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Group of Democrats meet behind closed doors to consider ousting Pelosi
- June 24, 2017
The party has been on a historic run over the past eight years - all in the wrong direction. There were some reasons for Democratic optimism going in. Because of it, O'Neill's party dominated national politics for decades by recruiting conservatives in the South, moderates in the Midwest and liberals in large industrial states. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The party has been on a historic run over the past eight years - all in the wrong direction. There were some reasons for Democratic optimism going in. Because of it, O'Neill's party dominated national politics for decades by recruiting conservatives in the South, moderates in the Midwest and liberals in large industrial states. (more...)
US House panel wants formal response from Trump on Comey tapes
- June 24, 2017
US President Donald Trump has no intention of firing the special counsel investigating charges of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, even though he questioned the official's impartiality in an interview, the White House said today. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
US President Donald Trump has no intention of firing the special counsel investigating charges of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, even though he questioned the official's impartiality in an interview, the White House said today. (more...)
Hospital: Scalise Upgraded To Fair Condition
- June 24, 2017
Capitol Police, the FBI said. They added that a piece of paper was found on the shooter with the names of six representatives written on it. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials said Hodgkinson visited Sanders' office while he was in D.C., but there's no indication he met with the senator. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Capitol Police, the FBI said. They added that a piece of paper was found on the shooter with the names of six representatives written on it. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials said Hodgkinson visited Sanders' office while he was in D.C., but there's no indication he met with the senator. (more...)
Philando Castile shooting: 18 arrested in protests over Minnesota officer's acquittal
- June 24, 2017
Saturday, a few dozen protesters had gathered in front of the Governor's Residence, the site of a almost three-week encampment after Castile's death last summer". "Today's verdict re-opens old wounds, on top of the scars from past injustices that make so many Black Americans feel that their lives don't matter", Ellison said. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Saturday, a few dozen protesters had gathered in front of the Governor's Residence, the site of a almost three-week encampment after Castile's death last summer". "Today's verdict re-opens old wounds, on top of the scars from past injustices that make so many Black Americans feel that their lives don't matter", Ellison said. (more...)
Ending guessing game, Trump admits there are no Comey tapes
- June 24, 2017
The president then tweeted that Comey had "better hope there are no "tapes" of our conversations". Trump has disputed Comey's version of a January dinner during which, according to Comey, the president asked for a pledge of loyalty. Trump also hinted that politics may be an influence in the probe. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday she didn't think Trump regretted the initial tweet. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The president then tweeted that Comey had "better hope there are no "tapes" of our conversations". Trump has disputed Comey's version of a January dinner during which, according to Comey, the president asked for a pledge of loyalty. Trump also hinted that politics may be an influence in the probe. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday she didn't think Trump regretted the initial tweet. (more...)
Supreme Court liberals side against private property rights
- June 24, 2017
The Murr family was attempting to sell a plot of land along the St. Croix river to pay for improvements on a cabin they own. The Pacific Legal Foundation and Murr family were disheartened by the Court's adverse ruling. Justice Neil Gorsuch took no part in deciding the case, which was argued before he joined the court. Courts must strive for consistency with the central goal of the Takings Clause: to 'bar Government from forcing some people alone to bear public burdens which, in all ... (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The Murr family was attempting to sell a plot of land along the St. Croix river to pay for improvements on a cabin they own. The Pacific Legal Foundation and Murr family were disheartened by the Court's adverse ruling. Justice Neil Gorsuch took no part in deciding the case, which was argued before he joined the court. Courts must strive for consistency with the central goal of the Takings Clause: to 'bar Government from forcing some people alone to bear public burdens which, in all ... (more...)
About that Russian "interference"
- June 24, 2017
Manfra and other officials testifying on Wednesday reiterated that USA elections are resilient to hacking in part because they are decentralized and largely operated on the state and local level. Opening a Congressional session, the vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Mike Warner, described the hacking as marking a watershed in political history. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Manfra and other officials testifying on Wednesday reiterated that USA elections are resilient to hacking in part because they are decentralized and largely operated on the state and local level. Opening a Congressional session, the vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Mike Warner, described the hacking as marking a watershed in political history. (more...)
