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riversedge's JournalTrumps criticism of intelligence on Russia is dividing Hill GOP
Source: washington post
By Karoun Demirjian and Greg Miller January 4 at 9:49 PM
President-elect Donald Trump’s broadside against the intelligence community is dividing Capitol Hill Republicans, with some ready to pounce on Trump’s skepticism that Russia interfered with the U.S. elections and others urging a more cautious approach.
The resulting schism could widen as Congress begins probing the CIA’s charges that Russia intervened in the November elections in an attempt to help Trump, potentially becoming one of the first significant intraparty breaches of the Trump presidency.
U.S. critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin, such as Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), want to go full-bore on holding Russia to account for its suspected election interference. But they may be slowed by GOP senators who prefer to wait to hear the intelligence community’s evidence and for Trump to be installed in the White House.
When asked whether he would be influenced by Trump’s Tuesday tweet about a supposedly delayed “Intelligence” briefing on “so-called” Russian hacking, McCain said flatly, “No.”
McCain will hold a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday on “foreign cyber threats” that is expected to center on Russia. Intelligence officials ............................
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-criticism-of-intelligence-on-russia-is-dividing-hill-gop/2017/01/04/1ffc1a04-d2a1-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.c50b133828db
The hearing has just started
[Secret CIA assessment: Russia was trying to help Trump win White House]
Kissinger, McCain have 'no doubt' about Russian hacking
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WashPost View:Stop trying to hush up the truth about election #RussiaHacking
The fact that Republicans --Mitch McConnell does NOT want a select committee--will not have a Select committee sickens me.
The Post's View
Stop trying to hush up the truth about election hacking
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/stop-trying-to-hush-up-the-truth-about-election-hacking/2017/01/04/bf8c286a-d2ac-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.c9bf767263cc
President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
By Editorial Board January 4 at 6:58 PM
SOME REPUBLICANS — including President-elect Donald Trump — appear to be entirely unconcerned about the strong evidence that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign in order to create uncertainty in the presidential race, or tilt it toward Mr. Trump. Either that, or they are determined to bury the story of an unprecedented intrusion into American democracy by a hostile foreign power. There’s no other way to understand a new set of tweets by Mr. Trump, or the sandbagging by Republican leaders of proposals for a thorough investigation.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) led a bipartisan effort by four senators last month to advocate for an independent investigation by a select committee. This is a reasonable proposal; certainly, the hacking is at least as significant as the Benghazi, Libya, affair, which was subject to eight congressional investigations, mostly led by Republicans, including a select committee. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reported by Politico to be steadfast against a select committee probe and wants to keep the matter in the hands of the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee.
That could have the effect of preventing the release of embarrassing facts about the election of Mr. Trump. An Intelligence Committee probe would likely mean more secret proceedings and less disclosure to the public. Only 525 of the 6,700 pages of the panel’s report on CIA torture have been released, thanks in part to the efforts of its chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), a staunch Trump supporter who was named as one of his national security advisers during the campaign.
Mr. Trump also continues to deny reality. Early Wednesday, he endorsed an obfuscation by Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, the website that disseminated the stolen emails from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, among others. Mr. Trump tweeted: “Julian Assange said ‘a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta’ — why was DNC so careless?” We have our own questions: Why does Mr. Trump give Mr. Assange more weight than the U.S. intelligence agencies? Why is the president-elect not outraged at the possibility of foreign intervention in the American political process?
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Incoming Trump press secretary heckled in Chicago
Source: reuters
January 4, 2017 8:56 PM EST - A protester interrupted an event at the University of Chicago where President-elect Donald Trump's incoming press secretary Sean Spicer participated in a panel discussion. (Reuters)
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/incoming-trump-press-secretary-heckled-in-chicago/2017/01/04/c034756c-d2e6-11e6-9651-54a0154cf5b3_video.
Tune into Maddow -she is talking of how quickly the Tea Party formed after Obama was
sworn in.
