Trump Slams ‘Dishonest’ Press for ‘Tremendous Disservice’ to the American People – Breitbart
Thursday at a press conference to announce his pick of Alexander Acosta for the vacant Secretary of Labor post, President Donald Trump ripped the “dishonest” press and suggested they intentionally being an obstacle to his effort to take the “entrenched power structure.”
Trump blasts ‘out of control’ media, defends agenda at heated press conference | Fox News
President Trump’s feud with the media turned into an all-out war Thursday afternoon.
NPR intel source: No evidence of wrongdoing in Flynn-Kislyak transcripts « Hot Air
A current U.S. intelligence official tells NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the transcripts of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, although the official noted that doesn’t rule out the possibility of illegal actions.
Yet many of these same news organizations have likened Trump to the Taliban and Adolf Hitler, floated false rumors about his use of a Russian prostitute, and accused his administration of being pro-slavery.
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Indiana House OKs gas tax increase
The Indiana House approved a 10-cent gasoline tax increase today, after weeks of push back from House Democrats and fiscal conservative groups.
“If HB 1002 is not stopped in the Senate or vetoed by the governor, Hoosier families face a massive increase in their gas taxes and a new vehicle tax. These unnecessary revenue schemes will make it more difficult for Hoosier families while failing make infrastructure a priority in the budgeting process. State representatives were on the right track when they modified HB 1002 to dedicate all sales tax on gasoline to roads and bridges and we wish they had worked to address our infrastructure needs with existing revenue. We hope that our state senators will slow the process down and stop this unnecessary gas tax.”
House Bill 1002 – Transportation infrastructure funding – Indiana General Assembly, 2017 Session
This is the roll call on how they voted on raising gas taxes.
Indiana House GOP budget plan banks on $1 cigarette tax increase – Post-Tribune
Key components of the $31.7 billion spending plan — including a $1 cigarette tax hike and a significant rerouting of sales tax revenue to pay for infrastructure improvements — were panned by state Sen. Luke Kenley, the powerful lead budget writer in the GOP-controlled state Senate.
Video shows Bangor teacher duct taping student in class | WWMT
More controversy is hitting the Bangor school system.
Zealandia named as new continent, scientists reveal | Daily Mail Online
Scientists have identified a new continent to the east of Australia that they have named ‘Zealandia’.
Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal | Science | The Guardian
“Our aim is to produce a hybrid elephant-mammoth embryo,” said Prof George Church. “Actually, it would be more like an elephant with a number of mammoth traits. We’re not there yet, but it could happen in a couple of years.”
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Intel Community Denies Withholding Info From Trump | The Daily Caller
The Director of National Intelligence denied a report from The Wall Street Journal that the community is withholding information from President Donald Trump over concerns it might be leaked or compromised.
Mattis to NATO: Pay More or U.S. Will ‘Moderate Its Commitment’
During his presidential campaign, President Donald Trump had repeatedly called on NATO members to pay more for their self-defense in Europe. Only five of 28 member nations had met a requirement to spend at least two percent of their GDP on defense: the United States, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland, and Greece.
These NATO Countries Are Far Below The Spending Requirement | The Daily Caller
“No longer can the American taxpayer carry a disproportionate share of the defense of western values,” Mattis said. “Americans cannot care more for your children’s security than you do. Disregard for military readiness demonstrates a lack of respect for ourselves, for the alliance and for the freedoms we inherited, which are now clearly threatened.”
“We see Donnelly, Heitkamp, and McCaskill as being on shakier ground,” Kyle Kondik, of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said in a new breakdown of the races. “Donnelly and McCaskill lucked out in 2012 when each faced GOP opponents who submarined their campaigns with extremely controversial statements on abortion. Presumably the Democrats will face stronger opposition from more competent candidates this time.”
Judicial Watch today released 54 pages of new State Department documents, including a transcript of a September 12 2012, telephone conference call with congressional staffers in which then-Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy admitted that the deadly terrorist assault on the Benghazi Consulate was not “under cover of protest,” but was, in fact, “a direct breaching attack.”
Obama’s Homeland Security Chief Used Private Email for Business
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and three other top DHS officials used private, unsecured email to conduct official business and discuss sensitive matters, according to 216 pages of documents obtained by Judicial Watch.
WikiLeaks Releases CIA Orders French Presidential Elections | The Daily Caller
Anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks released a set of documents allegedly showing CIA espionage on candidates in France’s 2012 presidential elections.
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