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Bill Weld, Larry Hogan, John Kasich opening for Trump challenge in New Hampshire – Washington Times

Monday, April 29, 2019

Fergus Cullen, a GOP fixture in New Hampshire politics, sent out 150 invites to his house party for Bill Weld, the first Republican to announce a primary challenge to President Trump. No fan of the president, Mr. Cullen didn’t go out of his way to invite die-hard Trump supporters, and some simply couldn’t make it. But more than 60 people showed up and — most notably — only three declined…

GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: De Niro blasts Trump at Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Fox News

Monday, April 29, 2019

Video Robert De Niro had freak-out outside courthouse after divorce proceedings Robert De Niro had a meltdown outside of a Manhattan courthouse after a day of divorce proceedings. Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro unloaded—once again– on President Trump during a brief appearance Friday at the Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. De Niro has been an outspoken opponent of Trump. In December, the 75-year-old actor told CNN that Trump’s…

Trump agreed to pay N. Korea for the release of Otto Warmbier, then stiffed them, according to National Securi – New York Daily News

Monday, April 29, 2019

Trump has a long history of stiffing people to whom he promised payment, according to a 2016 USA Today investigation that alleged “at least 60 lawsuits, along with hundreds of liens, judgments, and other government filings” charge the President with being a deadbeat. His failed casinos in Atlantic City declared bankruptcy four times before going out of business.

Barr has to answer for Mueller report summary, Lindsey Graham says – Washington Examiner

Monday, April 29, 2019

Attorney General William Barr will have to answer for his four-page summary on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday’s hearing with Barr will focus on whether Barr misrepresented the findings from the 22-month investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion by President Trump. “Well, he gave a four-page summary. Does the report support his summary? Does the report…

Rabbi in California synagogue shooting says gunman’s gun jammed, or would have been ‘bloodbath’ – Fox News

Monday, April 29, 2019

Video Rabbi at Chabad of Poway speaks out for first time following shooting William La Jeunesse reports. The Rabbi who was shot inside a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover said Sunday that it was nothing short of a miracle that the gunman’s semiautomatic rifle jammed and prevented what would have been a “bloodbath.” Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein appeared in bandages during a press conference outside Chabad of Poway on Sunday….

Nadler pushes back against Barr on terms of testimony – POLITICO

Monday, April 29, 2019

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler has subpoenaed the Justice Department to provide an unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. | Carolyn Kaster/AP File Photo Congress By BIANCA QUILANTAN 04/28/2019 08:25 PM EDT The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is warning Attorney General William Barr not to try to dictate the terms of his testimony on the Russia investigation this week. “The witness is not going…

Gunman opens fire on Baltimore cookout, killing 1, wounding 6 – NBC News

Monday, April 29, 2019

A man was killed and six people were wounded Sunday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on a cookout in Baltimore, police said. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the man fled after the shooting. He “began firing indiscriminately into the crowd, striking a number of people,” Harrison told reporters. “What we believe is there was a second shooter, perhaps firing back” at the suspect. One person was killed and…

Doctor began CPR on California synagogue shooting victim unaware she was his wife – Fox News

Monday, April 29, 2019

Video Poway, California synagogue shooting eyewitness: You saw the hate and you saw the murder in his eyes A 19-year-old man has been charged with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder in the Poway, California synagogue shooting. A doctor who began CPR on the woman killed in Saturday’s shooting at a Southern California synagogue fainted when he realized that the person he was trying to save was his…

Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing | TheHill – The Hill

Monday, April 29, 2019

Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrBarr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing Bill Maher hits Mueller after report: ‘Prosecutor Jesus’ didn’t leave adequate road map for impeachment Impeachment without conviction plays right into Trump’s hands MORE has warned House Democrats that he might not appear as scheduled this week in front of the Judiciary Committee, The Hill has confirmed. Barr has told Democrats they need to change…

Tennessee police increase death toll at 2 homes to 7 after suspect captured in manhunt – KTRK-TV

