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Paul Kane April 3 at 6:59 PM Senate Republicans unilaterally changed the rules Wednesday governing presidential nominations, a bitter escalation of the long-running dispute over the rights of the minority in a chamber once hailed for its bipartisan nature. The move, on a pair of largely party-line votes of 51-to-48, will ease the confirmation process for President Trump’s nominees to sub-Cabinet positions in federal agencies and speed judicial nominees at…

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday exceeded its bounds in issuing a subpoena for the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller on Russian skullduggery concerning the 2016 elections. Attorney General William Barr should release as much of the Mueller report as possible, as soon as possible, because the public has a right to see what all the fuss was about. Yet if he determines that some information within it…

The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, which crashed in March and killed 157 people, suffered a damaged angle-of-attack sensor upon takeoff from a bird or foreign object, triggering erroneous data and the activation an anti-stall system — called MCAS — sending the pitch of the plane downward and ultimately crashing into the ground, two aviation sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. As the jet was nose diving, the…

Senate Republicans on Wednesday used a controversial procedural tactic called the “nuclear option” to change the chamber’s rules to make it easier to confirm lower-level Trump nominees. The effort, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, comes after Republicans failed to adopt a resolution to change the chamber’s rules so that non-Cabinet level executive and district court nominations would face only two hours of floor debate rather than 30 before…

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As the press gives more attention to the mounting accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden for inappropriate touching, it is only doing more to confirm all of the suspicions that conservatives have about liberal media bias. The New York Times quoted two more women as saying they felt uncomfortable by the way Biden touched them, which follows two other accusations of a similar nature. However, there is nothing particularly…

Child found in Illinois could be Timmothy Pitzen, missing since 2011 Video AURORA, Ill. (AP) – Police in the Chicago suburb of Aurora say the department is sending two detectives to the Cincinnati area to investigate a missing child report that could involve an Aurora boy who disappeared in 2011.      Aurora Police Sgt. Bill Rowley said Wednesday afternoon that the department knows there is a boy involved but…

Senate Republicans on Wednesday used a controversial procedural tactic called the “nuclear option” to change the chamber’s rules to make it easier to confirm lower-level Trump nominees. The effort, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, comes after Republicans failed to adopt a resolution to change the chamber’s rules so that non-Cabinet level executive and district court nominations would face only two hours of floor debate rather than 30 before…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Airlines The Federal Aviation Administration is working with NASA and international aviation regulators on a joint task force to review Boeing’s fix for its popular 737 Max jets, the FAA said Wednesday. The Joint Authorities Technical Review team, or JATR, will evaluate the automated flight control system, or MCAS, many people suspect may have caused two fatal crashes of the popular jets that killed 346…

Rachael Bade April 3 at 12:48 PM A House panel voted Wednesday to authorize subpoenas to obtain special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s full report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, laying down a marker in a constitutional power struggle that could end up in the courts. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24 to 17 along party lines to authorize its chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), to subpoena…

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Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisGOP shuts down Trump health push Long-shot goal of nixing Electoral College picks up steam CNN announces string of 2020 town halls MORE (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she believes women who say they felt uncomfortable after receiving unwanted touching from former Vice President Joe BidenJoseph (Joe) Robinette BidenTwo more women accuse Biden of inappropriate touching Trump taunts Biden amid misconduct allegations: ‘You having a good time,…

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Boris Johnson, a former foreign secretary who quit the cabinet to protest a withdrawal he though was too soft, wrote on Twitter that the government had “concluded that any deal is better than no deal, and this is truly a very bad deal indeed — one that leaves us being run by the EU.” Mrs. May’s outreach to Labour followed a marathon cabinet meeting on Tuesday that was, according to…

SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged as many as four times after the crew initially turned it off due to suspect data from an airflow sensor, two people familiar with the matter said. It was not immediately clear whether the crew had chosen to re-deploy the system, which pushes the nose of the Boeing 737 MAX downwards, but one person with knowledge of…

Let me say that again: where it doesn’t matter who you love, just as long as you love with all your heart. In the Chicago we will build together, we will celebrate our differences. We will embrace our uniqueness, and we will make certain that all have every opportunity to succeed. Every child out there should know this: Each of you, one day, can be the mayor of Chicago. Want…

Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London arrive at the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party 2019 on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA/AP) Allyson Chiu April 3 at 6:44 AM On Tuesday, actress Lauren London opened Instagram — the same app where she first connected with her partner, Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, more than five years ago — and shared a series of photos. There’s one of…

“This notion that we can close the border is just stupid,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson. | AP Photo/Susan Walsh congress By SARAH FERRIS and LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ 04/02/2019 06:58 PM EDT Updated 04/02/2019 08:27 PM EDT 2019-04-02T08:27-0400 House Democratic leaders are considering a vote to condemn President Donald Trump’s calls to shut down the southern border, in a clear attempt to force Republicans into a difficult political spot, according to several…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Europe Politics Britain should be allowed to delay its official Brexit departure date again so it can think carefully about its future, the EU’s competition chief told CNBC. “I don’t see a risk in prolonging the departure (from the European Union),” Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition said Tuesday in an exclusive interview in Brussels. “If you need to reconsider how the Brexit referendum…

Two women have recently accused former Vice President Joe Biden of touching them inappropriately, sparking a debate about the possible 2020 presidential candidate‘s behavior. The women allege that Biden — while he was vice president — made them feel uncomfortable at Democratic Party functions. Lucy Flores, a Democrat who served in the Nevada State Assembly, wrote a piece for The Cut on Friday alleging that Biden “inhaled” her hair and then kissed…