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Byron York: Cohen hearings designed to keep public in dark about Russia – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to appear before three congressional committees this week before he heads to jail to serve a sentence for tax evasion and lying to Congress. On Tuesday, Cohen will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. On Wednesday, he will go before the House Oversight Committee. And on Thursday, he will testify before the House Intelligence Committee. It would be a great service…

Ex-Sanders spokesman calls Hillary Clinton team choice words in interview – Fox News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Video Why Bernie Sanders faces an uphill climb to the Democratic presidential nomination Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign spokesman unloaded on Hillary Clinton and her team on Monday, calling them the “biggest a–holes in American politics,” after former members of Clinton’s campaign leaked details this week about Sanders’ use of private jets to attend campaign rallies on her behalf. Speaking to Politico, the spokesman, Michael Briggs, proceeded to call Clinton’s staff…

Manafort asks judge for prison term far below the 10-year maximum – CNBC

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Crime Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort asked a federal judge in Washington on Monday to impose a prison term “significantly below” the statutory 10-year maximum, saying he was remorseful for his misdeeds and facing deteriorating health. Manafort, 69, who is due to be sentenced on March 13, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington last September to conspiracy against the United…

Republican senator says he’ll vote against Trump’s national emergency – CNN

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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White House press corps abruptly ordered out of hotel ahead of North Korea summit – NBCNews.com

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

HANOI, Vietnam — The White House press corps was being evicted from its dedicated workspace for the summit here between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — possibly to make room for the North Korean head of state. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted late Monday night that the White House press corps would be relocated from its planned staging ground at the Melia Hotel…

Venezuela crisis: Univision team ‘briefly detained’ after Maduro interview – BBC News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos talks to the media after his crew’s release US broadcaster Univision says its team was briefly detained in the Venezuelan presidential palace where they had been interviewing President Nicolás Maduro. The incident happened after award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos showed Mr Maduro images of Venezuelans eating from a bin lorry, the network says. Their equipment was confiscated. Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez…

George Pell guilty verdict fallout LIVE: Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says Pell victims were betrayed, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian ‘absolutely shocked and disgusted’ by Cardinal’s behaviour – The Age

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Cardinal Pell is due to return to court on Wednesday for a pre-sentence hearing, where Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson, SC, will address Chief Judge Peter Kidd on the seriousness of the offending and the impact it had on the victims. Pell’s victim, who testified at the trial, is not expected to attend tomorrow. His lawyer is set to read his victim impact statement to the court. Pell’s lawyer Robert Richter,…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Joins Other States In Border Troop Withdrawal – NPR

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, pictured earlier this month, issued an executive order on Monday recalling all National Guard and Airmen troops from the U.S.-Mexico border. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, pictured earlier this month, issued an executive order on Monday recalling all National Guard and Airmen troops from the U.S.-Mexico border. Jose Luis Magana/AP Gov. Tony Evers recalled Wisconsin’s National Guard…

Trump, Kim Jong Un’s Vietnam summit joins long list of key moments between world leaders: A timeline – Fox News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Video White House outlines four goals in talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Only eight months after the first U.S.-North Korea summit, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are preparing to meet again on Wednesday in Vietnam. There are high expectations for the second summit in Hanoi, where Trump and Kim will attempt to work through North Korea’s nuclear program, especially after the leaders’ first meeting…

Seize the assets of the Venezuelan generals at the border – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Responding to Venezuelan regime attacks against civilians, the U.S. should identify those commanders responsible and seize their assets. The need for action is clear. Four civilians were killed on Saturday as they sought to bring aid across the Brazilian and Colombian borders into Venezuela. That aid was to have been used to alleviate chronic starvation rates and shortages of basic medicines. But although about 100 Venezuelan security officers defected to…

GOP Sen. Tillis to vote for resolution blocking Trump’s emergency declaration | TheHill – The Hill

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

GOP Sen. Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisThe Hill’s Morning Report — Emergency declaration to test GOP loyalty to Trump Don’t look for House GOP to defy Trump on border wall The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump escalates fight with NY Times MORE (N.C.) said on Monday that he will support a resolution to block President TrumpDonald John TrumpSpike Lee urges Oscars viewers to vote in 2020: ‘Let’s all be in the…

Cardinal George Pell Sex Abuse Conviction Unsealed in Australia – The New York Times

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

One child accused the cardinal of touching his genitals on multiple occasions from 1978 to 1979, as they played in the local swimming pool. Another said he had also been abused at the pool, between 1977 and 1979. He said the cardinal had touched his testicles as he was throwing him into the water. A third complainant, whose allegations were not made part of a formal charge, said that in…

Federal Judge Cites RBG, Rules That Men-Only Draft Registration Is Unconstitutional – Slate

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Former Trump campaign staffer alleges he kissed her without consent in 2016 – AOL

Monday, February 25, 2019

A former staffer on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent outside a rally in Florida in August 2016, The Washington Post reported Monday. “I immediately felt violated because I wasn’t expecting it or wanting it,” the staffer, Alva Johnson, told the Post. “I can still see his lips coming straight for my face.”  The allegation is described in a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Florida,…

Man who looks like Kim Jong Un deported from Vietnam ahead of Trump meeting with North Korean leader – USA TODAY

Monday, February 25, 2019

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un meet in Vietnam to discuss denuclearization, the vague promise they made at their historic first summit. However, history may be repeating itself, as nuclear test sites were discovered months after the first summit. Will “one destiny’ regress into “fire and fury?” USA TODAY

Chinese stocks rocketed higher on Trump’s trade tweet, but a deal isn’t a sure thing – CNBC

Monday, February 25, 2019

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES China Economy U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s state-run news agency Xinhua both announced “significant progress” from the last week of trade negotiations. Encouragingly, both sides specifically mentioned the issues of technology transfer, intellectual property protection, currency, services and agriculture. Still, the U.S. and China will need to overcome significant hurdles if they’re to ink a deal resolving their long-term disagreements. Trump said in…

Federal Judge Rules All-Male Military Draft Unconstitutional – TIME

Monday, February 25, 2019

An all-male draft has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Texas, declaring that the “time has passed” for debating the role of women in the army. “While historical restrictions on women in the military may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now ‘similarly situated for purposes of a draft or registration for a draft,’” wrote U.S. District Judge Gray Miller of the Southern District of Texas….

‘Recklessness’ and rumors: Brexit uncertainty rises after May delays key vote – CNBC

Monday, February 25, 2019

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Europe Politics British lawmakers were meant to be given a vote this week on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal but May has delayed it and it will now take place just 17 days before the U.K. is meant to leave the European Union (EU). Still, May said on Sunday that her government is making progress in talks with the EU and that…

Ex-Clinton aides knock Sanders for private jet flights | TheHill – The Hill

Monday, February 25, 2019

Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersSanders urges campaign surrogates in the media to act respectfully Sanders warns against ‘bullying and harassment’ on his behalf in internal memo DNC chair: GOP labeling Democratic policies socialist because ‘they’re wrong on the issues’ MORE (I-Vt.) is facing scrutiny by former Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonSanders urges campaign surrogates in the media to act respectfully De Blasio visits Iowa as he mulls 2020 bid Sanders warns…

Trump and Xi help Chinese stocks charge into a bull market – CNN

Monday, February 25, 2019

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