Ken Thomas, Associated Press Updated 12:33 pm CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House for talks on the economy and Venezuela. Trump was welcoming Pinera to the Oval Office on Friday for the conservative leader's first visit since he returned to Chile's presidency last spring. Trump earlier this week imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's inner circle and suggested Maduro could be ousted in a military coup as a way to restore the country's democracy. Tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are in Chile. Chile has been watching Trump's trade fight with China, which is Chile's largest trading partner. Chile is the world's largest exporter of copper and its central bank has raised concerns about the U.S.-China trade and a decline in copper prices. … [Read more...] about Trump hosting Chilean leader at the White House
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The Agenda: White House praises Graham after tirade; S.C. is worried about “dark green stool”
click to enlarge Lindsey Graham's impassioned defense of Brett Kavanaugh is being praised by Republicans, including officials from the White House. Source: City Paper, Twitter South Carolinians have shit to worry about. According to medicalheathlplans.com, the most Googled medical symptom in the Palmetto state is "dark green stool." To save you the google: green stool is caused by green leafy vegetables or green food coloring, according to the Mayo Clinic. If you're worried, see a doctor. Source: The State/Mayo Clinic Sullivan's Island Town Council is considering a ban on single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, and Styrofoam products including coolers, food containers, and cups. They will vote on the issue Oct. 16. Source: P&C If you're not squeamish, the State profiled the palmetto bug, arguably Charleston's most disliked residents. If you find one in your house, don't blame yourself. “It has nothing to do with keeping a dirty house," Glenn Matthews of … [Read more...] about The Agenda: White House praises Graham after tirade; S.C. is worried about “dark green stool”
Two US senators applying for bailout money for farmers under White House program
Jeff Stein, The Washington Post Published 9:46 am CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Photo: … [Read more...] about Two US senators applying for bailout money for farmers under White House program
WATCH LIVE: Kavanaugh faces crucial vote, White House eyes GOP senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before Senate / Photo: CNN / (MGN) 10:19 p.m. The committee scheduled a vote at 1:30 p.m. ET on whether to recommend Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. After the vote was scheduled, several Democratic members of the panel walked out. Kavanaugh gained the support of a key Republican senator Friday, virtually ensuring his nomination will advance to the full Senate a day after he adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she's "100 percent" certain he did. Moments before the panel convened, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, a member of the committee, announced he would vote to confirm Kavanaugh, who he said was entitled to the "presumption of innocence ... absent corroborating evidence." "While some may argue that a different standard should apply regarding the Senate's advice and consent … [Read more...] about WATCH LIVE: Kavanaugh faces crucial vote, White House eyes GOP senators
Brett Kavanaugh faces crucial vote, White House eyes GOP senators
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a crucial vote Friday as a Senate panel decides whether to move his nomination on to the full Senate a day after he adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she's "100 percent" certain he did. Meanwhile, there were signs the remarkable testimony before the panel -- in which Kavanaugh angrily declared his innocence and Ford calmly recounting the moment in which she says he attacked her -- had registered negatively with two organizations whose support Kavanaugh had earlier received. The American Bar Association urged the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate to delay the vote until the FBI could do a full background check on the assault claims -- something President Donald Trump has refused to order. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed that Friday, telling reporters that Kavanaugh has already "been through six separate background investigations by the FBI." Late … [Read more...] about Brett Kavanaugh faces crucial vote, White House eyes GOP senators