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'Reasons may surprise you': Attorney says he's leaving MSNBC -- and joining right-wing TV
February 15, 2025 5:10PM ET A popular figure on MSNBC is departing from the network, and explaining his various reasons. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, who recently posted a video focusing on "points of light," as he sees them, in the legal world, has chimed in on legal matters on MSNBC for years. Now, however, the analyst says he's going 100% independent. "Some of the reasons may surprise you," he said Saturday. In a post on the Substack blogging platform, K ...
Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump
11 hours ago House Republicans are planning to introduce long-shot articles of impeachment against at least two of the federal judges who have blocked President Trump's efforts to upend the federal government. Why it matters: The measures are part of a growing public conflict between Republicans and the federal judiciary as Trump bristles at obstacles to his "government efficiency" agenda. Trump further raised the temperature this week by saying at an Oval Office news briefing with ...
Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
February 15, 2025 6:03 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago Feb 15 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) workers in North Carolina voted against joining a union, a big win for the retail giant which has vigorously opposed organized labor at its facilities across the United States. About three-quarters of voters were opposed, marking a setback for union officials who have long coveted Amazon because of how many industries it touches, including warehousing, trucking, manufacturing and even data processing. A sim ...
Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
February 14, 2025 4:31 PM ET Deborah Rutter served as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a decade. This week, she was fired. President Trump had replaced many board members with his own supporters. Then, on Wednesday, the new board elected Trump as the center's new chair. It was a fulfillment of the promise President Trump repeated on Monday to become chairman, along with promising the Kennedy Center's performances would be "good" and "not wok ...
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Updated 3:36 PM EST, February 15, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs under conservative pressure, and the nation’s oldest civil rights organization is listing which brands have stood by — or reversed — past commitments to DEI. The NAACP says the spending guide it published Saturday is needed because DEI initiatives promote the social and economic advancement ...
Palin keeping door open to joining Trump administration
02/15/25 9:25 AM ET Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) signaled Friday that she would be honored to serve in President Trump’s second administration but admitted she hasn’t been reached out to. “I thought that there would be a position in Energy in that Department because that’s my baby is wanting energy independence for America. You know, that’s all about security and sovereignty of our nation is to be energy independent,” she said Friday in an interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert. “Bu ...
Trump Publicly Admits He Thinks He Can Break Any Law He Wants
-snip- "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law," Trump posted online -- not just once, but twice. The president felt strongly enough about the sentiment (which several observers pointed out appeared to be based on an apparently fake quote from Napoleon) that he blasted it out on his own Truth Social site as well as his account on Musk's platform X, formerly known as Twitter. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a message seeking further comment on Satu ...
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can't figure out how to reach them
Feb. 15, 2025, 12:22 PM EST WASHINGTON — National Nuclear Security Administration officials on Friday attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated — but they struggled to find them because they didn't have their new contact information. In an email sent to employees at NNSA and obtained by NBC News, officials wrote, “The termination letters for some NNSA probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to ...
Federal workers forced to return to offices with no desks -- and plenty of chaos: report
February 15, 2025 7:56AM ET Federal workers forced to return to offices by Donald Trump's administration are showing up to facilities lacking desks and equipment allowing them to do their jobs. According to a report from the Washington Post, "chaos" is a nice way of putting what is going on with some workers saying they are forced to scramble for a place to work, and get computers access when they are not standing around in hallways wondering what comes next. As the report notes, FE ...
Royal Society to vote on expelling 'Bond villain' Elon Musk
-snip- The Tesla and SpaceX boss was made a fellow of Britain’s most auspicious scientific institution in 2018 in recognition of his contributions to electric vehicle and space travel engineering. At the time he was described as a “21st-century Isambard Kingdom Brunel”, the eminent Victorian engineer. But his recent backing of Donald Trump, downplaying of climate change and attacks on fellow scientists have outraged sections of academia. Others, however, have warned that if researchers wade in ...
