Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Russia and probable cause

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Trump’s First 100 Days: Russia and probable cause
Also: Sean Spicer's comments, Russia and Syria, North Korea and Sessions's focus.
Spicer apologizes after receiving sharp criticism for saying Hitler didn't use chemical weapons
His original comment came as he tried to underscore the barbarity of the Syrian government.
 
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Now, Democrats attack Republicans for failing to protect Obamacare
We look at one of the attack ads aimed at vulnerable Republican lawmakers who wavered on supporting an Obamacare repeal
 
Trump’s First 100 Days: Russia and probable cause
Also: Sean Spicer's comments, Russia and Syria, North Korea and Sessions's focus.
 
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White House tells agencies to come up with a plan to shrink their workforces
OBM chief: Departments also must put together long-term blueprints by October 2018.
 
Trump administration suspends public disclosures of 'sanctuary cities'
ICE is reviewing its reporting methodology after several law enforcement agencies complained they were erroneously included in the reports.
 
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USPS agrees to $49 million settlement after having long ‘dawdled’ in payments to beneficiaries
Anyone who has ever had a tax problem knows Uncle Sam demands interest on late payments. But when he's late — more than 20 years behind in this case — he reacts to interest as if it were a rash.
 
Partisan battles over nominees pose 'real danger' for Supreme Court, chief justice says
The court has worked in a "completely nonpartisan way" since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. says.
 
 
Spicer: Hitler 'didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons,’ although he sent Jews to ‘the Holocaust center’
Spicer was given the opportunity to clarify his comment, which only complicated things.
Trump promised an 'unpredictable' foreign policy. To allies, it looks incoherent.
Diplomats look for answers and find few in the early days of the Trump administration.
 
Tom Marino set to serve as White House drug czar
The Pennsylvania congressman is a former federal prosecutor.
 
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We want to know what members of Congress are telling their constituents during the April recess.
 
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What is Tulsi Gabbard thinking on Syria?
A step-by-step guide to Gabbard's comments about Assad, the chemical attack and Trump's missile strikes.
Did a Republican running for Va. governor really dress up like a Confederate gent?
Corey Stewart did the best he could for the Old South Ball, making do with a kilt jacket.
 
Montana Democrat announces $1.3 million haul through crowdfunding for special House election
Rob Quist raised close to $1 million in March alone, made up of 22,333 individual contributions. The average donation was $40.
 
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