Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threw Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s own words back in his face, tussling over President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Schumer announced on Monday that he is sending McConnell a copy of a letter the Republican wrote in 2009 outlining “standards” for President Obama’s Cabinet nominees. In a speech on the Senate floor and a tweet in which he shared a handwritten version of the letter with McConnell’s signature crossed out, Schumer suggested he is trying to show his requests are “reasonable.” Confirmation hearings are set to begin on Tuesday, but some of Trump’s nominees have not completed ethics reviews.

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A Texas man has been cleared of drug possession charges after authorities say they mistook kitty litter in his car for methamphetamine. Ross Lebeau was arrested last month, fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken after cops say he admitted to having marijuana in his car during a traffic stop.
Steve McQueen's affinity for foreign sports cars and motorcycles is well documented, both on the silver screen and in his personal collection. Hardly surprising, then, that McQueen had a taste for old-school Milwaukee metal. Now, the man's vintage Big Twin is up for grabs.
Iran began three days of mourning Monday after the death of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pillar of the Islamic revolution who became a leading counterweight to hardliners. Tributes poured in for the moderate cleric, including from President Hassan Rouhani, who was reportedly at Rafsanjani's bedside before he died of a heart attack aged 82. "Islam lost a valuable treasure, Iran an outstanding general, the Islamic revolution a courageous flag-bearer and the Islamic system a rare sage," Rouhani said.

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About one issue we've been hearing about a lot today for more on that we want to go to Juan Escalante. Immigration something has come up again and again all day Enid to confirmation hearing of senator Jeff Sessions it's gonna come up again in this Department of Homeland Security. During the day when he came to senator sessions hearing it will likely come up again in the Department of Homeland Security.
China has expressed concern Monday over North Korea’s repeated threats to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile. On Sunday, Pyongyang had blamed the U.S. for the isolated country’s nuclear and missile tests and warned it would test-launch the ICBM at any time from any place chosen by leader Kim Jong Un. “The United Nations Security Council has clear rules for North Korea regarding its use of ICBM technology to test missiles.
Conditions for refugees on Greek islands and in other camps where they are housed in tents despite severe cold weather are "untenable," the European Commission said Monday. Heavy snowfall has hit large swaths of Greece, including the eastern Aegean islands where thousands of refugees are stranded, with temperatures falling well below freezing. Giorgos Kyritsis, spokesman for the government's crisis committee on migration, told Greece's Skai television that just under 1,000 people remain housed in tents on the islands.

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Last month, President Obama signed his last federal defense budget for 2017, which included a provision to extend a program that provides Special Immigrant Visas to Afghan nationals who provided assistance to U.S. troops and now face retaliation from the Taliban. Last summer, spearheaded by photojournalist Renée C. Byer, the Sacramento Bee published a powerful series documenting the dismal living conditions of Afghan SIV holders in Sacramento, who've escaped the Taliban only to come face-to-face with a threadbare resettlement system that's left them desperate, disillusioned, and in some cases, suicidal in the States.
If you’re a Costco member, you probably know a thing or two about saving a buck. It also pays to choose only the best products from Consumer Reports’ tests of Costco products large and small, including condiments, detergents, mattresses, and more. For starters, it’s always good to check the Costco website for discounts. “Our job is to provide great products and services at great savings to members, but we also want to wow you,” says Richard Galanti, Costco’s chief financial officer.