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Recs"I lost my dream job yesterday." - 17
RecsHow to tell me you're a Trump supporter, without telling me you're a Trump supporter
US drops website wording on not supporting Taiwan independence
20 min ago - February 16, 2025 7:05 AM EST Updated 2 hours ago TAIPEI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised on Sunday a ... (Reuters)
Dangerous flooding hits US Southeast as snow and frigid cold forecast for Northeast and Plains
42 min ago - By DYLAN LOVAN Updated 3:38 AM CST, February 16, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Heavy rains and dangerous flooding struck the Southeast U.S. as much of the East endured a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather Saturday, with at least one fatality c ... (AP)
Fired federal workers say 'cold and cruel' cuts upended their lives
1 hr ago - Published 6:06 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2025 The termination notice came just before Valentine's Day, and Elena Moseyko's heart was shattered as she broke down crying in front of her two young children. She has bills to pay – a mortgage, preschool tuit ... (USA Today)
Border patrol to stop usage of body cameras in the field: Report
1 hr ago - 02/15/25 9:08 PM ET U.S. Border Patrol agents will stop using body cameras immediately in all field operations following social media posts that revealed how to identify Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, NewsNation r ... (The Hill)
EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump's order
2 hrs ago - Updated on Feb 15, 2025 7:04 PM EST — Published on Feb 15, 2025 2:52 PM EST Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on be ... (PBS News Hour/AP)
Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump
3 hrs ago - 11 hours ago House Republicans are planning to introduce long-shot articles of impeachment against at least two of the federal judges who have blocked President Trump's efforts to upend the federal government. Why it matters: The measures are part of ... (Axios)
Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
3 hrs ago - February 15, 2025 6:03 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago Feb 15 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) workers in North Carolina voted against joining a union, a big win for the retail giant which has vigorously opposed organized labor at its facilities across the Un ... (Reuters)
'Reasons may surprise you': Attorney says he's leaving MSNBC -- and joining right-wing TV
4 hrs ago - February 15, 2025 5:10PM ET A popular figure on MSNBC is departing from the network, and explaining his various reasons. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, who recently posted a video focusing on "points of light," as he sees them, in the le ... (Raw Story)
'Unplug Mad King': Protesters Rally Against Elon Musk at Tesla Facilities
4 hrs ago - Published Feb 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM EST | Updated Feb 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM EST Demonstrations have erupted at several Tesla facilities across the country on Saturday as protesters rally against the company's CEO, Elon Musk, and his position in the White ... (Newsweek)
Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
5 hrs ago - February 14, 2025 4:31 PM ET Deborah Rutter served as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a decade. This week, she was fired. President Trump had replaced many board members with his own supporters. Then, on Wednesday ... (NPR)
'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations
5 hrs ago - February 15, 2025, 3:52 PM Hanna Hickman, a now-terminated worker for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told ABC News the last four days have been a roller coaster. "It's scary," said Hickman, who was fired last Tuesday. "I had a real moment ... (ABC News)
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
6 hrs ago - Updated 3:36 PM EST, February 15, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs under conservative pressure, and th ... (AP)
Starmer to join Macron-led European crisis summit on Trump's Ukraine plan French president calls for urgent talks in Par
9 hrs ago - The French president, Emmanuel Macron, was on Saturday night seeking to convene an emergency meeting of European leaders, including the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, as concerns grew over Donald Trump’s attempts to seize control of the Ukrain ... (The Guardian)
Court orders restoration of health webpages; Trump administration stands firm against 'gender ideology'
12 hrs ago - Posted 11:20 AM, Feb 15, 2025 The Trump administration has restored numerous webpages containing health information following a judge's ruling earlier this week. On a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage providing "fast facts" on HIV, t ... (Scripps News)
Biden's focus on confirming judges reshaped courts as Democrats challenge Trump agenda
13 hrs ago - Published 5:08 a.m. ET Feb. 15, 2025 | Updated 12:03 p.m. ET Feb. 15, 2025 WASHINGTON – Before Democrats surrendered control of Congress and the White House to Republicans in January, they celebrated the fact that Joe Biden had put more judges o ... (USA Today)
European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump-Putin call strains ties
13 hrs ago - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to join European leaders at an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, Britain’s PA media reported, after the relationship of the continent with Washington was strained by US President Donald Trump speakin ... (CNN)
Ukraine rejects initial Trump request for half its rare mineral wealth
13 hrs ago - February 15, 2025 at 11:28 a.m. EST MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected a Trump administration request this week that Kyiv hand over 50 percent of its rare-earth mineral resources — an extraordinary demand that could si ... (Washington Post)
Justice Department Fires 20 Immigration Judges From Backlogged Courts Amid Major Government Cuts
14 hrs ago - Feb. 15, 2025, at 2:43 p.m. SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government. On Friday, 13 judges who ha ... (US News and World Report/AP)
Army appears to make trans service ban official with social media post
14 hrs ago - The Army “will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members,” the post states. By Trudy Ring February 14 2025 8:19 PM ... (Advocate)
Democrats in Congress see potential shutdown as leverage to counter Trump
14 hrs ago - Sat 15 Feb 2025 12.00 EST Last modified on Sat 15 Feb 2025 12.02 EST With the US federal government expected to shut down in one month unless Congress approves a funding bill, Democratic lawmakers are wrestling with just how far they are willing to g ... (The Guardian)
