The White House may have violated its own ethics rules with Trump's executive branch hires
President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Aly Song/File Photos The Trump administration may be entangling itself in another ethical landmine. In this case, the White House could have violated its own ethics rules with at least two hires, a New York Times and ProPublica investigation found. One potential conflict involves Michael Catanzaro, who is the White House's top energy adviser. Until last year, The Times and ProPublica found, Catanzaro was working as a..>> view originalHe hugged his family and said, 'I'll see you next time,' before being gunned down on Facebook video
Cleveland police on April 16 said a suspect killed a man and then uploaded a video of the crime to Facebook. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post) On Sunday morning, before he gained unwanted fame on Facebook as a homicide victim, Robert Godwin, 74, visited his son, Robert Godwin Jr. “He hugged my wife and me and said ‘I’ll see you guys next time,’ ” Godwin Jr. told Cleveland.com. “I said ‘OK, enjoy your Easter.’ ” The elder Godwin, a retired foundry worker with nine children and 13 g..>> view originalJUST IN: NB lanes of Downtown Connector reopen after chemical spill
7:27 a.m.: Northbound lanes of the Downtown Connector are now open, officials said. UPDATE: Northbound lanes now open after chemical spill blocked Downtown Connector - https://t.co/iXiJStXkPJ #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/HwTT7vXszg— John Spink (@johnjspink) April 17, 2017 6:56 a.m.: Officials have started to tow the truck carrying the hazardous materials to a right emergency lane. That could be good news, according to Mark Arum in the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. 6:48 a.m.: It’s unclear at t..>> view originalWhite House bounces into spring with 139th annual Easter Egg Roll
First lady Melania Trump is set to host the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, with more than 21,000 adults and children expected on the South Lawn for the festivities.But first, a bit of a scramble.With the White House Easter Egg Roll approaching, and just a skeleton crew in the East Wing staffing roster, volunteers were needed, stat. Answering the all-hands-on-deck call this weekend were more than 400 registered volunteers, many of them locals, according to a staffer familiar with the p..>> view originalTargeted: Husband And Wife Victims In Triple Homicide
By Melissa Garcia BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The three people found dead inside of a home in Coal Creek Canyon were targeted, according to investigators. Authorities were able to rule out murder-suicide, according to Mike Wagner, a commander with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. He said the attack was not random. (credit: CBS) Deputies discovered the bodies of two men and a woman Saturday morning after a man alerted authorities of his worry for the friends he had not heard from in sever..>> view originalIn Georgia, Jon Ossoff Tries to Vanquish Seventeen Candidates at Once
On Tuesday, the Democrat Jon Ossoff will try to win a special election in a district that’s been Republican for decades.CreditPHOTOGRAPH BY DUSTIN CHAMBERS Two weeks before a special election for Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District seat, which takes place this Tuesday, the thirty-year-old Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff stood on a busy North Atlanta street corner brandishing a lightsaber. His combatant was a giggling eight-year-old boy who didn’t grasp the broader sabering context: soon..>> view originalA Homebody President Sits Out His Honeymoon Period
Most presidents, hoping to seize on the public optimism that normally accompanies the start of a new administration, head out into the country to promote their agendas and apply political pressure — overt or otherwise — on lawmakers to fall in line. But Mr. Trump has held just a small number of political rallies in Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky, all states he won comfortably; visited a pair of military bases in Virginia and Florida; and spoken to aerospace and automotive workers in South Caro..>> view originalThe Berkeley rally aftermath: Mass arrests, a stabbing and weaponized Pepsi
Supporters and protesters of President Trump clashed on Saturday, April 15 in Berkeley, Calif. (Reuters) A news station called it “something resembling a war zone.” A woman told the Los Angeles Times that it was “more of a riot.” In any event, on Saturday, Berkeley, Calif., hosted its third recent clash between demonstrators who support President Trump and those who oppose him. A park that normally sees produce stalls on the weekend was the scene of a stabbing, as reported by ABC 7, as w..>> view originalA complete guide to every reference in Melissa McCarthy's epic Sean Spicer sketch on 'SNL'
VIDEO The latest Sean Spicer parody on “Saturday Night Live” was an epic satire that referenced events from the 2016 campaign all the way back to the Book of Exodus — although it mostly focused on Tuesday’s train wreck of a White House news conference. Anyway, we thought a reference-by-reference guide to the sketch might be handy, so here you go. 0:12 Spicer removes his bunny mask and hurls it off the screen: “Hey, kids. Happy Easter! Get out of here.” True fact: Spicer once dressed up as the ..>> view originalNeil Gorsuch's first full week on the job: Religious liberty, voter ID laws
It will be the first time Gorsuch dons a black robe as a justice, and his presence brings the court back to full strength more than a year after the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia. It is a busy week as the justices will decide whether to add some important cases for next term -- they will announce opinions Tuesday and Wednesday and they will hear arguments for the last scheduled sitting of the term.All eyes will be trained on the court's most recent addition, the 49-year-old Gorsuch, to ..>> view original
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