Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:57:54 +0000

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

OAKLAND, California — A US judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C. Judge Haywood Gilliam granted a request for a preliminary injunction by California, 12 other states and Washington, […]

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Trump says he has ‘no idea’ if deal can be made with Pelosi

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:19:42 +0000

Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON — As the partial government shutdown slipped into the record books, members of Congress had left town, no negotiations were scheduled and President Donald Trump tweeted into the void. The president did not tip his hand Saturday on whether he will move ahead with an emergency declaration that could break the impasse, free up […]

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Selective shutdown? Trump tries to blunt impact, takes heat

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:42:58 +0000

US Capitol Dome seen through a skylight

All administrations get some leeway to choose which services to freeze and which to maintain when a budget standoff in Washington forces some agencies to shutter.

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Trump suggests Vietnam for US-NK summit—report

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:05:07 +0000

Trump suggests Vietnam for US-NK summit—report

 US President Donald Trump suggested holding the anticipated second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam in mid-February, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday. 

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FACES OF THE NEWS: Jan. 13, 2019

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:10:25 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: Jan. 13, 2019

Silvestre Bello III Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called out the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for violating its own mandate when one of its commissioners prematurely disclosed that he and two other Cabinet members were being investigated for alleged corruption. Bello, said the PACC, was supposedly in on the P6.8-million extortion of Azizzah International Manpower […]

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Trump says govt shutdown could be resolved ‘in 15 minutes’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 22:42:33 +0000

Trump says govt shutdown could be resolved 'in 15 minutes'

President Donald Trump remains steadfast in his demand for $5.7 billion to build a border wall and Democrats determined to refuse the funds.

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Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 04:03:41 +0000

Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

The New York Times reports that law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.

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