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Donald Trump Says He Will Not Attend Annual White House Correspondents Dinner
The Huffington Post - 26 Feb 2017 00:07
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will not attend the annual White House correspondents dinner this year. I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish every...
White House worked with House and Senate intelligence chairs to rebut Russia ties
ABC News - 26 Feb 2017 00:38
The White House maintains that there were no improper communications.
WATCH: Senior GOP House member calls for independent investigation of Trump's Russia ties
ABC News - 26 Feb 2017 04:06
As Trump continues his crusade against the media for what he calls "fake news," he announces he won't be attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.
28 hurt as car plows into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade crowd; suspect in custody: police
Chicago Tribune - 26 Feb 2017 05:37Taliban leader encourages people to plant trees
New York Post - 26 Feb 2017 16:29
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Springtime in Afghanistan usually brings a spike in violence as the Taliban takes advantage of the thaw to launch a wave of fresh attacks. But the Taliban’s leader has just issued a statement call...
Kim Jong Nam's alleged killers thought nerve agent was baby oil
New York Post - 26 Feb 2017 07:27
An Indonesian woman held in the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's exiled half-brother claims she thought the liquid poison she used to snuff out his life was some kind of baby oil. Siti Aisyah, 25, and...
National security staffer quit after 8 days in Trump White House
CBSNews - 26 Feb 2017 05:47
Rumana Ahmed, whose family emigrated from Bangladesh, says she initially planned to stay under President Trump, but quickly became uncomfortable
Transgender boy wins controversial girls state wrestling title in Texas
Chicago Tribune - 26 Feb 2017 04:46Mediator: Will the Real Democracy Lovers Please Stand Up?
The New York Times - 26 Feb 2017 03:28
It's time for other Republicans to take a stand: The journalism that Mr. Trump and his aides seek to delegitimize today could be the legitimate research they need to use tomorrow.
Hospitals Where Trump Won Face Closure If GOP Reverses Medicaid Expansion
Forbes - 26 Feb 2017 16:24
More than 670 rural hospitals are at risk for closure and that could worsen if Republicans scale back the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Afghan official: ISIS militants kill 11 in mosque ambush
Fox News - 26 Feb 2017 15:59
At least 10 police officers and the wife of a police commander were killed in an ambush by Islamic States group militants in northern Zawzjan province, a provincial official said.
Sessions' tough on crime talk could lead to fuller prisons
ABC News - 26 Feb 2017 15:56
The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime and in favor of private prisons could usher in a reversal of that trend
Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda
ABC News - 26 Feb 2017 15:53
Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump's presidency
What popular tax breaks are at risk if GOP overhauls taxes?
ABC News - 26 Feb 2017 15:43
When Republicans say they want to lower taxes and get rid of loopholes to make up the lost revenue, they're talking about eliminating some very popular tax breaks enjoyed by millions of people
8-year-old shot to death moments after surviving car crash
New York Post - 26 Feb 2017 04:44
An 8-year-old Houston girl survived a car crash Saturday morning — only to be shot and killed minutes later. DeMaree Atkins was in the backseat of her mother Toyia Thomas’ Black Honda Accord on the Beltway feeder roa...
Pentagon seeks to expand fight against extremists in Somalia
New York Post - 26 Feb 2017 15:17
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted ...
Stalked
CBSNews - 26 Feb 2017 11:05
Rising star Christina Grimmie was killed by a stalker -- Ivanka Trump has been stalked, too -- "48 Hours" investigates the horrors of stalking and how CBS' "NCIS" star Pauley Perrette is fighting to change the laws to pr...
Syrian warplanes pound rebel-held area in central city
Miami Herald - 26 Feb 2017 14:52
Syrian opposition activists say government warplanes are pounding a rebel-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs, killing at least three and wounding dozens. Sunday's airstrikes came a day after …
The vote that made Tom Perez the new DNC chair was 'rigged,' Trump tweets
The Week - 26 Feb 2017 14:38
The Democratic National Committee on Saturday chose former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as the new DNC chair in a race President Trump alleged on Sunday was stolen from the Bernie Sanders wing of the party by Hillary Clinto...
Egyptian Christians fearing terror flee Sinai for 4th day
Miami Herald - 26 Feb 2017 14:21
Egyptian Christians fearing attacks by Islamic State group militants are fleeing the volatile northern part of the Sinai Peninsula for a fourth day, after a string of sectarian killings there …
2 Years Ago, Sen. Jim Inhofe Pulled This Embarrassing Stunt
The Huffington Post - 26 Feb 2017 12:49
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) pulled a political stunt he’ll likely never hear the end of. On the floor of the U.S. Senate, the staunch climate change denier took from a plastic bag a snowball...
ISIS drones disrupt U.S.-backed Iraqis' fight for Mosul
CBSNews - 26 Feb 2017 08:04
U.S. advisers are operating closer to the front lines in an attempt to help the Iraqis better coordinate their attacks