Matthew Whitaker, the former acting attorney general whose brief appointment generated intense controversy, resigned from the Justice Department over the weekend.
Justice Department officials said Whitaker’s last day at the agency was Saturday. He had spent recent weeks working as a senior counselor in the office of the associate attorney general. He has not settled on what to do next in his legal career.
Just in case you have misplaced Whitaker in all the nonsense emanating from 45’s administration (sic) — here’s a refresher.
Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney in Iowa, was chief-of-staff to Jeff Sessions, President Trump’s first attorney general . . . Trump successfully demanded Sessions’ resignation the day after the midterm elections and tapped Whitaker to take his place. The appointment was unusual because Whitaker was not a Senate-confirmed official, and his appointed was criticized by Democrats and unsuccessfully challenged in court.
The president and Whitaker had developed a rapport, and Trump has said he thought Whitaker did a good job in the role. Whitaker served in the job from Nov. 7 until he was replaced on Feb. 14 when William Barr, a former attorney and powerful figure in the Republican legal establishment, was sworn in.
Look at Butte County CA (my former home) — that’s the vaguely star-shaped DARK BLUE spot in the middle of NorCal. also — wow montana, wisconsin, and new mexico!
There are just 25 days until the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, and the British public remains in the dark about how, when and if Brexit will take place. But things are coming to a head.
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to bring a revised deal back to parliament by March 12, and hold a second "meaningful vote", hoping to persuade enough Conservative MPs - many of whom have so far rebelled against her plans - to vote for it. . .
...she is bound by parliament to hold a vote on March 13.
This will give MPs the final say on leaving the EU without a deal on March 29 - something there is not a parliamentary majority for.
Should MPs vote against the deal, and then vote against leaving the EU without one - both of which appear likely, another vote will be held on March 14 on extending Article 50. [...]
Extending Article 50 - the part of the treaty on the EU that allows member states to leave the bloc - is not unilateral and all other 27 EU member states need to agree.
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Roger Stone on Sunday suggested he has been "framed" by special counsel Robert Mueller in an Instagram post that appeared to run afoul of a judge's barely week-old gag order barring President Donald Trump's longtime friend from criticizing the prosecutors in the criminal case against him.
One of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's top ministers has quit saying she has lost confidence in the government's handling of a corruption inquiry.
Treasury Board President Jane Philpott said: "I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities, constitutional obligations."
Mr Trudeau has denied political meddling to shield engineering firm SNC-Lavalin from a corruption trial.
Opposition Conservatives last week called on the Liberal PM to resign.
Web Authentication (aka WebAuthn) has been a de facto standard for no-password web sign-ins for a while given that many tech giants are already using it, but now it's official. The World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance have finalized the Web Authentication format, making it the go-to option for logging into accounts with potentially greater security and convenience than typing in your credentials. If a site supports it, you can get in using biometrics (such as fingerprints or facial recognition), USB security keys, or nearby mobile devices like phones and smartwatches. [...]
You don't really have to wait for the software you use to support Web Authentication. It's already supported on a system level in Android, Chrome OS and Windows 10 as well as most common browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
About 20% of US households own Instant Pots.
The companies that make Pyrex cookware and Instant Pot pressure cookers are merging. They'll form an alliance of a century-old kitchen staple and a 10-year-old trendy gadget.
Corelle traces its roots back to 1915. It makes Pyrex, SnapWare and CorningWare glass baking dishes, measuring cups, plates and storage containers. The Pyrex brand in particular has established itself as a household name, earning a presence in kitchens across the globe.
Instant Pot is a multi-function pressure cooker that also sautés, slow cooks, and makes yogurt and cakes, among other things. It has enjoyed cult-like status over the past few years, rising tobecome the top-selling third-party brand on Amazon and gaining a dedicated group of customers on social media.
When the companies finish their deal, they will be owned by Cornell Capital investing firm, which bought Corelle in 2017. Corelle CEO Ken Wilkes will be the new company's CEO, and Instant Pot creator Robert Wang will serve as the company's chief innovation officer.
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