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Republicans, Democrats, and President Trump have reached an accord on disaster relief after eight months of partisan infighting. The Senate Thursday afternoon will vote on a $19.1 billion package that is “similar” to legislation the Democrat-led House passed last week. The measure will provide money for states and Puerto Rico for hurricanes dating back to 2017 as well as wildfires, tornadoes, and recent Midwest flooding. The measure excludes Trump’s request…

Narendra Modi’s landslide reelection is good news for America. It means that India will continue its slow but significant movement towards economic modernity and will support the evolving architecture of U.S. global order. While the final results aren’t yet in, it’s clear that Modi has won big. The prime minister’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to secure a majority of around 300 seats in the 543-seat Lok Sabha Parliament,…

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told her Democratic colleagues Thursday that President Donald Trump “wants to be impeached” so that he can be vindicated by the Senate. Pelosi made the comments at a closed-door morning meeting, two Democratic aides told NBC News, who also said that Pelosi called Trump’s actions “villainous.” The aide said that Pelosi was implying that she will stick to her current plan to keep…

<!– –> The Hawthorne apartments in Jefferson City suffered heavy damage in a tornado late Wednesday, May 22, 2019. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Jefferson City authorities will give an update on damage at 11 a.m. in the player below.   10:52 a.m.: The Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 3-5 Track and Field championships will be held Saturday in three separate locations after a tornado damaged facilities in Jefferson…

The world’s largest democratic elections have concluded — and India’s pro-Hindu nationalist prime minister and his party are on pace to win by a landslide. The early results from India’s weeks-long general election show a clear victory for incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), which has so far won 300 of a total of 543 seats in parliament. The BJP seems to have trounced its main rival,…

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Video ‘American Taliban’ militant John Walker Lindh released from prison An American who joined the Taliban in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks has been released from federal prison early. Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly calls the move ‘disgraceful’ on ‘Fox &amp; Friends.’ John Walker Lindh, the captured Islamic militant who at age 20 journeyed to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and fought alongside the terrorists in the days after 9/11,  was…

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A New York federal judge on Wednesday declined to block Congressional subpoenas seeking financial information about President Donald Trump and his family from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. Attorneys for the president, his children and his namesake company argued in court Wednesday that the subpoenas lacked legislative purpose and sought a court order preventing the banks from complying. Trump’s attorney Patrick Strawbridge said that the subpoenas, which ask for financial…

Video Ben Carson stumped after House Dem quizzes him over housing acronym Raw video: Rep. Katie Porter grills Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Ben Carson has fired back at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after the controversial freshman congresswoman criticized him after a hearing Tuesday. Omar knocked the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary over his conduct during an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. “Not…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison. But conditions imposed recently on Lindh’s release, slated for Thursday, make clear that authorities remain concerned about the threat he could pose once free. Lindh, now 38,…

Video Trump shuts down infrastructure meeting with Democrats, demands end to ‘phony investigations’ The president abruptly shut down a policy meeting with Democrat leaders after House Speaker Pelosi accused him of engaging in a cover-up on the Russia probe earlier in the day; John Roberts reports from the White House. President Trump on Wednesday demanded Democrats end what he called their “phony investigations” before he’ll negotiate with them on issues like…

Video Trump shuts down infrastructure meeting with Democrats, demands end to ‘phony investigations’ The president abruptly shut down a policy meeting with Democrat leaders after House Speaker Pelosi accused him of engaging in a cover-up on the Russia probe earlier in the day; John Roberts reports from the White House. President Trump on Wednesday demanded Democrats end what he called their “phony investigations” before he’ll negotiate with them on issues like…

Video Michael Avenatti hit with new federal charges Feds charge Michael Avenatti with fraud, aggravated identity theft involving former client Stormy Daniels; Jacqui Heinrich reports from New York. Embattled attorney Michael Avenatti was charged by federal prosecutors in New York Wednesday with defrauding adult-film star Stormy Daniels, the client who propelled Avenatti into the national spotlight. Avenatti, 48, faces one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity…

WASHINGTON — Easing some of the escalating tension between Congress and the White House, the House Intelligence Committee postponed efforts to enforce a subpoena against the Justice Department on Wednesday after officials agreed to hand over a cache of documents related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report. The agreement came a day after the department said it would be willing to provide documents from Mueller’s investigation but only if…

Image copyright Getty Images Some of the world’s biggest footwear firms are urging Donald Trump to end the US trade war with China, warning of a “catastrophic” effect on consumers. A letter signed by 173 companies, including Nike and Adidas, says the president’s decision to raise import tariffs will affect the working class. They also warn that higher levies threaten the future of some businesses. Mr Trump says that the…

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Now that Beto O’Rourke’s star has faded in the 2020 Democratic nomination contest, I wouldn’t bet on a comeback. In fact, I would be more surprised if the former congressman won a single state than if he dropped out of the race before Iowa. The problem for O’Rourke is not just that he’s polling in the low single-digits per se. After all, there are a number of candidates bunched up…