It has been more than a year since the untimely passing of Justice Antonin Scalia in february of 2016. Under article 2, section 2 of the United States constitution, president obama had a duty to make a nomination to fill that vacant seat. He nominated chief judge merrick garland. But the leader of the Senate Republicans, majority leader mcconnell, announced that for the first time for the first time in the 230year history of the senate he would refuse the president s nominee a hearing and a vote. Senator mcconnell said he would refuse to even meet with judge garland. It was a transparent political decision made by the republican leader in the hopes a republican would be elected president and fill the vacancy and it was part of a broader republican political strategy to influence if not capture the Judicial Branch of government at every level of the court system. Not only did the Senate Republicans keep a Supreme Court seat vacant for over a year, they turned the Senate Executive calend
A flurry of retail results. Some good, some bad. I wonder if restoration or maybe its devastation hardware. Its brutal and they blame the market. Maybe thats the final proof that the high end customer has rolled over. Has pulled back at least. I dont know necessarily were talking about rolled over but theyre blaming the market and theyre talking about volatility and all the things going out on the markets each and every day and i they when you go through the retail environment its good to see howell home depot did and tjx did also. When you look at the names doing well they have some form of exposure to the housing world and where the spending is going on and maybe other names. Macys surprised us sitting here on the desk. Expectations have been so low. They could have gotten over that bar. But they did. That was the real key. Thats why that stock reacted the way it was. They have been punished and pricing in a lot of the negativity. Youre helping me make my point though steve. Restorat
First time the hideout where his six months on the lam came to an end last week and the bloody shootout that preceded his capture. Today sean penn defended his clandestine meeting with guzman. Gabe gutierrez reports tonight from mexico. Reporter dramatic video just released by the Mexican Government showing fridays raid of el chapos safehouse. Mexican marines closing in on the mostwanted drug lord in the world as he makes one lastditch effort to escape from the house with a top lieutenant through an underground tunnel. They emerged in this sewer line a half mile away and then police say they stole a car and that driver called it in and authorities were able to track them down. After his dramatic escape from a maximum security prison last july, guzman was on the run. But in early october, took a secret meeting in mexico with oscarwinning actor sean penn, brokered by soap opera star del castillo. Who once played a drug lord on mexican tv. Castillo tweeted about out discussing the idea of
Personalities. Congratulations on the lunch today. Pete its in the inauguration. Its like theres a little buzz in the building. Have you downloaded the app, all of you . Harris i have it, but i have a button with her face on it. [laughter] i went to the fox nation tent and hung out. Kennedy when you were part of fox nation you get to go to special events where you meet fox personalities. Pete that are already events planned around the country. Harris i might have to drop by with you guys. Pete you are always welcome. Harris we will talk about it the summer. Lets get down to the news. Republican incumbent cindy hydesmith is facing off against mike espy, both facing controversies in the final stretch. Todays it contest will determine if there is senate majority, 53 or 54 seats. Its a big test of the president s electoral sway in that state. The president spoke it to rallies for senator hydesmith yesterday. People will cast their ballots in one of the most Important Senate elections of yo
Most women are dissatisfied with their bodies this is nothing new but young women have become more and more in secure since the advent of social media something is always too big too small too thin or too fast or too little too short term or long or too much. On instagram and platforms like it those who are judged to be the most beautiful are rewarded with the most likes and clicks hours spent on mobile phones fuel mutual comparisons and evaluations young women tend to focus a lot on what they are not or do not have and they feel an added. What. Bill clinton said we cannot escape the power of images because its causing insecurity especially among women and young girls it affects men too but i think with all these pictures social media causing people to feel more insecure. In those in our society you can only be too thin or too fat you can never fit in thinking i feel beautiful the way i am now i feel comfortable charming and attractive as much as being a woman isnt d. C. Pressure on wo