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For example, Mr. Craig said, the initial rules in that case gave Republican managers four days to make a case for conviction, followed by four days for the president’s legal team to defend him. These were essentially opening statements. The Senate then decided whether to hear witnesses, and if so, whether it would be live or on videotape. Eventually, the Senate permitted each side to depose several witnesses by videotape….

CHICAGO — Fourteen people were transported to area hospitals after a possible collision between two CTA trains. It happened at about 9 a.m. Tuesday just north of the Sedgwick station. It appears that a southbound Brown Line train made contact with a southbound Purple Line train. There was no derailment of any rail cars, and it’s unclear at this time whether or not the trains collided. A pregnant woman and…

NEW YORK – For two years, world leaders meeting at the United Nations have tiptoed around an unconventional U.S. president who stormed into town, touted his “America first” foreign policy and left allies uncertain about what he would do next. This year there are signs the world is taking a new tack with President Donald Trump. As in the past, Trump arrived at the United Nations riding a cloud of controversy – this…

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Trump attacked his favorite whipping horse — globalism — in its greatest stable. Trump was explicit. “The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations.” Lamenting the failure of international organizations to deal with abusive practices such as China’s trade policies, Trump continued, “For years, these abuses were tolerated, ignored…

As calls grow to split Facebook, ex-employees describe why it… Facebook at the time was much smaller and fending off what threatened to be fierce competition from Twitter, which had already bid for Instagram, as well as Google’s new… Technologyread more

How did Johnson lose such a key legal battle — and control over Parliament — so quickly? The lead-up Mid-June: Reports that Johnson may suspend Parliament to meet Oct. 31 Brexit deadline Before even becoming prime minister, then-candidate Johnson first circulates the idea of proroguing Parliament to deliver his biggest promise: leaving the European Union on Oct. 31, no matter what. At the time, Johnson reportedly hopes the move will…

Karla Adam William Booth September 24 at 8:17 AM LONDON — Britain’s highest court dealt a serious blow Tuesday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ruling that his controversial decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, in a landmark judgment that will have immediate implications for Britain’s departure from the European Union. In one of the most high-profile cases to come before Britain’s Supreme Court, the 11 judges ruled unanimously that Johnson had…

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Mr. Sanders, of Vermont, would create an annual tax that would apply to households with a net worth above $32 million — about 180,000 households in total, or about the top 0.1 percent, according to the economists who worked on the plan. He would create a 1 percent tax on net worth above $32 million, with increasing marginal rates topping out at 8 percent on net worth over $10 billion….

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party this weekend decided to turn its annual convention (known as “conference” in Britain) into a circus of absurdity. With an election expected within the coming months, and with Labour trailing the Conservatives by around 7-10 points in the polls, this circus won’t be remembered fondly by party officials with brains. So it’s perhaps fortunate then that the brains seem to have departed this once-proud party. The…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a new revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings. Trump’s order was first reported by The Washington Post and was confirmed to The Associated Press…

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg at the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, 2019. United Nations General Assembly By DAVID COHEN 09/24/2019 12:35 AM EDT Updated 09/24/2019 12:47 AM EDT 2019-09-24T12:47-0400 President Donald Trump mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter late Monday. Posting a fatalistic statement the Swedish teen had made earlier Monday at the United Nations’ special meeting on climate change, Trump tweeted: “She seems like a…

Image copyright Getty Images The FBI has arrested a US Army soldier on suspicion of sharing instructions via social media on how to make bombs. Jarrett William Smith allegedly suggested using a vehicle bomb to attack a major US news network. The 24-year-old wrote online about wanting to fight for a far-right group in Ukraine, say prosecutors. The private first class also suggested killing members of far-left group Antifa, says…

Christine Bader Debrecht’s daughter bought a used 2018 Honda Civic with fewer than 5,000 miles on it in June. It was the first car the 19-year-old ever bought. The St. Peters, Missouri, teen saved money from her grocery store job and a gift she received from her late grandmother to make her down payment. She had no idea that an aerosol can of dry shampoo would destroy it. Her car…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is canceling classes and closing public agencies as Tropical Storm Karen approaches the U.S. territory and threatens to unleash heavy flooding in the island’s eastern region. Gov. Wanda Vázquez said Monday that she has activated the National Guard and she urged people in flood-prone areas to seek shelter. Karen was located 195 miles (310 kilometers) south of St. Croix and moving north-northwest…

We’re all criminals, according to the “climate rebels” shutting down D.C.’s streets — er, causing more cars to idle, creating more pollution and greenhouse emissions. In an attempt to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” climate change protesters blocked traffic on several major expressways and downtown intersections over the weekend, and continue to do so today. At 16th and K Street NW, the protesters carried with them a…

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly. Pelosi’s conversations — and reconsideration of her long-held position that impeachment is too divisive — comes amid a growing clamor for impeachment that extends beyond the party’s liberal base and many Democratic presidential candidates to moderate lawmakers in competitive House seats. Seven freshman Democrats with previous service in the military, defense and U.S. intelligence said in a Monday night Washington…

The Trump administration has blamed Iran for the attacks on two vital oil facilities belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company Aramco nine days ago. That assertion was met with deep skepticism by politicians, experts, and even some US allies, mostly because the Trump administration has executed a maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic and many believe Washington has exaggerated intelligence about Tehran in the past. But America’s claim…