Steve Bannon's 3 Goals for the Trump Presidency - BBC News

Donald Trump's senior adviser, Steve Bannon, was speaking at a conservative conference in Washington.

Steve Bannon Lays Out Vision For White House During CPAC Talk | Morning Joe | MSNBC

During a talk Wednesday at CPAC, Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon laid out his vision for the Trump White House while next to Reince Priebus. Is there unease between the two?

Steve Bannon: The Most Powerful Person In President Trump's White House | The Last Word | MSNBC

Lawrence explains why Donald Trump's Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, proved he's the real power center of the Trump White House with his appearance at CPAC. Lawrence discusses the Bannon vision with David Corn and Christopher Dickey.

Sweden and President Trump

'The O'Reilly Factor' Tip of the Day 2/23

Marine Le Pen Praises Brexit, Trump's Election, and "the Rise of a Europe against the Union"

Shepard Smith Pays Tribute to Alan Colmes

Feb. 23, 2017 - 2:42 - Shepard struck by Alan's 'kind and gentle way'

Alan Colmes Dead at 66

Fox News moments ago reported on Colmes’ death with a segment narrated by Sean Hannity, who paired with Colmes for years on the venerable talk show Hannity & Colmes

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Bannon Scorns Media in Rare Public Appearance at CPAC

The White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, made a rare public appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, in which he taunted the media for supposedly misrepresenting Donald Trump and his first month in office. Bannon, who has rarely appeared in public since joining Trump’s White House, said the administration would continue to fight every day for Trump’s vision. ‘If you think they’re going to give you your country back without a fight, you’re sadly mistaken,’ he told the crowd

Betsy DeVos' Entire CPAC Speech

Education Secretary Betsy Devos talked about her vision for education in the US during her remarks at the 2017 CPAC convention.

'It's Not the Best of Times': Rare Interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - BBC Newsnight

In a rare interview, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the US is "not experiencing the best of times" - but the "pendulum" will swing back. For Newsnight, she spoke to filmmaker Olly Lambert at the final dress rehearsal of Dead Man Walking at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

North Korea: National Geographic Documentary (2016)

The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You - Anthony Hazard

Netherlands: Geert Wilders Compares Islam to Nazi Ideology

Donald Trump - America's African President: The Daily Show

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump may not seem like commander-in-chief material to Americans, but in certain African countries, he fits the bill.

Bob Woodward Takes on the Trump Administration: "Democracies Die in Darkness"

What challenges does the press face in reporting on President Trump's White House? Legendary Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg discuss North Korea, Russia and presidential reporting in 2017.

Napolitano: We Have Spying Everywhere, All the Time

Judge Napolitano's Chambers: Judge Andrew Napolitano explains why America's spies now have more power than the United States president

Joe: How College Impacted Stephen Miller's Conservative Thought | Morning Joe | MSNBC

How did Stephen Miller arrive at his world view and how did his university experience impact his brand of conservatism? Andrew Sullivan considers Miller’s politics, and the panel discusses.

GOP Senator: We May Subpoena President Trump's Tax Returns

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she wants former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about alleged Russian meddling in the election. Collins also did not rule out a subpoena on President Trump's tax returns to investigate any financial ties to Russia. Philip Bump of The Washington Post and Caitlin Huey-Burns of Real Clear Politics joined CBSN to discuss.

Is the Honeymoon Over? Oksana Talks to Konstantin Kosachev, Russian Senator

The first European outing of the Trump team at the Munich Security Conference has left everybody wanting. The US allies - jittery over Trump's campaign pledges - weren't reassured by the lukewarm expressions of solidarity, while the Russians - hopeful of a new beginning - didn't hear much to support it. What is the Trump administration up to? To explore this, Oksana is joined by member of the Russian Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev.

Kucinich Reacts to Democrats' Early Trump Impeachment Talk

'This Is As Big As Watergate, If Not Bigger': Jackie Speier - BBC Newsnight

"Why is there such a bromance between our president and Vladimir Putin?" Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who is on the House Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks to James O'Brien about Donald Trump, Michael Flynn and Russia.

Amnesty Report Slams Trump, Other Leaders

Kristie Lu Stout speaks with Amnesty Intl's Salil Shetty, after its latest report criticizes President Trump's immigration policies

Amnesty Chief Urges France to 'Stay True to Its Values'

The Intel Community and the Slow Death of Trump's Presidency | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann

Does Donald Trump see what’s going on here?

