Longtime President Yahya Jammeh conceded defeat in an election last week. Now, he says there were irregularities in the results and is calling for a new election.
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Retired Coal Miners At Risk Of Losing Promised Health Coverage And Pensions
A fund guaranteeing health coverage and pensions to retired mine workers is about to run dry. Congress has been reluctant to pick up the tab. Democrats from coal country say it’s time to act.
For Austria, A Tough Choice On What To Do With Hitler’s Birthplace
Austrian officials want to make sure “nothing would happen there … that could support Nazi ideology in any way,” says a government spokesman. But there’s disagreement on how best to proceed.
CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump
NPR has confirmed that intelligence officials say it’s now “quite clear” Russian hackers worked to tip the presidency in Donald Trump’s favor. Trump’s transition team has dismissed the assessment.
Trump’s continued ties to ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ raise more conflict questions
The disclosure of the president-elect’s involvement on the NBC show instantly raised questions on twin grounds — that it could serve as a distraction and represent one more conflict of interest.
Obama orders sweeping review of international hacking tied to U.S. elections
The review will go all the way back to the 2008 campaign and will look at “all foreign actors and any attempt to interfere with our elections,” said White House spokesman Eric Schultz.
Obama creates ‘climate resilience area’ in Bering Sea
President Obama today issued an executive order creating the “Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area” of 112,300 square miles.
Trump faces a more skeptical public than any incoming president since 1989
However, Democratic fears appear to have cooled substantially since October.
Energy bill fails; Murkowski blames House
The office of House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday there was no time left to pass an energy bill, according to the publication The Hill.
Trump picks fast-food executive Andrew Puzder as Labor Secretary
The chief executive of CKE Holdings, the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., is an outspoken critic of raising the minimum wage and increasing overtime and workplace safety regulations.