplicity, hallmarks of a state that has attracted more than one million business entities. Unlike some states, Delaware doesn’t require companies to publicly disclose the names of their managers. When “The Rachel Maddow Show” asked Cohen and the White House for comment, we didn’t hear back. Nevertheless, we now know the bank account used to pay Trump’s alleged porn-star mistress, shortly before the 2016 election, though we don’t yet know who put the money into that bank account. And in case this isn’t obvious, that’s a question that needs answering, among other reasons, because it may have come from a suspect source or been a legally dubious in-kind campaign contribution. If you’re new to this story and want to catch up, check out our previous items from Jan. 12 , Jan. 15 , and Jan. 17 . Postscript : The transcript of Stormy Daniels’ interview with In Touch magazine, conducted several years ago before she received alleged hush-money, was published online this morning. Explore: english trump negative rachel maddow negative donald trump none chael rothfeld none michael cohen none stephanie clifford none trump world negative stormy daniels none wall street journal none 2018-01-19T15:39:33.000+02:00 21805a6e248e51d483557ae31ade14dbebf31909 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIGQy0uSK.zz3GeVE5bnx34YfYkh6xZcO5_25BmxTONFSdOEGtC2QbTn1UvL1N6pgX012vfbvxYL0f_q2dootirmBn7rvu0K7U8- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_allpolitics.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics Trump's high-dollar fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago will go on - CNNPolitics 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180114193238-trump-mar-a-lago-1-14-17-super-tease.jpg 10 81 8090 8090 5 0 3 5 0 0 21805a6e248e51d483557ae31ade14dbebf31909 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIGQy0uSK.zz3GeVE5bnx34YfYkh6xZcO5_25BmxTONFSdOEGtC2QbTn1UvL1N6pgX012vfbvxYL0f_q2dootirmBn7rvu0K7U8- 0 Kevin Liptak 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 RNC chair: Dems need to answer for shutdown 00:48 (CNN) With the government shut down, President Donald Trump isn't going to Mar-a-Lago as he planned for his high-dollar fundraiser Saturday night. But the party for supporters to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his inauguration will still go on, according to a person involved with the fundraiser. It's the first day of the government shutdown: Follow live Given the impasse on government spending, planners of the event were told it's unlikely Trump will make it to West Palm Beach to attend it himself. Instead, Trump's son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Lara Trump, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel will now be headlining the fundraising gala, another person familiar with the event told CNN. The President will address the event via a video message he recorded Saturday at the White House, a person familiar with the video says. Standing tie-less in a black overcoat and white "Make America Great Again" hat, Trump says to the camera that he had to remain in Washington because of the shutdown. Read More "There shouldn't be a shutdown, but there is," he is quoted as saying. "It's caused by the Democrats. But we're gonna end up winning another victory." The rest of the 90-second video features Trump touting the economy, record stock market, and low unemployment, the person says. Trump was scheduled to fly to his Florida estate on Friday and remain there for the weekend, but the White House scrapped the President's plans as a government shutdown seemed more likely. Now that Congress failed to pass a spending bill to fund the government before the Friday midnight deadline, Trump is bunkering in Washington until a deal is made. "He's not leaving until this is finished," Trump's budget director, Mick Mulvaney, told reporters outside the White House on Friday. Trump had been looking forward to the occasion, people who spoke with him on Friday said, describing him as upset at the prospect of canceling the entire Florida weekend. Trump privately saying Democrats caused shutdown, but he'll be blamed Donors paid $100,000 a couple for tickets — or $250,000 a couple to participate in a roundtable with Trump. The proceeds go to the Trump Victory Fund, the joint fundraising effort between Trump's campaign and the Republican Party. The plan for the six-figure fundraising event was to have cocktails and a photo-line on one side of the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom at Mar-a-Lago and dinner on the other side. Now cocktails have been moved inside the main Mediterranean-style house and the photo-line was scrubbed. Trump records video to play at event Even though the chances of Trump traveling to Florida appeared slim, workers at Mar-a-Lago spent Saturday morning making preparations just in case a deal was struck in Washington and Trump had the ability to fly to Palm Beach. On Friday, shortly after hearing Trump was canceling his trip, a Republican National Committee official told CNN that Trump might be beamed in by video to the fundraiser. The staff was instructed to set up video screens for Trump to deliver a message to the gathering. If he had flown to Mar-a-Lago as planned, the President would have to reimburse the government for using Air Force One for a political activity despite flying for official business as well. CNN's Elizabeth Landers and Caroline Kenny contributed to this report. english trump negative donald trump negative cnn negative mar-a-lago negative congress none trump victory fund none republican party none white house none trump none west palm beach none washin none florida none mar-a-lago none 2018-01-20T17:49:48.000+02:00 da34628b9eb858e4c183184493eb87ac042c4d55 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZR6QvBkjQntD7_kthNq4uutcvYhLnHdC2Li6ikR42d25KvVY5OAATtkJ15D6hQ_y6WuM5Ph7KIJEU5eSZR382mQiJq02k2XP_398UKNkxLkxRKu.YqLdFHKgNLLY4KMCYsIroxDa0n2RQ-- www.pbs.org pbs.org non_standard_content Durbin: ‘I stand by every word that I’ve said’ about Trump’s disparaging remarks | PBS NewsHour 2018-01-18T01:40:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.181 https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/Durbin1-e1516236754373-1024x568.jpg 10 1044 8090 8090 0 0 0 0 0 0 da34628b9eb858e4c183184493eb87ac042c4d55 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZR6QvBkjQntD7_kthNq4uutcvYhLnHdC2Li6ikR42d25KvVY5OAATtkJ15D6hQ_y6WuM5Ph7KIJEU5eSZR382mQiJq02k2XP_398UKNkxLkxRKu.YqLdFHKgNLLY4KMCYsIroxDa0n2RQ-- 0 2018-01-18T01:40:00.000+02:00 Republicans say there won’t be a DACA vote this week. How will Democrats respond? A bipartisan group of senators are planning to roll out an immigration bill this week that includes a DACA fix and border security funding, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff that the so-called “Gang of Six” immigration plan he’s pushing with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and others would be introduced later Wednesday or early Thursday. The bill would extend the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, which protects young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children from deportation. The program is slated to expire in March unless Congress acts. Durbin said the bill would also provide funding for border security, a top priority for President Donald Trump. Durbin met with top Senate and House leaders from both parties Wednesday to discuss immigration, but said in the NewsHour interview that the group didn’t come any closer to hammering out a deal. When asked if the group had made any sort of breakthrough, Durbin said, “Not really.” “We’ve been attending and trying to move this along, but the difficulty is this is a contentious, complicated issue,” Durbin said. Other highlights from the interview: Durbin said the soon-to-be-introduced immigration plan includes some “painful concessions” on some issues to Mr. Trump’s stance. “We’ve gone completely to the president’s position on his request to Congress when it comes to the issue of what they call chain migration, and we call family unification.” Durbin called on Congress to deal with DACA now , instead of trying to tackle a broader immigration proposal. “for goodness’ sakes, even the president acknowledged last week we have to save some of this discussion for another day. Right now, let’s take care of DACA.” Durbin stood by his assertion that Trump used vulgar language to describe people from African countries in a White House meeting last week. A few Republicans are disputing Durbin’s account. Durbin said: “If there is a recording from that White House meeting, I urge the White House to release it. I stand by every word that I have said.” Read the Full Transcript Judy Woodruff: We return now to the battle over immigration reform. Earlier, I spoke with a man at the center of the fight, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s number two Democrat. He met with President Trump’s chief of staff today, along with leaders of both parties. I started by asking if lawmakers were any closer to a deal. Senator Durbin gave a one-word answer. Sen. Dick Durbin: No. Judy Woodruff: Can you tell us whether there was any sort of breakthrough at all in the conversation? Sen. Dick Durbin: Not really. This was the fifth meeting of this group, the first meeting or second of the principals. The staff has been meeting. And we have been attending and trying to move this along. But the difficulty is, this is a contentious, complicated issue. There are many aspects of it. That’s why it’s taken us four months in the Senate to come up with a bipartisan agreement on how to move forward. This effort, which Congressman McCarthy, whom I respect, is trying to initiate has a long way to go. Judy Woodruff: Senator, as you know, the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, his number two, John Cornyn, they are both now saying they don’t plan to bring anything up on the Senate floor that the president won’t sign. And that includes this bipartisan measure that you and Senator Graham have proposed. So, where do you go from here if they’re not going to bring it up? Sen. Dick Durbin: Well, this is an odd situation, isn’t it? The president eliminates the DACA program September 5 of last year and says to Congress pass the law, make it a law of the land, and send it back to me. I met with the president last Tuesday in the White House. He told a group of us, 26 of us, you pass the bill and send it to me and I will sign it. That’s what he said. And he said it on televised reporting. And here we are with a bill which has growing Republican support, and Senator McConnell has said, never mind, we’re not going to take up this bill unless we get some sort of advanced approval from President Trump. Judy Woodruff: But the Republicans are also saying that the DACA — that the deadline for these young people who came into this country with their parents who are now here without documentation, but for whom there needs to be some resolution, that that deadline is not until March. And in the meantime, there needs to be movement on a federal spending bill. So their point is, there’s time to deal with immigration. Sen. Dick Durbin: You know, it’s easy to sit here in your office in the Capitol of the United States and say, there is plenty of time, why worry, if you don’t know the realities. And the realities are, these — 16,000 of these DACA protected young people have lost protection. But for a California court decision, which enjoined our government from prosecuting forward with them, they had no protection whatsoever. And the protection they have through the California court case could end almost immediately. It’s injunctive relief. So they’re saying — it’s really, why are they worried? I will tell you why they’re worried, because for hundreds of thousands of them, they face their deadline date, no DACA protection, and two things happen. They can be deported at any moment from the United States. And secondly, they can no longer legally work in the United States. So to take the attitude that this Senate, which is not well known for hard work, can’t take up this issue this week is just plain wrong. Judy Woodruff: Well, Senator, White House officials, including John Kelly, the chief of staff, we have heard Sarah Sanders, the spokesperson, say this, Senator Tom Cotton has said, the president is now prepared to take care of those DACA recipients, the young people who came here without documentation. He’s prepared to take care of them. Now they’re saying it’s your turn, the turn of you and Senator Graham, to make concessions on other issues, like what they call chain migration, family migration, the so-called diversity lottery, on spending more for border security. In other words, they’re saying the president has given that DACA recipients are going to be taken care of. What about from your side now? Sen. Dick Durbin: Every single item you just mentioned is included in the bipartisan Senate agreement which will be introduced later today or early tomorrow morning, every single one of them. And those who have rejected it out of hand really haven’t taken the time to take a look at it. We have acknowledged the president’s list of things to do. In border security, we give, in this agreement, to the Trump administration every single penny they asked for this year for barriers and fences and walls along the border, as well as another billion dollars for electronic equipment to make our border even safer. So, we have gone completely to the president’s position on his requests to Congress. When it comes to the issue of what they call chain migration and we call family unification, we have made some painful concessions there. And the diversity program, diversity visa program is virtually eliminated and changed with this proposal. That’s why we’re getting more and more english trump negative durbin negative dick durbin none donald trump none judy woodruff none lindsey graham none congress none senate none pbs newshour none house none obama-era deferred action for childhood arrivals none d-ill. none 2018-01-20T08:18:29.003+02:00 3c8e629312bd38963b65356138c7f288b1c6c251 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUYB_ErkDivIAZzwIW_MsgWQAjf16BFByhxzSWARBZRhipxkv8H1N46pJBybbuY0bQbsiAhHvZlAAmMi4IAKb6Qjz7U5964bgB www.breitbart.com breitbart.com http://www.breitbart.com/news/ media law_government_and_politics politics Posts - Breitbart Maher: Trump's 'Doctor Lies for Him' - 'This Is a Vast, Right-Wing Conspiracy' - Breitbart 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.998 http://media.breitbart.com/media/2016/02/Maher-226-Thumbnail.jpg 10 967 8089 8089 4 0 1 1 0 0 3c8e629312bd38963b65356138c7f288b1c6c251 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUYB_ErkDivIAZzwIW_MsgWQAjf16BFByhxzSWARBZRhipxkv8H1N46pJBybbuY0bQbsiAhHvZlAAmMi4IAKb6Qjz7U5964bgB 0 Ian Hanchett 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Maher: Trump’s ‘Doctor Lies for Him’ – ‘This Is a Vast, Right-Wing Conspiracy’ by Ian Hanchett 19 Jan 2018 0 19 Jan, 2018 19 Jan, 2018 On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that President Trump’s doctor is part of a “vast, right-wing conspiracy” to lie for the president. Maher said, “[T]he entire conservative establishment is lying for Donald Trump. When Tom Cotton (R-AR), the senator and … [David] Perdue (R-GA), the other one, they were in the room when he said, ‘shithole,’ and everybody heard ‘shithole,’ and we all knew he said, ‘shithole,’ and they came out and said, ‘He didn’t say shithole.’ The Homeland Security person perjured herself, said she didn’t know there were white people in Norway. His doctor lies for him. He’s 6’3″. He grew an inch, and he’s 239 pounds, got to lose a little weight, but he’s lying his ass off. Corporations are doing it. Walmart says, ‘Oh, thanks for the tax cut.’ And then we find out it’s not thanks to the tax cut that they’re raising wages. The economy is great. They have to compete. This is a vast, right-wing conspiracy.” Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett Big Hollywood , Breitbart TV , Bill Maher , Donald Trump english https://content.jwplatform.com/players/oyhwn0VQ-o73dHpYz.html https://twitter.com/IanHanchett http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fvideo%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Fmaher-trumps-doctor-lies-vast-right-wing-conspiracy%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Maher%3A+Trump%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Doctor+Lies+for+Him%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+%E2%80%98This+Is+a+Vast%2C+Right-Wing+Conspiracy%E2%80%99 http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/google_plusone_share/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fvideo%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Fmaher-trumps-doctor-lies-vast-right-wing-conspiracy%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Maher%3A+Trump%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Doctor+Lies+for+Him%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+%E2%80%98This+Is+a+Vast%2C+Right-Wing+Conspiracy%E2%80%99 http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fvideo%2F2018%2F01%2F19%2Fmaher-trumps-doctor-lies-vast-right-wing-conspiracy%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Maher%3A+Trump%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Doctor+Lies+for+Him%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+%E2%80%98This+Is+a+Vast%2C+Right-Wing+Conspiracy%E2%80%99&shortener=bitly trump negative ian hanchett negative maher negative david] perdue none donald trump none tom cotton none bill maher none walmart none hbo none homeland security none norway none 2018-01-20T06:54:39.027+02:00 9acdf203c634c111a37cb5c6dda95dd0822a3dd6 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgmfpEZviGtcmuIinVW2_ukUbSHu9u64exknwpOTHE6pVVU0sZG7c8p8VyCwxhBrBYYqbvCXZMmtBhKek3vQbXOcbS73mf6IWLhOSQ74rfNnfwkSBQwzcj5qrsrgansi1KT54guqT6nXGseTvxD.t_y7niIc.Vu6NPa48Sr13WDUk- www.washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com http://www.washingtonpost.com//rss/homepage media law_government_and_politics politics Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Trump said, ‘I alone can fix it.’ How wrong he was. 2018-01-20T21:58:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/01/20/Production/Sunday/SunBiz/Images/Botsford180110Trump23505.JPG?t=20170517 10 177 8052 8052 0 0 1 2 0 0 9acdf203c634c111a37cb5c6dda95dd0822a3dd6 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgmfpEZviGtcmuIinVW2_ukUbSHu9u64exknwpOTHE6pVVU0sZG7c8p8VyCwxhBrBYYqbvCXZMmtBhKek3vQbXOcbS73mf6IWLhOSQ74rfNnfwkSBQwzcj5qrsrgansi1KT54guqT6nXGseTvxD.t_y7niIc.Vu6NPa48Sr13WDUk- 0 Ruth Marcus 2018-01-20T21:58:00.000+02:00 “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it,” Donald Trump proclaimed in accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Given that we are at the first anniversary of Trump’s swearing-in, citing his inaugural address might seem more apt. But the Quote: from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland does more to explain how we arrived at the unprecedented moment in which a president governing with two houses of Congress controlled by his party finds himself presiding over a government shutdown. I alone can fix it . There are two ways of reading this slightly ambiguous sentence. First, in the way that Trump presumably meant it, that he is the one uniquely capable of fixing what is broken in Washington and politics. Second, that he could fix it alone, that is, without allies and alliances. Either of these meanings is false, dangerously so, and each has helped to land us in the present mess. Far from being the exclusive savior of his imagining, President Trump is exceptionally ill-suited to the task of fixing our fractured politics. He has no perspective, no patience and no knowledge of what that might take. The art of the possible is different from the art of the deal, even assuming Trump deserves the credit he has awarded himself for being a canny businessman. You need to understand how Washington functions to make it more functional. In this sense, it was instructive that the self-proclaimed drainer of the Washington swamp recently discovered that eliminating earmarks , the very essence of swampiness, might have made deal-cutting more difficult. Surprise! Governing is more complicated than Campaign Trail Trump ever acknowledged or, more likely, understood. Indeed, if anything, Trump’s galumphing intervention in the run-up to shutdown made a solution less, not more, likely. He was for a “dreamer” deal before he was against it; he was with Chuck and Nancy , and later Dick and Lindsey , before others intervened. He shifts positions with every bite of his cheeseburger. Fellow Republicans, even his own aides, speak of him with ill-disguised exasperation and disdain, as about a slow student expending minimal effort. Thus Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), on Wednesday: “I’m looking for something that President Trump supports, and he’s not yet indicated what measure he’s willing to sign. As soon as we figure out what he is for, then I will be convinced that we were not just spinning our wheels.” McConnell’s petulance underscores the second flaw suggested by Trump’s acceptance speech assertion: Very little in Washington can be fixed alone or unilaterally. However imperial the presidency may be, it sits within a constitutional framework of separated powers. The role of a president anticipating a potential shutdown is, or should be, to guide his own party in finding a solution, and to craft — not blow up — an agreement with the opposition. This is where some Republicans’ original theory of the Trump presidency — we’ll just pass legislation and ship it down the street for him to sign — was misguided. The paradox of governing is that the president cannot do it by himself, but also that the system cannot function effectively without presidential leadership, least of all in a situation of unified government. He alone can’t do it, but he also can’t do it alone. Hence the current spectacle. Perhaps, hopefully, it will be short-lived. If it is not, confident predictions about who will bear the blame, and more important, suffer the wrath of voters in November, strike me as premature: Who knows? How can we know, never before having been in this remarkable situation: ineffective single-party governance. In previous shutdown showdowns, voters, to the extent they have kept the event in mind and inflicted punishment, have tended to side with the president over a recalcitrant, dysfunctional Congress. The president controls the bully pulpit. So in this instance, maybe Democrats will pay a price for insisting that a dreamer/Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals fix be included in the spending deal. In tort law, there is a doctrine of “last clear chance,” in which even a negligent plaintiff (in this case, Republicans) can collect damages against a defendant (in this case, Democrats) who had the final opportunity to prevent the harm. Or, perhaps, voters will blame Republicans for being the gang that couldn’t govern straight, even when they held both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue. Or, most likely, in the current outrage-a-day overload environment, it will all seem like ancient history come November. But we would do well to keep in mind the chasm between Trump’s boastful convention assertion and the sorry reality of shuttered government. Did he believe himself back then? Does he continue to even now? The majority of us have learned better, if we did not know the complicated truth all along. Read more from Ruth Marcus’s archive , follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her updates on Facebook . Read more on this topic: Eric Cantor: The shutdown shows both parties are trying to govern in a fantasy land The Post’s View: Republicans can win elections. But they can’t govern. Ruth Marcus: What’s so extremely, uniquely wrong about Trump’s presidency Jennifer Rubin: Populism is no way to govern, and Trump is proving it english trump neutral donald trump none ruth marcus by ruth marcus none congress none jabin botsford/the washington post none white house none washington none cleveland none 2018-01-20T22:35:50.007+02:00 6d9665db950f672f24e6199519890b36ef070888 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_ScoimW67Wq8bSaq4wH9DrO0iDN1V6hfL1_yyom1TVZd.ozXNEM0gvjTeYnPFgG.kqpwWNq6wjV8aVxWNGG979o9Uv0UDZxY3zN46Mo7dhR8Vx2Otqt6J1qq55qRIMWo4- www.chicagotribune.com chicagotribune.com http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining media Food &amp; Dining - Chicago Tribune More than 300K descend on downtown for second Women&apos;s March in Chicago: organizers - Chicago Tribune 2018-01-20T19:15:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://www.trbimg.com/img-5a63990c/turbine/ct-met-womens-march-draws-thousands-012018 10 1272 8045 8045 0 0 1 0 0 0 6d9665db950f672f24e6199519890b36ef070888 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_ScoimW67Wq8bSaq4wH9DrO0iDN1V6hfL1_yyom1TVZd.ozXNEM0gvjTeYnPFgG.kqpwWNq6wjV8aVxWNGG979o9Uv0UDZxY3zN46Mo7dhR8Vx2Otqt6J1qq55qRIMWo4- 0 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Ese Olumhense 2018-01-20T19:15:00.000+02:00 The women of Chicago came out in force once again, with an estimated crowd of 300,000 rallying for equal rights – and against the Trump administration – at the second Women’s March Chicago on Saturday. “The energy we saw throughout the year and continuing through today demonstrates once and for all that we are experiencing a resurgence in the women’s movement,” said organizer Jessica Scheller. “Only time will tell how much we can accomplish through it.” Last year’s event unexpectedly shut down parts of the Loop with what organizers said was a quarter-million participants flooding Grant Park the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. While some wondered if momentum might wane over time, many marchers said cultural movements like the #MeToo and Time’s Up campaigns against sexual misconduct – as well as Trump’s policies – only increased their fervor this year. "I'm marching for the women before us, the women of today and the women of the future,” said Lindsey Vaught Kerr, 29, of the Roscoe Village neighborhood, who carried a hand-made sign that read “We won’t stop until it rains glass.” The event, dubbed March to the Polls, was held in solidarity this weekend with hundreds of similar marches in Washington D.C. and across the globe that are projected to draw millions. Organizers said the focus this year has shifted from resistance against the Trump administration to influencing upcoming local, state and midterm elections. They estimated some 300,000 attended Saturday’s rally and march in downtown Chicago, exceeding last year’s attendance. City officials wouldn’t release official numbers Saturday. Hundreds of marchers, many wearing the event’s signature pink knit hat, began lining the perimeter of Grant Park before programming was scheduled to begin—and before the rally area was even open at 9 a.m. The weather was chilly but sunny with clear skies as music pulsed from the stage. Eighty-year-old Sandra Whitmore of Northbrook came with her four children. She said she’s been attending protests since her first in 1968 in San Francisco. The experience then was so intoxicating, Whitmore said, that she's attended dozens of protests in the five decades since. Her sign read: “My arms are getting tired from hold'n this sign since the 1960s.” Cast members from “Hamilton” and Second City’s “She the People” made appearances. Speakers included Democratic politicians such as Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer and City Clerk Anna Valencia. "I am female. I am Latina. I am queer,” actress Monica Raymund of the TV show “Chicago Fire” told the crowd, drawing cheers. “I am their worst nightmare. And so are you. And that's OK, we'll be fine.” Officials from the Chicago Foundation for Women, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Emily’s List also addressed the crowd. "This year is simple. This year is about right versus wrong,” said speaker Tom Steyer, a billionaire activist funding a drive to impeach Trump. “The United States of America is not going to go backward.” Transgender activist Channyn Lynne Parker talked about growing outrage at sexism in the work force. "For every woman who has had to fend off sexual harassment in the workplace, claw her way to the top and fight for equal pay, no more,” she said. Groups and individuals sponsored portable restrooms labeled with signs that said “S**HOLE,” a slightly coy nod to Trump’s alleged comments about immigrants, describing Haiti, El Salvador and African nations this month. "When the government shuts down, women still march," event emcee Fawzia Mirza told the crowd, referring to the partial federal government shutdown that began Saturday. A little after noon, throngs of marchers chanting “we lead with love” and “this is what democracy looks like” started to slowly make their way from Grant Park to Federal Plaza. The city closed several streets from late Friday to Saturday evening in anticipation of the march, with Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority providing extra service to accommodate the crowds. Even at 8 months pregnant, Chloe Pedersen of Brookfield said she had to take part. "I couldn't not go. It's too important,” she said, and then motioned to her belly. “Certainly if there's a little girl in here, I want her to know I was here today.” Lisa D’Angelo of Evanston said she slipped on a patch of ice and broke her left leg a few days before the event, but borrowed a wheelchair from a friend so she could join the march. “People need to still come out,” she said. Charity Weishar, of the Edgewater neighborhood, marched for the first time because she was overseas during last year’s event and had to experience the 2017 rally second-hand on social media. "The energy here is electric. It's like a big warm hug," she said. By early afternoon, pink hats dotted the Loop as the marchers began to disperse. Some left their signs along Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, visible to traffic and passersby. One was written by a 5-year-old boy named Liam, who scrawled “No Trump Noooo. You ar bad” in crayon. “We remain incredibly proud of the women of the city of Chicago who continue to demonstrate this city is a thought leader in the civil rights movement,” Scheller said. “Chicago has a long and storied history of activism and what we saw today was a continuation of that proud history.” Participants rally at the second Women’s March Chicago on Jan. 20, 2018. Marchers head to, then out of, Grant Park for the Women's March 2018 On Jan. 20, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Marchers head to, then out of, Grant Park for the Women's March 2018 On Jan. 20, in Chicago. (John J. 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But Democrats say a shutdown would feed perceptions of chaos under GOP leadership. “Specific events matter if they fit into a larger narrative of what’s at stake in an election,” said Ben Wikler, the Washington Director of MoveOn.org. “For most Americans, the Trump era has been a relentless cycle of phone-shaking news alerts and anxiety provoking disasters. A shutdown under unitary Republican control fits like a glove with that broader experience.” Wikler said Democrats see DACA legislation as a “matter of fundamental principle” that should be included in must-pass legislation. Such legislation is widely popular, with support from 73% of voters , according to the Quinnipiac poll of 1,212 voters nationwide from Jan. 12-16. Republicans and President Trump have called for a broader immigration package that includes more border security and a wall along the Mexican border, but the poll showed respondents opposed legislation 49-39% combining protection for so-called DREAMers with funding for a wall. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (C) (D-NY) speaks briefly with reporters after returning to the U.S. Capitol after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the looming threat of a federal government shutdown January 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Congress continues to wrestle with passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government past midnight this evening. (Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Images) “What the polls are suggesting is that this mess reinforces the questions that people have about Republican governance,” said Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, whose polling of 12 battleground states showed strong support for DREAMer protections in the spending bill and blame for Trump and the GOP party in the event of a shutdown. Even so, Josh Holmes, former chief of staff for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said polls don’t reflect the “huge advantage” Republicans have in what he says is the substance of the debate: Whether it’s appropriate to cut off essential government services for American citizens to consider citizenship for those who are not. “I know that congressional leaders feel extremely comfortable about the political position they’re in here,” he said. “Particularly in the Senate, if you’re looking at states where Democrats have to run for reelection next year, the idea that their voters will support a government shutdown over illegal immigration is madness. Basically, everywhere that they have political problems, this makes it a lot worse.” Senate Democrats face a tough electoral map in November. They are defending 10 seats in states Trump won and have limited opportunities to knock off Republican incumbents. They need two additional seats to win the Senate majority, while House Democrats need a net gain of 24 seats to win control of the House. Republicans could be blamed initially, but Democrats could see “this game of political chicken” backfire on them, particularly in states Trump won, said Ron Bonjean, a former spokesman for Republican leaders in the House and Senate. "One should not underestimate President Trump’s unique ability to understand the communications arena and to quickly turn the current evolving government shutdown narrative established by the Democrats upside-down,” he said. Political independents were more likely to blame the Republican side by 46-25% for a shutdown, according to the ABC/Washington Post poll of 1,005 adults from Jan. 15-18. Those results among independents are similar to the 1996 and 2013 shutdowns, the poll says. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3.5 points. Holmes said Democrats are in a position now that’s similar to Republicans in 2013, when Republicans tried to delay or defund the Affordable Care Act. Democrats have an “overheated political base” demanding something that’s impossible to achieve. “It didn’t work very well for Republicans and I don’t suspect it will work very well for Democrats,” Holmes said. “The challenge that Republicans have in this scenario is to tell their story. If they tell their story, it’s a winner.” Contributing: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY CONNECT 196 COMMENT EMAIL MORE english schumer negative trump negative ben wikler none wikler none gop negative moveon.org none quinnipiac none washington none 2018-01-20T01:18:39.000+02:00 88b55c17bbac1e84ad61b6c30590916ded341032 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgSs41MzF1mUjcRf1PrWljGl2u10EldIEBWwov7s8Ewoe1xhBhz2O34jZxuEKCI2FAphYUlznkdpCFRzN.2fw6Mjs5Cn4IZ_rEi.gjGuYKEPzVtWqSQN.hFtYiWWS_PFdOF0VZ5cPU4nQ0WWaJIf8fi2rXqtzJfz3lNxyQJo33xk7_YKbXUMS.wA-- www.washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com https://www.washingtonpost.com/ media law_government_and_politics politics Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News &amp; Analysis - The Washington Post Stephen Miller: Immigration agitator and White House survivor - The Washington Post 2018-01-22T07:38:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/08/National-Politics/Videos/Images/t_1502151314847_name_Thumb.JPG?t=20170517 10 177 7966 7966 1 0 1 6 0 0 88b55c17bbac1e84ad61b6c30590916ded341032 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgSs41MzF1mUjcRf1PrWljGl2u10EldIEBWwov7s8Ewoe1xhBhz2O34jZxuEKCI2FAphYUlznkdpCFRzN.2fw6Mjs5Cn4IZ_rEi.gjGuYKEPzVtWqSQN.hFtYiWWS_PFdOF0VZ5cPU4nQ0WWaJIf8fi2rXqtzJfz3lNxyQJo33xk7_YKbXUMS.wA-- 0 Ashley Parker 2018-01-22T07:38:00.000+02:00 Politics Stephen Miller: Immigration agitator and White House survivor Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller walks through the colonnades of the White House on June 16, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey January 21 at 6:36 PM Follow @ashleyrparker Follow @jdawsey1 Stephen Miller, one of the few remaining original advisers to President Trump, invited a small group of writers and editors from Breitbart News to the White House last fall for a conversation on immigration. The conservative news website — headed at the time by one of the former White House advisers, Stephen K. Bannon — has been a steadfast cheerleader for Trump and his nationalist anti-immigration agenda. But Miller’s goal on this occasion was to sell the group on a compromise: a possible deal offering protections to the young undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” in exchange for tougher immigration provisions, such as an end to family-sponsored migration. The discussion quickly turned into a shouting match — an expletive-laden “blowup,” according to one person familiar with the gathering. Another person described it as “just a fundamental disagreement within the movement.” The combative conversation illustrates Miller’s influential yet delicate role within the administration — a true believer in restrictionist immigration policies attempting to broker a historic deal on behalf of a president with similarly hawkish, but far more flexible, positions. Miller also is a rare behind-the-scenes survivor in a White House roiled with firings and resignations over the past year. Now the 32-year-old former Senate aide is at the center of the fiery Washington battle over what to do about the dreamers, whose protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will soon be rescinded by Trump and whose cause has been taken up by Democrats. Miller was among those in the Oval Office this month when the president raged about accepting immigrants from “shithole countries” — an episode that set back bipartisan talks over the budget and immigration and helped propel the government to a partial shutdown this past weekend. Sen. Lindsay O. Graham, on Jan. 21, said White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller has complicated negotiations on immigration legislation central to the government shutdown. (Jordan Frasier,Patrick Martin/The Washington Post) Miller has come to be widely viewed — unfairly, White House officials argue — as something of a puppeteer, helping to shape and scuttle deals for a president who doesn’t understand — or care to understand — the details. [ Stephen Miller: A key engineer for Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda ] On Sunday, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) — whose doomed immigration compromise with Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) was the target of that Trump tirade in the Oval Office — blasted Miller as a primary reason for the continuing standoff over border issues. “As long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating immigration, we are going nowhere. He’s been an outlier for years,” Graham told reporters at the Capitol. “I’ve talked with the president; his heart is right on this issue. He’s got a good understanding of what will sell. And every time we have a proposal, it is only yanked back by staff members.” The reality, though, is arguably more complicated. Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, said Trump has hawkish immigration views on a gut level but doesn’t necessarily understand all of the policy details and implications. He said Miller and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly — who also plays a crucial role in immigration policy — are “not so much yanking the president’s leash” as doing “the proper job of staff” by steering the president to his goals. “There was a story line that people were developing in their own minds that Miller is the source of evil and without him everything would be great,” Krikorian said. “The truth is the president is committed to this general perspective on immigration, and Miller and Kelly are there to help him implement what he always wanted to do.” National security adviser H.R. McMaster, left, and Stephen Miller attend a White House event in October. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Miller’s driving obsession is immigration, an area where he has long pushed hard-line positions going back to his days as a combative conservative activist at Duke University. In Washington, as an aide to then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), he was instrumental in helping to kill a bipartisan effort in 2013 for a broad immigration deal. He and Sessions helped galvanize House conservatives to block the bill passed by the Senate, including distributing a handbook of talking points aimed at undercutting the compromise. Now working in the White House, Miller — who is known for his natty attire, long-winded conversations and distinctive heavy-lidded appearance on television — has told colleagues that his “consuming focus is to make what I know the president wants in an immigration deal a legislative reality,” a senior White House official said. He has few hobbies outside of work, and his spacious second-floor West Wing office is sparsely decorated, with a stack of “Make America Great Again” hats and invitations to inauguration events framed on the wall. [ The Fix: The Stephen Miller dilemma ] The official said Miller chats frequently with the president about immigration, both formally and informally, during scheduled meetings, on board Air Force One, after bill signings in the Oval Office and during rides in the presidential motorcade. He prizes loyalty to Trump above all else and speaks often of the president with reverence, a stark contrast with some eye-rolling aides. Miller — who declined requests for an on-the-record interview — tells others that Trump has two main goals when it comes to immigration policy: to move from a low-skilled or unskilled immigration system to a merit-based, high-skilled one and to ensure that the nation’s immigration laws are enforced, including tougher measures along the southern border. At times, he has also been forced to forgo his more restrictionist beliefs for Trump, whose declarations on the issue have veered from cheering a border wall to expressing occasional sympathy for dreamers. In early November, Miller invited Krikorian and a group of like-minded conservative allies to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in an effort to garner support for a White House immigration bill. But Miller, whom many of the attendees considered an ideological peer, was not as warmly received as he would have liked, an administration official said. Much like the Breitbart meeting, Miller found himself urging the group to allow the sorts of concessions for dreamers that they have been fighting against for years in return for systematic changes to the legal immigration system, like stronger enforcement measures and ending family preferences. “Be a possible ‘yes,’ be open to doing something that makes you very uncomfortable on DACA in exchange for substantive structural reforms that may have been out of reach,” a senior White House official said, summarizing Miller’s pitch on the condition of anonymity to share details of a private moment. “That’s the whole game.” Outside the White House, he is viewed warily by many, particularly those on the left. In September, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) left the White House and announced with great fanfare that they had reached a DACA deal with Trump — protections for the dreamers in exchange for a border security package that did not include funding for a wall at the southern border. It fell to Miller to calm angry and anxious Republicans who reached out to him. Miller was also upset, according to a person who spoke to him, and even apologized for what happened — a claim that a White House official denied. [ Opinion: Stephen Miller is a thinking person’s Donald Trump ] But he also told Capitol Hill aides to take a deep breath, assuring them that Trump had not changed his position, a senior White House official said. Trump later backed away from the agreement and claimed the Democratic leaders had misrepresented it. After the incident, one Republican Hill aide said there was a sense that Miller was going “rogue.” At the time, he sent a “Stephen Miller wish list” of trade-offs for a DACA deal to Republican aides — largely requests that would be non-starters for Democrats — although the list got longer and more strident after the Homeland Security and Justice departments weighed in, a senior administration official said. More recently, he was accused of helping persuade Trump to backtrack on the Durbin-Graham immigration proposal over a roughly two-hour period on Jan. 11, from when Graham and Durbin spoke with Trump in the morning to when the duo arrived at the White House at midday. They found Trump surrounded by conservatives such as Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), and so angry that he not only rejected their plan, but also dismissed immigrants from Haiti and African countries in profane terms. Durbin and Graham blamed Miller for inviting the hawkish members of Congress, but the decision was Trump’s idea and Miller was not even in the Oval Office when Trump extended the invitations, two White House officials said. Several leadership aides who were previously critical of Miller also say he has been a more constructive force in the recent immigration talks. “Stephen Miller is an impassioned advocate for President Trump and his agenda and he is respected by all at the White House,” White House communications director Hope Hicks said in a statement. “Stephen is equal parts talent and intellect, but he is also a person with great heart and an unparalleled work ethic.” Within the White House, Miller is especially close with Kelly, who is frequently aligned with both Trump and Miller’s views on immigration. Before moving to his current chief of staff role, Kelly served as the Department of Homeland Security secretary, when he and Miller spoke several times a week about immigration and border policy. Miller also attempted to shift some portfolio items, such as refu­gee numbers, from the State Department to DHS because he trusted Kelly more than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to handle them. Kelly has told a number of other aides that he trusts Miller on immigration. White House officials say Miller — who hopes to work in the West Wing for the entirety of Trump’s presidency — has made a point of working within Kelly’s organizational structure. Some in the administration also view Miller as an opportunist. At one point when he was still at the White House, Bannon, a frequent ideological ally of Miller, found himself on the outs with the president and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. When Trump solicited Miller’s opinion on Bannon, Miller told the president that he believed Bannon was leaking to the media and that he would be doing much better without him, said two White House officials with knowledge of the incident. And when Sessions, who is now Trump’s attorney general, got crossways with the president over his decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe, Miller did not defend his former boss and mentor. He did not believe it was his role or helpful for him to do so, a senior administration official said. [ Inside the tense, profane White House meeting on immigration ] The president, meanwhile, is fond of Miller’s combative style and sees him as a difficult person to replace because of his speechwriting abilities, current and former aides said. Trump has complimented Miller for standing his ground in a fight with Tillerson, two people with knowledge of the praise said. Trump also told aides that he prefers Miller’s approach over that of Johnny DeStefano, another West Wing aide who was more deferential to Tillerson in a fight over personnel, two White House officials said. More recently, the president offered a tweet of support for Miller after he and CNN host Jake Tapper got into a heated debate on “State of the Union,” when Miller strongly defended Trump from allegations in a controversial new book by Michael Wolff. The appearance ended with Tapper cutting the segment short followed by an off-camera shouting match. Miller told colleagues that the show went well and that he wouldn’t have changed a thing. Miller frequently reads Breitbart and, early in the administration, was spotted carrying a pile of Breitbart articles into Bannon’s office. White House aides said Miller was a prime supplier of Breitbart clips to Trump. He also takes personal pride in successfully pitching stories to the site, associates say. Late last year, he showed up at a Capitol Hill townhouse known as the “Breitbart Embassy” for a book party for conservative commentator Laura Ingraham, drawing murmurs from the crowd. After briefly talking with Bannon and Ingraham, Miller retreated to the kitchen, where he snacked on desserts away from the limelight — just as he prefers to be. 