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Month: December 2019

Analysis: Here’s the argument that Trump is winning

White House (still) won’t cooperate — Shocking exactly zero people, White House counsel Pat Cipollone fired off a strongly worded letter declining to participate in future House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings. “House Democrats have wasted enough of America’s time with this charade,” Cipollone wrote. He signed the letter Trump-style, with a Sharpie and a ginormous

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North Korea’s UN ambassador says denuclearization is off the table in talks with US

Denuclearization is off the table in negotiations with the United States, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said in a statement Saturday. In the statement, the ambassador, Kim Song, said the United States’ pursuit of “sustained and substantial dialogue” was a “time-saving trick” to benefit a “domestic political agenda.” “We do not need to

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Why the next 100 days are critical for Trump

The next 100 days will be critical to understanding whether President Donald Trump will win a second term in office. His approval rating has been consistently low during his first term. Yet his supporters could always point out that approval ratings before an election year have not historically been correlated with reelection success. But by

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Massive, wind-driven fire consumes home

Click here for updates on this story     Old Saybrook (WFSB) — Firefighters from Old Saybrook battled a large, wind-driven fire Friday afternoon in the Chalker beach area. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive structure fire at 29 Bearch Road West around 3:40 p.m. Fire officials said at the time of the fire,

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Chicago mayor presses Buttigieg: You should break your NDA with elite consulting firm

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pressed presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to break his non-disclosure agreement with the elite consulting firm that once employed him, as the crowded 2020 Democratic race progresses toward the Iowa caucuses. Lightfoot asked the South Bend, Indiana, mayor, “Shouldn’t you break that NDA (with McKinsey and Company), so that you have the

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Lawmakers are close to reaching a defense bill that will also include paid family leave for federal workers

Lawmakers are close to reaching a deal on the annual defense authorization bill that for the first time will include paid family leave for federal workers. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democratic negotiators have secured a tentative agreement for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include a significant provision requiring 12 weeks

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