Blog
AOC responds to Trump’s racist attacks: ‘You cannot accept that we don’t fear you’ – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
AOC responds to Trump’s racist attacks: ‘You cannot accept that we don’t fear you’ – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
AOC responds to Trump’s racist attacks: ‘You cannot accept that we don’t fear you’ – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
ICE raids begin at a slow pace as immigrants, advocates brace for their arrival – NBC News
The Trump administration has begun immigration raids as part of an operation expected to target 2,000 immigrants over the few days, a senior U.S. official told NBC News on Sunday. So far, the pace has started slow; the official confirmed a handful of arrests had taken place, but the exact number was not immediately clear. The raids are expected to take place in as many as 10 cities. Earlier Sunday…
Slow-Moving Tropical Storm Barry Weakened But Rain And Flooding Still A Concern – NPR
Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall Saturday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall Saturday. David J. Phillip/AP Updated at 5:30 p.m. ET Though life-threatening flooding still poses a…
Boeing 737 MAX Grounding Could Stretch Into 2020 – The Wall Street Journal
The process of developing and certifying revised software and pilot-training changes has been repeatedly delayed, with airlines scrambling to cope with slips month after month. Share Your Thoughts Do the delays in getting the 737 MAX back into service add to doubts about the airplane or inspire confidence in the work regulators and Boeing are taking to ensure public safety? Join the conversation below. Boeing executives, FAA engineers and international…
Few 2020 Dems Address Netroots, Where Warren Reigns – RealClearPolitics
PHILADELPHIA — It was a cattle call that only a few presidential candidates answered. And while the front-runner was away in New Hampshire campaigning, the conference probably wouldn’t have welcomed former Vice President Joe Biden anyway. Just four Democratic hopefuls traveled to the City of Brotherly Love to address the progressive faithful Saturday at Netroots Nation. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro,…
Trump targets four freshman congresswomen, Pelosi in Twitter storm – Fox News
Video Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the least of Nancy Pelosi’s problems Republican strategist Colin Reed explains. President Trump squared off with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and four of her progressive freshman members on Twitter Sunday, and told them to go back to their countries of origin to fix the corruption plaguing those nations before they lecture the United States. In the tweet, Trump referred to them as “progressive Democratic Congresswomen” whose home countries…
A Weakened Tropical Storm Barry Creeps North, But Heavy Rain Remains A Major Concern – NPR
Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall Saturday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall Saturday. David J. Phillip/AP A weakened Tropical Storm Barry continued to drench parts of Louisiana…
ICE has begun raids to round up undocumented immigrants, official says – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
Power is restored in New York City after massive blackout, but many questions remain – USA TODAY
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…
Leaked UK memo says Trump left Iran deal to spite Obama – AOL
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…
Manhattan power is back on hours later as governor calls outage unacceptable – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
Barry’s sustained winds continue to weaken, expected rain totals dip, hurricane center says – NOLA.com
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…
ICE raids to begin Sunday in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Houston and other major cities – USA TODAY
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…
Daily Mail: Leaked cables show British ambassador saying Trump abandoned Iran deal in act of ‘diplomatic vandalism’ to spite Obama – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo swipes at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for being absent when power outage hits – Washington Examiner
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…
On the exact same day 42 years ago, a New York power outage turned into a crime rampage – CNN
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.
Jennifer Rubin: How Democrats should respond to Ocasio-Cortez – Salt Lake Tribune
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…
Manhattan transformer fire knocks out power to thousands in Midtown, Upper West Side – Fox News
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…