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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…

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…

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…

What is “denuclearization”? The United States and North Korea have yet to agree on what “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” entails. Washington wants the “final, fully verifiable” dismantlement of all of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, fissile materials and production facilities. But North Korea has indicated, at times, that it will not give up its nuclear deterrent until the United States removes its 28,500 troops…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Health and Science The Senate Finance Committee’s probe into high drug prices won’t stop at pharmaceutical companies, Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley told CNBC on Tuesday. The Iowa Republican spoke hours before his committee members get a chance to grill executives from seven drugmakers — AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Sanofi. Grassley said there needs to be more transparency about…

WASHINGTON — For more than 90 years, a huge concrete cross has dominated part of Bladensburg, Maryland, a Washington suburb. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether it should stay, raising a question that has vexed the justices for decades: What is the proper place for religion in American public life? To its defenders, which include the state and the American Legion, the 40-foot-tall Peace Cross…

MORRISVILLE, Pa. – Authorities have arrested a mother and her daughter after five members of their family were found dead in an apartment. ABC News reports that 45-year-old Shana Decree and 19-year-old Dominique Decree murdered the victims in their two-bedroom apartment in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Police found the scene during a wellness check around 4 p.m. Monday. Two victims were identified as Shana’s children 25-year-old Naa’Irah Smith and 13-year-old Damon Decree…

SEOUL, South Korea — It’s unclear whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to give up his nukes anytime soon, and the same could probably be said for his cigarettes. Footage by Japan’s TBS TV showed Kim, a habitual smoker, taking a pre-dawn cigarette break Tuesday at a train station in China hours before his arrival in Vietnam for his high-stakes summit with President Donald Trump over resolving…

CLOSE In a comment that could be used to challenge his national emergency declaration on building border wall, President Donald Trump told reporters, “I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster.” (Feb. 15) AP WASHINGTON – The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution that would block President Donald Trump’s national emergency along the southern border. Trump declared a national emergency this month after Congress sent to…

Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to appear before three congressional committees this week before he heads to jail to serve a sentence for tax evasion and lying to Congress. On Tuesday, Cohen will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. On Wednesday, he will go before the House Oversight Committee. And on Thursday, he will testify before the House Intelligence Committee. It would be a great service…

Video Why Bernie Sanders faces an uphill climb to the Democratic presidential nomination Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign spokesman unloaded on Hillary Clinton and her team on Monday, calling them the “biggest a–holes in American politics,” after former members of Clinton’s campaign leaked details this week about Sanders’ use of private jets to attend campaign rallies on her behalf. Speaking to Politico, the spokesman, Michael Briggs, proceeded to call Clinton’s staff…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Crime Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort asked a federal judge in Washington on Monday to impose a prison term “significantly below” the statutory 10-year maximum, saying he was remorseful for his misdeeds and facing deteriorating health. Manafort, 69, who is due to be sentenced on March 13, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington last September to conspiracy against the United…

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HANOI, Vietnam — The White House press corps was being evicted from its dedicated workspace for the summit here between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — possibly to make room for the North Korean head of state. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted late Monday night that the White House press corps would be relocated from its planned staging ground at the Melia Hotel…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos talks to the media after his crew’s release US broadcaster Univision says its team was briefly detained in the Venezuelan presidential palace where they had been interviewing President Nicolás Maduro. The incident happened after award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos showed Mr Maduro images of Venezuelans eating from a bin lorry, the network says. Their equipment was confiscated. Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez…

Cardinal Pell is due to return to court on Wednesday for a pre-sentence hearing, where Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson, SC, will address Chief Judge Peter Kidd on the seriousness of the offending and the impact it had on the victims. Pell’s victim, who testified at the trial, is not expected to attend tomorrow. His lawyer is set to read his victim impact statement to the court. Pell’s lawyer Robert Richter,…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, pictured earlier this month, issued an executive order on Monday recalling all National Guard and Airmen troops from the U.S.-Mexico border. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, pictured earlier this month, issued an executive order on Monday recalling all National Guard and Airmen troops from the U.S.-Mexico border. Jose Luis Magana/AP Gov. Tony Evers recalled Wisconsin’s National Guard…

Video White House outlines four goals in talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Only eight months after the first U.S.-North Korea summit, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are preparing to meet again on Wednesday in Vietnam. There are high expectations for the second summit in Hanoi, where Trump and Kim will attempt to work through North Korea’s nuclear program, especially after the leaders’ first meeting…