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BOSTON — Stanford University’s former sailing coach avoided significant prison time and was sentenced Wednesday to just one day behind bars for his role in a massive college admissions scandal. John Vandemoer was the first person to be sentenced in the sweeping corruption scandal that exposed the sophisticated network of college admissions ringleader William Rick Singer, who helped children of well-heeled clients cheat their way into elite universities. U.S. District…

Oversight committee Chairman Elijah Cummings can now, with the assent of the House leadership, file suit and ask a judge to order William Barr and Wilbur Ross to provide the census materials he wants. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Oversight committee Chairman Elijah Cummings can now, with the assent of the House leadership, file suit and ask a judge to order William Barr and Wilbur…

Matt Zapotosky John Wagner June 12 at 11:23 AM President Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday to shield documents about the administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a move meant to try to undercut an expected vote by a House panel to hold his attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt for failing to turn over the materials to lawmakers. A day earlier, the Justice Department…

Tens of thousands of protesters have forced Hong Kong’s politicians to abandon a debate on the controversial China extraditions bill. Protesters surrounded the legislative council building and swamped the city centre on Wednesday. Masks and cling film have been handed out by organisers to protect protesters from pepper spray as they faced off with riot police who held up signs warning they were prepared to use force on the crowds…

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report failed to address crucial questions about President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia that the FBI may still be investigating, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday as he kicked off a hearing designed to spotlight those issues. “Of all the questions that Mueller helped resolve, he left many critical questions unanswered — what happened to the counterintelligence investigation?,” Rep. Adam Schiff,…

CLOSE President Donald Trump and his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden are getting in some digs at each other during separate campaign speeches in Iowa. (June 11) AP, AP WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden says that he’ll cure cancer if he’s elected president.  Speaking at a campaign stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Tuesday he discussed losing loved ones before making his promise. “A lot of you understand what loss…

Nancy Pelosi has no interest in hearing from Mark Zuckerberg. In the weeks following Facebook’s refusal to take down a doctored video of the House speaker appearing to struggle speaking, Pelosi has not returned Facebook CEO Zuckerberg’s calls. According to the Washington Post, Zuckerberg has tried and failed to reach Pelosi to discuss how the company handles viral misinformation. Spokesmen for Pelosi and Facebook declined to comment on the calls….

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Six Democratic candidates would best President Donald Trump in potential 2020 matchups, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, released on Tuesday. The poll shows 53 percent of voters say they would support Biden, while 40 percent say they would vote for Trump. The gap is smaller for Sens. Bernie Sanders (9 points, or 51 to 42 percent), Kamala Harris (8 points, or 49 to 41 percent) and Elizabeth…

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In a sparsely attended meeting addressing aid for 9/11 first responders, Jon Stewart blasted Congress for their “callous indifference.” The former host of The Daily Show appeared in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to discuss reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Stewart and multiple sick first responders gave emotional testimonies on why the fund should be extended, yet most of the committee seats were empty, leading…

Donald Trump brandished a document on Tuesday confirming details of a regional asylum project agreed with Mexico to stave off threatened tariffs, saying the plan was “secret” even though Mexican officials had revealed much of it. Trump, who has made containing illegal immigration a priority issue and has blamed Mexico for the problem since running for office in 2016, did not show the text of any document or give any…

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Protesters, some wearing face masks and helmets, face off against police in riot gear in Hong Kong. They are blockading key streets around government buildings. Opposition has been steadily growing in the city against a plan to allow extradition to mainland China. On Sunday, the former British colony saw its biggest protests since it was handed back to China in 1997.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that allows kids to run lemonade stands without fear of being shut down. The law goes into effect in September and prohibits cities and neighborhood associations from implementing rules that block or regulate children trying to sell nonalcoholic drinks such as lemonade on private property, according to the Texas Tribune. Republican state Rep. Matt Krause introduced the bill after police shut…

Video Rep. Collins: Democrats are trying to tie the word ‘impeachment’ to President Trump House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins sounds off after Democrats bring in Watergate figure John Dean to testify on the Mueller probe. House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins mocked congressional Democrats on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday for continuing to breathe life into the Rober Mueller Russia investigation in an effort to impeach President Trump. “It’s…

Video President Trump negotiates a deal with Mexico to crack down on illegal immigration Stew Leonard’s Supermarket Stores CEO weighs in on the impact a tariff hike on Mexico would have on American goods. A weekend news report claiming the U.S. immigration pact with Mexico was a hodge-podge of recycled ideas that America’s southern neighbor had already agreed to is coming under fresh criticism, as the Trump administration denies it and…

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The Justice Department, however, agreed this week to provide some of the underlying evidence behind the Mueller report to the Judiciary Committee, part of an agreement to stave off the contempt of Congress vote, according to House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Nadler.

The president offered a series of confusing and contradictory statements, saying repeatedly that Mexico would have to submit the agreement to “their congress” while simultaneously saying that he has the power to impose it unilaterally if he wants to. “If they bring the numbers way down, we won’t have to, but this is my option,” Mr. Trump said. “It goes into effect when I want it to, but I have…