Category: USA
Activist dragged out of Blinken’s final press conference: ‘you’re hurting me!’
Fox News Secretary of State Antony Blinken‘s final press conference quickly devolved into chaos Thursday after reporters had to be forcibly removed from the event, including one, an activist, who was physically carried out. The men were upset that a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel had not been reached sooner, accusing Blinken of “genocide”…
Read MoreDeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
New York Times Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/dewine-names-lt-gov-jon-husted-to-fill-jd-vances-senate-seat.html
Read MoreTrump to be inaugurated inside: Last ceremony held indoors was Reagan’s in 1985
Fox News President-elect Trump’s inauguration will now take place inside the U.S. Capitol due to cold weather forecast for Monday, the first indoor inauguration since President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January 1985. On that frigid January 20th 40 years ago, the air temperature was 7 degrees, with a windchill of -40. Monday’s forecast is…
Read MoreHow Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
New York Times “Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/biden-age.html
Read MoreAs California Burns, ‘Octavia Tried to Tell Us’ Has New Meaning
New York Times The phrase, which gained momentum in 2020, has resurfaced, in part because it can seem like Octavia Butler was more than a fiction writer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/los-angeles-wildfires-octavia-butler.html
Read MoreWhy Is Trump Glaring in His Inaugural Portrait?
New York Times At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/trump-inauguration-photo.html
Read MoreFormer Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
New York Times Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong after the F.B.I. raided her home. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/oakland-mayor-thao-indict.html
Read MoreTrump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades
New York Times An arctic chill is headed to Washington, D.C., (and much of the United States) on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/inauguration-forecast-cold-history.html
Read MoreIRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes replacement
Washington Post Danny Werfel’s term has not yet expired, but the president-elect has already said he wants to appoint a new IRS chief. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/17/irs-commissioner-resign-trump-eyes-replacement/
Read MoreHere Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year History
New York Times President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/equal-rights-amendment-history.html
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