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Toluse Olorunnipa Robert Costa Josh Dawsey February 16 at 4:55 PM President Trump and his political team plan to make his years-long quest for a border wall one of the driving themes of his reelection effort — attempting to turn his failure to build such a project into a combative sales pitch that pits him against the political establishment on immigration. Trump has declared a national emergency to secure the…

The Vatican has announced the conclusion of the adjudicatory process against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, finding that he transgressed his vows, used his power to abuse both minors and adults and violated his sacred duty as a priest. In accord with University President Rev. John I. Jenkins’ statement of Aug. 2, 2018, the University of Notre Dame is rescinding the honorary degree conferred in 2008.

But he said the American military has become experienced in getting aid to people under trying circumstances, citing recent natural disasters in Asia as an example. Rebecca Chavez, who served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere during the Obama administration, said it was “very likely” that the American military would be drawn into the crisis in Venezuela as the power struggle between Mr. Maduro and…

ROMA, Texas — This small border town is hitting a wall. This past week, the border security deal reached by Congress and signed by President Trump set aside $1.35 billion for fencing and barriers at the border. Apart from the national emergency Trump declared to secure additional billions for the border, the funding deal spelled out that a wall could not be built in Roma until there’s more input from…

Police released the names Saturday morning of the five employees killed in Friday’s shooting at the Henry Pratt building in Aurora. In addition to Wehner, they include: Clayton Parks of Elgin, the human resources manager Russell Beyer of Yorkville, a mold operator Vicente Juarez of Oswego, a stock room attendant and forklift operator Josh Pinkard also of Oswego, plant manager Another shooting victim, a male employee, was treated at a…

“He is usurping congressional authority,” Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a veteran member of the Appropriations Committee, said in an interview. “If the president can reallocate for his purposes billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress has approved for specific purposes and have been signed into law, that has the potential to render the appropriations process meaningless.” Several other Senate Republicans publicly and privately joined Ms. Collins in describing…

Theodore McCarrick, shown in 2011, has been accused of abusing minors and adults over a nearly 50-year clerical career. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Theodore McCarrick, shown in 2011, has been accused of abusing minors and adults over a nearly 50-year clerical career. Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 10:14 a.m. ET The Vatican has defrocked former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, it said Saturday, making him the highest-ranking church official…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Politics California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency Friday and accused him of forgetting about the “real emergency” needs of survivors of the disastrous Camp Fire that destroyed most of the town of Paradise and killed 86 people. Newsom said there are still survivors waiting for federal disaster recovery money and people are suffering. He said $12 billion…

Video Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faces criticism for Amazon’s escape from New York Some Democrats are criticizing Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her role in Amazon’s decision to cancel plans for a huge investment in New York; Doug McKelway reports. Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was not the main player who led Amazon to cancel plans to build a second headquarters in New York City. In truth, political malpractice by Democratic leaders on…

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On Saturday, the Vatican spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti, told reporters that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had extended Mr. McCarrick a penal process in which “all his rights were respected” and that his “lawyers played an active role in the course of some of the interrogations.” The Vatican’s news media outlet, the Vatican News, splashed the news of Mr. McCarrick’s dismissal from the clerical state across its website…

House Democrats are vowing an aggressive response to President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump nominates ambassador to Turkey Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago after signing bill to avert shutdown CNN, MSNBC to air ad turned down by Fox over Nazi imagery MORE‘s emergency declaration at the southwest border, mulling ways to block his go-it-alone approach with legislation, legal action, or both. Yet party leaders are in no immediate rush to show their hand,…

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was interviewed by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller as part of his ongoing Russia investigation. CNN’s Erin Burnett reports. read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politi… #sarahsanders #CNN #News

CLOSE A gunman opened fire at co-workers and police officers at a manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois. USA TODAY Before allegedly killing five of his co-workers, Gary Montez Martin went into his local Circle K convenience store for his almost daily purchase of a few cigars. He seemed fine, according to clerks at the store. “He came in almost every day and bought two or three Black & Mild cigars,” said Ricardo…

National emergency on the border?  In one network’s news judgment, it was more important to say, “Come on, down!” CBS coverage of President Donald Trump’s televised address on his national emergency declaration ended 21 minutes before its conclusion, as the eye network opted to return viewers to game show The Price Is Right. All of the other broadcast and cable news networks carried the declaration and press conference on Friday afternoon to…

A federal judge in a closed hearing questioned where Paul Manafort’s loyalties lie considering that he gave false statements to investigators to shield a conspirator in a pro-Russian lobbying effort. Judge Amy Berman Jackson in federal court in Washington, D.C., earlier this week said that because Manafort lied to investigators on three occasions, prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller are not bound by a prior deal to give him a…

Click here if you are having trouble viewing the photo gallery or video on your mobile device. SAN JOSE — A UPS driver abducted during a carjacking on Thursday is being lauded for having nerves of steel. The armed carjackers seized his delivery truck and forced him to drive it, with law enforcement officers in pursuit. But he drove slowly so that the police could keep up and then, in…

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was interviewed by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller as part of his ongoing Russia investigation. CNN’s Erin Burnett reports. read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politi… #sarahsanders #CNN #News

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