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| Democrats request FBI investigation into massage parlor founder who met Trump – live | Democrats request FBI investigation into massage parlor founder who met Trump – live |
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| Former President Barack Obama just issued a rare statement about the death of Alan Krueger, a Princeton professor who served as the top economist in the Obama Administration from 2011-2013. | |
| Over the weekend, America lost a brilliant economist, and many of us lost a dear friend. | |
| When I asked Alan Krueger to serve as my chief economist in the White House, he’d already had a stellar career inside and outside of government. He spent the first two years of my administration helping to engineer our response to the worst financial crisis in 80 years, and to successfully prevent the chaos from spiraling into a second Great Depression. During his tenure as the Chair of my Council of Economic Advisors, he helped us return the economy to growth and sustained job creation, to bring down the deficit in a responsible way, and to set the stage for wages to rise again. | |
| But Alan was someone who was deeper than numbers on a screen and charts on a page. He saw economic policy not as a matter of abstract theories, but as a way to make people’s lives better. He believed that facts, reason, and evidence could make government more responsive, and his enthusiasm and curiosity was truly infectious. It’s part of what made him not only a great economist but a great teacher – someone who could make complicated subjects accessible and even fun. A landmark, real-world study on the positive impact of the minimum wage. His creation of the “Gatsby Curve” that illustrated the connection between concentrated wealth and social mobility between generations. A rollicking speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on how understanding the economics of rock and roll might help us solve one of his deepest concerns: rebuilding the middle class in a changing economy. Through it all, he had a perpetual smile and a gentle spirit – even when he was correcting you. That’s what made him Alan – a fundamentally good and decent man. | |
| My thoughts today are with his wife, Lisa, their kids, Ben and Sydney, his many students and colleagues, and everyone who loved and will miss Alan Krueger. | |
| Cory Booker is reminding Iowans of a long forgotten ghost town in the state. | |
| The New Jersey senator’s family has roots in Buxton, a coal mining town in southern Iowa that once reached a population of 5000 | |
| As the Des Moines Register describes the town: | |
| Within a few years, the town had at least 5,000 residents. More than half, including many community leaders, were black. The Iowa Bystander, a newspaper for black Iowans, described it as “The Negro Athens of the Northwest,” Chase wrote. | |
| Other residents included immigrants from Sweden, Slovakia, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy. | |
| Buxton soon had three elementary schools, a high school, several parks and a YMCA. Residents formed a brass band and several sports teams. They attended 11 churches, including eight predominantly black congregations. Alcohol was prohibited. | |
| However, the coal soon ran out and the town was abandoned. Much of Booker’s family stayed in the area though and his grandmother was born in Des Moines. | |
| Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has resigned from the board of the University of Maryland Medical System after it was revealed that she had made $500,000 by selling copies of her self-published children’s books to the hospital system. | |
| The scandal has led at least one prominent local politician to call her to return money. Pugh had sold 100,000 copies of her Healthy Holly books to the hospital system while serving on its board. The Baltimore mayor had omitted the relationship on financial disclosure forms. | |
| New York mayor Bill DeBlasio drew a sparse crowd on Sunday for a roundtable on opioids in New Hampshire. | New York mayor Bill DeBlasio drew a sparse crowd on Sunday for a roundtable on opioids in New Hampshire. |
| The New York Post reports: | The New York Post reports: |
| Only 20 people showed up Sunday to hear the leader of America’s largest city hold a roundtable on mental health — including the 14 people on the panel and just six in the audience. | Only 20 people showed up Sunday to hear the leader of America’s largest city hold a roundtable on mental health — including the 14 people on the panel and just six in the audience. |
| There were also about six reporters on hand to make the room at the Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center look a bit less empty. | There were also about six reporters on hand to make the room at the Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center look a bit less empty. |
| DeBlasio has long pondered a presidential bid and has traveled to Iowa and South Carolina as well as New Hampshire. However, his 2020 hopes have met with a skeptical reaction both with voters and with New York politicos. | DeBlasio has long pondered a presidential bid and has traveled to Iowa and South Carolina as well as New Hampshire. However, his 2020 hopes have met with a skeptical reaction both with voters and with New York politicos. |
| Alan Krueger, a prominent economist who was the top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, has died at the age of 58. | Alan Krueger, a prominent economist who was the top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, has died at the age of 58. |
| Krueger, a Princeton professor, was chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under Obama and also served as an assistant Treasury secretary. | Krueger, a Princeton professor, was chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under Obama and also served as an assistant Treasury secretary. |
| Senator Joe Manchin says he will not support a bill to extend federal anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people. | Senator Joe Manchin says he will not support a bill to extend federal anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people. |
| Manchin is the only Democrat to oppose the bill and said he won’t support it unless changes are made to allow more local control, Politico reported. | Manchin is the only Democrat to oppose the bill and said he won’t support it unless changes are made to allow more local control, Politico reported. |
