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FILE – In this Friday April 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. A federal judge in California has blocked Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. on Friday, May 24, 2019, immediately halted the administration’s…

A woman who went missing in Hawaii for more than two weeks has been found alive. The family of Amanda Eller confirms that she has been found alive and was found in a forest in Maui. Hawaii News Now is reporting that Eller was spotted from the air, and it appeared she was hurt while hiking.HNN is also reporting that crews are planning to get her from the trail with…

A series of deceptively edited videos targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have been circulating on the internet in an effort to make the congresswoman appear as if she is drunkenly stumbling through a speech. Now, her daughter is coming to her defense. On Thursday, Christine Pelosi accused the GOP and its allies of “pumping this despicable fake meme for years!” “Now they are caught,” she wrote, adding, “Madam Speaker…

WASHINGTON — Under the threat of potentially devastating U.S. tariffs on autos, Japan is ready to roll out the newest phase of its charm offensive targeting President Donald Trump as it welcomes him on a state visit tailor-made to his whims and ego. Offering high honors, golf and the chance to present a “Trump Cup” at a sumo wrestling championship, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arguably Trump’s closest friend on…

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Alex Wong/Getty Images defense By DAVID BROWN 05/24/2019 06:19 PM EDT Updated 05/24/2019 07:01 PM EDT 2019-05-24T07:01-0400 The Trump administration on Friday notified Congress it plans to sell $8.1 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates without congressional approval — a move that has incensed members from both parties who have sought to cut off military aid for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iranian-backed rebels…

Jake Patterson receives maximum sentence for murder, kidnapping More Crime Stories Jake Patterson was sentenced in court at the Barron County Justice Center Friday afternoon. A Judge sentenced Jake Patterson to two life sentences for the murders of James and Denise Closs, without the eligibility of parole and the maximum penalty of 40 years for the kidnapping of Jayme. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson pled guilty in March to two counts of intentional homicide and…

Image caption Jeremy Hunt, Boris Johnson, Rory Stewart and Esther McVey have already said they will run for the leadership The race to become the next Conservative Party leader has begun, following Theresa May’s announcement that she will step down next month. The contest will not only result in a new party leader, but also in the next prime minister of the UK. Party bosses expect a new leader to…

Advertisement As the kids might say, “Duh.” The “Equality Act” might be laudable progressive legislation that reflects the values of the Democratic Party, but it’s going nowhere in the Senate. Does Pelosi think that in a world in which the president wasn’t a serial law-breaker, American families would be sitting around the kitchen table praising House Democrats for “tearing it up” with their latest legislative efforts that have no chance…

Jeff Stein Mike DeBonis May 24 at 1:00 PM A House Republican lawmaker blocked a $19.1 billion disaster aid package on Friday, delaying a bill that would send federal funding to disaster-affected areas across the country. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) voted to block the legislation, which has the support of President Trump and passed the Senate on Thursday. Roy said he was objecting to the bill because it would add…

It was at this late stage, as the prospect of getting a deal through Parliament dwindled, that Mrs. May courted Labour votes by considering a softer Brexit. “It was too late by the time she did it,” said Ayesha Hazarika, who was an adviser to the former Labour leader Ed Miliband. “If you’re going to compromise, it’s best to do it early on, when you have good will. Toward the…

“She treats everybody like they’re her staff,” Conway said. “She treats me like I’m either her maid or her driver or her pilot or her makeup artist driver, and I’m not.”

President Trump and Attorney General William Barr attend an event at White House on Wednesday. Trump has empowered Barr to investigate the origins of the special counsel probe and reveal his findings. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump and Attorney General William Barr attend an event at White House on Wednesday. Trump has empowered Barr to investigate the origins of the special counsel probe…

No one can possibly take at face value Trump’s little stunt Wednesday in which he stormed out of a White House meeting with the Democratic congressional leadership, ostensibly because Pelosi had earlier said he was engaged in “a cover-up.” For one thing, Democrats have been saying that for months. For another, Trump undoubtedly has been trying to cover up improper activity. There were the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal payoffs,…

It’s Friday, May 24, 2019. Let’s start here. A settlement, but it’s not settled Harvey Weinstein and his former movie studio have tentatively agreed to a $44 million settlement with multiple women who said the disgraced producer sexually assaulted them. When finalized, the agreement, which would be paid from the studio’s insurance and not by Weinstein personally, would provide about $30 million to the accusers and about $14 million to…

President Trump said Thursday that he may send his U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade to Congress soon, imposing a 60-day deadline for lawmakers to vote on the deal. Trump hedged, though, saying he wasn’t certain whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would actually allow a vote, saying that she has “problems.” “She’s a mess. Look, let’s face it, she doesn’t understand it … It’s finished, it’s signed,” Trump said. “Mexico has…

“It’s dangerous,” he continued, “because the power to declassify is also the power to selectively declassify, and selective declassification is one of the ways the Trump White House can spin a narrative about the origins of the Russia investigation to their point of view.” He added that confidential sources around the globe might be fearful of talking now. “It sends a signal that their identity may be exposed for purely…

The indictment charging Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange with obtaining and publishing classified material represents a grave threat to all Americans’ First Amendment rights, advocates across the political spectrum said Thursday. The superseding indictment adds 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 to a single previous count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion that was revealed last month. Specifically, it accuses Assange, 47, of having illegally induced Army Pfc….