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U.S. intelligence chief says Russia involvement in 2016 election unprecedented
U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Thursday that Russia has a "long history" of interfering in elections, but that U.S. officials had never encountered activity like its efforts during the 2016 U.S. campaign. -
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McCain: Should we attach any credibility to Julian Assange?
Clapper: “Not in my view” https://t.co/iG3fDGnY4k https://t.co/Co9J6ybzIz10:24 AM - 05 Jan 2017- Reply
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Bristol Sheriff offers Trump inmates to help build Mexican wall https://t.co/IOPnJdgLoH https://t.co/ORI2bDcox8
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BREAKING: Senate Democrats call for an investigation into Trump's HHS nominee, Rep. Tom Price https://t.co/RjcsUXQ2y210:16 AM - 05 Jan 2017
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator John McCain (L) speaks with Senator Elizabeth Warren before a hearing on foreign cyber threats, with testimony by U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, on Capitol Hill in Washington. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials
ReutersU.S. intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party, three U.S. officials said on Wednesday. -
Congress begins Russia hacking probe, Trump still skeptical of U.S. intelligence
ReutersSenior U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress on Thursday on Russia's alleged cyber attacks during the 2016 election campaign, even as President-elect Donald Trump casts doubt on intelligence agencies' findings that Moscow orchestrated the hacks. -
Republicans in Congress play Jenga with Obamacare
ReutersThe new mantra on Capitol Hill is not repeal and replace but repeal and delay. That's because the complex health law known as Obamacare is difficult to pull apart without the whole system collapses in a heap like a game of Jenga. -
Trump to meet with CIA, FBI and DNI chiefs on Friday: spokesman
ReutersDonald Trump planned to meet with the heads of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday, a spokesman for the U.S. Republican president-elect said. -
Trump to choose businessman Hagerty as next U.S. envoy to Japan: source
ReutersU.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, an adviser to Trump's transition team told Reuters on Wednesday. -
Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix
ReutersU.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday kept up his attacks on Democrats and Obamacare while calling for a bipartisan effort in Congress to come up with a healthcare alternative that would lower costs and improve care. -
With one bill, Republicans fast track plan to undo Obama regulations
ReutersThe U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday giving Congress the power to kill dozens of recently enacted rules in one fell swoop, as Republicans charged ahead on their campaign to strip down federal regulations. -
U.S. set to announce response to Russian election hacking: sources
- Today, the Obama administration plans to announce a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said.
What might the response be?- Both officials declined to specify what actions President Obama has approved, but said these steps had been discussed:
- Targeted economic sanctions- Indictments- Leaking information to embarrass Russian officials or oligarchs- Restrictions on Russian diplomats in the United StatesWhat might be too far?- One decision that has been made, they said, speaking on the condition of anonymity, is to avoid any moves that exceed the Russian election hacking and risk an escalating cyber conflict that could spiral out of control.
- One example of an excessive step might be interfering with Russian internet messaging.
What's the background to this?- The FBI, CIA and Office of Director of National Intelligence agree that Russia was behind hacks into Democratic Party organizations and operatives ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
- There is also agreement, according to U.S. officials, that Russia sought to intervene in the election to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.
- Russia has repeatedly denied hacking accusations.
What does Trump say about it?- Trump has dismissed the assessments of the U.S. intelligence community and seemed to suggest the United States should not impose sanctions on Russia.
"I think we ought to get on with our lives," Trump told reporters in Florida on Wednesday when asked about remarks by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who said Russia and President Vladimir Putin should expect tough sanctions for the cyber attacks.
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Trump tax reforms could depend on little-known 'scoring' panel
ReutersPresident-elect Donald Trump's goal of overhauling the U.S. tax code in 2017 will depend partly on the work of an obscure congressional committee tasked with estimating how much future economic growth will result from tax cuts. -
Sprint, OneWeb say 8,000 jobs announced by Trump are part of SoftBank pledge
ReutersU.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp (S.N) and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will bring 8,000 jobs to the United States, and the companies said the positions were part of a previously disclosed pledge by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. -
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Trump's schedule
Trump has resumed holding meetings at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, following the Christmas holiday as he prepared to take over the White House on Jan. 20.
Below is a list of today's according to Trump's transition team.
WEDNESDAY
DAVID RUBENSTEIN
- Co-CEO, founder and director of Carlyle Group CG.O
ISAAC PERLMUTTER
- CEO of Marvel Entertainment, a unit of Walt Disney Co DIS.N
ABEL MALDONADO
- Co-owner of Runway Vineyards
- Under consideration for agriculture secretary
ELSA MURANO
- Former U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety under President George W. Bush
- Under consideration for agriculture secretary
TOMMY THOMPSON
- Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush
- Will discuss health care reform
RON LAUDER
- President of the World Jewish Congress
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Mexico eyes border, migration as leverage in talks with Trump
ReutersMexico aims to defend free trade with the United States by using border security and immigration policy to gain leverage in talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office next month, senior officials say. -
Putin pops off at U.S. DemocratsRussian President Vladimir Putin jabbed at the United States' Democratic Party, saying it is losing on all fronts and that it is wrongly trying to blame President-elect Donald Trump's victory on external factors. "You need to learn how to lose gracefully," he said. He added that no one but the Russians expected Trump to win.
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