House passes bill to overturn 'midnight' regulations en masse
Source: theHill
By Lydia Wheeler - 01/04/17 05:07 PM EST
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Legislation to allow Congress to repeal in a single vote any rule finalized in the last 60 legislative days of the Obama administration sailed through the House Wednesday, the second time in less than two months.
The GOP-backed Midnight Rule Relief Act, which passed the previous Congress in November, was approved largely along party lines by a vote of 238-184 on the second day of the new Congress, despite Democratic opposition.
If passed by the Senate and signed by President-elect Donald Trump, the legislation would amend the Congressional Review Act to allow lawmakers to bundle together multiple rules and overturn them en masse with a joint resolution of disapproval.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/312730-house-passes-bill-to-overturn-midnight-regulations-en-masse
Article discusses a business organization that is opposed to this bill (large amt of members). Best to read all of article..
BREAKING NEWS→ The House just moved to block President Obama from issuing ANY new regulations before
I do not know what his is all about. ????????????? The Presidency is a separate branch of gov
Tweet from Ryan:
Paul Ryan Verified account ?@SpeakerRyan 3h3 hours ago
BREAKING NEWS? The House just moved to block President Obama from issuing ANY new regulations before leaving office.
http://www.speaker.gov/general/obamacare-and-first-200-days-interview-hugh-hewitt
.................Midnight Regulations
“Basically, what the Obama administration tried doing on the way out the door here is kill any form of energy—other than the subsidies for solar and wind, which we are actually getting rid of over a five-year period here. . . . So we will have Democrats from energy-producing states I think vote with us on some of the regulatory overhauls, so that we can make our country the energy powerhouse that it can and should be."
So @SpeakerRyan is doing a phone poll on the ACA. He wants to hear from you. 608-752-4050
It is a Madison, WI number. I will be calling in a bit.
Joan Walsh ?@joanwalsh 8m8 minutes ago
So @SpeakerRyan is doing a phone poll on the ACA. He wants to hear from you. 608-752-4050
GOP rep's ObamaCare Twitter poll backfires
Source: theHill
By Brooke Seipel - 01/04/17 01:15 PM
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday posted a poll on Twitter to get feedback on Republicans' proposed ObamaCare repeal. As it turns out, though, a majority of Twitter users who voted recommended keeping the healthcare law in place.
While Blackburn might have expected to hear only from her Tennessee district — which handily reelected her in November — she soon found the poll swamped with votes opposed to an ObamaCare repeal.
The poll from Blackburn, a member of President-elect Trump's transition team, received 7,968 votes, with 84 percent opposing a repeal of ObamaCare. The repeal opponents' side was likely helped by a retweet from White House spokesman Eric Schultz. ...................................
@MarshaBlackburn
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/312674-gop-reps-twitter-poll-doesnt-go-as-planned
Also see:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028431975#post3
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GOP lawmaker's BLACKBURN!! Twitter poll on ObamaCare repeal doesn't go as planned-LOVE IT!!..
The Hill ?@thehill 4h4 hours ago
GOP lawmaker's Twitter poll on ObamaCare repeal doesn't go as planned
http://hill.cm/IXFvBJO pic.twitter.com/cqvoBPz5Ww
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https://twitter.com/thehill/status/816731194494767105
SOME REPLIES:
Zanetta ?@therealzanetta 3h3 hours ago
@Egg_radio @thehill @SheWhoVotes Well, I guess she figures Trump uses Twitter for ALL his Intelligence and mode of communicating so......
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Jess Sumpter ?@jessayin2U 2h2 hours ago
@therealzanetta @Egg_radio @thehill @SheWhoVotes I like that!
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SJWsNightmare ?@KvnCormier 4h4 hours ago
@thehill @MSignorile Leftist retards Always bomb these twitter polls. The complete desecration of dems in this years election says it all.
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Michael Joyce ?@MJoyce2244 4h4 hours ago
@KvnCormier Dems won the vote handily. Only Putin got Drumpf the freak EC win. @thehill @MSignorile
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SJWsNightmare ?@KvnCormier 4h4 hours ago
@MJoyce2244 @thehill @MSignorile Also, you are ignoring all the local and state victories. Democrats have less power now than ever B4. #SJWN
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