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In an unexpected tweet on Thursday afternoon, President Trump announced that White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving her post at the end of June. Who should replace her? Well, here are four Trump supporters who would bring very different styles to the Brady room’s podium. First off, in the MAGA devotee category: Sebastian Gorka. With a penchant for rather hyperbolic support of the president, and rather…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog agency is recommending that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be fired for repeatedly violating a law that limits certain political activities of federal employees. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Conway has become a “repeat offender” of the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media. A White House spokesman calls…

The apparent attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday represents a dramatic escalation in regional and international tensions. Coming just one month and one day after an attack on four other oil tankers in the same area, oil prices have spiked upward in fear of what might happen next. What’s going on here? Blame Iran. The United Arab Emirates and Saudis might want a United States…

Video Media melts down over President Trump ‘foreign dirt’ remark Reaction and analysis from constitutional law attorney Jenna Ellis Rives. A defiant President Trump pushed back Thursday against the outrage over his comments that he would be open to accepting opposition research from individuals from foreign countries, arguing he should have no obligation to call the FBI in certain cases while trying to turn the tables on Democratic lawmakers over…

Two oil tankers sailing near the contested Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked early Thursday, resulting in damage to both vessels. The Associated Press and CNN reported that the tankers, which were reported to be carrying cargo bound for Japan, suffered damage from explosions that the owner of one ship told CNN was caused “by some sort of shell.” Video posted to Twitter showed one of the vessels ablaze. Aerial footage shows one of the…

At least two dozen police officers and two journalists were injured in violent riots that broke out in Memphis overnight, the city’s mayor said Thursday. Six officers were taken to the hospital, Mayor Jim Strickland said in a statement. The injuries came amid clashes between police and protesters sparked by a fatal shooting in north Memphis on Wednesday night. US Marshals shot the man, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, while…

Thursday’s suspected attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman come a month after four commercial ships were hit in the same waterway, heightening tensions in a region already on edge. But these reported attacks appear to be even more aggressive. Here’s the difference between the two incidents. May 12 incident In the incident on May 12, four ships were at anchor in the UAE port of Fujairah, a…

Allyson Chiu June 13 at 5:14 AM More than a dozen 2020 Democratic presidential candidates rebuked President Trump on Wednesday night after he said he would consider taking information on his political challengers from a foreign government. Many renewed calls for impeachment, further raising the profile of a highly charged and divisive cause, while also voicing new concerns about the security of American elections. In an interview with ABC News’…

Mrs. Lam, who was handpicked by the central government in Beijing, has showed little interest in withdrawing the legislation and has compared the protesters to spoiled children. After a day of protests that at times turned violent, 200 members of the Election Committee, the body that anoints the territory’s chief executive, published an open letter on Wednesday night calling on Mrs. Lam to resign. “We believe that Carrie Lam has…

Less than a year after announcing a $3.9 billion makeover for America’s most famous aircraft, President Donald Trump shared never-before-seen images of Air Force One’s prospective redesign on Wednesday during an exclusive interview with ABC News. “George, take a look at this,” Trump boasted to ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, as he flashed mock-ups of his vision for the next generation of the presidential aircraft. “Here’s your new Air…

Amanda Knox returned to Italy for the first time since she was imprisoned and later acquitted in the murder of her British roommate. Knox, 31, was invited to speak at a conference organized by the Italy Innocence Project, which works to aid those falsely accused and charged. On Twitter Wednesday, Knox said she is not doing interviews before her speech in Modena in the hope that her speech “will speak…

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President Donald Trump may not alert the FBI if foreign governments offered damaging information against his 2020 rivals during the upcoming presidential race, he said, despite the deluge of investigations stemming from his campaign’s interactions with Russians during the 2016 campaign. Asked by ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in the Oval Office on Wednesday whether his campaign would accept such information from foreigners — such as China or Russia…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Six suspects, including the alleged gunman, have been detained in the shooting of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz, the Dominican Republic’s chief prosecutor said Wednesday. Other suspects were also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars. “At this…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee voted Wednesday to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to a decision adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee voted 24-15 to advance contempt measures against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The vote sends the measures to the full House. The…

The Justice Department intends to interview two CIA officers for its review of the origins of the Russia investigation. U.S. Attorney John Durham’s team wants to talk to at least one senior counterintelligence official and a senior analyst who examined Russia’s role in meddling in the 2016 election, according to the New York Times. Although formal requests have not yet been submitted, CIA Director Gina Haspel informed senior officials that…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday to keep secret the documents related to adding a citizenship question to the census as a House panel voted to hold two Cabinet members in contempt for defying subpoenas for the documents. In a further escalation of conflicts between Congress and the administration, the Oversight and Reform Committee voted 24-15 to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for…