Donald Trump, America's first independent president
Viewed through any conventional lens, President-elect Donald Trump’s candidacy was improbable from start to finish. Today, two things about his victory seem to be in sharper focus: one, that Trump’s victory might best be understood as the success of the country’s first independent president, and second, that the Trump coalition may be even more uniquely his than President Obama’s has turned out to be. Think again about how he prevailed. There are a handful of major events during a general elect..>> view originalOfficials look for abducted Washington state woman after ransom demand
KENNEWICK, Wash. – The FBI and local law enforcement agencies are looking for a Washington state woman after she was abducted from her Kennewick home and a ransom was demanded. Kennewick Police Sgt. Ken Lattin said 69-year-old Sandra Harris was taken Friday by someone she knew. Lattin said her abductor then used Harris' cellphone to call her husband at work to demand an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for her return. "This was not a random act," Lattin said. "They're not related. We're..>> view originalTrump quickly settles lawsuits after a long fight
SAN DIEGO – For more than 6 years, Donald Trump fought hard against a civil lawsuit in which former customers of his now-defunct Trump University accused him of fraud. Less than two weeks after being elected president, he agreed to a $25 million settlement. "We definitely detected a change of tone and change of approach" after the election, plaintiff attorney Jason Forge said when the agreement was announced Friday. About 7,000 students would be eligible for refunds if U.S. District Judge Gonz..>> view originalInside Chris Christie's fall from grace
Chris Christie, once one of the Republican Party’s brightest stars, was virtually assured a position in a Donald Trump administration. As one of the first big-name politicians to endorse the Manhattan billionaire, the New Jersey governor had earned Trump’s gratitude. Or so it seemed.Story Continued Below Instead, just a few months after being denied the VP slot, Christie suffered another public humiliation – he was stripped of his leadership of Trump’s presidential transition. In a phone call ..>> view originalMcCain to Trump: Waterboarding Won't Be Reinstated
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A leading Republican voice on national security matters said Saturday he doesn't care what President-elect Donald Trump says, the United States will not reinstate waterboarding.Sen. John McCain of Arizona, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said at the Halifax International Security Forum that any attempt to bring back harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, which simulates drowning, would quickly be challenged in court."I don't give a damn what the ..>> view originalTwo men charged in death of boys who fell over N.Y. waterfall
Dylan Giangregorio, 9, and his brother, Preston Giangregorio, 6, were killed while hiking next to an upstate New York waterfall in June. (Facebook). BY Nicole Hensley. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Saturday, November 19, 2016, 10:15 PM. Grand jurors in ...>> view originalTrump, Romney have 'far-reaching conversation' at meeting
Donald Trump met with Mitt Romney, once a fierce critic of the president-elect who is now being floated as a potential pick for secretary of state, on Saturday afternoon, setting aside the friction between the two men and signaling a willingness by Trump to entertain different points of view on foreign policy. Romney appeared to warmly shake hands with Trump, each man gripping the arm of the other, as he arrived at Trump’s New Jersey golf course. The two exchanged pleasantries, with Trump plac..>> view originalPentagon and intelligence community chiefs have urged Obama to remove the head of the NSA
The heads of the Pentagon and the nation’s intelligence community have recommended to President Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, be removed. The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. Action has been delayed, some administration officials said, because relieving R..>> view originalList of US students named as Rhodes Scholars for 2017
VIENNA, Va. — The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes scholars for 2017, listed by geographic region, as provided by the Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust: District 1: Joshua B. Pickar, Lexington, Massachusetts, University of Chicago Law School and The George Washington University Maia Silber, Cortlandt Manor, New York, Harvard University District 2: Sarah A. Waltcher, New York, New York, Dartmouth College Laura A. Courchesne, Fair Haven, New Jersey, University of Georgia D..>> view originalKorean War hero laid to rest in Louisiana after 66 years
USA Today Network Jordan Allen, The (Alexandria, La.) Town Talk 7:23 p.m. EST November 19, 2016Photos from the funeral service for Anacoco resident Sergeant James Edward Martin. The Korean War hero was laid to rest this weekend, nearly 66 years after his death during the battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1950.(Photo: Jordan Allen/The Town Talk)ALEXANDRIA, La. — A Korean War hero was laid to rest this weekend after being classified as missing in action by the Army for more than six decade..>> view original
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