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House Democrats demand documents on Trump administration’s ‘bizarre and unlawful’ proposal to release migra… – Fox News

Monday, April 15, 2019

Video White House defends proposal to send migrant detainees to sanctuary cities House Democrats on Monday blasted the Trump administration over its “bizarre and unlawful” proposal to release immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities, and demanded documents from the White House and the Department of Homeland Security related to the floated policy. The Democrats also claimed that if it were enacted, it would be solely for “political purposes.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman…

China says US treats Latin America like its ‘backyard’ – ABC News

Monday, April 15, 2019

Beijing fired back at the U.S. on Monday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China‘s role in Venezuela as prolonging the crisis there. Pompeo’s accusations were “unfounded” and “deliberately drove a wedge” between China and Latin America, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a regular briefing. “For a long time, the United States has regarded Latin America as its own backyard to pressure, threaten and even subvert…

Mueller: George Conway reveals the key phrase to look for – AOL

Monday, April 15, 2019

Attorney General William Barr is expected to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in the coming days and conservative attorney George Conway says there’s one key phrase to look for.  In his summary of the findings, Barr claimed Mueller found no evidence of collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He wrote:  “As the report states: ‘[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump…

White House snubs to Congress leave Republicans as well as Democrats aghast – CNN

Monday, April 15, 2019

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In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims – The New York Times

Monday, April 15, 2019

“This contrast gives the president a chance to expand his support closer to 50 percent,” Mr. Nunberg insisted. But on Sunday, Democrats said Mr. Trump was diving into an issue on which he has a shaky standing. “He has no moral authority to be talking about 9/11 at all,” Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Mr. Nadler noted that Mr….

Trump offers advice to Boeing on 737 MAX planes: ‘REBRAND’ – POLITICO

Monday, April 15, 2019

President Donald Trump said he hoped the Boeing 737 MAX planes were only grounded “for a short period of time.” | Tom Brenner/Getty Images White House By CAITLIN OPRYSKO 04/15/2019 07:30 AM EDT President Donald Trump on Monday suggested aviation giant Boeing ditch the designation for its scandal-plagued 737 MAX planes, renaming the aircraft once a critical software issue is fixed and they are able to fly once again. “What…

PITTSBURGH WEATHER: Storms moving out, cold air moving in – WPXI Pittsburgh

Monday, April 15, 2019

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Trump campaign raked in over $30M in first quarter – Fox News

Monday, April 15, 2019

Video Trump campaign shatters fundraising records, adds senior staff for 2020 race President Trump’s re-election campaign raised $30.3 million in the first quarter of this year, far pacing the leading fundraisers among the Democrats, Fox News confirmed Sunday. The Trump campaign said nearly 99 percent of its donations were of $200 or less, with an average donation of $34.26. In all, the campaign had $40.8 million cash on hand, an unprecedented…

Nadler floats idea of Stephen Miller taking questions from Congress over immigration – Fox News

Monday, April 15, 2019

Video Does Stephen Miller have too much influence over Trump administration policy? Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Sunday said White House aide Stephen Miller, “who seems to be the boss of everybody on immigration,” should appear in front of Congress and try to explain recent developments in policy, including the idea to send migrants from the border to sanctuary cities. Nadler told CNN that he learned from “whistle-blowers” that Miller…

Rep. Ilhan Omar says she has experienced increase in death threats – CNN

Monday, April 15, 2019

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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…