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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,…

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,…

Some allies of President Donald Trump say the White House is in for a rude awakening. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo White House Aides insist they have nothing to fear from the special counsel’s nearly 400-page report, though not all of the president’s allies are so confident. By ELIANA JOHNSON, DANIEL LIPPMAN and DARREN SAMUELSOHN 04/13/2019 03:37 PM EDT Updated 04/13/2019 05:03 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 17:03:00 EDT 2019…

Video Oakland mayor stands by choice to share ICE raid information Reaction on ‘Hannity’ after Oakland mayor warns illegal immigrants about upcoming ICE raids. President Trump and a California mayor traded barbs over Twitter on Saturday, prompted by the president’s repeated threats to release detained immigrants into “sanctuary cities.” The exchange between Trump and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf also appeared to be triggered, at least in part, by recent New York Times…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cassowary birds (file photo) are described as having “dagger-like” claws A 75-year-old man has been killed in Florida after he was attacked by a large flightless bird he owned. Alachua County Sheriff Department told the BBC they were called to the man’s property on Friday and found the man badly wounded by a cassowary. The man, named Marvin Hajos, was taken to hospital by…

President Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday. (Associated Press) President Trump unleashed a barrage of criticism against the New York Times in a series of tweets Saturday, describing the newspaper as “phony” over its coverage of his immigration policies and predicting it would cease to exist within six years. In his first Twitter post, the president…

President Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday. (Associated Press) President Trump unleashed a barrage of criticism against the New York Times in a series of tweets Saturday, describing the newspaper as “phony” over its coverage of his immigration policies and predicting it would cease to exist within six years. In his first Twitter post, the president…

President Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday. (Associated Press) President Trump unleashed a barrage of criticism against the New York Times in a series of tweets Saturday, describing the newspaper as “phony” over its coverage of his immigration policies and predicting it would cease to exist within six years. In his first Twitter post, the president…

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., issued a five-tweet response on Saturday after President Trump and others attacked her by promulgating a video with jarring images of the 9/11 attacks. “I did not run for Congress to be silent,” she wrote. “I did not run for Congress to sit on the sidelines. I ran because I believed it was time to restore moral clarity and courage to Congress. To fight and to…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police said the men sustained “horrific injuries” outside the venue on Sunday morning One man has been killed and three others wounded in a shooting outside a popular nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne. Three security guards from the Love Machine venue and a man queuing outside were shot in the incident on Sunday. “It would appear that shots have been discharged from a…

ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his property in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds,…

A 24-year-old man was arrested Friday in an incident in which a 5-year-old child may have been pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, police said. (April 12) AP

Video Trump says he won’t hand over tax returns as GOP leaders accuse Democrats of presidential harassment House Democrats on Saturday increased their demands for the IRS to give them access to President Trump’s tax returns — foreshadowing a lengthy legal battle in the courts House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., told the IRS that the law gives Congress a right to the six years of Trump’s…

Prominent Democrats defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) after Donald Trump tweeted a viral video featuring a recent speech given by Omar intercut with footage of 9/11. Members of Omar’s 2018 Congressional class, including Reps. Ayanna Pressley (MA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), responded to the tweet by accusing the president both of spreading Islamophobia and of endangering Omar’s safety. Members of Congress have a duty to respond to the President’s explicit…

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The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local): 9:20 p.m. The Department of Homeland Security denies that President Donald Trump “indicated, asked, directed or pressured” Kevin McAleenan to do anything illegal. Last week Trump urged his soon-to-be acting homeland security secretary to seal the southern border and told McAleenan he would pardon him if he were to find himself in trouble for blocking legal asylum-seekers. That’s according…