Repealing Obamacare: Trump says fast, Congress says slow
The President-elect, too, has been in a hurry, declaring that the Affordable Care Act must be repealed and replaced more or less at the same time. "Probably the same day, could be the same hour," Trump said at a news conference last week. But on Capitol Hill, urgency doesn't always translate into speed. In the first two weeks of the new year, Republican leaders have confronted resistance from rank-and-file lawmakers from across the ideological spectrum. Nervous about the potential political fall..>> view originalControversial megachurch pastor Eddie Long dies at 63
Long died after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer, according to a statement by the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Long was a national figure and one of the most innovative and polarizing pastors in the contemporary church. He was also a paradox.He was a man who wore tight muscle shirts and radiated self-confidence but used to throw up before sermons because he was so nervous.He was a man who gave away cars and paid the college tuition of needy people, but he also was investigated ..>> view originalJimmy 'Superfly' Snuka dies
Actor and former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced Snuka's death on behalf of his family. The World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. also confirmed Snuka's death on its website on Sunday. Snuka's family did not immediately release his cause of death."Snuka is regarded by many as the pioneer of high-flying offense because of his Superfly Splash from the top turnbuckle," the WWE statement said.The signature move, in which Snuka vaulted off the rope and landed face-down on his opponent who l..>> view originalPa. educators have 'worries' about Trump's Cabinet nominee - Pittsburgh Post
The nominee for U.S. education secretary is familiar to educators in Pennsylvania. Or rather, her wallet is. Betsy DeVos, a Michigan billionaire and school choice advocate, contributed more than $800,000 since 2010 to the American Federation for Children, which via the the Pennsylvania PAC Students First donated more than $3 million to Pennsylvania campaigns between 2010 and 2012 — the same period a controversial school vouchers bill was working its way through the Pennsylvania Legislature. Her..>> view originalFBI Most Wanted fugitive arrested in El Paso
USA Today Network Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times Published 3:40 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2017 | Updated 13 hours ago The FBI arrested one of its most wanted suspect arrested in El Paso on Sunday. Rudy Gutierrez/El Paso TimesFBI top ten most wanted Terry A.D. Strickland was captured in El Paso. Above, Strickland is walked into the El Paso County jail escorted by the FBI agents who captured him.(Photo: MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES)EL PASO — A tip from an unnamed El Paso resi..>> view originalHow MLK became an angry black man
Story highlightsTuesday marks the 50th anniversary of King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"Letter is an intimate snapshot of a King most people don't know, scholars sayKing once hated whites, and his anger is on display in the letter, scholars sayLetter is a "black man's cry of pain," says author of new book on KingBy the time Clarence Jones reached him, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was in bad shape.He was unshaven, dirty and dejected. King had spent several days alone in solitary confinement ..>> view originalObama warns Trump must improve relations with intel community
Barack Obama acknowledged that Donald Trump may not be inclined to follow traditional procedures, given his success with his “improvisational candidacy.” | AP Photo Obama warns Trump must improve relations with intel community By Sarah Wheaton 01/15/17 09:38 PM EST President-elect Donald Trump will have to make at least two big changes to his modus operandi once he’s in office, President Barack Obama warned in an interview broadcas..>> view originalAmericans will get the Trump they elected as president
WASHINGTON — After 10 weeks, dozens of tweets and one rollicking news conference, Donald Trump’s transition into the White House has left little doubt that the man Americans elected in November is the president they’ll get. The immense responsibilities of the office and the daunting decisions that await Trump when he takes office Friday have not appeared to change the confrontational, divisive Republican. Just days away from his inauguration, Trump is still litigating old campaign fights and pi..>> view originalPriebus to ethics chief: 'Be careful'
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpJuan Williams: Race, Obama and Trump Trump eyes role of negotiator-in-chief Why Trump should abolish the White House faith office MORE's incoming White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, on Sunday issued a warning to the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE)."The head of the government ethics ought to be careful, because that person is becoming extremely political," Priebus said on ABC's "This Week.""Apparently, may have made a — publicly supported Hillary ..>> view original
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