Camden homes evacuated after Grenfell fire
- June 24, 2017
The government said it was urgently conducting tests on some 600 high-rise buildings in England which have exterior cladding, often added to insulate them or improve the external appearance of ageing blocks. Gould says the fix work is expected to take two to three weeks. Evacuated residents could be spending up to four weeks living in hotels while the cladding is removed from outside the 800-odd flats. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The government said it was urgently conducting tests on some 600 high-rise buildings in England which have exterior cladding, often added to insulate them or improve the external appearance of ageing blocks. Gould says the fix work is expected to take two to three weeks. Evacuated residents could be spending up to four weeks living in hotels while the cladding is removed from outside the 800-odd flats. (more...)
CNN uses sketch artist at no-camera White House briefing
- June 24, 2017
Hennessy didn't have his usual easel, but he stood in the back of the briefing room to document the scene. You can nearly see Press Secretary Sean Spicer's fumble his way through another Trump tweet storm. Spicer and his deputy Sarah Huckabee Sanders have only held four on-camera briefings in June. Despite all of these restrictions, however, Spicer did give two on-camera interviews to Fox News on Friday. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Hennessy didn't have his usual easel, but he stood in the back of the briefing room to document the scene. You can nearly see Press Secretary Sean Spicer's fumble his way through another Trump tweet storm. Spicer and his deputy Sarah Huckabee Sanders have only held four on-camera briefings in June. Despite all of these restrictions, however, Spicer did give two on-camera interviews to Fox News on Friday. (more...)
BJP slams Congress for 'dividing' nation on Presidential election
- June 24, 2017
The opposition could have had a first mover advantage on that by naming an Adivasi for the presidential elections . Prominent among those who attended the meeting held in the Parliament House Library were Congress president Sonia Gandhi , former PM Manmohan Singh and senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad , Mallikarjun Kharge and Ahmed Patel, besides NCP's Sharad Pawar and RJD's Lalu Prasad . (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The opposition could have had a first mover advantage on that by naming an Adivasi for the presidential elections . Prominent among those who attended the meeting held in the Parliament House Library were Congress president Sonia Gandhi , former PM Manmohan Singh and senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad , Mallikarjun Kharge and Ahmed Patel, besides NCP's Sharad Pawar and RJD's Lalu Prasad . (more...)
North Korean diplomat offers compromise to halt nuclear tests
- June 24, 2017
North Korea's state media, which is normally quick to publicize successful missile-related developments, did not carry any reports on the engine test. "China is willing to maintain communication and coordination with relevant parties including the United States to ease tensions on the peninsula", State Councillor Yang Jiechi said, according to the ministry. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
North Korea's state media, which is normally quick to publicize successful missile-related developments, did not carry any reports on the engine test. "China is willing to maintain communication and coordination with relevant parties including the United States to ease tensions on the peninsula", State Councillor Yang Jiechi said, according to the ministry. (more...)
Police officer beaten to death in Indian-controlled Kashmir
- June 24, 2017
The deputy superintendent of police was stripped naked and stoned to death by an irate mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people, who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque in downtown area in the early hours on Friday. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
The deputy superintendent of police was stripped naked and stoned to death by an irate mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people, who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque in downtown area in the early hours on Friday. (more...)
Trump approves $2B sale of drones to India ahead of meeting
- June 24, 2017
With the United States expected to authorize India's purchase of naval drones, a senior White House official cautioned on Friday that any USA military transfer to India would not represent a threat to its rival neighbor Pakistan. A dinner is scheduled to be hosted for PM Modi by President Trump the same day. Modi and Trump will have one-on-one talks followed by a meeting between delegations. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
With the United States expected to authorize India's purchase of naval drones, a senior White House official cautioned on Friday that any USA military transfer to India would not represent a threat to its rival neighbor Pakistan. A dinner is scheduled to be hosted for PM Modi by President Trump the same day. Modi and Trump will have one-on-one talks followed by a meeting between delegations. (more...)
