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• Top GOP lawmakers split on need for legislation protecting Mueller
• Betsy DeVos Sued For Weakening Sexual Assault Reporting Protections For Students
• Venezuela rejects 'unacceptable' Macron sanctions comments
• Israeli leader says he expects Polish WWII bill to be fixed
• Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more
• Trump's Washington hotel is half-empty and more expensive than competitors, figures suggest
• Steve Wynn Steps Down As RNC Finance Chair Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
• Milos Zeman: outspoken pro-Russian, anti-migrant Czech president
• Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul: official
• Air Force One's New Refrigerators Will Cost Taxpayers Nearly $24 Million

Top GOP lawmakers split on need for legislation protecting Mueller Posted: 28 Jan 2018 12:26 PM PST Amid multiple reports that President Trump tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last summer, a pair of top Republican lawmakers are split over whether there is a need to pass legislation to protect Mueller, who is overseeing the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. "I have got legislation protecting Mr. Mueller," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday morning. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Betsy DeVos Sued For Weakening Sexual Assault Reporting Protections For Students Posted: 28 Jan 2018 11:44 AM PST Three civil rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for rolling back protections for students who report sexual assault. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Venezuela rejects 'unacceptable' Macron sanctions comments Posted: 28 Jan 2018 09:12 AM PST The Venezuelan government Saturday rejected what it considered "unacceptable statements" by French President Emmanuel Macron indicating support for increased European Union sanctions against Venezuela. Macron's comments were "a hostile and unfriendly act by a leader of a nation with which Venezuela has cultivated historical and brotherly ties," a Venezuelan foreign ministry statement read. "It will be at the European level that we will coordinate to see if we want to increase our sanctions. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Israeli leader says he expects Polish WWII bill to be fixed Posted: 28 Jan 2018 08:12 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he expects Poland will amend proposed legislation that would outlaw the blaming of the Polish nation for crimes committed during the Holocaust, as Israel's Foreign Ministry summoned a Polish envoy to express its displeasure. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more Posted: 28 Jan 2018 06:30 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be on a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court. But in the era of Donald Trump, the 84-year-old Ginsburg is packing her schedule and sending signals she intends to keep her seat on the bench for years. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump's Washington hotel is half-empty and more expensive than competitors, figures suggest Posted: 28 Jan 2018 04:09 AM PST Donald Trump's extravagant hotel in Washington, DC was reportedly more expensive and emptier than its peers in 2017. The establishment – a popular hangout for administration officials and the President's supporters – had an average monthly occupancy rate of about 50 per cent from January through November 2017, according to data provided to CNN. At the same time, the Trump hotel charged nightly room rates that were 40 per cent higher on average than comparable hotels in the area. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Steve Wynn Steps Down As RNC Finance Chair Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Posted: 28 Jan 2018 03:22 AM PST Billionaire Steve Wynn resigned his post as finance chair for the Republican National Committee on Saturday, one day after The Wall Street Journal reported numerous allegations of him sexually harassing employees at his Las Vegas casinos over several decades. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Milos Zeman: outspoken pro-Russian, anti-migrant Czech president Posted: 28 Jan 2018 12:32 AM PST Czech President Milos Zeman, who narrowly clinched a second five-year term on Saturday, has sown division with his strong anti-migrant and pro-Russian views, despite having vowed to be "the voice of all citizens" when first elected. The silver-haired 73-year-old cut down on his smoking and drinking after he became the Czech Republic's first directly elected president in 2013, but he has stuck to his outspoken ways. A year after taking up the top job, the veteran leftwinger made clear his foreign policy preferences by visiting China and attending a forum on a Greek island that was organised by a Vladimir Putin ally who is a persona non grata in the United States. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul: official Posted: 27 Jan 2018 10:16 PM PST An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years. US President Donald Trump called for "decisive action" against the Taliban after the militant group claimed the assault -- the second it has carried out in the Afghan capital in a week. It came as both the insurgents and the Islamic State group have escalated their attacks on Kabul, one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Air Force One's New Refrigerators Will Cost Taxpayers Nearly $24 Million Posted: 27 Jan 2018 08:59 PM PST President Donald Trump will continue to travel in luxury when he gets two new refrigerators for Air Force One that will cost taxpayers nearly $24 million. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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