Monday, April 29, 2019

WESTMORELAND, Tenn. — Police on Sunday raised the death toll at two homes in rural Tennessee to seven and said they are investigating whether a suspect captured after an hourslong manhunt knew the victims. Michael Cummins, 25, was taken into custody Saturday night after being shot about a mile (1.6 kilometers) away from one of the Sumner County crime scenes, said Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine. Police said…

A gunman opened fire in the middle of two cookouts, killing at least one person, police say – CNN

Monday, April 29, 2019

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Lindsey Graham ‘doesn’t care’ if Trump tried to fire Mueller – New York Post

Monday, April 29, 2019

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that it doesn’t matter if President Trump wanted White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller because it doesn’t amount to obstruction of justice. “I don’t care what they talked about. He didn’t do anything. The point is the president did not impede Mueller from doing his investigation,” Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Trump ally, said on CBS’…

‘Terror Will Not Win,’ Says Rabbi Injured in Synagogue Shooting – The New York Times

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Rabbi Goldstein and those injured were expected to recover but he said he will be scarred for life. “I cannot erase the moment, and it is going to be embedded there forever,” he said. After the gunman, identified by officials as John T. Earnest, 19, shot Rabbi Goldstein in his hand, he shot to death a woman the rabbi had known for 33 years and who had helped him build…

DOJ warns Nadler that Barr won’t stand for protracted hearing – Washington Examiner

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Attorney General William Barr is reportedly threatening to pull out of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee this week. A committee source told CNN that Barr objects to the format planned for Thursday’s hearing, which is focused on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., wants two rounds of questions, one for members and a second in which each counsel…

UPDATE: Crews still working to rescue 5 people trapped in Virginia cave – WDBJ7

Sunday, April 28, 2019

RUSSELL CO., VA (WWBT/WYMT) Rescue efforts are underway after five men became trapped inside Cyclops Cave in southwest Virginia. The Russell County’s emergency coordinator told NBC12′s sister station WYMT that the men, between the ages of 34-59, were planning on staying in the cave overnight Saturday until heavy rainfall saturated the cave, making it hard for the men to get back out. According to WYMT, no injuries…

The Boeing 737 Max crashes show that ‘deteriorating pilot skills’ may push airlines to favour Airbus – Business Insider

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Experts are tentatively blaming the two recent crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max planes on the over-automation of Boeing’s flight system, which prevented the pilots from manually controlling the jets’ forced dives when their systems wrongly concluded the planes were flying upward when they were not. You might think this would push airlines to favor aircraft where pilots had more direct control over an aircraft’s flight. But in the case of…

Graham challenges Kushner’s bid to downplay Russia interference – The Washington Post

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Rachael Bade April 28 at 1:04 PM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham on Sunday pushed back against White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s recent downplaying of Russian interference in the 2016 election, calling Moscow’s actions a “big deal” deserving of new sanctions immediately.  Still, the South Carolina Republican insisted President Trump had done nothing wrong, citing special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s refusal to charge Trump with either…

San Diego reaches out to Poway synagogue victims – 10News

Sunday, April 28, 2019

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego County community reached out Saturday to help the victims of the Poway synagogue shooting. A vigil was scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rancho Bernardo Community Church, 17010 Pomerado Road. People also laid flowers on the street outside the Chabad Community Center, mourning the death of an innocent woman. San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert W. McElroy asked all priests in the diocese to pray…

Biden and Obama’s ‘Odd Couple’ Relationship Aged Into Family Ties – The New York Times

Sunday, April 28, 2019

The relationship between Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden, two men separated by temperament, upbringing, outlook and 19 years, did not get off to a strong start. Mr. Obama arrived in the Senate in 2005 the darling of Democrats, while Mr. Biden had been toiling away there since 1973, working his way through the ranks. Mr. Obama was assigned to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where Mr. Biden was chairman, but…

Four die as crane collapses across Seattle street – BBC News

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A section of the crane plunged into Mercer Street, Seattle Four people were killed and three others injured when a construction crane collapsed in the US city of Seattle. Cars were crushed when the crane fell from a building site and into a road in the South Lake Union district, the Seattle Fire Department said. Two were killed working in the crane and two were…