France's Topsy-Turvy Election: Uncertain Outcome as Insurgents Blow Away Old Guard (Parts 1 & 2)

President Donald Trump New Immigration Order Could Face Legal Hurdles | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Ari Melber, Brian Sullivan and Kasie Hunt discuss Donald Trump's new actions on immigration and construction sites for the border wall.

Astronomers Discover 7 Earth-sized Planets - BBC News

Astronomers have discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star - a record number.

President Trump and the Culture War

Feb. 21, 2017 - 4:21 - 'The O'Reilly Factor': Bill O'Reilly's Talking Points 2/21

Activist: Trump More Dangerous Than Hitler, Is a Fascist

Feb. 22, 2017 - 6:06 - Tucker takes on member of Refuse Facism Now who insists President Trump is a fascist, more dangerous than Hitler and is urging people to rise up and drive him out of office

"A Conspiracy Fact": Soros, Trudeau Plot "Refugee" Scheme

Ezra Levant of TheRebel.media details the plan George Soros and Justin Trudeau signed to normalize "refugee" settlement in the west (and silence opposition to it.)

Trump Administration Sets Stage for Mass Deportations Debate the FEAR Group vs ACLU

FDR Rejected Anne Frank Twice as a Refugee, Advocate Urges Trump Not To Close U.S. Borders Again

As President Trump prepares to issue a new executive order barring all refugees and visitors from seven majority-Muslim nations, we speak to Steven Goldstein, the executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. He reflects back on how FDR twice denied permission for the Frank family to come to the United States as refugees to escape Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

White House Refuses to Condemn Rise of Islamophobia as Radical Right Enters Political Mainstream

The Southern Poverty Law Center has revealed the number of anti-Muslim groups in the United States tripled last year from 34 in 2015 to 101 last year. The Southern Poverty Law Center and other groups have said hate groups have been energized by the candidacy and then election of Donald Trump. On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer dodged a question about why Trump has not spoken out against anti-Muslim attacks. We speak to Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

California Dreaming: Calls for State Secession from USA Grows

Furious opposition to President Donald Trump's leadership and policies is continuing to grow across the U.S. And in the state of California, one in three now think secession may be the only solution.

Moody: Le Pen Brings Trump-like Message to French Election

Fox News executive vice president and executive editor talks rise of France's populist candidate for president

Turkey Reverses Female Army Officers' Headscarf Ban

BBC: A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government.

The military is the last Turkish institution to see the ban removed. It has long been seen as the guardian of Turkey's secular constitution.

Turkey has a secular constitution dating from the days of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern republic, who did not like women covering their heads.

Wearing headscarves in public institutions was banned in the 1980s. » | Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Germany's Bavaria to Ban Full-face Veil

BBC: The German state of Bavaria has announced plans to ban the full-face veil in government workplaces, schools, universities and while driving.

"Communication happens not only via language but also looks, facial expressions and gestures," said state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann. » | Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster

JIHAD WATCH: NSA McMaster: Islamic State uses “perverted interpretation of religion” »

Joe: President Trump Needs To Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism | Morning Joe | MSNBC

In the wake of rising anti-Semitic incidents around the country, namely bomb threats being made to Jewish community centers, Trump must speak out against anti-Semitism, Joe Scarborough states.

Jean-Claude Juncker Warns Britain of ‘Hefty Bill’ for Brexit

Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European commission, makes a speech to the Belgian federal parliament on Tuesday and warns that the British people must prepare to pay a “very heft bill” for leaving the European Union. Although Juncker says the EU must not enter negotiations with “a heart filled with hostility” he does stress that the terms of leaving will not be “cut-price or zero cost”

Read the Guardian article here

Is the US Really in a Position to Lecture Iraq on Democracy, Press Freedom & Protecting Minorities?

Le Pen Refuses Headscarf, Cancels Meeting

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right presidential candidate, canceled a meeting with Lebanon's Grand Mufti after refusing to wear a headscarf. CNN's Melissa Bell reports.

Rogue Nation: North Korea and the Death of Kim Jong-Nam

Senior Donald Trump Aide Warns European Union It Can Expect 'Hostility' after Brexit

THE TELEGRAPH: A senior aide to Donald Trump has warned the European Union that it can expect "hostility" after Britain leaves the European Union, according to reports.

Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist, is understood to have informed Germany's ambassador to Washington that the new US administration hopes to conduct future relations with Europe on a bilateral basis.

The President's aide also told Peter Wittig that he viewed the EU as a flawed construct, sources have told Reuters. » | Laura Hughes, Political Correspondent | Tuesday, February 21, 2017

US - Surge of Anti-semitism Sparks Concern after the Vandalization of a Jewish Cemetery in Missouri

US Immigration Raids Leave Many 'Afraid to Open the Door'

BBC: Hundreds of people have been arrested in immigration raids across the US, leaving many more concerned about how to respond to a knock on the door.

Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from Maryland. (+ BBC video) » | Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Mosul Offensive: New Phase in Battle for Iraq's Second City (Parts 1 & 2)

Austrian Court Approves Extradition of Ukrainian Tycoon Dmytro Firtash

THE TELEGRAPH: An Austrian court on Tuesday approved a US request to extradite a Ukrainian billionaire with ties to an associate of Donald Trump to face trial on bribery charges, in a move that could test the White House's relationship with Russia. » | Roland Oliphant, Moscow | Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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Graeme Wood: The Rise of Islamic State Is the Modern Reformation - Viewsnight

Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's new place for ideas and opinion. Here, Graeme Wood, national correspondent for The Atlantic argues the rise of so-called Islamic State is a kind of Reformation within Islam. Tariq Ramadan says this argument is "misplaced" and we should not try to "understand Islam through a Christian lens"

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What Makes for a Revolution? Debate - BBC Newsnight

With the centenary of Russia's revolutions approaching, Evan Davis spoke to historian Orlando Figes - a specialist on the Russian revolution - Mustafa Nayyem, who was at the forefront of the Ukrainian protests in 2014 and Reem Assil, who was active in the Syrian uprising.

'Turkey Is the Biggest Jail for Journalists in the World'

Shady Oligarch's Case A Test Of President Trump's Department Of Justice | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Rachel Maddow reports on the murky overlap between Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash, Vladimir Putin, and the Donald Trump campaign and alerts viewers to watch for whether the Department of Justice under Trump continues to pursue a case against Firtash.

The Most Dangerous Man In President Trump's World Is VP Mike Pence | The Last Word | MSNBC

There's a way to remove Donald Trump from office without impeachment. It comes from another section of the Constitution – and the man who controls most of that power is Trump's Vice President: Mike Pence.

NJ Parents Concerned about Islam Emphasis in Curriculum

Parents question emphasis put on the teaching of religion of Islam in a 7th grade social studies class

Left Attacks First Lady Over Reciting 'The Lord's Prayer'

Rev. Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell Jr. react to the outrage on 'Hannity'

Cost of Trump Family Security Vexes New York and Florida Officials

THE GUARDIAN: Senator Chuck Schumer says costs of guarding Trump Tower may add up to $183m a year, while Palm Beach officials complain about cost of Mar-a-Lago visits

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has ramped up pressure on Donald Trump and the federal government to accept the mounting costs of protecting the president, the first family and their extended entourage.

Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, inserted himself into the debate on Sunday, saying it costs $500,000 per day for nearly 200 police officers to protect Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, which houses the Trump family business headquarters and serves as the home of the first lady, Melania Trump, and the couple’s son, Barron. The senator estimated the cost could rise to as much as $183m annually.

At current estimates, even a four-year Trump administration could be heading for a billion dollars in taxpayer-borne costs – an eight-fold increase of the $97m Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, estimates it cost to protect Barack Obama over the two terms of his administration. Read on and comment » | Edward Helmore in New York | Monday, February 20, 2017

Germany Wartime Movie Star 'Was a Russian Spy'

Marika Rökk - Hab Mich Lieb! (1942)

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MPs Pour Scorn on 'Racist and Sexist' Donald Trump in State Visit Debate

Parliament holds three-hour debate over whether US president’s invitation should be revoked after 1.8m sign petition against visit

Read the Guardian article here

Administration Official Fired for Criticizing the President

Craig Deare, one of the Trump administration's National Security Council leaders, was fired after criticizing President Trump in a speech at a Washington think tank last week. CBS News' Major Garrett has details.

