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Barr Stand Off Escalates Tensions Between Trump and Congress – NPR
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried chicken and a prop chicken because Attorney General William Barr did not appear before the committee as requested. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried…
Explosion at Illinois silicone plant leaves 4 injured and 3 unaccounted – CNN
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Ken Starr: ‘Authorized surveillance’ is spying – Fox News
Video Ken Starr says authorized surveillance is still ‘spying’ Attorney General William Barr defends his use of the term ‘spying’ to describe the surveillance of the 2016 Trump campaign; reaction from former independent counsel Ken Starr. Former independent counsel Ken Starr weighed in Friday on a new report that alleges an FBI informant probed former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. “I think there…
Boeing 737 crashes into river in Jacksonville, Fla. – The Boston Globe
A photo posted by deputies shows a Miami Air International logo on the plane. The company didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Capt. Michael Connor, the commanding officer of NAS Jacksonville, said during a news conference that passengers were a mix of civilian and military personnel. Some were staying in the area, while others were set to fly on to other parts of the country. While the…
N. Korea launches ‘barrage’ of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan: Officials – ABC News
In a surprise move, North Korea launched a “barrage” of unidentified short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, American and South Korean military officials confirmed to ABC News on Friday evening. The missiles were launched at about 9 a.m. local time on Saturday in North Korea from a peninsula on North Korea’s eastern shores, South Korean officials said. In a statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that “our…
Building ‘leveled’ in explosion that rocks Chicago suburb, reports say; injuries reported – Fox News
Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com At least four people were reportedly transported to hospitals Friday night when a massive, ground-shaking explosion occurred in the suburbs north of Chicago. There were no immediate reports of fatalities following the blast, which occurred around 9 p.m. local time in the Gurnee and Waukegan area, roughly…
Davenport, Iowa is flooding as the Mississippi River reaches record levels nearby – The Washington Post
Ian Livingston May 3 at 10:44 AM Large parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, were submerged this week as a record crest on the Mississippi River led to a flood barrier failure. Around 6 p.m. Thursday, a river gauge at Rock Island to the south of Davenport reached 22.7 feet. Once verified, this will be a record for that location, which has 50 years of data. While still unofficial, the record…
John Kelly joins board of Caliburn International, company operating largest unaccompanied migrant children shelter – [Exclusive] – CBS News
In April, protesters outside the nation’s largest facility for unaccompanied migrant children noticed a familiar face enter the massive, fenced site in Homestead, Florida: former White House chief of staff John Kelly. Soon after, a local television station recorded footage of him riding on the back of a golf cart as he toured the grounds. It wasn’t clear why he was there, but Friday, Caliburn International confirmed to CBS News…
North Korea Launches Short-Range Missile, South Says – The New York Times
JEJU, South Korea — North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast on Saturday, in a move likely to raise tensions as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled. The North fired the missile from a location near Wonsan, a coastal town east of Pyongyang, its capital, at 9:06 a.m., the South Korean military said in a statement. It did not provide further details, saying that the…
Graham asks Mueller if he wants to refute Barr testimony about phone call – CNN
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Former White House chief of staff joins unaccompanied migrant children shelter board – ABC News
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly has joined the board of directors for a company that operates shelters for undocumented migrant children. Kelly was a top aide to President Donald Trump when he enacted his “zero-tolerance” policy at the border which forced the separation of some 2,700 children from their families in a matter of weeks and sent them to privately run shelters across the U.S. The Trump…
CNN’s Jake Tapper: Trump gives Putin’s POV like ‘the spokesman for the Kremlin’ – Fox News
Video President Trump says he’s been firm with Russia on election meddling Trump says he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin knows a line has been drawn; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports. CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed President Trump over the phone conversation he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, telling a panel that Trump shares Putin’s perspective as if he’s “the spokesman for the Kremlin.” During their wide-ranging hourlong…
Federal judges toss out Ohio’s congressional map as illegal gerrymander – cleveland.com
A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled Friday that Ohio’s gerrymandered congressional district map is unconstitutional, and ordered the creation of a new map in time for the 2020 election. This is the latest in a series of decisions across the country striking down partisan maps, including in neighboring Michigan and Pennsylvania. Plus, U.S. Supreme Court rulings are pending for cases out of North Carolina and Maryland. The American Civil Liberties…
Kimmel knocks Dems for mocking Barr with chicken, says stunts like these will lead to Trump win – Fox News
Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Late night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked House Democrats for using chicken to taunt Attorney General William Barr, hinting on Thursday night that President Donald Trump will win again with these kinds of Democratic “sick burns.” Barr was a no-show for his House Judiciary Committee appearance after he and…
Barr ensures Congress can’t stop Trump now – CNN
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Trump administration to give Border Patrol agents authority to decide asylum claims on the spot: Sources – Washington Examiner
The Department of Homeland Security is racing to implement a plan that would give federal law enforcement on the border the authority to conduct interviews with asylum seekers who fear returning to their home countries, according to two sources with firsthand knowledge of the plan. Under the pending procedural change, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers would train Border Patrol agents on the southern border how to conduct “credible fear…
Cyclone Fani kills two in eastern India, a million evacuated – Al Jazeera English
A powerful cyclone has lashed coastal areas of eastern India with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 200km an hour, killing at least two people and forcing a million others to look for safe shelters. “I can confirm two deaths for now. One old man in one of the shelters died because of [a] heart attack. Another person went out in the storm despite our warnings and died because a…
What’s worse, Facebook’s bans or government regulation? – Washington Examiner
On Thursday, Facebook decided it had had enough. It banned several accounts that it labeled as “dangerous” from its platforms. The prominent far-right or anti-Semitic figures booted from Facebook and Instagram included Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, and Paul Nehlen. Although the move brought plenty of criticism, including from Donald Trump Jr., Facebook is a private company, and as such it can absolutely enforce…
Georgia rep.: Dems trying to make AG Barr the ‘bad guy’ – Fox News
Video Rep. Collins: Democrats are making Barr out to be the bad guy because their storyline was wrong House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins reacts to criticism of Attorney General William Barr and his handling of the Mueller report. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., on Thursday accused Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, of running a “circus” and unfairly maligning Attorney General William Barr over Democrats’…
A hero’s welcome: Riley Howell receives police escort home to Waynesville at 11 a.m. – The Mountaineer
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