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Rhiannon12866's JournalSeth Meyers - Democrats Get Their First Big Electoral Wins of the Trump Era: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at how Trump and his supporters on Fox News are doing everything they can to downplay the Democrats' big wins in New Jersey and Virginia.
Seth Meyers: Trump's Approval Rating, Animal Manure Notebooks - Monologue - 11/7/17
Triple Whammy For Last Remaining U.S. Coal Miners
U.S. President Donald Trump built his campaign around the promise to bring back coal mining jobs, but so far his rhetoric has failed to produce meaningful action on behalf of coal miners. Coal power plants are still shutting down at a rapid clip, and another major coal producer has just declared bankruptcy. Adding insult to injury, the Trump administration appears ready to put federal coal mining safety regulations out to pasture.
That’s a triple whammy for an employment sector that has been bleeding jobs for generations, and the number of workers directly involved in coal extraction currently hovers below the 20,000 mark.
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Softening up coal safety regulations…or not
In June, the Department of Labor stepped up a program of sending inspectors into mines to assist with safety management, a strategy that the United Mine Workers of America has criticized for being toothless and ineffective.
Now the Trump administration appears set to reduce mine safety regulations.
The proposal is part of Trump’s “two-for-one” plan for reducing the number of federal regulations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is currently taking recommendations on which safety regulations to cut:
On February 24, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13777, entitled “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.” This Executive Order directs each agency to review existing regulations to assess compliance costs and reduce regulatory burden. As part of this review, MSHA seeks stakeholders’ assistance in identifying those regulations that could be repealed, replaced, or modified without reducing miners’ safety or health.
More: http://www.triplepundit.com/2017/11/triple-whammy-last-remaining-coal-miners-usa/
Coal miners on their lunch break
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 11/7/17
Ed Gillespie Loses In Virginia... Thanks To Don. Jr.Donald Trump Jr. is unable to keep his facts straight. And, on Election Day, he struggled with dates and words, too.
Trump's Mar-A-Lago Hires 70 Foreign Workers
President Trump has promised to 'win' on immigration. Well, the Trump Organization just won visas to hire 70 foreign workers at Mar-a-Lago.
The Paradise Papers Includes Celebrities, Too
U2 frontman Bono can't be feeling like he's in paradise after being mentioned in the Paradise Papers, a leaked document containing confidential offshore investments.
Kim Jong-Un Is Ending Things With Trump
The supreme leader Kim Jong-un does the unthinkable after President Trump chose not to include North Korea as a stop on his Asia trip.
The Daily Show: Saudi Arabia's Political Purge; Carter Page Has a Tell
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia moves to crack down on corruption, but some fear he may be trying to consolidate power.
Exclusive - Carter Page Has a Tell
Former Trump adviser Carter Page fields some eyebrow-raising questions from the media.
Seth Meyers - The Check In: Who Is Sam Clovis?
Seth checks in on President Trump's nominee for chief scientist at the Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis, who withdrew his nomination after reports surfaced that he had alleged ties to the ongoing Russia investigation.
Seth Meyers: Trump's Visit to Asia, Woman Flips Off Trump's Motorcade - Monologue - 11/6/17
Seth's Message to New York Voters
Seth takes a moment to remind New York City voters to go to the polls and throws his support behind one candidate in particular.
YouTube Subcommunities
Seth takes a look at some niche YouTube subcommunities.
Stephen Colbert: Guest Lawrence O'Donnell Sees Traces Of George Wallace In Donald Trump
MSNBC's 'The Last Word' host and 'Playing with Fire' author Lawrence O'Donnell explains the past political actors who laid the groundwork for the 45th President.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 11/6/17
Trump Calls Japan 'A Country Of Samurai Warriors'President Trump's description of Japan calls into question whether he was briefed for his trip by the White House or a collection of Tom Cruise DVDs.
Bush 41 And Bush 43 Keep It 100 On Trump
A new book titled 'The Last Republicans' contained criticisms from both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Hire The Woman Who Was Fired For Flipping Off Trump
A biker named Juli Briskman is now out of a job after a photo of her flipping the bird to Trump's motorcade from a bicycle went viral.
Gun Violence Makes Us Feel Powerless, But We're Not
Stephen expresses his feelings on the most useful emotional response to the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Alt-Right White Supremacists Have Claimed Papa John's
Papa John's appears to have declined in recent sales to a handful of demographics, except one.
Pokémon Battle: Cartoon Donald Trump Vs. Ash Ketchum
While Donald Trump visits Japan, Cartoon Donald Trump visits the world of Japanese anime for a Pokémon Battle with Ash Ketchum.
Trump In Japan Brags About Keystone XL Pipeline Even Though It Hasn't Been Built
The Keystone XL pipeline hasn't even been built yet, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from taking credit for it.
Trump on Monday falsely claimed during remarks to business leaders in Tokyo that construction for the controversial pipeline is underway, even though the project hasn't found buyers yet.
"The Keystone Pipeline was dead. And the Dakota Access Pipeline was in even in worse shape because they built it but they weren't allowed to hook it up," Trump said, referencing two of the most disputed pipeline projects in the country.
"And in my first week, I approved both. It's 42,000 jobs. The Dakota is already open and Keystone is starting; it's actually already started. And that was done in the first week—got it approved."
Trump approved the Dakota and Keystone projects by executive order, reversing former President Barack Obama's opposition to the pipelines. But only the former has been completed.
More: http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-keystone-japan-oil-climate-change-703517
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