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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) One year ago, I took a flight from Miami to Washington, hoping to arrive in time for the Women's March the next morning. Our flight attendant leaned over to me and asked, "Do you think it's going to make any difference, this march?" She wore a pin commemorating her 20 years of airline service, and I could hear the skepticism in her voice. I understood her uncertainty -- was the anger and passion shared by so many women across America in the wake of the 2016 presidential election enough to inspire real change? The truth was, I had no idea. Cecile Richards As we found out, no one could have predicted the magnitude of the next day. Marches erupted across the country and on every continent. Several reports said it was likely the largest demonstration on record in the United States, dwarfing the inaugural crowd the day before. By some estimates as many as 4 million people just felt they had to march. So they picked up their signs, left home and spoke with their feet. So many people remember where they were that day. In Washington, marchers packed the National Mall for as far as the eye could see. And it wasn't just women, either. Folks from every walk of life came out to say, "This is my issue, too." A young man carried one of my favorite posters: "I'm proud to be marching with the future president of the US -- I don't know who she is, but I know she is here!" Beyond Washington, thousands of people held up signs in Salt Lake City, record-breaking crowds gathered in Texas, and Alaskans of all ages weathered subzero temperatures in Fairbanks to show their support. The best part is that these marches were just the beginning. Read More In the 12 months since January 21, 2017, women have been organizing and agitating like never before. The "pussy hat" has become an international symbol of the resistance. Homegrown women's groups are popping up everywhere, from Phoenix to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Tried and true political organizations such as Emily's List have seen record numbers of women expressing interest in running for office -- more than 26,000 since the 2016 election, according to Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock. And women have been a driving force behind scrappy startups such as Swing Left and Run for Something , which are changing the electoral landscape by bringing in new candidates with fresh perspectives. Photos: Women's March on Washington A large crowd walks down Pennsylvania Avenue after the start of the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Organizers said the march is sending a message to Donald Trump that "women's rights are human rights." Similar protests unfolded across the country. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington A woman chants at the Women's March on Washington. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Women with cat hats walk past the Capitol. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators at the Women's March rally toward the White House on the National Mall. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators take a break from marching at the National Gallery of Art. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Protesters gather on the National Mall near the US Capitol. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Protesters gather near the US Capitol. Hide Caption 7 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Lily Donahue of Wappingers Falls, New York, center, is among the thousands with signs protesting violence against women. Hide Caption 8 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington The pink "pussyhat" with cat ears became the symbol the the Woman's March on Washington as a reference to President Donald Trump's remarks about grabbing women by their genitalia during the election. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Madonna performs during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Washington. Hide Caption 10 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington The march evolved from a post-election call to action on Facebook to an organized effort that included high-wattage activists and attendees. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington A woman wears a pink hat to send a message during the protest. Hide Caption 12 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators wearing pink hats gather during the Women's March on Washington in Washington, DC, on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Hide Caption 13 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Singer Alicia Keys performs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for the Women's March on January 21, 2017. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators arrive at Washington's Union Station for the march. Hide Caption 15 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Ginny Suss, Carmen Perez, Gloria Steinem, Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and Mia Ives-Rublee appear onstage during the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Hide Caption 16 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for the Women's March on January 21, 2017. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Ginger Naglee of Olney, Maryland, gets into the spirit on Independence Avenue. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Women gather on a barricade on the National Mall. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington A man dressed as Abraham Lincoln stands with protesters. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Protesters take a selfie on the grounds of the US Capitol. Hide Caption 21 of 24 Photos: Women's March on Washington Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for the Women's March on January 21, 2017. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington Girls hold anti-Trump signs during the march. Hide Caption Photos: Women's March on Washington New Yorker Nicole Monceaux joins in the march. Hide Caption 24 of 24 Fueled by the energy of that day -- and this administration's unrelenting assault on the rights of just about anyone not deemed white or male or straight enough -- women are feeling their power in ways unimaginable the day before the marches. The first test came when President Donald Trump and Congress pledged to repeal Obamacare and "defund" Planned Parenthood. House Speaker Paul Ryan promised it would happen by early February, just days after Trump would take office. Any other year, with Republicans controlling both chambers and the executive branch, that might have happened. But women and young people led the revolt, knowing that Trumpcare would take aim at maternity benefits, family planning and affordable health care. Women in pink hats and T-shirts flooded town hall meetings, demanding answers. Members of Congress couldn't handle the heat and started avoiding their own constituents. An avalanche of angry callers bore down on the congressional switchboard. An analysis by Democratic pollsters Lake Research Partners examined the usage of the popular app Daily Action, which directly connects people to their representatives, and showed that 86% of calls made to lawmakers in the months immediately after the march were coming from -- you guessed it -- women. The idea of "defunding" Planned Parenthood and repealing Obamacare was so unpopular that, just before the legislation came to a vote, a USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that only 12% of Americans supported Trumpcare. JUST WATCHED english cecile richards negative cnn negative planned parenthood action fund negative america none united states none washington none miami none 2018-01-19T19:59:24.029+02:00 e24e2772e1a7ed9937dab1c4092a9696e63e03cf http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbQhtkxxUYviQaAqjWt44FcSADp3b8HTJ0toMq52HOHSp_QpeZIXvO0K06.5Dxo52phhqM5Kb2VYbuRjWw3PAIEksaFsLhLz.U8- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel Anti-abortion bill passes House ahead of 'March for Life' - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/171220131726-paul-ryan-super-tease.jpg 10 81 7871 7871 7 0 0 1 0 0 e24e2772e1a7ed9937dab1c4092a9696e63e03cf http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbQhtkxxUYviQaAqjWt44FcSADp3b8HTJ0toMq52HOHSp_QpeZIXvO0K06.5Dxo52phhqM5Kb2VYbuRjWw3PAIEksaFsLhLz.U8- 0 Daniella Diaz 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Anti-abortion bill passes the House ahead of 'March for Life' By Daniella Diaz, CNN Updated 3:24 PM EST, Fri January 19, 2018 Story highlights The bill would require doctors to provide medical care to a fetus who is born alive during an abortion House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed attendees, praising House Republicans for passing the bill (CNN) An anti-abortion rights bill passed in the House Friday morning ahead of the March for Life, the biggest yearly event for anti-abortion activists in Washington. The bill, passed 241-183 in the House, would require doctors to provide medical care to a fetus who is born alive during an abortion or attempted abortion procedure. If the doctor fails to provide medical care, they could face a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both. It's not clear whether such a bill would advance in the Senate, where it would likely require at least 60 votes to break a filibuster. The bill was first introduced by then-Rep. Trent Franks, who resigned in December after allegations of sexual harassment. The legislation was then reintroduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed attendees at the March for Life on Wednesday, appearing alongside Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Washington, Dan Lipinski, D-Illinois, and Chris Smith, R-New Jersey. "Just a few minutes ago, today, we passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. It protects the life of those babies who suffer from failed abortions," he told the attendees. "But most importantly, like the March for Life, we are striving to do this without judgment in our hearts but with compassion and love for all the victims." President Donald Trump also praised House Republicans for passing the bill while addressing attendees in a speech from the Rose Garden. "I call upon the Senate to pass this important law and send it to my desk for signing," Trump said. Abortion rights activists plan to counter-protest in Washington with a rally at the Supreme Court on Friday, as well as the Women's March on Trump's one-year inauguration anniversary on Saturday. The debate on abortion in Washington comes amid a potential federal government shutdown, after House Republicans passed the spending bill out of their chamber Thursday night. The bill's future in the Senate is dicey after more than a dozen Democrats already announced they'd vote against it. english marsha blackburn none trent franks none paul ryan none house negative cnn none senate none r-tennessee none washington none 2018-01-19T22:27:36.014+02:00 5976430edb2850228a3efdf6db7ae57b5d398ec6 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU4kwc1RiPy4P5GxyQj_4nBgQEfAMKfpGcmrukgqYy.34.g9Y4cFIQIA1MTtHxVhsgA8LzsOPy7KAgKpHP.SaKue5CFy9dumnHY- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ media HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost The Government Shutdown Is Not Shutting Down Robert Mueller's Russia Probe | HuffPost 2018-01-21T05:13:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a63c4db2100003c003acf67.jpeg?cache=inqzub8lex&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 7738 7738 138 0 18 6 0 0 5976430edb2850228a3efdf6db7ae57b5d398ec6 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU4kwc1RiPy4P5GxyQj_4nBgQEfAMKfpGcmrukgqYy.34.g9Y4cFIQIA1MTtHxVhsgA8LzsOPy7KAgKpHP.SaKue5CFy9dumnHY- 0 2018-01-21T05:13:00.000+02:00 01/20/2018 11:13 pm ET The Government Shutdown Is Not Shutting Down Robert Mueller's Russia Probe A couple of thorns in the side of President Donald Trump are still up and operating. 8.4k 140 WASHINGTON ― The federal government is currently shut down, but a couple of thorns in the side of President Donald Trump are still up and operating. Congress was unable to pass a spending bill late Friday night, shutting down everything but what is considered the “essential” parts of the federal government. Social Security checks are still being processed, the military is still working (although troops won’t get paid until afterward) and air traffic controllers are still helping keep the skies clear. Meanwhile, much of the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop ― right at the height of the flu season ― and about 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed until Congress resolves the issue. And one thing that is still going: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The Justice Department confirmed this week that employees in Mueller’s office are exempt from the shutdown and can continue their work. His office is not funded through the regular congressional appropriations process. So the probe, which Trump desperately wants shut down, is going on even as other government functions cease. Similarly, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ― one of conservatives’ least favorite agencies ― continues operations during a shutdown . The agency gets its money from the Federal Reserve, not Congress, even though many Republicans have argued it should, so that they can exert more control over the agency. For years, Republicans have tried to block the CFPB, which was first proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) when she was still in academia. Rich Cordray, who served as CFPB chair under President Barack Obama, recently stepped down to run for governor in Ohio. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is the interim head. As a congressman, Mulvaney called the bureau a “ joke ... in a sad, sick kind of way.” And in his most recent budget request, Mulvaney asked for zero dollars for the agency, making clear where the Trump administration stands on the bureau set up to protect consumers. But nevertheless, the agency will persist during the shutdown. english https://www.twitter.com/aterkel https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/justice-department-special-counsel-shutdown/index.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cfpb-mulvaney-20180117-story.html robert mueller negative donald trump none amanda terkel none congress none justice department none centers for disease control and prevention none social security none russia none washington none 2018-01-21T06:24:09.064+02:00 697ef76d2e51df02b10b40c1262b20a41d910612 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUyTxKIUZGeIiwAQWInLJimk5K0HDIADvPspjJzojLPEGR.dYlqXhx70x18L72g1pf4UvqeuIsXASf4txX4HdILrmjNYrdaVWb www.breitbart.com breitbart.com http://www.breitbart.com/news/ media law_government_and_politics politics Posts - Breitbart Hollywood Blames Trump for Government Shutdown: 'Hopelessly Out of His Depth' 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 14 15 news US 0.115 http://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/01/CelebShutdownTake2.jpg 10 967 7502 7502 8 0 1 9 0 0 697ef76d2e51df02b10b40c1262b20a41d910612 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg9bm_w_dC_byE8kjeeQbIOUyTxKIUZGeIiwAQWInLJimk5K0HDIADvPspjJzojLPEGR.dYlqXhx70x18L72g1pf4UvqeuIsXASf4txX4HdILrmjNYrdaVWb 0 Daniel Nussbaum 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 Hollywood Blames Trump for Government Shutdown: ‘Hopelessly Out of His Depth’ Getty/Getty by Daniel Nussbaum 20 Jan 2018 0 20 Jan, 2018 20 Jan, 2018 Celebrities took to Twitter Friday night and Saturday to blame President Donald Trump for the government shutdown, after the midnight deadline to pass a continuing resolution came and went without a bipartisan deal. “Senate Democrats own the Schumer Shutdown,” the White House said in a statement late Friday night . “Tonight they put politics above our national security, military families, vulnerable children, and our country’s ability to serve all Americans.” “We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands,” the statement also vowed, branding the Democrats as “obstructionist losers.” Some of Hollywood’s biggest names, however, were quick to pin the shutdown on Trump and Republican lawmakers. “The reason the government shutdown is that Trump and his team have an ideological commitment to allowing fewer black and brown people into the country,” tweeted Grammy-winning singer John Legend. “This guy is incredibly efficient at failing,” added House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. Below, find more Hollywood reaction to Friday night’s government shutdown. The reason the government shutdown is that Trump and his team have an ideological commitment to allowing fewer black and brown people into the country. #TrumpShutdown #TrumpIsARacist — John Legend (@johnlegend) January 20, 2018 In just one year as a "business man" Trump bankrupted three casinos and a hotel (1991-92). In just one year as a "president" #TrumpShutdown the entire federal government. This guy is incredibly efficient at failing. — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) January 20, 2018 #TrumpShutdown #trumpshutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown #TrumpShutdown copy paste in your tweet — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 20, 2018 Even with majorities in the House and Senate, Blabbermouth Don was unable to broker a deal to keep the government running. He is hopelessly out of his depth. Ineptitude, thy name is Trump. #TrumpShutdown — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 20, 2018 90% of Americans are in favor of extending the CHIP program. 90% of Americans are in favor of DACA. 90% of Americans are in favor of universal background checks. Here’s a novel idea: Congress, try representing Americans. — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) January 20, 2018 This is A LOSS 4 EVERYONE. Dreamers Deserved Path 2 Citizenship Long Ago,But Gov Shutdown Is GUT WRENCHING.HOWEVER THERE’S NEVER BEEN A GOV SHUTDOWN,WHEN ONE PARTY HAD A MAJORITY/CONTROL IN CONGRESS, SENATE,&PRESIDENCY. dinky donny Is MOST UPSET ABOUT… “I CANT HAVE “MY PARTY” — Cher (@cher) January 20, 2018 A Republican Senate. A Republican Congress. A Republican President. An American travesty. #TrumpShutdown — Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 20, 2018 We are all Dreamers. — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) January 20, 2018 You can blame Democrats till you turn blue but we all know the truth about this debacle. You @SenMajLdr and @realDonaldTrump own this. #TrumpShutdown — Nancy Sinatra (@NancySinatra) January 20, 2018 “I will cause the biggest shutdowns. Yuge shutdowns. We’ll shut things down so much, you’ll think we never were even open to begin with.” #TrumpShutdown — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 20, 2018 OMG… wait to you hear the nervous breakdown Trump has tomorrow on Twitter over what Chuck Schumer just said about him on the Senate floor after the #TrumpShutDown Between the gov't shutdown & Woman's March… Trump' gonna be apoplectic!! Wow… 1st Happy Anniversary Donny!! pic.twitter.com/6zxCEx6p2I — Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) January 20, 2018 1 Year in. Happy Anniversary #45. You are doing an amazing job. #TrumpShutdown — Dulé Hill (@DuleHill) January 20, 2018 Oh god what happens now is it the purge — josh groban (@joshgroban) January 20, 2018 Follow Daniel Nussbaum on Twitter: @dznussbaum Big Hollywood , Beau Willimon , Donald Trump , government shutdown , John Legend english https://twitter.com/hashtag/trumpshutdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/954692618574802945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BeauWillimon/status/954673787223642112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/954591526331363328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/954571926420123649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/dznussbaum https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/joshgroban/status/954580711817797633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpShutdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BillyBaldwin/status/954650329240489984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fhollywood-blames-trump-government-shutdown%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Hollywood+Blames+Trump+for+Government+Shutdown%3A+%E2%80%98Hopelessly+Out+of+His+Depth%E2%80%99&shortener=bitly https://twitter.com/cher/status/954633558177361920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/DuleHill/status/954631621461749760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BeauWillimon/status/954673787223642112 https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/954591526331363328 https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/954506517377638400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/NancySinatra/status/954585234921603072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/954594715780898816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fhollywood-blames-trump-government-shutdown%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Hollywood+Blames+Trump+for+Government+Shutdown%3A+%E2%80%98Hopelessly+Out+of+His+Depth%E2%80%99 http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/google_plusone_share/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fhollywood-blames-trump-government-shutdown%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=Hollywood+Blames+Trump+for+Government+Shutdown%3A+%E2%80%98Hopelessly+Out+of+His+Depth%E2%80%99 https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpShutDown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/SenMajLdr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpIsARacist?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/954574617561231361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/954589042410180608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw daniel negative donald trump none john legend none trump none hollywood blames trump negative nussbaum celebrities none hollywood none senate none democrats none twitter none republican none white house none 2018-01-20T17:54:33.016+02:00 02eafb6caa9033caafece602be9e643774e5bffb http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI3omoX8HeTnHeaQO5TNthNsb4VvuB4DYgFH9O7wuWPX_mF9ZlfczN.XpO4hYLVvCS74JmJOWeu8D6eUB3AJCAgVAQJy.xXvWdGcegaWO1iCy4PKnbHNDKy_hecwlxDMcxmb_FgrTnn3VjJE65tdNAR4- www.msnbc.com msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.com/society politics media non_standard_content law_government_and_politics Society news, video and community from MSNBC Reverend Graham assails U.S. moral character, praises Pres. Trump | MSNBC 2018-01-20T18:10:00.000+02:00 0 1 news EU 0.0 https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/201801/n_witt_graham_180120_1920x1080.video_1067x600.jpg 10 1332 7432 7432 0 0 0 0 0 0 02eafb6caa9033caafece602be9e643774e5bffb http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI3omoX8HeTnHeaQO5TNthNsb4VvuB4DYgFH9O7wuWPX_mF9ZlfczN.XpO4hYLVvCS74JmJOWeu8D6eUB3AJCAgVAQJy.xXvWdGcegaWO1iCy4PKnbHNDKy_hecwlxDMcxmb_FgrTnn3VjJE65tdNAR4- 0 msnbc.com 2018-01-20T18:10:00.000+02:00 MSNBC Live with Alex Witt 01/20/18 Reverend Graham assails U.S. moral character, praises Pres. Trump Although Rev. Franklin Graham believes that Donald Trump is not "President Perfect," he has faith in the president's stewardship of Christian values. Graham calls for a humane fix to the DACA impasse, and dismisses reports that Trump used vulgarities to describe African immigrants. english http://player.theplatform.com/p/7wvmTC/MSNBCEmbeddedOffSite?guid=n_witt_graham_180120 franklin graham negative trump negative graham negative donald trump negative alex witt none u.s. none 2018-01-20T18:27:13.000+02:00 e8b97dec0d006834de0b9519311cf548cf7479cd http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_kNOYMWIthylTUGkFjTM60jqqdDuDF8RL20bMacrDdQRqUEXT8x5tjcxmgx.ditLRmVCoVkRxbHLt_u_A.qMfvbUSmGCRHCpYtMNDuhL71FNlJWs14mUXAiVfrSYGGKvwC2L2zLuxJkbvj37FxNpz8YabEoOK3_GssdBHjjUTktO1yzNRjxyFVoxnyLwCEYWB8bYJkK4ZoYGZ9b10JVUXc0AEziwm9LxY- www.independent.co.uk independent.co.uk http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/rss media law_government_and_politics politics The Independent - World US government begins shutdown after Senate fails to pass short-term spending bill | The Independent 2018-01-20T12:01:00.000+02:00 0 1 news GB 0.0 https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/06/10/17/breaking-news-indy.jpg 10 568 7312 7312 5 0 0 27 0 0 e8b97dec0d006834de0b9519311cf548cf7479cd http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_kNOYMWIthylTUGkFjTM60jqqdDuDF8RL20bMacrDdQRqUEXT8x5tjcxmgx.ditLRmVCoVkRxbHLt_u_A.qMfvbUSmGCRHCpYtMNDuhL71FNlJWs14mUXAiVfrSYGGKvwC2L2zLuxJkbvj37FxNpz8YabEoOK3_GssdBHjjUTktO1yzNRjxyFVoxnyLwCEYWB8bYJkK4ZoYGZ9b10JVUXc0AEziwm9LxY- 0 Alexandra Wilts 2018-01-20T12:01:00.000+02:00 The US government has shut down for the first time since 2013 after Senate leaders failed to reach an agreement on a short-term spending bill. Congress had faced a deadline of midnight on Friday to pass a measure that would continue funding the government, with the House having passed the legislation on Thursday. A late-night vote was scheduled in the Senate just two hours before the deadline - but needing 60 votes to pass, which meant Republicans relying on at least some Democrat votes, the bill was voted down. The shutdown is a blow for President Donald Trump with the White House leading the blame game as both parties accused the other of causing the closure. While negotiations are continuing to find a deal, the government is technically out of money, leaving scores of federal agencies across the country unable to continue operating - although the effect will be lessened by the shutdown starting over a weekend. The final Senate vote ended 50 in favour to 49 against. Republicans have a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, but Senator John McCain is currently away on health grounds. The vote did not follow party lines, with f ive Democrats voting in favour of the measure and four Republicans voted against it. The drama over the shutdown will continue over the weekend as Democrats seek a deal over immigration reform, the major area of disagreement over the bill. Mr Trump had spent the day making clear that he laid the blame for the shutdown at the door of Democrats having earlier suggested that a shutdown might be inevitable as Democrats “want illegal immigration and weak borders”. “Government Funding Bill past [sic] last night in the House of Representatives,” Mr Trump tweeted on Friday morning. “Now Democrats are needed if it is to pass in the Senate – but they want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming? We need more Republican victories in 2018!” His later tweet added: "Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy." In a statement issued just before midnight, the White House said it will not negotiate with the Democrats on immigration until the end of the federal government shutdown. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said: “We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands... When Democrats start paying our armed forces and first responders we will reopen negotiations on immigration reform.” The standoff marked a test of the president's much vaunted deal-making skills — and of both parties' political fortitude. Republicans, who control both Congress and the White House, faced the prospect of being blamed for the display of dysfunction — just the fourth shutdown in a quarter-century. It could also threaten to slow any Republican momentum, one month after passage of the party's signature tax cut law. Democrats face the risk of being labelled obstructionist, with Republicans branding the consequences of no deal a “Schumer shutdown” - referencing Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Sentate - and argued that Democrats were harming fellow Americans to protect “illegal immigrants.” Ms Sanders used the moniker in her statement: “Senate Democrats own the Schumer Shutdown,” adding, “This is the behaviour of obstructionist losers, not legislators.” Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Multiple Democratic senators had also made it clear along the way that they would not vote for another spending measure unless Republicans sign on to a bipartisan legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, or DACA, which the Trump administration previously announced would be phased out. The programme, which now expires in March, allows young immigrants brought into the country illegally by their parents as children to secure education rights, work permits and deportation reprieves. Hundreds of thousands of young people - known as Dreamers - rely on the programme and will be left in limbo after its closure. Negotiations on any immigration deal have been complicated by Mr Trump’s commitment to build a wall along the US’s southern border – a barrier that Democrats vehemently oppose and would cost billions of dollars to construct. The President maintains that the US needs the wall for safety and security reasons. After midnight, on the Senate floor Mr Schumer said that after a White House meeting earlier in the day with Mr Trump, he thought “in my heart” that senators could complete an agreement by evening. He says he “reluctantly” offered concessions on Mr Trump's long-sought border wall with Mexico in exchange for strong protections for young immigrants. An ABC News/ Washington Post poll released on Friday suggested that Republicans may bear the brunt of political damage over the shutdown. Forty-eight per cent of the more than 1,000 people polled nationally, said they would blame Mr Trump and Republicans, while 28 per cent would blame Democrats. An additional 18 per cent said they would blame both parties equally. The conflict over the shutdown is coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Mr Trump’s presidency and could have lasting repercussions, particularly regarding this year’s midterm elections in November. Rather than heading to Florida on Friday evening as originally planned, where he was due to attend a gala celebrating his year in office, Mr Trump will be staying in Washington as it stands. Agencies contributed to this report english john mccain none senate negative congress none house none us none 2018-01-20T07:30:09.009+02:00 1934f9340f177c451a92e7e811fa3af1f2aff97a http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa7vq6fuIimEoWB7EmV0WpJNS.uyXB.IpOuUxrj8fPbgfQ-- conservativetribune.com conservativetribune.com media non_standard_content Christians Score Big Win as Trump Responds to Transgenderism in Epic New Proposal 2018-01-18T20:18:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.003 https://conservativetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Trump-Oval-2.jpg 10 486 7307 7307 8 0 0 0 0 0 1934f9340f177c451a92e7e811fa3af1f2aff97a http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa7vq6fuIimEoWB7EmV0WpJNS.uyXB.IpOuUxrj8fPbgfQ-- 0 V Saxena 2018-01-18T20:18:00.000+02:00 Share on Facebook Share Tweet Email Email Print If you believe in religious liberty, then prepare to smile. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to unveil an overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services that will include the addition of a new division dedicated to protecting the religious liberty rights of health care workers. Slated to be revealed Thursday morning, the plan involves establishing a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights that will protect health care workers who prefer to not perform certain services “for which they have religious or moral objections,” according to Politico . Advertisement - story continues below As an example of whom the new division might protect, consider the case of a health care professional who would rather not perform an abortion. As shocking as it sounds, some health care workers were “pressured, required and forced to provide morally-controversial elective procedures (such as non-therapeutic abortions)” during the Obama years, as reported by CNS News in 2016. TRENDING: Trump Was Right: FISA Surveillance Memo Shows FBI Illegally Targeted Trump Campaign The policies of former President Barack Obama’s administration likewise forced health care professionals who specialized in gynecological services to provide a hysterectomy (the surgical removal of a uterus) to so-called transgender men, according to a report from The Heritage Foundation . These workers would also be protected by the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division. Advertisement - story continues below The division would specifically “conduct compliance reviews, audits and other enforcement actions to ensure that health care providers are allowing workers to opt out of procedures when they have religious or moral objection,” according to Politico. And it would serve as a “third, co-equal branch with the office’s existing two divisions that focus on federal civil rights laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.” Are you glad you voted for Trump? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to Conservative Tribune news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . In a news briefing published Thursday morning, hours before the grand announcement was to to take place at the department’s headquarters, HHS wrote that the formation of a religious liberty division “will provide HHS with the focus it needs to more vigorously and effectively enforce existing laws protecting the rights of conscience and religious freedom.” Correct. Advertisement - story continues below As a reminder, here’s what the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights explicitly states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” OCR Director Roger Severino further rightly noted that these “are just empty words on paper if they aren’t enforced.” RELATED: Video Shows President Trump’s “Reaction” to Obama’s Past Immigration Policy Very true. “(T)he new division will help guarantee that victims of unlawful discrimination find justice,” he said. “For too long, governments big and small have treated conscience claims with hostility instead of protection, but change is coming and it begins here and now.” Advertisement - story continues below If you believe in religious liberty, you ought to be smiling by now. Of course, if you believe in President Donald Trump, you should have already known this day would one day come. Remember, the president vowed to protect Americans’ religious liberty rights, and as far as I can tell, he has yet to break a single promise. Please share this story on Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you think about this terrific news from the Trump administration. How do you think liberal secularists will respond to this? Scroll down to comment below! Share your feedback or suggest a correction english trump negative donald trump none obama none trump was r none hhs office for civil rights none cns news none department of health and human services none religious freedom division none 2018-01-20T06:28:36.007+02:00 59af662a7fe512de55b57117195ef02a9d9ef505 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8w7niuyAyflFlwVidy6u4LWc7pOgkaVR23fNs16W9cpZO4GuEs0l8csFeIaNHPQRVWx5yUMrkunA7r5I3zjBHn6XNL1L3kE6_KrBDN7bOh_yI8iXbsBL0WfvWso84nM5NNMvEFSWO3KmL64Y26KlwP3InvzH_d3TuNrrzNyZRdxcA8JpsI5k3NCr6IkRlNgak- www.bostonglobe.com bostonglobe.com http://www.bostonglobe.com/ media The Boston Globe Elizabeth Warren’s Native American problem goes beyond politics - The Boston Globe 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 60 37 news US 0.001 https://www.bostonglobe.com/rf/image_585w/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180115_MLK_029.jpg 10 2402 7245 7245 0 0 0 91 0 0 59af662a7fe512de55b57117195ef02a9d9ef505 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8w7niuyAyflFlwVidy6u4LWc7pOgkaVR23fNs16W9cpZO4GuEs0l8csFeIaNHPQRVWx5yUMrkunA7r5I3zjBHn6XNL1L3kE6_KrBDN7bOh_yI8iXbsBL0WfvWso84nM5NNMvEFSWO3KmL64Y26KlwP3InvzH_d3TuNrrzNyZRdxcA8JpsI5k3NCr6IkRlNgak- 0 bostonglobe.com 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Keith Bedford/Globe Staff Senator Elizabeth Warren says now, as she has from the first days of her public life, that she based her assertions about her heritage on her reasonable trust in what she was told about her ancestry as a child. By Annie Linskey Globe Staff January 19, 2018 WASHINGTON — There’s a ghost haunting Elizabeth Warren as she ramps up for a possible 2020 presidential bid and a reelection campaign in Massachusetts this year: her enduring and undocumented claims of Native American ancestry. Warren says now, as she has from the first days of her public life, that she based her assertions on family lore, on her reasonable trust in what she was told about her ancestry as a child. “I know who I am,” she said in a recent interview with the Globe. Advertisement But that self-awareness may not be enough, as her political ambitions blossom. She’s taken flak from the right for years as a “fake Indian,” including taunts from President Trump, who derisively calls her “Pocahontas.’’ That clamor from the right will only grow with her increasing prominence. Get Ground Game in your inbox: Daily updates and analysis on national politics from James Pindell. Sign Up Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters here And, more telling, there’s also discomfort on the left and among some tribal leaders and activists that Warren has a political blind spot when it comes to the murkiness surrounding her story of her heritage, which blew up as an issue in her victorious 2012 Massachusetts Senate race. In recent months, Daily Show host Trevor Noah mocked her for claiming Native American ancestry and the liberal website ThinkProgress published a scathing criticism of her by a Cherokee activist who said she should apologize. As Warren is mentioned as a serious presidential contender in 2020, even some who should be her natural allies say Warren has displayed a stubborn unwillingness to address the gap between the story she was told of Native Americans in the family tree and a dearth of hard evidence to back it up. It’s a disconnect that has lingered unresolved in the public sphere for more than five years. Warren says she grew up understanding that forebears in her mother’s family had Cherokee and Delaware blood. But examinations by genealogists of documents including birth, marriage, and death records have shown no conclusive proof of Native American ancestry. Advertisement While it may be easy to dismiss Trump’s continued Twitter attacks as bigotry, which has been Warren’s response thus far, the view of her more sympathetic critics is that she is leaving herself vulnerable by not clearing the air in a definitive way. Their fear is that the issue could act as a drag on her profile as she considers whether to seek the Democratic nomination for president. “From a strategic perspective, taking the live step of taking responsibility and an apology, even while noting that it was not her intention to harm anyone, is important,” said Tom Bonier, CEO of the Democratic polling firm TargetSmart. “Will that change votes? I don’t think that doing so will lose her votes.” MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Shutterstock/File Some tribe members want Warren to apologize to Native Americans for claiming heritage without solid evidence. If Warren seeks to tackle the issue, there are no easy options. Some tribe members want her to apologize to Native Americans for claiming heritage without solid evidence. Tribes across America have spent centuries denouncing whites who claim Indian DNA without a clear basis, claims they find deeply offensive. Another path includes pursuing stronger outreach to the tribes with whom she claims to share kinship, a strategy that she’s begun to employ. This too is fraught, as some Native American leaders are resentful that she’s done, in their estimation, little to help tribes as a powerful senator. “She’s not part of the Cherokee community,” said Chad Smith, who was the principal chief of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation from 1999 to 2011. “She hasn’t reached out. She hasn’t come here and participated much.” Advertisement “The mark of value in claiming heritage is: Do you use your position to give back?” Smith said. “If it is a claim that is valuable to her, she should be helping Indian country. She might be doing it with the overall agenda. But unless she’s contributing back, it is a somewhat hollow claim.” Other Native Americans do give her credit for engaging on issues in Washington that benefit tribal members, even if the measures have been fairly low-profile and not entirely targeted at Native Americans. That includes a proposal she’s backed to allowing post offices to offer some financial services — an idea aimed generally at helping rural communities that could also be beneficial to tribes. Warren declined to say if she would consider saying she’s sorry to Native communities, or otherwise address this lingering issue. “My three brothers and I learned about our family heritage back in Oklahoma the way everyone does,” Warren said in a brief phone interview from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, where she led a delegation of Massachusetts lawmakers this month. “From our aunts, our uncles, and our grandparents. I never asked for any benefit from it and I never got any benefit from it.” Warren disputed the notion that she’s been absent on Native American issues, saying that she’s forged relationships with tribal leaders from Massachusetts and elsewhere including meeting with the current chief of the Cherokee Nation. She’s pointed to her work ensuring that data is collected to monitor education in Native schools, and she notes her efforts in combating opioid abuse, a particular scourge among Native Americans. “I work on these issues,” said Warren. “I meet with tribal leaders. I attend events. I speak. I’ve appreciated the opportunity to speak out. And I’ve tried to be helpful.” Still, highlighting such relationships can be awkward for Warren, given the avalanche of criticism she endures when questions about her heritage arise. But just as Barack Obama had to deal with claims that he wasn’t born in America and Mitt Romney felt he had to address, in a major speech, questions about his Mormon faith, observers believe that Warren is going to have to find a way to defuse the issue before it gains traction in presidential swing states. “She’s saddled with it,” said Jeff Berry, a political science professor at Tufts University who has closely followed her rise. He predicted that, if she runs for president, her claims to Native American heritage will be picked over on conservative websites and the issue will bubble over into questions at her news conferences. Democrats agree. “Do you need to answer questions? Absolutely,” said Jesse Ferguson, a Democratic strategist and former spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. “Are you ever going to give an answer that’s going to suddenly make her biggest haters okay with her? No.” If anything is for sure, Republicans will attempt to use the issue to their advantage. “It’s just going to raise a lot of questions about her integrity, ultimately,” said Jacob Daniels, a Republican lobbyist who helped orchestrate Trump’s win in Michigan during the presidential campaign. Warren’s heritage claim “could be an honest mistake, it could be an intentional misrepresentation. I think without addressing it, it leaves the question in the minds of the voters.” Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press/File 2017 Questions about Warren’s complicated relationships with Native American tribes gained steam recently. Questions about her complicated relationships with Native American tribes gained steam recently, soon after Trump launched another “Pocahontas’’ attack while he was hosting elderly Navajo code talkers in the White House. His comments drew heat, both for their tone and the setting, but the line of attack resonates. “Her false claims back up some of the worst stereotypes of Indians, which is that we no longer exist and we’re not seen as a contemporary or vibrant community,” said Rebecca Nagle, a Cherokee advocate who, on Nov. 30, penned the scathing rebuke of Warren on ThinkProgress. Nagle’s op-ed was entitled: “I am a Cherokee woman. Elizabeth Warren is not.’’ “If Warren is going to be this bulldog of the left, she has this really problematic thing,’’ Nagle said in an interview with the Globe. “If she just apologizes, it would go away.” The ThinkProgress piece was especially startling because the website is operated by the political arm of the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank closely associated with Hillary Clinton. Neera Tanden, a Clinton ally who runs CAP, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Neither did Judd Legum, editor in chief of ThinkProgress. Democrats say that Warren should closely consider the criticism coming from some in her own party. “These are personal perspectives she might not have considered,” said Bonier, the CEO of TargetSmart. “From a perspective of what’s right, I do think the senator has to listen.’’ . . . Warren’s family has ties to Oklahoma dating from the end of the 19th century — before it was a state. Oklahoma is now home to more than 35 federally recognized tribes , and it’s common for people there to claim Native American ancestry, often based on little more than family mythology. That’s partially because there is, for some, a certain mystique in popular culture associated with American Indian ties and many families liked to include those ties in their lore. But claiming Native blood without evidence cuts to the very core of Native American identity because it usurps the rights American Indians have to define their own people and nations, according to native advocates. “The problem with Elizabeth Warren is she is not the average wannabe,” said David Cornsilk, a Cherokee historian and genealogist. “She is an academic. She has a higher level of aptitude to examine these issues. And a higher responsibility to examine them, and accept the research that is done, or to counter it with alternative research.” Cornsilk described himself as a liberal who supports Warren’s agenda of attacking income inequality. “Warren could be an ally,” Cornsilk said. “But she will not be an ally that we will accept if she continues to claim Cherokee and Delaware heritage without proof.” Cornsilk wants Warren to offer a full apology that acknowledges that she made claims without proof, that those claims have been damaging, and that she will work to repair that damage. “It is a fundamental issue of who we are and who gets to decide that,” Cornsilk said. . . . Warren wrote in her 2014 book “A Fighting Chance” that her mother’s family grew up on land known as Indian Territory. By the time her mother was born in February 1912 it had become the nation’s 46th state, Oklahoma. “Everyone on our mother’s side — aunts, uncles, and grandparents — talked openly about their Native American ancestry,” Warren wrote. As Warren’s mother aged and lost family members she “spoke more forcefully than ever about the importance of not forgetting our Native American roots,” she added. Joshua Lott for The Boston Globe/File The Globe spoke with Ina Mapes, Warren’s second cousin, in 2012. In 2012, the Globe tracked down members of Warren’s extended family and found some who also claimed Native heritage and some who were unaware of any ties to Indians. In Oklahoma, it was also common for people to hide their Native roots because Indians faced discrimination. Over the course of her life, Warren did at times embrace this family story of Native American roots. In 1984, she contributed five recipes to a Native American cookbook entitled “Pow Wow Chow: A Collection of Recipes From Families of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.” In the book, which was edited by her cousin and unearthed during her 2012 campaign by the Boston Herald, her name is listed as “Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee.” Warren also listed herself as a minority in a legal directory published by the Association of American Law Schools from 1986 to 1995. She’s never provided a clear answer on why she stopped self-identifying. She was also listed as a Native American in federal forms filed by the law schools at Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania where she worked. And in 1996, as Harvard Law School was being criticized for lacking diversity, a spokesman for the law school told the Harvard Crimson that Warren was Native American. Warren has not formally claimed to be Native American during her time in the Senate, where the chamber’s historian lists three former senators as having American Indian heritage. Senators self-report their ethnicity to the historian’s office. Her office has declined to comment on why. Globe Staff/File When Warren was running for the Senate in 2012, then-Senator Scott Brown focused on her heritage. The issue became explosive in 2012 as Warren was running for Senate. The Massachusetts Republican Party and her opponent Scott Brown focused on her heritage, which included Republican operatives trying to rattle her by dressing up in American Indian regalia, attending her public events and making war whoops. “It frankly became a much bigger issue than anyone expected, and it went on much longer than anyone expected,” said Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic strategist based in Boston. “It was compounded by the Warren campaign’s refusal to address it.” She added: “When someone is pouring gasoline on a fire it’s always better to put the fire out. But, in this case, the Warren campaign thought it would burn itself out.”’ Marsh said that Brown’s campaign erred in overreaching on the issue. And Warren won that race by 7 percentage points, even as Obama carried the Bay State over Romney by more than 23 percentage points. Warren says she believes these issues are in her past. “These issues were extensively litigated in 2012 and I think the people of Massachusetts made their decision,” Warren said in her brief interview with the Globe this month. “I think what the people of Massachusetts and what voters are concerned about is the direction that Donald Trump is pulling this country.” And Warren appears to be taking tentative steps to build ties to Native American advocates in Washington. “I’d put her on a list of someone who is open and willing to listen and engage,” said Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, a Washington-based group supporting Native Americans. But when asked if Warren has led any major legislative efforts for tribes, Pata demurred. “Not that I know of,” she said. “Nor do I believe we’ve asked that either.” In December, Warren attended a rally in Washington led by the Gwich’in Nation and Inupiaq Tribe in December opposing a provision in the Republican tax bill that opens a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. In the Globe interview, Warren pointed to her broader agenda of working to reduce opioid addiction and substance abuse. “Its an extraordinarily seriously problem for Native Americans,” Warren said. Warren said she has also pushed for a provision in an education bill that would require reporting on student performance by ethnicity, with an eye toward ensuring that Native American students are being monitored — though the provision also tracks other minorities and isn’t specific to American Indians. She helped a tribe in Northern California protect water rights by helping in negotiations in a larger defense authorization bill, according to several with knowledge of the bill. And she has sat down with the Cherokee Nation’s principal chief, Bill John Baker. In a statement, he described Warren as “very welcoming.” He credited her for supporting a provision in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that lets tribal law enforcement prosecute non-natives accused of abusing American Indian women on reservations. But perhaps ironically, it is Trump who may be doing the most to push Native Americans into Warren’s camp. Every time the president labels Warren as “Pocahontas,” she reacts swiftly, calling out the president for using what she terms a racial slur. “She stands up to the racial slap,” said Smith, the former Cherokee Nation chief. “Anyone who stands up for Indian Country,” he said, “it endears her to me.” Oliver Contreras/Getty Images/file 2017 It’s President Trump who may be doing the most to push Native Americans into Warren’s camp. Annie Linskey can be reached at annie.linskey@globe.com . Follow her on Twitter @annielinskey . 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By Annie Linskey Globe Staff January 19, 2018 WASHINGTON — There’s a ghost haunting Elizabeth Warren as she ramps up for a possible 2020 presidential bid and a reelection campaign in Massachusetts this year: her enduring and undocumented claims of Native American ancestry. Warren says now, as she has from the first days of her public life, that she based her assertions on family lore, on her reasonable trust in what she was told about her ancestry as a child. “I know who I am,” she said in a recent interview with the Globe. Advertisement But that self-awareness may not be enough, as her political ambitions blossom. She’s taken flak from the right for years as a “fake Indian,” including taunts from President Trump, who derisively calls her “Pocahontas.’’ That clamor from the right will only grow with her increasing prominence. Get Ground Game in your inbox: Daily updates and analysis on national politics from James Pindell. Sign Up Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters here And, more telling, there’s also discomfort on the left and among some tribal leaders and activists that Warren has a political blind spot when it comes to the murkiness surrounding her story of her heritage, which blew up as an issue in her victorious 2012 Massachusetts Senate race. In recent months, Daily Show host Trevor Noah mocked her for claiming Native American ancestry and the liberal website ThinkProgress published a scathing criticism of her by a Cherokee activist who said she should apologize. As Warren is mentioned as a serious presidential contender in 2020, even some who should be her natural allies say Warren has displayed a stubborn unwillingness to address the gap between the story she was told of Native Americans in the family tree and a dearth of hard evidence to back it up. It’s a disconnect that has lingered unresolved in the public sphere for more than five years. Warren says she grew up understanding that forebears in her mother’s family had Cherokee and Delaware blood. But examinations by genealogists of documents including birth, marriage, and death records have shown no conclusive proof of Native American ancestry. Advertisement While it may be easy to dismiss Trump’s continued Twitter attacks as bigotry, which has been Warren’s response thus far, the view of her more sympathetic critics is that she is leaving herself vulnerable by not clearing the air in a definitive way. Their fear is that the issue could act as a drag on her profile as she considers whether to seek the Democratic nomination for president. “From a strategic perspective, taking the live step of taking responsibility and an apology, even while noting that it was not her intention to harm anyone, is important,” said Tom Bonier, CEO of the Democratic polling firm TargetSmart. “Will that change votes? I don’t think that doing so will lose her votes.” MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Shutterstock/File Some tribe members want Warren to apologize to Native Americans for claiming heritage without solid evidence. If Warren seeks to tackle the issue, there are no easy options. Some tribe members want her to apologize to Native Americans for claiming heritage without solid evidence. Tribes across America have spent centuries denouncing whites who claim Indian DNA without a clear basis, claims they find deeply offensive. Another path includes pursuing stronger outreach to the tribes with whom she claims to share kinship, a strategy that she’s begun to employ. This too is fraught, as some Native American leaders are resentful that she’s done, in their estimation, little to help tribes as a powerful senator. “She’s not part of the Cherokee community,” said Chad Smith, who was the principal chief of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation from 1999 to 2011. “She hasn’t reached out. She hasn’t come here and participated much.” Advertisement “The mark of value in claiming heritage is: Do you use your position to give back?” Smith said. “If it is a claim that is valuable to her, she should be helping Indian country. She might be doing it with the overall agenda. But unless she’s contributing back, it is a somewhat hollow claim.” Other Native Americans do give her credit for engaging on issues in Washington that benefit tribal members, even if the measures have been fairly low-profile and not entirely targeted at Native Americans. That includes a proposal she’s backed to allowing post offices to offer some financial services — an idea aimed generally at helping rural communities that could also be beneficial to tribes. Warren declined to say if she would consider saying she’s sorry to Native communities, or otherwise address this lingering issue. “My three brothers and I learned about our family heritage back in Oklahoma the way everyone does,” Warren said in a brief phone interview from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, where she led a delegation of Massachusetts lawmakers this month. “From our aunts, our uncles, and our grandparents. I never asked for any benefit from it and I never got any benefit from it.” Warren disputed the notion that she’s been absent on Native American issues, saying that she’s forged relationships with tribal leaders from Massachusetts and elsewhere including meeting with the current chief of the Cherokee Nation. She’s pointed to her work ensuring that data is collected to monitor education in Native schools, and she notes her efforts in combating opioid abuse, a particular scourge among Native Americans. “I work on these issues,” said Warren. “I meet with tribal leaders. I attend events. I speak. I’ve appreciated the opportunity to speak out. And I’ve tried to be helpful.” Still, highlighting such relationships can be awkward for Warren, given the avalanche of criticism she endures when questions about her heritage arise. But just as Barack Obama had to deal with claims that he wasn’t born in America and Mitt Romney felt he had to address, in a major speech, questions about his Mormon faith, observers believe that Warren is going to have to find a way to defuse the issue before it gains traction in presidential swing states. “She’s saddled with it,” said Jeff Berry, a political science professor at Tufts University who has closely followed her rise. He predicted that, if she runs for president, her claims to Native American heritage will be picked over on conservative websites and the issue will bubble over into questions at her news conferences. Democrats agree. “Do you need to answer questions? Absolutely,” said Jesse Ferguson, a Democratic strategist and former spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. “Are you ever going to give an answer that’s going to suddenly make her biggest haters okay with her? No.” If anything is for sure, Republicans will attempt to use the issue to their advantage. “It’s just going to raise a lot of questions about her integrity, ultimately,” said Jacob Daniels, a Republican lobbyist who helped orchestrate Trump’s win in Michigan during the presidential campaign. Warren’s heritage claim “could be an honest mistake, it could be an intentional misrepresentation. I think without addressing it, it leaves the question in the minds of the voters.” Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press/File 2017 Questions about Warren’s complicated relationships with Native American tribes gained steam recently. Questions about her complicated relationships with Native American tribes gained steam recently, soon after Trump launched another “Pocahontas’’ attack while he was hosting elderly Navajo code talkers in the White House. His comments drew heat, both for their tone and the setting, but the line of attack resonates. “Her false claims back up some of the worst stereotypes of Indians, which is that we no longer exist and we’re not seen as a contemporary or vibrant community,” said Rebecca Nagle, a Cherokee advocate who, on Nov. 30, penned the scathing rebuke of Warren on ThinkProgress. Nagle’s op-ed was entitled: “I am a Cherokee woman. Elizabeth Warren is not.’’ “If Warren is going to be this bulldog of the left, she has this really problematic thing,’’ Nagle said in an interview with the Globe. “If she just apologizes, it would go away.” The ThinkProgress piece was especially startling because the website is operated by the political arm of the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank closely associated with Hillary Clinton. Neera Tanden, a Clinton ally who runs CAP, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Neither did Judd Legum, editor in chief of ThinkProgress. Democrats say that Warren should closely consider the criticism coming from some in her own party. “These are personal perspectives she might not have considered,” said Bonier, the CEO of TargetSmart. “From a perspective of what’s right, I do think the senator has to listen.’’ . . . Warren’s family has ties to Oklahoma dating from the end of the 19th century — before it was a state. Oklahoma is now home to more than 35 federally recognized tribes , and it’s common for people there to claim Native American ancestry, often based on little more than family mythology. That’s partially because there is, for some, a certain mystique in popular culture associated with American Indian ties and many families liked to include those ties in their lore. But claiming Native blood without evidence cuts to the very core of Native American identity because it usurps the rights American Indians have to define their own people and nations, according to native advocates. “The problem with Elizabeth Warren is she is not the average wannabe,” said David Cornsilk, a Cherokee historian and genealogist. “She is an academic. She has a higher level of aptitude to examine these issues. And a higher responsibility to examine them, and accept the research that is done, or to counter it with alternative research.” Cornsilk described himself as a liberal who supports Warren’s agenda of attacking income inequality. “Warren could be an ally,” Cornsilk said. “But she will not be an ally that we will accept if she continues to claim Cherokee and Delaware heritage without proof.” Cornsilk wants Warren to offer a full apology that acknowledges that she made claims without proof, that those claims have been damaging, and that she will work to repair that damage. “It is a fundamental issue of who we are and who gets to decide that,” Cornsilk said. . . . Warren wrote in her 2014 book “A Fighting Chance” that her mother’s family grew up on land known as Indian Territory. By the time her mother was born in February 1912 it had become the nation’s 46th state, Oklahoma. “Everyone on our mother’s side — aunts, uncles, and grandparents — talked openly about their Native American ancestry,” Warren wrote. As Warren’s mother aged and lost family members she “spoke more forcefully than ever about the importance of not forgetting our Native American roots,” she added. Joshua Lott for The Boston Globe/File The Globe spoke with Ina Mapes, Warren’s second cousin, in 2012. In 2012, the Globe tracked down members of Warren’s extended family and found some who also claimed Native heritage and some who were unaware of any ties to Indians. In Oklahoma, it was also common for people to hide their Native roots because Indians faced discrimination. Over the course of her life, Warren did at times embrace this family story of Native American roots. In 1984, she contributed five recipes to a Native American cookbook entitled “Pow Wow Chow: A Collection of Recipes From Families of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.” In the book, which was edited by her cousin and unearthed during her 2012 campaign by the Boston Herald, her name is listed as “Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee.” Warren also listed herself as a minority in a legal directory published by the Association of American Law Schools from 1986 to 1995. She’s never provided a clear answer on why she stopped self-identifying. She was also listed as a Native American in federal forms filed by the law schools at Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania where she worked. And in 1996, as Harvard Law School was being criticized for lacking diversity, a spokesman for the law school told the Harvard Crimson that Warren was Native American. Warren has not formally claimed to be Native American during her time in the Senate, where the chamber’s historian lists three former senators as having American Indian heritage. Senators self-report their ethnicity to the historian’s office. Her office has declined to comment on why. Globe Staff/File When Warren was running for the Senate in 2012, then-Senator Scott Brown focused on her heritage. The issue became explosive in 2012 as Warren was running for Senate. The Massachusetts Republican Party and her opponent Scott Brown focused on her heritage, which included Republican operatives trying to rattle her by dressing up in American Indian regalia, attending her public events and making war whoops. “It frankly became a much bigger issue than anyone expected, and it went on much longer than anyone expected,” said Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic strategist based in Boston. “It was compounded by the Warren campaign’s refusal to address it.” She added: “When someone is pouring gasoline on a fire it’s always better to put the fire out. But, in this case, the Warren campaign thought it would burn itself out.”’ Marsh said that Brown’s campaign erred in overreaching on the issue. And Warren won that race by 7 percentage points, even as Obama carried the Bay State over Romney by more than 23 percentage points. Warren says she believes these issues are in her past. “These issues were extensively litigated in 2012 and I think the people of Massachusetts made their decision,” Warren said in her brief interview with the Globe this month. “I think what the people of Massachusetts and what voters are concerned about is the direction that Donald Trump is pulling this country.” And Warren appears to be taking tentative steps to build ties to Native American advocates in Washington. “I’d put her on a list of someone who is open and willing to listen and engage,” said Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, a Washington-based group supporting Native Americans. But when asked if Warren has led any major legislative efforts for tribes, Pata demurred. “Not that I know of,” she said. “Nor do I believe we’ve asked that either.” In December, Warren attended a rally in Washington led by the Gwich’in Nation and Inupiaq Tribe in December opposing a provision in the Republican tax bill that opens a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. In the Globe interview, Warren pointed to her broader agenda of working to reduce opioid addiction and substance abuse. “Its an extraordinarily seriously problem for Native Americans,” Warren said. Warren said she has also pushed for a provision in an education bill that would require reporting on student performance by ethnicity, with an eye toward ensuring that Native American students are being monitored — though the provision also tracks other minorities and isn’t specific to American Indians. She helped a tribe in Northern California protect water rights by helping in negotiations in a larger defense authorization bill, according to several with knowledge of the bill. And she has sat down with the Cherokee Nation’s principal chief, Bill John Baker. In a statement, he described Warren as “very welcoming.” He credited her for supporting a provision in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that lets tribal law enforcement prosecute non-natives accused of abusing American Indian women on reservations. But perhaps ironically, it is Trump who may be doing the most to push Native Americans into Warren’s camp. Every time the president labels Warren as “Pocahontas,” she reacts swiftly, calling out the president for using what she terms a racial slur. “She stands up to the racial slap,” said Smith, the former Cherokee Nation chief. “Anyone who stands up for Indian Country,” he said, “it endears her to me.” Oliver Contreras/Getty Images/file 2017 It’s President Trump who may be doing the most to push Native Americans into Warren’s camp. Annie Linskey can be reached at . Follow her on Twitter @annielinskey . Loading comments... english keith bedford/globe negative elizabeth warren negative warren none annie linskey none trump none globe none washington none massachusetts none 2018-01-20T00:42:32.011+02:00 323dfca8ff9887b7aa3aedae022957749dd9b19d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8lP8IJbJfoccMZhmL8H0i4Lolq0cfCfdW1EtJTK42KNRt6s7piUcMnEYOpIH9iMWY_Yq5EaSvAg.sYDAubytNFyVSqKaWatyAd_a207YeTI7v8rBKz08ZRzq4_z9XZWwK2unFLjpRppw-- www.motherjones.com motherjones.com http://www.motherjones.com media law_government_and_politics politics article – Mother Jones One Year Later, the Women’s March Returns 2018-01-20T19:35:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 10 3050 7212 7212 18 0 1 0 0 0 323dfca8ff9887b7aa3aedae022957749dd9b19d http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8lP8IJbJfoccMZhmL8H0i4Lolq0cfCfdW1EtJTK42KNRt6s7piUcMnEYOpIH9iMWY_Yq5EaSvAg.sYDAubytNFyVSqKaWatyAd_a207YeTI7v8rBKz08ZRzq4_z9XZWwK2unFLjpRppw-- 0 Mother Jones 2018-01-20T19:35:00.000+02:00 One year after millions of people took to the streets to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump, activists this weekend are gathering to continue the momentum sparked by the historic Women’s March with new rallies in New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and beyond. The protests’ return Trump’s inauguration and a government shutdown, after a Republican controlled Congress and White House failed to hammer out a funding bill that includes a provision to protect nearly This weekend, protesters are marching in solidarity with DACA recipients, demanding the federal government restore protections to shield them from the threat of deportation. The movement known as #MeToo, which highlights sexual harassment and gender inequality in the workplace, has already been a highly visible force this weekend. You can find rolling coverage of some of the best moments from this weekend’s marches below. We’ll also provide updates on the government shutdown, along with any reactions from the White House: 2:20 p.m. EST: Mother Jones senior digital editor James West with images from New York’s march: NYC streets are absolutely jammed with thousands of people–side-streets to the main march gridlocked with folks trying to join. pic.twitter.com/jvoBTWVeTa — James West (@jameswest2010) January 20, 2018 A sea of bodies and pink. This big cluster near Columbus Circle finally moving after about an hour of chanting and merriment. pic.twitter.com/4lsqmfdvFU — James West (@jameswest2010) January 20, 2018 1:53 p.m. EST: Trump weighed in on the nationwide marches with a trolling tweet that casted the demonstrations as a celebration of his administration’s achievements. Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 In turn, many, including several Democratic lawmakers, poured in on social media to mock the president. Who wants to tell him? https://t.co/ZIWZvVkMCO — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 20, 2018 Instead of working with us to reopen the government and finalize a long-term bipartisan budget deal, President Trump is spending his day crassly heckling women on Twitter. https://t.co/GXkwPj4WAR — Tim Kaine (@timkaine) January 20, 2018 love my subtle, winking asshole president https://t.co/RVaei3snTO — Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) January 20, 2018 1:45 p.m. EST: english donal positive shari springer be none trump none congress none white house none new york none los angeles none washington d.c. none 2018-01-20T21:03:34.002+02:00 92827957e1ed95ba2d15b2563ab4d5cf4059a56f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa4az8if_IENAQWZaG3rqcNIdGoK3Es1i9SqrxHsoo8cbg-- conservativetribune.com conservativetribune.com media non_standard_content Trump's Tax Cuts Polling at Near Landslide Approval Numbers 2018-01-18T19:54:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.527 https://conservativetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DOnald-Trump-TU.jpg 10 486 7158 7158 11 0 0 161 0 0 92827957e1ed95ba2d15b2563ab4d5cf4059a56f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZS0anhwu_7tbl7TdlnrHl1hPNd0rUypSa4az8if_IENAQWZaG3rqcNIdGoK3Es1i9SqrxHsoo8cbg-- 0 V Saxena 2018-01-18T19:54:00.000+02:00 Share on Facebook Share Tweet Email Email Print Overconfident Democrats who expect to easily retake the House and perhaps even the Senate from Republicans in the upcoming 2018 election might want to check themselves before they wreck themselves. Why? Because a new poll conducted by SurveyMonkey on behalf of The New York Times found that both Republicans and Democrats are beginning to warm to the GOP tax reform bill signed by President Donald Trump last month. And not just by a minor amount either. Advertisement - story continues below “(S)upport for the law has grown significantly over the past month, and more Americans believe that they will receive a tax cut,” the Times explained. When Trump signed the law in December, only 37 percent of Americans approved of it. As of January that number now stands at 46 percent, meaning support has spiked by a signifcant 9 percent. TRENDING: Player Who Refused to Kneel for Anthem Drops Incredible Statement About Jesus After Winning Play Moreover, whereas only 8 percent of Democrats approved of the bill in December, 13 percent approve of it now. Similarly, 86 percent of Republicans now approve of the bill, though only 79 previously approved of it. Remember, though, most Americans won’t begin to see the impacts of the bill until at least February, as noted by AARP : “That’s because the Internal Revenue Service is still figuring out how to translate the law’s changes into workers’ paychecks.” Advertisement - story continues below Now just imagine what might happen to the bill’s approval numbers once Americans begin seeing savings. How do you suppose the Democrats plan to counter these facts? Likely by continuing to decry these savings as “crumbs.” As noted by Caleb Howe, however, these savings certainly aren’t just mere “crumbs.” Will this support grow even higher? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to Conservative Tribune news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . “What Democrats don’t understand is that people appreciate things that make their lives better and easier, even if someone else got more,” he wrote for RedState . “Playing on the ‘Mikey got more ice cream than me’ harpsichord may work for the Democrat base or the MSNBC caucus, but actual people living with bills are happy to have more money and a better economy.” Quite happy indeed. Advertisement - story continues below In fact, the Times also reported that “ falling unemployment , accelerating economic growth and a surging stock market have made Americans increasingly positive about both their own finances and the overall economy. That could be good news for Republicans hoping to overcome Mr. Trump’s unpopularity in the midterm elections.” And there it is. RELATED: Video Shows President Trump’s “Reaction” to Obama’s Past Immigration Policy Unless the Democrats genuinely believe that simply insulting Trump day in and day out will win them the American people’s support, it would behoove them to embrace some humility. They should also realize that the same arrogance they’ve been exuding as of late is no different than the hubris that led them into automatically assuming they’d crush Trump in the 2016 election. Advertisement - story continues below As I’m sure you vividly recall, they lost that election big time, and despite endless claims from the media, from so-called experts and from then-Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton herself that defeating Trump would be a breeze. But it wasn’t, and judging by these poll numbers, neither will attempting to wrest control of the House and Senate from congressional Republicans. I guarantee it. Please share this story on Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you think about the upswing in support for the GOP’s tax bill. Advertisement - story continues below What do you think these results bode for the Democrats? Scroll down to comment below! Share your feedback or suggest a correction english trump negative donald trump none senate none times none gop none house none the new york times none 2018-01-20T02:16:24.033+02:00 dda5cad08652327ce5a420d10db51c29555e214d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_2TEmi3MFHBjsA77OUEQJzTQET3_fNjqt8pa2oYbHXfnsltwcpmQln._QS6.7BbGSg2dWoI.Fts8xbQqtuKmq4EzwfeFFzqTS1bwT5vNqf5LajUjN3Q9ELCGzvvCOvxwGpIQlIwZ0nDM- abcnews.go.com go.com http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/VLZEFJTITH.atom media World News Review Lawmakers react to shutdown with hashtags #TrumpShutdown, #SchumerShutdown 2018-01-20T15:04:00.000+02:00 0 0 blogs US 0.0 http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/WireAP_2032f98bebc041159ec26a28729a7317_16x9_992.jpg 10 72 7092 7092 2 0 0 0 0 0 dda5cad08652327ce5a420d10db51c29555e214d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_2TEmi3MFHBjsA77OUEQJzTQET3_fNjqt8pa2oYbHXfnsltwcpmQln._QS6.7BbGSg2dWoI.Fts8xbQqtuKmq4EzwfeFFzqTS1bwT5vNqf5LajUjN3Q9ELCGzvvCOvxwGpIQlIwZ0nDM- 0 2018-01-20T15:04:00.000+02:00 It didn't take long for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react to the government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Interested in Government Shutdown? Add Government Shutdown as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Government Shutdown news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Government Shutdown Add Interest While Republicans included the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, pointing the blame on the Sen. Chuck Schumer , Democrats opted for the #TrumpShutdown hashtag in their tweets. #TrumpShutdown appeared to be the more popular hashtag, however, landing the number-one spot for worldwide trending on Twitter. Below, 19 lawmakers react to the shutdown: SEN. KAMALA HARRIS , D-CALIFORNIA This shutdown was avoidable. The WH created this crisis & the GOP leaders in Congress refused to negotiate with Democrats. We must pass a bipartisan solution to fund the government, guarantee health care for millions of kids & protect Dreamers. Americans expect & deserve it. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 20, 2018 SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ, D-HAWAII I’ve never seen such a flawed negotiation. No one is in charge. Speaker concerned about his right flank, Senate R’s waiting for POTUS, POTUS changes from moment to moment. No one is sure if they have leverage or are over a barrel. It’s as bad as it looks. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 20, 2018 REP. TIM RYAN, D-OHIO 1/ Republicans are choosing to use vulnerable populations as bargaining chips to play politics at the expense of those who need Congress to act. Welcome to the #TrumpShutdown . https://t.co/IAgqm7kT6c — Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) January 20, 2018 SEN. CORY BOOKER , D-NEW JERSEY If anything, tonight has revealed once again – the President does not have compassion for our fellow Americans who he put in this perilous situation. — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) January 20, 2018 SEN. JEFF MERKLEY , D-OREGON President Trump has been rooting for a shutdown and now he's got it. #TrumpShutdown pic.twitter.com/YrtbUffL0Y — Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) January 20, 2018 SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, D-CONNECTICUT Trump and Republicans refused to negotiate w Democrats, wrote a terrible bill, and now own this shutdown. Trump rooted for a shutdown, and now he got what he wanted. Bad night. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 20, 2018 REP. ANDRE CARSON, D-INDIANA There should be no question over who is to blame for this government shutdown. Republicans control the White House, the Senate & the House. The American people deserve representatives that work for them, not ideology. #TrumpShutdown — André Carson (@RepAndreCarson) January 20, 2018 REP. BARBARA LEE , D-CALIFORNIA Make no mistake: Republican dysfunction & incompetence has led us to this #TrumpShutdown . The GOP controls every branch of government. And they can’t even keep the lights on. — Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) January 20, 2018 SEN. DOUG JONES, D-ALABAMA "Because of CHIP and the many families in Alabama and around our country that would be put in jeopardy by a government shutdown, I felt compelled to vote yes." -Senator Jones statement on the federal government shutdown. pic.twitter.com/a9YJhVJG9G — Doug Jones (@SenDougJones) January 20, 2018 Government shutdown begins Here's how a government shutdown could affect you Bad timing: Shutdown spoils Trump's 1-year festivities SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KENTUCKY The facts before us are simple. Right now, the Democratic leader has no compromise immigration bill on the table. No bill exists. Why do Americans need to suffer from a government shutdown when he doesn’t even have an immigration bill? — Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) January 20, 2018 REP. STEVE SCALISE , R-LOUISIANA Democrats just voted to put immediate amnesty for illegal immigrants over paying our troops and continuing health insurance for poor children. Let that sink in. #SchumerShutdown https://t.co/iZCl7wCGQp — Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) January 20, 2018 SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI, R-ALASKA Shutting down the government is no way to govern. It is disruptive, harmful, wasteful, and impacts the thousands of Alaskans who are federal employees, contractors & all who rely on the services provided by our federal agencies. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) January 20, 2018 REP. PAUL GOSAR, R-ARIZONA #ShumerShutdown . You can thank the Democrats for that. — Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 20, 2018 SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY , R-IOWA The house passed bill 2 keep govt running was voted down by democrat filibuster even tho Dems agreed w every provision in it Undeniably stupid How long will the Schumer Shutdown last? We must keep going until we open up govt — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) January 20, 2018 SEN. THOM TILLIS, R-NORTH CAROLINA Tonight, the Senate Democrats forced a shutdown of the federal government, putting partisan politics over our servicemembers, veterans and kids relying on CHIP. Read my full statement: https://t.co/TcpFiZ10Uj pic.twitter.com/6z4H0iAoD9 — Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) January 20, 2018 SEN. ORRIN HATCH , R-UTAH The risk is that the American people won't hold them accountable for voting AGAINST ideas they've long agreed on to play political games with children's healthcare. But they will. They own this. #SchumerShutdown https://t.co/XJ59xKihWW #utpol — Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) January 20, 2018 SEN. JOHN BARRASSO , R-WYOMING Nobody benefits from shutting down the government, especially when there are ongoing threats to the security and safety of Americans. #SchumerShutdown — Sen. John Barrasso (@SenJohnBarrasso) January 20, 2018 REP. BILL JOHNSON, R-OHIO Tonight, Senate Democrats made the choice to strip funding from the Children's Health Insurance Program and deny our troops the support they deserve through the #SchumerShutdown . This is reckless, irresponsible, and wrong. https://t.co/c1dwDlPaV4 — Bill Johnson (@RepBillJohnson) January 20, 2018 REP. MARTHA ROBY, R-ALABAMA I am deeply disappointed that Senate Democrats chose to let the government shut down over an unrelated immigration issue that does not have an immediate deadline. — Rep. Martha Roby (@RepMarthaRoby) January 20, 2018 Lawmakers react to shutdown with hashtags #TrumpShutdown, #SchumerShutdown 'I say pay it' to get deal for 'Dreamers': Democrat says of Trump's border wall Trump willing to support legal status for 'Dreamers' in exchange for wall: WH sources ANALYSIS: A year into Trump's presidency, Democrats have visions of 2020 'This Week' Transcript 1-21-18: Marc Short, Sen. Durbin, Reps. Gutierrez and Meadows ANALYSIS: A year in, Trump's presidency has been disruptive and unique DC bars offer drink specials to furloughed federal workers during shutdown 'SNL' pokes fun at Trump's physical: 'The president's got a rockin' bod' Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability: POLL More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team Corruption trial of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide to begin Trump campaign ad says Dems 'complicit' in murders by undocumented immigrants Women's March brings out hundreds of thousands across US as Trump tweets in response ANALYSIS: 7 of some of the most glaring inaccuracies of Trump's first year #TrumpShutdown beats #SchumerShutdown in hashtag battle to assign blame ANALYSIS: A year ago Donald Trump promised to shake up the world, and shake it he did DHS 'caught by surprise' when Trump issued travel ban 1.0, report finds Hundreds of key posts are still vacant under Trump DOJ files intent to retry corruption case against NJ Sen. 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But I believe it.” Director Jordan Peele accepts the Bingham Ray Breakthrough director award for “Get Out” at the 27th annual Independent Film Project’s Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Key and Peele (Comedy Central, 2012) Peele was promoting his Oscar-buzzy horror film, Get Out, which he says exposed what he called the “post-racial lie” that “we’re past” this “monster of racism.” Peele, perhaps best known for his starring role on the hit Comedy Central series Key and Peele , where his portrayal of a mild-mannered President Obama, said the positive feedback from the film is encouraging. “So, what I am encouraged by is that the movie ‘Get Out’ has been heard and received, and that I’m seeing many other examples of art and film and television that are expressing these pains, frustrations, love in new ways, and that they’re being received. And that I think will create progress,” Peele told CBS News. Follow Jerome Hudson on Twitter: @jeromeehudson Big Hollywood , CBS News , Get Out , Jordan Peele , Liberal Racism english http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/google_plusone_share/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fget-director-jordan-peele-president-racist%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=%E2%80%98Get+Out%E2%80%99+Director+Jordan+Peele%3A+%E2%80%98The+President+is+a+Racist%E2%80%99 http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fget-director-jordan-peele-president-racist%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=%E2%80%98Get+Out%E2%80%99+Director+Jordan+Peele%3A+%E2%80%98The+President+is+a+Racist%E2%80%99&shortener=bitly https://twitter.com/jeromeehudson http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fbig-hollywood%2F2018%2F01%2F20%2Fget-director-jordan-peele-president-racist%2F&pubid=ra-536db77a775cf072&text=%E2%80%98Get+Out%E2%80%99+Director+Jordan+Peele%3A+%E2%80%98The+President+is+a+Racist%E2%80%99 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jordan-peele-on-get-out/ jordan peele negative donald trump none obama none keegan-michael none evan agostini/invision/ap none jerome hudson none tracy smith none peele none bingham ray breakthrough none cbs none department of film none cbs news none hollywood none new york none cipriani wall street none 2018-01-20T19:47:16.001+02:00 be32e0ec02e50175280f99569d98b05c557abf7e http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFZKTgtTjkspD0.Ms4w6l8RKgvXSbsu.NW5_fYAiy.dXKkGCexAIbkzyEsRMRfWpbpqsjCsiRT8wTJIhQb6AmjbY- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/republican-party/feed media Republican Party - GOP House GOPers Say A Secret Memo Could End The Trump-Russia Probe. Their Staff Wrote It. 2018-01-20T03:14:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a621f721e00003d005add3c.jpeg?ops=1910_1000 10 139 7031 7031 328 0 17 78 0 0 be32e0ec02e50175280f99569d98b05c557abf7e http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFZKTgtTjkspD0.Ms4w6l8RKgvXSbsu.NW5_fYAiy.dXKkGCexAIbkzyEsRMRfWpbpqsjCsiRT8wTJIhQb6AmjbY- 0 2018-01-20T03:14:00.000+02:00 01/19/2018 08:14 pm ET Updated 1 day ago House GOPers Say A Secret Memo Could End The Trump-Russia Probe. Their Staff Wrote It. #ReleaseTheMemo is the latest way Republicans on Capitol Hill are trying to undermine the Mueller probe. 