How Raids against Undocumented Workers Affect Agriculture

Steve Harrigan takes a closer look

Russia's UN Ambassador Dies at Age 64

John Hannah reacts to the death and latest leaks

Are Sanctions against North Korea Working? – Inside Story

It's no secret that North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world.

Joe: President Donald Trump's Media Statement 'Very, Very Dangerous' | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Top Talkers: In an extraordinary move this weekend, Donald Trump called out most major U.S. media outlets as the enemies of the American people. The Morning Joe panel discusses the remark.

Being Muslim In America | NBC News

At the "I am Muslim too" rally in Times Square, New York, we asked what it means to be Muslim in America today.

France's Election: 'The Russians Are Doing What They Can to Bring Down Macron'

Amanpour's Full Interview with Iran's Javad Zarif

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany.

Trump Tries to Explain Remark about Sweden amid Confusion - BBC News

US President Donald Trump has sought to explain why he referred to a security incident in Sweden on Friday which did not actually happen. Addressing a rally on Saturday, he had said, "look at what's happening last night in Sweden", as he listed parts of Europe hit by terrorist attacks. With no such incident reported in Sweden on Friday, the country asked the US administration for an explanation. Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that he had been referring to a TV report.

Europe: US VP Mike Pence Takes Charm Offensive to EU and NATO in Brussels

Tucker Carlson Speaks Out On Trump's 'Sweden' Remark

Host of 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' reacts to president referencing story from his show

Reince Priebus: Michael Flynn 'Wasn't Straight Or Honest' | Meet The Press | NBC News

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told Chuck Todd that he doesn't believe Michael Flynn acted illegally, but that he wasn't "straight" about conversations with the Russian ambassador

Kellyanne Conway's Media Missteps | AM Joy | MSNBC

Joy Reid and her panel examine Kellyanne Conway’s recent controversial appearances on political shows, as Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the press.

"Stop Whining!" Jake Tapper Destroys Donald Trump on CNN

"Trump Crossed the Line." Chris Wallace Attacks Donald Trump on Fox News

Munich Security Conference Ends with Opposing Views on the Middle East

The final day of the annual Munich security conference has been spent hearing speeches painting radically different pictures of the Middle East and its conflicts.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia - along with Israel's defence minister - have all spoken and the landscape has changed dramatically.

Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Munich.

Was President Trump's Rally Message Effective?

Priebus: Executive Order on Refugee Program Coming Soon

Barack Obama - Interview about Donald Trump and the Future

1944 US Government-produced Film "A Challenge to Democracy"

The 1944 U.S. government-produced film "A Challenge to Democracy" gives an overview of the forced relocation of Japanese-American citizens and Japanese aliens during World War II.a President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the relocation on February 19, 1942 with an executive order.

1943 US Government-produced Film "Japanese Relocation" Addresses Relocation Camps

Produced in 1943 by the U.S. Office of War Information, the film "Japanese Relocation" addresses the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the forced relocation on February 19, 1942 with an executive order.

Japanese Americans Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Internment Order

Today marks the 75th anniversary since the signing of a presidential executive order that sent nearly 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War II.

Japanese Americans are disturbed by the parallels they see with the recent travel ban signed by US president Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles.

Bill Maher Tangles with Trump Supporter & Kellyanne Conway Trump – Real Time with Bill Maher

Douglas Murray - Could Geert Wilders Change Europe?

Netherlands: Wilders Vows to Ban Muslims

Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders has launched his party's parliamentary election campaign by pledging to crack down on what he called "Moroccan scum".

Like Trump, Wilders has promised to ban Muslims from coming to the country, close down mosques and take his country out of the EU.

Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports.

Media Lied about “Nazi Salute” at Our Rally: PROOF

Ezra Levant looks at the laughably absurd allegation by Vice, BuzzFeed and others that someone made a Nazi salute at TheRebel.media rally for free speech.

Sen. John McCain Hits Out at Trump in Speech

How Kellyanne Conways’s Operates as Trump’s Spin-master

'Shark Tank' Star Hoping to Be Canada's Donald Trump?

Billionaire Kevin O'Leary running for Conservative Party leadership

Trump: 'I'm Only Worried He's Gonna Give Me a Kiss'

BBC: US President Trump invited one of his supporters on stage during his "campaign rally for America" event in Florida.

