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Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants ‘STOP’ – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Video Trump says US will impose tariffs on Mexican goods President Trump imposes tariffs on goods coming from Mexico in response to growing number of illegal immigrants. President Trump on Thursday abruptly announced a new 5 percent tariff on Mexico beginning in early June, saying the levy will “gradually increase” until the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border is “remedied” and illegal migrants “STOP.” “On June 10th, the United…

Mueller speaks, but he’s still an enigma – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

Washington (CNN)As last Thanksgiving approached, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers drove to the Justice Department for a hastily arranged meeting. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/05/30/robert-mueller-most-silent-man-in-washington-jeanne-moos-ebof-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_19’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo…

Everest: The mountain of heroes is becoming the monument to fools – Washington Examiner

Friday, May 31, 2019

The tallest peak above sea level, 29,000-foot Mount Everest has long been the mountain of adventurers. While not as challenging as K2, Everest has inspired generations of climbers for decades. But unless Nepal, climbing companies, and climbers themselves get a grip, Everest will lose its reputation as the mountain of heroes. Instead, it will become a monument to fools. It was 66 years ago on Wednesday that Edmund Hillary and…

Democrats ramp up campaign to get Mueller to testify | TheHill – The Hill

Friday, May 31, 2019

House Democrats are ramping up their campaign to get Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerBiden campaign: Impeachment ‘may be unavoidable’ now Chris Christie: Mueller ‘contradicts’ Barr’s summary of his findings The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Mueller breaks silence in surprise statement MORE to testify despite the special counsel’s stated aim to avoid such an appearance on Capitol Hill. Democrats negotiating for Mueller to come before several committees hope to avoid the antagonistic…

Watch Live: Trump Delivers Commencement Speech At Air Force Academy | NBC News – NBC News

Friday, May 31, 2019

President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the 2019 United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and original digital videos. Subscribe to our channel for news stories, technology, politics, health, entertainment, science, business, and exclusive…

Opinion | Mueller Agonistes – The New York Times

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Michael Tomasky has an excellent Op-Ed in The Times that lays out the problem with Mueller’s approach. “Robert Mueller,” Tomasky writes, “did not want to be seen as being part of anything too ‘political.’ As a creature of his generation, his class, the Marines and the Justice Department, being political surely goes against every instinct he has.” Tomasky continues: “But there is another ideal that men like Mr. Mueller ……

GOP Redistricting Strategist Played Role In Push For Census Citizenship Question – NPR

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April as the justices hear oral arguments over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April as the justices hear oral arguments over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census. Win McNamee/Getty…

Sorry, but that USS McCain story isn’t fake news – Washington Examiner

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Someone associated with the White House wanted the USS John McCain out of sight while President Trump visited Japan. This is not fake news. Of course, the usual suspects are calling it so anyway. But the original Wall Street Journal article which broke the story hasn’t fallen apart. In fact, other news outlet have independently corroborated most of the details. On Wednesday night, the Journal reported that, per planning with…

Trump Tweets, and Then Retracts, Statement That Russia Helped Him Get Elected – The New York Times

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Mr. Trump has been reluctant to fully embrace the intelligence agencies’ findings that Russia was behind the 2016 election interference, but he has consistently argued that he alone was responsible for his unexpected victory. The “Russia hoax,” Mr. Trump has argued, is one fabricated by Democrats who are angry they lost the White House. The president’s contradictory statements on Thursday morning arrived a day after the special counsel, Robert S….

Trump: Official who directed obscuring USS John S. McCain warship was ‘well-meaning’ – The Washington Post

Thursday, May 30, 2019

John Wagner Colby Itkowitz Dan Lamothe May 30 at 10:36 AM President Trump on Thursday defended as “well-meaning” a White House official who directed the Navy to obscure the warship USS John S. McCain while Trump was visiting Japan, but he said he had no advance knowledge of the action. “I don’t know what happened. I was not involved. I would not have done that,” Trump told reporters as he…

Tornado warnings are meant to save lives. Why do some people roll their eyes? – USA TODAY

Thursday, May 30, 2019

CLOSE The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency alert on Tuesday, as a large tornado moved through parts of Kansas. Storyful As forecasters across the country try to warn the public about perilous weather events, their message sometimes gets blown away by another powerful force: human nature. Complaints and complacency have been the reactions engendered at times by a mounting number of tornado warnings as a large swath of the…

China makes next move in trade war, reportedly halting US soy purchases – CNBC

Thursday, May 30, 2019

If we can’t challenge China, no one can, says only US rare earths… “If we can’t be economic, there’s no hope for the U.S. industry,” says James Litinsky, co-chairman of the Mountain Pass Materials mine. Marketsread more

Facebook ignores Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi amid growing backlash over doctored video – Fox News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 30 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 30 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Facebook is standing firm in its refusal to take down a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid a growing backlash from Democrats. The 3-minute video, which experts say was slowed down to about 75 percent of its original speed to make Pelosi seem drunk…

Gregg Jarrett: The two faces of Robert Mueller, and Trump’s presumption of guilt – Fox News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Video Robert Mueller: Charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider Speaking publicly for first time since the release of Russia report, special counsel Robert Mueller says there were ‘multiple, systematic efforts’ to interfere with the presidential election, that his team found insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy, and that if there was confidence that the president did not commit a crime, the report…

White House asked Navy to hide USS John S. McCain during Trump’s Japan visit – New York Daily News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

His daughter, Meghan McCain, is left to defend his legacy, and she did so, also via Twitter, with gusto.

U.S. Fighter Jets and Missiles Are in China’s Rare-Earth Firing Line – Bloomberg

Thursday, May 30, 2019

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Jim Jordan: Mueller statement, Russia investigation report offered ‘same darn conclusion’ – Fox News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Video Sean Hannity and Jim Jordan on Mueller statement Sean Hannity and Jim Jordan on Mueller statement Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s public statement and his previously published report on the Russia investigation offered “the same darn conclusion,” according to Rep. Jim Jordan. Jordan, R-Ohio, claimed Wednesday on “Hannity” Mueller appeared to have no reason to make a public statement at the Justice Department earlier in the day. “What did we learn…

White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship – The New York Times

Thursday, May 30, 2019

At least a few service members wore round patches emblazoned with a likeness of Mr. Trump and the words “Make Aircrew Great Again” — a play on the president’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” — on their flight suits while listening to their commander in chief speak. Images of the patches promptly went viral. “They’re inappropriate & against regulation,” tweeted Mark Hertling, a retired three-star Army general. Just days…

Louisiana governor, a Democrat, poised to sign ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law – Fox News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Video Louisiana passes bill banning abortion after fetal heartbeat is detected Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to sign the bill. Louisiana’s state legislature on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a so-called “heartbeat” pro-life bill, becoming the latest in a slew of states to enact strict new restrictions on abortion that many conservatives have hoped will end with the Supreme Court revisiting its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a…

Gregg Jarrett: The two faces of Robert Mueller, and Trump’s presumption of guilt – Fox News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Video Robert Mueller: Charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider Speaking publicly for first time since the release of Russia report, special counsel Robert Mueller says there were ‘multiple, systematic efforts’ to interfere with the presidential election, that his team found insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy, and that if there was confidence that the president did not commit a crime, the report…