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Senate Democrats Play Hardball In Government Shutdown Fight – HuffPost
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who represents a state with a large number of federal employees, urged Senate Democrats to adopt the strategy in a tweet over the weekend. Since then, it has been endorsed by several progressive groups and nearly a dozen of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate.
Malibu Creek State Park murder: Anthony Rauda accused of killing Tristan Beaudette while he was camping with daughters – CBS News
A burglary suspect was charged Monday with murdering an Irvine father who was camping with his two young daughters in Malibu Creek State Park. CBS Los Angeles reports that Anthony Rauda, 42, is also accused of trying to kill 10 others in a series of shootings over the past two years. Rauda is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on one count of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and five…
Trump needs to bring a real concession to the shutdown bargaining table, not steel slats – Washington Examiner
Although President Trump has been previewing his ” artistically designed steel slats” for the southern border wall for weeks now, the White House is now trying to reframe the use of steel instead of concrete as a concession to Democrats. “If [Trump] has to give up a concrete wall, replace it with a steel fence in order to do that so that Democrats can say, ‘See? He’s not building a…
Gov. Haslam grants clemency to Cyntoia Brown – WKRN News 2
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (Photo: WKRN) Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (Photo: WKRN) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Days before leaving office, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown. Brown will be released to parole supervision on Aug. 7 after serving 15 years…
Inside the House GOP more closely mirrors Trump’s mold | Meet The Press | NBC News – NBC News
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The greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled – CNN
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See Kevin Spacey appear in courtroom – CNN
Actor Kevin Spacey, who is facing a charge of indecent assault and battery, was ordered by the judge to have no contact with the accuser. CNN’s Jean Casarez has the latest. #CNN #News
White House signals some compromise in ending U.S. government shutdown – AOL
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Showing signs of compromise, the White House signaled on Sunday that talks to reopen the federal government could produce a deal in which President Donald Trump moves away from his demand that a proposed barrier along the southern border be a concrete wall. The possible concession, which comes days after Trump had floated a barrier of steel instead of a concrete wall, came even as…
Bolton says Turkey must not attack Kurdish fighters once US leaves Syria – AOL
JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (Reuters) – White House national security adviser John Bolton added a new condition on Sunday to the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, saying Turkey must agree to protect the United States’ Kurdish allies. President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to announce a U.S. pullout from Syria left many questions open, chiefly whether Kurdish fighters who had been operating in northern Syria alongside U.S. forces would now be attacked by…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: I’m ‘a consensus builder’, not ‘a flamethrower’ – Washington Examiner
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said she doesn’t mind being labeled “radical,” but doesn’t see herself as a “flamethrower.” “There’s a lot of folks that I think sometimes want to brand me as a flamethrower. But really the truth, I think the truth of what I am is a consensus builder,” Ocasio-Cortez told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in a behind-the-scenes clip from her Sunday night interview. “I like to think that I’m…
Passing The Torch, California Gov. Jerry Brown Tells Newsom, ‘Don’t Screw It Up’ – NPR
California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom emerge from the Governor’s office to talk with reporters after meeting at the Capitol. Newsom will be sworn into office Monday Jan. 7, 2019. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom emerge from the Governor’s office to talk with reporters after meeting at the Capitol. Newsom will be sworn into office…
Liz Peek: Instead of attacking Trump, here’s what Romney should be doing – Fox News
Video Press loves Romney’s Trump blast New senator rips the president in op-ed. Shame on Mitt Romney. Publishing an ad hominem attack on President Trump in The Washington Post on the cusp of occupying a Senate seat that he won with the help of an endorsement from the Oval Office was dishonorable. In addition, it underscored what many voters suspected all along about Romney: that he is not to be…
White House Adds To List Of Border Demands As Shutdown Continues – NPR
President Trump speaks as he departs the White House for meetings at Camp David on Sunday. Trump stood firm on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, which has forced a shutdown of the government now entering its third week. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images President Trump speaks as he departs the White House for meetings at Camp David…
Bolton reassures a nervous Israel about Trump’s Syria plan – POLITICO
Alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, White House national security adviser John Bolton reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel’s right to self-defense. | Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images Foreign Policy The national security adviser is doing damage control with a key U.S. ally fearful that Iran will exploit Trump’s plans to exit Syria. By ELISE LABOTT 01/06/2019 06:43 PM EST JERUSALEM — National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday sought…
Passing The Torch, California Gov. Jerry Brown Tells Newsom, ‘Don’t Screw It Up’ – NPR
California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom emerge from the Governor’s office to talk with reporters after meeting at the Capitol. Newsom will be sworn into office Monday Jan. 7, 2019. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom emerge from the Governor’s office to talk with reporters after meeting at the Capitol. Newsom will be sworn into office…
Does Ocasio-Cortez think Trump is a racist? ‘Yeah. No question.’ – Washington Post
Allyson Chiu January 7 at 6:11 AM Sitting across from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Anderson Cooper appeared somewhat hesitant to pose his next question. “Do you believe President Trump is a racist?” Cooper asked haltingly during a “60 Minutes” interview with the 29-year-old congresswoman that aired Sunday. Ocasio-Cortez, however, didn’t pause before responding firmly, “Yeah. Yeah. No question.” The exchange has since gone viral with many praising Ocasio-Cortez for yet…
The man arrested in Jazmine Barnes’ death didn’t match the police sketch. Here are some possible reasons why – CNN
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As shutdown drags on, Trump officials make new offer, seek novel ways to cope with its impacts – Washington Post
Robert Costa Juliet Eilperin Damian Paletta Nick Miroff January 6 at 8:28 PM Trump administration officials began taking extraordinary steps to contain the fallout from the partial federal government shutdown Sunday, as the budget impasse between the president and congressional Democrats showed no signs of nearing a breakthrough. As agencies sought to deal with cascading problems across the federal bureaucracy, acting White House budget director Russell T. Vought sent congressional…
A tip from activist Shaun King led police to a suspect in the killing of Jazmine Barnes – CNN
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US will ‘assure’ Israel’s security before Syria pullout – Aljazeera.com
The withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria would take place in a manner that “absolutely assured” the security of Israel and other US allies in the Middle East, a top adviser to President Donald Trump has said. John Bolton made the pledge on Sunday hours after conditioning the US troop pullout from Syria on the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as…