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Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report | TheHill – The Hill

Monday, April 15, 2019

President TrumpDonald John TrumpWH spokesman: We’re working with DHS, ICE to try to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities Trump says he has legal right to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities Sanders calls on Trump to scrap his trade plan MORE reportedly publicly revived an earlier proposal to release migrants in sanctuary cities in part to distract from lingering questions about special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should…

Pelosi plays down influence of AOC wing of Democrats, says it’s ‘like 5 people’ – Fox News

Monday, April 15, 2019

Video Pelosi appears to mock Ocasio-Cortez over reliance on Twitter for support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tried to tamp down the perceived influence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive freshman Democrats, saying their wing in Congress was “like five people.” Speaking with CBS News’ Lesley Stahl on “60 Minutes,” Pelosi said the 29-year-old congresswoman from New York didn’t have a significant impact on the Democratic Party. The House speaker also said she…

Commentary: The 45th president of the U.S. is poisoning his nation – Salt Lake Tribune

Monday, April 15, 2019

Thinking people should understand this as a threshold moment for this presidency and the nation. Even though many would turn away and resume their convenient, middle-class lives and say, “I understand that they’re tired and they’re poor, they’re running from war lords and very well-organized crime, but the U.S. economy is doing pretty well under Donald Trump and an uncontrolled flood of immigration could ruin that,” seeming to indicate that…

Trump campaign to report $30 million haul – AOL

Monday, April 15, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press. The haul brings the campaign’s cash on hand to $40.8 million, an unprecedented war chest for an incumbent president this early in a campaign. The Trump campaign said…

Pete Buttigieg says he can beat Donald Trump in 2020 – The Washington Post

Monday, April 15, 2019

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at a rally on Sunday officially kicking off his presidential campaign. (John Gress/Reuters) Robert Costa April 14 at 5:28 PM SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of this northern Indiana city who in just weeks has vaulted from being a near-unknown to a breakout star in the Democratic Party, officially started his presidential bid here on Sunday, presenting himself as a…

PITTSBURGH WEATHER: LIVE UPDATES: TORNADO WARNING issued for Indiana County – WPXI Pittsburgh

Monday, April 15, 2019

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Swalwell on proposed assault weapons ban: ‘Keep your pistols, keep your long rifles, keep your shotguns’ – CNN

Monday, April 15, 2019

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Tiger Woods delivers for himself, golf, and America – Washington Examiner

Sunday, April 14, 2019

It was an extraordinary performance made more so for what, to Tiger Woods, must have seemed like an increasingly suffocating atmosphere of growing expectation. Could he really do it? Yes, yes he could. Winning his fifth Masters on Sunday, Woods thus also secured his fifteenth win of a major. It was his first in 11 years. The beauty of Woods’ performance in Augusta, Ga. is made more special by its…

Fox’s Wallace not ‘comfortable’ playing full 9/11 video tweeted by Trump | TheHill – The Hill

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Fox News’ Chris Wallace said Sunday that he was not “comfortable” playing the entirety of a video President TrumpDonald John TrumpWH spokesman: We’re working with DHS, ICE to try to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities Trump says he has legal right to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities Sanders calls on Trump to scrap his trade plan MORE tweeted Friday showing scenes from the 9/11 terrorist attack combined with remarks from Rep….

Rising Buttigieg formally launches presidential campaign – POLITICO

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign re-launch comes amid a surge of news placing the mayor of 102,000-person South Bend in the upper echelons of the Democratic presidential primary. | Darron Cummings/AP Photo 2020 Elections The mayor of South Bend has gained prominence since starting an exploratory committee in January. By DANIEL STRAUSS 04/14/2019 03:28 PM EDT Updated 04/14/2019 04:12 PM EDT 2019-04-14T04:12-0400 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Surging in early primary polls, Democrat…

At Least 3 People Dead As Severe Weather Moves Across Southern U.S. – NPR

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Severe weather that moved across the southern U.S. on Saturday left at least three people dead and ravaged numerous homes in its path. Two children, ages 3 and 8, were killed in eastern Texas when a tree fell on the car in which they were traveling. Angelina County Sheriff Greg Sanches said in a statement that the children, who were in the car with their parents during the storm, were…

Emboldened by His Attorney General, Trump Confronts Mueller Report Head-On – The New York Times

Sunday, April 14, 2019

“When they began to go after people he knew personally, who had worked for him for years, I think it gnawed at him, and I think he felt helpless,” said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and a confidant of Mr. Trump’s. But since Mr. Barr issued his letter, the president has felt liberated and has been testing his bounds. He has poked fun at Joseph R. Biden Jr., the…

Sanders: Plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities under ‘thorough’ review – Fox News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Video Sarah Sanders on Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, release of Mueller report White House press secretary Sarah Sanders joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss President Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, the upcoming release of the Mueller report and more. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed to “Fox News Sunday” that President Trump’s prospective plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities…

9 unanswered questions for the Mueller report – CNN

Sunday, April 14, 2019

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Sanders: Plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities under ‘thorough’ review – Fox News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Video Sarah Sanders on Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, release of Mueller report White House press secretary Sarah Sanders joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss President Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, the upcoming release of the Mueller report and more. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed to “Fox News Sunday” that President Trump’s prospective plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities…

Sanders: Plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities under ‘thorough’ review – Fox News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Video Sarah Sanders on Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, release of Mueller report White House press secretary Sarah Sanders joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss President Trump’s threat to send detained migrants to sanctuary cities, the upcoming release of the Mueller report and more. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed to “Fox News Sunday” that President Trump’s prospective plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities…

Jerry Nadler attacks Attorney General Barr over use of word ‘spying’ – Washington Examiner

Sunday, April 14, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said the notion that the U.S. government spied on President Trump’s campaign is “complete and total nonsense.” During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Nadler said “spying is a loaded word” and Attorney General William Barr should not have used that term to characterize the investigation of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigation acted correctly in…

Senator Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns – AOL

Sunday, April 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Kamala Harris released on Sunday 15 years of tax returns through 2018, offering the most complete look to date at a presidential candidate’s finances. Harris held public office during the years 2004 through 2018. With her husband, Douglas Emhoff, an attorney, she had a combined adjusted gross income in 2018 of about $1.89 million, and paid total taxes of about $697,000, according…

Trump boasts of ‘absolute legal right’ to leave illegal immigrants at sanctuary cities – New York Post

Sunday, April 14, 2019

The US has the “absolute legal right” to take illegal immigrants to Sanctuary Cities, President Trump tweeted Saturday night. The tweet, which began with the words “Just out,” was sent soon after a White House press secretary told Jeanine Pirro on Fox News that since illegal immigrants can’t be kept indefinitely at detention centers, “the only thing you can do … is release them into American communities.” The tweet read,…