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Mr. Sanders, of Vermont, would create an annual tax that would apply to households with a net worth above $32 million — about 180,000 households in total, or about the top 0.1 percent, according to the economists who worked on the plan. He would create a 1 percent tax on net worth above $32 million, with increasing marginal rates topping out at 8 percent on net worth over $10 billion….

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party this weekend decided to turn its annual convention (known as “conference” in Britain) into a circus of absurdity. With an election expected within the coming months, and with Labour trailing the Conservatives by around 7-10 points in the polls, this circus won’t be remembered fondly by party officials with brains. So it’s perhaps fortunate then that the brains seem to have departed this once-proud party. The…

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A slow but steady trickle of House Democrats are lining up this week to support the impeachment of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump’s top adviser on Asia to serve as deputy national security adviser United Auto Workers strike against GM poised to head into eighth day Trump doubles down on call to investigate Biden after whistleblower complaint: ‘That’s the real story’ MORE if the White House refuses to cooperate in the…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a new revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings. Trump’s order was first reported by The Washington Post and was confirmed to The Associated Press…

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg at the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, 2019. United Nations General Assembly By DAVID COHEN 09/24/2019 12:35 AM EDT Updated 09/24/2019 12:47 AM EDT 2019-09-24T12:47-0400 President Donald Trump mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter late Monday. Posting a fatalistic statement the Swedish teen had made earlier Monday at the United Nations’ special meeting on climate change, Trump tweeted: “She seems like a…

Image copyright Getty Images The FBI has arrested a US Army soldier on suspicion of sharing instructions via social media on how to make bombs. Jarrett William Smith allegedly suggested using a vehicle bomb to attack a major US news network. The 24-year-old wrote online about wanting to fight for a far-right group in Ukraine, say prosecutors. The private first class also suggested killing members of far-left group Antifa, says…

Christine Bader Debrecht’s daughter bought a used 2018 Honda Civic with fewer than 5,000 miles on it in June. It was the first car the 19-year-old ever bought. The St. Peters, Missouri, teen saved money from her grocery store job and a gift she received from her late grandmother to make her down payment. She had no idea that an aerosol can of dry shampoo would destroy it. Her car…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is canceling classes and closing public agencies as Tropical Storm Karen approaches the U.S. territory and threatens to unleash heavy flooding in the island’s eastern region. Gov. Wanda Vázquez said Monday that she has activated the National Guard and she urged people in flood-prone areas to seek shelter. Karen was located 195 miles (310 kilometers) south of St. Croix and moving north-northwest…

We’re all criminals, according to the “climate rebels” shutting down D.C.’s streets — er, causing more cars to idle, creating more pollution and greenhouse emissions. In an attempt to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” climate change protesters blocked traffic on several major expressways and downtown intersections over the weekend, and continue to do so today. At 16th and K Street NW, the protesters carried with them a…

We’re all criminals, according to the “climate rebels” shutting down D.C.’s streets — er, causing more cars to idle, creating more pollution and greenhouse emissions. In an attempt to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” climate change protesters blocked traffic on several major expressways and downtown intersections over the weekend, and continue to do so today. At 16th and K Street NW, the protesters carried with them a…

We’re all criminals, according to the “climate rebels” shutting down D.C.’s streets — er, causing more cars to idle, creating more pollution and greenhouse emissions. In an attempt to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” climate change protesters blocked traffic on several major expressways and downtown intersections over the weekend, and continue to do so today. At 16th and K Street NW, the protesters carried with them a…

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly. Pelosi’s conversations — and reconsideration of her long-held position that impeachment is too divisive — comes amid a growing clamor for impeachment that extends beyond the party’s liberal base and many Democratic presidential candidates to moderate lawmakers in competitive House seats. Seven freshman Democrats with previous service in the military, defense and U.S. intelligence said in a Monday night Washington…

The Trump administration has blamed Iran for the attacks on two vital oil facilities belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company Aramco nine days ago. That assertion was met with deep skepticism by politicians, experts, and even some US allies, mostly because the Trump administration has executed a maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic and many believe Washington has exaggerated intelligence about Tehran in the past. But America’s claim…

CLOSE On Monday, Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed in the far eastern Atlantic, joining Jerry and Karen. Accuweather Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Karen continues to move slowly across the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Authorities there urged residents to prepare for heavy winds, rain and damage on Tuesday and into Wednesday as Karen rolls toward islands still recovering…

Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply criticized President Trump in front of foreign leaders Monday, using his first appearance on the international environmental stage to highlight how California is addressing climate change, in contrast to the federal government. “I don’t know what the hell happened to this country that we have a president that we do today on this issue,” Newsom said to applause at the opening ceremony for Climate Week in…

In multiple comments to reporters, Mr. Trump sought to deflect attention from his actions and tarnish Mr. Biden, a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. “What Biden did is a disgrace. What his son did is a disgrace,” Mr. Trump said. He later added, angrily: “If a Republican ever did what Joe Biden did, if a Republican ever said what Joe Biden said, they’d be getting the electric…

We’re all criminals, according to the “climate rebels” shutting down D.C.’s streets — er, causing more cars to idle, creating more pollution and greenhouse emissions. In an attempt to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” climate change protesters blocked traffic on several major expressways and downtown intersections over the weekend, and continue to do so today. At 16th and K Street NW, the protesters carried with them a…