In a clearly politically motivated snub, President Donald Trump left Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) off the invite list to a signing ceremony for a bill of which Casey is one of the original sponsors. To add insult to injury, Trump will also head out to Pennsylvania this week to bolster Casey’s lagging opponent, Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA).
As first reported by the Harrisburg Patriot-News, Casey was the primary sponsor on the first update to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act since 2006. The entire bipartisan cohort who worked on the bill — including Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) — was invited; only Casey was passed over.
Sweden’s royal family still regularly captures Europe's attention with glamour, gossip — and the shiny crown jewels that are put on public display whenever the occasion merits it.
That particular part of the century-old tradition will become much more difficult now that at least some of the priceless Swedish crown jewels are no longer in the hands of the royal family. On Tuesday, two thieves stole one 17th-century golden orb and two crowns from a cathedral near Stockholm where they had been on display in an alarm-locked glass box, before escaping by speedboat into the Mälaren lake that spans 74 miles and is filled with hundreds of small islands.
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On today’s Kagro in the Morning show, Greg Dworkin rounds up crazy conspiracy theory child abuse news, and crazy real child abuse news, from Trump’s baby jails. Plus more news on Trump's Treason. Armando discusses the uproar at UVA over Marc Short. More seamy details on Butina.