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Man Charged With Capital Murder in Death of Jazmine Barnes – The New York Times
The initial description of the gunman as a white man was based on accounts of the shooting from the family, the sheriff’s office said in a news conference last week. The case had drawn national attention across the country. After Jazmine’s killing, the public mobilized to help the family. About 1,000 people attended a rally on Saturday. LaPorsha Washington, Jazmine’s mother, had told The Houston Chronicle that she believed the…
Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump’s Washington hotel – Los Angeles Times
A watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the General Services Administration, seeking documents explaining why the tower was open, how it continues to be funded and any communications between the agency and the Trump Organization, the president’s company. Trump gave up day-to-day management of the firm in 2017 but continues to receive earnings from its operations.
GOP Strategist Calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘The Little Girl.’ She Lets Him Have It. – HuffPost
So Ocasio-Cortez, “far from showing her craziness, is fully in line with serious economic research,” Krugman added. Republican policy to keep taxes on the wealthy low, on the other hand, “rests on research by … well, nobody,” he added.
GOP Strategist Calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘The Little Girl.’ She Lets Him Have It. – HuffPost
So Ocasio-Cortez, “far from showing her craziness, is fully in line with serious economic research,” Krugman added. Republican policy to keep taxes on the wealthy low, on the other hand, “rests on research by … well, nobody,” he added.
Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump’s Washington hotel – Los Angeles Times
A watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the General Services Administration, seeking documents explaining why the tower was open, how it continues to be funded and any communications between the agency and the Trump Organization, the president’s company. Trump gave up day-to-day management of the firm in 2017 but continues to receive earnings from its operations.
GOP Strategist Calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘The Little Girl.’ She Lets Him Have It. – HuffPost
So Ocasio-Cortez, “far from showing her craziness, is fully in line with serious economic research,” Krugman added. Republican policy to keep taxes on the wealthy low, on the other hand, “rests on research by … well, nobody,” he added.
Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump’s Washington hotel – Los Angeles Times
A watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the General Services Administration, seeking documents explaining why the tower was open, how it continues to be funded and any communications between the agency and the Trump Organization, the president’s company. Trump gave up day-to-day management of the firm in 2017 but continues to receive earnings from its operations.
Warren regains footing in Iowa blitz – POLITICO
While Iowa is expected to soon be overrun with Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s would-be competitors, this weekend the Massachusetts Democrat had the place to herself. | M. Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO 2020 Elections The Massachusetts senator was the only major 2020 contender to rebuff the crucial state during the midterms. She’s now making up ground. By NATASHA KORECKI 01/05/2019 10:36 PM EST DES MOINES, IOWA — Just two months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren…
Trump says ‘not much headway’ in talks as shutdown drags on – Fox News
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, Vice President Mike Pence, White House legislative affairs aide Ja’Ron Smith, followed by White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, and others, walk down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office building, on the White House complex, after a meeting with staff members of House and Senate leadership, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON – White House officials and congressional aides…
Jazmine Barnes shooting: Investigation takes ‘a new direction’ – CNN
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Mulvaney: Saturday shutdown meeting ‘did not make much progress’ – CNN
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Mulvaney: Saturday shutdown meeting ‘did not make much progress’ – CNN
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Mulvaney: Saturday shutdown meeting ‘did not make much progress’ – CNN
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Iowa Democrats fill events to the rafters with 13 months left before the 2020 caucuses – The Washington Post
Annie Linskey David Weigel Chelsea Janes January 5 at 7:12 PM SIOUX CITY, Iowa — People stood in parking lots, jostled into front yards and packed into the rafters to witness Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s inaugural appearances here in the first presidential caucus state. It was part of a trend: In December, the liberal group Progress Iowa doubled the size of its annual meeting from four years ago, with 300 activists…
Rashida Tlaib’s argument for impeachment boils down to ‘orange man bad!’ – Washington Examiner
America’s newest and most anti-Semitic congresswoman, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., tweeted that she was just “#unapologeticallyMe” when she had a little public meltdown in calling to impeach President Trump Thursday. Yet when pressed by journalists on the Hill to comment on her late-night comments, she ran away from the reporters, relying on a staffer to shield her from the press and refusing to answer them. I guess she’s not quite…
Man died in Yosemite on Christmas Day, park service says amid government shutdown – USA TODAY
CLOSE White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years.” (Jan. 5) AP In this March 28, 2016, file photo provided by the National Park Service, water flows over the Nevada Fall near Liberty Cap as seen from the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The National…
Jazmine Barnes death: Community holds vigil as police hunt for killer of 7-year-old girl – CBS News
Houston — Hundreds in the Houston community gathered Saturday to honor the 7-year-old victim of a driveby shooting whose killer is still on the run. Jazmine Barnes was in her mom’s car on Sunday heading to the store when a gunman opened fire. An overflow crowd of more than 500 gathering to support Jazmine’s family. “We gonna find him no matter what corner we have to turn, no matter what…
After years of Trump’s dire warnings, a ‘crisis’ has hit the border but generates little urgency – The Washington Post
Nick Miroff David Nakamura January 5 at 12:24 PM In 2015, the year President Trump launched his White House bid with a promise to build a wall on the Mexico border, illegal migration to the United States plunged 31 percent, falling near its lowest level in 50 years. Security experts saw a success, but Trump looked at the border and saw something ominous: “rapists,” “criminals” and other predators lurking on the other side. …
As American Sits In Moscow Jail, Russia Says U.S. Has Detained One Of Its Citizens – NPR
Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, where ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is in custody after being accused of espionage by the Russian government. Sergey Ponomarev/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergey Ponomarev/AP Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, where ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is in custody after being accused of espionage by the Russian government. Sergey Ponomarev/AP Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine arrested on suspicion of spying by Russia, continues to be held in a Moscow…
Ocasio-Cortez defends Rep. Tlaib’s profane impeachment comments – CNN
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