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President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Saturday Edition – Deadline

Saturday, March 30, 2019

EARLIER: After an epic Friday tweetstorm in which President Trump attacked the media, the Federal Reserve, Democrats, Mexico and its border policies, and radical leftists opposed to his policies, he opted for a different cause in a relatively quiet online Saturday morning. The Commander-in-Tweet has taken up the cause of Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is awaiting a court-martial trial in San Diego for allegedly stabbing to…

Illinois State Trooper killed in head-on collision north of Chicago – KMOV.com

Saturday, March 30, 2019

GREEN OAKS, Ill. (KMOV.com) — Early Saturday, an Illinois State Trooper was killed in a crash on I-94 in northern Illinois, according to police.  The crash happened near Green Oaks, Illinois, around 3:30 a.m. Illinois State police posted on their Facebook page Saturday informing the public that the trooper, 36-year-old Gerald Ellis, was traveling home in his squad car on westbound I-94 at 3:25 a.m. when…

Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘Pitch up, pitch up!’ – BBC News

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Image copyright Jonathan Druion Image caption The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed on Sunday Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago. An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has been blamed for the disaster which killed all 157 people on board. Soon after take-off – and just 450ft (137m) above the ground – the…

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities – USA TODAY

Saturday, March 30, 2019

CLOSE His appearance in El Paso on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, came as a temporary satellite processing center was set up under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Mark R Lambie and Aaron Martinez and Samuel Gaytan, Wochit EL PASO – Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The families are there…

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities – USA TODAY

Saturday, March 30, 2019

CLOSE His appearance in El Paso on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, came as a temporary satellite processing center was set up under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Mark R Lambie and Aaron Martinez and Samuel Gaytan, Wochit EL PASO – Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The families are there…

Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘Pitch up, pitch up!’ – BBC News

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Image copyright Jonathan Druion Image caption The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed on Sunday Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago. An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has been blamed for the disaster which killed all 157 people on board. Soon after take-off – and just 450ft (137m) above the ground – the…

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities – USA TODAY

Saturday, March 30, 2019

CLOSE His appearance in El Paso on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, came as a temporary satellite processing center was set up under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Mark R Lambie and Aaron Martinez and Samuel Gaytan, Wochit EL PASO – Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The families are there…

Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘Pitch up, pitch up!’ – BBC News

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Image copyright Jonathan Druion Image caption The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed on Sunday Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago. An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has been blamed for the disaster which killed all 157 people on board. Soon after take-off – and just 450ft (137m) above the ground – the…

Trump wants to kill Obamacare, but figuring out how to replace it is tough as ever – CNBC

Saturday, March 30, 2019

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Politics President Donald Trump has an Obamacare problem. His administration restarted its efforts to kill the health care law this week, backing a lawsuit that argues all of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Now, Trump faces a question that has confounded Republicans in recent years: if courts toss out Obamacare, how do you replace it with an alternative that expands coverage, cuts costs and…

Gabbard says it’s a ‘good thing’ Trump wasn’t charged by Mueller – AOL

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Distinguishing herself in a crowded field of Democrats running for president, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, called Robert Mueller’s decision not to charge Donald Trump with colluding with Russia during the 2016 election “a good thing for our country.” Gabbard, who lags in 2020 polls behind better-known rivals, said in a video posted to her Twitter account that “now that Mueller has reported that his investigation revealed no such collusion, we…

May explores idea of bringing Brexit deal back for 4th vote – ABC News

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal may not be dead after all — even though lawmakers voted to reject it for a third time Friday — the day Britain had long been scheduled to leave the European Union. The U.K. now faces a deadline of April 12 to present the EU with a new plan, or crash out of the bloc without an agreement. But May’s government is considering a…

‘We’re in the Last Hour’: Democracy Itself Is on Trial in Brexit, Britons Say – The New York Times

Saturday, March 30, 2019

It was barely seven summers ago that Britain presented itself to the world as a confident, outward-looking, post-imperial country. The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics — featuring a flock of sheep, a snippet of the Sex Pistols’ music and a skit about a skydiving Queen Elizabeth — suggested a country unburdened by longing for its more orderly, homogeneous past. It’s hard to conceive of that now. The referendum question…

Infowars host Alex Jones blames ‘psychosis’ for his Sandy Hook conspiracy claims – USA TODAY

Saturday, March 30, 2019

In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, “Infowars” host Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. (Photo: Tamir Kalifa, AP) Alex Jones, the firebrand Infowars host and conspiracy peddler says in a sworn deposition that his false statements after the Sandy Hook killings were caused by a “psychosis.” Jones made the claim in response to a defamation lawsuit brought by family members of the victims of the 2012 massacre. He faces…

Autopsy determines 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died from sepsis while in US custody – CNN

Saturday, March 30, 2019

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White House in disarray: Trump’s victory lap clouded by chaos – CNN

Saturday, March 30, 2019

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Gabbard says it’s a ‘good thing’ Trump wasn’t charged by Mueller – AOL

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Distinguishing herself in a crowded field of Democrats running for president, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, called Robert Mueller’s decision not to charge Donald Trump with colluding with Russia during the 2016 election “a good thing for our country.” Gabbard, who lags in 2020 polls behind better-known rivals, said in a video posted to her Twitter account that “now that Mueller has reported that his investigation revealed no such collusion, we…

Academia bolsters the Green New Deal’s policymaking by make-believe – Washington Examiner

Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Senate soundly rejected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal 0-57 on Tuesday after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., allowed the resolution, co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., to come to the floor. In protest of the political move, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., encouraged Senate Democrats to vote “present” on the resolution instead of “yes,” which all but three of them did. This week’s vote is the latest defeat for what has…

Gabbard says it’s a ‘good thing’ Trump wasn’t charged by Mueller – AOL

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Distinguishing herself in a crowded field of Democrats running for president, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, called Robert Mueller’s decision not to charge Donald Trump with colluding with Russia during the 2016 election “a good thing for our country.” Gabbard, who lags in 2020 polls behind better-known rivals, said in a video posted to her Twitter account that “now that Mueller has reported that his investigation revealed no such collusion, we…

Academia bolsters the Green New Deal’s policymaking by make-believe – Washington Examiner

Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Senate soundly rejected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal 0-57 on Tuesday after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., allowed the resolution, co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., to come to the floor. In protest of the political move, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., encouraged Senate Democrats to vote “present” on the resolution instead of “yes,” which all but three of them did. This week’s vote is the latest defeat for what has…

Gabbard says it’s a ‘good thing’ Trump wasn’t charged by Mueller – AOL

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Distinguishing herself in a crowded field of Democrats running for president, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, called Robert Mueller’s decision not to charge Donald Trump with colluding with Russia during the 2016 election “a good thing for our country.” Gabbard, who lags in 2020 polls behind better-known rivals, said in a video posted to her Twitter account that “now that Mueller has reported that his investigation revealed no such collusion, we…