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Trump administration to revoke California’s power to set stricter auto emissions standards – The Washington Post

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Juliet Eilperin Brady Dennis September 17 at 9:44 PM The Trump administration plans this week to revoke California’s long-standing right to set stricter air pollution standards for cars and light trucks, the latest step in a broad campaign to undermine Obama-era policies aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change, two senior administration officials said. The move threatens to set in motion a massive legal battle between California…

Watch live: Corey Lewandowski testimony on Mueller report – Vox.com

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Former Trump presidential campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will testify about the Mueller report before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in what’s sure to be a circus of a hearing. (It begins at 1 pm ET and you can watch it at this link, or right here.) Lewandowski will be pressed about an episode special counsel Robert Mueller outlined in which President Trump met with him and tried to get him…

Congress weighs response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities – CNN

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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Trump administration to block California’s stringent auto emission rules – USA TODAY

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

CLOSE President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Democratic primary field hours before his would-be opponents face off on the debate stage in Houston. (Sept. 12) AP WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is planning to revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle emission standards, blocking an environmental effort by the deeply blue state that has long irked President Donald Trump. An administration official speaking on the condition of anonymity to…

Live: Trump arrives in Los Angeles aboard Air Force One – Fox News

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

President Trump’s plane lands at LAX for a fundraising dinner in Beverly Hills, California. #FoxNewsLive #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge. A top five-cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel…

Scott Williams: Death of Cokie Roberts is a loss to journalism, and to us all – Salt Lake Tribune

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Contemporary Washington and a modern news business often driven by technology rather than judgment doesn’t have a modern version of Cokie Roberts in its midst, and that is a loss to us all. She saw her fellow citizens with responsibilities of power as who they are, flawed, fragile, ambitious, dedicated human beings trying to drive the nation forward because, well, its our country, and citizens have to drive it. That…

Corey Lewandowski testifies: Live updates – CNN

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images In an exchange with Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Corey Lewandowski denied feeling “squeamish” about delivering President Trump’s message to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He said he instead took his children to the beach around the time he was being asked to deliver it. Lewandowski also denied Johnson’s assertion Trump “hounded” him about getting the message to Sessions, but he seemed to slip up when he said Trump…

Hard-Liners in Iran See No Drawback to Bellicose Strategy – The New York Times

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

At the same time, Western officials have concluded, Iran began to demonstrate that it can threaten global oil markets, forcing others to share its economic pain. In addition to the attacks on tankers, which American officials say Iranian forces carried out with naval mines, Iran has also seized a few ships, including a British-flagged oil tanker that was taken in an apparent retaliation for the capture of an Iranian tanker…

Cokie Roberts, Longtime Washington Broadcaster, Dies at 75 – NPR

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Cokie Roberts was one of NPR’s most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster’s sound and culture. She died Tuesday. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ariel Zambelich/NPR Cokie Roberts was one of NPR’s most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster’s sound and culture. She…

Christine Blasey Ford’s friend now says she’s skeptical of Kavanaugh accusation – New York Post

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

A high school friend of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford said she’s skeptical of Ford’s accusing the Supreme Court justice of sexually assaulting her during a party in the 1980s. “I don’t have any confidence in the story,” Leland Keyser told two New York Times reporters in their book “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation.” “Those facts together I don’t recollect, and it just didn’t make any sense,”…

Protesters await Trump as he arrives in California after bashing state for homeless crisis – Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

President Trump arrived in California late Tuesday morning amid growing questions over his administration’s plans to get involved in the state’s homeless crisis. Trump is in the state for a two-day visit, with stops for fundraising in Palo Alto, Beverly Hills and San Diego. The fundraisers are expected to bring in $15 million and will benefit Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee comprised of the Trump campaign and the Republican…

Trump cringingly courts Latino vote: “Who do you like more: the country or the Hispanics?” – Slate

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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Judge Napolitano says Brett Kavanaugh ‘may actually have a case’ for suing The New York Times – Fox News

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Video Judge Napolitano says Brett Kavanaugh ‘may actually have a case’ for suing New York Times Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh could have a libel case to bring against The New York Times over a now-revised article that suggested fresh allegations of sexual assault, Judge Andrew Napolitano said Tuesday. Responding on “Fox & Friends,” the Fox News senior judicial analyst acknowledged, however, that Kavanaugh would be highly unlikely to open a Pandora’s Box by…

Israelis Go To Polls As Netanyahu Aims To Hold Power Amid Corruption Scandals – NPR

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah cast their votes at a voting station in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Heidi Levine/AP hide caption toggle caption Heidi Levine/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah cast their votes at a voting station in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Heidi Levine/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party are facing voters for the second time in just five months…

Boy killed on San Francisco Bay boating trip, wealthy Mexican developer arrested – USA TODAY

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

CLOSE Tiburon police chief Mike Cronin answers a reporter’s question as Fire Chief Richard Pearce stands to the side during a news conference about a man on manslaughter charges at the police station in Tiburon, Calif., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (Photo: Alan Dep, AP) A member of a wealthy Mexican family was arrested on manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son was killed during a boating trip in the San Francisco Bay, police say….

Supreme Court: Parliament suspended ‘to stop MPs frustrating PM’, judges told – BBC News

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Media captionLIVE: Supreme Court prorogation hearing Boris Johnson sought to suspend Parliament to avoid the risk of MPs “frustrating or damaging” his Brexit plans, the Supreme Court has heard. Lawyers for campaigners challenging the suspension said there was “strong evidence” the PM saw MPs “as an obstacle” and wanted to “silence” them. But a government lawyer said the PM was “entitled” to suspend Parliament, and it was not a matter…

NYT reporters behind Kavanaugh story suggest key information was removed by editors – Fox News

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Video New York Times revises story on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh An editor’s note corrects a glaring omission in the accusation against Brett Kavanaugh that touched off a political firestorm; Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz reports. The New York Times reporters behind the controversial piece on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh claimed Monday night that key details missing from the sexual misconduct allegation may have been removed from the…

Source: New York Prosecutors Subpoena Trump’s Tax Returns – Snopes.com

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s office recently sent a subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm seeking the last eight years of state and federal tax returns for Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly…

Man Arrested After Son’s Tragic Boating Death Is Wealthy Mexican Property Developer – CBS San Francisco

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

TIBURON (CBS SF/AP) — An 11-year-old Tiburon boy died, his brother was injured and his father arrested on manslaughter charges in a boating mishap near Angel Island on Sunday, authorities said. Property records show that the father is a member of one of the richest and most powerful families in Mexico. Tiburon Police said they arrested 57-year-old Javier Burillo, of Belvedere, Sunday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with a vessel,…

Warren, in NYC rally, casts campaign as successor to other women-led movements – POLITICO

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. | Jessica Hill/AP Photo 2020 elections By SALLY GOLDENBERG and ALEX THOMPSON 09/16/2019 10:54 PM EDT Updated 09/16/2019 11:37 PM EDT 2019-09-16T11:37-0400 NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a speech that drew thousands of supporters to a historic site in Lower Manhattan, on Monday made one of her most explicit appeals to female voters since announcing her bid for the White House. In Washington…