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Schumer: ‘Trump is a terrible negotiator’ (The Washington Times)
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer begged Republicans Friday to break with President Trump and vote to reopen the government without new border wall money, saying the president doesn’t know how to negotiate.
The shot came just minutes before Democratic leaders were to be at the White House to meet with Mr. Trump — and it was a cut at the president’s own self-image as a masterful deal-maker.
“President Trump is a terrible negotiator,” Mr. Schumer said.
The government shutdown reached two weeks on Friday, and there’s little sign it will end soon. [Read More]
Conservative talking head Jennifer Rubin offered high praise for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on MSNBC Thursday night, while slamming President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as the 116th Congress was officially sworn in.
Rubin, the self-described “conservative blogger” for the Washington Post, began by panning the “gray in hair color and suit color men” who make up House Republicans in contrast to the much more diverse House Democrats.She then spoke of the “love” and “unity” in Pelosi’s speech and comparing it to the “weird” inaugural address from President Trump about “American carnage.” [Read More]
Hogan to bolster ‘opportunity zones’ with state investments (The Washington Post)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) unveiled legislative initiatives Thursday aimed at encouraging private investment to revitalize some the state’s most depressed communities.
During a news conference, Hogan promised to take advantage of “opportunity zones” or areas designated by the U.S. Treasury Department where investors can qualify for capital gains tax breaks.
In addition to the federal program, the governor also proposed spending $56.5 million in state money for job-training programs and tax incentives to “supercharge our opportunity zone revitalization” and transform those parts of Maryland that have struggled economically. [Read More]
Congresswoman vows to ‘impeach the motherf–ker’ on her first day (New York Post)
Just hours after she was sworn in, the first Palestinian-American woman ever elected to Congress took aim at President Trump, vowing to “impeach the motherf–ker.”
In a fiery ending to her first day on the job, Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib delivered the message at a Thursday reception for the Move On campaign.
The 20-second clip circulating online picks up as Tlaib recalls her historic victory to the crowd.
“And when your son looks at you and says, ‘Mama, look, you won. Bullies don’t win,’ and I said, ‘Baby, they don’t’ — because we’re gonna go in and impeach the motherf—-r,” the Detroit native says as cheers erupt in the room. [Read More]
Pro-Choice Myths Are Perpetuated by a New York TimesFetal-Personhood Story (National Review)
Just days after Christmas, the New York Times editorial board released a lengthy feature on threats against abortion rights, asserting that the pro-life movement has invented the concept of “fetal personhood” in order to erode female autonomy.
The series delves into extremely rare applications of state legislation protecting the unborn — bills that criminalize drug abuse by pregnant mothers, for example — to illustrate the left-wing claim that American women are living in a “Handmaid’s Tale” created by opponents of abortion. [Read More]
US employers added a stellar 312,000 jobs in December (AP)
U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government.
The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent, but that reflected a surge in jobseekers— a positive for growth.
Average hourly pay improved 3.2 percent from a year ago, up from average wage growth of 2.7 percent at the end of 2017. [Read More]
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