Daniel Chaitin

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Bill Maher under fire for using N-word in interview with Sen. Ben Sasse

Bill Maher under fire for using N-word in interview with Sen. Ben Sasse

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2017 11:55 am

The ad campaign, set to run during former FBI Director James Comey's Thursday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, will portray him as a self-interested Washington insider. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump not planning to invoke executive privilege to block James Comey testimony: Report

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2017 3:57 am

The president has now said he planned to fire James Comey regardless of any recommendation that would have come from the Justice Department on the matter. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Judiciary Democrats: Trump lacks case to invoke executive privilege on James Comey

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2017 3:32 am

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said that the U.S. remains committed to diplomatic and financial pressure on North Korea but that the country "remains prepared to counteract North Korean aggression through other means, if necessary." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, Pool)

National Security

UN adds more North Korean targets to blacklist

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2017 2:40 am

Spencer has spent more than a decade in the finance industry, most recently as managing partner for Fall Creek Management. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)

National Security

Trump to nominate Richard Spencer to be Navy secretary

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 11:32 pm

A report from CNN said congressional investigators were looking into a possible meeting between Jeff Sessions and the Russian ambassador on April 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Sam Owens)

Federal probe into Russia broadened to include Manafort, may expand to Sessions: Report

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 10:42 pm

National Security

Trump administration considering executive privilege to block James Comey testimony

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 9:50 pm

The issue OGE has with the list is that 10 out of 14 waivers issued did not have a date on them, and that leaves open the possibility that some could have been issued retroactively. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ethics office wants answers on dateless waivers from Trump administration: Report

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 9:06 pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger said environmental leadership will now fall to the state and local level, where, he said, 70 percent of emissions can be controlled. Former French President Francois Hollande welcomes Schwarzenegger before their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris in April. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Energy and Environment

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants a ‘grassroots revolution to save our planet’

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 3:32 am

"That means that the battle lines are formed for the 2018 and 2020 elections," John Podesta wrote in an op-ed. "Every politician between now and then must answer the question of whether she or he stands with Trump and fossil-fuel special interests or stands with the health and well-being of our children and our planet." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Energy and Environment

John Podesta has his eye on 2020 with Paris agreement exit

Daniel Chaitin · June 2, 2017 1:24 am

"Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Energy and Environment

Disney CEO Bob Iger departs Trump’s advisory council over Paris agreement decision

Daniel Chaitin · June 1, 2017 11:35 pm

In a short video posted online Thursday, Macron said that while he respects Trump's decision, it was a 'mistake' for the U.S. to exit the international accord. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Energy and Environment

Macron invites Americans to flee to France after Trump chooses to exit Paris agreement

Daniel Chaitin · June 1, 2017 11:15 pm