7.3k 330 WASHINGTON ― House Republicans spent the end of the workweek telling everyone who would listen that the American people must be allowed to see a top-secret four-page document that could bring an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 elections. One thing about that document: Republican staffers wrote it. The memo Republican staffers compiled reveals information that is “absolutely shocking,” “sickening,” “jaw-dropping” and “worse than Watergate,” GOP members of Congress said Thursday and Friday. The document could send government officials to jail, one congressman said. “Is this happening in America or is this the KGB?” asked another. Even the most plugged-in news consumer could be forgiven for thinking the classified memo is an executive branch document that exposes wrongdoing within the Justice Department and the FBI. It isn’t. Bill Clark via Getty Images Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) leaves a House Republican Conference meeting in December. The document, which alleges abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during the FBI’s quiet counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in the final months of the 2016 election, was actually compiled by Republican staffers on the House Intelligence Committee. That committee voted along partisan lines this week to allow any member of Congress to take a peek at the document themselves. Republican members soon flocked to a secure room to read the memo written by their allies — and then ran to tell the press about it. Sara Carter, a Fox News contributor, wrote in a blog post on her personal website that the “bombshell” document “could lead to the removal of senior officials in the FBI and Department of Justice” and potentially spell the end of the Mueller probe. Carter’s post was widely shared on Twitter, including by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch and former White House official Sebastian Gorka. Ahead of Carter’s appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Thursday night, Sean Hannity used the story to send a “message” to Mueller. “Your witch hunt is now over,” Hannity said, addressing the Republican special counsel who was unanimously confirmed as FBI director in 2001 by the U.S. Senate, which a decade later unanimously voted to extend his term past the 10-year limit. “Time to close the doors.” Overnight, #ReleaseTheMemo ― a hashtag reportedly given an additional boost by Russian-connected bots ― started trending on Twitter. In less than 24 hours, Donald Trump Jr. ― a likely target of the Mueller probe who communicated with Wikileaks before the election and held a meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton ― sent off more than 30 tweets and retweets about the memo to his nearly 2.5 million followers. Americans deserve to know the contents of the memo. Democrats & deep state govt officials are doing everything they can to protect those within the government who used their positions of influence to target those they disagree with politically. RELEASE THE MEMO! #ReleaseTheMemo — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 19, 2018 The broader theory of the case Republicans are pushing is that the FBI inappropriately used information gleaned from a controversial “dossier” on Trump to obtain a FISA warrant to monitor a Trump campaign affiliate. They hope that’s the poison pill that could somehow justify shutting down Mueller’s entire investigation (which of course didn’t begin until after Trump was elected, took office, and fired former FBI director James Comey). Democrats say the Republican-drafted classified memo is full of omissions and distortions intended to fuel efforts to run cover for President Trump. “It’s a distorted view of what the FBI has been doing,” one Hill source told HuffPost. “The majority of the committee is only sharing it so that other members of the caucus can also disparage and discredit the FBI.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said the document was a “profoundly misleading set of talking points drafted by Republican staff attacking the FBI” and the bureau’s handling of the investigation. “Rife with factual inaccuracies and referencing highly classified materials that most of Republican Intelligence Committee members were forced to acknowledge they had never read, this is meant only to give Republican House members a distorted view of the FBI,” Schiff said. “This may help carry White House water, but it is a deep disservice to our law enforcement professionals.” Is there actually a new bombshell in the report? It’s possible. But the motives and track records of the Republican lawmakers behind the media blitz surrounding the memo suggest there may be less to it than they claim. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who chairs the committee that cooked up the document, had been the public face of the GOP push to undermine the Mueller probe, although he’d taken a backseat as of late. Last year, Nunes was involved in an embarrassing episode in which he briefed President Trump on information he received from a source he wouldn’t name. It later turned out he’d met that person on White House grounds. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) ― who previously called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign (which would allow Trump to replace him with an official who could shut down the Mueller probe) ― said the memo was “absolutely shocking.” But Meadows thinks the entire Russia probe is manufactured hysteria. I viewed the classified report from House Intel relating to the FBI, FISA abuses, the infamous Russian dossier, and so-called "Russian collusion." What I saw is absolutely shocking. This report needs to be released--now. Americans deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/oP2UNujKQL — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 19, 2018 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who said the memo “is so alarming the American people have to see” it, has previously called for a new special counsel to investigate Mueller’s special counsel team. The American people should be able to read what I did in that briefing room. It's time to #ReleaseTheMemo . https://t.co/287N3hSGnQ — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 19, 2018 Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who said he was shaking his head when he read the memo and that the “American people deserve the truth,” benefited politically from documents the Russians hacked, and pushed a measure that would kill the Mueller probe . The American people deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/pdBdqFL0sz — Ron DeSantis (@RepDeSantis) January 19, 2018 Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) ― who has called for reining in the Mueller probe by gutting its financing, and recently went pheasant hunting with Donald Trump Jr. ― said he was sickened by the memo and that it was “worse than Watergate.” He thinks the FBI was part of the #NeverTrump movement and wanted Clinton elected. I have read the memo. The sickening reality has set in. I no longer hold out hope there is an innocent explanation for the information the public has seen. I have long said it is worse than Watergate. It was #neverTrump & #alwaysHillary . #releasethememo — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 19, 2018 If the memo does eventually go public, it won’t end well for Republicans, Susan Hennessey, the executive editor of the legal commentary site Lawfare, argued Friday. “After causing completely unnecessary chaos today, this memo will be released in some redacted [form] in a few weeks and prove to be an utter embarrassment to Nunes personally, the [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] majority, and frankly to US House of Representatives,” Hennessey predicted. Some conservatives have urged caution, worrying that Republicans are overhyping a secret document. Republicans “should not oversell” the report, conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt wrote . Over at the conservative blog Hot Air, Ed Morrissey wondered if it was a “set-up for a let-down.” He argued the memo should be released, but warned conservatives to “not go all-in on it until we have a chance to see it for ourselves. In the meantime, remember that most things that seem too good to be true usually are.” Rep. Matt Gaetz, a 35-year-old Republican freshman from Florida who recently flew on Air Force One with Trump and is friends with Roger Stone, is one of the believers. Gaetz has called for Mueller to be fired and said on “Hannity” on Thursday that officials might wind up in jail over what he saw in the memo. HuffPost ran into Gaetz on Capitol Hill on Thursday evening, just a few hours after the congressman appeared on the Fox Business channel above the chyron “I JUST READ A 4-PAGE MEMO THAT THREATENS DEMOCRACY TO ITS CORE.” . @mattgaetz : "The allegations contained in this important intelligence document go to the very foundations of our democracy and they require an immediate release to the public in my opinion." pic.twitter.com/kqjxp21GcA — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) January 18, 2018 “I believe that the contents of that memo need to be made available to the public immediately, and that that is a critical concern in kind of all of the Mueller, Russia, Trump discourse,” Gaetz told HuffPost of the memo, which he said “kind of aggregates” intelligence data. In the interview with HuffPost, Gaetz ran into a common problem for Republicans who suggest the FBI was too rough on Trump but went too easy on Clinton during the 2016 campaign: the indisputable fact that the FBI’s actions then harmed Clinton. Comey’s conduct during the Clinton investigation was even the underlying justification the Trump administration provided last spring to explain Trump firing Comey. If people in the FBI and the so-called “deep state” were trying to get Clinton elected president, then frankly, they did a terrible job of it. Surely Gaetz could concede the FBI’s actions ahead of the 2016 election were much more damaging to the Clinton campaign than they were to Trump? “I wouldn’t agree with that characterization,” he replied. Under Gaetz’s theory, the FBI was hellbent on leaking information to the press to stop Trump from being elected. Gaetz told HuffPost that texts between FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page showed they were “talking about a plan to strategically leak information to embarrass Trump.” As HuffPost recently explained , a deeply flawed story by John Solomon of The Hill has left a lot of people with the inaccurate impression that the text messages show the FBI officials were leaking information to hurt Trump. That’s what Gaetz believes. “That was explicit in their communications to each other,“ Gaetz claimed. “How so?” HuffPost asked. Here’s how the conversation went from there: Gaetz: Well, when they talked about the, um, I think it was the Wall Street Journal article, and they were talking about, oh, was it behind a paywall and did it contain the information that ― HuffPost: What Wall Street Journal story was that, that was negative against Trump? Gaetz: Uh, again it’s referenced in their communications back and forth, this was I think in October. HuffPost: Mhmm. But do you know what story it was? Gaetz: Yeah, it was all about the contents of the dossier. HuffPost: The Wall Street Journal story on the 24th was about the contents of the dossier? The dossier wasn’t released until ― Gaetz: No, it might not have been the one of the 24th. It was the communication that was referenced in the Page-Strzok text messages. HuffPost: No, I know the one you’re talking about, you said the Wall Street Journal story. I just think the Wall Street Journal story that they were talking about, if you look at it in context, they were talking about a story that was actually negative about the FBI and to Hillary Clinton . It was the story about the then-deputy attorney general McCabe [Ed. note: McCabe is the FBI’s deputy director ] who was basically being accused of ― I think you’ll probably recall this [from] the time ... Gaetz : Mhmm. HuffPost : ... was basically being accused, because his wife had received money, so that was what the story was about. Gaetz: No, yeah, but I think there was other stuff that was included within that ― HuffPost: Like what? Gaetz: Well I don’t have it in front of me. Gaetz’s theory ― that the FBI provided information for an Oct. 24, 2016, Wall Street Journal story on the Trump dossier ― doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, chiefly because no such story exists. The first story to reference the “dossier” was published by Mother Jones on Oct. 31, 2016, a full week after Strzok-Page exchanged texts about a Wall Street Journal article. The Mother Jones story only came out after Comey sent a letter about the Clinton investigation on Oct. 28 that set off a media frenzy Clinton has partially blamed for her loss. But the secret GOP memo gave Gaetz a convenient pivot point: the suggestion that there’s something, a bombshell, that he can’t reveal publicly. And it totally supports the theory he’s been pushing this whole time. “I can say that if this memo become available to the public, many of the concerns that have been raised by members of the Judiciary Committee will be highlighted,” Gaetz said. Later on Friday , all nine Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee issued a statement calling the memo a “misleading set of talking points attacking the FBI.” Since the documents that the GOP-prepared memo cites are highly classified, the Democrats said, they will not be made public and it will become “impossible for the few Members who have seen the documents to explain the flaws and misstatements contained within the talking points” without disclosing sources and methods. “This is by design,” they said. “Not surprisingly, the GOP campaign to attack the FBI now has been joined by the same forces that made common cause during the Trump campaign — Wikileaks, Julian Assange and a multitude of online Russian bots are now involved in promoting this effort. It should be seen for what it so plainly is: yet another desperate and flailing attempt to undermine Special Counsel Mueller and the FBI, regardless of the profound damage it does to our democratic institutions and national security agencies.” Ryan Reilly is HuffPost’s senior justice reporter, covering criminal justice, federal law enforcement and legal affairs. Have a tip? Reach him at or on Signal at 202-527-9261. english mueller none devin nunes none bill clark none robert mueller none house negative getty images none congress none kgb none gop none capitol hill none washington none america none 2018-01-20T03:32:53.000+02:00 fbd3236570d5285770014fc59fe413fdef03cbd3 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ2wVwv1GOz6Msy5xK737ZFGEhRHESI53QHNBZP8iKQadVsHTw6GWdXapvSqAg3eS7C9jBRZdCjUw-- www.bloomberg.com bloomberg.com media tech Earth’s Relentless Warming Sets a Brutal New Record in 2017 2018-01-18T19:00:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.746 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/hottest-year-on-record/img/hottest-year-on-record-facebook.png?v=1.0 10 356 7023 7023 0 0 19 584 0 0 fbd3236570d5285770014fc59fe413fdef03cbd3 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ2wVwv1GOz6Msy5xK737ZFGEhRHESI53QHNBZP8iKQadVsHTw6GWdXapvSqAg3eS7C9jBRZdCjUw-- 0 2018-01-18T19:00:00.000+02:00 By Tom Randall Tom Randall and Blacki Migliozzi Blacki Migliozzi January 18, 2018 The burn continues. What follows are 138 years of scientific records tracing the human transformation of Earth’s climate. The bold pink line up top represents 2017, the third-hottest on record. The only years to exceed it—2015 and 2016—occurred amid a powerful El Nino weather pattern that ripped heat from the Pacific Ocean into the atmosphere. In the absence of El Nino, the swelter of 2017 was unprecedented. Record Years All Years See it again Last year was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit (0.84 Celsius) warmer than the 20th century average, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration figures released on Thursday. That may not sound like much, but on a planetary scale it’s a profound shift that has decimated coral reefs , thawed polar ice at a devastating rate and raised global sea levels. “We’re warming up pretty much at the rate we anticipated a decade ago,” said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. “Basically, all of the warming of the past 60 years is attributable to human activities.” An astounding number of climate records have been broken in recent years. New annual records were set in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The monster El Nino spanning that period added a fraction of a degree Celcius to the temperature extremes, according to NASA, and triggered the longest consecutive stretch of record-breaking monthly temperatures in the modern age. In 2017, El Nino flipped to a cooling weather pattern known as La Nina. In more stable climatological times, one might have expected an average year for the surface of Earth. But these are not stable times. Climate scientists don’t place much weight on a single record-hot month, or even a single record-hot year. What sets off alarms is the rapid accumulation of warming that’s been building over decades. Seventeen of the 18 hottest years have come to pass in the 21st century, and temperatures are rising 10 times faster than during the bounce back from the last ice age. Results from the world’s top climate-monitoring agencies vary slightly—NASA had 2017 as the second-hottest year on record—but data compiled by NASA , NOAA , the Japan Meteorological Agency and the U.K.’s Met Office all agree: 2017 was one of the hottest years experienced by any creature currently living on this planet. The heat was felt differently around the world, but most regions were unusually warm to downright scorching for much of the year. Image Source: NOAA As climate change continues apace, unusual weather is expected to grow more frequent and destructive. In 2017, extreme floods, fires, droughts and hurricanes in the U.S. caused more than $306 billion in damages . That’s a whopping 43 percent higher than the previous record for climate disasters, set in 2005. Hurricane Harvey dropped as much as 60 inches of rain in Texas, and more than three months following Hurricane Maria, some 40 percent of Puerto Rico is still without power. These are the sort of events one should expect in a warming world. Amid the scorching heat and weather disasters of 2017, President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris climate accord and downplayed global warming as a security threat. His administration took steps to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, and his Environmental Protection Agency advanced a scheme—ultimately rejected by regulators—to subsidize coal . Efforts to curb greenhouse gases were seen elsewhere. In India, the growth of renewables is on track to soon outpace fossil fuels for the first time . China is leading the world’s conversion to electric cars. Solar and wind power are poised to become the cheapest forms of new electricity across large swaths of the globe. These shifts are yet insufficient to fend off the catastrophic climate change that will be experienced by children alive today, according to analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance . Climate change used to occur over millennia. Now it’s happening over decades. Next year will be “almost certainly a top-five year, and quite possibly a top-two year” for heat, said NASA’s Schmidt. There will be ebbs and flows for the surface of Earth, but the direction we're headed is clear. Source: GHCN-M & ICOADS Data Sets Provided by NOAA Editor: David Rovella english blacki migliozzi blacki migliozzi negative tom randall tom randall negative el nino none gavin schmidt none goddard institute for space studies none el nino none nasa none national oceanic and atmospheric administration none earth none pacific ocean none 2018-01-19T19:00:10.006+02:00 15aea7d841bb59a703c29e9f38899b3cbb54acfe http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZScqJxGpeUZ0zn.IcpZp2Z31QR8bSzt4S_O0GteiulB3pzbHcFRcePLeC9szumQgV6azaWQBADOrCZWYqica3hiPscDbz0V_kM6Spw0mWyjpg-- www.politico.com politico.com http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/VLZEFJTITH.atom politics law_government_and_politics World News Review Trump: Democrats gave me anniversary 'present' of government shutdown 2018-01-20T14:05:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 https://static.politico.com/0a/94/0c33984b4ec289528b0d6ed442ba/16-donald-trump-16-gty-1160.jpg 10 531 6936 6936 217 0 0 2 0 0 15aea7d841bb59a703c29e9f38899b3cbb54acfe http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZScqJxGpeUZ0zn.IcpZp2Z31QR8bSzt4S_O0GteiulB3pzbHcFRcePLeC9szumQgV6azaWQBADOrCZWYqica3hiPscDbz0V_kM6Spw0mWyjpg-- 0 webin@politico.com (POLITICO Staff) 2018-01-20T14:05:00.000+02:00 The White House on Saturday said President Donald Trump would not make a deal with congressional Democrats on immigration until the government shutdown has ended. "The president will not negotiate on immigration until Democrats stop playing games and reopen the government," the White House said, according to a pool report. The White House added that Trump is receiving "regular updates" from the Capitol and has spoken with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Saturday along with unnamed lawmakers and administration officials. Some six hours after the federal government shut down began, Trump tweeted that the Democrats had given him a “nice present” on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. “This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown ,” he tweeted at 6:33 a.m. Saturday. The president remains in Washington after most Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans late Friday night voted down a four-week extension of government funding, prompting a shutdown. A furious blame game had pre-empted the fruitless negotiations to pass a short-term funding measure, which the president continued Saturday, tweeting: “Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!” He later tweeted: "For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans!" The president returned to the immigration versus military theme again, writing: "Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen!" The most reliable politics newsletter. Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox. Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. In a statement released shortly before midnight Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said: "Senate Democrats own the Schumer shutdown." Trump was scheduled to fly to his Florida residence – Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach – on Friday afternoon, plans which were put on hold by the protracted negotiations and looming shutdown. The president is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night to mark his first year as president. White House officials have said Trump won’t leave Washington until a spending bill is passed. english trump negative donald trump none washington none 2018-01-20T15:06:22.006+02:00 249bdef4a9019287bc5758d01b85ea883bd05cfa http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQCR4GWh90giXQcOEADWgFJcGgkazXBo192iQ32oaI8cMSLOTuG4klyqDAxDC5aChHVd.9kS0DIbf.gOkGkCzd8KYHNcnBwspo- www.yahoo.com yahoo.com search_engine media tech US border patrol exposed kicking over water bottles left for migrants 2018-01-18T16:32:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.23 https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/lpH20OKx9a61M8Rwd7AShA--~B/aD01NzY7dz03Njg7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/homerun/the_independent_635/ef0bd47cabb18c61385247838c3d8395 10 5 6846 6846 0 0 7 5 0 0 249bdef4a9019287bc5758d01b85ea883bd05cfa http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQCR4GWh90giXQcOEADWgFJcGgkazXBo192iQ32oaI8cMSLOTuG4klyqDAxDC5aChHVd.9kS0DIbf.gOkGkCzd8KYHNcnBwspo- 0 Harriet Agerholm 2018-01-18T16:32:00.000+02:00 1 / 2 US border patrol exposed kicking over water bottles left for migrants US border patrol agents are routinely sabotaging water supplies left for migrants in the Arizona desert, condemning them to death, humanitarian groups have said. Travellers attempting to cross into the US from Mexico regularly die of dehydration, as well as exposure to extreme heat or cold, so aid groups leave water bottles and emergency stocks such as blankets at points throughout the Sonoran desert. But the water supplies were vandalised 415 times between 2012 and 2015, which amounted to more than twice a week on average, a report by Tucson-based groups No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos, said. Overall, 3,586 gallons of water intended for thirsty migrants was sabotaged, data collected by the groups suggested A video released by the groups showed border patrol agents kicking over water bottles and pouring away their contents. A statement from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it was aware of the footage and that it was filmed around six years ago. According to the No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos, the water bottles were dumped, confiscated and slashed as part of a strategy to make the crossing more deadly and thus discourage people from crossing from Mexico. Although hunters, hikers and members of border militia groups also damaged emergency stores, border patrol were the main culprits, according to the report. “Through video evidence and geographical analysis, as well as personal experience, our team has uncovered a disturbing reality: US Border Patrol agents participate in the widespread interference with essential humanitarian efforts,” the report said. “The practice of destruction of and interference with aid is not the deviant behaviour of a few rogue border patrol agents, it is a systemic feature of enforcement practices in the borderlands.” Miguel, a 37-year-old from Sinaloa in Mexico told the report: “They break the bottles so you can’t even use them to fill up at the tanks. “I needed water, some of the other people in the group needed water, but we found them destroyed. [I felt] helplessness, rage. They must hate us. It’s their work to capture us, but we are humans. And they don’t treat us like humans ... They break the bottles out of hate.” The findings come amid renewed attention on the White House’s immigration policies after Donald Trump reportedly described El Salvador, Haiti and certain African nations as “shithole” countries. The comments were condemned by leaders from around the world and branded “racist” by the United Nations . Despite staunch opposition, Mr Trump continues to press on with a plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border and intends to visit prototypes barrier at the end of January, In response to criticism that plans for a wall covering the entire US border was unrealistic, he tweeted: “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. “Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water.” The US President has also issued a mandate to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents at a cost of $297m (£214m). Over the last two decades, the remains of at least 7,000 people have been recovered from the United States borderlands, the report said. The CPD said in a statement it had instructed its agents in the Tucson Sector not to remove or destroy water stations, food or other resources left along trails in the desert. It said it ”shares a common goal with non-governmental organisations to preserve human life and to prevent injury.” “We do not condone or encourage destruction or tampering with any water or food caches,” it said. “Anyone aware of these activities occurring is encouraged to report it immediately to the Border Patrol. “Border Patrol has invested in a wide-range of programs, resources and infrastructure to allow agents to accomplish their border security mission and preserve human life. “Unfortunately, most who choose to enter the US unlawfully are unprepared for the harsh desert environment and life-threatening dangers they will face.” Related Video: english cbp none border protection none la coalición de derechos humanos none us customs none us none mexico none arizona none 2018-01-19T23:17:53.014+02:00 04ffdf7b7524b12b03f3a94040e8df46b2f04261 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUizg5bHOAHsFSY5J8__XNYcdGo24O8Va_Vu5pnnMfarmcdMbA7fEskL06B_X7hCDt0PI5ubmZ1TtE- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_health.rss&submit=Read media CNN.com - RSS Channel - Health Women who marched: One year later - CNN 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170123100348-womens-march-washington-super-tease.jpg 10 81 6795 6795 0 0 2 5 0 0 04ffdf7b7524b12b03f3a94040e8df46b2f04261 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUizg5bHOAHsFSY5J8__XNYcdGo24O8Va_Vu5pnnMfarmcdMbA7fEskL06B_X7hCDt0PI5ubmZ1TtE- 0 Kelly Wallace 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Story highlights Women will be marching in rallies across the country this weekend Last year's women's march gave rise to a new spirit of activism, many women say (CNN) One year ago, Allison Busch-Vogel of South Orange, New Jersey rented four buses even before she knew if she could fill them. So outraged about the election of Donald Trump, she focused her energies on getting her and her 13-year-old daughter and more than 200 other women, mothers and daughters from her community, to Washington DC for what turned out to be a historic march in the nation's capital. But one year later, after 12 months of the Trump presidency, Busch-Vogel found herself utterly exhausted. She considered sitting this weekend out and not joining women across the country in marches to mark the one year anniversary of the extraordinary outpouring of women. Women's March on Washington: Moms and daughters marching together The lawyer and mother of three said she had "activist burnout" and she clearly is not alone. I checked in with other women I interviewed last year before they marched, and they also described feeling fatigued, exhausted and worn down after the non-stop news of Trump's controversial actions and tweets. But I also heard something else: a commitment to not give up and to continue to make their voices heard. Their experiences marching last year sparked a spirit of activism they are continuing in their own unique ways. Read More 'Does anything matter?' In a recent email to friends, Busch-Vogel said that she had decided a while ago that she was just going to "ride it all out for the next three years by basically doing nothing." She would just wait for the Trump administration to end, she said, feeling as if there was nothing more she could do. "I was feeling tired," she said during an interview. After organizing and participating in last year's momentous march on Washington, she returned to New Jersey and found herself taking part in demonstrations nearly every weekend, reacting to one controversial Trump policy after another. More women are signing up to run for office, but will they succeed? "It didn't take long. After saying 'OK, which protests are we going to this weekend? Are we going to Newark Airport?,' you say, 'Oh my God, I can't keep doing this,' " she said. "I felt like, 'Does anything matter?' " But after reading about a local politician who is up for re-election and a chance to turn a congressional district from Republican to Democratic, she decided she couldn't stay away and wanted to "get back out there." In that email, she told friends she plans to march in Morristown, New Jersey this weekend with her husband and her 10-year-old daughter and invited them to join her. "I think having marches locally, having them include people who might not have been able to go to Washington, just says this is the substance of what we were talking about last year," said Busch-Vogel. "Now we're all going local. We're saying this is what needs to change locally. We're still listening to you Washington. We're concerned about you but where we make a difference is locally and that's what the women's march did. It gave birth to a lot of new activists." 'We can't all run for cover' Patricia Canning, who worked tirelessly alongside Busch-Vogel and another friend, Marietta Zacker, to organize and oversee the South Orange bus brigade to Washington, said last year's march and events that have taken place in communities across the country, including hers, ever since have "normalized activism." "People know how to turn up with their signs," said Canning, a former management consultant who brought her two daughters, ages 13 and 15, to Washington last year. "They know how to show up and ... that's what young people are learning." After #MeToo, more women feeling empowered Canning said she wishes she could be marching this weekend, but logistics -- a swim meet for one daughter, a volleyball tournament for another -- will prevent her from attending. While she has kept up a level of activism that started with last year's march, like Busch-Vogel, she too had a period where she almost felt like she had to "run for cover." Immediately after the march, she was in constant contact with everyone on the bus, encouraging them to read stories, make phone calls to their elected leaders and do other tasks that came directly from the organizers of the women's march. "And then I just think we got inundated with stuff. Every five minutes there was something else," she said. "We lost momentum or just lost steam trying to fight every single minute of the day." Will #MeToo be a turning point for younger girls, too? She and friends would tell each other to "just take a break" when they needed one, and that was really her story for the first three to six months after Washington. "Then I felt I just had to do more. I had to make every minute really count, like I can't really run for cover. We can't all run for cover. We have to do something." Like Busch-Vogel, Canning has gone local. She is active in her community's coalition on race, helping to organize a town-wide event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and is currently working with the women's triathlon team she founded to develop a workshop for young women in the community on consent following the #MeToo movement. "There's no reason for anyone to stand still and look around and say, 'What can I do?' " said Canning. "You've got to figure out something. Do something. I do feel like we're under siege on a daily basis." Getting men involved Sahba Shere of Palo Alto, California, an artist and entrepreneur and mother of two, wholeheartedly agrees. Last year, she traveled to Washington to take part in her first-ever march. She said it was a no-brainer that she would march again. This year, she will participate in San Francisco. "I'm more motivated now because even though I felt like it was a nightmare last year, this time, this is really, in all honesty, a nightmare year," said Shere, who has two sons, one in high school and one in college. Society's gap between men and women still wide "Every day we wake up to such bad news. It's almost, it's surreal," she said. "There's just so much going on that I can't even pinpoint but I think more than ever we just have to stay active and not slow down." This year, she'll be bringing her fiance with her and is encouraging all her friends to bring a male friend or partner with them. "We need to do this together," she said. "It's a women's march but bring all the men in your lives ... This should be a human march, a human issue." Learning how to listen Summer Johnston traveled from Eugene, Oregon to Washington, DC, for last year's march. She was only able to attend after her husband used some insurance money from a motorcycle accident to pay for her trip. This year, the mother of three will be marching in Eugene. "Being loud and being seen is making a difference," she said. "It doesn't feel like it sometimes but women experiencing inequity and abuse are stories that, as ugly as they are, must be brought to light. They english allison busch-vogel none donald trump none busch-vogel none trump none cnn neutral washington dc none south orange none new jersey none washington none 2018-01-19T15:42:37.004+02:00 431d3b2abdad22b79c19b0c0c68ce59534d259d8 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU4HRK4swBU5uPaJCv2DGqL35JeyYUzQo8DBbmNaeB46xSJTaPr_JKrCoLxtOrmdDFNcsXqhdR2wQGC1qM5KXrc1 www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump media Donald Trump | HuffPost Kids Deliver Brutal Review Of Donald Trump's First Year In Office For Jimmy Kimmel | HuffPost 2018-01-19T12:18:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.466 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a61b92b1e00003d005adc40.png?cache=wupjy4otaa&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 6726 6726 104 0 3 1 0 0 431d3b2abdad22b79c19b0c0c68ce59534d259d8 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU4HRK4swBU5uPaJCv2DGqL35JeyYUzQo8DBbmNaeB46xSJTaPr_JKrCoLxtOrmdDFNcsXqhdR2wQGC1qM5KXrc1 0 2018-01-19T12:18:00.000+02:00 COMEDY 01/19/2018 06:18 am ET Kids Deliver Brutal Review Of Donald Trump's First Year In Office For Jimmy Kimmel "He’s saved the world… from harmony." By Lee Moran 5.8k 100 Out of the mouths of babes. Jimmy Kimmel sent a camera crew out on Thursday to ask kids how they thought President Donald Trump had done during his first year in office. With Trump’s approval rating in the tank , did the youngsters’ reviews match up with those of some of their elders? Unfortunately for Trump, yes. And then some. Check out their reviews, impressions and nicknames for Trump above. RELATED COVERAGE Kimmel Imagines What A Trump Porn Video Would Look Like James Corden Takes Bets On Trump's Childish Nickname For John Kelly Eric Trump: My Dad Isn't Racist Because He Only ‘Sees 1 Color, Green’ Samantha Bee: 'Trump Hates Black And Brown People' Lee Moran Trends Editor, english http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369603-poll-trump-job-approval-hovers-near-low-point https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://www.twitter.com/Lee_Moran jimmy kimmel negative donald negative donald trump negative lee moran none kimmel none samantha bee none john kelly eric trump none james corden none huffpost lee moran none trump none trump none 2018-01-19T13:25:36.006+02:00 b30ae5f883251753d7cbd72b6db531df848c8316 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7QKVpHUQD4INV86ItrMrxdfBUvURC.otRqIg9u4TlV4sLbRvpMl7.6kjMz4qQTkc0sOoWZLR6hElCCdI9kPfErKR8.0fhHemjBmULBDJAs1tAHpv6yiGJZQ- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnn/wYAn media CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Then and now: Trump on government shutdowns 2018-01-20T06:51:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180112131332-01-donald-trump-0111-super-tease.jpg 10 81 6659 6659 0 0 1 15 0 0 b30ae5f883251753d7cbd72b6db531df848c8316 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7QKVpHUQD4INV86ItrMrxdfBUvURC.otRqIg9u4TlV4sLbRvpMl7.6kjMz4qQTkc0sOoWZLR6hElCCdI9kPfErKR8.0fhHemjBmULBDJAs1tAHpv6yiGJZQ- 0 2018-01-20T06:51:00.000+02:00 MUST WATCH Then and now: Trump on government shutdowns President Donald Trump says Democrats are to blame if there is a government shutdown, in 2013 he sounded very different. english trump negative donald trump negative 2018-01-20T08:03:55.009+02:00 596eaf2cd0e0f9a703d40252e660114e19a1962b http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7YUJi6nnUKQ7c60O5ACcPQd6dqbJwvSawl80NTCnJHSmq3t4zQpwkdO4K2YH3BmKtMw7m5PH13W8kCqXEWRbgq www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump media Donald Trump | HuffPost Eric Trump Says Shutdown Is 'A Good Thing For Us' | HuffPost 2018-01-21T06:05:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a640a231c00003d00811b3d.jpeg?cache=rkmldbo3xa&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 6638 6638 494 0 19 2 0 0 596eaf2cd0e0f9a703d40252e660114e19a1962b http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU7YUJi6nnUKQ7c60O5ACcPQd6dqbJwvSawl80NTCnJHSmq3t4zQpwkdO4K2YH3BmKtMw7m5PH13W8kCqXEWRbgq 0 2018-01-21T06:05:00.000+02:00 01/21/2018 12:05 am ET Updated 7 hours ago Eric Trump Says Shutdown Is 'A Good Thing For Us' Democrats just want to sabotage his dad, Eric Trump told Fox News. — Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) January 21, 2018 7.5k 510 Eric Trump went on Fox News on Saturday night to declare the government shutdown “ a good thing for us” — apparently because he believes it makes the Democrats look bad. The stunning statement came in a brief telephone interview with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. Eric was in Mar-a-Lago filling in for his dad at $100,000-a-couple festivities to celebrate the president’s first year in office. Donald Trump stayed behind in Washington after talks broke down among senators Friday night over a short-term funding agreement to keep the government operating. Democrats were seeking a deal to protect undocumented DACA immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Trump was seeking full funding for a wall on the Mexican border and an increased military budget. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) complained Saturday that dealing with Trump was like “negotiating with Jello.” “Honestly, I think it’s a good thing for us, Judge, because people see through it,” Trump’s second son told Pirro. He claimed Democrats refused to reach an agreement simply to sabotage his father. “The only reason [Democrats] want to shut down government is to distract and to stop his momentum,” Eric Trump said. “My father has had incredible momentum. He’s gotten more done in one year than arguably any president in history. How do [Democrats] divert from that message? ... They obstruct, they distract, they try to place blame.” He called his father the “hardest working person I’ve ever met in my life. He has the Democrats absolutely terrified.” The president plugged his son’s appearance on Fox News in a tweet, then retweeted quotes by Eric praising the president. Trump did not tweet the comment about a government shutdown being “good for us.” Eric Trump on @JudgeJeanine on @FoxNews now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2018 The quote joins a list of startling remarks by Eric Trump. Just days ago he defended his father against charges of racism, telling “Fox & Friends” that his dad couldn’t possibly be racist because he only “ sees one color: green .” Republicans have tried to place the blame for a shutdown on the Democrats, calling it a “Schumer shutdown.” But a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Friday revealed most Americans, by a 20-point margin, would hold the president and Republicans responsible for a shutdown. And in the Twitter world, as of Saturday afternoon, the hashtag #TrumpShutdown had been tweeted more than 2.6 million times, compared to just under 1.2 million tweets of #SchumerShutdown , ABC News reported. Worldwide, #TrumpShutdown was also the top trending hashtag. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Here’s how. 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At each of them, attendees called for women's rights and equality while urging supporters and allies to make their voices heard by voting in this year's midterm elections. The Las Vegas rally -- expected to be the largest on Sunday -- was the official anniversary rally of last year's Women's Mach in Washington, and was largely focused on using activism to generate concrete action at the ballot box. "We have to march together, we have to organize together, we have to mobilize together and we have to vote together, even when we don't like one another," said Tamika Mallory, co-chairwoman of the national Women's March organization, in Las Vegas. "We have the power to change every policy and make every elected official work for us, but they cannot see division among us, because they will go and do nothing for the people," she said. "We must stand up and be loud and be bold." They rode a 'peace train' to the Women's March and found community Sunday's marches were held one year from the day that hundreds of thousands of women, donning pink hats , took to the streets of Washington in a stunning display of resistance to President Donald Trump, whose administration many feared could threaten women's rights. Read More Besides Las Vegas, marches were schedule in Seattle, Miami, Phoenix and many other cities across the country and around the world. The demonstrations came one day after hundreds of thousands of men, women and children took to the streets in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and other cities Saturday on the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration. Marches weren't limited to the United States. Over the weekend, activists gathered in cities across Europe, including London on Sunday and Rome on Saturday. #PowerToThePolls Speakers at the national Women's March rally in Las Vegas turned their gaze on midterm electoral races in Nevada and other states. "Today is about what we are really gonna do," said Cassady Fendlay, a spokeswoman and board member for the national Women's March organization, about the Las Vegas rally . "It's really about electoral engagement in 2018." One year ago, she marched. This year, she's a councilwoman The national organization anticipates holding events similar to the one in Las Vegas in battleground states throughout the year as part of a national effort to energize female voters, said Fendlay. Nevada was picked as the site of the official anniversary rally in part because of the upcoming races for the US Senate and the governor's office, Fendlay told CNN. It's also a state that has a strong showing of female politicians. "Today, we march in the streets, then we march to vote, then we march into the halls of government -- into statehouses, school boards and the US Congress," said Rep. Dina Titus, who serves the 1st Congressional District of Nevada, via video statement. "So much is at stake, and women can make the difference for our children, our Dreamers, our environment and our economy." People attend the Women's March on Sunday in Las Vegas. The singer Cher made an appearance late in the rally, opening with a condemnation of the President and his behavior. "I have never seen anyone like the President that we have -- I can't even call him the president -- that has been willing to destroy our country for money and power," she said. Cher encouraged women to get out and "own" the vote, adding, "if you don't have a vote, you don't have a voice." "This is one of the worst times in our history and that's why I honestly believe that women are going to be the ones that fix it," Cher said. "And that's no b* english kelley robinson none donald trump none heather tucci none trump none cnn negative la women none time none harford county none seattle none phoenix none maryland none washington none las vegas none miami none 2018-01-21T18:47:43.035+02:00 d43a2d54a212eccb90279a096b9f4e45943c5d67 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFbmRPiLvm3ETv1BL5yjbE_Wfo8N6XI8QAamFQ_c4np4beLyTwEXWofdqsBnHkg3vVE1Sb7NjuU_C www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump media Donald Trump | HuffPost Trump Campaign Uses Shutdown To Accuse Democrats Of Being Complicit In Murder | HuffPost 2018-01-21T01:06:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a63cd701e0000260025b164.jpeg?cache=uhun0kragk&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 6448 6448 341 0 8 61 0 1 d43a2d54a212eccb90279a096b9f4e45943c5d67 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFbmRPiLvm3ETv1BL5yjbE_Wfo8N6XI8QAamFQ_c4np4beLyTwEXWofdqsBnHkg3vVE1Sb7NjuU_C 0 2018-01-21T01:06:00.000+02:00 01/20/2018 07:06 pm ET Updated 7 hours ago Trump Campaign Uses Shutdown To Accuse Democrats Of Being Complicit In Murder The president is supposed to be negotiating with Democrats, but instead he's tying them to immigrants who've committed violent crimes. By Elise Foley Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump has said he will only help undocumented young people he put in jeopardy if he gets a border wall and massive changes to legal immigration policy. 