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Trump’s vow to remove "millions" of undocumented immigrants shocks advocates – CBS News

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

President Trump tweeted Monday night that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin removing “millions” of undocumented immigrants. Mr. Trump insisted Tuesday the immigration roundup would begin next week, targeting people who have open deportation orders. “When people come into our country and they come in illegally, they have to go out,” he said. The president has been pushing immigration officials to take a harder line and recently appointed Mark Morgan…

Trump rally Orlando: Watch live stream as President Donald Trump kicks off his 2020 reelection campaign with a rally in Orlando, Florida – live updates – CBS News

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Campaign chief Brad Parscale predicts “landslide” victory in 2020 Mr. Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale is predicting the president will win even more electoral votes than in 2016, saying he expects “an electoral landslide” while dismissing independent polling that shows the president trailing top Democrats. Parscale made the comments in an interview with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, hours ahead of Mr. Trump’s rally in Orlando. Trump campaign…

New acting Pentagon chief has closer ties to Trump – POLITICO

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Mark Esper, 55, served in the 101st Airborne Division during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Defense By ELIANA JOHNSON, WESLEY MORGAN and CONNOR O’BRIEN 06/18/2019 04:38 PM EDT Updated 06/18/2019 06:14 PM EDT 2019-06-18T06:14-0400 Army Secretary Mark Esper, who’s been tapped to be the new acting secretary of Defense, is a former aerospace executive like the departing Pat Shanahan. But he comes to the job with…

Trump still refuses to admit he was wrong about the Central Park 5 – Vox.com

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

More than a decade after the exoneration of five black and Latino teens accused of raping a woman in Central Park, President Donald Trump indicated on Tuesday that he still doesn’t accept their innocence. Nor does he think he owes them an apology for publicly calling for their executions. The teenagers, known as the Central Park 5, were exonerated by DNA evidence and a confession from the true perpetrator in…

Paul Manafort avoids time at Rikers Island after unusual intervention by Trump’s Justice Department – Salon

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Paul Manafort, the longtime Republican consultant who spent five months as President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman during the 2016 election, has been spared from an expected transfer to Rikers Island prison in New York, following a highly unusual intervention by the Justice Department. Manafort, who is currently serving a federal prison sentence in Pennsylvania, was expected to be transferred to the infamous jail complex as he waited state charges brought against…

Your questions about the Dominican Republic tourist deaths, answered – CNN

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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As Trump’s defense pick withdraws, he addresses violent domestic incidents – The Washington Post

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

In the months that he has served as President Trump’s acting secretary of defense, Patrick Shanahan has worked to keep domestic violence incidents within his family private. His wife was arrested after punching him in the face, and his son was arrested after a separate incident in which he hit his mother with a baseball bat. Public disclosure of the nearly decade-old episodes would re-traumatize his young adult children, Shanahan…

Trump downplays tanker attacks in contrast to his national security team – CNN

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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Donald Trump immigration plan: Trump says millions in U.S. illegally to be deported starting next week – CBS News

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

President Trump says millions of people living in the country illegally will be deported, beginning next week. In a pair of tweets Monday night — the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid — Mr. Trump said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would next week “begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.” “They will be removed as…

Warren knocks opponents for spending time at ‘fancy fundraisers’ | TheHill – The Hill

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenTrump hits polling on Fox News: ‘Something weird going on at Fox’ Trump hits polling on Fox News: ‘Something weird going on at Fox’ 2020 Democrats look to cut into Biden’s lead with black voters MORE (D-Mass.) late Monday took aim at her fellow Democratic 2020 presidential contenders who attend “fancy fundraisers” instead of campaigning on the ground and focusing on small-dollar donations. “I don’t spend time…

Air Force landlord falsified records to boost income: documents – Reuters

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Whittington said he knew falsifying records left families in peril. A retired Air Force veteran, he said he was disgusted by his actions, and, after wrestling with his conscience and refusing further orders to alter records, resigned. “It’s like they’re operating a bank robbery at a corporate level,” Whittington said. “I got to the point where I was waking up in the morning and wondering, ‘Well, how many people am…

Stewart fires back at McConnell for downplaying his impassioned efforts to help 9/11 victims – AOL

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Former “Daily Show” host and comedian Jon Stewart mocked Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, after the Senate Majority Leader downplayed Stewart’s efforts to advocate for a bipartisan bill that would provide compensation for 9/11 victims and first responders. Stewart made his surprise appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to rebut McConnell’s comments made earlier on Monday. Following Stewart’s emotional appeal to lawmakers on Capitol Hill last…

Trump Has Brilliantly Cornered Himself Where He’s Now Demanding Iran Abide by a Deal He Already Reneged On – Slate

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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Trump issues vague threat to begin deporting ‘millions’ of undocumented immigrants next week – CNN

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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Trump Set to Live-Tweet Democratic Debates – Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

President Trump’s political advisers wanted to keep the president off of Twitter during the Democratic debates next week, arguing that there was an advantage in letting potential challengers attack one another without distraction. Now, there’s a new strategy. The president, who has spent years embracing social media for his political advantage, is tentatively planning to live-tweet the debates on June 26-27, according to people familiar with the planning. Mr. Trump,…

Heavily Armed Gunman Shot Dead Outside Federal Courthouse In Dallas – NPR

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Updated 9:30 a.m. ET Law enforcement in Dallas on Monday shot and killed a masked gunman carrying a military-style rifle and 150 rounds of ammunition. Authorities later identified the man as 22-year-old Army veteran Brian Isaack Clyde of Fort Worth. No one else was seriously hurt in the shootout, which took place outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse around 8:40 a.m. ET. However, some glass panes on the…

Donald Trump immigration plan: Trump says millions in U.S. illegally to be removed starting next week – CBS News

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

President Trump says millions of people living in the country illegally will be deported, beginning next week. In a pair of tweets Monday night — the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid — Mr. Trump said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would next week “begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.” “They will be removed as…

Attack on Dallas courthouse marks first day for a new mayor – Dallas News

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

It was jarring in the sense that, this is the world we live in now. A man attacked an institution of law and justice that exists for the very purpose of protecting our lives and liberty, with judging guilt and innocence. And just a short drive away, another democratic institution was going about the business of the peaceful transfer of power that is the foundation of civil society. We wish…

Jon Stewart responds to Mitch McConnell over 9/11 victim fund: ‘Meet with them’ – CNN

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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1,000 More US Troops Deployed To The Middle East – NPR

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Red Sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group was recently deployed to U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate. On Monday, the State Department ordered additional troops to the Middle East. Handout/U.S. Navy via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/U.S. Navy via Getty Images A MH-60S…