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Political Cornflakes: Trump inaugural committee spent $10,000 on makeup, $1.5M on services at Trump International Hotel
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $100 million on celebrating his arrival to office a couple years ago, including $10,000 for makeup alone. The spending total is double or more what former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush raised for their first and second inaugur
Political Cornflakes: Trump inaugural committee spent $10,000 on makeup, $1.5M on services at Trump International Hotel
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $100 million on celebrating his arrival to office a couple years ago, including $10,000 for makeup alone. The spending total is double or more what former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush raised for their first and second inaugur

Schiff urges GOP colleagues to share private concerns about Trump publicly
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) urged his GOP colleagues to state their private concerns about President Trump publicly in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday. "To my Republican colleagues: When the president attacked the independence of the Justice Department by intervening in a case in which he is implic
Schiff urges GOP colleagues to share private concerns about Trump publicly
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) urged his GOP colleagues to state their private concerns about President Trump publicly in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday. "To my Republican colleagues: When the president attacked the independence of the Justice Department by intervening in a case in which he is implic

NY AG’s Words About Going After Trump Family Coming Back to Haunt Her
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) made waves before she was officially sworn in, but those waves (as predicted) appear to be crashing down on her. Recall that James was not in the least bit indirect about her intentions regarding the Trump family one she became AG.
NY AG’s Words About Going After Trump Family Coming Back to Haunt Her
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) made waves before she was officially sworn in, but those waves (as predicted) appear to be crashing down on her. Recall that James was not in the least bit indirect about her intentions regarding the Trump family one she became AG.

Trump administration to end program providing work permits to spouses of certain immigrants
U.S. Customs and Immigration Services completed a proposal to end work visas for spouses of temporary specialized foreign workers, Bloomberg Law reported Thursday. The reported proposal would eliminate H-4 work permits for spouses of people holding H-1B visas and waiting for green cards to become av
Trump administration to end program providing work permits to spouses of certain immigrants
U.S. Customs and Immigration Services completed a proposal to end work visas for spouses of temporary specialized foreign workers, Bloomberg Law reported Thursday. The reported proposal would eliminate H-4 work permits for spouses of people holding H-1B visas and waiting for green cards to become av

Scam Nassau Tax Company To Pay Back Victims
A scam tax exemption business based in Nassau County will have to replay everyone that it scammed, coughing up nearly $1 million in a settlement that was announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday.
Scam Nassau Tax Company To Pay Back Victims
A scam tax exemption business based in Nassau County will have to replay everyone that it scammed, coughing up nearly $1 million in a settlement that was announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday.

New York A.G. Letitia James Proposes Employment Protections for Illegal Immigrants
New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to propose legislation that’d fine or jail employers who try to intimidate workers over their legal status. New York Attorney General Letitia James is proposing measures to punish employers who discriminate against illegal immigrants.
New York A.G. Letitia James Proposes Employment Protections for Illegal Immigrants
New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to propose legislation that’d fine or jail employers who try to intimidate workers over their legal status. New York Attorney General Letitia James is proposing measures to punish employers who discriminate against illegal immigrants.

Top Democrats rebuke Trump administration for Medicaid work requirement policies
(CNN)Top congressional Democrats requested Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services halt Medicaid work requirements, citing widespread loss of coverage in Arkansas.
Top Democrats rebuke Trump administration for Medicaid work requirement policies
(CNN)Top congressional Democrats requested Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services halt Medicaid work requirements, citing widespread loss of coverage in Arkansas.

New York bill targets workplace immigration discrimination
For people in the U.S. illegally, speaking up about missing wages can come at a big cost: deportation. Authorities and advocates say that since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election they’ve seen an increase in reports of dodgy bosses threatening to call federal immigration agents on workers.
New York bill targets workplace immigration discrimination
For people in the U.S. illegally, speaking up about missing wages can come at a big cost: deportation. Authorities and advocates say that since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election they’ve seen an increase in reports of dodgy bosses threatening to call federal immigration agents on workers.

Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer
President Trump, in a televised White House address Saturday, offered Democrats a compromise package on immigration in an effort to end the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown -- although some prominent Democrats were dismissing the olive branch as a "non-starter" before Trump even spoke.
Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer
President Trump, in a televised White House address Saturday, offered Democrats a compromise package on immigration in an effort to end the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown -- although some prominent Democrats were dismissing the olive branch as a "non-starter" before Trump even spoke.

