Trump accuses media of lying about size of inauguration crowds
LANGLEY, Va. — President Donald Trump moved to mend his tumultuous relationship with America’s spy agencies Saturday, traveling to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office and assuring officials, ‘‘I am so behind you.’’But the president quickly shifted from praise for the CIA to criticism of media coverage of Inauguration Day, in an unscripted address that overstated the size of the crowd that gathered on the National Mall as he took the oath of office. Trump said throngs ‘‘went all the..>> view originalSean Spicer delivers on Trump's brand promise
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer makes a statement to members of the media at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 21. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) If only White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had stuck with his strong material. In the beginning of his appearance at the White House briefing room on Saturday afternoon, Spicer took aim at Time magazine White House correspondent Zeke Miller. On duty on Inauguration Day as a pool reporter, Miller concluded that th..>> view originalCuomo Says Insurers to Cover Birth Control Despite Trump
New York state ordered health insurers to cover birth control and abortions even if President Donald Trump signs a repeal of Obamacare that would lift federal mandates on the industry.The state will require commercial insurers to provide broad coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices, and cover medically necessary abortions at no cost to the patient, according to a statement on Saturday from the New York Department of Financial Services.The order to cover birth control largely matches requir..>> view original6 Dead as Severe Outbreak Pounds South; Damage Reported in Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Texas
Story HighlightsTwo people were killed by a possible tornado in southern Georgia early Sunday morning.Four people were killed by a tornado in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Saturday morning.Homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas Saturday.Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency following the storms.At least 6 people have died as an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes spread across the South Saturday and Sunday morning...>> view originalDOJ: Hiring Kushner does not violate anti-nepotism law
"In choosing his personal staff, the President enjoys an unusual degree of freedom, which Congress found suitable to the demands of his office," wrote Daniel Koffsky, deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel, which serves as interpreter of federal law for the White House. In essence, Koffsky reasoned that the anti-nepotism law covers only appointments in an "executive" agency and that the White House Office is not an executive agency within the law. He cited a separat..>> view originalTrump Hotel Starts 'Inaugural Tradition' Amid Ethics Concern
"I think it's a simple matter of amending the lease," said Patrick Keogh, a real estate investor in Austin, Texas, who has developed projects for the GSA and other federal agencies. He said Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and chief negotiator on the hotel, should ask the GSA to exempt her father from that provision of the contract. The GSA should make the process public and transparent, Keogh said. Others say Trump must relinquish ownership of the hotel. More broadly, they argue, Trump s..>> view originalShaded pink, women's protest fills the streets of downtown LA
They came in cars, trains and buses. Others biked or hitchhiked.A day after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, several hundred thousand people gathered in Los Angeles to protest in a historic women’s march. It was a peaceful and massive counter-inauguration movement, the first act of resistance to a conservative administration. Beneath sunny skies, a group of women on motorcycles kicked off the march. Many protesters wore a symbol of feminism in the age of Trump: a bright pin..>> view original
Sunday, February 19, 2017
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