While the Republican was giving a speech, he recognised the man in the crowd that he had seen "on television just now", and let him deliver a few words at the podium to the Trump supporters. (+BBC video) » | Sunday, February 19, 2017

Mike Pence: "Radical Islamic Terrorism Has Fixated On The Destruction Of Western Civilization!"

President Trump: Media Are Part of Corrupt System

Feb. 18, 2017 - 2:16 - President speaks out at Florida rally

The Man Who Could Make Marine Le Pen President of France - Podcast

Florian Philippot is the strategist behind the rebranding of the extreme right Front National as a populist, anti-elite movement. But don’t mistake him for a moderate
Listen to the podcast here

Rede von Merkel auf Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz - Kampf gegen den IS [ist] nur gemeinsam [zu bewältigen] – 18. Februar 2017

Merkel: Europe Must Take More Migrants, Islam Is Not The Cause Of Terrorism

BREITBART.COM: Angela Merkel claims that the European Union still has a “responsibility” to take in more so-called refugees, and pleaded to Islamic governments to help convince people that terrorism has nothing to do with Islam.

The 62-year-old German chancellor began her speech by acknowledging that “the European Union right now is in a very difficult situation due to the result of the British referendum … which is very regrettable”.

While calling on the bloc “to do more to integrate our military capacity”, she also confessed it could not fight terrorism without U.S. president Donald Trump’s assistance. » | Jack Montgomery | Saturday, February 18, 2017

Sicherheitskonferenz: Merkel fordert vom Islam Abgrenzung vom Terrorismus

BERLINER ZEITUNG: München - Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hat von islamischen Autoritäten eine klare Abgrenzung vom Terrorismus gefordert. Sie erwarte „klare Worte“ über die Abgrenzung des friedlichen Islam vom Terrorismus im Namen des Islam, sagte Merkel am Samstag bei der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Dies könnten westliche Politiker nicht so leisten wie islamische Autoritäten. » | dpa, afp, red | Samstag, 18. Februar 2017

Frau Merkel! Der Islam kann sich je gar nicht vom Terror abgrenzen, weil Terror Teil der Religion ist. Wissen Sie nicht, daß der Islam Welteroberung als Ziel hat? – Mark

Merkel to Security Summit: Islam Is Not the Source of Terror

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: German chancellor tells Munich conference that Muslim clergy must fight back against ‘false’ reading of their religion

The Islamic faith is not the cause of terrorism, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday, and urged members of the Muslim clergy to fight back against a “false” interpretation of the religion that permits acts of violence to be carried out in its name.

Arguing for Muslim states to cooperate with the rest of the world to stamp out terror, the chancellor told an international security conference in Munich that this is the only way to persuade non-Muslims that the religion is one of peace. » | Times of Israel Staff and Agencies | Saturday, February 18, 2017

Merkel: 'Islam Is Not the Source of Terrorism'

AL JAZEERA: Both Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence attend key security conference in Munich with Russia high on the agenda.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Islam is not the source of "terrorism" and that cooperating with predominantly Muslim states in the fight against it is vital.

Merkel, who has been critical of US President Donald Trump's attempt to impose a temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, was speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, with US Vice President Mike Pence in the audience.

"I think, those countries, first and foremost have to give a contribution. Because only in this way we would be able to convince people that it is not Islam that is the source of terrorism. But a falsely understood Islam," she said.

"I expect from religious authorities of Islam to find strong language in order to delimitate peaceful Islam from terrorism committed in the name of Islam. We as non-Muslims cannot do this, it should be done by Islamic clergy and authorities," she added. » | Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies | Saturday, February 18, 2017

Don, Bibi, Vlad? Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Israeli Foreign Minister

As Donald Trump prepares for his meeting with the Israeli prime minister next week, the White House has already moderated many of its earlier pledges. Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is no longer a priority, while the expansion of settlements, though not openly criticized, has been described as not necessarily helpful. How will Trump's firebrand politics affect the conflagration of the Middle East? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Shlomo Ben-Ami, former foreign minister of Israel and Vice-President of the Toledo International Centre for Peace.

Shlomo Ben-Ami »

American Perestroika? Jack Matlock, Former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union

From mistrust to indifference to obsession - the American policy toward Russia has gone through many stages over the last few decades but never settled into a calm and pragmatic partnership. Is that now an option under the new US president? To discuss that, Oksana is joined by former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock.

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