Tuesday, February 7, 2017

DAILY BELLWETHER 02/07/2017 DeVOS IS OUR NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION! GREAT!!!

Pence Casts Historic Tie-Breaker to Confirm DeVos for Education

Vice President Mike Pence made history Tuesday by breaking a tie in the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE Earlier: The nail-biter is the unexpected first test of Democrats’ ability to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda, gathering momentum after two Senate Republicans said they wouldn’t support DeVos, a longtime GOP donor. The prospect of a 50-50 tie could make Pence the first vice president in U.S. history to cast a tie-breaking vote on a Cabinet post. ... Read More


NOAA Scientist: Influential Climate Change Paper Was Flawed

NOAA Scientist: Influential Climate Change Paper Was Flawed

A new report claims a paper that argued in favor of global warming was deliberately published close to the UN's climate conference in Paris and contained unverified and flawed data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published the influential paper in question ahead of the 2015 Paris meeting. A high-level whistleblower told ... Read More

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Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional

Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional

If you want to see the difference between a federal judge who follows the rule of law and a federal judge who ignores laws he doesn’t like in order to reach a preferred public policy outcome, just compare the two district court decisions issued in Washington state and Massachusetts over President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order. Contrary to the “travel ban” label, the executive order temporarily suspended ... Read More

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran After Missile Test

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran After Missile Test

The Trump administration followed through on Friday with a new round of sanctions on Iran, two days after National Security Advisor Michael Flynn announced that it was “officially putting Iran on notice” for a missile test and its hostile regional policies. The sanctions were targeted at 13 individuals and 12 entities for their support for Iran’s ballistic missile program or for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which has been designated under an executive order for providing material support to ... Read More

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