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Image copyright AFP Image caption Pakistani soldiers by what Pakistan says is wreckage from a downed Indian jet Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets and captured two pilots in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over Kashmir. India says it lost one MiG21 fighter and a pilot was missing in action. Pakistani PM Imran Khan said the two sides could not afford a miscalculation with…

As House Democrats vote Tuesday to stop President Trump’s emergency declaration on the southern border, congressional Republicans should ask themselves: Why is it that every other president is permitted by courts to exercise “executive discretion,” and yet Trump isn’t? A New York Times report on Monday set up the scene for weak-willed Senate Republicans, writing that, “The [Democrat-controlled] House’s vote on a declaration of disapproval will force Republicans to choose…

Video Ivanka Trump: Americans want to work for what they get Ivanka Trump has come under fire for remarks she made in an upcoming Fox News interview. The president’s daughter and White House senior adviser spoke about a guaranteed minimum wage during a conversation with Fox News host Steve Hilton about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Democrat-backed Green New Deal. “I don’t think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something. I’ve…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Asia Politics Pakistan shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Pakistan armed forces said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, prompting leading powers to urge the nuclear armed rivals to show restraint. Tensions have been elevated since a suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at…

If recent history is any indication, and of course it is, Michael Cohen’s testimony this week in front of Congress is about to make any lunatic ramblings by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., look like the musings of a wise sage. Cohen, President Trump’s former gofer, will on Tuesday deliver what is expected to be three days of testimony implicating his ex-boss in a series of crimes Cohen has already pleaded…

As House Democrats vote Tuesday to stop President Trump’s emergency declaration on the southern border, congressional Republicans should ask themselves: Why is it that every other president is permitted by courts to exercise “executive discretion,” and yet Trump isn’t? A New York Times report on Monday set up the scene for weak-willed Senate Republicans, writing that, “The [Democrat-controlled] House’s vote on a declaration of disapproval will force Republicans to choose…

CLOSE To a red carpet welcome US President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi, Vietnam. Trump arrived hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Vietnamese capital by customized armored train and limousine for their second summit. (Feb. 26) AP HANOI – Warming up for his meetings with Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump spoke to the leaders of Vietnam on Wednesday while proclaiming that their country can be a…

Lonnell Saffold, the recording secretary for a local unit of the Service Employees International Union, said having two black women in the runoff shattered “a glass ceiling that Chicago probably would have never fathomed.” Mr. Saffold said he voted for Ms. Preckwinkle, but that Ms. Lightfoot had been his second choice. The city’s votes were sprinkled widely across the massive field of 14 candidates who had hoped to replace Mr….

But ahead of the Senate vote, lawmakers have not said what their next steps would be if the resolution to stop the emergency declaration fails. Three Republican senators — Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have said that they will support the resolution, and several others have expressed extreme unease. Vice President Mike Pence and a Justice Department lawyer joined Republican…

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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Commander Jonathan White testified Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee on the Trump administration’s migrant family separation policy. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Commander Jonathan White testified Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee on the Trump administration’s migrant family separation policy. Jose Luis Magana/AP In each of the past four years, 1,000 or…

The Twitter logo, as seen on a screen from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters) Tony Romm Brian Fung February 26 at 8:13 PM Twitter has permanently suspended Jacob Wohl, a far-right activist who previously tried to fabricate evidence about special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, for creating fake accounts in an alleged attempt to manipulate the 2020 presidential election. Twitter confirmed in a statement Tuesday…

Video Heavy snow, closed roads delayed rescue of nearly 200 passengers stuck on Amtrak train Amtrak train bound for Los Angeles collided with a tree on tracks near Oakridge, Oregon; Dan Springer reports from Seattle. An Amtrak train traveling from Seattle to Los Angeles has started moving again after spending 36 hours stranded in the snowy Oregon mountains with 183 passengers on board. The Coast Starlight train came to a…

As House Democrats vote Tuesday to stop President Trump’s emergency declaration on the southern border, congressional Republicans should ask themselves: Why is it that every other president is permitted by courts to exercise “executive discretion,” and yet Trump isn’t? A New York Times report on Monday set up the scene for weak-willed Senate Republicans, writing that, “The [Democrat-controlled] House’s vote on a declaration of disapproval will force Republicans to choose…

As House Democrats vote Tuesday to stop President Trump’s emergency declaration on the southern border, congressional Republicans should ask themselves: Why is it that every other president is permitted by courts to exercise “executive discretion,” and yet Trump isn’t? A New York Times report on Monday set up the scene for weak-willed Senate Republicans, writing that, “The [Democrat-controlled] House’s vote on a declaration of disapproval will force Republicans to choose…

As House Democrats vote Tuesday to stop President Trump’s emergency declaration on the southern border, congressional Republicans should ask themselves: Why is it that every other president is permitted by courts to exercise “executive discretion,” and yet Trump isn’t? A New York Times report on Monday set up the scene for weak-willed Senate Republicans, writing that, “The [Democrat-controlled] House’s vote on a declaration of disapproval will force Republicans to choose…

[Here’s what’s at stake in the meeting.] What the world may learn when he meets with Mr. Kim for the second time in a year is whether he is willing to accept a weaker deal with North Korea — and whether he can sell it. North Korea presents a far more difficult case than Iran. It already has an arsenal of as many as 30 nuclear weapons, as well as…

(Adds quote from Harris and more background) By Letitia Stein Feb 26 (Reuters) – North Carolina Republican Mark Harris said on Tuesday that he will not run again for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after a new election was ordered due to concerns of corruption in the 2018 vote. In an email, Harris cited health concerns as his reason not to seek the seat. He led Democrat…

If recent history is any indication, and of course it is, Michael Cohen’s testimony this week in front of Congress is about to make any lunatic ramblings by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., look like the musings of a wise sage. Cohen, President Trump’s former gofer, will on Tuesday deliver what is expected to be three days of testimony implicating his ex-boss in a series of crimes Cohen has already pleaded…

The Amtrak train that was stranded in Oregon from Sunday to Tuesday is part of the Coastal Starlight route that runs from Seattle all the way to Los Angeles. The route, which takes passengers through Portland, Sacramento and Oakland, stretches for 1,377 miles and takes about 35 hours from end to end during normal conditions, Amtrak says. On its website, Amtrak promotes the route not for its practicality but for…