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R&B star R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, two law enforcement sources said Thursday night. Robert Kelly, 52, was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators from the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to be taken to New York, the sources said. Further details were expected to be announced Friday. Homeland Security’s investigations division and New York police declined to comment….

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenSanders to join diabetes patients on trip to Canada to buy cheaper insulin George Conway renews ‘pathological narcissist’ attack on Trump in tweetstorm Trump teases social media summit before veering into attacks on press, Democratic challengers MORE (D-Mass.) took aim at President TrumpDonald John TrumpControversial platform Gab slams White House for not inviting it to social media summit GOP senator: US should ‘reevaluate’ long-term relationship with Saudis Pelosi…

Hurricane warnings have been issued along parts of the Louisiana coastline as Tropical Storm Barry moves toward the state’s shores. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains, high winds and a storm surge to a region already inundated with flood waters. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a hurricane warning from Intracoastal City to Grand Isle, which is a swath just south of points from Lafayette to New…

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Video Trump orders federal departments, agencies to provide citizenship records: We will leave no stone unturned President Trump outlines new steps to determine how many citizens and non-citizens make up the U.S. population. President Trump, speaking at the White House on Thursday, announced that he would “immediately” issue an executive order to get an accurate count of non-citizens and citizens in the United States — a measure Trump said would be…

Video Trump orders federal departments, agencies to provide citizenship records: We will leave no stone unturned President Trump outlines new steps to determine how many citizens and non-citizens make up the U.S. population. President Trump, speaking at the White House on Thursday, announced that he would “immediately” issue an executive order to get an accurate count of non-citizens and citizens in the United States — a measure Trump said would be…

Video Trump orders federal departments, agencies to provide citizenship records: We will leave no stone unturned President Trump outlines new steps to determine how many citizens and non-citizens make up the U.S. population. President Trump, speaking at the White House on Thursday, announced that he would “immediately” issue an executive order to get an accurate count of non-citizens and citizens in the United States — a measure Trump said would be…

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has faced criticism for making a “sweetheart deal” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that cut a serious prison sentence on sex trafficking charges down to just 13 months in a private wing of a Palm Beach jail. But he is not the only criminal justice official who failed Epstein’s victims. Acosta held a press conference in Washington Wednesday, aiming to defend himself from critics…

Video ICE reportedly ready to begin operation to arrest, deport 2,000 illegal immigrants The New York Times reports that raids are set to begin; Mark Meredith reports alongside border officials in Hidalgo, Texas. Starting Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to resume its previously announced plan to apprehend thousands of illegal immigrants across the country. The reinvigorated effort comes just weeks after President Trump tweeted that ICE was preparing to kick off…

CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) – When KPLC called area grocery stores checking on supplies ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, we also asked whether alcohol sales were up.

Nancy Pelosi tried to scold the “Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse” this week, and boy, did it escalate quickly. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has responded by accusing the speaker of — what else? — racism. Considering Democrats spent the entire Obama era claiming that all opposition to their agenda constituted racism, it really could not have happened to a nicer party. Pelosi spoke privately with members of her caucus this week, admonishing…

New York (CNN)Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein proposed a bail package on Thursday that would allow the multimillionaire alleged sex trafficker to remain out of jail pending trial and live instead in home detention at his Upper East Side mansion, one of the largest residences in Manhattan and valued at $77 million, according to court documents. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘us/2019/07/09/epstein-plea-deal-alex-acosta-drew-griffin-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height:…

President Donald Trump is expected to announce Thursday that he’s taking executive action on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census — a move that comes two weeks after the Supreme Court rebuffed the administration’s justification for including the question. Here are some answers to key questions about the census issue ahead of Trump’s announcement. 1. Would an order violate the Supreme Court? Not necessarily. The Supreme Court’s June…

New York (CNN)Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein proposed a bail package on Thursday that would allow the multimillionaire alleged sex trafficker to remain out of jail pending trial and live instead in home detention at his Upper East Side mansion, one of the largest residences in Manhattan and valued at $77 million, according to court documents. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘us/2019/07/09/epstein-plea-deal-alex-acosta-drew-griffin-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height:…

President Donald Trump is expected to announce Thursday that he’s taking executive action on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census — a move that comes two weeks after the Supreme Court rebuffed the administration’s justification for including the question. Here are some answers to key questions about the census issue ahead of Trump’s announcement. 1. Would an order violate the Supreme Court? Not necessarily. The Supreme Court’s June…

NEW ORLEANS — 1 PM Thursday update:  The 1 PM advisory has just been released from the National Hurricane Center, it shows little change from the previous advisory issued at 10 AM. Barry’s presentation on satellite is looking more defined and slightly better organized, a sign that it is beginning to take advantage of the warm ocean waters and a slight reduction in wind shear and dry air….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some are watching old video of his previous testimony. Others are closely re-reading his 448-page report. And almost all are worrying about how they’ll make the most of the short time they’ll have for questioning. Robert Mueller, the Democrats know, will be tough to crack. The stern, reticent former FBI director has said he won’t answer questions beyond what is in the report on Russia’s election meddling…

Video The deadline is up for Congress to fix the crisis at the southern border, Trump set to begin ICE raids Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb weighs in on how bad things are at the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are preparing to conduct raids beginning Sunday to arrest thousands of illegal immigrants across the U.S. just weeks after President Trump announced that he was delaying the operation. The…

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to authorize subpoenas targeting current and former Trump administration officials, as lawmakers seek documents from them as well as their testimony. The panel voted along party lines 21-12 to approve a resolution that authorizes subpoenas for 12 people who are witnesses sought in the panel’s investigation into potential obstruction and abuse of power by President Donald Trump. Separately, the resolution also…

Video Jeffrey Epstein’s opulent New York mansion said to contain bizarre, disturbing art The extravagant home of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly contains a plethora of odd and disturbing art pieces, including a collection of prosthetic eyeballs and a painting of Epstein in a prison yard. Epstein has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking, and authorities have found a collection of pornography believed to contain images of…