Trump defies every restraint
Washington (CNN)It's a high bar given the wild swings of his two years in power, but Donald Trump seems more untethered to any traditional notion of the presidency than ever. A profound question when Trump entered the Oval Office was whether his unruly, improvisational nature would be tamed by the m
Trump defies every restraint
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Bronx hospital caught illegally billing sexual assault survivors for rape kits
A Bronx hospital found to be illegally billing sexual assault survivors for forensic rape examinations, or rape kits, will now have to implement a new written policy ensuring survivors do not receive such bills and also pay restitution to any wrongly billed survivors as part of a settlement announce
Bronx hospital caught illegally billing sexual assault survivors for rape kits
A Bronx hospital found to be illegally billing sexual assault survivors for forensic rape examinations, or rape kits, will now have to implement a new written policy ensuring survivors do not receive such bills and also pay restitution to any wrongly billed survivors as part of a settlement announce

McCabe book details dysfunction and frenzy in Trump administration
(CNN) — In the early days of the Trump administration, the national security adviser lied to the vice president about his interactions with a Russian diplomat. The attorney general appeared to confuse news reports with classified information he received from intelligence reports. The White House chi
McCabe book details dysfunction and frenzy in Trump administration
(CNN) — In the early days of the Trump administration, the national security adviser lied to the vice president about his interactions with a Russian diplomat. The attorney general appeared to confuse news reports with classified information he received from intelligence reports. The White House chi

Andrew McCabe: FBI Investigations Into Trump 'Were Extraordinary Steps'
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says it's not normal for the bureau to open investigations into the president. "We don't have a lot of experience with investigating presidents of the United States," McCabe says. "There is not a standard S.O.P. on the shelf that you pull down to say, 'Here's
Andrew McCabe: FBI Investigations Into Trump 'Were Extraordinary Steps'
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says it's not normal for the bureau to open investigations into the president. "We don't have a lot of experience with investigating presidents of the United States," McCabe says. "There is not a standard S.O.P. on the shelf that you pull down to say, 'Here's

Trump to visit Japan twice in months after North Korea summit
(CNN)Donald Trump will visit Japan twice in the coming months, a US official has told CNN. The US president will pay a formal visit to the close ally in late May, likely to Tokyo, after the country's current crown prince Naruhito becomes Japan's 126th Emperor.
Trump to visit Japan twice in months after North Korea summit
(CNN)Donald Trump will visit Japan twice in the coming months, a US official has told CNN. The US president will pay a formal visit to the close ally in late May, likely to Tokyo, after the country's current crown prince Naruhito becomes Japan's 126th Emperor.

Was there collusion? Trump lawyer walks back earlier remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday walked back comments from the night before in which he maintained that he had "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and members of Trump's 2016 White House campaign.
Was there collusion? Trump lawyer walks back earlier remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday walked back comments from the night before in which he maintained that he had "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and members of Trump's 2016 White House campaign.

Attorney General James Announces Restitution and Penalty Payments from Multiple Energy Service Companies for Consumer Fraud
New York, NY - February 21, 2019 - Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that refund checks are being issued to consumers of Energy Plus Holdings LLC and Energy Plus Natural Gas LLC (collectively, “Energy Plus”) as a result of a 2017 settlement with the Office of the Attorney Gene
Attorney General James Announces Restitution and Penalty Payments from Multiple Energy Service Companies for Consumer Fraud
New York, NY - February 21, 2019 - Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that refund checks are being issued to consumers of Energy Plus Holdings LLC and Energy Plus Natural Gas LLC (collectively, “Energy Plus”) as a result of a 2017 settlement with the Office of the Attorney Gene

Potential GOP challenger calls Trump's 2020 chances 'weak'
Washington (CNN)Maryland's Republican governor, who's viewed as a potential primary challenger to President Donald Trump in 2020, said the President's poll numbers show he's "pretty weak in the general election."
Potential GOP challenger calls Trump's 2020 chances 'weak'
Washington (CNN)Maryland's Republican governor, who's viewed as a potential primary challenger to President Donald Trump in 2020, said the President's poll numbers show he's "pretty weak in the general election."

New York, 15 other states sue over Trump's 'illegal' emergency declaration, blast his 'immoral' attempt to build border wall
New York Attorney General Letitia James teamed up with 15 other state AGs on Monday and filed a sharply-worded lawsuit against President Trump’s national emergency declaration, marking the strongest show of legal force yet against his dubious attempt to bankroll a border wall.
New York, 15 other states sue over Trump's 'illegal' emergency declaration, blast his 'immoral' attempt to build border wall
New York Attorney General Letitia James teamed up with 15 other state AGs on Monday and filed a sharply-worded lawsuit against President Trump’s national emergency declaration, marking the strongest show of legal force yet against his dubious attempt to bankroll a border wall.

A Trump trade war with Europe would hurt the trans-Atlantic relationship
Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian Prime Minister, is president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the European Parliament. The opinions in this article are those of the author.
A Trump trade war with Europe would hurt the trans-Atlantic relationship
Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian Prime Minister, is president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the European Parliament. The opinions in this article are those of the author.