Oklahoma elections not targeted by Russian hackers, state says
- June 24, 2017
Hackers with ties to the Russian government successfully altered voter information stole thousands of voter records containing private information during attempts to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election, Time reported . Johnson stood by previous testimony that there was no evidence any votes were changed - but said that he could not assess whether the outcome of the election had been influenced, arguing that determination required "a social scientist or a pollster". (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Hackers with ties to the Russian government successfully altered voter information stole thousands of voter records containing private information during attempts to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election, Time reported . Johnson stood by previous testimony that there was no evidence any votes were changed - but said that he could not assess whether the outcome of the election had been influenced, arguing that determination required "a social scientist or a pollster". (more...)
Otto Warmbier: North Korea denies torturing captured US student prior to death
- June 24, 2017
Dennis Rodman suggested Friday that he is partly responsible for the release of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier , who died Monday after being released by North Korea. Two months later, he was found guilty of committing " hostile acts " against the North Korean regime and sentenced to 15 years' hard labor in a trial that reportedly lasted about an hour. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Dennis Rodman suggested Friday that he is partly responsible for the release of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier , who died Monday after being released by North Korea. Two months later, he was found guilty of committing " hostile acts " against the North Korean regime and sentenced to 15 years' hard labor in a trial that reportedly lasted about an hour. (more...)
Mourners Remember Student Held Captive By North Korea
- June 24, 2017
He was scheduled to graduate this year. "Our relevant agencies treat all criminals. thoroughly in accordance with domestic laws and worldwide standards and Warmbier was not an exception", a spokesman for the National Reconciliation Council said. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
He was scheduled to graduate this year. "Our relevant agencies treat all criminals. thoroughly in accordance with domestic laws and worldwide standards and Warmbier was not an exception", a spokesman for the National Reconciliation Council said. (more...)
Lobbyist wounded in GOP baseball shooting leaves hospital
- June 24, 2017
Authorities identified the gunman as James Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, who died of wounds sustained during a shootout with police. A photo shows Mika smiling and holding up a Werth jersey, with Werth at his hospital bed. Injured were Mika, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, another congressional aide and two Capitol Police officers. Jayson Werth, a Washington Nationals outfielder, visited Mika Thursday, Griffiths said in an email. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Authorities identified the gunman as James Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, who died of wounds sustained during a shootout with police. A photo shows Mika smiling and holding up a Werth jersey, with Werth at his hospital bed. Injured were Mika, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, another congressional aide and two Capitol Police officers. Jayson Werth, a Washington Nationals outfielder, visited Mika Thursday, Griffiths said in an email. (more...)
United States warplane blasts Syrian drone from sky
- June 24, 2017
On Sunday, a U.S. fighter jet downed a Syrian government warplane for the first time in the country's conflict south of Raqa, sparking an angry reaction from regime ally Russian Federation. Australian Defense Force Chief Mark Binskin told media in Canberra that their warplanes suspended operations in Syria just after shot down of Syrian warplane but it has been chose to restart the operation. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
On Sunday, a U.S. fighter jet downed a Syrian government warplane for the first time in the country's conflict south of Raqa, sparking an angry reaction from regime ally Russian Federation. Australian Defense Force Chief Mark Binskin told media in Canberra that their warplanes suspended operations in Syria just after shot down of Syrian warplane but it has been chose to restart the operation. (more...)
London man died after mosque attack with "multiple injuries"
- June 24, 2017
Ali, who was married, had four daughters, two sons and two grandchildren. Numerous victims had just left evening Ramadan prayers at the mosque. One man died in the incident early Monday near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London, and another 11 people were injured. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Ali, who was married, had four daughters, two sons and two grandchildren. Numerous victims had just left evening Ramadan prayers at the mosque. One man died in the incident early Monday near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London, and another 11 people were injured. (more...)
Kushner, Greenblatt met with family of murdered Border Policewoman in Israel
- June 24, 2017
Israel argues most settlements would be included within Israel as part of any future peace deal in exchange for giving Palestinians land of equal quality and quantity. Later Tuesday, the Israeli military said a Palestinian tried to stab soldiers on duty in the West Bank who responded by opening fire, killing him. (more...)
- June 24, 2017
Israel argues most settlements would be included within Israel as part of any future peace deal in exchange for giving Palestinians land of equal quality and quantity. Later Tuesday, the Israeli military said a Palestinian tried to stab soldiers on duty in the West Bank who responded by opening fire, killing him. (more...)
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