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A Republican group is urging GOP members of Congress to take seriously allegations of obstruction of justice made against President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse panel seeks to block Pentagon funds for border wall Giuliani evokes Joseph McCarthy in criticism of Pelosi Giuliani evokes Joseph McCarthy in criticism of Pelosi MORE in a new ad released Monday. Republicans for the Rule of Law is airing the ad on “Fox & Friends” on…

Trump says Facebook, Amazon and Google were colluding with… In a live interview with CNBC, Trump addressed antitrust, saying, “obviously there is something going on in terms of monopoly.” Technologyread more

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say lightning struck a motorcyclist on a Florida interstate, causing a crash and his death. The Florida Highway Patrol tells news outlets the lightning strike hit the driver Sunday afternoon as he rode southbound on Interstate 95, cracking the 45-year-old’s now-burning helmet and sending him off the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene in east-central Florida. Florida troopers say an off-duty…

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But Democrats in both the Senate and Assembly also made a key concession, dropping their demand that Newsom agree to provide healthcare to all California residents, regardless of immigration status. The governor’s proposal, an expansion of the program that was ultimately accepted, will allow those in the U.S. illegally full access to Medi-Cal services up to age 25, as long as they meet financial eligibility requirements. Legislators had wanted to…

Video Trump strikes deal with Mexico after threat of tariff hike National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd says President Trump had to threaten tariffs to force Mexico to step up and publicly agree to the deal. Even as he again hailed his administration’s last-minute, much-heralded deal on Friday with Mexico as a “successful agreement” to address illegal immigration at the southern border, President Trump on Sunday bluntly suggested he might…

A photo provided by Michael Santana shows a collapsed construction crane at the Elan City Lights apartments in Dallas after severe thunderstorms on Sunday. Michael Santana/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Santana/AP A photo provided by Michael Santana shows a collapsed construction crane at the Elan City Lights apartments in Dallas after severe thunderstorms on Sunday. Michael Santana/AP A construction crane in Dallas came crashing down Sunday on an apartment…

Video Trump strikes deal with Mexico after threat of tariff hike National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd says President Trump had to threaten tariffs to force Mexico to step up and publicly agree to the deal. Even as he again hailed his administration’s last-minute, much-heralded deal on Friday with Mexico as a “successful agreement” to address illegal immigration at the southern border, President Trump on Sunday bluntly suggested he might…

BEIJING (Reuters) – “Foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday. Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament early on Monday after what had been a peaceful million-strong protest against the bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters. Hundreds of thousands had jammed…

Video Trump strikes deal with Mexico after threat of tariff hike National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd says President Trump had to threaten tariffs to force Mexico to step up and publicly agree to the deal. Even as he again hailed his administration’s last-minute, much-heralded deal on Friday with Mexico as a “successful agreement” to address illegal immigration at the southern border, President Trump on Sunday bluntly suggested he might…

BEIJING (Reuters) – “Foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday. Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament early on Monday after what had been a peaceful million-strong protest against the bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters. Hundreds of thousands had jammed…

Video Trump strikes deal with Mexico after threat of tariff hike National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd says President Trump had to threaten tariffs to force Mexico to step up and publicly agree to the deal. Even as he again hailed his administration’s last-minute, much-heralded deal on Friday with Mexico as a “successful agreement” to address illegal immigration at the southern border, President Trump on Sunday bluntly suggested he might…

BEIJING (Reuters) – “Foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday. Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament early on Monday after what had been a peaceful million-strong protest against the bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters. Hundreds of thousands had jammed…

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker greets supporters before the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame event June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo 2020 Elections The sprawling Democratic field, nearly all of whom attended the Hall of Fame dinner, sought to make a splash. By NATASHA KORECKI 06/09/2019 08:45 PM EDT Updated 06/09/2019 11:05 PM EDT 2019-06-09T11:05-0400 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the early state where field…

Senators are ramping up their efforts to block President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump hits Comcast, MSNBC over ‘hatred,’ ‘fake news’ Trump hits Comcast, MSNBC over ‘hatred,’ ‘fake news’ Public support for liberal policymaking at 60-year high, survey says MORE’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies. Lawmakers in both parties are feeling a sense of urgency to respond to Trump’s use of executive powers before the weapons are delivered…

CLOSE President Donald Trump has called off plans to place tariffs on Mexico. Buzz60 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Sunday that there’s more to his deal with Mexico on tariffs and immigration than he announced two days ago, but he offered no specifics. Trump tweeted that there were some things Mexico said it would do to curb Central American migration that were “not mentioned” in a description of the agreement…

Microsoft is revealing the first details about its next-generation Xbox hardware today. Rumors suggested Microsoft would launch two new Xbox consoles in 2020, with one designed to be the equivalent of the current Xbox One X and the other, the Xbox One S. We’re now starting to get more information on the next high-end Xbox console, codenamed Project Scarlett. Microsoft is including a custom designed CPU based on AMD’s Zen…

Yesenia Bosquez’s family had moved into their top-floor apartment just two weeks before the crane came crashing through Sunday. She returned from a shopping trip to find her apartment, where she’d left her husband, Jay, to recover from a shoulder injury, crushed by the twisted metal. It took about 30 minutes for authorities to tell her that her husband had been rescued alive and had been holding their dog while medics…