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Trump warns presidency is being stolen amid Mueller angst – CNN
(CNN)Donald Trump — warning that his presidency is being stolen — sure seems threatened by Robert Mueller — especially considering his declaration that the special counsel handed him “complete and total exoneration.” After spending more than $35,000,000 over a two year period, interviewing 500 people, using 18 Trump Hating Angry Democrats & 49 FBI Agents – all culminating in a more than 400 page Report showing NO COLLUSION – why…
Moscow airport plane fire: more than 40 die in Aeroflot emergency landing – The Guardian
A Russian passenger jet burst into flames on Sunday while attempting an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, leaving as many as 41 passengers dead and more injured. Video from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport shows the plane bouncing along the tarmac before it suddenly burst into flames. The tail section of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 became engulfed by fire, discharging thick, black smoke as crew members evacuated passengers using emergency…
Boeing Believed a 737 Max Warning Light Was Standard. It Wasn’t. – The New York Times
“However, Boeing’s timely or earlier communication with the operators would have helped to reduce or eliminate possible confusion,” the F.A.A. said. The anti-stall system, created to compensate for the Max’s large new engines, will push down the nose of the plane if the angle of attack sensors indicate the plane is dangerously close to stalling. But the system relied on only one of the two angle of attack sensors, introducing…
USS Lincoln strike group deployed to send Iran ‘clear and unmistakable’ message, Bolton says – Fox News
Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 5 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 5 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com The U.S. is sending the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in order “to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime,” National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Sunday night. Bolton said the deployment…
China is considering canceling this week’s trade talks after Trump’s tariffs threat, sources say – CNBC
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Mueller testify: Trump says special counsel Robert Mueller shouldn’t testify before Congress – CBS News
President Trump said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress — reversing his position from days ago, when he said he’d defer to Attorney General William Barr. Across two tweets, Mr. Trump wrote, “why would the Democrats in Congress now need Robert Mueller…to testify. Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion?” Mr. Trump added, “Bob Mueller should not…
Boeing knew about problems with the 737 Max the year before Lion Air crash and did nothing about them – CNN
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At least 40 dead after Aeroflot plane’s emergency landing, fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport – Fox News
Video 41 confirmed dead after burning plane makes emergency landing in Moscow The plane returned to the airport shortly after taking off. At least 40 people were killed Sunday after a Russian airliner made a hard emergency landing and caught fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee spokeswoman Elena Markovskaya told a news conference late Sunday that 41 people had died and 37 others had survived. However, Russian Health Minister said that 38 people had survived…
Deadly plane emergency landing today: 41 killed after Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by Aeroflot lands in Moscow, Russia — live updates – CBS News
The death toll has jumped to at least 40 people, including two children, who were killed Sunday in a fiery airplane accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by national airline Aeroflot had 78 passengers and five crew members on board when it touched down and sped down a runway spewing huge flames and black smoke. Elena Markovskaya, a spokeswoman…
Trump Objects to Mueller Testifying Before Congress – The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Sunday that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, should not testify before Congress, setting up another confrontation with Democrats over presidential authority and the separation of powers. On Twitter, he argued that Mr. Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, which found no conspiracy between Moscow and Mr. Trump’s campaign but did not exonerate the president on possible obstruction of justice,…
Dow futures dive on Trump’s tariff threat – CNBC
A sharp sell-off will start the week on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. will hike tariffs on goods imported from China, casting doubt on recent optimism that the world’s two largest economies were close to a resolution to their trade battle. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 400 points after falling as much as 479 points earlier Sunday evening. S&P 500 futures dropped…
Netanyahu orders ‘massive strikes’ against militants in Gaza – New York Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “massive strikes” against Hamas militants and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza as cross-border fighting continued into a third day Sunday – marking the deadliest clashes since 2014. Netanyahu, speaking at a security cabinet meeting on Sunday, directed military leaders to reinforce tanks, artillery and infantry forces around the Gaza Strip. “Hamas bears responsibility not only for its own attacks and actions but also those…
President Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Border Patrol Chief, To Lead ICE – NPR
President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption toggle caption Cliff Owen/AP President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE. Cliff Owen/AP President Trump has named Mark Morgan, a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration, as the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The…
Israel rocket attacks: Gaza rocket fire kills Israeli man amid escalating violence – CBS News
Jerusalem — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities across the region, killing at least one person and seriously wounding three others in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least eight Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her 14-month-old niece, have also been killed. Israeli forces struck dozens of targets…
Trump will increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% – CNBC
President Donald Trump said Sunday that tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods will increase to 25% on Friday, despite repeated claims by the administration in recent weeks that trade talks with Beijing were going well. The tariff rate on those goods was originally set at 10%. Trump had originally threatened to increase the tariffs at the start of the year, but postponed that decision after China and the US…
Exclusive: Images show North Korea missile launch as Pyongyang tests Trump – CNN
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Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Head of Border Patrol, to Lead ICE – The New York Times
Though Mr. Morgan served in the Obama administration, he has backed some of Mr. Trump’s tougher immigration positions. In an interview on Fox News on April 15, Mr. Morgan said he supported Mr. Trump’s suggestion that he might send migrants crossing the border to so-called sanctuary cities that are defying a crackdown by ICE. “I’ve been there. The Border Patrol, ICE, their facilities are overwhelmed, the faith-based organizations and other…
Biden labels Trump a ‘clown’ during campaign stop in South Carolina – Fox News
Video Joe Biden campaigns in Iowa amid rise in polls Former Vice President Joe Biden is riding high in the Democratic presidential primary polls after his formal declaration of candidacy; Peter Doocy reports. Former Vice President Joe Biden took a page out of President Trump’s playbook on Saturday when asked at a South Carolina fundraiser if he had a nickname for the president. The 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner said he…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees testing of multiple rocket launchers, tells troops to ‘keep high alert posture’ – Fox News
Video North Korea reportedly launches short-range ‘projectiles’ Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst says the goal of the Trump administration is to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. The leader of the Hermit Kingdom supervised a “strike drill” of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons into the East Sea on Saturday while telling troops to remain on alert, North Korean state media said. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said…
Biden calls Trump a ‘clown’ during remarks in SC | TheHill – The Hill
The president has mocked Biden with the nickname “Sleepy Joe” on Twitter, and has reportedly told aides that he considers Biden one of the largest threats to his reelection. Biden has made criticism of Trump central to his candidacy, promoting himself as a foil to the president. “The only place he has any confidence is in the mud,” Biden said on Saturday night, according to Bloomberg. “The only thing he doesn’t know how to…