In an interview with the New York Times last week, President-elect Donald Trump appeared open to accepting “some connectivity” between human activity and climate change. But the man who claimed numerous times that climate change is “an expensive hoax,” “a concept…created by and for the Chinese” and “bullshit” still believes it is “a bunch of bunk,” according to […]
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Clinton Campaign Pushing For Recount
The news comes after Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for president, initiated a recount there and pledged to pursue additional ones in Pennsylvania and Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump denounced the recount as “a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded.” “The results of this election should be respected instead of […]
Record Highs For Stock Market On Black Friday
The S&P 500 and the Dow were poised to eke out enough gains to hit record highs on Black Friday, with the focus on retailers at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season. Trading volumes are expected to be relatively thin, with the stock market scheduled to close at 1 p.m. The market was […]
Donald’s Cabinet Will Have Least Experience In Modern History
President-elect Donald Trump shocked many observers when he tapped Betsy DeVos to head the Department of Education. DeVos quickly accepted the nomination, which continues a trend that officials involved in previous transition teams say is concerning because, like many of Trump’s other early picks, she has no previous experience in government. “When we were in the […]
Irregularities In Key Swing States Could Lead To Recount For Clinton
A group of election lawyers and data experts have asked Hillary Clinton’s campaign to call for a recount of the vote totals in three battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — to ensure that a cyberattack was not committed to manipulate the totals. There is no evidence that the results were hacked or that […]
Clinton’s Popular Vote Lead Grows To Over 2 Million
Hillary Clinton’s margin in the popular vote against President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed 2 million, furthering the record for a candidate who lost in the Electoral College. Thanks to votes still being counted in California and other western areas, Clinton’s vote advantage hit the 2 million mark on Wednesday morning, according to Dave Wasserman of […]
Trump’s AG nominee Jeff Sessions could terminate rule that protects state-legalized marijuana
The US marijuana industry’s vibrant growth in the grey area of federalism could be threatened by president-elect Donald Trump and his preferred choice for attorney general, Alabama senator Jeff Sessions. Sessions, an early backer of Trump’s presidential campaign and an outspoken critic of US immigration policy, is also an opponent of marijuana legalization. He has […]
Donald Trump Whines About SNL Again
The president-elect took time out from the important job of preparing for office to again blast the comedy sketch show over its portrayal of him. Here’s what Trump tweeted on Sunday morning: I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show – nothing funny at all. Equal […]
New First Lady Won’t Be Moving To The White House With Donald
President-elect Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, will remain in New York with their 10-year-old son after her husband takes office in January, the incoming president confirmed on Sunday. The future first lady plans on staying in New York City’s Trump Tower so that her son, Barron, can continue his studies at his private school in Manhattan, the […]
Trump Campaign Worker Berates Starbucks Employee For Discriminating Against Whites
A Florida real estate remodeler said he has been “harassed by people all over the country” since a video went viral showing him berating a Starbucks barista. He was incensed, he said, that the woman refused to serve him because he’s a white man who supports President-elect Donald Trump. A witness said the man simply got angry that his […]
Donald Settles Trump U Fraud For $25 Million
SAN DIEGO — President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors. The deal announced Friday by New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would settle a lawsuit he filed three years ago, plus two class-action lawsuits in California filed […]
Bernie and Donald Unlikely Political Allies?
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. has plenty of differences with Donald Trump, but the former Democratic presidential candidate said Thursday there are areas where he could find agreement with the president-elect in the coming year. “Mr. Trump campaigned as a populist, campaigned as somebody who is anti-establishment, and I have zero doubt that he received the […]