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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 12, 2018
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In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  adrian walker The departure of the state’s only black state senator — and one of only two senators of color — feels like a substantial loss at the State House.  Analysis The latest case of the president’s risky remarks: calling into question the validity of the #MeToo movement.  In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  The president seemed to frame the

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 12, 2018
by admin
In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  adrian walker The departure of the state’s only black state senator — and one of only two senators of color — feels like a substantial loss at the State House.  Analysis The latest case of the president’s risky remarks: calling into question the validity of the #MeToo movement.  In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  The president seemed to frame the

Explained: How the secret spy court really works | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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The allegations of surveillance abuse raised by House Intelligence Committee MORE (R-Calif.) hinge on a 1978 law that governs surveillance for the purposes of foreign intelligence. That surveillance must be conducted with a warrant when the collection takes place in the United States.

Trump questions lack of 'due process' after two aides resign over past allegations | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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MORE on Saturday raised questions about a lack of due process after two White House aides resigned this week following allegations of past domestic abuse. "Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new," Trump tweeted. "There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone.

Rand Paul revels in role of Senate troublemaker | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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MORE seems to revel in frustrating fellow members of the Senate — and that makes his blatant disregard for the chamber’s chummy protocols even more infuriating to them. Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, appeared to thumb his nose at fellow Republicans Thursday night when he posed for a picture with conservative Reps.

EPA chief’s questions about climate science draw new scrutiny | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head MORE is getting bolder in questioning climate change. In several recent public comments, Pruitt has sowed doubt about whether global warming is harmful to humans, and whether anyone could truly know what the Earth’s “ideal” temperature would be in 2100. “Is it an existential threat? Is it something that is unsustainable? Or what kind of effect or harm is this going to have,” Pruitt said in an interview with Las Vegas television station KSNV. “We know that humans have most flourished during times of, what? Warming trends.

McConnell: No DACA fix in spending bill | TheHill

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

Pence bashes North Korea's military parade, endorses Trump's parade - ABC News

posted onFebruary 11, 2018
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Vice President Mike Pence engaged in a game of parade one-upmanship on Friday as he spoke to reporters in South Korea ahead of the opening ceremonies for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Pence was asked about Thursday's military parade in Donald Trump's interest in holding such a parade himself. "I think any opportunity we have to celebrate the men and women of the armed forces of the United States is a great day," Pence said, supporting Trump's re