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5 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech – CNN

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

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What Stacey Abrams’ State of the Union response means for the future of the Democratic Party – ThinkProgress

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

For some, Stacey Abrams would seem an unlikely choice to give the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union. One of the most closely-watched candidates of the 2018 cycle, Abrams lost her race to then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Delivering the State of the Union address is a high-profile assignment typically is reserved for party luminaries with a long record of solid election wins. Abrams’ was far from…

Fact check: What Trump said (and didn’t) during his State of the Union address – USA TODAY

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump used his second State of the Union address on Tuesday to push the familiar themes of his administration – urging a wall along the border with Mexico, pressing for an end to foreign wars and claiming credit for an expanding economy – using familiar arguments. Not all of them were true.  Trump told lawmakers he wanted them to build a border wall, suggested they had already voted…

Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: ‘America will never be a socialist country’ – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

President Trump declared in his State of the Union speech that America will “never be a socialist country,” a clear rebuke of a new generation of Democrats and socialists like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. “Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country,” Trump told Congress Tuesday night. “We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve…

Pilot in Calif. plane crash that killed 5 carried police badge that wasn’t ‘legitimate’ – NBC News

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

The pilot whose twin-engine plane crashed into a Southern California home on Sunday, killing him and four people on the ground, was not a retired Chicago Police Department officer as authorities initially believed. Antonio Pastini, 75, of Gardnerville, Nevada, piloted the plane that crashed into a single-family home in a residential section of Yorba Linda, California. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified Pastini as a former Chicago police…

Trump delivers 2019 State of the Union address — live updates – CBS News

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Trump’s speech runs about 5,000 words 7:12 p.m.: President Trump’s speech runs about 5,000 words — easily an hour in length, depending upon the applause he receives. Aides say chief White House speechwriter Stephen Miller started drafting the address three weeks ago. Counselor Kellyanne Conway, daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner weighed in throughout the process. The president spent about four to five hours on practice sessions and revisions…

Stacey Abrams SOTU response role comes with guaranteed privilege, hero status – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Stacey Abrams hit the jackpot when she was picked to deliver the Democrats’ response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address: She’s a female minority who can’t be held politically accountable for anything because she doesn’t hold any office. ABC News on Monday ran the headline, “For Democrats, Stacey Abrams sends key message on gender and race in [State of the Union] response.” A news article in the New…

I’m a Virginia conservative, and I don’t think Northam should resign – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Gov. Ralph Northam’s now-infamous blackface-KKK yearbook photo may soon end his career. A large swath of the public, including many prominent liberals, progressives, and Democratic politicians, are demanding that the Virginia Democrat step down. Even notable institutions like the editorial board of the Richmond Times-Dispatch immediately called for Northam to step aside. Northam now claims he wasn’t actually in the 1984 picture. If it’s later proven that he is in…

Imaad Zuberi donated big to Trump’s inauguration. Now prosecutors have questions – Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

“Imaad knows nothing about a subpoena, other than what’s been written,” Zuberi spokesman Steve Rabinowitz told The Times on Monday in a written statement. “It’s well known that after supporting President Obama and Hillary Clinton, that Imaad gave generously and directly to the Trump inaugural. But many others gave substantially more. For what it’s worth, Imaad, as always, gave only his own money from his own resources. If, in fact,…

Vape pen kills man after exploding in his mouth – The Washington Post

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Alex Horton February 5 at 2:43 PM William Brown had errands to run on a chilly Texas evening, and his grandmother was happy to lend him her light-blue Lincoln Town Car. Brown stopped at a store selling vaporizer smoking pens outside Fort Worth on Jan. 27. He sat alone in the parked car, put his lips to a pen, and soon after, an explosion sent shards of metal into his…

Trump guests include freed drug offender, bullied student, 11 others – AOL

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman freed from federal prison after President Donald Trump cut short her life sentence for drug offenses and a Delaware boy allegedly bullied because his last name is Trump headline a varied group of 13 guests who will sit with first lady Melania Trump for the State of the Union address. Alice Marie Johnson, 63, served more than two decades of a life sentence without parole…

The incredible turnover in Trump’s Cabinet in 1 photo – CNN

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

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Class warrior Elizabeth Warren still worth millions, latest financial filings show – Fox News

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Video Elizabeth Warren calls out billionaire ‘freeloaders’, apologizes to Cherokee nation Sen. Warren introduces ‘ultra-millionaire’ tax and apologizes for her DNA test ; David Spunt reports. Democratic presidential hopeful and class warrior Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is still worth millions, new financial records show — as she pushes a new wealth tax aimed at millionaires and billionaires. According to Warren’s presidential candidate personal financial disclosure, obtained by The Center for…

Snow in Santa Cruz, Napa and even San Francisco. California gets a rare blanketing of the white stuff – Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Snow levels dropped to around 4,000 feet in Southern California and will continue to dip to as low as 2,500 feet Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, which could result in snow in the Antelope Valley hills, according to the weather service.

Texas man dies after e-cigarette explodes in his face – NBC News

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

A Texas man died after his e-cigarette exploded and cut a major artery in his neck, according to a medical examiner’s report. William Eric Brown, 24, went to his local vaping store, Smoke & Vape DZ in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 29 and never returned, his grandmother, Alice Brown, told NBC DFW. William Eric Brown died after an electronic cigarette exploded and cut his artery on Jan. 29, 2019.NBC…

The incredible turnover in Trump’s Cabinet in 1 photo – CNN

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

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Trump Inaugural Committee Hit With Subpoena – NPR

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

President Trump dances with first lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball in 2017. Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Trump’s inaugural committee Monday, reportedly to find out how the inauguration was funded and by whom. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump dances with first lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball in 2017. Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Trump’s inaugural committee Monday, reportedly to find out how the inauguration was…

Why Sanders, Harris, and Booker are arguing over Medicare-for-all – Vox.com

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

The Democrats’ 2020 primary has kicked off with a confusing and confused debate about the details of Medicare-for-all — one that shows just how much complexity lurks behind a seemingly simple slogan. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) started things, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper that she’d “eliminate all of that,” where “that” referred to private insurance. Within a few hours, her staff was softening the statement, telling reporters that while pursuing single-payer…

Russia says it must develop new nuclear-warhead carrying missiles by 2021 – CNBC

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Politics Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said his country should develop new ground-based hypersonic and cruise missiles in a direct response to the apparent ending of a nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow. On Friday, the U.S. confirmed it would suspend its participation in the decades-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that bans ground-launched medium-range missiles with a range of 310-3,400 miles. The U.S….