OBAMA WARNS SECURITY FUNDING LAPSE WOULD HURT THE ECONOMY
Senate Republicans started a short-term funding extension for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a possible option to deal with a stalled spending bill. the Senate has failed for the 4th time to advance a very large bill to fund the agency. Republicans are trying to block Obama's recent immigration orders. Democrats have repeated their call for "clean" bill free of immigration restrictions. if Homeland Security spending is cut off, the department's essential protective staff would stay on the job, but there would be no more money to pay them until new funding is approved.
Monday, February 23, 2015
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO OVERTURN JUDGE'S IMMIGRATION RULING
The Department of Justice officially files an appeal and a request for a stay of a judge's recent decision to block Presidents Obama's executive actions on immigration. This appeal would overturn U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen's oder last week to halt Obama's policies from moving forward. If the stay was granted it would allow Obama's actions to be implemented. Obama's actions could allow as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants to receive work authorization and remain in the country. Hanen's injunction prevented the Obama administration from starting to accept application for an expanded version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The Department of Justice officially files an appeal and a request for a stay of a judge's recent decision to block Presidents Obama's executive actions on immigration. This appeal would overturn U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen's oder last week to halt Obama's policies from moving forward. If the stay was granted it would allow Obama's actions to be implemented. Obama's actions could allow as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants to receive work authorization and remain in the country. Hanen's injunction prevented the Obama administration from starting to accept application for an expanded version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
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OBAMA BEGINS SALES PITCH ON TRADE TO WARY U.S. PUBLIC
President Barack Obama has began a broad sales pitch to the U.S. public about the merits of free trade deals, an area in which he faces stiff resistance from many in his own Democratic party.He wants to work with Congressional Republicans to finalize the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact. That is a agreement that would stretch form Japan to chile covering 40% of the world economy. Labor and environmental groups allied with Democrats have been pushing hard against the idea. Fast track authority is suppose to protect workers and promote businesses. Obama cast it as a way to puch back against the exporting powerhouse of China
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MITT ROMNEY'S NEICE PICKED TO HEAD MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
Michigan Republicans picked a niece of Mitt Romney to lead the state party for the next two years. Ronna Romney McDaniel received votes based on her efforts to make the party more appealing to minorities. Michigan has hopes to send A Republican to the White House in 2016.
Michigan Republicans picked a niece of Mitt Romney to lead the state party for the next two years. Ronna Romney McDaniel received votes based on her efforts to make the party more appealing to minorities. Michigan has hopes to send A Republican to the White House in 2016.
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PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT NOMIEE ALLEGEDLY SENT RACIST EMAIL
The nomination of judge Thomas K. Kistler to the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court hit a road block on Friday after the Centre Daily Times reported that he once sent an allegedly racist email. Kistler confirmed he sent the email but denied that racism had anything to do with it. News of the email threatens to derail Kislter's nomination.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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VOX AND BUZZFEED ABTAIN INTERVIEWS WITH OBAMA
Vox and BuzzFeed are a pair of fast-growing digital media companies. They have both landed their first interviews with President Obama. Klein and Yglesias of Vox sat down with the president in January. Their interview will be published online Monday morning. Smith, the editor and chief of BuzzFeed, will speak with the president at the White House tuesday. These interviews are an indication that Vox and BuzzFeed are emerging as serious news organizations. Also this shows that the Obama administration is making an effort to connect with millennials and broaden its reach beyond traditional media outlets. Obama will also participate in a video shoot with BuzzFeed's new video production unit.BuzzFeed has invited users to submit questions for the president before the interview, and plans to post the video of Mr. Obama exclusively to Facebook. For both BuzzFeed and Vox, the interviews represent a significant step forward for new digital media organizations, which continue to encroach on territory once reserved for print and broadcast news outlets.
Vox and BuzzFeed are a pair of fast-growing digital media companies. They have both landed their first interviews with President Obama. Klein and Yglesias of Vox sat down with the president in January. Their interview will be published online Monday morning. Smith, the editor and chief of BuzzFeed, will speak with the president at the White House tuesday. These interviews are an indication that Vox and BuzzFeed are emerging as serious news organizations. Also this shows that the Obama administration is making an effort to connect with millennials and broaden its reach beyond traditional media outlets. Obama will also participate in a video shoot with BuzzFeed's new video production unit.BuzzFeed has invited users to submit questions for the president before the interview, and plans to post the video of Mr. Obama exclusively to Facebook. For both BuzzFeed and Vox, the interviews represent a significant step forward for new digital media organizations, which continue to encroach on territory once reserved for print and broadcast news outlets.
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U.S. SECRET SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTER STEPS DOWN
The deputy directer of the U.S. Secret Service is leaving his post. This in the latest top level departure this year a series of high profile security lapses. A.T. smith ha accepted another position within the Department of Homeland Security effective Tuesday. Smith served as deputy director since April 2012 and was responsible for daily operations, including 6,500 employees, and protecting the president. In January, The Secret Service forced aside four officials while another opted to retire. Last month some members of Congress expressed concern to the administration about Smith's presence in top leadership. Recent lapses by the agency, like allowing a knife-carrying man to jump a fence and run into the White House in September, has caused a review of the agency leadership. This has recommended that an outsider be brought in to challenge an insular culture.
