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Toluse Olorunnipa Josh Dawsey March 13 at 8:57 PM As President Trump consulted with administration officials Wednesday over whether Boeing’s 737 Max jetliners should be grounded after a crash killed more than 150 passengers in Ethiopia over the weekend, he shared his pointed opinion of the type of plane in question. In his words, it “sucked.” The president said Boeing 737s paled in comparison to the Boeing 757, known as…

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As Britain struggles to navigate its way out of the European Union, President Trump needs to step up to assist Prime Minister Theresa May. Trump could certainly do a lot more. Take trade. While the president has supported British economic confidence by pledging that he wants to reach a free trade deal once Brexit occurs, he has also suggested that Theresa May’s particular Brexit deal would make a good agreement…

Republican Senator Mike Lee, who had been shopping a second bill that would keep the emergency declaration in effect temporarily, said on Wednesday the White House had said Trump would not support his proposal, so he would be voting on Thursday to end the emergency declaration. “For decades, Congress has been giving far too much legislative power to the executive branch,” Lee said in a statement. “I will be voting…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Prosecutors say 33 parents, including celebrity moms, Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, paid to get their children into elite universities. Federal prosecutors say for every student admitted through fraud, “a genuinely talented student was rejected.” Actress Felicity Huffman was released Tuesday on $250,000 bond and was mobbed in court by cameras after being arrested in the largest alleged college admissions scam ever. Her husband, actor William…

Video President Trump grounds all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday ordered two Boeing 737 Max jets — one model of which was involved in the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people — to be temporarily grounded in the U.S. The agency said the decision was made to ground both the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 models “as a result of…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Politics New York prosecutors Wednesday announced criminal charges against President Donald Trump‘s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, only minutes after his sentencing in a federal case. The indictment, unveiled by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, charges Manafort with 16 counts related to mortgage fraud, conspiracy and falsifying business records. “No one is beyond the law in New York,” Vance said in a statement. Manafort’s alleged…

Media captionTheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn address MPs after her Brexit deal is voted down again Theresa May’s EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit. MPs voted down the prime minister’s deal by 149 – a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January. Mrs May said MPs will now get a…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided a Band-Aid to President Trump’s unconstitutional yet literally legal national emergency in the form of a vote to overturn his declaration. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has now unveiled the permanent solution. Lee’s Article One Act would formally update the National Emergencies Act, mandating that Congress vote to approve a national emergency within 30 days of its declaration, otherwise it expires. Congress abdicated their responsibility to…

Video National forecast for Wednesday, March 13 Janice Dean has your FoxCast. A late-season storm system is forecast to explode over the central U.S. on Wednesday, becoming a “bomb cyclone” as it slams the region with blizzard conditions, heavy rains and fierce winds that threaten to snarl travel for tens of millions. The National Weather Service said the “highly impactful winter storm” will intensify over the Central Rockies before pushing…

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson is now correcting statements made about Paul Manafort’s solitary confinement, which was a significant feature of his allocution today. She said he was in jail not for violating the gag order, but because he broke the bail by breaking the law after his arrest. Jackson reminded the court he was first sent to Northern Neck Regional Jail, saying she was concerned about how far that jail…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Europe Politics The Brexit process could see yet more twists and turn this week following another defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May‘s withdrawal deal. U.K. lawmakers rejected the deal again on Tuesday evening by 149 votes, despite some latch-minute assurances from the EU which May had achieved in Strasbourg earlier in the week. The route forward is still extremely uncertain but May has already promised…

As the Senate prepares to join the House in rebuking President Trump’s emergency declaration to seize money to build his wall, the president hasn’t quite got the message that Congress isn’t on board with pouring billions of dollars into barriers at the southern border. Nevertheless, Trump is ready to try again with his well-worn strategy of simply demanding money. Indeed, on Monday, the White House submitted the administration’s 2020 budget…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he “greatly” appreciated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing impeaching him, saying “he’s just not worth it.” The president tweeted in response to Pelosi’s comments in an interview with the Washington Post Magazine disclosed on Monday. The speaker said impeachment is too divisive to the country and should not be carried out unless there is “compelling and overwhelming” evidence of wrongdoing based on the report…

Video New calls for Boeing to ground all 737 Max 8 jets in the US after deadly crash in Ethiopia HEJERE, Ethiopia – Norwegian Air Shuttles says it will seek compensation from aircraft maker Boeing after the low-cost carrier grounded its fleet of 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Carrier spokeswoman Tonje Naess told The Associated Press Wednesday that the Oslo-based airline “should not have any financial burden for a brand new…

Britain’s Parliament delivered a crushing defeat to Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc. Lawmakers rejected the deal in a 391-242 vote, ignoring May’s entreaties to back the agreement and end the political chaos and economic uncertainty that Brexit has unleashed.  It was a narrower outcome than a 230-vote margin of defeat…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Airlines With airlines and governments around the world shutting down Boeing 737 Max airplanes after a second deadly crash of the aircraft, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is not only resisting the calls to ground the plane, she even flew one of the planes back to Washington Tuesday afternoon. Chao and her staff flew on a Southwest Airlines 737 Max 8 from Austin, Texas…

Media captionTheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn address MPs after her Brexit deal is voted down again Theresa May’s EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit. MPs voted down the prime minister’s deal by 149 – a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January. Mrs May said MPs will now get a…

Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California’s death penalty. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California’s death penalty. Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign a sweeping order on Wednesday putting an executive moratorium on California’s troubled death penalty, thus ordering a reprieve for the…