The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines
House GOP warns agencies against accelerated hiring in anticipation of Trump’s freeze. (Government Executive1)
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education pick, hints in confirmation hearing at sweeping changes ahead. She won’t take a salary2 for one thing. (Yahoo News3)
Obama scores the worst legislative record in history, having signed fewer bills into law than one-term Carter. (The Washington Times4)
The seven most under-covered Obama scandals. (NewsBusters5)
10 killed, 29 wounded in Chicago MLK Day weekend shootings. (CBS Chicago6)
Man who shot and beat an Arizona Trooper is illegal immigrant. (Arizona Central7)
Obama commutes sentence for domestic terrorist Oscar López Rivera, who clearly doesn’t deserve it8. (Time9)
Obama orders Secret Service to pay $24 million in decades-old race-bias case brought by black agents. (The Washington Post10)
Obama gives global climate fund another $500M. (The Hill11)
Hoax ads in two dozen cities offered protesters up to $2,500 to agitate at Trump inaugural. (The Washington Times12)
Policy: The Dakota Access Pipeline must be built. (Heartland Institute13)
Policy: A helpful starting point for rebuilding the military. (American Action Forum14)
Links
- http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/house-gop-warns-agencies-against-accelerated-hiring-anticipation-trumps-freeze/134596/
- http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-education-secretary-wont-take-a-salary-from-taxpayers/article/2612137
- http://finance.yahoo.com/news/betsy-devos-trumps-education-pick-hints-at-sweeping-changes-ahead-035606409.html
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/president-obama-scores-poorly-working-congress-leg/
- http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2017/01/16/seven-most-undercovered-obama-scandals
- http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/17/10-killed-29-wounded-in-mlk-day-weekend-shootings/
- http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2017/01/16/dps-good-samaritan-who-killed-man-attacking-trooper-wrestling-taking-life/96639650/
- http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/oscar-lopez-rivera-not-deserve-president-obama-pardon-article-1.2947628
- http://time.com/4637080/oscar-lopez-rivera-president-obama-commute/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-agrees-to-pay-24-million-to-settle-decades-old-race-bias-case-brought-by-black-agents/2017/01/17/b386006e-dd23-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
- http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/314624-obama-injects-another-500m-into-global-climate-fund
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ads-two-dozen-cities-offer-protesters-2500-agitate/
- https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/the-dakota-access-pipeline-must-be-built
- https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/helpful-starting-point-rebuilding-military/