6.9k 340 WASHINGTON ― It only took a government shutdown for President Donald Trump to return to his original campaign message: Undocumented immigrants are dangerous and out to get Americans. Trump’s campaign released an ad on Saturday that pinned murders committed by undocumented immigrants directly on Democrats who are pushing for relief for so-called Dreamers, young people who came to the U.S. as children. “President Trump is right: Build the wall. Deport criminals. Stop illegal immigration now,” a voiceover says. “Democrats who stand in our way will be complicit in every murder committed by illegal immigrants.” The ad shows House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) before cutting to video of an undocumented immigrant on trial for killing two police officers . All three lawmakers are advocates of immigration reform and oppose Trump’s border wall, but they aren’t open borders advocates or defenders of murder; the bills they’ve pushed exempt violent criminals from protections and include border security measures. Schumer even said he offered Trump funding for his wall on Friday, but that the president declined the deal. But calling Democrats “complicit” in murder fit in with the White House’s messaging on the government shutdown, which happened when the Senate failed to pass a short-term government funding bill by the end of Friday. Most of the Senate Democratic caucus, plus four Republicans, voted against the bill, many of them saying they would not support funding without a fix for the 700,000 undocumented young people Trump put at risk of deportation by ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. While Trump and the White House have occasionally referred to those young people, often called Dreamers, in fairly sympathetic terms, they’re now characterizing them as “unlawful immigrants” whom Democrats insist on helping. It’s a return to form for Trump, who launched his campaign by claiming that Mexico was sending rapists and other criminals across the border, has called for a U.S.-Mexico border wall and has highlighted crimes committed by people without legal status in the country. While some undocumented immigrants do commit crimes separate from immigration, numerous studies have disputed the idea that immigrants are bringing more crime into the country. Trump and his administration have also repeatedly attacked Democrats for their immigration stances. As part of a campaign against so-called “sanctuary cities,” a term for jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with deportation efforts to some degree, the administration has floated the idea of criminally prosecuting local officials. Trump’s message from day one has been that immigrants are, first and foremost, a frightening threat. His administration has said it won’t discuss immigration measures until Democrats vote to reopen the government. In the meantime, he seems intent on insulting them and spreading fear about immigrants as much as possible. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Here’s how. 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The 'party in power,' that's who. PERIOD," Alyssa Milano tweets. A United States government shutdown went into effect Friday at midnight -- and Hollywood is livid . On the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Republican senators failed to reach the necessary 60 votes to pass a bill that would have funded the government for 30 days. While five Democrats voted with the Republicans to push a spending bill vote, four Republicans voted with Democrats. View Story The debate over what to do next continued into Saturday, which forced Trump to blow off his weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago, where he was planning on celebrating his first year in office. "This is the one-year anniversary of my presidency, and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present," Trump tweeted early Saturday morning. View Story But don't worry, Mr. President. Some of Hollywood's finest threw you quite the party on Twitter. See some of their tweets below. This is disgusting. Trading one group of children for another. While giving billions in tax cuts to the super wealthy. There is another way. Do the right thing for the people that are here today and stop creating boogie men out of those who may one day come. #TrumpShutdown https://t.co/H5ScufoCrv — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 20, 2018 This is A LOSS 4 EVERYONE.Dreamers Deserved Path 2 Citizenship Long Ago,But Gov Shutdown Is GUT WRENCHING.HOWEVER THERE’S NEVER BEEN A GOV SHUTDOWN,WHEN ONE PARTY HAD A MAJORITY/CONTROL IN CONGRESS, SENATE,&PRESIDENCY.dinky donny Is MOST UPSET ABOUT... “I CANT HAVE “MY PARTY” — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 19, 2018 Who's shutdown is this? — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) January 19, 2018 The reason the government shutdown is that Trump and his team have an ideological commitment to allowing fewer black and brown people into the country. #TrumpShutdown #TrumpIsARacist — John Legend (@johnlegend) January 20, 2018 To put it in his terms: “He said it already, no backsies!” https://t.co/DrV0t87Onj — Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) January 20, 2018 10 — Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) January 20, 2018 Not shocking news, but a bit of color: GOP source tells me Trump is furious about the shutdown, which is messing up his anniversary and keeping him from going to Mar-a-Lago for his party. — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 20, 2018 Every Democrat’s speech today should begin and end with this:“We are approaching a shutdown because Mexico did not pay for the wall.” — Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 19, 2018 This is not Chuck Schumer’s shutdown. This is not Mitch McConnell’s shutdown. This is Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s shutdown. This is the result of a confused, chaotic White House. — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 20, 2018 Oh god what happens now is it the purge — josh groban (@joshgroban) January 20, 2018 It takes a certain level of incompetence to trigger a shutdown of the government when you control both houses of Congress and the White House. And yet here we are. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 20, 2018 “I will cause the biggest shutdowns. Yuge shutdowns. We’ll shut things down so much, you’ll think we never were even open to begin with.” #TrumpShutdown — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 20, 2018 Trump is telling allies Democrats caused the shutdown but that he will be blamed, a source close to the White House confirms to CNN. — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 20, 2018 Republicans ploy to blame democrats for shutdown so they have a shot at #Midterms2018 — John Cusack (@johncusack) January 20, 2018 OMG… wait to you hear the nervous breakdown Trump has tomorrow on Twitter over what Chuck Schumer just said about him on the Senate floor after the #TrumpShutDown Between the gov't shutdown & Woman's March… Trump' gonna be apoplectic!!Wow... 1st Happy Anniversary Donny!! pic.twitter.com/6zxCEx6p2I — Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) January 20, 2018 Gov't shutdownSchumer & Graham fist bumpTrump whines about missing Mar a Lago bash #WomansMarch2018 steals all the thunder #TrumpShutDown taking the heat for his failed leadership in not negotiating with Schumer — Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) January 20, 2018 In just the past two days Michael Wolff intimated Trump & Nikki Haley are having an affair, a porn star said Trump asked her to spank his bottom with a Forbes Magazine, Glenn Simpson accused Trump of money-laundering & cavorting with Russian mobsters & the government shutdown. — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 20, 2018 This Presidency is immunizing us to scandal. — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 20, 2018 Btw, I have little reason to believe the Nikki Haley stuff just because Wolff intimated it. But it DOES seem the Stormy Daniels stuff is legit & she seemed to be doing it because Trump was promising to get her on Celebrity Apprentice, which is definitely “casting couch” behavior. — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 20, 2018 And obviously the shutdown is hugely serious. But so is the continual uncovering of Trump and his team’s business and personal relationships with Russian mobsters. And that story was the most washed over. — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 20, 2018 Trumpty-Dumpty And all of his clownsCouldn't prevent a #TrumpShutdown — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) January 20, 2018 In just one year as a "business man" Trump bankrupted three casinos and a hotel (1991-92).In just one year as a "president" #TrumpShutdown the entire federal government. This guy is incredibly efficient at failing. — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) January 20, 2018 Even with majorities in the House and Senate, Blabbermouth Don was unable to broker a deal to keep the government running. He is hopelessly out of his depth. Ineptitude, thy name is Trump. #TrumpShutdown — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 20, 2018 90% of Americans are in favor of extending the CHIP program. 90% of Americans are in favor of DACA. 90% of Americans are in favor of universal background checks. Here’s a novel idea: Congress, try representing Americans. — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) January 20, 2018 A Republican Senate. A Republican Congress. A Republican President. An American travesty. #TrumpShutdown — Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 20, 2018 You can blame Democrats till you turn blue but we all know the truth about this debacle. You @SenMajLdr and @realDonaldTrump own this. #TrumpShutdown — Nancy Sinatra (@NancySinatra) January 20, 2018 1 Year in. Happy Anniversary #45. You are doing an amazing job. #TrumpShutdown — Dulé Hill (@DuleHill) January 20, 2018 So will ICE take some time off from tearing families apart now? — Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) January 20, 2018 I honestly feel like I work harder than Trump and I barely do anything. — Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) January 20, 2018 The Republicans are shutting down the government in fear of 32 percent of the American people...or less. The big babies. (sorry babies) #TrumpShutdown — Mo Gaffney (@mogaffney) January 20, 2018 Is a shut down like a snow day for a government employee? Can we all just stop paying federal taxes and funnel our money to state and local programs and vulnerable people and institutions? english trump negative donald trum negative donald trump none alyssa milano none republicans none mar-a-lago none hollywood none united states none 2018-01-20T21:01:19.010+02:00 bf8fc7d1cd41e2a127c34101d72924119e59db5b http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIEZzjXZGZLbTxa.mCO9WsAOtlK8wTR.sANOPBTd15bC5qfUTDqqFlSxVR0LtNqpS_U- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_allpolitics.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics CNN Poll: Melania Trump's approval numbers top the President's - CNNPolitics 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180118181836-melania-super-tease.jpg 10 81 6421 6421 1 0 0 2 0 0 bf8fc7d1cd41e2a127c34101d72924119e59db5b http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiBOqdM5CXWIEZzjXZGZLbTxa.mCO9WsAOtlK8wTR.sANOPBTd15bC5qfUTDqqFlSxVR0LtNqpS_U- 0 Kate Bennett 2018-01-20T02:00:00.000+02:00 A look back at Melania's first year 02:45 Story highlights New CNN poll shows Melania Trump's approval numbers holding steady The first lady trumps her husband by seven points (CNN) A new CNN poll shows first lady Melania Trump remains more popular than her husband, President Donald Trump. Mrs. Trump is at a 47% favorable rating, while the President's approval number stands at 40%, according to the CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The first lady has for the most part seen steady positivity for much of the past year, peaking in March at 52%, but holding in the mid-to-upper 40s for the past several months. At a private, black-tie dinner at the White House last September, the President introduced his wife to guests by calling her, "the star of the Trump family," saying, "they love her out there, I'll tell you. We walked all over Florida. We walked all over Texas, and they're loving Melania, and she just enjoys helping them with what she's doing and working with you folks." One year ago, Melania Trump's approval number stood at 36%, with a whopping 23% having no opinion of her whatsoever. Today, that figure stands at 16%, as Mrs Trump, whose profile is admittedly lower than that of her predecessor, Michelle Obama, continues to develop a signature cause and grow more comfortable with her public role. These latest results put Mrs. Trump's unfavorable rating at 37%, while her husband's disapproval is at 55%. And while Mrs. Trump is herself an immigrant, her favorable number among that group only stands at 23%, while 50% of those born in the United States give her a positive ranking. As expected, Republicans are Mrs. Trump's top supporters, at 79% favorable, versus 23% of Democrats who view her positively. And she continues to be more popular with men than women, 53% as opposed to 41%, respectively. Younger Americans aren't as pleased with the first lady as the older generation; her biggest fans according to this poll, are over the age of 50. The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS January 14-18 among a random national sample of 1,005 adults reached on landlines or cellphones by a live interviewer. No interviewing was completed on January 16 due to weather conditions at call center locations. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, it is larger for subgroups. english melania trump negative melania none donald trump none trump none new cnn negative cnn negative texas none white house none florida none 2018-01-20T21:47:41.005+02:00 442b15a2d34ab704716f3b383aaf526176e5c06a http://omgili.com/ri/2wGaacqxAptkyFj4CwJEV6.fncQ5JPpPN2eSP8EzOsKnnXTUxsfRBDulmfyMWwqOoOYyDzlOy0uia3Q.q6n23A-- mashable.com mashable.com http://mashable.com/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial tech social Mashable Trump just basically said he's anti-childbirth 2018-01-19T21:05:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 10 360 6398 6398 7 0 2 10 0 0 442b15a2d34ab704716f3b383aaf526176e5c06a http://omgili.com/ri/2wGaacqxAptkyFj4CwJEV6.fncQ5JPpPN2eSP8EzOsKnnXTUxsfRBDulmfyMWwqOoOYyDzlOy0uia3Q.q6n23A-- 0 Rachel Kraus 2018-01-19T21:05:00.000+02:00 By Rachel Kraus 2018-01-19 19:05:41 UTC Wow, Donald Trump might have just become the most anti-life President of all time... because he seems to be against, um, childbirth itself. While speaking at the "March for Life" anti-abortion rally at the National Mall on Friday, Trump said, "right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change." Um, hopefully the law would allow that? Because having a baby in the 9th month is just called CHILDBIRTH? Here's the clip. Trump was probably trying to criticize abortions initiated after the first trimester. Maybe he meant to say "torn" instead of "born from the womb"? It wouldn't be uncharacteristic for him to have yet another verbal slip-up, after all. But this kind of railing is par for the course for Trump. During a presidential debate , he criticized Hillary Clinton's support of abortion rights, saying "you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day." Hillary obviously schooled Donald at the time, saying "well that is not what happens in these cases, and using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate," and went on to show a depth of understanding about the thought and consideration that women go through when making these medical decisions. Sob. In fact, according to Planned Parenthood and the CDC , less than 1.4 percent of all abortions take place after 21 weeks. Most occur because of medical complications, financial restrictions, and lack of access to or knowledge about pregnancy and abortion during early stages. Hmm, wonder if comprehensive women's medical care could make that better? Too bad Trump is trying to undermine that . Regarding Trump's anti-birth stance in general, the internet is collectively smacking its forehead. But many are still outraged at Trump's appearance at the rally — his supposed championing of "Christian values"— given recent allegations about his affair with a porn star months after Melania gave birth to Barron. Apparently, trump has no idea what birth is. https://t.co/FdRWOFL5KR He gets confused when he lies. We call being born at 9 months, birth. https://t.co/Sp1bCNKF2x — debraj1121 afraid to touch my waist (@debraj112) January 19, 2018 Yeah, Trump telling pro-lifers how much he values mothers is pretty rich considering he was banging porn stars while Melania was recuperating from giving birth to Barron. 🤢 english trump negative donald trump negative hillary clinton none national mall none 2018-01-19T21:06:12.033+02:00 b59e030224755eb468211dd1ff960b3ab6249e5c http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrVwbTIiPpTIjY30rS8qkhnRl8cOeElLRqFblIeIp206pQbfVNMRLdumourU4K48dsAM5CRXvbnM6N www.msnbc.com msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/{{path.prefix}}/feeds/latest politics media non_standard_content law_government_and_politics msnbc.com Latest Headlines As shutdown deadline nears, Trump faces a leadership test 2018-01-19T15:47:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/ratio--1_91-1--1200x630/public/afp_w86uz.jpg?itok=aMV5AsTt 10 1332 6378 6378 0 0 0 0 62 0 b59e030224755eb468211dd1ff960b3ab6249e5c http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrVwbTIiPpTIjY30rS8qkhnRl8cOeElLRqFblIeIp206pQbfVNMRLdumourU4K48dsAM5CRXvbnM6N 0 Steve Benen 2018-01-19T15:47:00.000+02:00 US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg in the East Room of the White House January 10, 2018 in... BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI As shutdown deadline nears, Trump faces a leadership test 01/19/18 08:47 AM By Steve Benen Federal policymakers still have about 15 hours before reaching the shutdown deadline, and it’s possible the relevant players will work something out. It just doesn’t appear especially likely. Around 7:30 p.m. (ET) last night, House Republicans passed their stopgap spending bill on a 230-197 vote . GOP leaders are well aware of the fact that the bill – a “continuing resolution” (or CR) – needs to clear a 60-vote hurdle in the Senate, and they’re well aware that their measure doesn’t have the votes, but the House passed it anyway. Senate Democratic leaders urged the upper chamber to vote on the House plan last night, defeating it quickly so that lawmakers could begin work on an alternative, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) balked, scheduling a vote for today, hoping the added pressure will persuade some wavering members to vote for the GOP proposal. (This won’t work.) As NBC News reported , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has also offered “a shorter stop-gap measure, lasting just four or five days, to be used as a hard deadline on an agreement on government spending levels and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA.” That, too, would prevent a shutdown, though Republicans do not appear amenable, at least not yet. But of particular interest was another idea Schumer presented last night: the New York senator suggested the top four members of Congress – the Democratic and Republican leaders from both chambers – simply get together and craft a compromise. McConnell objected to this, too, insisting that the president is “not irrelevant” in our system of government, and his views “have not been made fully apparent yet.” Donald Trump, I believe that’s your cue. The funny thing is, before taking office, Trump said he knew how to prevent shutdowns. During the 2013 fight, Trump explained ,: “Problems start from the top. They have to get solved from the top. The president’s the leader, and he’s got to get everybody in a room, and he’s got to lead…. The right guy would get everybody into a room and would make a deal. You gotta get ‘em into a room. You gotta to talk to them. You gotta to cajole. You gotta do what you do when you make deals.” Five years later, is the president ready to “make a deal”? Is he able to? Does he even know what a deal would look like? Explore: english donald trump negative erna solberg negative brendan smialowski none mitch mcconnell none steve benen none trump negative senate none gop none white house none house none norway none us none 2018-01-19T15:57:30.004+02:00 ea838ce1d495dc8e4f5022c33a9f47bfabed1f1d http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQD1RVKFqxhqwVEBNS8V3Eld0rccWdRqWq55rW.Es90grw_XdVFs7g.NuWJrNT3LaYs7rBjS_D3dIuHv5_hnSn..yw.kTy9.YkYsW.Zmx3kVlhcClS2VLtcsdTbQWZhyRg- www.thesun.co.uk thesun.co.uk https://www.thesun.co.uk/feed media The Sun Donald Trump will be first US president in 45 years to speak at pro-life march 2018-01-19T14:02:00.000+02:00 0 1 news GB 0.0 https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nintchdbpict000379128830.jpg?strip&#x3D;all&amp;quality&#x3D;100&amp;w&#x3D;1200&amp;h&#x3D;800&amp;crop&#x3D;1 10 2180 6263 6263 0 0 10 9 0 0 ea838ce1d495dc8e4f5022c33a9f47bfabed1f1d http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQD1RVKFqxhqwVEBNS8V3Eld0rccWdRqWq55rW.Es90grw_XdVFs7g.NuWJrNT3LaYs7rBjS_D3dIuHv5_hnSn..yw.kTy9.YkYsW.Zmx3kVlhcClS2VLtcsdTbQWZhyRg- 0 Jay Akbar 2018-01-19T14:02:00.000+02:00 DON’S ANTI-ABORTION RALLY CRY Donald Trump will be first US president in 45 years to speak at pro-life march The US president, 71, has previously said he "hates the concept of abortion" By Jay Akbar 19th January 2018, 12:02 pm Updated: 19th January 2018, 6:38 pm DONALD Trump will become the first US president to address an anti-abortion march in 45 years on Friday. The move highlights his shift in recent years from a supporter of women's access to abortion to, now, a powerful opponent. Reuters Donald Trump will become the first president in 45 years to address an anti-abortion rally on Friday Trump is due to address the march in Washington via satellite from the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon. Ronald Reagan, Trump's fellow Republican, made supportive remarks to the march in 1987 via telephone, while George W. Bush, another Republican, twice did the same, in 2003 and 2004. "The President is committed to protecting the life of the unborn, and he is excited to be part of this historic event," Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, told reporters on Wednesday. Trump was previously a supporter of women's access to abortion. Donald Trump will be first US president in 45 years to speak at pro-life march AFP or licensors Trump is due to address the march in Washington via satellite from the White House Rose Garden In an interview in 1999, when he was still a celebrity real-estate tycoon in New York City, he said he "hated the concept of abortion" and was "very pro-choice". Organizers of the march, the largest anti-abortion event in the country, praised Trump for his policies on restricting abortion access. These policies include efforts to eliminate federal funding to groups providing abortions. Trump sent Vice President Mike Pence, a vocal abortion opponent, to speak at last year's march, a few days after the presidential inauguration. US President Donald Trump hands out his hugely anticipated Fake News Awards PA:Press Association In an interview in 1999, when he was still a celebrity real-estate tycoon in New York City, he said he "hated the concept of abortion" Trump has also pledged to appoint more judges that support the overturning of Roe vs Wade. That 1973 Supreme Court decision affirmed a woman's right to an abortion at most stages of a pregnancy, effectively legalising the procedure nationwide. The March for Life, where tens of thousands of people seeking to overturn that decision gather at the National Mall before rallying at the Supreme Court steps, is held close to the anniversary of the Roe vs Wade ruling. FROZEN GRAVEYARD Everest is littered with bodies of climbers who died trying to conquer it sick abuse Family stomped on pregnant teen until she miscarried after brother 'raped her' PURE EVIL Couple who raped daughter every other day told cops 'better us than some maniac' PARADISE ON LOCKDOWN Brits in Jamaica ordered to stay in hotel rooms amid deadly shootings MOVIE FIGURE TRAGEDY Star Wars and Hunger Games producer, 54, dies after lung cancer battle SOAP ANNOYING Hand sanitiser dispenser installed directly above lift button Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of U.S. House of Representatives, will also address the march, now in its 45th year. As a Republican candidate for the presidency in 2016, Trump said his position had "evolved," describing himself as "pro-life with exceptions," such as in cases of rape or incest. Trump has said he hopes Roe vs Wade will eventually be overturned and that each state would instead be allowed to decide whether to ban the procedure. english don negative donald trump negative ronald reagan none george w. bush none jay akbar none sarah sanders none trump none reuters donald trump none white house none us none white house rose garden none washington none 2018-01-19T14:18:22.014+02:00 95f26b4e560624748b628fd149b5e76052ef10f2 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSJlbPFf2vcZQ7DQwnenE_nwAkbC._.2nPFeWCVqYF0o_sKZiAQvAFQCRc8E.QWNnOVeCH74g0O2u3hbm3yIVUr5ec373y5SK8Be1ejfeMmNUkwavnRgLR2zJCATwAOF3jqa2E7BYK5ng-- www.theguardian.com theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2015/jan/04/sport/rss media The Guardian US government faces shutdown after Senate rejects funding bill | US news | The Guardian 2018-01-20T10:33:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/36d7ba800e1c513a1949a162da2b12a3f01411a3/0_0_2283_1370/master/2283.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Centropy&amp;bm=normal&amp;ba=bottom%2Cleft&amp;blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWRzLmd1aW0uY28udWsvMjAxOC8wMS8xOC9mYWNlYm9va19kZWZhdWx0LnBuZw&amp;s=5fa9a202d9987382744a155d47f11e78 10 170 6139 6135 0 0 0 39 0 0 95f26b4e560624748b628fd149b5e76052ef10f2 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZSJlbPFf2vcZQ7DQwnenE_nwAkbC._.2nPFeWCVqYF0o_sKZiAQvAFQCRc8E.QWNnOVeCH74g0O2u3hbm3yIVUr5ec373y5SK8Be1ejfeMmNUkwavnRgLR2zJCATwAOF3jqa2E7BYK5ng-- 0 Sabrina Siddiqui 2018-01-20T10:33:00.000+02:00 US politics US government goes into shutdown after Senate rejects funding bill Trump calls out #DemocratShutdown as parties play blame game Federal workers facing furlough: ‘We’re being used as pawns’ Sabrina Siddiqui , Ben Jacobs and Lauren Gambino in Washington Sat 20 Jan 2018 15.40 GMT First published on Sat 20 Jan 2018 03.33 GMT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close A pro-Dreamer placard at a rally in Washington on Friday night. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock The United States has its first government shutdown in nearly five years after senators failed to reach a deal to keep the lights on. An effort by Republicans to keep the government open for one month was rejected in a vote on Friday night after they failed to address Democratic concerns about young undocumented migrants known as Dreamers. With government shutdown, Republicans reap what they sow | Richard Wolffe Read more Republicans needed 60 votes to pass the bill. Five red-state Democrats supported it while four Republicans voted against and 12am ET came and went without a deal, causing funding for the federal government to lapse. Federal law requires agencies to shut down if Congress has not appropriated money to fund them. Hundreds of thousands of “non-essential” federal employees will be put on temporary unpaid leave . In previous shutdowns, services deemed “essential”, such as the work of the homeland security and the FBI, have continued. On Saturday morning, Donald Trump greeted the news with a typical flurry of tweets. “This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency,” he wrote , “and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown . ” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said later Trump would not negotiate immigration policy with Congress until the shutdown ends. Quick guide All you need to know about the US government shutdown Show Hide What is a government shutdown? When the US Congress fails to pass appropriate funding for government operations and agencies, a shutdown is triggered. Most government services are frozen, barring those that are deemed “essential”, such as the work of the Department of Homeland Security and FBI. During a shutdown, nearly 40% of the government workforce is placed on unpaid furlough and told not to work. Many, but not all, are non-defense federal employees. Active duty military personnel are not furloughed. Why is the government poised to shut down? Members of Congress are at an impasse over what should be included in a spending bill to keep the government open. Democrats have insisted any compromise must also include protections for the nearly 700,000 young, undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers, who were brought to the US as children. The Dreamers, who were granted temporary legal status under Barack Obama, were newly exposed to the threat of deportation when Donald Trump moved to rescind their protections in September. Trump and Republicans have argued immigration is a separate issue and can be dealt with at a later time. How common is a shutdown? There have been 12 government shutdowns in the US since 1981, although ranging in duration. The longest occurred under Bill Clinton, lasting a total of 21 days from December 1995 to January 1996, when the then House speaker, Newt Gingrich, demanded sharp cuts to government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and welfare. The most recent shutdown transpired under Obama in 2013, pitting the president against the Republican-led House of Representatives. Republicans refused to support a spending bill that included funding for Obama’s healthcare law, resulting in a 16-day shutdown that at its peak affected 850,000 federal employees. What would be the cost of a shutdown? A government shutdown would cost the US roughly $6.5bn a week, according to a report by S&P Global analysts. “A disruption in government spending means no government paychecks to spend; lost business and revenue to private contractors; lost sales at retail shops, particularly those that circle now-closed national parks; and less tax revenue for Uncle Sam,” the report stated. “That means less economic activity and fewer jobs.” Nearly 1 million people would not receive regular paychecks in the event of a shutdown. In previous shutdowns, furloughed employees have been paid retrospectively – but those payments have often been delayed. Sabrina Siddiqui Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images North America Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback. Speaking on the floor after the vote on Friday night, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, also assailed the opposition party, saying the shutdown was the result of a “cynical decision by the Democrats”. Minority leader Chuck Schumer delivered a scathing rebuke of Trump. The New Yorker said the president “walked away from two bipartisan deals” and that “a Trump shutdown will serve as a perfect encapsulation for the chaos he has unleashed”. Play Video 1:29 Mitch McConnell: Democrats got "their very own government shutdown" – video A White House statement issued just before midnight said “this is the behavior of obstructionist losers, not legislators”. Democrats blamed Republican divisions. Oregon senator Ron Wyden said lawmakers from his rival party were not on the same page as Trump. “You’ve got the three branches of government – everything,” Wyden said. “Can these folks organize a two-car parade?” What is Daca and who are the Dreamers? Read more On Thursday, the House voted by a margin of 230-197 to advance the bill after speaker Paul Ryan made concessions to conservatives in the Freedom Caucus. These included a vote on increased military funding, a potential vote on a hardline immigration bill and other “subplots” which Mark Meadows, head of the Freedom Caucus, declined to share with reporters. The vote was almost entirely along party lines, with only six Democrats and 11 Republicans breaking ranks. The bill did not contain any provisions to protect Dreamers, which has been a key Democratic priority since Trump announced in September that he was rescinding an Obama-era program, known as Daca, that enabled undocumented migrants brought to the US as children to obtain temporary legal status. Ryan pre-emptively tried to blame Democrats for any government shutdown, telling reporters: “The only people standing in the way of keeping the government open are Senate Democrats.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Ohio Clock strikes midnight in the Senate, marking the beginning of the federal shutdown. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA In a final dash to avert a shutdown, Trump cancelled plans to depart for his Mar-a-lago resort in Florida, where he was due to celebrate the anniversary of his first year in office. Instead, Trump spent the day negotiating with congressional leaders. The president hosted Schumer in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, the two New Yorkers talking over cheeseburgers in a small dining room adjacent to the Oval Office. A source briefed on the meeting said Schumer offered not only to meet Trump’s full funding request for a border wall but also agreed to boost defense spending “far above” what the White House requested. In exchange, Schumer requested a short-term measure that would keep the government open for a few days, in the hopes of reaching a broader compromise. The president seemed amenable to Schumer’s approach, the source said, and told the Democratic leader he would broach the topic with Republicans. But not long after Schumer returned to the Capitol, he received a phone call from John Kelly, the White House chief of staff. Kelly, a hardliner on immigration, informed Schumer the deal discussed with Trump was too liberal. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Democrat senator Kamala Harris speaks during a rally in support of Dreamers in Washington. Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/AP As lawmakers scrambled, progressive activists and Dreamers held a rally against the illuminated backdrop of the Capitol. They implored lawmakers to reject any funding measure that did not include a pathway to citizenship for the nearly 700,000 Dreamers whose protections will expire in March. “For all those Dreamers out there, our message for each and every one of you: there are those in our government that see you, that hear you, that believe and know that this country belongs to you,” said Joe Kennedy III, a Democratic representative from Massachusetts, repeating the message in Spanish. Funding for the government was initially due to expire in September, but lawmakers have passed a series of stopgap measures. The conservative resistance: the rightwingers who stood up to Trump Read more The last short-term extension, which was passed in December, pushed the deadline to 19 January while leaving the fate of Dreamers in limbo. Democrats faced backlash from immigration advocates and their base for failing to hold the line on Daca, having vowed not to adjourn for the new year without a solution. Trump gave Congress until 5 March to replace the program. But Democrats have insisted the only way to resolve the deep partisan divide over immigration is by tying it to a must-pass bill that would simultaneously avert a shutdown and enshrine protections for Dreamers into law. Trump showed a brief willingness to compromise last week by engaging lawmakers from both parties on a potential deal to legalize Dreamers in return for beefing up border security and changes to some visa programs. But the president dramatically undermined such talks by questioning the need to admit immigrants from places such as Haiti and El Salvador , dismissing them “shithole countries” in a private meeting with lawmakers. Republicans chose to move ahead with a short-term bill to fund the government, arguing that immigration was a separate issue. To pressure Democrats, they included in their measure a six-year authorization of a popular health insurance program (Chip), which provides healthcare coverage to 9 million children. english chuck schumer none yuri none ben jacobs none tom carper none sabrina siddiqui none lauren gambino none senate negative google none facebook share none messenger close senate none house none us none capitol hill none united states none washington none 2018-01-20T06:02:17.014+02:00 18b83e924cbb04a92032532b2c3c399a7f0d0d22 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZRQTTGbQSZLk_3Qz7RTO5PyG3SdpklSPrHwBFxw3x2atqYXMZlKc4niEySYU0xKicW0uWQgWz62nWrEDOinAq4J_erGZz3QhGH4m5bP9fUhSbVazIy0tpfo._IkoTu_Kk.fIyh0uQ42sa1zkGZHnCf5 www.npr.org npr.org http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1001 media music entertainment News : NPR Get Caught Up: Trump's Alleged Affair With Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels : NPR 2018-01-20T00:35:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/01/19/gettyimages-632046502_wide-0643209ab4c56e7507687b725613a66961dddaff.jpg?s=1400 10 495 6080 6080 0 0 2 11 0 1 18b83e924cbb04a92032532b2c3c399a7f0d0d22 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZRQTTGbQSZLk_3Qz7RTO5PyG3SdpklSPrHwBFxw3x2atqYXMZlKc4niEySYU0xKicW0uWQgWz62nWrEDOinAq4J_erGZz3QhGH4m5bP9fUhSbVazIy0tpfo._IkoTu_Kk.fIyh0uQ42sa1zkGZHnCf5 0 npr.org 2018-01-20T00:35:00.000+02:00 Stormy Daniels appears at the Wicked Pictures booth at the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 18, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Stormy Daniels appears at the Wicked Pictures booth at the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 18, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. Ethan Miller/Getty Images It's been quite a news week, even by recent standards. The U.S. is potentially hours away from a partial government shutdown. The debate rages on over the president's reported comments about not wanting to accept immigrants from "s**thole countries." "Girtherism" has erupted over the president's latest height and weight measurements. Officials are scrambling to figure out how to avoid another false ballistic missile alarm, like the one residents of Hawaii suffered last weekend. Also, the Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump's personal lawyer at one point paid off a pornographic actress to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Trump. The affair between Trump and actress Stormy Daniels is reported to have taken place in 2006. At that time, Trump had been married for a year and a half to Melania Trump, now the first lady, and their son Barron was four months old. In statements to the Wall Street Journal , both Trump and Daniels denied an affair. Startlingly, we are in such a news cycle that it's possible to have ignored a story about the president of the United States' alleged affair with an adult film star. If you missed it, here's a rundown of who reported what, what allegedly happened and how people are responding to the whole thing. The basics The story that Daniels and Trump had an affair was in fact already public before the 2016 election. In a November 4, 2016, piece , the Wall Street Journal wrote that the National Enquirer (whose parent company is headed by Trump friend David Pecker) paid $150,000 to former Playboy model Karen McDougal for her story about an affair with Trump...then killed the story, keeping it quiet. That story also reported that Daniels had been considering going on ABC's Good Morning America to talk about her alleged affair, and that the Trump campaign also denied the affair. But the Stormy Daniels story gained new life on January 12 of this year, when the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had arranged to pay Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a 2006 sexual encounter between them. In that story, both the president and Daniels denied that the encounter took place. "President Trump once again vehemently denies any such occurrence as has Ms. Daniels," Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told the Journal . And in a statement also supplied to the Journal by Cohen, Daniels denied both the affair and receiving any payment. "Rumors that I have received hush money from Donald Trump are completely false," she told the Journal via Cohen. However, celebrity magazine In Touch soon threw those denials into question, publishing a nearly-5,200-word, never-before-published 2011 interview with Daniels describing several occasions on which she met or spoke by phone with Trump , including a sexual encounter. On January 18, the Journal followed up with a story about how the Trump team hid the payments, setting up Essential Consultants, LLC in Delaware on October 17, 2016, to make the payments. Since the Journal first ran with the story about the $130,000 payment, multiple other outlets, including Slate, Fox News and the Daily Beast have revealed that they had started reporting on the story before the 2016 election. However, each outlet had a reason why the story did not run — Slate's Jacob Weisberg wrote this week that Daniels had stopped responding to him "about a week before the election," and that he couldn't confirm that she had been paid for her silence. The Daily Beast likewise wrote that Daniels backed out of a potential interview five days before the election. And Ken LaCorte, who had headed up Fox News' digital operation at the time, wrote this week that he thought his organization's story didn't have enough evidence to be publishable. "In the end, it was an easy decision, and no legitimate news organization would have published what we had," he wrote at LaCorte News. Who is Stormy Daniels? Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, has acted in 152 films and directed 78 according to IMDB . In addition to appearing in adult movies, she has had bit parts in some mainstream films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up . She had a brush with politics when — fueled by a "Draft Stormy" movement — she considered a 2010 challenge against then-Sen. David Vitter, R-La. She ended her campaign in April of 2010, expressing her frustration with the political system, as well as her treatment by the political establishment and press. "Simply because I did not fit in their mold of what an independent working woman should be, the media and political elite have sought to relegate my sense of civic responsibility to mere sideshow antics," she said in a statement. Vitter himself had had his own sex scandal in 2007, when it was revealed that he was a client of the "DC Madam." What's in the In Touch interview At more than 5,000 words, there's a lot of detail. The majority of it isn't about the sexual encounter itself. Daniels lays out years of interactions with Trump. She explained that she met Trump at a 2006 charity golf tournament, where he asked her to dinner. She said they ate dinner in his hotel room and conversed for hours before having sex. Trump continued to call her regularly after that — "about every 10 days," Daniels said. He always called me "honeybunch." He's like, "How's it going, honeybunch?" He always started the conversation off, I think it was always his excuse to call, "I just read about you in such and such or there's a quote about you in magazine, I turned on my channel in my hotel room and guess whose face popped up?" During that first encounter, Daniels added, Trump had talked about getting her a spot on The Apprentice , and in these phone calls, he continued to say he wanted her on the show, though she expressed skepticism. In addition to phone calls, Daniels said she and Trump encountered each other at parties and that she at one point went to meet him in Beverly Hills, where she spent several hours watching Shark Week with the future president(among the many details Daniels recounted was that Trump "is obsessed with sharks. Terrified of sharks."). As of 2011, when the In Touch interview was conducted, Daniels said her last interaction with Trump had been a year and a half earlier. She also expressed anger that he had "promised" she would be on his reality TV show. "I didn't have any unrealistic expectations of actually being on the show; I figured my chances were 50-50," she told In Touch . "I did believe that he was shy. So now I wonder if the whole thing was just a f***ing lie." In Touch added that the story english daniels negative donald trump none npr negative trump negative avn adult entertainment expo none wall street journal none u.s. none hawaii none las vegas none nev none 2018-01-20T00:44:55.000+02:00 2907bdf3654cd729425724080df987af0d3913d8 http://omgili.com/ri/_DuQb1SwTFopfX1aaAbdraCytTRyp8u6kHaDxSNfxCeQKMTq.0Lq3YuanUMi9MbuEJIvMIrnxoOvwGX1i2mIasdVvEXn9IJdYSG1qZEvqfDh71U4iDs_sg-- gawker.com gawker.