Gingrich says Trump dislcaims ‘drain the swamp’
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leader of Donald Trump's transition says the president-elect is no longer interested in his catch phrase "drain the swamp" of Washington. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said his understanding is that Trump "now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn't want to use it anymore." Gingrich…
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Michelle Obama tells Oprah that 2016 election ‘was painful’
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama tells Oprah Winfrey that this past election was "painful." Mrs. Obama sat down with Winfrey at the White House for an hourlong special that was broadcast Monday on CBS. On the topic of the recent campaign she said: "This past election was challenging for me as a citizen…
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More charges filed in Flint water probe
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - More charges have been filed by Michigan's attorney general in the investigation into the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan, including against two former state-appointed emergency managers. Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday charged former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose with multiple 20-year felonies for their failure to protect…
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