AG Joins Lawsuit Against Brooklyn Jail That Went Without Heat
SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons following a week-long power outage that kept prisoners in a Brooklyn jail without heat or access to their attorneys and medications.
AG Joins Lawsuit Against Brooklyn Jail That Went Without Heat
SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons following a week-long power outage that kept prisoners in a Brooklyn jail without heat or access to their attorneys and medications.

Attorney General James to Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reject Anti-Consumer Protection Policies
New York, NY - February 12, 2019 - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 State Attorneys General in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) not to adopt recently-proposed policies that would erode critical consumer protections under the guise of fostering
Attorney General James to Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reject Anti-Consumer Protection Policies
New York, NY - February 12, 2019 - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 State Attorneys General in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) not to adopt recently-proposed policies that would erode critical consumer protections under the guise of fostering

Nassau Couple Pleads Guilty To Underpaying Workers
A Nassau County couple pleaded guilty on Monday to not paying full wages to their employees working on a New York City construction project, as well as falsifying records related to it.
Nassau Couple Pleads Guilty To Underpaying Workers
A Nassau County couple pleaded guilty on Monday to not paying full wages to their employees working on a New York City construction project, as well as falsifying records related to it.

Kamala Harris finally comments on Jussie Smollett after 'modern day lynching' reaction to alleged 'MAGA' attack
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., issued her first reaction Thursday evening to the news that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was indicted for disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report about a hate crime.
Kamala Harris finally comments on Jussie Smollett after 'modern day lynching' reaction to alleged 'MAGA' attack
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., issued her first reaction Thursday evening to the news that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was indicted for disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report about a hate crime.

U.S. spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States, and are more aligned than they have been in decades as they target the 2020 presidential election and American institutions to expand their global reach, U.S. intelligence officials told senators on Tuesday.
U.S. spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States, and are more aligned than they have been in decades as they target the 2020 presidential election and American institutions to expand their global reach, U.S. intelligence officials told senators on Tuesday.

Trump a Russian agent? 'Never,' he says
Donald Trump's angry comments followed a New York Times report that the FBI opened an investigation into whether he was acting on Russia's behalf soon after he became president.
Trump a Russian agent? 'Never,' he says
Donald Trump's angry comments followed a New York Times report that the FBI opened an investigation into whether he was acting on Russia's behalf soon after he became president.

Donald Trump just dropped another bomb in his war on truth
(CNN)President Donald Trump is consistent about almost nothing. Which is what makes his long-running war on truth and facts all the more remarkable. The President's lack of concern for established facts is long and well-documented. According to the latest tabulations by The Washington Post's Fact Ch
Donald Trump just dropped another bomb in his war on truth
(CNN)President Donald Trump is consistent about almost nothing. Which is what makes his long-running war on truth and facts all the more remarkable. The President's lack of concern for established facts is long and well-documented. According to the latest tabulations by The Washington Post's Fact Ch

Trump again dares courts to stop him
Washington (CNN)The legal confrontation over Donald Trump's immigration national emergency is becoming the most important test yet of his vision of an unfettered presidency immune to norms that check executive power.
Trump again dares courts to stop him
Washington (CNN)The legal confrontation over Donald Trump's immigration national emergency is becoming the most important test yet of his vision of an unfettered presidency immune to norms that check executive power.

AG Letitia James: Selling fake social media engagement is illegal
A settlement reached earlier this week by New York Attorney General Letitia James marks the first time that a law enforcement agency has found that selling fake social media engagement is illegal — and some industry sources hope it marks a turning point in a long-running battle.
AG Letitia James: Selling fake social media engagement is illegal
A settlement reached earlier this week by New York Attorney General Letitia James marks the first time that a law enforcement agency has found that selling fake social media engagement is illegal — and some industry sources hope it marks a turning point in a long-running battle.

President Pelosi? Will Trump defect? Where will the Connecticut GOP hide?
To borrow a metaphor used recently by President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in trying to discredit a previous Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, if you don't believe special counsel Robert Mueller is going to connect the dots between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election,
President Pelosi? Will Trump defect? Where will the Connecticut GOP hide?
To borrow a metaphor used recently by President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in trying to discredit a previous Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, if you don't believe special counsel Robert Mueller is going to connect the dots between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election,

Donald Trump's Tax Cuts Hand Banks $28.8 Billion: ‘Hardworking Americans...Are Still Getting Next to Nothing’
America’s big banks took $28.8 billion more in profit during 2018 thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, according to new data. At the same time, ordinary Americans are receiving smaller tax refunds from the IRS in the wake of Trump’s reforms having expected to be better off.
Donald Trump's Tax Cuts Hand Banks $28.8 Billion: ‘Hardworking Americans...Are Still Getting Next to Nothing’
America’s big banks took $28.8 billion more in profit during 2018 thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, according to new data. At the same time, ordinary Americans are receiving smaller tax refunds from the IRS in the wake of Trump’s reforms having expected to be better off.
