President-elect Donald Trump has chosen his secretary of the interior, Politico reported exclusively Tuesday, and it’s not Kanye West. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., was reportedly offered the job this week, though as of Tuesday afternoon Trump’s transition team had not put out a statement confirming his nomination. Zinke’s office would not comment on the news […]
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USAMitt Romney says the feeling is mutual after outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he lost all respect for the former Massachusetts governor following his unsuccessful bid to be Donald Trump’s secretary of state. “Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for,” Mr. Reid told The Huffington Post on Tuesday, shortly before Mr. Trump’s
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned anti-Semitic lyrics in a newly released song by popular rapper Lupe Fiasco. In the song, “N.E.R.D.,” Fiasco rhymes about, “Artists getting robbed for their publishing by dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant.” In response to a tweet from DJ
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USASenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he will support confirmation of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, as Republican support for the pick solidified despite concerns about his close business ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Rex Tillerson’s decades of experience have been widely recognized for forward-looking strategic planning, managing international
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USAIn another sign that the transition isn’t proceeding as smoothly as President Obama professes, the Energy Department refused Tuesday to provide President-elect Donald Trump’s team with a list of federal employees who have worked on climate-change programs. Energy Department spokesman Eben Burnhan-Snyder said a questionnaire from the Trump transition team last week “left many in
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USANatalie Portman has a lot to say about her role in “Jackie,” especially after receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of assassinated President John F. Kennedy. The Oscar-winning actress showcases the life of Mrs. Kennedy following the days of her husband’s assassination in 1963. “A lot of
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON — The director of a West Virginia nonprofit who was put on leave for referring to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels” will be back at work next week. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, director of the Clay County Development Corp., will return to her position Dec. 23. She was originally suspended for
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USAYour browser does not support the video tag. JACKIE | OFFICIAL TRAILER | FOX Searchlight The legend is that the Kennedy family was cursed. The reality is that the Kennedy family was blessed with an unmistakably odd style of speech. “It doesn’t really sound like anybody else from Massachusetts,” says Amy Stoller, a dialect production
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAs President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office next month, the soon-to-be First Daughter is capitalizing on her family”s fame, offering well-heeled fans and admirers the opportunity for an exclusive sit-down meeting – for a price. In what could be the most expensive selfie opportunity with a celeb, Ivanka Trump is auctioning off an opportunity
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USAReprinted with permission from LobeLog. National Security Adviser-designate Michael T. Flynn has come under increasing fire. The retired general’s personal Twitter account and his son’s promotion of Twitter-based conspiracy theories about the Washington, D.C. pizzeria Comet Ping Pong are prompting renewed scrutiny of President-elect Trump’s pick for the top national security position in the White
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USAOn Monday, Kanye West took a trip to New York City reportedly in search of a finding a psychiatrist for when he visits the East Coast but it appears the rapper had other plans on his schedule as well. According to video from C-SPAN, the rapper, accompanied by his entourage, arrived for a meeting on
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANEW YORK — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Energy Department, according to news reports early Tuesday. The former Republican campaign rivals met for about 90 minutes Monday. It’s unclear when the pick, reported by NBC News and ABC News, will be announced. Energy is the department that
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate oil tycoon Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, setting up a potential confrontation with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill who are uneasy with the Exxon Mobil chief executive’s close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a brief statement released by his transition office early
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International, USAFour Georgia police officers were shot and wounded Monday in two separate incidents, according to reports. Two police officers were shot early in the day while carrying out a search warrant in Fort Valley and, in the evening, a person suspected of driving a stolen car opened fire on two other officers in Lavonia in
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