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David Johnson — 56, of Brooklyn — has claimed a $298.3 million Powerball jackpot, the New York State Gaming Commission announced Friday. (Photo: Photo courtesy New York Gaming Commission) A Brooklyn truck driver has claimed a $298.3 million Powerball jackpot, the New York State Gaming Commission announced Friday. The jackpot, drawn on Dec. 26, is the second-largest in New York Lottery history, according to a release. David Johnson, 56, was sick when he bought the ticket…

The indictment of longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone raises questions around what Russian leader Vladimir Putin might “have” on President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested on Friday. Stone was arrested early Friday morning on charges including making false statements to Congress, obstructing a congressional investigation and witness tampering in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia investigation.  In a statement responding to the arrest, Pelosi said: “The indictment of Roger Stone…

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Visits Iowa Shortly After Announcing A Presidential Exploratory CommitteeGetty Images Presidential contender Elizabeth Warren suggested a new tax on the rich Thursday that could cost American billionaires $85 billion a year, according to a Forbes analysis. The plan would not directly affect anyone worth less than $50 million, but it would subject those with fortunes of more than $50 million to a 2% incremental wealth tax….

Andrew deGrandpre Maria Sacchetti Kevin Sieff David Nakamura January 24 U.S. officials at the southern border will begin sending some asylum applicants back to Mexico on Friday as the Trump administration implements new measures preventing migrants from waiting in the United States while their cases are processed. The initiative, announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday night, follows high-level talks between the two governments late last year as…

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With airports jammed with angry passengers, Republican senators blaming each other behind closed doors for the government shutdown, and President Trump’s poll numbers tanking, the writing was on the wall. Feeling pressure from his fellow Republicans to reopen the government, Trump announced Friday afternoon that a deal was reached for federal employees to come back to work as negotiations on border security are given a little more time. A week…

In any event, the court rejected Pollock only a few years later, by upholding an estate tax and a gift tax — that is, a tax on net worth. After the 16th Amendment, which declared an income tax constitutional, was ratified in 1913 as a response to Pollock, discussions of the constitutionality of taxes other than the head tax dropped off the Supreme Court docket.

Video Jarrett: Roger Stone indictment doesn’t show Trump-Russia ‘collusion’ Roger Stone arrested by FBI in early morning raid; where were the raids for Hillary Clinton and others? Panel reaction on ‘Hannity.’ The indictment of President Trump’s former political adviser Roger Stone – who was arrested Friday on charges of obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering – demonstrates yet again that there is no known evidence…

St. Louis Police Officer Katlyn Alix, 24, was fatally wounded by a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette with a revolver, authorities said. (Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department) A St. Louis police officer was charged with manslaughter Friday for allegedly shooting a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette, authorities said. Officer Nathaniel Hendren, 29, shot Officer Katlyn Alix, 24, in his apartment in the city’s Carondelet neighborhood early Thursday in…

Last Friday, during the March for Life at the Lincoln Memorial, a junior in high school became the target of society’s collective hatred. Nick Sandmann was quickly dubbed a racist who embodied everything wrong in Trump’s America, and became the subject of online vitriol and rage, from death threats to calls to dox him and his classmates. The initial story fell apart by Monday. The narrative that pushed Sandmann and…

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Video Stone on his indictment: This is about silencing me, criminalizing political expression Former Trump adviser Roger Stone said in a Fox News interview Friday that the indictment brought against him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is “thin” and was really “about silencing” him. But, Stone said, he was prepared for the fight of his life. “The indictment is thin indeed,” Stone said. “So what is…

CLOSE President Trump thanked furloughed federal workers for their devotion during the shutdown and credited them with helping to make America great again. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Getting the government back to full speed following a 35-​​​​​​day shutdown is a bit like trying to turn around an aircraft carrier: It doesn’t happen very quickly. Now that President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have reached a deal to reopen the government for three weeks,…

According to several reports, Uvalde Police in Texas have charged a 12-year-old elementary school student with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of 24-year-old pro boxer John VanMeter. The incident occurred Wednesday, at the home of VanMeter and his girlfriend. There were two children in the home the time of the incident. Vanmeter (2-4, 1 KO) had been boxing since 10-years-old and turned pro in 2016. He recently…

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[President Trump’s emergency powers, explained.] The cease-fire could pave the way for Mr. Trump to deliver his State of the Union address to Congress after all, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi quickly clarified that it would not be held next Tuesday as originally scheduled. She had rescinded her invitation earlier this week to come to the House chamber until the government was reopened, and on Friday, the speaker said she would…

Fast Facts: The Roger Stone indictment Roger Stone, a longtime political operative who was an official on the Trump campaign, is charged with 7 counts. After a court appearance Friday, he posted a $250,000 bond for his release. The charges relate to the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee by Russian government actors.  The hacked emails were released by “Organization 1,” described in the indictment as having a leader…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has rejected Nicolas Maduro’s demand that he withdraw U.S. diplomats by Saturday afternoon. I suspect he’s done so in order to encourage a systemic breach between Maduro and the Venezuelan military that keeps him in power. Pompeo knows that the Venezuelan military’s support for Maduro is not, ultimately, ideological in nature. Rather, it reflects Maduro’s mass-bribery of the military’s top ranks — the abundant patronage…

But the special counsel’s investigators spent months encircling Mr. Stone, renewing scrutiny about his role during the 2016 presidential race. Investigators interviewed former Trump campaign advisers and several of his associates about Mr. Stone’s fund-raising during the campaign and his contacts with WikiLeaks. Three senior Trump campaign officials have told Mr. Mueller’s team that Mr. Stone created the impression that he was a conduit for inside information from WikiLeaks, according…