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Karen DeYoung Josh Dawsey June 19 at 10:35 PM Last winter, the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seemed a sure bet to President Trump, a quick foreign policy win at a time when other initiatives in Asia and the Middle East appeared stalled or headed in the wrong direction. Then came spring, when Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader Trump had recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate president, called for the Venezuelan…

Video Joe Biden suggests Cory Booker owes him an apology Joe Biden speaks after a fundraising event in Bethesda, Maryland. Former Vice President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he was not going to apologize for invoking his ability decades ago to work with two segregationist southern senators to “get things done.” A Fox News camera was rolling when Biden was asked if he was going to apologize for his…

It’s becoming clearer that Iran was responsible for an attack on two oil tankers in a strategic Middle Eastern waterway last week. That conclusion, reached even by some of President Donald Trump’s political opponents, could put significant pressure on the administration to deter a similar strike from happening again — perhaps even with force. On June 13, two vessels — one belonging to a company in Japan and the other…

Tara Bahrampour June 19 at 6:42 PM A federal district judge in Maryland on Wednesday ruled that new evidence in the case of a census citizenship question merits more consideration, opening the possibility that the question could come before the Supreme Court again even after it rules as expected this month. Civil rights groups who had sued the government over its addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census…

A former Democratic congressional staffer was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for posting the home addresses and phone numbers of five US senators online, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul. Jackson Cosko, 27, hacked into Senate computers and doxxed the lawmakers out of anger over their roles in US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, according to court documents. The former systems administrator…

For the first time in more than a decade, a debate has taken place between lawmakers in Congress on the original sin of the United States – the enslavement of 4 million Africans and their descendants – and the question of what can be done to atone for it through reparations. At a hearing at a House judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday, lawmakers and their witnesses ranged over the legacy of…

A number of Democratic presidential candidates, including Sen. Cory Booker and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, are calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to apologize for his recent comments about “civility” in Washington, in which he boasted about being able to work with segregationist senators. “Vice President Biden’s relationships with proud segregationists are not the model for how we make America a safer and more inclusive place…

[Sign up for our politics newsletter and join the conversation around the 2020 presidential race.] As an incumbent president, Mr. Trump also has the advantage of raising larger sums of money through his party. A spokesman for the R.N.C. said the $24.8 million figure was the total for the Trump campaign and its two joint fund-raising committees with the party, which can accept bigger checks. Republicans organized a day of…

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 19 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 19 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com CNN anchor Don Lemon took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday night, arguing his opposition to the idea of reparations was “simple-minded and stupid.” Ahead of the hearing on reparations, which took place on Wednesday and was attended by major figures like Sen. Cory…

A former aide to two Democratic members of Congress will receive a sentence of four years in prison for data theft after pleading guilty to five felony charges linked to ‘doxing’ — or releasing personal information such as home addresses — five Republican senators. Jackson Cosko was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Thomas Hogan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Cosko was arrested in October 2018 for…

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WRGB Richard Donoghue, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, thanked the judge and jury for “carefully considering evidence” in the trial of Keith Raniere. He also thanked the rest of the investigation and prosecution team as well as New York state police and the FBI. “His crimes and the crimes of his co-conspirators, ruined marriages, careers, fortunes, and lives,” Donoghue said. He described Raniere as a massive manipulator…

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Biden came under fire from fellow Democrats after his remarks on working with segregationists during his time in the U.S. Senate. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Eisen/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Biden came under fire from fellow Democrats after his remarks on working with…

Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at a congressional hearing on reparations on Wednesday, using a brief but effective history lesson to rebut the senator’s recent claim that reparations are not “a good idea.” “We recognize our lineage as a generational trust, as inheritance, and the real dilemma posed by reparations is just that: a dilemma of inheritance,” Coates told a packed room gathered for…

congress Trump’s former longtime confidante met with lawmakers behind closed doors to discuss the president’s alleged efforts to thwart Mueller’s Russia probe. By KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIO 06/19/2019 05:03 AM EDT Updated 06/19/2019 03:54 PM EDT 2019-06-19T03:54-0400 House Democrats erupted Wednesday at what they said was the White House’s repeated interference in their interview with Hope Hicks, a longtime confidante of President Donald Trump who was a central witness…

Video Trump: The system is rigged, they gave Hillary a free pass on illegal server President Trump addresses supporters during 2020 campaign kickoff rally in Orlando, Florida. It’s been years since President Trump rolled out his nickname for Hillary Clinton, but on Tuesday night he unveiled a potentially new impression of her. Trump, speaking at his official campaign launch in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday night, harkened back to a moment…

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But the report by Ms. Callamard, the special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for the United Nations human rights agency, is the most complete set of findings yet made public on the death of Mr. Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi writer who lived in the United States. “Evidence points to the 15-person mission to execute Mr. Khashoggi requiring significant government coordination, resources and finances,” Ms. Callamard wrote. “Every expert…

Media captionThe suspects were named at a media conference For the first time since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, prosecutors have announced charges against suspects in the case. Three Russians and a Ukrainian have been charged with bringing a missile into the area in eastern Ukraine and with murdering 298 passengers and crew. The passenger flight was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has drawn notice for her wide-ranging “I have a plan for that” policy playbook, which has just enough center-left measures to earn her a serious look from former detractors. | Alex Wong/Getty Images 2020 elections Centrists who once said the senator would lead the party to ruin are coming around to her as an alternative to Bernie Sanders. By NATASHA KORECKI and CHARLIE MAHTESIAN 06/19/2019 05:02 AM…