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/Govtslavesinfo GOV'T SLAVES Here Is Pedophile Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book 2018-01-19T16:52:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 10 739 6019 6019 0 0 37 104 0 0 2907bdf3654cd729425724080df987af0d3913d8 http://omgili.com/ri/_DuQb1SwTFopfX1aaAbdraCytTRyp8u6kHaDxSNfxCeQKMTq.0Lq3YuanUMi9MbuEJIvMIrnxoOvwGX1i2mIasdVvEXn9IJdYSG1qZEvqfDh71U4iDs_sg-- 0 2018-01-19T16:52:00.000+02:00 Here Is Pedophile Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's Little Black Book 247.52K standout Donald Trump, Courtney Love, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and uber-lawyer Alan Dershowitz may have been identified by a butler as potential "material witnesses" to pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's crimes against young girls , according to a copy of Epstein's little black book obtained by Gawker. Bill Clinton took repeated trips on the " Lolita Express"—the private passenger jet owned … An annotated copy of the address book, which also contains entries for Alec Baldwin, Ralph Fiennes, Griffin Dunne, New York Post gossip Richard Johnson, Ted Kennedy, David Koch, filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, and all manner of other people you might expect a billionaire to know, turned up in court proceedings after Epstein's former house manager Alfredo Rodriguez tried to sell it in 2009. About 50 of the entries, including those of many of Epstein's suspected victims and accomplices as well as Trump, Love, Barak, Dershowitz, and others, were circled by Rodriguez. (The existence of the book has been previously reported by the Daily Mail . Gawker is publishing it in full here for the first time ; we have redacted addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and the last names of individuals who may have been underage victims.) According to an FBI affidavit , Rodriguez described the address book and the information contained within it as the "Holy Grail" or "Golden Nugget" to unraveling Epstein's sprawling child-sex network. But despite having been subpoenaed for everything he had on his former boss, Rodriguez didn't share it with the FBI or Palm Beach Police Department detectives investigating Epstein. Instead, he tried to make a $50,000 score by covertly peddling the black book to one of the attorneys launching lawsuits at Epstein on behalf of his victims. Who is Jeffrey Epstein? Click here for our primer about the billionaire pedophile. The plot backfired when the attorney reported Rodriguez to the FBI, and he was promptly charged with obstruction of justice. But not before he had, according to the FBI affidavit laying out the crime, marked up the book and an accompanying notepad with "handwritten notes" that contained "information material to the underlying investigation that would have been extremely useful in investigating and prosecuting the case, including the names and contact information of material witnesses and additional victims." Rodriguez, who spent 18 months in prison, died in December after a long illness and never spoke out about the address book, so the precise significance of the names he circled remains fuzzy. But the FBI's case against him makes clear that Rodriguez regarded the address book as crucial to understanding Epstein's crimes; during a conversation with an undercover FBI agent posing as a potential buyer, he "discussed in detail the information contained in the book, and identified important information" to the agent. In addition to the names above, as well as scores of apparent underage victims in Florida, New Mexico, California, Paris, and the United Kingdom listed under the rubric of "massage," the circled entries include: Billionaire Leslie Wexner Former New Mexico Governor Bruce King Former New Mexico Governor and Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson Peter Soros, the nephew of George Soros Former Miss Sweden and socialite New York City doctor Eva Andersson Dubin Some of the circled entries include additional notes—one address in New York City, for instance, is marked as an "apt. for models," and two names bear the marking "witness." Asked why Rodriguez might have circled his name, Alan Dershowitz told Gawker, "I've never seen the book and I have no idea what it means. I was neither a victim nor a material witness—I never witnessed any crimes or participated in any crimes, and I can prove it." Virginia Roberts, one of Epstein's alleged victims, has claimed in repeated court filings that Epstein instructed her to have sex with Dershowitz on several occasions, charges that Dershowitz categorically denies. Trump, through a spokesperson, said, "Mr. Trump only knew Mr. Epstein as Mr. Trump owns the hottest and most luxurious club in Palm Beach, [redacted], and Mr. Epstein would go there on occasion." Although Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew have been mentioned in connection with Epstein's sordid deeds, their names aren't circled in the black book. But Epstein did have 21 contact numbers and various email addresses for Clinton, as well as several contact numbers for the prince. Here is the address book: Nick Bryant is the author of The Franklin Scandal , the true story of a nationwide pedophile ring that pandered children to a cabal of the rich and powerful, and the co-author of Confessions of a D.C. Madam: The Politics of Sex, Lies, and Blackmail, which will be published in March. Additional reporting by J.K. Trotter. If you have information to share about Epstein's activities, please email tips@gawker.com. 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Mansour made these remarks while discussing Friday’s annual pro-life March for Life in Washington, D.C. “Ever since Roe v. Wade became the law of the land by fiat, by Supreme Court justices legislating from the bench,” said Mansour, “pro-lifers from around the country come to Washington, D.C., to peacefully petition the government on behalf of the unborn and the millions that we will never know.” “It’s very hopeful to me to see this happen again and again, to show that we do not forget this issue,” she said, expressing admiration for the dedication of the pro-life movement in coming to the nation’s capital every January on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision despite the “awful weather” and the news media’s blackout of their protests. “It’s remarkable to see these young people come here,” said Mansour, noting the predominance of college and high school students among the participants. “This is the future of our country and the future of the pro-life movement.” Describing her personal connection to the March, Mansour said, “The first time in my life that I ever went to Washington, D.C., was when I was nineteen years old and participated in a March for Life.” Mansour noted that President Trump is making history by addressing this year’s March for Life. Despite her earlier reservations about the sincerity of his opposition to abortion, Mansour said that the president’s actions towards the issue are a better metric for evaluating his pro-life bona fides. “For the first time in history, a sitting President of the United States will address the March for Life,” said Mansour. “And that president is, of course, President Donald Trump. Donald Trump, I’ve got to tell you, I’m not entirely certain that he is pro-life personally. To be perfectly honest, I never quite bought that he was pro-life when he said that he was during the election, during the primaries. I always kind of figured he’s just saying that. But, I will tell you this, he has governed completely as a pro-lifer. He has given the pro-life movement everything he could. He has given social conservatives everything he could. This is a guy who has stood up for conservatives and has governed like a conservative more than we’ve seen since Ronald Reagan.” Members of the ostensibly conservative “Never Trump” movement, added Mansour, look foolish in the light of Trump’s conservative governance: “The Never Trumpers who belittled this man, who laughed at him, thought he was just completely lying to us, snowballing us — you know what? You guys have egg on your face because this man has fulfilled his promises when it comes to pro-lifers. When it comes to the social conservatives, he has stood with us completely and defended the religious communities in this country.” Mansour illustrated the primacy of behavior over attitude with a biblical anecdote, drawing on Christ’s Parable of the Two Sons. “I’ve often been reminded of the Parable of the Two Sons,” said Mansour. “This is from the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus said, ‘What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, “Son, go and work today in the vineyard.”“I will not,” the son answered. But later he changed his mind, and he went. Then the father went to the other son, and he said the same thing. That son answered, “I will, sir,” but he did not go. Which of the two did what his father wanted?’ Of course, the crowd answered, ‘The first. The one that said no, but then went and did it.’ And Jesus used that parable to explain how the sinners often are the ones fulfilling what God has asked, who will enter the Kingdom of God, as he said, ahead of the others who say, ‘Yes,’ but actually don’t do it.” Trump has “completely stood with the religious community” where previous Republican presidents had not, noted Mansour: “There’s all sorts of stuff in the news about Donald Trump — all sorts of stories about porn stars, this, that, and the other thing, these sensational things to try to smear and besmirch the man’s record and character. I have no doubt that he’s very venal and that he’s done things in his past that we would look askance at, but what I look at is what the man’s actions are in office, and I see a man that has stood completely with the religious community in this country and has basically defended them in places where other Republican presidents, who claim to be Christian and who actually seem to be very upright, didn’t.” “So I’ve got to say, thank you very much President Trump for what you’re doing,” concluded Mansour. Trump is scheduled to address Friday’s March for Life rally via TV feed around 12:15 PM ET. Breitbart News Tonight airs Monday through Friday on SiriusXM’s Patriot channel 125 from 9:00 p.m. to midnight Eastern (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Pacific). LISTEN : Follow Robert Kraychik on Twitter @rkraychik . Read More Stories About: Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook. Visit Breitbart's Facebook Page . 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CNN 0:55 Schumer: Progress, No Deal After Trump Meeting Associated Press 0:41 Kentucky man will plead guilty to attacking Senator Rand Paul Reuters 0:55 ‘That’s good news’: Senators on the Trump-Schumer meeting The Washington Post 2:00 No Charges Expected For Girlfriend of Vegas Shooter Wochit News 0:42 Trump touts anti-abortion policies in speech CNN 2:29 The shutdown blame game The Washington Post 2:26 DA reveals disturbing details from Calif. 'house of horrors' FOX News 2:13 Omarosa trying to lawyer up, may have secretly taped White House conversations FOX News 2:49 Russia's Putin braces an icy dip to mark Orthodox Epiphany Reuters 0:55 Poll: Global Approval Of U.S. Leadership Under Trump Hit A Historic Low Veuer 1:01 UP NEXT Video by Today On the morning after a government shutdown, President Trump cast blame on Democrats for deciding to "play shutdown politics" when they "could have easily made a deal." He also turned the current shutdown into a campaign slogan for the 2018 midterm elections. "Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border," Trump tweeted on Saturday morning. "They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!" Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 The government shut down at midnight, after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill that the House had passed on Thursday. The sticking points for negotiations over votes on the bill largely center around immigration issues. The Democrats want strong protections for so-called "Dreamers" in the bill, protecting illegal immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said early Saturday that he offered to put funding for Trump's proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall on the table in exchange for Democrat demands, and thought he had reached a deal with the president. Ultimately, he said, Trump walked away from a deal. Schumer said Trump's actions on Friday made it seem he was "rooting for a shutdown." The White House on Friday night slammed Democrats for putting "unlawful immigrants" ahead of the military and other urgent funding needs, calling them "obstructionist losers, not legislators." "We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. "When Democrats start paying our armed forces and first responders, we will reopen negotiations on immigration reform." Trump added on Saturday morning that Republicans "need 60" votes in the Senate in order to avoid future obstruction of his legislative agenda. The Republican Senate majority is currently 51-49, not enough to pass most legislation on a strict party-line vote. But the Senate vote for the Trump-backed continuing resolution, which would have kept the government running for four more weeks, was not a party-line vote. Five Democrats voted for the bill, while four GOP senators voted against it. For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Two polls released Friday indicated most Americans would blame Trump and the Republicans over Democrats in the event of a shutdown. 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Schumer did not provide any details on his wall offer. For example, Schumer did not say if he promised the Democratic Party’s endorsement for Trump’s $33 billion, 10-year plan for construction and operation of a wall, or if he was just willing to declare his personal support for a few billion dollars for future construction of a wall. Many Democrats strongly oppose a border wall as a supposed “trophy” for Trump — but also because it is a symbolic distinction between the United States and other countries. Democratic groups and business groups also oppose the wall because it would hinder the northward flow of cheap-labor migrants to Democratic-run low-wage cities on the coasts. Trump rejected his wall offer, said Schumer. “When President Trump is ready … Democrats will be ready,” he added. In 2006, Congress voted for the construction of a 700-mile wall but later refused to provide the funding. That lack of funding has ensured the 2,000-mile border is shielded by only a short stretch of double-layer fencing. The Democrats’“Gang of Six” group, led by Schumer’s deputy, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, has offered an amnesty plan to Trump, which Trump rejected. The plan offered $1.5 billion in exchange for an amnesty. But the amnesty would be far bigger and more expensive than the 1986 amnesty, which was said to be for 3 million illegals. The Gang of Six’s amnesty would cover at least 5 million foreigners, including at least 3 million young illegals, their parents, and 400,000 additional migrants, pus a large but unclear number of their chain-migration relatives. Few of the migrants would have university degrees, and so most would get more in taxpayers’ aid than they would pay in taxes. Schumer tried to blame the shutdown on Trump and he pushed the claim that Trump does not know what he wants on immigration policy. He said: Republican leadership can’t get to yes because President Trump refuses to. Mr. President, President Trump, if you are listening, I am urging you: please take yes for an answer. House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi also tried to blame Trump for the Democrats’ shutdown. I hope that we can now conduct bipartisan negotiations where we find our common ground to honor our responsibility to meet the needs of the American people. #TrumpShutdown Read my full statement here: https://t.co/RiGSbynFqw — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 20, 2018 Read More Stories About: Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook. Visit Breitbart's Facebook Page . 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Photo: New York Magazine A long time ago now, I came rather abruptly face-to-face with what being a man means. I don’t mean the gay thing. Figuring that out in the 1970s hadn’t been easy, but I’d never questioned my sex or my gender, whatever occasional taunts came my way. I mean the fact that, in the years of being HIV-positive, my testosterone levels had sunk, and I decided, given my lassitude, depression, and lack of sexual desire, to go on hormone replacement therapy to get me back in a healthy range for a 30-something male. It was a fascinating experience to witness maleness literally being injected into me, giving me in a sudden jump what had been there all along, and what I now saw and felt more vividly. You get a real sense of what being a man is from an experience like that, as the rush of energy, strength, clarity, ambition, drive, impatience and, above all, horniness overcame me every two weeks in the wake of my shot. It was intoxicating. I wrote about this a couple of decades ago, in an essay I called “The He Hormone.” The visceral experience opened my eyes to the sheer and immense natural difference between being a man and being a woman, and helped me understand better how nature is far more in control of us than we ever want to believe. I mention this because in our increasingly heated debate about gender relations and the #MeToo movement, this natural reality — reflected in chromosomes and hormones no scientist disputes — is rarely discussed. It’s almost become taboo. You can spend a lifetime in gender studies and the subject will never come up. All differences between the sexes, we are now informed, are a function of the age-old oppression of women by men, of the “patriarchy” that enforces this subjugation, and of the power structures that mandate misogyny. All differences between the genders, we are told, are a function not of nature but of sexism. In fact, we are now informed by the latest generation of feminists, following the theories of Michel Foucault, that nature itself is a “social construction” designed by men to oppress women. It doesn’t actually exist. It’s merely another tool of male power and must be resisted. This is, however, untrue. Even the newest generation of feminists concede this on the quiet. Although they will organize to shut down an entire magazine to prevent an airing of an alternative view of gender, they are not currently campaigning to shut down the Planet Earth series because it reveals that in almost every species, males and females behave differently — very differently — and there appears to be no “patriarchy” in place to bring this about at all. They know enough not to push their argument into places where it will seem to be, quite obviously, ridiculous. But it is strikingly obvious that for today’s progressives, humans are the sole species on this planet where gender differentiation has no clear basis in nature, science, evolution, or biology. This is where they are as hostile to Darwin as any creationist. And this is stupid. The alternative explanation — that these core natural differences between men and women have been supplemented by centuries of conscious oppression — is staring us in the face. The fascinating conundrum is where one ends and the other begins. How much of this difference is natural and how much is social? That is the question. And the answer is a tricky one. Is the fact that the vast majority of construction workers are male and the huge majority of nurses are female a function of sexism or nature? Is male sexual aggression and horniness a function of patriarchy or testosterone? Is the fact that women now outnumber men among college graduates a function of reverse sexism or nature? My suspicion is that it’s more about nature than about society, and one reason I believe this (apart from all the data) is I because I’m gay. I live in a sexual and romantic world without women, where no patriarchy could definitionally exist, a subculture with hookups and relationships and marriages and every conceivable form of sexual desire that straight men and women experience as well. And you know what you find? That men behave no differently in sexual matters when there are no women involved at all. In fact, remove women, and you see male sexuality unleashed more fully, as men would naturally express it, if they could get away with it. It’s full of handsiness and groping and objectification and lust and aggression and passion and the ruthless pursuit of yet another conquest. And yes, I mean conquest. That’s what testosterone does. It’s also full of love, tenderness, compassion, jealousy, respect, dignity, and a need for security and a home. It’s men’s revenge on men. The old joke applies: What does a lesbian bring on a second date? A U-Haul. What does a gay man bring on a second date? What second date? I know this must be a pain in the neck for most women. But it’s who we are. It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s called being male, this strange creature, covered in hair, pinioned between morality and hormones, governed by two brains, one above and one below. We can and should be restrained, tamed, kept under control. But nature will not be eradicated. And when left-feminism denies nature’s power, ignores testosterone, and sees all this behavior as a function entirely of structural patriarchal oppression, it is going to overreach. It is going to misunderstand. And it is going to alienate a lot of people. If most men are told that what they are deep down is, in fact, “problematic” if not “toxic,” they are going to get defensive, and with good reason. And they are going to react. So, by the way, are the countless women who do not see this kind of masculinity as toxic, who want men to be different, who are, in fact, deeply attracted to the core aggression of the human male, and contemptuous of the latest orthodoxy from Brooklyn. And men, especially young men in this environment, will begin to ask questions about why they are now routinely seen as a “problem,” and why their sex lives are now fair game for any journalist. And because our dialogue is now so constrained, and the fact of natural sexual differences so actively suppressed by the academy and the mainstream media, they will find the truths about nature in other contexts. They will stumble across alt-right websites that deploy these truths to foment an equal and opposite form of ideology, soaked in actual misogyny, and become convinced that every sexual interaction is a zero-sum battlefield. They will see this as a war between the genders, not as a way to advance the freedom of both. They will fight back, and in this tribalized culture, the conflict will intensify. Suppress debate, ban ideas from civil conversation, and you won’t abolish these ideas. You will hand them to the worst bigots and give them credibility. This week, in the New York Times , Tom Edsall bravely exposed the politics of this . He looked at the data and found, believe it or not, that gender-studies feminism is not shared by all women by any means, and is increasingly loathed by men — and not just older men. “2016 saw the greatest number of votes cast by young white men in the past 12 years — markedly higher than their female counterparts,” says Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg , a psychologist at Tufts. Their support for the Democratic nominee dropped by 15 points from 2008 to 2016. Edsall reports that “a Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey found that a bare majority (51 percent) of Democrats believes that calling out sexism is typically justified and not designed to shut off discussion. In sharp contrast, Ekins wrote, about three-fourths (76 percent) of Republicans and two-thirds (65 percent) of independents believe it’s primarily used as a tool to stifle debate.” Two-thirds of Independents now suspect the sincerity of most claims of sexism. Congrats, Brooklyn. Other polls show a declining support for core feminist principles among high-school seniors in the last decade. When I stumble across young male Trump supporters — and there are plenty of gay men among them — this is what they point to. They are defending their core being from left-feminist assault. Insofar as they are pushing back against the latest wave of feminist misandry, I’m not without some sympathy. Trump understands this dynamic intuitively. Bannon believed it was integral to the Trump project, and wants the slanted elite discourse on men to continue and intensify. I think this issue was an under-acknowledged cause for Clinton’s failure. At some point, Democrats and liberals are going to have to decide if they want to “problematize” half the voting population. They are going to have to figure out who they really side with: Brooklyn or much of America? Reality or an ideology? Both genders or one? Build the Wall! Build the Wall! Why not give him his stupid wall? Yes, I know it’s an absurd and in many ways, offensive project. Yes, I don’t think it will help border security that much. Yes, it’s $18 billion we could well afford to spend elsewhere. But hear me out. First off, it isn’t really a wall across the entire border. Parts of it will have no wall at all; parts will be a fence. You can see it as an intensification of what’s already there. It also won’t be built in one Trump term or two. Everyone suspects the Democrats could well win back one chamber in the Congress this fall, with all that might entail for future construction. It also cannot hurt border security — and that’s a good thing, right? And if you gave Trump his bauble, you could gain much more leverage over all the other aspects of the issue, including the fate of the millions of illegal immigrants who have now lived here for decades. You could also immediately save the Dreamers, and maybe their parents, from unspeakable anxiety and fear. Whom would the wall harm, in contrast? Only those now trying to break the law. I also think it can positively help shift the immigration issue to a more productive plane. I don’t believe America has become a xenophobic, anti-immigrant country overnight. I believe this country is still an immigrants’ dream; I’ve lived that experience myself and I’ve witnessed how decent and supportive and tolerant most Americans are toward newcomers. I think they’re worried that illegal immigration is out of control, that elites don’t care, and until they believe — and truly believe — that the southern border is secure, they will remain far more hostile to immigration — and to current illegal immigrants — than they really want to be. Trump’s genius was to see this as a symbol of reassurance, with massive psychological effects on the entire debate. He used that symbol to nefarious ends, but it can also be redirected. The wall, in fact, seems to me indispensable as a symbol if we are to not to disrupt countless lives and families now entrenched in this country and deserving of humane treatment. If the wall can build support for some kind of amnesty for them going forward, it will be worth it. D.C.’s Appeals It’s great to see the New York Times finally give Washington its due . Robert Draper’s account of 36 hours in this lively, diverse, quirky, multicultural world capital is worth a scan — even for New Yorkers. It baffles me why so few in the bigger metropolis ever visit, when it’s just three hours away by train. I suspect that the clichés about it are actually believed. Most of America thinks of the city as synonymous with evil; the rest believes it’s crushingly dull. It is neither. My own chauvinism is in the public record, of course. I tried living in New York City for a year and a half and found it intolerable: sunless, overcrowded, rude, incompetent, ugly, massively overpriced, deeply parochial and insular, and an endless assault course of hassle and attitude. There’s also a wider variety of views in D.C., in part because the city has to sustain a lot of Republicans as well as Democrats. So it doesn’t have quite the stifling left-liberal bubble of Manhattan, or the oppressive feel of the People’s Republic of Woke across the river in Brooklyn. No offense, of course! D.C. has a huge amount of what New York has, in terms of culture and nightlife and diversity and intellectual stimulus. But it’s also livable — full of light and green, as well as iconic vistas and colorful street life — with sidewalks you don’t have to elbow the weak and sick to walk on. It’s even safe to ride a bike here; and to use a pedestrian crossing. My only quibble is in line with CityLab’s Kriston Capps’s note : “Maybe you read in The New York Times that Showtime is the best bar in Washington, D.C., for ‘nightcapping with the demimonde.’ Sorry. That is not something we do here. That is not something anyone has done anywhere since the Civil War. Piqued and stimulated Times readers should try a different bar—I hear they have loads of demimondes in Brooklyn.” Ha! Also: Since when has D.C. ever, ever had “the starchy, insular appearance of a white male fiefdom”? This has long been a primarily African-American place, or at the very least a multicultural mix. If anything, it’s only now that its black population is not a huge majority. I love Bob, and maybe he was trying to challenge a stupid stereotype — but, dude, this place’s nickname was for a long time “ chocolate city .” How starchy and white is that? See you next Friday. A note to my readers: I’d like to respond to a specific criticism of my diary last week . Many pointed out on Twitter that I seemed to be implying that “secretly removing a condom” is a “minor offense” in a sexual interaction. This charge, in my view, is perfectly understandable, given the way a paragraph worked out. Of course, I don’t believe that. Au contraire. I take full responsibility for the way in which I gave that impression, and apologize for it. My point in that sentence was, well, here’s the sentence: “One man is accused of ‘secretly removing condom during sex,’ with no claim of workplace misconduct at all.” That was my point, to note that such charges had nothing to do with sexual harassment or abuse of power - which meant that the movement had morphed into policing sex outside the workplace. As we know from the latest news, this is in fact true. But in listing all the various lesser offenses, I should have more clearly separated that point out, and did in earlier drafts. I apologize again. Tags: interesting times #metoo movement build the wall donald trump washington dc feminism More Andrew Sullivan: #MeToo and the Taboo Topic of Nature Most Viewed Stories Does This Man Know More Than Robert Mueller? Jane Fonda Relishes Yet Another Chance to Insult Megyn Kelly’s Interviewing Skills Do I Dare to Eat a Tide Pod? 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Zero consequences, and everyone just moves on.” She proposed another scenario: “ The president has an extramarital affair with a porn star , right after his wife gives birth to a son. Then he pays the porn star to shut up. Does it even matter to, say, his evangelical base?” Kenan Thompson, playing another contestant, answered: “To evangelicals, of course it matters. It’s against everything that they stand for.” The buzzer sounded again. “You’d think so, but no,” Ms. Chastain said despairingly. “They say he’s just repented and they forgive him, and Mike Pence is like, ‘That’s my dude.’” The game went on, with Ms. Chastain’s character drifting further into delirium and eventually asking the three players to write down anything they thought would matter or lead to consequences for President Trump. The contestants came back with scenarios like “Trump Punches Pope,” “He Cancels Olympics Because Flags Are ‘Gay,’” and “Sex Tape With Don Jr.” Wrong again, Ms. Chastain countered for each: “Because nothing truly matters — none of it matters.” The White House Physician Is (to Put It Mildly) a Trump Guy Video by Saturday Night Live In the opening sketch, Aidy Bryant played Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, holding a news conference to discuss the results of Mr. Trump’s recent physical examination . Advertisement Ms. Bryant first addressed the shutdown of the federal government , saying: President Trump maintains that any deal he signs must include a border wall, and he’s been consistent that it must be a solid, physical wall with some parts see-through, some parts fence and some parts empty spaces that just operate on the honor system. And it will be paid for by Mexico with U.S. taxpayer money. Playing the White House physician, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, Beck Bennett then came to the podium to discuss “how not-fat the president is.” Mr. Bennett said his “unbiased, 100 percent accurate health assessment” had found that President Trump weighed “a very svelte 239 pounds” with “a gorgeous, 44-inch Coke-bottle waist.” The president is “75 inches” tall (or 6-foot-3, which is accurate), Mr. Bennett said, “with legs that — well, they seem to go on forever,” and he wears a size 12 shoe, “so you can fill in the blanks there.” In this week’s other memorable moments: Stormy Daniels Segment of the Week No. 1 Naturally, “Weekend Update” couldn’t resist the saga of Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic-film actress known as Stormy Daniels who has said she had an affair with Mr. Trump and was reportedly paid $130,000 in hush money shortly before the 2016 election. “This week, I was finally able to Google ‘Stormy Daniels’ on my work computer,” said Colin Jost, the co-anchor. He continued: In an interview from 2011, porn star Stormy Daniels said that while she was having an affair with Donald Trump, he told her she was beautiful and smart, just like his daughter. Which is somehow the grossest thing anyone has ever said to Stormy Daniels. I just love watching Mike Pence through all of this. He’s a button-down, conservative Christian. Now he’s going to go ride-or-die with Caligula. At this point, Pence would probably be more comfortable as a judge on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’” Stormy Daniels Segment of the Week No. 2 Mr. Jost’s co-anchor, Michael Che, added: The worst part about that Stormy Daniels story was that it was so lame. An old rich dude cheated on his wife with a porn star. Clutch my pearls. I thought we’d at least get some freaky details out of it. I mean, Donald Trump grabs women by the vagina as his opener. So, his actual sex must be insane, right? But the craziest thing we got is that he was spanked with a magazine and he’s afraid of sharks. Well, of course he’s afraid of sharks — the man has a body of a seal.” Stormy Daniels Segment of the Week No. 3 Video by Saturday Night Live Cecily Strong portrayed Ms. Clifford in a deskside segment on “Weekend Update,” in which Mr. Jost introduced her as an “unlikely ally for critics of Donald Trump.” Ms. Strong agreed. “I’m like a liberal hero,” she said, “even though I’m a Republican porn star who loves Sarah Palin. Right? Things are so bad now, there are so many women just desperately trying to figure out how to be empowered by me. And the best they can say is that I’m a female director.” She added: “Now, I get it, that I’m not what these people envisioned their hero would look like. But guess what, America? I’m the hero you deserve right now.” Women’s March Shout-Out of the Week Video by Saturday Night Live In her opening monologue, Ms. Chastain expressed regret that she could not participate in the Women’s March this weekend . Instead, she performed a cover of “You Don’t Own Me” with Ms. McKinnon and Ms. Strong, while other cast members tossed out quick jokes about the event. Ms. Bryant said she had “p-hats” for the occasion, adding, “I can’t say the real word because it’s just one of those many words that only the president can use.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Her co-star Leslie Jones strode out and said, “You mean pussy hats?” Later, Melissa Villaseñor explained why she was dressing up for the march: “Look, I’m a proud feminist, but I’m still trying to catch a husband,” she said. Improbable Robert Mueller Impression of the Week Video by Saturday Night Live If Ms. McKinnon can play Hillary Clinton, Kellyanne Conway, Theresa May, Angela Merkel, Mika Brzezinski, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jeff Sessions, then why not Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election? Wearing a facial prosthesis that we’ll see later in our nightmares, Ms. McKinnon portrayed Mr. Mueller as not trying too hard to conceal the progress of his investigation. “You know how you loved the show ‘Lost,’ but it never really came together?” she asked. “There was no satisfying ending? This ain’t ‘Lost.’” Haunting ‘Fresh Prince’ Parody of the Week Video by Saturday Night Live Speaking of fever dreams, this week’s standout contribution from Chris Redd, a featured player in his first season on “S.N.L.,” is this homage to the opening credits of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the ’90s sitcom starring Will Smith. Rather than spoil it, let’s just say it takes a lot of unexpected turns (unless you were expecting a cameo from the actor and Wu-Tang alum Method Man). A version of this article appears in print on January 22, 2018, on Page C4 of the New York edition with the headline: More Trump Revelations, But Do They Matter?. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe english trump negative chastain negative mike pence none kenan thompson none new york times continue negative 2018-01-21T12:22:37.003+02:00 7b5c2d77394bfb258d9744dcef1615b23fbcaafd http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTISFKBBcPridWRO3ionETI2ngkUohyYjDddM4Ia12em75yKfAuDDS5e6CZaUYmce3Ke90A2ltIRo.DT1lGhokW9voKfchVb0xi.1VURM3SRVfic6EaztwoNv9N78AIP8YNQOycINWSdr9Qiu276kdcVlSHfvYVO6tWC1xvusYNEw-- www.reuters.com reuters.com http://feeds.reuters.com/Reuters/PoliticsNews media financial_news finance Reuters: Politics Clock running out for Congress to avert government shutdown | Reuters 2018-01-19T19:08:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 https://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20180119&t=2&i=1223312285&w=1200&r=LYNXMPEE0I0LO 10 408 5483 5483 0 0 2 61 0 0 7b5c2d77394bfb258d9744dcef1615b23fbcaafd http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTISFKBBcPridWRO3ionETI2ngkUohyYjDddM4Ia12em75yKfAuDDS5e6CZaUYmce3Ke90A2ltIRo.DT1lGhokW9voKfchVb0xi.1VURM3SRVfic6EaztwoNv9N78AIP8YNQOycINWSdr9Qiu276kdcVlSHfvYVO6tWC1xvusYNEw-- 0 Reuters Editorial 2018-01-19T19:08:00.000+02:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government shut down at midnight on Friday after Democrats and Republicans, locked in a bitter dispute over immigration and border security, failed to agree on a last-minute deal to fund its operations. In a late-night session, senators blocked a bill to extend government funding through Feb. 16. The bill needed 60 votes in the 100-member Senate but only 50 supported it. Most Democrats opposed the bill because their efforts to include protections for hundreds of thousands of mostly young immigrants, known as Dreamers, were rejected by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders. Huddled negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer were unsuccessful, and the U.S. government technically ran out of money at midnight. While the two men said they remained committed to reaching a deal, the shutdown formally began on Saturday, the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. His inability to cut a deal despite enjoying a Republican majority in both houses of Congress highlighted the deep political divide in Washington. Until a funding deal is worked out, scores of federal agencies across the country will be unable to operate, and hundreds of thousands of “non-essential” federal workers will be put on temporary unpaid leave. Trump immediately moved to blame Democrats. “Tonight, they put politics above our national security, military families, vulnerable children, and our country’s ability to serve all Americans,” the White House said in a statement. It also said it would not discuss immigration until the government was up and running again. “We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands. This is the behavior of obstructionist losers, not legislators.” In return, Schumer pointed the finger directly at Trump. “It’s almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown and now we’ll have one and the blame should crash entirely on President Trump’s shoulders,” he said. NEGOTIATE OR FIGHT? Democratic and Republican leaders agreed to reopen negotiations on Saturday and said they were committed to getting a quick agreement. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney talks with reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria But both sides may now be even less willing to make concessions because a political defeat on the issue could be costly, especially with the control of Congress up for grabs at midterm elections later this year. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding measure on Thursday. But Republicans then needed the support of at least 10 Democrats to pass the bill in the Senate. While five Democrats ended up voting for the measure, five Republicans voted against it. Democratic leaders wanted the measure to include protections from deportation for about 700,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. Despite bipartisan negotiations, Republican leaders refused to include those protections, and neither side was willing to back down. Trump, who had made strict measures on immigration a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, last week rejected a bipartisan proposal. Slideshow (14 Images) He said he wanted to include any deal for Dreamers in a bigger legislative package that also boosted funding for a wall and tighter security measures along the U.S. border with Mexico. Schumer met with Trump on Friday afternoon and later said he had reluctantly agreed to include the border wall in the negotiations but that it still was not enough to persuade Trump to find a compromise. McConnell said he would seek over the weekend a new funding bill that covered the federal government through to Feb. 8. A Senate Democratic source said that was still too far out. Democrats had argued for an extension of just four or five days to force both sides into serious negotiations on the immigration issue. Despite the formal shutdown, “essential” employees who deal with public safety and national security will keep working. Related Coverage U.S. government shutdown begins as spending bill fails in Senate As government shutdown begins, White House slams Senate Democrats Mattis says a U.S. government shutdown would affect military operations That includes more than 1.3 million people on active duty in the military who will be required to work but will not be paid until funding is renewed or handled with separate legislation. Although past government shutdowns have done little lasting damage to the U.S. economy, they can rattle financial markets and undermine the United States’ reputation abroad. This impasse follows a months-long struggle in Congress to agree on government funding levels and protections for Dreamers, most of whom are originally from Mexico or Central America. They were given temporary legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program started by former President Barack Obama. In September, Trump announced he was ending the program and gave Congress until March 5 to come up with new legislation. Efforts to do that have so far failed so Democrats tried to get it done by linking a deal to funding of the federal government. Additional reporting by Roberta Rampton and Jim Oliphant; Writing by Kieran Murray; Editing by Leslie Adler and Michael Perry english http://thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html donald trump none reuters negative congress negative senate none justice department none department of agriculture none pentagon none house of representatives none health and human services and state department none u.s. none washington none 2018-01-19T13:38:44.019+02:00 ce6a011442fa4255df7ca0fddb39eed2af5ec22d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_JT6AEDrs67GaIc8UXYTsWgz5c9lVXLD2obF27CH.FZqKh1jBGdMpZLHulLfNFMbZ332iEuzGciO0uyCqyQBbONwZRcd3uDdK_05wgfhz79Iff.RpffRCrA-- abcnews.go.com go.com http://feeds.abcnews.com/abcnews/politicsheadlines media ABC News: Politics 'SNL' pokes fun at Trump's physical: 'The president's gotta rockin' bod' 2018-01-21T08:19:00.000+02:00 0 0 news US 0.0 http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/gy_snl1_dc_012118_16x9_992.jpg 10 72 5455 5455 0 0 0 0 0 0 ce6a011442fa4255df7ca0fddb39eed2af5ec22d http://omgili.com/ri/rPCDLkAl21SkQXgiy_6lzliIfctIHda_JT6AEDrs67GaIc8UXYTsWgz5c9lVXLD2obF27CH.FZqKh1jBGdMpZLHulLfNFMbZ332iEuzGciO0uyCqyQBbONwZRcd3uDdK_05wgfhz79Iff.RpffRCrA-- 0 2018-01-21T08:19:00.000+02:00 The government shutdown and the results of President Donald Trump 's physical exam, released Friday by his physician Ronny Jackson, provided fodder for this week's " Saturday Night Live ." The cold open features "SNL" cast member Aidy Bryant as White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders kicking off a daily press briefing. "Thank you for all for being here," Bryant's Sanders says to the reporters. "First off, I would like to wish everybody a Happy Women's March. A million women strong out there to celebrate the president's kick a-- year in office. We did it, girls!" Women's Marches were held in cities across the globe Saturday, including Washington, D.C ., New York and Los Angeles. Bryant's Sanders tells the reporters, "If you want to blame somebody for the shutdown, blame Senator Chuck Schumer , hashtag 'Schumer shutdown.' Please let's get it trending, guys." "SNL" cast member Beck Bennett, who plays Dr. Jackson, then addresses the reporters. "Once again, this is the president’s unbiased, 100 percent accurate health assessment." Bennett's Jackson says, "It's my expert medical opinion, that the president's got a rockin' bod." Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Jessica Chastain" Episode 1736 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kate McKinnon as a reporter during "Trump Doctor Press Conference Cold Open" in Studio 8H on Saturday, January 20, 2018 A reporter, played by "SNL" cast member Kate McKinnon asks, "There's been questions about the president's mental fitness, and the White House has of course pushed back on that. Since you examined him personally, my question is, how broke that brain?" Bennett's Jackson responds, "We did do a cognitive exam at the president's request and he passed it with flying colors. Almost no hits." Another reporter, played by "SNL" cast member Mikey Day, asks, "The president has bragged about scoring higher on that test than any other president, is that true?" Bennett's Jackson responds, "In fairness, no other president has taken the test. We typically only use it to make sure someone is not severely brain damaged or a monkey in people clothes. But the president grabbed me by the collar and insisted taking it. He has the grip of a guy who would fail that test, if you know what I mean." 'SNL' pokes fun at Trump's physical: 'The president's got a rockin' bod' 'I say pay it' to get deal for 'Dreamers': Democrat says of Trump's border wall Trump willing to support legal status for 'Dreamers' in exchange for wall: WH sources ANALYSIS: A year into Trump's presidency, Democrats have visions of 2020 'This Week' Transcript 1-21-18: Marc Short, Sen. Durbin, Reps. Gutierrez and Meadows ANALYSIS: A year in, Trump's presidency has been disruptive and unique DC bars offer drink specials to furloughed federal workers during shutdown Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability: POLL More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team Corruption trial of ex-Gov. 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Wochit Since Donald Trump took office last January, we tracked where he spent each of his first 52 weekends in office. On at least 38 weekends, he visited at least one his properties. Translation: For every 10 weekends that Trump was in office, about seven of them included a visit to a Trump property. He's also expected to kick off his second year in office down at Mar-a-Lago this weekend. Trump's travels draw attention to his own properties, something that critics argue boost for the Trump Organization and put money into the president's own pockets. More: Trump gets millions from golf members. CEOs and lobbyists get access to president More: Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of Trump's frequent travel, large family The travels are also costly. While the exact dollar amount is unclear, we know that the travels put a strain on Secret Service resources, and that estimates price his Mar-a-Lago jaunts at about $3 million, per a General Accountability Office estimate for similar travel by former President Obama. Here's the breakdown of where he went and what he did while he was there. 