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Senate Dems Seek To Force Trump Into Blind Trust

Politico reports: Five Democratic senators on Thursday unveiled a bill they plan to release next month that would require Donald Trump to divest assets that risk a conflict of interest and place the proceeds in a blind trust as well as require his appointees to step aside from official decisions that could benefit him. The legislation previewed by Sens. Elizabeth …

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NASA: Earth Is Due For An Extinction-Level Event

The Guardian reports: Humans are woefully unprepared for a surprise asteroid or comet, a Nasa scientist warned on Monday, at a presentation with nuclear scientists into how humans might deflect cosmic dangers hurtling toward Earth. “The biggest problem, basically, is there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it at the moment,” said Dr Joseph Nuth, a …

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US Officials: Putin Was Directly Involved In Hacking

NBC News reports: U.S. intelligence officials now believe with “a high level of confidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News. Two senior officials with direct access to the information say new intelligence shows that Putin personally directed how hacked …

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Tony Perkins Continues Crusade Against Rex Tillerson

The Family Research Council’s crusade against Trump nominee Rex Tillerson is getting wide play across right wing sites. From this afternoon’s story in World Net Daily: As the names popped up on President-elect Donald Trump’s list of Cabinet nominees, conservatives and Christians mostly have been pleased. After all, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry once said he wanted to shut down …

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ALABAMA: Roy Moore Appeals His Suspension

AL.com reports: Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has appealed his suspension from office to a special Supreme Court appointed to hear that appeal. Liberty Counsel filed an appeal brief on Moore’s behalf on Tuesday night. Today was the deadline to file it. In September, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary suspended Moore without pay for the remainder of …

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ARIZONA: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Follows Through On Threat To Relaunch Obama Birth Certificate Investigation

The Hill reports: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who lost his reelection bid in November, has resurfaced his investigation into President Obama’s citizenship. Arpaio, who was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign and often appeared with him on the trail, lost a bid for his seventh term last month. Arpaio said he and a chief investigator …

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Russia Blocks UN Security Council From Praising Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon For LGBT Rights Work

Yahoo News reports: The UN Security Council on Wednesday dropped advancing gay rights from a tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after Russia raised objections, diplomats said. A draft statement that mentioned Ban’s support for the LGBT community was changed to note instead that “the most vulnerable or marginalized have been increasingly heard and assisted” under his leadership. Ban, the 72-year-old …

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New Group Seeks To Ban Ex-Gay Torture Nationwide

The Washington Blade reports: Organizers of a newly launched D.C.-based organization aimed at stopping so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBT minors throughout the country announced on Monday they will work with activists and lawmakers in 45 states to advocate for bills to ban the practice. The organization, called 50 Bills 50 States, will operate as an all-volunteer group. It has already …

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Strong Economy Spurs Fed To Hike Interest Rates

Reuters reports: The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday and signaled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as the Trump administration takes over with promises to boost growth through tax cuts, spending and deregulation. The rate increase, regarded as a virtual certainty by financial markets in the wake of a string of generally …

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Pat Robertson Turns On Sarah Palin: Heaven Help Us If She Gets Tapped To Join Trump’s Cabinet [VIDEO]

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Even Pat Robertson was baffled by reports that President-elect Donald Trump is considering Sarah Palin to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, telling his “The 700 Club” co-host Wendy Griffith today that Palin should absolutely not be nominated to the Cabinet post. While Robertson was once a strong supporter of the former Alaska …

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