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Republican Steve King in white supremacy furore
A right-wing Republican congressman is under fire from his own party after questioning why terms like “white supremacy” are controversial.
Steve King of Iowa also pondered in a New York Times interview when labels like “white nationalists” became offensive.
Republican Steve King in white supremacy furore – BBC News
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Bus terminal privatization questioned – News
None of the concerns expressed at the public hearing dealt with the Portsmouth facility. The Dover-related concerns came primarily from Alder Lane abutters, as expressed by 21-year resident Theresa Proia.
She drew a contrast between state officials, who worked with the neighborhood when the facility was originally constructed in 2008, and with C&J, which operates the facility.
“They were very good to our neighborhood,” she said of state officials. “They were transparent. We talked about the plans for the whole parking lot, the lighting, the fencing, and the trees that would be placed on both sides of the fence to protect the aesthetics of the neighborhood.”
With C&J, she said, trees were removed and new parking spaces added without any consultation.
“Space have been paved and additional parking has been put in with no transparency whatsoever,” said Proia. “So you can understand that our neighborhood is very concerned about moving forward with this process, and whether privatization would be good for us.”
Bus terminal privatization questioned – News – seacoastonline.com – Portsmouth, NH
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‘So many questions raised’: Lawmakers respond to two bombshell Trump, Russia reports
On Friday, The Times reported that Trump’s firing of James Comey as FBI director triggered a counterintelligence investigation into whether the president was working to advance Russia’s interests.
…Then on Saturday, The Post reported that Trump personally intervened to hide readouts of meetings with the Russian president, such as the one-on-one meeting the two leaders held in Helsinki, Finland, over the summer. The Post reported that Trump went to “extraordinary lengths” to keep conversations with Putin under wraps, with current and former U.S. officials telling the publication that Trump went as far as confiscating notes from his interpreter and barring them from discussing details of the meetings with other administration officials.
‘So many questions raised’: Lawmakers respond to two bombshell Trump, Russia reports
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Hometown paper to McConnell: ‘Now would be a good time to choose to lead’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has the power to end the Trump shutdown. He’s just refuses to use it. Now even his hometown paper is calling him out for his lack of leadership on the issue.
In response to McConnell’s refusal to allow a vote to reopen the government, the Lexington Herald-Leader Editorial Board wrote, “we have one word: Override.”
…“Now would be a good time to choose to lead,” the newspaper advised McConnell.
Hometown paper to McConnell: ‘Now would be a good time to choose to lead’
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$20 million raised in GoFundMe for Trump border wall to be refunded
While Kolfage said money donated to the original campaign would go to the government to fund a border wall, he wrote Friday that he has since formed a nonprofit corporation in Florida named “We Build the Wall, Inc.” to receive the GoFundMe contributions.
…Since the original intent of the campaign’s promise has changed, GoFundMe said in a statement that the more than 337,000 people who donated will receive a refund.
“When the campaign was created, the campaign organizer specifically stated on the campaign page, ‘If we don’t reach our goal or come significantly close we will refund every single penny,’ ” GoFundMe spokesperson Bobby Whithorne told The Hill on Friday. “He also stated on the campaign page, ‘100% of your donations will go to the Trump Wall. If for ANY reason we don’t reach our goal we will refund your donation.’ ”
“However, that did not happen. This means all donors will receive a refund,” Whithorne continued. “If a donor does not want a refund, and they want their donation to go to the new organization, they must proactively elect to redirect their donation to that organization.”
$20 million raised in GoFundMe for Trump border wall to be refunded | TheHill
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Test of steel prototype for border wall showed it could be sawed through
As a candidate, Trump promised to build an “impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful” wall on the border that would be paid for by Mexico.
….The Trump administration directed the construction of eight steel and concrete prototype walls that were built in Otay Mesa, California, just across the border from Tijuana, Mexico. …Trump settled on a steel slat, or steel bollard, design for the proposed border barrier additions. Steel bollard fencing has been used under previous administrations.
A photo exclusively obtained by NBC News shows the results of the test after military and Border Patrol personnel were instructed to attempt to destroy the barriers with common tools.
While it is true that previous administrations used this design, the prototype was built during his administration.
Test of steel prototype for border wall showed it could be sawed through
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