| “I strongly support equality for all people and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. No one should be afraid of losing their job or losing their housing because of their sexual orientation,” Manchin said. “I am not convinced that the Equality Act as written provides sufficient guidance to the local officials who will be responsible for implementing it, particularly with respect to students transitioning between genders in public schools.” | “I strongly support equality for all people and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. No one should be afraid of losing their job or losing their housing because of their sexual orientation,” Manchin said. “I am not convinced that the Equality Act as written provides sufficient guidance to the local officials who will be responsible for implementing it, particularly with respect to students transitioning between genders in public schools.” |
| The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a Hawaiian bed and breakfast owner who was penalized for refusing to rent a room to a lesbian couple. | The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a Hawaiian bed and breakfast owner who was penalized for refusing to rent a room to a lesbian couple. |
| A Hawaii court found that Phyllis Young broke the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to rent to the lesbian couple in 2007, saying she would only allow a married man and woman to share a bedroom and citing her Christian beliefs. | A Hawaii court found that Phyllis Young broke the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to rent to the lesbian couple in 2007, saying she would only allow a married man and woman to share a bedroom and citing her Christian beliefs. |
| The high court declined to hear her appeal and left the lower court ruling in place, Reuters reported. | The high court declined to hear her appeal and left the lower court ruling in place, Reuters reported. |
| Some sparring between Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro and Senator John Cornyn, who he considering challenging for his Senate seat. | Some sparring between Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro and Senator John Cornyn, who he considering challenging for his Senate seat. |
| .@JohnCornyn - I’m the one who called you last week to ask you to vote for my bill against giving away hundreds of miles of Texas land to the federal government in a Washington power grab. You never called me back. I don’t feel bad though; I hear it happens to lots of Texans. https://t.co/1WSfND2R9a | .@JohnCornyn - I’m the one who called you last week to ask you to vote for my bill against giving away hundreds of miles of Texas land to the federal government in a Washington power grab. You never called me back. I don’t feel bad though; I hear it happens to lots of Texans. https://t.co/1WSfND2R9a |
| The House Judiciary Committee is planning a hearing on the rise of white nationalism, the Daily Beast reports. | The House Judiciary Committee is planning a hearing on the rise of white nationalism, the Daily Beast reports. |
| The hearing is likely to happen in early April, and the committee expects to bring in officials from within the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to testify on the rise of white nationalism and hate crimes and what the agencies are doing to combat it. | The hearing is likely to happen in early April, and the committee expects to bring in officials from within the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to testify on the rise of white nationalism and hate crimes and what the agencies are doing to combat it. |
| Meghan McCain stepped up her criticism Monday of Donald Trump, who went after her late father Senator John McCain this weekend, saying the president is living a “pathetic life.” | Meghan McCain stepped up her criticism Monday of Donald Trump, who went after her late father Senator John McCain this weekend, saying the president is living a “pathetic life.” |
| “He spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it and I know it and all of you know it — he will never be a great man,” McCain said on The View, where she is a co-host. | “He spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it and I know it and all of you know it — he will never be a great man,” McCain said on The View, where she is a co-host. |
| .@MeghanMcCain addresses Pres. Trump’s Saturday tweet criticizing her father Sen. John McCain: “He spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it and I know it and all of you know it — he will never be a great man.”https://t.co/p6oiZYUr74 pic.twitter.com/8HSpllAcEz | .@MeghanMcCain addresses Pres. Trump’s Saturday tweet criticizing her father Sen. John McCain: “He spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it and I know it and all of you know it — he will never be a great man.”https://t.co/p6oiZYUr74 pic.twitter.com/8HSpllAcEz |
| She recalled spending weekends hiking or fishing with her dad, and then said of Trump, “You life is spent on your weekends not with your family, not with your friends but obsessing, obsessing over great men you could never live up to. That tells you everything you need to know about his pathetic life right now.” | She recalled spending weekends hiking or fishing with her dad, and then said of Trump, “You life is spent on your weekends not with your family, not with your friends but obsessing, obsessing over great men you could never live up to. That tells you everything you need to know about his pathetic life right now.” |
| “I genuinely feel bad for his family,” she added. | “I genuinely feel bad for his family,” she added. |
| Former President George W. Bush presided over a swearing in ceremony for new US citizens Monday. | Former President George W. Bush presided over a swearing in ceremony for new US citizens Monday. |
| “Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength,” he said, according to Politico. | “Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength,” he said, according to Politico. |
| "Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength," George W. Bush said at the naturalization ceremony for 51 new citizens."My hope is that you take the duties of citizenship seriously. Participate and vote," he continued pic.twitter.com/zx9oUfjCuN | "Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength," George W. Bush said at the naturalization ceremony for 51 new citizens."My hope is that you take the duties of citizenship seriously. Participate and vote," he continued pic.twitter.com/zx9oUfjCuN |