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CLOSE This combination of pictures created on July 14, 2019m shows Radio City Music Hall facade pictured after the lights came back on after a major power outage affected parts of New York City on July 13, 2019. (Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images) New York City tried to regain its footing Sunday after the restoration of power from a massive blackout late into Saturday night amid questions of how the outage happened.  Utility company Con…

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. newspaper published more leaked memos from Britain’s ambassador in Washington on Sunday, despite a police warning that doing so might be a crime. In one 2018 cable published by the Mail on Sunday, U.K. ambassador Kim Darroch says President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran as an act of “diplomatic vandalism” to spite his predecessor, Barack Obama. The memo was…

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Hurricane Barry, now a tropical storm, continues to weaken as it continues its trek inland, the National Hurricane Center said in its 10 p.m. Saturday advisry. Winds have decreased to 50 mph. Additional weakening is expected as Barry’s center moves farther inland, eventually weakening to a depression on Sunday. Barry’s expected rain accumulations total has decreased as well, with only 8 to 15 inches of rain…

CLOSE House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy clashed Thursday over a planned nationwide immigration enforcement operation expected to begin this weekend targeting people who are in the United States illegally. (July 11) AP, AP DENVER — Immigrant communities across the U.S. braced Sunday for federal raids and detentions promised by President Donald Trump. Trump confirmed the raids Friday after reports that thousands of immigrants would be arrested starting…

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Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for being out of town when a massive blackout hit the Big Apple. “Mayors are important. And situations like this come up, you know. And you have to be on-site. … I think its important to be in a place where you can always respond, but look, everybody makes their own political judgment, and I’m not going to second-guess…

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That’s not exactly what happened in the Democratic House caucus on Thursday, but it was close. The good news for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the Democratic Party and the country at large was that Pelosi didn’t have to be the bad guy. Her members, mostly moderates, and her nonwhite members did what they should have done a few months ago: Tell Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and her three “squad” members…

Video Widespread NYC power outage cripples subway system, snarls traffic Con Ed has reported that over 44k customers are without power in Midtown Manhattan. A transformer fire caused a large-scale power outage in parts of New York City Saturday evening, knocking out traffic lights, stalling elevators and limiting subway service. As of 9 p.m. Saturday, Con Edison reported that more than 51,000 customers were without power in an area that included Midtown Manhattan…

Federal immigration authorities attempted raids in at least two neighborhoods in New York City on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the matter, a day prior to when President Trump had said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would begin national roundups of people illegally in the U.S. In New York City, ICE agents went to residences in the Harlem section of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood, the person…

Video Nancy Pelosi’s rift with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exposes divisions among House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Nancy Pelosi is ‘singling out’ members of Congress; reaction and analysis on ‘The Five.’ Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, suggested Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hurt the progressive cause when she downplayed the influence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other freshman lawmakers. Pelosi told The New York Times last week that…

Several Democrats traveled to Texas on Saturday and toured the same facility that Vice President Mike Pence visited the day prior.  Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern tweeted out a video of a group of migrants crowded behind a glass panel at the McAllen, Texas border patrol station.  We have been able to confirm what other Members of Congress have heard & seen: -no showers for over 40 days.-lights are kept on…

PHILADELPHIA — Protesters interrupted a panel featuring 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren, asking if she would legalize millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. if she is elected president. Warren was on stage at Netroots Nation when an activist stood on a chair and began yelling about immigration policies. Other activists held a sign that read, “Legalize 11 million, reunify all families.” “Let’s talk about immigration,” Warren responded as the protesters…

Some Louisianans choosing to stay behind President Trump’s emergency declaration frees up more federal resources and will help coordinate the response to the looming disaster. Ahead of the storm, Louisiana residents in low-lying areas tied up boats, stocked up on supplies, prepared sandbags and got out Thursday. “Anytime there is a disturbance it always disturbs me,” Ken Smith said. But some chose to stay behind. “Help people that need help,…

CLOSE Vice President Mike Pence toured a Border Patrol facility in Texas after reports that migrants detained are being held in dangerous conditions. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – In the sweltering Texas summer heat Vice President Mike Pence and reporters entered the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol facility and gave Americans a sense of the stench, crowded rooms, and the sounds of shouting men at the center of a political firestorm. Access is severely limited at…

Loading… Don’t see the graphic above? Click here. On Friday President Trump confirmed reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to conduct nationwide sweeps to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrant families who the government says have missed a court appearance or have been issued court-ordered removals from the country. “It starts on Sunday, and they’re going to take people out, and they’re going to bring them back to their…

Presented by “When Vice President Pence visited a migrant detention center here Friday, he saw nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences with not enough room for them all to lie down on the concrete ground. There were no mats or pillows for those who found the space to rest. A stench from body odor hung stale in the air.” | Mario Tama/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION…

Some Louisianans choosing to stay behind President Trump’s emergency declaration frees up more federal resources and will help coordinate the response to the looming disaster. Ahead of the storm, Louisiana residents in low-lying areas tied up boats, stocked up on supplies, prepared sandbags and got out Thursday. “Anytime there is a disturbance it always disturbs me,” Ken Smith said. But some chose to stay behind. “Help people that need help,…