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Michael Gove annihilates Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership credibility – Washington Examiner
Britain’s House of Commons is at its best when members of Parliament deliver passionate, persuasive speeches on matters of national consequence. We saw one such moment on Wednesday, when environment secretary Michael Gove of the Conservative Party attacked Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Gove’s address came just before a parliamentary confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May. That vote was won by May a few minutes later. Still, Gove’s speech…
Agency Ignored Constitutional Questions About Trump Hotel Lease, Report Finds – The New York Times
The agency’s deliberation spanned several months before and after Mr. Trump took office. Fearing public controversy, which might damage the government’s financial interests, the agency did urge that Mr. Trump divest himself of his financial interest in the property in a Jan. 31, 2017, meeting with his oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the report said. After his election, Mr. Trump turned management of the business over to…
The Los Angeles teachers’ strike keeps growing as the standoff ‘feels like … playing chicken’ – CNN
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Pelosi only gives Trump a bigger audience by canceling State of the Union – Washington Examiner
It would be an excellent way to snub any other president, but by calling for President Trump to reschedule the State of the Union, Nancy Pelosi has only given him a bigger stage. It is a remarkable unforced error. Citing national security, and specifically the difficulties facing the Secret Service and Capitol Police amid the government shutdown, House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., is asking Trump either to select a later, post-shutdown…
May’s government survives no confidence vote – BBC News
Media captionLive: Watch the BBC News Channel for Theresa May’s statement from 2200 GMT UK Prime Minister Theresa May has seen off a bid to remove her government from power, winning a no confidence vote by 325 to 306. Rebel Tory MPs and the DUP – who 24 hours earlier rejected the PM’s Brexit plan by a huge margin – voted to keep her in Downing Street. Labour leader Jeremy…
Federal Watchdog Finds Government Ignored Emoluments Clause With Trump Hotel – NPR
The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington, remains open despite the partial government shutdown. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington, remains open despite the partial government shutdown. Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7:16 p.m. ET Officials leasing the Old Post Office Building for the Trump International…
The U.S. Withdrawal From Syria: Here’s the Latest – The New York Times
“My views on treating allies with respect and also being cleareyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held,” he wrote in his resignation letter. Mr. Mattis, an experienced, retired four-star Marine general, had been seen as a counterbalance to Mr. Trump’s unpredictable decision-making. But it appeared he had reached his limit. “Because you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned…
ICE almost deported a U.S.-born Marine veteran, says ACLU – NBCNews.com
DETROIT — A Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was held for three days for possible deportation before federal authorities learned that he was a U.S. citizen born in Michigan, lawyers said Wednesday. Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, 27, lives in the Grand Rapids area. He was released on Dec. 17 from a detention center in Calhoun County after personal records were provided to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the American Civil…
Pence declares ‘ISIS has been defeated’ on the same day as deadly Syria attack – CNN
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Theresa May survives confidence vote, even after Brexit failure – The Washington Post
William Booth Karla Adam January 16 at 2:39 PM LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening, in a close vote of 325 to 302, a day after the humiliating defeat of her Brexit plan imperiled both her leadership and Britain’s departure from the European Union. May will keep her job — and now must return to Parliament on Monday…
Karen Pence to teach at school that bans LGBTQ employees, students – NBCNews.com
Karen Pence, the vice president’s wife, announced Tuesday that she would return to teaching art at a northern Virginia elementary school that explicitly bars its employees from engaging in or condoning “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” and “transgender identity.” The employment application for the Immanuel Christian School asks applicants to initial a passage stating that they will “live a personal life of moral purity,” according to HuffPost, which first reported…
Nancy Pelosi to Trump: Reschedule State of the Union address or just submit it in writing to Congress because of shutdown – CNBC
<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Politics House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing the government shutdown, urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday to either reschedule his upcoming State of the Union address or to deliver it in writing to Congress. “He can make it from the Oval Office if he wants,” Pelosi, D-California, later told reporters. In her letter to the president, Pelosi noted “security concerns” related to the…
Dispatcher details moments she found out Jayme Closs had escaped her abductor – WAOW
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As Brexit deal goes down in flames, exasperated Europe wonders what the Britons want – The Washington Post
Michael Birnbaum January 16 at 5:57 AM BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Wednesday called on Britain to give them a clear plan to split from Europe, amid growing concerns that the political chaos that led to a historic defeat for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan could lead to a chaotic, uncontrolled crash out. May had been widely expected to lose Tuesday’s vote, but the definitive scale of…
Government shutdown: 9 key questions, answered – Vox.com
It costs money to run the government, and it’s Congress’s job to manage the purse strings. With the government now in the midst of its third shutdown under President Donald Trump’s leadership — the longest in US history — there’s no sugarcoating it: One of the legislative branch’s most basic functions has broken down. Congress has let funding for federal agencies lapse again because the president is demanding funding for…
As Republicans Rush to Condemn Steve King, Some Ask: Why Not Trump? – The New York Times
“I wish he wouldn’t tweet as much,” Mr. Thune told reporters, adding, “That’s obviously a very sensitive part of our state’s history. So yeah, I wish he’d stay away from it.” But generally, elected Republicans have let the president slide. “They know on some level that their defense of Trump is morally unsupportable, and so when they get a chance to speak out against Steve King, who doesn’t have any…
U.S. troops killed in Syria suicide attack claimed by ISIS – CBS News
This frame grab from video provided by Hawar News, ANHA, the news agency for the semi-autonomous Kurdish areas in Syria, shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Jan. 16, 2019. ANHA/AP U.S. troops were among those killed Wednesday in an attack in northern Syria, the U.S. military has confirmed to CBS News. The U.S.-led coalition in Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve, only confirmed in a tweet that…
Florida Commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Might ‘Blow Up’ Capitol – The Daily Beast
UK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, MP says – CNBC
<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Brexit As the world awaits U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s next move after her Brexit deal failed to obtain parliamentary approval, some politicians from the country’s biggest opposition party believe a second referendum is now increasingly likely. “The critical issue is now that she’s been defeated in the House of Commons, what does Theresa May do and I think, there’s only one way she…
Shutdown’s Economic Damage Starts to Pile Up, Threatening an End to Growth – The New York Times
On Tuesday, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey showed weakening manufacturing activity in the United States, the latest in a line of similar warnings. Economists at JPMorgan Chase called the data an early indication of additional slowing in the sector, adding that the shutdown was probably hurting business sentiment. Michael L. Corbat, the chief executive of Citigroup, told analysts on Monday that “right now, we see the biggest…
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