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US claims to have images showing Iranian freighters they believe are carrying missiles – CNN
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F-16 crashes into building near runway at March Reserve Air Force Base – ABC News
An F-16 crashed at March Reserve Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, hitting a warehouse located right by the runway. Maj. Perry Covington, a public affairs officer, said the building was on fire. The pilot ejected and was OK, Covington said. KABC An F-16 fighter jet crashed into a building near the runway at March Reserve Air Force Base, May 16, 2019. No other injuries were reported. 🚨Plane crash🚨 into…
Pregnant woman killed in Chicago: 3 arrested today in death of pregnant Chicago woman Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui – CBS News
A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family members said. The newborn was in grave condition and not expected to survive. Three people were charged in the death of Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui, 19, on Thursday. Police said Clarisa Figueroa, 46, and her daughter Desiree Figueroa, 24, were…
Trump Financial Disclosures Show Drop In Mar-A-Lago Income – NPR
President Trump speaks to service members of the U.S. Coast Guard during an invitation to play golf at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Trump resort at Mar-a-Lago brought in nearly $23 million last year. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Trump speaks to service members of the U.S. Coast Guard during an invitation to play golf at Trump International Golf…
Trump’s immigration proposal sounds nice, but he’ll probably let his supporters down again – Washington Examiner
There’s no reason for anyone to get excited about the White House’s “new” immigration proposal. If he treats it anything like he treated the nearly identical bill introduced two years ago by Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., President Trump will forget about it 10 days after it’s introduced. White House officials have been dripping out details on the plan for two weeks, and so far it’s set…
Trump’s immigration proposal sounds nice, but he’ll probably let his supporters down again – Washington Examiner
There’s no reason for anyone to get excited about the White House’s “new” immigration proposal. If he treats it anything like he treated the nearly identical bill introduced two years ago by Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., President Trump will forget about it 10 days after it’s introduced. White House officials have been dripping out details on the plan for two weeks, and so far it’s set…
Trump’s immigration proposal sounds nice, but he’ll probably let his supporters down again – Washington Examiner
There’s no reason for anyone to get excited about the White House’s “new” immigration proposal. If he treats it anything like he treated the nearly identical bill introduced two years ago by Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., President Trump will forget about it 10 days after it’s introduced. White House officials have been dripping out details on the plan for two weeks, and so far it’s set…
Trump Tells Pentagon Chief He Does Not Want War With Iran – The New York Times
The president’s professed hopes for a dialogue with Iran seem unlikely to produce a breakthrough any time soon. In Tokyo, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran said there was “no possibility” of discussions with the administration to ease the tensions, Agence France-Presse reported. “The escalation by the United States is unacceptable,” Mr. Zarif told reporters, according to AFP. Mr. Pompeo has outlined 12 steps that Iran must take to…
Kavanaugh, Collins back in spotlight after Alabama abortion law is signed – CNN
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US-China trade war: Trump may be targeting Huawei, but impact could be wider – Vox.com
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday barring US companies from using information and communication technology made or controlled by firms that pose a national security risk, and declaring a national emergency on the matter. While the order didn’t mention any countries or companies in particular, it’s clearly aimed at China. More specifically, many are arguing, it’s aimed at Huawei, the Chinese telecoms and smartphone manufacturing giant. The…
Trump financial disclosure reveals revenue dips at Mar-a-Lago, mixed results at other businesses – NBC News
He says he’s created “maybe the best economy we’ve had in the history of our country,” but the Trump presidency has been taking a modest economic toll on his businesses, according to annual financial disclosure forms released Thursday. Financial disclosure forms made public by the Office of Government Ethics show overall income from Trump’s businesses in 2018 was roughly in line with the revenue he raked in in 2017 —…
Missouri Senate passes bill to outlaw abortion at 8 weeks – NBC News
Missouri’s Senate has passed what its authors call one of the nation’s most stringent anti-abortion bills, which would outlaw nearly all abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill, dubbed Missouri Stands With The Unborn, by a margin of 24 to 10 early Thursday morning. In a statement, state Sens. Dave Schatz and Caleb Rowden said: “Today the Missouri Senate passed one of the most pro-life…
Trump’s Huawei Threat Is the Nuclear Option to Halt China’s Rise – Bloomberg
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Mayor Bill de Blasio Enters 2020 Race for President – The New York Times
[Where does Bill de Blasio stand on the issues? Find out here.] Mr. de Blasio often says that he has a “story to tell” about New York’s accomplishments, but his own narrative is also compelling. He was born Warren Wilhelm Jr. to a German-American father and an Italian-American mother; his father, a veteran who struggled with alcoholism, later killed himself. His relationship with his father was strained, and Mr. de…
President Trump to Provide Rare Look Into Finances in Report – TIME
(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report is expected to provide a rare glimpse into whether his presidency has helped or hurt his hotels, golf resorts and other parts of his business empire. The report, which is filed with the Office of Government Ethics and set for release Thursday, will be closely studied for changes in revenue at key properties in 2018, including his Mar-a-Lago resort in…
Did AOC take a shot at Biden during a Bernie Sanders event? – Fox News
Is Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders turning to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to stem Joe Biden’s surge in the polls? Reaction and analysis from Jason Meister, Trump 2020 campaign advisory board member, and Jay Jacobs, New York state Democratic chairman. #Outnumbered #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also…
Alabama abortion law: Alabama just criminalized abortions for women – and every single yes vote was cast by a white man – CBS News
Twenty-five members of the Alabama State Senate voted to pass the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill on Tuesday — and every single one of them were white men. On Wednesday, the state’s Republican female governor, Kay Ivey, signed the bill into law. After hours of discussion, the Senate on Tuesday passed the near-total abortion ban in a 25 to 6 vote. Of the 35 senators in the state, four are…
With a stroke of his pen, Trump worsens Europe’s Huawei dilemma – CNN
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Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran – The Washington Post
John Hudson Shane Harris Josh Dawsey Anne Gearan May 15 at 11:35 PM The Trump administration has been on high alert in response to what military and intelligence officials have deemed specific and credible threats from Iran against U.S. personnel in the Middle East. But President Trump is frustrated with some of his top advisers, who he thinks could rush the United States into a military confrontation with Iran and…
Amid US-China trade war, Americans need to know who they’re dealing with – Washington Examiner
President Trump is not backing down in his trade war. After initially raising tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods coming from China, the Trump administration also hiked tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of goods. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said: “We’re having a little squabble with China because we’ve been treated very unfairly for many, many decades or actually a long time,…