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Felicia Sonmez May 12 at 10:55 PM House Republican leaders took aim at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Sunday for a podcast interview in which she discussed her support for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In an interview on Yahoo News’s “Skullduggery” podcast published Saturday, Tlaib was asked about her position on the issue. The freshman lawmaker began her response by noting that the United States commemorated Holocaust…

The Pentagon is redirecting $1.5 billion in funding that was meant to be spent on a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, reconnaissance plane, overseas war efforts, and other projects to build 80 miles of border wall along the U.S.-Mexico boundary, according to a new report. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced the diversion of funds Friday, but a Defense Department document recently obtained by the Washington Post shows the money is…

The U.S. and Chinese governments both sent signals ahead of their trade talks in Washington last week that a pact was so near they would discuss the logistics of a signing ceremony. In a matter of days, the dynamic shifted so markedly that the Chinese deliberated whether to even show up after President Trump ordered a last-minute increase in tariffs on Chinese imports because the U.S. viewed China as reneging…

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U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen said in a news release Sunday that 30-year-old James L. Jordan of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was arrested early Saturday and charged with murder and assault.

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Republican-led states are charging ahead with a spate of restrictive anti-abortion bills designed to trigger a legal battle that lands at the doorstep of the Supreme Court, lawmakers and experts said. Alabama, poised to pass the country’s toughest limits this week in what would amount to an outright ban on abortion, is just one of two dozen states that have proposed or passed measures to restrict abortion this legislative session,…

Felicia Sonmez May 12 at 9:52 AM President Trump on Saturday took a swipe at Donald McGahn, saying the former White House counsel “had a much better chance of being fired” than special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Trump’s remarks, made in an evening tweet, came after reports that McGahn had declined a request by the president last month to issue a public statement that he did not believe Trump…

Trump’s views on trade, tariffs and multinational trade deals were set in stone long before he became president. In the 1980s, Trump lambasted Japan for “taking advantage of” the U.S., along with other countries. He railed against the trade deficits the U.S. had amassed with Japan and other trade partners. “It’s time for us to end our vast deficits by making Japan, and others who can afford it, pay,” Trump…

White House economic adviser Larry KudlowLawrence (Larry) Alan KudlowMORE on Sunday contradicted President TrumpDonald John TrumpBooker backpedals after comparing Warren’s Facebook proposal to Trump Booker: ‘Thoughts and prayers’ after gun violence are ‘bullshit’ Mike Pence tells Liberty University graduates to prepare to be ‘shunned,’ ‘ridiculed’ for being a Christian MORE, saying he didn’t disagree with the characterization that China is not paying the tariffs on goods coming into the U.S. …

Image copyright EPA Image caption There are regular protests against the US – and President Trump – in Iran Iran is facing “unprecedented” pressure from international sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani has said. Renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country’s 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq, Mr Rouhani said. His comments came amid rising tensions with the US, which last week deployed warships and warplanes to…

As House Democrats weigh imposing fines on members of the Trump administration figures to try to force officials to obey subpoenas, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., stressed the importance of having special counsel Robert Mueller testify before Congress. “The American people have a right to hear what the man who did the investigation has to say and we now know we certainly can’t rely on the attorney…

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

I’m reminded of a time, when I was in my early 30s, that I attended a yoga class with a friend who is a mother of three. When she went to introduce me to a group of moms she knew through her kids’ school, she said, “This is Lane, another mom from the neighborhood…” She paused and caught herself, and then said, “I mean, she’s a future mom from our…

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

I’m reminded of a time, when I was in my early 30s, that I attended a yoga class with a friend who is a mother of three. When she went to introduce me to a group of moms she knew through her kids’ school, she said, “This is Lane, another mom from the neighborhood…” She paused and caught herself, and then said, “I mean, she’s a future mom from our…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…