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Authorities recovered two bodies after a cargo plane used by the retailer Amazon crashed into Trinity Bay in Texas, officials said Sunday. Three people were aboard the Boeing 767 cargo jet when it plunged into the water on Saturday afternoon. Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne said authorities were still in “active recovery mode,” though it was “hard to believe” they would find any survivors. “The north wind has blown the…

WASHINGTON — Representative Adam B. Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that House Democrats were prepared to go to court to force the release of the final report from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and subpoena Mr. Mueller to testify if it was not made public. Mr. Mueller, who has spent nearly two years investigating ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and…

Video President Trump discusses China deal ahead of North Korea summit President Trump announced Sunday that he would hold off on implementing planned tariff hikes on hundreds of goods imported from China, citing “substantial progress” in high-level trade talks between the two nations. The president also tweeted he would hold a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to finalize an agreement “assuming both sides…

Video What will be agreed to at the second US-North Korea summit? Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz weighs in on what can be expected to come out of President Trump’s next meeting with North Korean President Kim Jong Un. As President Trump prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second one-on-one summit, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday and Thursday, Secretary of State…

CLOSE Washington, DC’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration was visible over the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol building, the Lincoln Memorial and other well known DC landmarks. (July 5) AP WASHINGTON – The nation’s capital is home to a vast, annual Fourth of July celebration. But President Donald Trump is planning something a little extra this year.  In a tweet on Sunday, Trump announced he would be hosting “A Salute to…

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Video What will be agreed to at the second US-North Korea summit? Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz weighs in on what can be expected to come out of President Trump’s next meeting with North Korean President Kim Jong Un. No matter what President Trump says or does when he holds a second historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and Thursday in…

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he’s got a plan ready if special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report isn’t made public. And it includes bringing Mueller himself before his committee. On Sunday, Schiff, a California Democrat, was asked on ABC’s “This Week” about what Democrats will do should Attorney General William Barr decide to keep the highly anticipated report mostly under wraps. “Well we will obviously subpoena the report,…

Pope Francis celebrated a final Mass on Sunday to conclude his unprecedented summit of Catholic leaders on clergy sexual abuse. Giuseppe Lami/AP hide caption toggle caption Giuseppe Lami/AP Pope Francis celebrated a final Mass on Sunday to conclude his unprecedented summit of Catholic leaders on clergy sexual abuse. Giuseppe Lami/AP Wrapping up an unprecedented Vatican summit, Pope Francis denounced the abuse of minors and called for an end to the…

President Trump on Sunday said he plans to make good on his pledge to piggy back on Washington’s Independence Day celebrations by staging — and addressing — a new event at the Lincoln Memorial. Mr. Trump claimed on Twitter it will be one of the biggest gatherings in the history of D.C. on July 4 and titled “A Salute to America.” “Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your…

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores attend a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Maduro has closed Venezuela’s borders and calls humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela as part of a U.S.-led coup. (Associated Press) Embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro vowed to defend his nation’s independence with his life during a speech before thousands of cheering supporters Saturday, calling the opposition against him a “small group…

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE‘s final report is expected to be in the spotlight Sunday as lawmakers hit the morning show circuit amid debate over how much of the report will be made public when it is finally submitted. There was broad speculation this week that Mueller was wrapping up his probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia,…

On Sunday, he compared the abuse of minors to “sacrificing human beings, frequently children, in pagan rites.” “Consecrated persons, chosen by God to guide souls to salvation, let themselves be dominated by their human frailty or sickness and thus become tools of Satan,” he added. “In abuse, we see the hand of the evil that does not spare even the innocence of children.” Francis, however, had sought to tamp down…

HANOI (Reuters) – North Korea’s state media criticized U.S. Democrats and American intelligence officials on Sunday for “chilling the atmosphere” ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit with President Donald Trump this week. After weeks of silence about the summit in Vietnam, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA on Sunday announced Kim’s departure by train, en route to talks in which the two leaders aim to build on a…

David S. Bernstein is a contributing political analyst at WGBH News in Boston. When President Donald Trump tweeted, on January 20, that he had reached 50 percent approval among Hispanic Americans, most fair-minded observers reacted with skepticism, if not outright disbelief. Trump was, after all, still the same man who announced his candidacy by accusing Mexico of sending “rapists” across the border, the same man who ordered refugee children separated…

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Donald Trump’s trade chief agreed to abandon a term he uses about a trade agreement with China after a discussion with the president turned heated in front of Beijing guests during an Oval Office meeting on Friday. During the televised incident, Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer debated over the definition of a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU), prompting the trade chief to toss out the term altogether. The argument started over…

Media captionMr Kim waved to cheering crowds as his train left Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has departed for Hanoi by train for talks with US President Donald Trump. He arrived at the Chinese border city of Dandong after 21:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday. The much anticipated second US-North Korea summit is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in the Vietnamese capital. It follows a historic first round…

(Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team told a U.S. judge on Saturday that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort “repeatedly and brazenly” broke the law, and argued he did not deserve leniency at sentencing. The recommendation from Mueller, who is investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election and whether Trump’s campaign conspired with Moscow, increases the likelihood that Manafort will spend the rest of his life…