21 weekends in Washington, D.C. About 40 percent of Trump's weekend time was spent in the nation's capital. That, of course, doesn't preclude him from day trips for rallies and fundraising events. Also, on 15 of his D.C. weekends (including the 4th of July holiday and the weekend he returned from the G20 summit), he headed to Sterling, Va., for a rousing game of golf at the Trump National Golf Club. He also swung by the nearby Trump International Hotel in Washington six times, usually for a meal. 12 weekends in Mar-a-Lago Trump's private club is nicknamed the "Southern White House." He's spent 12 of his 52 weekends in office at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. It has served as the site of visits from world leaders — he welcomed both Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping. He set up a situation room to be briefed on an April airstrike in Syria. And he celebrated Christmas at the club, as he has done in years past, and rang in the new year with members of the club (as long as they got tickets to the event). During every weekend spent at Mar-a-Lago, he fit in a visit to the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. He also visited the Trump National Golf Course in nearby Jupiter, Fla., twice (once with Japan's Abe and once with Tiger Woods). 10 weekends in Bedminster When Mar-a-Lago closed for the season, the president started going north to Bedminster, N.J., home to his Trump National Golf Club. It served as his summer getaway, though when he went during the traditionally slow month of August, he insisted it was a working vacation. Bedminster served as the site of Trump's infamous comments about North Korea's nuclear program: "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." 5 weekends at Camp David Camp David has traditionally served as the nearby getaway for past presidents, dating back to the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Trump took advantage of the retreat, located in Maryland, five times during his first year as president. Comparably, former president Barack Obama visited Camp David 39 times over his eight years in office, an average of nearly five times a year. Others have been more enthusiastic about the retreat, though. George W. Bush visited 150 times over the course of his own years as president. 4 weekends on trips Trump has spent four weekends during his presidency traveling (though he often travels for events and rallies before returning to either the White House, Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster for the evening). In May, he went on his first international trip, kicking it off in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Then in July, he spent part of his weekend attending the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, before returning to Washington, Finally, in November, he went on an Asia trip (with a stop in Hawaii), spending his weekends in Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. President Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, to travel to Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP) Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2ETxskM english jessica estepa negative trump negative donald trump none andrew harnik none secret service none trump organization none air force none ap none usa none west palm beach none palm beach international airport none fla. none md. none andrews air force base none mar-a-lago none 2018-01-19T14:06:48.004+02:00 93f9512a2f3d981bd4703e2fe39da6691bc0fc52 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZScqJxGpeUZ0zn.IcpZp2Z31QR8bSzt4S.rgW_Idc255ohlCDHd021x_HpmEL4FGPYIR3HnGHitFQK6zla3Dkzb4BpoR9u2agw- www.politico.com politico.com http://www.politico.com/rss/politicopicks.xml politics law_government_and_politics POLITICO - TOP Stories Poll: More Americans will blame shutdown on Trump, GOP than on Dems - POLITICO 2018-01-18T04:40:00.000+02:00 172 56 news US 0.0 https://static.politico.com/ef/ab/fd5098cd44219829583484690e97/180119-trump-ryan-mcconnell-gty-1160.jpg 10 531 5386 5386 96 0 0 3 0 0 93f9512a2f3d981bd4703e2fe39da6691bc0fc52 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZScqJxGpeUZ0zn.IcpZp2Z31QR8bSzt4S.rgW_Idc255ohlCDHd021x_HpmEL4FGPYIR3HnGHitFQK6zla3Dkzb4BpoR9u2agw- 0 CRISTIANO LIMA 2018-01-18T04:40:00.000+02:00 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A plurality of Americans say President Donald Trump and the Republican Party will be responsible for a government showdown, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released Friday. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed said they'll blame the president and the GOP if a shutdown could not be averted by the deadline midnight Friday, while only 28 percent said they'll fault the Democrats. Eighteen percent of voters said they'll blame the White House, Republicans and Democrats equally. The most reliable politics newsletter. Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox. Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Story Continued Below Among independents, the split margin was nearly identical, with 46 laying blame on Trump and the GOP and 25 percent on the Democrats. The results among Democrats and Republicans were predictably split along partisan lines, with 78 percent of Democrats placing blame on the West Wing and GOP leadership and 66 percent of Republicans faulting congressional Democrats. The House passed a continuing resolution Thursday night that would extend government funding through Feb. 16, teeing up a crucial vote in the Senate to avert a shutdown before the deadline midnight Friday. The findings come as both sides have doubled-down on pre-emptively pointing fingers across the aisle as the possibility of a shutdown looms. During an impromptu press conference at the White House Thursday, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Democrats should be held accountable if Congress is unable to extend government funding by Friday. Mulvaney singled out the leadership of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in criticizing Democrats, dubbing a potential lapse in government funding the "Schumer shutdown." “There’s no way you can lay this at the feet of the president of the United States,” Mulvaney told reporters. Mulvaney added that Schumer is “in a position to force this on the American people.” By LORRAINE WOELLERT Marc Short, the White House director of legislative affairs, echoed the remarks, saying Democrats are "hell bent" on bringing about a shutdown. Trump on Thursday accused Democrats of seeking to "blunt" the positive impact of the Republican Party's sweeping tax code overhaul by shutting the government down during a visit to a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, have faulted Republicans for failing to garner support for an agreement despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress. This ABC News/Washington Post poll surveyed 1,005 adults and was conducted by landline and cellular telephone from Jan. 15-18. The poll has a margin of sampling error of 3.5 points. english donald trump negative trump none trump negative gop negative republican party negative white house none politico none abc news/washington post none west wing none 2018-01-19T21:54:36.011+02:00 7f4b4484a26d05afe49c536df144ec22ffabf688 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgW0izAs9LRh9Cf1Cn.ZMKqamX36jDiz5dEWLqRrAU03uxlCcbZASf5HlKYUQfOb3QOI6dnWvyu1XmCvxSksuEEvfqcoiPI8e77uVc9er929a1eFTRT7zWzX8OpluwFyTn7U6Fh21rVZmPya6MJEuWfw-- www.washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/rss_acts-of-faith media law_government_and_politics politics Acts of Faith Antiabortion activists gather on the Mall for the March for Life today - The Washington Post 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2016/01/22/Local/Images/marchforlife06B1453497011.jpg?t=20170517 10 177 5374 5374 0 0 1 4 0 0 7f4b4484a26d05afe49c536df144ec22ffabf688 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgW0izAs9LRh9Cf1Cn.ZMKqamX36jDiz5dEWLqRrAU03uxlCcbZASf5HlKYUQfOb3QOI6dnWvyu1XmCvxSksuEEvfqcoiPI8e77uVc9er929a1eFTRT7zWzX8OpluwFyTn7U6Fh21rVZmPya6MJEuWfw-- 0 washingtonpost blogs 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Acts of Faith Trump gets mixed reviews from March for Life antiabortion protesters By Michelle Boorstein , Michael Alison Chandler and Julie Zauzmer By Michelle Boorstein , Michael Alison Chandler and Julie Zauzmer January 19 Follow @mboorstein Follow @michaelalison Follow @JulieZauzmer President Trump said on Jan. 19 that his administration "will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life." (The Washington Post) Thousands of activists at the annual March for Life enjoyed a rare display of political firepower Friday, with addresses by the president, vice president and House speaker all celebrating gains the antiabortion movement has made under Donald Trump. But the movement’s elevated status comes at the price of much internal debate. “Under my administration, we will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life,” Trump said in the White House Rose Garden, in a speech that was broadcast to the marchers gathered near the Washington Monument. The march — which typically draws busloads of Catholic school students, a large contingent of evangelical Christians and poster-toting protesters of many persuasions — falls each year around the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a legal right to abortion, and it intends to pressure Congress and the White House to limit legal access to the procedure. Trump said he was “really proud to be the first president to stand with you here at the White House”; Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush addressed the march by telephone when they were in office. [ ‘Badass. Prolife. Feminist.’ How some women are bridging the March for Life and the Women’s March. ] Megan Ensor, who came from Atlanta to attend her first March for Life, expressed her enthusiasm that Trump took the time to speak to the marchers. “When it comes to the greatest moral evil of our time, the question that is most important is that he cares. . . . When he comes today, that’s a good thing. We don’t have to agree with him on everything,” she said. Anna Rose Riccard, 25, works for antiabortion organizations and called the president’s appearance not a boon but an “unfortunate distraction.” Riccard, of Alexandria, said she doesn’t believe the antiabortion cause is a priority for Trump, and she saw fellow Catholics disagreeing on social media about his appearance. 1 of 35 Antiabortion activists rally at the 2018 March for Life View Photos The annual event on the Mall occurs near the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a woman’s right to an abortion. Caption The annual event on the Mall occurs near the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a woman’s right to an abortion. Jan. 19, 2018 Thousands of people gather on the Mall during the March for Life in Washington. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. “I give him credit for appointing a conservative justice,” she said, referring to Neil M. Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. Trump, however, touted his administration’s antiabortion policies, including new orders on Thursday and Friday establishing an office to support medical professionals who do not want to perform abortions and making it easier for states to direct funding away from Planned Parenthood. [ Trump will address the March for Life. Here’s what abortion opponents want. ] Most leaders of the antiabortion movement don’t blame Trump for what they perceive as a lack of progress; they fault Republicans in Congress for inaction. “It’s because of the Senate. I put the blame with the Senate,” Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, said in an interview last week. “I think that some of our members of Congress are afraid to be courageous on these issues.” Though Trump said Friday that “Americans are more and more pro-life; you see that all the time,” views on abortion have remained quite steady for decades. Since the mid-1990s, about half of citizens, give or take a few percentage points, have said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 40-odd percent have said it should be illegal in all or most cases. [ ‘If they come for you, they come for me’: A priest faces deportation — and a divided church ] Last year, the March for Life fell just days after Trump’s inauguration, and the tone was ebullient. Marchers believed they were heralding an administration that would prioritize limiting abortion. Mancini said then that she had four goals for policy in the president’s first year in office: appointing an apparently antiabortion Supreme Court justice, defunding Planned Parenthood, codifying the annual Hyde Amendment that restricts federal money from funding abortions and passing a law banning abortion in many cases after 20 weeks. A year later, only the first of those four goals has been accomplished. Bills to make the Hyde Amendment permanent and to ban certain late-term abortions passed in the House but are unlikely to pass the Senate. Both chambers of Congress tried to defund Planned Parenthood in their unsuccessful efforts to pass a health-care bill. Even abortion rights supporters are surprised that antiabortion policies haven’t made more headway in the past year. “I think it goes to show how the Republicans just didn’t have a plan, in many ways,” said Heather Boonstra, director of public policy at the Guttmacher Institute. [ Sexual abuse case against the Mormon Church begins in West Virginia ] The White House has advanced several policies through executive orders rather than legislation, starting with an expanded version of the Bush-era Mexico City policy, which bars U.S. funding to public health organizations that promote abortion overseas and which Trump reinstated upon taking office. On Thursday, the day before the march, Trump announced another policy that pleased antiabortion activists — a new office meant to protect the rights of medical professionals who don’t want to participate in abortions because of their religious beliefs. In his speech Friday, Trump noted those actions, and boasted about the stock market and unemployment rates as well. He called to the podium a mother who became pregnant at 17 and later went on to help establish a facility to support homeless pregnant women. Trump repeated a claim he made during a presidential debate against Hillary Clinton in 2016 — that a fetus in “a number of states” can be aborted “in the ninth month.” “It is wrong. It has to change,” he said about those late-term abortions. As the Post’s Fact Checker pointed out in 2016, 89 percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks and only 1.2 percent occur after 21 weeks of pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute. All but seven states prohibit some abortions after a certain point in pregnancy, making “ninth month” abortions exceptionally rare and largely banned already. [ HHS releases new rule on health workers’ religious, moral objections ] Vice President Pence mentioned the Roe v. 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Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Donald Trump Add Interest With apparent sarcasm, Trump tweeted, "Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all women to march. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!" Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 From New York City to Los Angeles and many cities in between, thousands of women and their allies took to the streets Saturday, vowing to show up at the polls this year for midterm elections amid outrage over President Donald Trump's agenda. The president's tweet came after women and their allies poured out for the marches that marked one year since Trump took office. Photos from the 2018 Women's Marches One of the main events for the 2018 Women's March , entitled "Power to the Polls ," will take place Sunday in Las Vegas, where organizers will launch a national voter registration and mobilization initiative. Hundreds of other anniversary marches and events will be held elsewhere in the nation -- and around the world -- on both Saturday and Sunday. Ted S. Warren/AP A woman holds as sign as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle, Jan. 20, 2018. Paul Marotta/REX/Shutterstock Thousands gather on Cambridge Common to mark the one year anniversary of the inauguration of President Donald Trump at "The Cambridge/Boston Women's March 2018: The People Persist" in Boston, Jan. 20, 2018. Joyce Pleva and her two adult daughters, Elizabeth and Jamie, were among those marching in New York City. The family participated in the Women's March last year in Washington, D.C., where a sea of women wearing pink "pussy hats" gathered to protest a day after Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. "Last year, there was a feeling of fear and objection to the election," Elizabeth Pleva told ABC News, while waiting for the march to commence on Manhattan's Upper West Side. "This year, there are so many more reasons we are here. DACA, the ACA, the environment and [President Trump's] inability to govern." Throughout his first year in office, Trump has tried to unravel the ACA, or the Affordable Care Act, which was his predecessor's signature health care reform law. Obamacare, as it's also known, was critical to the Pleva family while Elizabeth and Jamie's other sister battled breast cancer. She recently died from the illness. "We are especially concerned about the ACA ... I have the gene that leads to breast cancer," Jamie Pleva said. "What would I do without the preexisting condition [coverage]?" A year after President Trump's inaugural thousands demonstrate in NYC for the #WomensMarch2018 pic.twitter.com/Y3fzV71f8M — Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) January 20, 2018 . @realDonaldTrump You didn’t need to do this. But you did. So today... I march for the dreamers you didn’t protect. And the children you left vulnerable. #WhyIMarch #TrumpShutdown #PowerToThePolls #WomensMarch2018 — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) January 20, 2018 Columbus Circle, NYC right now! #womensmarch2018 let’s March! pic.twitter.com/rrox6YEWi1 — Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) January 20, 2018 Jamie Williams, originally from Alabama, brought her 7-year-old son, James, to march with her in Manhattan. "I want him to be exposed to this," Williams told ABC News. "I also bring him with me every time I vote, so the vote counts for both of us." Williams said she participated in the Women's March in Birmingham, Alabama, last year. "I think it's really important to march last year and this year," she said. "We're not backing down after Trump was elected." Aaron Bernstein/Reuters People participate in the second annual Women's March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2018. Women's March returns this weekend, with hundreds of events planned worldwide Organizers chose Nevada to host the main event this year because it "was rocked by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, recent sexual assault allegations against elected officials and has become a battleground state that will shape the Senate in 2018," according to the Women's March website . "Women's March has created a powerful movement that has ignited thousands of activists and new leaders," Tamika Mallory, co-president of Women’s March, said in a statement ahead of Sunday. "In 2018, we must turn our work into action ahead of the midterms. This new initiative will address voter registration and voter suppression head on. We marched for justice in D.C., we created our plan in Detroit and now we’re bringing the power of the polls to Nevada." The anniversary marches in New York City and Washington, D.C., were expected to be among the largest Saturday. Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan posted this photo to her Facebook, Jan. 20, 2018, showing young girls at the Women's March in New York City holding a sign that says, "When Voldemort is president we need a nation of Hermiones." John Chadwick A protester in Morristown, N.J., holds a sign focusing on the upcoming midterm elections, Jan. 20, 2018. Jason Minto/The News Journal via USA Today Network Cathryn Harjung of Elkton, Md. holds her sign before the start of the Women's March in Newark, N.J. Cliff Owen/AP Participants in the Women's March gather near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2018. There are also marches and events planned in dozens of cities abroad, including Buenos Aires, Kampala, London, Bangkok, Beijing and Sydney. Saturday's march in Rome focused on denouncing violence against women and supporting the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment. Among the crowd of marchers was Italian actress and director Asia Argento, who made headlines after alleging in an article published by The New Yorker in October 2017 that she had been sexually assaulted by Hollywood movie magnate Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s. Cristiano Minichiello/REX/Shutterstock Asia Argento takes part in the Women's March 2018, with her daughter Anna Lou Castoldi, in Rome, Jan. 20, 2018. "Women are scared to speak and because I was vilified by everything I said, I was called a prostitute for being raped," Argento told The Associated Press in Rome on Saturday. "I wonder how women who received such violence would find the courage to come out as I did, when they saw what happened to me, so I am here to assess the necessity of women to speak out and change things." Weinstein gave The New York Times a statement after its reporting in which he apologized for "the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past (that) has caused a lot of pain." But he has denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex. “Any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances,” his spokesman previously said. Women's March brings out hundreds of thousands across US as Trump tweets in response 'I say pay it' to get deal for 'Dreamers': Democrat says of Trump's border wall Trump willing to support legal status for 'Dreamers' in exchange for wall: WH sources ANALYSIS: A year into Trump's presidency, Democrats have visions of 2020 'This Week' Transcript 1-21-18: Marc Short, Sen. Durbin, Reps. Gutierrez and Meadows ANALYSIS: A year in, Trump's presidency has been disruptive and unique DC bars offer drink specials to furloughed federal workers during shutdown 'SNL' pokes fun at Trump's physical: 'The president's got a rockin' bod' Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability: POLL Trump campaign ad says Dems 'complicit' in murders by undocumented immigrants ANALYSIS: 7 of some of the most glaring inaccuracies of Trump's first year #TrumpShutdown beats #SchumerShutdown in hashtag battle to assign blame Lawmakers react to shutdown with hashtags #TrumpShutdown, #SchumerShutdown ANALYSIS: A year ago Donald Trump promised to shake up the world, and shake it he did DHS 'caught by surprise' when Trump issued travel ban 1.0, report finds Hundreds of key posts are still vacant under Trump DOJ files intent to retry corruption case against NJ Sen. 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(Arely D. Castillo/News-Star/AP) By Mark Berman , Frances Stead Sellers and Paul Farhi By Mark Berman , Frances Stead Sellers and Paul Farhi January 19 Follow @markberman Follow @FrancesSSellers Follow @farhip Donald Trump was attending a celebrity golf tournament at a Lake Tahoe resort in July 2006 when he met the adult-film star Stormy Daniels, she later said. Daniels said she took the future president up on his offer to ride around the lakefront course in his golf cart. “That was actually my first time on a golf course,” Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told Adult Video News, a trade publication, “and when you’re riding around with Donald Trump in an Escalade golf cart during your first time out on a course, I’d say I was doing all right.” What happened after has become a matter of intense dispute, stretching across the worlds of politics, media and adult entertainment. Daniels told journalists in interviews conducted over several years — but not made public until this month — that she and Trump had an affair that began at the tournament . The story received scant attention until the Wall Street Journal reported last week that Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, negotiated a secret $130,000 payment to secure her silence days before the 2016 presidential election. The salacious allegations echo the tabloid coverage that was a part of Trump’s rise as a New York developer. At the same time, they also have brought a renewed spotlight on President Trump’s history with women . Here is what we know about the allegation that an adult-film star reportedly was paid to remain silent about a sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was president. The Washington Post has not been able to independently confirm this payment. (The Washington Post) [ Adult-film star reportedly spoke to journalist in 2016 about Trump settlement, fearing he wouldn’t pay up ] The White House did not respond to a request for comment Friday. A White House official last week dismissed the story as “old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.” Cohen released a statement signed by “Stormy Daniels” denying an affair and calling reports of a payment “completely false.” But the controversy shows no signs of abating. On Friday, the celebrity magazine In Touch published a transcript of an interview it said Daniels gave in 2011. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, the reporter In Touch said spoke with Daniels, confirmed to The Washington Post that the transcript accurately reflected the interview she conducted with Daniels by phone in May 2011. The magazine had published some details from the interview earlier in the week, but the full transcript — totaling more than 5,000 words — gave a new, expansive view of how Daniels recounted their interactions. She said the relationship began with a sexual encounter at the tournament and continued with phone conversations and in-person meetings for about a year, some of them involving Trump’s desire to put her on his television show, “The Apprentice,” according to the transcript. [ A porn star had a racy tale about Trump. Why are we only hearing about it now? ] Parts of the transcript reveal a familiar portrait of Trump — watching television intently, bragging about one of his daughters and boasting about being on the cover of a magazine. He is also portrayed as a man of quirky fascinations, one who sat riveted by “Shark Week” programming that aired during her visit. “He is obsessed with sharks,” Daniels is quoted as saying. “Terrified of sharks. He was like: ‘I donate to all these charities and I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.’ ” According to the transcript, Daniels said that in his hotel room she asked Trump about his wife, Melania, who had recently given birth to their son, Barron. “He goes, ‘Oh, don’t worry about her’ [and] quickly, quickly changed the subject,” Daniels is quoted as saying. Daniels told Lippe-McGraw she was going public about the alleged affair years after it ended because she was disturbed by comments Trump had made criticizing people in the pornography business, the transcript says. “It was very derogatory, and that makes me more mad than anything,” she is quoted as saying. Daniels could not be reached for comment this week, and a lawyer said to be representing her did not respond to messages seeking comment. A receptionist at his office said he was not there when a reporter visited Thursday. Daniels was not the only porn star with a story involving Trump and the 2006 golf tournament. Jessica Drake worked the event with Daniels, promoting the work of Wicked Pictures, an adult-film company. Days before the 2016 election, Drake said publicly that Trump kissed her without permission and that later she was offered $10,000 to go alone to Trump’s hotel room, charges his campaign denied. Drake did not respond this week to requests for comment. Her publicist, Josh Ortiz, told the Daily Beast last week that Drake had signed a nondisclosure agreement “covering any and every mention of Trump,” the outlet reported. Immediately after the story published, however, Ortiz said that no such agreement existed and that he had “made an incorrect assumption due to a grave misunderstanding.” Drake’s attorney, Gloria Allred, said in an email this week that Drake “did not sign an NDA with Trump and has no settlement with him.” Allred also represents some of the other women who came forward before the 2016 election to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct, one of whom is suing him for defamation. [ Report: $130,000 paid to porn star to keep quiet about Trump affair ] Daniels’s comments, as published by In Touch, match what she told Slate in interviews conducted before the 2016 election, said Jacob Weisberg, chairman and editor in chief of the Slate Group. Weisberg published an account Tuesday describing his interviews with her. His account and the transcript say Daniels discussed Trump’s unfulfilled offer to buy her a condo in Tampa, his remarks about featuring her on “The Apprentice” and his invitation for her to attend the Miss USA pageant. “It was a bit uncanny,” Weisberg wrote in an email Friday, noting that she also related the “Shark Week” detail to him. “And nothing [published by In Touch] did not match what she told me.” [ Three women reassert allegations of sexual harassment against Trump ] In his Slate article, Weisberg wrote that Daniels had “worked out an agreement for the presidential candidate to pay her a six-figure sum to keep quiet.” She spoke to Slate fearing that Trump “would stall her until after the election, and then refuse to sign or pay up,” Weisberg wrote. To corroborate Daniels’s account, Weisberg said he spoke to three of her friends who “confirmed the outlines of her story.” Also, Daniels sent Weisberg a two-page unsigned document related to a settlement that would have paid for her silence. The document, which Slate published, shields the names of the other people involved. Daniels stopped responding to Weisberg a week before the election, and a friend of hers told him she had “taken the money from Trump after all,” Weisberg wrote. Without Daniels’s further coope english daniels negative stormy daniels negative trump negative donald trump none frances stead sellers none mark berman none paul farhi none stephanie clifford none u.s. senate none adult video news none delhi none lake tahoe none la. none 2018-01-20T04:39:32.011+02:00 0a9254f0c1589cfd8ad28e491332633fef437942 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrVxK0.C3jAF72x247BEJQNxn0KX6xMROPcw9yp0XuBCWEt60n_QJLV0FS980ujYegHw-- www.msnbc.com msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.com/feeds/rss/hub/234956 politics media non_standard_content law_government_and_politics The MaddowBlog | msnbc FBI examines whether Russian money went to the NRA 2018-01-19T23:40:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/ratio--1_91-1--1200x630/public/mp-nra189.jpg?itok=2Qxmx1Es 10 1332 5310 5310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a9254f0c1589cfd8ad28e491332633fef437942 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.hHyVf3wDaI8udN3PlJz8gxW8AMxcf476OCiIbEHcrVxK0.C3jAF72x247BEJQNxn0KX6xMROPcw9yp0XuBCWEt60n_QJLV0FS980ujYegHw-- 0 Steve Benen 2018-01-19T23:40:00.000+02:00 By Steve Benen Close video The Rachel Maddow Show, 1/18/18, 9:24 PM ET Russian money ties to NRA under FBI scrutiny Greg Gordon, investigative reporter for McClatchy DC, talks with Rachel Maddow about news that the FBI is looking into whether Russian money was funneled to the Trump campaign through the NRA. share tweet email save Embed The National Rifle Association’s interest in recent presidential elections is, at face value, mundane. The NRA has repeatedly expressed its support for Republican candidates, and the fact that it backed Donald Trump in 2016 was one of the least surprising developments of the year. But many have wondered about the degree to which the NRA intervened on the GOP ticket’s behalf in 2016. Four years earlier, for example, the far-right group was eager to defeat Barack Obama, and to that end, it spent $10 million to boost Mitt Romney’s candidacy. In 2016, the NRA spent triple that to support Trump. What’s more, most of money the group spent on the election was spent by part of the NRA’s operation that isn’t required to disclose its donors. McClatchy News reported this week that the FBI, according to the reporting, is exploring possible connections to Russia. The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy. FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said. As Rachel explained on last night’s show, Torshin, Putin’s friend, has faced allegations of money laundering and connections to organized crime. He’s also a longtime NRA member who, during the 2016 campaign, made multiple efforts to arrange behind-the-scenes meetings between Trump and Russians. Indeed, you may recall a New York Times report from December about the “ Kremlin Connection ” email. A conservative operative trumpeting his close ties to the National Rifle Association and Russia told a Trump campaign adviser [in 2016] that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump and Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, according to an email sent to the Trump campaign. A May 2016 email to the campaign adviser, Rick Dearborn, bore the subject line “Kremlin Connection.” In it, the N.R.A. member said he wanted the advice of Mr. Dearborn and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, then a foreign policy adviser to Mr. Trump and Mr. Dearborn’s longtime boss, about how to proceed in connecting the two leaders. Russia, he wrote, was “quietly but actively seeking a dialogue with the U.S.” and would attempt to use the N.R.A.’s annual convention in Louisville, Ky., to make ” ‘first contact.’ ” The email, which was among a trove of campaign-related documents turned over to investigators on Capitol Hill, was described in detail to The New York Times. The efforts, the article added, centered on the NRA’s 2016 event and “appeared to involve Alexander Torshin.” New York ’s Jon Chait, noting this and other links between the NRA and Russia, made the case yesterday that the far-right group “is part of the Trump–Russia scandal now.” Explore: The MaddowBlog , Donald Trump , NRA , Russia and Scandals english mark peterson/redux neutral barack obama none mitt romney none donald trump none greg gordon none rachel maddow none trump none fbi neutral nra neutral mcclatchy dc none nbc fbi none gop none embed the national rifle association none ky. none louisville none 2018-01-19T23:50:23.004+02:00 7c00d7ac7e77ce621cf45e701830238b4ed01ca4 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFbjpk2fwwhpNmzLMGxnVMr7UGpv78X5gfj.FvuGnL2BTVTvBO03URKIco9srwkfyGS7xIyeB_4rab.NL44mhqI4- www.huffingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com https://www.huffingtonpost.com/section/us-news media U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines | HuffPost Trump Tweeted Support For The Women's Marches. It Backfired. | HuffPost 2018-01-21T00:07:00.000+02:00 36 35 news US 0.568 https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a63afc12200004b00b4f3f5.jpeg?cache=liolknli3p&amp;ops=1910_1000 10 139 5276 5276 189 0 12 2 0 0 7c00d7ac7e77ce621cf45e701830238b4ed01ca4 http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZTYbhkjIy0cBOBf9ZNI2k1BYjTbD7NzHU6pd41RqaXHFbjpk2fwwhpNmzLMGxnVMr7UGpv78X5gfj.FvuGnL2BTVTvBO03URKIco9srwkfyGS7xIyeB_4rab.NL44mhqI4- 0 2018-01-21T00:07:00.000+02:00 WOMEN 01/20/2018 06:07 pm ET Trump Tweeted Support For The Women's Marches. It Backfired. "Who wants to tell him?" By Sara Boboltz 5.6k 190 President Donald Trump addressed the Women’s Marches last year by suggesting that the hundreds of thousands of people who turned out should have expressed their feelings toward him at the ballot box. “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly,” he tweeted , shortly before claiming to “respect the rights of people to express their views.” This year, he tried a different, more creative approach: attempting to take ownership of the event to push his own agenda. “Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for Women to March,” Trump wrote Saturday. He then urged people to “[g]et out there now to celebrate the historic milestones” he said his administration had achieved, appearing to ignore that the marches largely exist to protest him, his presidency, his rhetoric toward women and his stances on a number of other issues. Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Observers on Twitter were quick to jump in. “Who wants to tell him?” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responded wryly. Who wants to tell him? https://t.co/ZIWZvVkMCO — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 20, 2018 Anyone want to inform the stable genius that the #WomensMarch2018 is against him, not for him? 🤔 https://t.co/lMe03ukk7z — Matt Stout (@MattStout07) January 20, 2018 Some skewered the concept of a pro-Trump Women’s March. “All those women, marching proudly for the economic success of the Trump administration,” comedian Cody Johnson joked. All those women, marching proudly for the economic success of the Trump Administration. https://t.co/SG9GpGtktS — Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) January 20, 2018 Remember to wear your Trump Celebration Hat to the Trump Anniversary parade today! They're racist-pink with cute little cat ears. https://t.co/AGIZsxa3tm — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 20, 2018 I KNEW the women's march was really about men's success all along. Thanks for clarifying. https://t.co/1Jr846MSxs — Layne (@laynemorgan) January 20, 2018 Others saw the message as being deliberately provocative to belittle the vast movement against him. I think Trump is trolling us at this point https://t.co/0uGyZpqiYn — Chance The Rapper (@ChanceFrom79th) January 20, 2018 Nothing but respect for MY president's trolling skills. https://t.co/sFB0GhzK9i — Ashley Rae (@Communism_Kills) January 20, 2018 not the first time an insecure man mocked a woman because he felt emasculated by her independence. https://t.co/wxWhms7H9m — Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 20, 2018 Still others relished the idea of Trump watching the Women’s Marches ― chock-full of anti-Trump signs ― on TV. Playing it this way would actually be sort of funny if we didn't all know the televised images—reminders of his Inauguration humiliations— are absolutely infuriating Trump, all while he's sitting around stewing over missing his big party. https://t.co/zWka6wbquI — Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 20, 2018 🙄We know Trump is not much of a reader but he really should look closer at those signs. ♀️ #WomensMarch2018 #TrumpShutdown https://t.co/HZ0Ko0TqUQ — Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) January 20, 2018 And some got right to the point. Guess what, dirtbag? The Women's March is going to walk right over you. https://t.co/GSymtG2l9a — Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 20, 2018 We're literally marching because we hate you. https://t.co/ZhsoLSbjqL — Marissa Fullford (@theEmptyChevy) January 20, 2018 Marches in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and other cities and towns around the country drew hundreds of thousands of marchers, combined, on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration. Another event, slated for Sunday, will include a voter registration drive and rally in Las Vegas. Download Sara Boboltz Reporter, HuffPost Suggest a correction english https://wdo-m.tlnk.io/serve?action=click&publisher_id=353714&site_id=125341&my_placement=b_page&site_id_android=125343 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/823174199036542980 https://www.twitter.com/sara_bee https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpShutdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/repdinatitus/status/954808360993476608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/954807724755374083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensMarch2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/954788467069870081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/drmistercody/status/954801201974976512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/ChanceFrom79th/status/954826395074482176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/maureenjohnson/status/954803452097462274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/823150055418920960 https://twitter.com/NancyPelosi/status/954791031878422528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/laynemorgan/status/954801027840073728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/theEmptyChevy/status/954799462500749317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/954790783437168640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://twitter.com/LibyaLiberty/status/954804782098653184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/954801133255475200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/MattStout07/status/954809718219968512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw sara boboltz none donald trump none trump none et trump negative trump neutral 2018-01-21T01:20:48.015+02:00 0a6a09548b445be48f23dcdbc3403df359d667a0 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8IKYHmzr3ZBqvFXoXBNCH9giSkFejs0ouTWIXpeSmHbWnck9mvticSWGPVZJiyUHnXEJSiN31qYJyXwV1IVCB._XtizRqV5am8KgIvRqzYoUlmIOJdBrv40nFnjxaodwKcbWWVIB_UQxdNrHTFpgKwXLh8V746Zys- www.nationalreview.com nationalreview.com http://www.newadvent.org/news/feedburner.xml media New Advent Keep an eye on ‘NIFLA v. Becerra’ — the dangerous supreme court case nobody is talking about 2018-01-16T21:45:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://c0.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/uploaded/supreme-court-building_0.jpg 10 3243 5242 5242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a6a09548b445be48f23dcdbc3403df359d667a0 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg8IKYHmzr3ZBqvFXoXBNCH9giSkFejs0ouTWIXpeSmHbWnck9mvticSWGPVZJiyUHnXEJSiN31qYJyXwV1IVCB._XtizRqV5am8KgIvRqzYoUlmIOJdBrv40nFnjxaodwKcbWWVIB_UQxdNrHTFpgKwXLh8V746Zys- 0 null@newadvent.org (null) 2018-01-16T21:45:00.000+02:00 @DavidAFrench NIFLA v. Becerra has huge implications for free speech, religious freedom, and the pro-life cause. L ate yesterday afternoon, I filed an amicus brief in one of the most dangerous free-speech cases in a generation. For the second time this term, the Supreme Court is considering whether the government can compel Americans to express or support ideas they find repugnant. The first case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission , was the talk of the nation. This case, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra , has almost entirely escaped public attention. That’s a mistake. If anything, the violation of the First Amendment in the NIFLA case is more egregious, and the implications potentially more far-reaching. As readers almost certainly recall, the issue in Masterpiece Cakeshop was whether the state of Colorado could compel a Christian baker to design a cake for a gay wedding. One of the state’s principal arguments against the baker’s First Amendment claim was that designing a custom cake wasn’t an expressive act, so forcing him to design a cake wasn’t compelled speech. The NIFLA case, however, is unquestionably about compelled speech. The state of California has enacted a law, the so-called FACT Act, that requires pro-life crisis-pregnancy centers to prominently place a notice informing clients that California offers low-cost and even free abortions to women who qualify and providing them a phone number that grants quick access to abortion clinics. In other words, California is requiring pro-life professionals — people who’ve dedicated their lives to protecting the unborn by offering pregnant mothers alternatives to abortion — to advertise state-sponsored abortions. California is making this demand even though it has ample opportunity to advertise state services without forcing pro-life citizens to do so. The state can rent billboard space on the very streets where crisis-pregnancy centers are located. It can hand out leaflets on the sidewalk. It can advertise on television and the radio. It can advertise on the Internet or social media. But rather than using its own voice, it is co-opting the voices of its pro-life citizens, forcing them to join its pro-abortion crusade. And the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the FACT Act is constitutional . To validate California’s oppressive act, its decision carved out a dangerous First Amendment exception for what it deemed “professional speech” — “speech that occurs between professionals and their clients in the context of their professional relationship” — and ruled that the state had much greater leeway in regulating, for example, doctor/patient communication. x There are circumstances where such regulation is appropriate. Doctors typically must explain the risks of medical procedures, for example, and a patient must give “informed consent” before being subjected to any course of treatment. But there is a vast, yawning gulf between “informed consent” and a requirement that a pro-life professionals advertise the very procedure they’re trying to persuade people to avoid. There’s nothing uniquely “professional” about the state’s mandated advertisement. It’s simply the state’s speech forced into a private professional setting. If the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning holds, professionals who’ve dedicated their lives to particular religious, cultural, or political causes could see their offices commandeered by the state for alternative expression, their messages undermined by state-mandated “disclosures.” There are few actions more antithetical to freedom than forcing a citizen to advance a cause he despises. NIFLA should win its case 9–0. After all, the Supreme Court has already ruled that the state can’t force citizens to transform their private property into a “billboard” for the state’s “ideological message.” The case was Wooley v. Maynard , and the issue was whether citizens of New Hampshire could be required to drive with license plates sporting the state’s motto, “Live free or die.” The Court defined the issue as “whether the State may constitutionally require an individual to participate in the dissemination of an ideological message by displaying it on his private property in a manner and for the express purpose that it be observed and read by the public.” The answer? A resounding no. The Court ruled that the First Amendment “protects the right of individuals to hold a point of view different from the majority and to refuse to foster, in the way New Hampshire commands, an idea they find morally objectionable.” As I wrote in my amicus brief, California’s actions are worse than New Hampshire’s: Pro-life professionals, as part of their daily lives, are forced not only to be messengers for an ideological point of view (that it is appropriate for the state to provide abortion access) but even to abet a course of action (calling the listed phone number) that can culminate in the death of an unborn child — the very thing that pro-life pregnancy centers exist to prevent. I filed the brief on behalf of 41 family-policy councils — institutions comprising professionals who’ve dedicated themselves to the pro-life cause. Many of them labor to change hearts and minds in states where their views are distinctly unpopular, and could easily be censored by the government if NIFLA loses. States like California have lost respect for what the Supreme Court called in Maynard the “individual freedom of the mind.” In these states, there is no higher law than progressive cultural orthodoxy and even dissenting citizens can be conscripted into the ideological crusade. In recent months, much of the professional commentariat has declared that America is flirting with authoritarianism. I agree with the diagnosis but disagree as to the cause. Donald Trump hasn’t done anything remotely as authoritarian as forcing dissenting citizens to advance his agenda. But that’s what progressive politicians are attempting to do in California and Colorado. There are few actions more antithetical to freedom than forcing a citizen to advance a cause he despises. The First Amendment has stood as a firewall against state efforts to compel speech until now. Will it hold still? 