The deputy directer of the U.S. Secret Service is leaving his post. This in the latest top level departure this year a series of high profile security lapses. A.T. smith ha accepted another position within the Department of Homeland Security effective Tuesday. Smith served as deputy director since April 2012 and was responsible for daily operations, including 6,500 employees, and protecting the president. In January, The Secret Service forced aside four officials while another opted to retire. Last month some members of Congress expressed concern to the administration about Smith's presence in top leadership. Recent lapses by the agency, like allowing a knife-carrying man to jump a fence and run into the White House in September, has caused a review of the agency leadership. This has recommended that an outsider be brought in to challenge an insular culture.
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NEW JEB BUSH HIRE CALLED WOMEN 'SLUTS' ON TWITTER
Jeb Bush's political action committee has drawn ire of Democrats over new staffer's history of offensive remarks on twitter. Ethan Czahor, co-founder of Hipster.com and now chief technology officer of Right to Rise PAC, made many offensive comment about "sluts" and gay men at the gym, among others. He took to twitter Monday to say he had "deleted some old jokes I made years ago I no longer find funny or appropriate #learning #maturing." Governor Bush thinks the comments were inappropriate, and thats why they were deleted at his request. Democrats blasted out the tweets to reporters and criticized Czahor's hiring. Democrats accuse Bush as not being ready for prime time because of their poor hiring. Czahor wasn't the first hire by Bush to cause scrutiny.
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SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO STOP GAY MARRIAGES IN ALABAMA
On monday the Supreme Court refused to halt same-sex marriage in Alabama.Because Alabama's top judge instructed them to, probate judges in the state have been refusing to issue any licenses to marry. There was a request by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, to put a stay on the ruling that overturned the state's ban on gay marriage, but that expired on Monday. With the option to intervene by putting a hold on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court declined to do so. Moore, the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, complicated the matter by sending out a notice to all probate judges in the state, telling them to not issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Despite Moore's orders, many same-sex marriages did proceed in Alabama on Monday. But in other counties people weren't as lucky, couples in Tuscaloosa, Jackson and Marshall County were not permitted marriage license.
On monday the Supreme Court refused to halt same-sex marriage in Alabama.Because Alabama's top judge instructed them to, probate judges in the state have been refusing to issue any licenses to marry. There was a request by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, to put a stay on the ruling that overturned the state's ban on gay marriage, but that expired on Monday. With the option to intervene by putting a hold on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court declined to do so. Moore, the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, complicated the matter by sending out a notice to all probate judges in the state, telling them to not issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Despite Moore's orders, many same-sex marriages did proceed in Alabama on Monday. But in other counties people weren't as lucky, couples in Tuscaloosa, Jackson and Marshall County were not permitted marriage license.
Monday, February 9, 2015
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HEALTH LAW CASE POSES CONUNDRUM FOR REPUBLICANS
Republicans in Congress are urging the Supreme Court to strike down subsidies for health insurance. They are also chiding the Obama administration because it has no plan to avert the hardship that could occur if they win in court. Republicans now have realized that a if the court decision is in their favor it poses a risk to members of their party. With an increase on their numbers on Capitol Hill, Republicans theoretically have more power to undo President Obama's health care overhaul, but they also have more responsibility for the result. The No. 2 Republican in the Senate Said the Obama administration's top health official was treating Congress with contempt by refusing to discuss contingency plans if the Supreme Court blocked subsidy payments. At Senate hearing, The secretary of health and human services, repeatedly dodged questions from republicans who asked about the court case. IN a legal brief, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cruz and other Republican lawmakers urged the court to hold that subsidies provided to people in the federal insurance exchange were illegal. A ruling like that would blow a hole in the health care law, jeopardizing subsidies for more than five million people in the states that use federal exchange. democrats complain about hypocrisy. They argue that "It's like throwing gasoline on a fire, then indignantly asking the administration for its plan to put out the fire." Insurers canceled many policies that did not meet coverage standards set by the Affordable Care Act. If republicans prevail in court, many people could lose their insurance plans because they would lose the subsidies and and no longer afford the premiums.
Republicans in Congress are urging the Supreme Court to strike down subsidies for health insurance. They are also chiding the Obama administration because it has no plan to avert the hardship that could occur if they win in court. Republicans now have realized that a if the court decision is in their favor it poses a risk to members of their party. With an increase on their numbers on Capitol Hill, Republicans theoretically have more power to undo President Obama's health care overhaul, but they also have more responsibility for the result. The No. 2 Republican in the Senate Said the Obama administration's top health official was treating Congress with contempt by refusing to discuss contingency plans if the Supreme Court blocked subsidy payments. At Senate hearing, The secretary of health and human services, repeatedly dodged questions from republicans who asked about the court case. IN a legal brief, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cruz and other Republican lawmakers urged the court to hold that subsidies provided to people in the federal insurance exchange were illegal. A ruling like that would blow a hole in the health care law, jeopardizing subsidies for more than five million people in the states that use federal exchange. democrats complain about hypocrisy. They argue that "It's like throwing gasoline on a fire, then indignantly asking the administration for its plan to put out the fire." Insurers canceled many policies that did not meet coverage standards set by the Affordable Care Act. If republicans prevail in court, many people could lose their insurance plans because they would lose the subsidies and and no longer afford the premiums.
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