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CLOSE California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on Monday in a prime-time town hall meeting. Time WASHINGTON – Sen. Kamala Harris joined the ranks of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates advocating for the impeachment of President Donald Trump before they get the chance to unseat him at the ballot box.  The California Democrat said she supports impeachment proceedings during a CNN town hall event on Monday.  “I…

The Supreme Court justices are hearing oral arguments Tuesday over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to forms for the 2020 census. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP The Supreme Court justices are hearing oral arguments Tuesday over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to forms for the 2020 census. Susan Walsh/AP The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments…

President Trump spent early Tuesday morning tweeting his grievances against the media. He targeted The New York Times, referring to the outlet as the enemy of the people and saying the publication will “have to get down on their knees [and] beg for forgiveness” from him, inaccurately claiming the paper apologized to him in 2016 for its coverage during the election. He attacked New York Times opinion columnist Paul Krugman…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service faced a final deadline on Tuesday for handing over President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Democrats in Congress, in a showdown that could mire the administration and lawmakers in a lengthy legal fight. Representative Richard Neal, Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, requested six years of Trump’s individual and business returns on April 3 and…

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But in the Sri Lanka attack, it appears that all seven suicide vests detonated and did heavy damage, Mr. Stewart said, indicating skill at making bombs and manually activated detonators, and suggesting access to a large supply of military-grade high explosives. “You don’t do that by accident, so they must have a fairly decent logistics network and funding,” he added. But Joshua A. Geltzer, a former senior director for counterterrorism…

Larry Mitchell Hopkins appears in a police booking photo taken in Las Cruces, N.M., on April 20. Hopkins made his initial court appearance Monday, on charges of possession of firearms by a felon. Dona Ana County Detention Center/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Dona Ana County Detention Center/Reuters Larry Mitchell Hopkins appears in a police booking photo taken in Las Cruces, N.M., on April 20. Hopkins made his initial court appearance…

Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has had numerous opportunities to free the two journalists but has refused all entreaties. Her attorney general, Htun Htun Oo, oversaw the prosecution of the case, which human rights advocates argued should have been dropped. Earlier this month, the country’s president, Win Myint, pardoned almost 10,000 prisoners, but Mr. Wa Lone and Mr. Kyaw Soe Oo were not among them. “Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe…

DENA MILLER, STUDENT, ST. ANSELM COLLEGE:  Hi, Senator.   I like so many other students had to take out loans to pay for my education that I will be paying for years.  What is your plan to deal with student debt and the rising cost of education?     WARREN:  OK, thanks for the question, Dena.     You know, this is the America we live in now.  Basically to get a…

Democratic leaders in the House told rank-and-file lawmakers they plan to continue pursuing multiple avenues of inquiry into President Trump before deciding whether to initiate impeachment proceedings.  On a conference call Monday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of several powerful committees discussed Democrats’ path forward following the release of the Mueller report. Pelosi spoke briefly at the beginning of the call to reiterate her position — stated…

• One of the suicide bombers was arrested a few months ago on suspicion of having vandalized a statue of Buddha, a highly provocative act in Sri Lanka, a Buddhist-majority island nation in the Indian Ocean. • In Washington, intelligence and counterterrorism analysts were scrutinizing possible ties between the Islamic State and the attackers, but as of Monday afternoon had not reached any definitive conclusions. What we know about who…

President Trump told reporters he had an avid supporter of the wall he wants to build along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the White House pool report, while Trump was helping children color cards for U.S. service members during the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll, he said young boy asked him about the border wall. “I will. Oh It’s happening. It’s being built now. Here’s a young guy who…

With the release of the Mueller report, 2020 Democrats have come to a fork in the road on the question of whether or not the House should initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump. In light of this, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., became the first presidential candidate to call for his removal. During a campaign event in New Hampshire over the weekend, Warren told a crowd of supporters: “We cannot be…

Larry Mitchell Hopkins, a militia leader in New Mexico who was arrested by the FBI over the weekend on weapons charges, allegedly said his group was plotting to assassinate President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other liberal figures. Documents unsealed in court on Monday show the FBI began looking into Hopkins in 2017 after receiving reports that said his group, known as the United Constitutional Patriots, was “training to assassinate…

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Today at Tesla’s first Autonomy Day event, Elon Musk took questions from the press but didn’t have time for questions about lidar. Historically, he’s been vocal about the technology, and this time he put it as clear as he could. “Lidar is a fool’s errand,” Elon Musk said. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed. Doomed! [They are] expensive sensors that are unnecessary. It’s like having a whole bunch of expensive…

On Easter Sunday, coordinated terrorist attacks killed at least 290 people worshiping at churches and staying in nearby luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. At least 500 people were wounded. Sri Lankan authorities have officially blamed an Islamist militant group for the attacks. As the world grapples with how this could have happened, particularly because officials were warned of the brewing terrorist attacks, it’s clear that Christians were targeted on one…

It’s official: Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, a development President Donald Trump announced via tweet on Monday. My friend Herman Cain, a truly wonderful man, has asked me not to nominate him for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. I will respect his wishes. Herman is a great American who truly loves our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April…

In the escalating battle of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to see who can offer the most free stuff, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has taken the extraordinary step of calling for having the government forgive student loan debt. This pander will not only be incredibly costly, but it will be a slap in the face to those who have already struggled to pay off their student loans without government assistance. The…

A technical services leader from Denver Sunday was a day of ever-increasing dread for friends and family of Dieter Kowalski, a 40-year-old Denver resident who was killed in the attack. Mr. Kowalski was a senior leader of technical services for Pearson, an educational media company. He was on a business trip to Sri Lanka, where he worked with several engineering teams, according to his LinkedIn profile. It was his second…