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Interested in Government Shutdown? Add Government Shutdown as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Government Shutdown news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Government Shutdown Add Interest Republicans are seeking to brand the shutdown with the name of the Senate's leading Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, using the alliterative hashtag, #SchumerShutdown." Democrats, meanwhile, are pointing fingers at Donald Trump , labeling the impasse #TrumpShutdown. As of Saturday at 1:20 p.m. ET, #TrumpShutdown had been tweeted over 2.6 million times, compared to just under 1.2 million tweets of #SchumerShutdown. #TrumpShutdown was also the top trending hashtag worldwide. Lawmakers react to government shutdown with hashtags Americans more likely to blame Trump, Republicans if government shuts down: Poll "Before he took office, @realDonaldTrump was happy to say the president owns the blame for a government shutdown," read a tweet from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Friday. "As President, he blames Democrats. That tells you all you need to know. #TrumpShutdown"" Before he took office, @realDonaldTrump was happy to say the president owns the blame for a government shutdown. As President, he blames Democrats. That tells you all you need to know. #TrumpShutdown — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 19, 2018 Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California noted in his tweet that Republicans control the presidency and both houses of Congress. When you’re the President and your party controls both Houses, only the most minimal level of competence is needed to keep the government open. #TrumpShutdown — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 20, 2018 White House press secretary meanwhile slammed Democrats for behaving like "obstructionist losers, not legislators." One year into the Trump presidency, Democrats can't shut down the booming Trump economy so they shut down the government instead. This is the behavior of obstructionist losers, not legislators. Do your job Democrats: fund our military and reopen our government #SchumerShutdown — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 20, 2018 Republicans began blasting a link to the website SchumerShutdown.com in tweets using the hashtag starting on Thursday, Jan. 18, a day before the last votes before the government officially shut down. You know what keeps us from a shutdown, @SenSchumer ? Voting to authorize CHIP for 6 years to provide millions of children with the lifesaving health care they deserve. #SchumerShutdown https://t.co/mwcrAZpEtU — House Republicans (@HouseGOP) January 19, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney was asked about the competing hashtags Saturday and brushed aside the suggestion that the majority of people think the president is at fault. "My favorite is still the 'Schumer Shutdown,'" Mulvaney said. "It's got that nice little ring to it, doesn't it?" The Democratic tactic of blaming the president for the shutdown may be well received by some in the public, according to the results of an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Friday. The poll found the public would be more likely to condemn Trump and his fellow Republicans in the event of a government shutdown . 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In an interview on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, the French president also criticised Donald Trump for calling developing countries “ shitholes ” and warned Theresa May her government could not cherry-pick benefits of EU membership. Macron was interviewed during his visit to the UK earlier in the week, during which he had held talks with May. In extracts released before Sunday’s broadcast , Macron said the UK could win a bespoke Brexit deal but it would not involve full single market access. In the full interview, Macron questioned the way the UK had chosen Brexit . Asked if the French would vote to leave the EU in the same way, he said: “Yes. Probably, in a similar context. But our context was very different, so I don’t want to take any bets. I would have definitely fought to win. “But I think it is a mistake to just ask yes or no when you don’t ask people how to improve the situation and to explain how to improve it.” He added: “You always take a risk when you ask in a referendum yes or no on a very complicated subject.” Quick guide All you need to know about Anglo-French trade Show Hide Which country is 'on top'? Roughly £71bn of goods and services were traded between the two countries in 2016. France has the upper hand: the UK exported £33.8bn to France but imported £37.6bn. Exports to France have fallen by about 9% over the last decade, while imports are roughly flat. France is Britain's third-largest export market. What gets traded? There is an appreciation on both sides of the Channel for what each country does well: Britain is the largest importer of champagne, while more than 28m Harry Potter books have gone the other way. France is the second biggest European food exporter to the UK and accounts for 20% of dairy imports. There were more than 500 French restaurants in Britain in 2017, 54 of them in the Michelin Guide. Among the most common UK exports are cars, chemicals and financial services. France is a big exporter of aircraft, machinery and cars. Living and working About 150,000 British citizens live in France, while 155,000 French nationals are settled in the UK. Banking is the most common type of employment for French people in Britain, with the vast majority of them living in London and the south-east; there are 15 accredited French schools in the UK, 13 of which are in London. Roughly a quarter of all British citizens in France live in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Tourism The French make about 4m visits a year to the UK, making them the number one nationality of foreign visitors. About 11 million tourists visit France every year from the UK, more than from any other country. Business links More than 1,000 subsidiaries of British companies were based in France in 2014, generating 195,000 jobs. French companies with major operations in Britain include the energy giant EDF and the utilities firm Veolia. Angela Monaghan Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback. Any future relations the UK had with Brussels “will be by definition less deep than today”, Macron said. “The deepest possible relationship is being a member of the European Union . So you have to be realistic, and be fair with people – as you decided to leave and not be part of the single market, that’s a function of the nature of the negotiation,” he said. “You can have some deeper relations than some others. For instance, we have a deeper relationship with Norway than the one we have with Canada. So it depends on the outcome of the negotiations. “But for sure – except if you change your mind – you will not be part of the single market, as you will not be part of the European Union.” Play Video 1:06 Emmanuel Macron: special deal is possible for UK – video Asked about Trump’s “shitholes” comments – which the US president denies saying, despite several people present recounting that he did – Macron was asked if he shared the outrage of the countries so described. “For sure. It’s not a word you can use if you want precisely to build peace, developments in these countries and a respectful relationship,” he said. Macron said politicians should try to ignore Trump’s Twitter outbursts as much as possible: “I think we should not overplay the situation in these tweets. It’s a sort of mix between personal and political reaction.” Describing Trump as “not a classical politician”, Macron said he sought to work closely with him, as he had been elected by the US people, even though they “disagree on several topics”. He was “always very direct and frank” in their chats, Macron said, adding: “Sometimes I manage to convince him, sometimes I fail.” english emmanuel macron negative donald trump none theresa may none macron none andrew marr none eu none bbc none uk none eu none 2018-01-21T15:50:27.007+02:00 676c36080ac1ab6632db199881cc2b38ef42bc1a http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbTsUk8B1KS1vGo_fEOR4ebOzEp0f0nIv_jtyV7w2Wp0KUKXxePdtrSgTaGfKj6T9gI- www.cnn.com cnn.com http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss media CNN.com - RSS Channel The year in Melania - CNNPolitics 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.0 http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180118174526-restricted-011818-melania-portrait-super-tease.jpg 10 81 5163 5163 0 0 0 2 0 0 676c36080ac1ab6632db199881cc2b38ef42bc1a http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.iJPgI2z6a7W8p6l9yXKUiuGixBfLQXbTsUk8B1KS1vGo_fEOR4ebOzEp0f0nIv_jtyV7w2Wp0KUKXxePdtrSgTaGfKj6T9gI- 0 Kate Bennett 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 A look back at Melania's first year 02:45 Story highlights An "independent" first lady passes her first year Melania Trump remains a mysterious figure in the Trump orbit Here are the highs and lows of her first year as FLOTUS Washington (CNN) Melania Trump is perhaps a unique first lady in modern history, an immigrant, a fashion model, a third wife and, by her own account, a notoriously private woman. After delaying her official move into America's most famous residence until June , the first lady has worked the past several months to make the unfamiliar place a comfortable home. "She is clearly not comfortable revealing too much of herself," said Kate Andersen Brower, author of "First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies" and a CNN contributor. "And while we should respect her privacy, it makes it difficult to relate to her, or to feel like we know her at all," she added. One year in Photos: First lady Melania Trump US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, arrive at Paris' Orly Airport on Thursday, July 13. They were invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the country's Bastille Day celebrations. Hide Caption 1 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Melania Trump, seated fourth from left, plays with children during a visit to the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, July 6. She was joined by Polish first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, who is in the pink jacket. The Trumps were visiting Poland ahead of a G20 summit in Germany. Hide Caption 2 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The Trumps arrive at the White House with their son, Barron, on Sunday, June 11. Melania and Barron were moving in. They had spent the last few months in New York so Barron could finish out his school year. Hide Caption 3 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Melania Trump arrives at the Vatican as she and her husband met Pope Francis on Wednesday, May 24. With Vatican protocol in mind, she wore a black veil and long-sleeved black dress draped down to her calf. Hide Caption Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady visits a pediatric hospital in Vatican City on May 24. Hide Caption 5 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, while in Jerusalem on Monday, May 22. Hide Caption 6 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump A video clip went viral May 22 after the first lady appeared to swat her husband's hand away after landing in Israel. It's unclear what caused the swat, if anything. The Trumps held hands minutes later on the tarmac. They also held hands multiple times during their tour of the Middle East. Hide Caption 7 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady high-fives a child during a visit to the American International School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, May 21. Hide Caption 8 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Nayef during a ceremony in Riyadh on Saturday, May 20. See more photos from the President's first foreign trip Hide Caption 9 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Melania Trump is joined by her husband as she speaks at a Mother's Day event at the White House on Friday, May 12. Hide Caption 10 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady takes part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, April 28, at the Children's National Health System in Washington. She spoke at the opening of the Bunny Mellon Healing Garden, where patients and families can spend time outdoors while receiving treatment at the hospital. Hide Caption 11 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump listens while her husband speaks to the press in the White House Oval Office on Thursday, April 27. Hide Caption 12 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady hugs a child at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 17. They were making cards for members of the US military. Hide Caption 13 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump speaks Wednesday, March 29, at the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Awards. She called for women's empowerment and celebration of diversity. Hide Caption 14 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady's Twitter account posted this photo Friday, March 2, of Trump reading a book to children at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. "Honoring children #worldbookday," the tweet said. Hide Caption 15 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump arrives at a joint session of Congress to hear a speech by her husband on Tuesday, February 28. Hide Caption 16 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The President kisses his wife as they are introduced during a rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday, February 18. Hide Caption 17 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady walks with Sara Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, February 15. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington to strengthen US-Israel relations after some strained years during the Obama administration. Hide Caption 18 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, talks with Trump and Netanyahu as they tour the museum in Washington on February 15. Hide Caption 19 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, tour the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, on Saturday, February 11. It was Trump's first solo public appearance as first lady. Hide Caption 20 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before boarding Air Force One with her husband on Friday, February 10. The Trumps hosted the Abes at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Hide Caption 21 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The Trumps arrive at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, February 5. The Trumps were attending a Super Bowl party at the club. Hide Caption 22 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The Trumps arrive for a Red Cross Gala at their Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday, February 4. Hide Caption 23 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady walks across the tarmac to greet well-wishers in West Palm Beach on Friday, February 3. Hide Caption 24 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump Trump gives a speech during one of the inaugural balls in Washington on Friday, January 20. Hide Caption Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady dances with her husband at an inaugural ball on January 20. Hide Caption 26 of 27 Photos: First lady Melania Trump The first lady leaves the President's Room of the Senate after her husband was sworn into office on January 20. Hide Caption 27 of 27 Read More Trump has settled into the role to a degree that appears to please her supporters but still not quite satisfy her critics. Though she outlined a nascent platform in September -- helping children -- she has yet to deliver a refined agenda for just how she will accomplish this, or which specific areas of "help" require her full attention. Her communications director, Stephanie Grisham, told CNN to expect a "formal" unveiling of the first lady's agenda "in coming months." "I think she will continue to focus on the apolitical issue of helping children," Browersaid. "But beca english melania trump neutral melania none donald trump none kate andersen brower none bastille none emmanuel macron none cnn none power of america's modern first ladies none melania none america none orly airport none washington none us none paris none trump none 2018-01-19T13:25:49.023+02:00 b1607af9e8f3bf3b1e832a3037b168344764761f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgW0izAs9LRh8E3zaKq6.bFeAuNBYF_rQWq1iutGeKAVtyZdGnQepn9tLBk._2GOa8AeRlle4d0fs9Rc_tODxbygGr.gTizxtV3ZC9tEPDyqrwnf8.NKU4HlKRJYLBosUxHc_TCgYDqcFZ5n9aBxvRCrisM.jVZ1zypfkhA1.sEXs- www.washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/politics media law_government_and_politics politics Politics Trump misfires with claim that military would 'shut down' during government shutdown 2018-01-19T10:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/Wires/Images/2018-01-18/Bloomberg/Rex_Trump_statement_on_the_Military_9325413A.jpg?t=20170517 10 177 5066 5066 0 0 2 14 0 0 b1607af9e8f3bf3b1e832a3037b168344764761f http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQwU97HLU2a07uKU_WMx1OgW0izAs9LRh8E3zaKq6.bFeAuNBYF_rQWq1iutGeKAVtyZdGnQepn9tLBk._2GOa8AeRlle4d0fs9Rc_tODxbygGr.gTizxtV3ZC9tEPDyqrwnf8.NKU4HlKRJYLBosUxHc_TCgYDqcFZ5n9aBxvRCrisM.jVZ1zypfkhA1.sEXs- 0 Salvador Rizzo 2018-01-19T10:00:00.000+02:00 January 19 Follow @rizzoTK The president says the military could be shut down if the government isn't funded, but all active-duty personnel would stay on the job. “A government shutdown will be devastating to our military . . . something the Dems care very little about!” — President Trump, in a tweet , Jan. 18 “If for any reason it shuts down, the worst thing is what happens to our military. We’re rebuilding our military. We’re making it — we’re bringing it to a level that it’s never been at. And the worst thing is for our military.” — Trump, remarks to reporters at the Pentagon , Jan. 18 President Trump warns that the U.S. military would be hit hardest by a government shutdown. The president also tweeted Jan. 12 that Democrats in Congress would be “shutting down the military” unless they strike a deal with Republicans that keeps the federal government funded past the end of January. It’s hard to nail down what Trump is warning about, since he is not especially precise. The president claims at some points that a shutdown would set back one of his priorities — upgrading the military — and at other points that a shutdown means “shutting down the military” or “devastating” it. The president, with his knack for repetition, has also said or tweeted that “Democrats want to stop paying our troops and government workers” (Jan. 12), that Democrats will “take desperately needed money away from our military” (Jan. 14), that “our military gets hurt very badly” (Jan. 14), that they “want to take money away from our military” (Jan. 15) and that “the biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding military” (Jan. 16). It sounds ominous in any case. But would the military really go AWOL during a shutdown? The Facts When the government runs out of money to fund itself, it goes into shutdown mode — offices close, droves of workers get furloughed and many services go offline. A federal statute, the Antideficiency Act, generally bars agencies from spending money that Congress and the president have not appropriated. But the law has big exceptions, notably for military and intelligence operations, national security, and emergencies involving “the safety of human life or the protection of property.” Trump and the Defense Department would have broad authority to keep running whatever military operations they deemed necessary. All active-duty military personnel would keep working in the event of a shutdown. There would be no gap in their pay unless the shutdown lasted past Feb. 1, and otherwise they would continue on the job without getting paid until the shutdown ended or until Congress and the president agreed to cover their costs before it ended. (Note: A previous version of this article said the military would be paid up to Feb. 1.) The last time the government shut down, in 2013, the military remained on the job and legislation to pay service members during the shutdown was signed by President Barack Obama. The same legislation, called the Pay Our Military Act, was used to bring back nearly 350,000 of the 800,000 civilian personnel who had been furloughed by the Defense Department. Because it was unable to pay death benefits to the families of soldiers killed in action, the Pentagon also contracted with a charity that footed those costs until the government could reimburse it. Ultimately, it’s up to Trump to decide who stays on the job and who goes during a shutdown, said Stan Collender , an expert on the federal budget at Qorvis MSLGroup. “Not only can the president decide who or what is an essential activity, the president can change his or her mind anytime,” Collender said. “In the past, every president has exempted the military, for obvious reasons.” According to a 2015 shutdown contingency plan from the Defense Department, the military’s war operations in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State and al-Qaeda would continue, “including preparation of forces for deployment into those conflicts.” Contractors whose work was fully funded would stay on the job. Although the Defense Department would be barred from executing new contracts, it could keep doing so “where delay in contracting would create an imminent risk to the safety of human life or the protection of property, including endangering national security.” The 2015 contingency plan called for 78 percent of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce to be furloughed, or nearly 563,000 employees. Civilians who directly support the military would not be furloughed under the plan. Asked to expand on Trump’s statements, a White House official pointed to comments from the Pentagon’s comptroller, David Norquist, who said, “I cannot emphasize too much how destructive a shutdown is.” “We’ve talked before about the importance of maintenance on weapons systems and others, but if it’s not an excepted activity, there’ll be work stoppage on many of those maintenance functions,” Norquist said in December . However, Trump or Pentagon officials could designate weapons maintenance as an “excepted activity” under the Antideficiency Act and keep those operations running during a shutdown. Norquist went on to say that national security efforts would continue during a shutdown. The Pentagon’s top spokesperson, Dana White, separately said , “This department will never shut down.” And Trump himself, in a tweet posted days before the 2013 shutdown , said, “All essential services continue. Don’t believe lies.” “Here’s the truth, the gov't doesn’t shutdown” http://t.co/Ny6RxVYiP0 via @AP . All essential services continue. Don't believe lies. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2013 Turning to Trump’s other warning — that a shutdown would endanger his plans to “rebuild” the military — it’s important to keep in mind that a shutdown does not foreclose pathways in Congress for appropriating more money for military upgrades or lifting what’s called a “sequester,” or automatic cuts, on defense spending that would be triggered by a shutdown. In remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Jan. 18, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said that “the clock on the sequester kicks in” if the government shuts down and that “our military is being used as a bargaining chip for completely unrelated items.” But Ryan added that he was optimistic both parties could strike a deal on increased military spending, and many Democrats have expressed support for the idea. “The good news is that Congress has made a bipartisan commitment to funding our national defense,” Ryan said. “Republicans and Democrats work together to send a strong national defense bill to the president’s desk, and right now we are actually engaged in good-faith negotiations to make sure that our budget, that our budget cap agreement reflects those commitments.” The Pinocchio Test With the threat of a government shutdown looming, Trump repeatedly has warned that the military could be shut down or devastated and that his plans to “rebuild” the armed forces would be thrown into question. In support of the president’s claims, the White House points to comments from the Pentagon’s comptroller, who said in December that a shutdown could stop maintenance on weapons systems. A federal law generally bars agencies from continuing to work at taxpayer expense during a shutdown, but that law provides major exceptions for military and intelligence operations, national security and emergencies. The Defense Department’s most recent contingency plan for a shutdown says all active-duty military personnel would stay on the job, as well as 22 percent of its civilian employees. Moreover, the president has broad authority to decide who stays on the job during a shutdown — an authority that extends to maintenance workers for military weapons systems. Trump himself tweeted in 2013 that the government continues to run “essential services” during a shutdown. The president also claimed that a shutdown would set back efforts to upgrade the military’s resources and increase defense spending. But those efforts are bipartisan, as Ryan said, and are likely to survive a shutdown. For sounding alarm bells about things that are not in the offing, Trump earns Three Pinocchios. Three Pinocchios Sign up for The Fact Checker weekly newsletter Fact Checker User Poll User Poll Results: Voting is closed on this poll Do you rate this claim as true or false? More Pinocchios for false, fewer based on your opinion of the statement's truthfulness. (The check mark means you think the statement is true, not that you agree with the rating.) 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Pardon the interruption! We need to verify that you are an actual person. View Results This is a non-scientific user poll. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of Washington Post users as a group or the general population. 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Donald Trump President https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/953987636057821184 on Twitter Thursday, January 18, 2018 2018-01-18 Read More info english trump negative ron sachs/rex/shutterstock none salvador rizzo none — trump none fact checker analysis analysis interpretation negative congress none u.s. none pentagon none 2018-01-19T14:13:43.027+02:00 0078230e6b5a0506cc661a89ece214888bc70b02 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.b0omL_nKQzFmvYZN6VCy2USuhepmR9Z2mABP5bn0iieQLgXVRuzZ8f3i__S6t2.m.8p5acjPu2AIGxytgP2lu3SvBiQ23QUpxvuatfA0zFORmJAOpNAwwXcDxb5kcK1U- www.nj.com nj.com http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/ media New Jersey Real-Time News 7 signs Cory Booker is getting ready to run for president 2018-01-19T14:04:00.000+02:00 0 1 blogs US 0.0 10 2340 5058 5058 0 0 0 0 0 0 0078230e6b5a0506cc661a89ece214888bc70b02 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg.b0omL_nKQzFmvYZN6VCy2USuhepmR9Z2mABP5bn0iieQLgXVRuzZ8f3i__S6t2.m.8p5acjPu2AIGxytgP2lu3SvBiQ23QUpxvuatfA0zFORmJAOpNAwwXcDxb5kcK1U- 0 Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 2018-01-19T14:04:00.000+02:00 7 signs Cory Booker is getting ready to run for president Posted January 19, 2018 at 07:04 AM | Updated January 19, 2018 at 07:09 AM Comment By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Former Gov. Chris Christie's 2016 presidential hopes crashed and burned after New Hampshire, but New Jersey could have another contender in the next election. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a finalist for vice president on Hillary Clinton's ticket, is mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Both the Washington Post and National Journal list him among their top 10 contenders. The Booker talk amped up quite a bit this past week with the national splash he made by grilling a Trump cabinet official over vulgar language the president used to describe Haiti and African countries during an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers. The 2018 midterms are still 10 months away, but that won't stop prospective presidential hopefuls from taking the steps now to position themselves for a campaign that will start a year from now. Senator Cory Booker speaks at a press conference in Cherry Hill, March 6, 2017 U.S. Cory Booker speaks during a press conference in Cherry Hill in March 2017. (Joe Warner | For NJ Advance Media) Here are seven moves Booker is making in advance of 2020. 1. Standing up against Trump Following the election of Donald Trump, Booker said he would speak out against the new president. And so he has. He called for Trump's resignation due to allegations of sexual harassment. He introduced legislation to prevent Trump from firing the special counsel looking into possible collusion with Russia. He said Trump left him " outraged and disgusted '' after the president blamed both neo-Nazi protesters and those who opposed them for violence during a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. And he introduced legislation to do away with Trump's voter fraud commission before the president disbanded the panel himself. Booker said the commission was " based on a lie ." 2. Starring on a national stage Booker's grilling of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at his initial hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee made him a frequent figure on television and major topic of discussion the next day. He refused to believe that she did not hear Trump's racially tinged comments at an Oval Office meeting and expressed dismay that she would not call out the president. Booker said he was outraged that Trump would make such comments, and angrier that Nielsen didn't speak up against those comments at the meeting. "I've been in the Oval Office many times," Booker told her. "When the commander-in- chief speaks, I listen. I don't have amnesia on conversations I had in the Oval Office going back months and months and months." He expressed similar outrage a year earlier when he became the first U.S. senator to testify against the nomination of a colleague, opposing the choice of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as attorney general. "Senator Sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requirement of the job -- to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights, and justice for all," Booker told the Senate Judiciary Committee. english cory booker negative u.s. none 2018-01-19T14:13:26.001+02:00 911fefe630b94a6496313c1b7a117170891f3330 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_Lw5DuKD76qUeg0cTQg9vGYPG4wZD1XMIACNSr5oDFyOHiePdjZg1GxcnM4PfZW_U- www.bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada/rss.xml media BBC News - US & Canada US shutdown: Senate bill on verge of collapse amid rancour 2018-01-19T16:27:00.000+02:00 0 0 news GB 0.0 https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/32A6/production/_99666921_hi044138371.jpg 10 108 5035 5035 0 0 5 63 0 0 911fefe630b94a6496313c1b7a117170891f3330 http://omgili.com/ri/jHIAmI4hxg_Lw5DuKD76qUeg0cTQg9vGYPG4wZD1XMIACNSr5oDFyOHiePdjZg1GxcnM4PfZW_U- 0 2018-01-19T16:27:00.000+02:00 These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Donald Trump has called off a trip to his Florida golf club this weekend until a deal can be struck The US government is approaching a federal shutdown after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget. It was unclear which way the vote would go as the midnight deadline approached, with Republicans and Democrats split on key issues. Despite last minute bipartisan meetings, the bill to fund the government until 16 February did not receive the required 60 votes. The last US shutdown happened in 2013 and lasted for 16 days. The House of Representatives voted 230-197 on Thursday night to extend funding until next month, but the measure failed to pass the Senate. Many government offices will close unless a compromise is found before the midnight deadline. If the shutdown goes ahead essential services will still run. That includes national security, post, air traffic control, inpatient medical services, emergency outpatient medicine, disaster assistance, prisons, taxation and electricity production. National parks and monuments could face closure, which provoked an angry public reaction during the last shutdown. In the hours before the vote, President Donald Trump sounded pessimistic, tweeting that it was "not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border". He had invited Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer, a fellow New Yorker, to the White House for last-ditch talks but they failed to find sufficient common ground. Emerging about an hour later, Mr Schumer told reporters "some progress" had been made, but a "good number of disagreements" remained, including a difference in opinion regarding the Democrats' desire to extend talks for another five days. Report Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A sticking point has been the deportation threat hanging over more than 700,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children What's the problem? The main bone of contention has been Democrats' demands for more than 700,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children to be protected from deportation. These "Dreamers", as they are known, were granted temporary legal status under a programme established by former President Barack Obama. In September, Mr Trump announced he was ending the programme and allowing Congress until March to come up with a replacement. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption "America is the only country I've known" says this Dreamer The Republican president and congressional conservatives have been using the issue as a bargaining chip in an attempt to wring concessions from Democrats. Mr Trump wants funding for tough new border controls, including his proposed US-Mexico wall. Republicans have added to the bill a sweetener in the form of a six-year extension to a health insurance programme for children in lower-income families. They are essentially daring Democrats to vote against a measure that has been a longstanding liberal priority. But Democrats say they want this programme extended permanently. The legislative negotiations went up in flames last week after Mr Trump allegedly complained the US was letting in immigrants from certain "shithole countries" . Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The missing - consequences of Trump's immigration crackdown What could be the political fallout? The blame game is already in full swing with neither party wishing to be held accountable for closing the government as midterm elections loom in November. This would be the first shutdown while one party is in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, which could be politically embarrassing for Republicans. A new Washington Post-ABC poll suggests that by a 20-point margin more Americans blame President Trump and his party for the imbroglio, rather than Democrats. But a shutdown would also be problematic for 10 Democratic senators who are up for re-election this year in states won by Mr Trump. They would face voters this autumn amid a hail of attack ads claiming they closed the US government to help illegal immigrants. Be careful what you wish for, Mr Trump In a late-night speech on the Senate floor, top Republican Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of trying to "hold the entire country hostage". Mindful of the risks, Democrats have shifted their messaging in recent days to say their opposition is about much more than just immigration. Democrats hope to make it instead about the president and Republicans' ability to govern. Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen tweeted of Mr Trump: "This man doesn't comprehend work ethic, the office of President, or duty to the country. He understands golf, ice cream, and Big Macs!" What happens in a shutdown? US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said that over 50% of his department would not go to work, and some maintenance, training and intelligence operations would come to a halt. "We do a lot of intelligence operations around the world and they cost money, these obviously would stop," Mr Mattis said when asked about the impending shutdown, "it's got a huge morale impact." The Trump administration is reportedly making contingency plans to keep the parks running if no deal is reached. Visa and passport processing could also be delayed. More on Trump's first year Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Trump voters grade president's first year english donald trump none senate negative congress none house of representatives none us none capitol hill none florida none 2018-01-19T16:47:22.036+02:00 526ab79cb0bd4dd24836bde75101852052f2345a http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ_cKByJGZr3LvXo2oRv9LkVE0Yxieel58O0F7hqu1dtOC7EjzWBKDiMeTpX1BJUIsaIDX76Lq0j.8WEuM70SgHr91yCjLzbeqKySQcofoaQu6hxNxD_odRSxmhCeC3xz4- www.msn.com msn.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news tech email News Flu widespread throughout the nation, 30 children dead 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 0 1 news US 0.846 10 13 4906 4906 0 0 0 12 0 0 526ab79cb0bd4dd24836bde75101852052f2345a http://omgili.com/ri/.wHSUbtEfZQ_cKByJGZr3LvXo2oRv9LkVE0Yxieel58O0F7hqu1dtOC7EjzWBKDiMeTpX1BJUIsaIDX76Lq0j.8WEuM70SgHr91yCjLzbeqKySQcofoaQu6hxNxD_odRSxmhCeC3xz4- 0 Susan Scutti, CNN 2018-01-19T02:00:00.000+02:00 Flu widespread throughout the nation, 30 children dead CNN 3 hrs ago By Susan Scutti, CNN Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT Schumer: Progress, No Deal After Trump Meeting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said he and President Donald Trump "made some progress" during their White House meeting Friday afternoon, but added, "a good number of disagreements" remain and discussions on a spending bill will continue. 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'house of horrors' FOX News 2:13 Omarosa trying to lawyer up, may have secretly taped White House conversations FOX News 2:49 Russia's Putin braces an icy dip to mark Orthodox Epiphany Reuters 0:55 Poll: Global Approval Of U.S. Leadership Under Trump Hit A Historic Low Veuer 1:01 'I'm not the first woman to work and have a baby,' New Zealand's prime minister says NBC News 1:08 Mom gets tearful over daughter left at bus stop CNN 2:00 House Intel Cmte abruptly delays Hope Hicks testimony CNN 1:10 Donald Trump Just Ended Haiti’s Temporary Work Visa Program Fortune 1:04 Dozen More Victims Confront Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Associated Press 1:32 What A Government Shutdown Means For You International Business Times 1:00 Pope Francis stops motorcade to help injured police officer NBC News 0:57 Pope defends Chilean bishop accused of abuse cover-up AFP 0:13 Baby Killed And Several Injured After Car Rams Into Pedestrians Near Rio’s Copacabana Beach International Business Times 0:57 UP NEXT This year's flu season ranks among the most severe in recent years. Influenza activity has increased and is now widespread in 49 states -- all except Hawaii -- for the week ending January 13, according to the weekly flu report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Flu is a contagious, viral illness that causes mild to severe symptoms that can sometimes lead to death. There were 14,401 new laboratory-confirmed cases during the week ending January 13, bringing the season total to 74,562. These numbers do not include all people who have had the flu, as many do not see a doctor when sick. © Courtesy CDC There were 10 additional flu-related deaths among children during the week ending January 13, bringing the total for the season to 30 deaths. For older people, the CDC estimates deaths based on pneumonia and influenza. Based on National Center for Health Statistics data, 8.2% of all deaths that occurred during the week ending January 13 were due to pneumonia and influenza. This is above the rate considered normal for this period, according to Lynnette Brammer, head of the CDC's Domestic Flu Surveillance team. Overall, there were 31.5 hospitalizations for every 100,000 people during the week ending January 13, compared with 22.7 per 100,000 for the week ending January 6. "Hopefully we're at the peak now, but until we see it go down for a couple of weeks we won't know that we have reached peak yet," said Brammer. "Some areas of the country may have, but I think some areas are probably still going up." The H3N2 virus strain, which is known to cause more hospitalizations and more deaths, is the dominant strain this season so far, Brammer said. "We want to continue to emphasize that there's still a lot of flu activity to come, people that haven't been vaccinated should still get the vaccine," said Brammer. She said that while we may be peaking with the current wave of flu, it's not unusual to have a second wave come through. "Given that we're seeing so much flu activity, particularly people who are high risk, the elderly, children under 2, pregnant women, and people with chronic health problems, should talk to their doctors about antiviral medications to treat the Illness," said Brammer. To prevent pneumonia, the CDC recommends people over age 65, children under age 2 and individuals with medical conditions or health behaviors get a pneumococcal vaccination . One doctor who has worked in emergency medicine for the last 20 years says this is the worst flu season he's seen. On the front lines "This is one of those flu seasons they're gonna be comparing other flu seasons to," said Dr. Brahim Ardolic, chairman of emergency medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City. Dr. Dan Jernigan, director of the CDC's Influenza Division, said last week the season is looking worse than the 2012-2013 season, but not as bad as the 2014-2015 season , although that could change before the season ends. The H3N2 virus strain was dominant in those seasons, as well. Mistakenly, the general public believes a bad flu season simply means a lot of people either die or get seriously ill due only to the flu, said Ardolic. © CNN Opioid generic "And it's really not like that," he said. What actually happens -- and is happening now -- is that people with one or two other medical conditions are "coming in with the flu and it's really knocking them for a loop." "To be honest, in the US today, there's so many people walking around with at least one comorbidity -- diabetes or hypertension or congestive heart failure or COPD -- you're talking about a tremendous number of people," said Ardolic. He added that these people are requiring "pretty significant therapy." "We have multiple 45-year-olds with diabetes who required admission to the hospital," said Ardolic. "We've had multiple 62-year-olds who are in the ICU with pneumonia on antibiotics and even on ventilator therapy." "There's no question that the people who got their flu shots this year got less sick than the people who didn't," said Ardolic. "The sickest people are still clearly the ones who did not get their flu shots." "If you get flu and then you get pneumonia on top of your flu, which is what happens to a lot of these people, you're not gonna do well," he said. 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President Donald Trump was the first sitting U.S. president to address the marchers live from the Rose Garden at the White House, and many lawmakers also spoke from the stage, including House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI). The crowd lifted up banners and carried signs at the rally at the Mall and during the march to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. The march has taken place every year since the high court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. Here are the best signs spotted at this year’s March for Life: Penny Starr/Breitbart News Penny Starr/Breitbart News Penny Starr/Breitbart News Penny Starr/Breitbart News Abortion , Big Government , Abortion , March for Life 2018 , President Donald Trump , pro-life , Roe v. Wade english li negative united states none national mall none 2018-01-20T18:59:18.020+02:00 31390 31290 /filterWebContent?token=2a16eb3b-1521-4b89-b17f-109c4c711029&format=xml&ts=1516345386208&q=%22donald+trump%22+language%3Aenglish&sort=social.facebook.likes&from=100 999