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2016 on Capitol Hill: The year of the unexpected

9 years 9 months ago
It’s customary for scribes to cobble together “year-ender” or “review” pieces about the news as the final days drip from the calendar. These essays help you recall something which unfolded in August or May. Or, gosh, that one thing back on January 2? Can you even believe that was this year? I thought that was last year for sure.
Chad Pergram

Congress moving to cut US funding to UN in wake of anti-Israel vote

9 years 9 months ago
Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the current administration is already plotting to take further action against the Jewish state before vacating office.
Adam Kredo

Trump team causes tizzy with personnel inquiries to Obama agencies

9 years 9 months ago
Inquiries from Donald Trump’s transition team to federal agencies about their work on hot-button issues like climate change and 'violent extremism' -- and about the staffers involved -- have spurred questions over what the incoming administration has planned for those programs.
Joseph Weber

Trump holds Q&A, discussing jobs, Russia, Israel

9 years 9 months ago
President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted to the most detailed interaction he's had with journalists since before the election.

Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite opposition

9 years 9 months ago
President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the administration's latest move to protect environmentally sensitive areas in its final days.

Kerry rips ‘settler agenda’ in speech defending UN vote, Israeli PM fires back

9 years 9 months ago
A defiant Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday defended the U.S. decision allowing the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlements, while lashing out at the so-called “settler agenda” which he claimed is hurting prospects for peace – in a wide-ranging speech that inflamed tensions with Israel and drew a swift rebuke from the prime minister.

Trump assures Israel, blasts Obama over 'roadblocks'

9 years 9 months ago
President-elect Donald Trump blasted President Obama on Wednesday over his administration’s treatment of Israel, accusing him of making “inflammatory” statements and putting up “roadblocks” that are hampering the transition.

Congress moving to cut US funding to UN in wake of anti-Israel vote

9 years 9 months ago
Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the current administration is already plotting to take further action against the Jewish state before vacating office.
Adam Kredo
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