Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government
Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he’s growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy. In interviews, nearly two dozen people who’ve spent time with Trump in the three weeks since his inauguration said that his mood has careened between surprise and anger as he’s faced the predictable realities of governing, from congressional delays over his cabinet nominations and legal fights holdi..>> view originalPhillips 66 pipeline fire in Paradis: What we know Friday morning
A fire at the Phillips 66 pipeline near the Williams Discovery natural gas plant in Paradis continued to burn Friday morning (Feb. 10), hours after an explosion injured two workers and left another missing. The area immediately around the plant has been evacuated. St. Charles Parish officials and representatives from Phillips 66 will talk about the pipeline explosion and fire during a news conference Friday at 11 a.m., the parish announced. The news conference will be held at the parish's Eme..>> view originalTravel ban ruling: In court as on Twitter, Trump confronts evidence gap
9th Circuit Judges Richard R. Clifton, top, William Canby Jr. and Michelle Taryn Friedland. (AP) The list of evidence-free claims from President Trump and his administration is long and growing. “Millions” of people voted illegally. Inauguration turnout was the “biggest ever.” All negative polls are “fake news.” No matter how hard the administration is pressured to support its assertions, no matter how many “four-Pinocchio” and “pants on fire” ratings follow, Trump doesn’t relent. It’s hard ..>> view originalCongressional Oversight May Be More Important Than Ever. Is Jason Chaffetz Up To The Job?
WASHINGTON ― When Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, thought Hillary Clinton was going to be president, he could barely wait to start investigating. “It’s a target-rich environment,” he said in late October. “Even before we get to Day One, we’ve got two years’ worth of material already lined up.” But now that it’s President Donald Trump’s administration Chaffetz is charged with monitoring, he’s willing to sit back and wait. “G..>> view originalPalazzo supports bill to shutter EPA
Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King, Clarion-Ledger Washington Bureau Published 9:28 a.m. CT Feb. 10, 2017 | Updated 39 minutes agoRep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., is one of four cosponsors of a bill to eliminate the EPA.(Photo: Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY)WASHINGTON – Despite its slim chances of passing, Rep. Steven Palazzo is one of only four Republican congressmen supporting a bill to shut down the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency he said is "..>> view originalWhite House says Conway has been 'counseled' after touting Ivanka Trump's products
The White House on Thursday said that a top adviser to President Trump had been “counseled” after using a television appearance from the West Wing to promote the clothing and jewelry line sold under the brand of Trump’s daughter. The endorsement, in which Kellyanne Conway told Fox News Channel viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” appeared to violate a key ethics rule barring federal employees from using their public office to endorse products. The White House reaction was a rare acknowledgment o..>> view original$750000 bond for woman accused in Florida, Alabama killings
MILTON, Fla. (AP) รข€” Bond was set Thursday afternoon at $750,000 in Florida for a woman who faces multiple charges in the deaths of four women in a bloody rampage across three Southern states.Mary Rice, 37, made her first court appearance via video in Santa Rosa County, where she's charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. She was extradited from Georgia to Florida on Wednesday.She also faces murder charges in neighboring Escambia County, Florida, and in Baldwin County, Ala..>> view originalTwo wind-blown wildfires in Boulder County prompt evacuations, burn structures
Firefighters in Boulder County are working to halt two wildfires Friday morning that have prompted the evacuation of more than 100 homes and burned at least two structures. The county’s emergency operations center has been opened to manage the incidents. A grass fire near the 5000 block of Nelson Road, west of Longmont, has led to the evacuation of 125 homes. Another 29 homes have been placed on pre-evacuation notice. 3 barns destroyed @ farm west of #Longmont Longmont @TimesCall pic.twitter.co..>> view originalThree new breeds will compete at the Westminster dog show. How were they chosen?
Zsa Zsa, a Pumi, is shown at a news conference last week. (AP/Bebeto Matthews) The Westminster Kennel Club dog show — the dog show of all American dog shows — starts Monday. About 2,800 dogs from 190 breeds will be competing, and by late Tuesday night, a new pooch will be crowned “Best In Show.” Every year, the show welcomes new breeds to the ring, and this time, three breeds will be first-timers at Westminster. One is the Pumi, the floofy pooch pictured above. It’s a Hungarian herding dog t..>> view originalPolarizing HHS nominee confirmed by Senate on party-line vote
(Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) A polarized Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm Tom Price, the conservative Georgia congressman who has been one of Congress’s most vehement opponents of the Affordable Care Act, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The 52-47 vote made Price the latest in a series of controversial Cabinet nominees whom the Senate’s Republican majority has been strong enough to muscle through on party-line votes. Price did not draw a sin..>> view original
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