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Jayme Closs helped lead authorities to the man accused of kidnapping her and killing her parents – CNN

Friday, January 11, 2019

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U.S. Syria withdrawal officially underway, expected to take 3-4 months – CBS News

Friday, January 11, 2019

Baghdad — The U.S. military has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News on Friday, saying it was expected to take between 90 and 120 days. The official told CBS News senior national security correspondent David Martin that equipment had begun moving out earlier this week.  America’s operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country were…

Shutdown situation bleak as feds rally against Trump at White House – The Washington Post

Friday, January 11, 2019

Joe Davidson Hundreds of furloughed federal employees took their frustrations and anger to the White House on Thursday, demanding an end to the three-week partial government shutdown. Fired up on a cold, blustery day, they rallied in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters on 16th Street NW across Lafayette Square. The crowd was large enough for the police to close the block as Democratic members of Congress and union leaders praised…

After nearly 70 years, Florida Clemency Board pardons Groveland Four – Miami Herald

Friday, January 11, 2019

After nearly 70 years, all members of the Groveland Four — four young black men falsely accused of raping a white woman in Lake County — were pardoned by a unanimous vote Friday. The Florida Cabinet met for the first time as the state Clemency Board Friday, where they heard from family members of the men who were either imprisoned, tortured or murdered by mobs and a racist sheriff. The…

Sheriff: Jayme Closs to be reunited with relatives – WKOW

Friday, January 11, 2019

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The 3-week-long federal shutdown is starting to make Wall Street anxious – CNBC

Friday, January 11, 2019

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Trader Talk with Bob Pisani It’s Day 21 of the partial government shutdown. That ties the record for a standoff set in the 1995-96 budget battle between President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. We are now seeing a rash of analyst notes warning that this will soon start to affect different businesses. American Airlines shares fell Thursday because of lower revenue guidance…

US troops begin to withdraw from Syria, official says – Fox News

Friday, January 11, 2019

Video White House clarifies conditions about the planned US troop withdraw from Syria The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria started the process of withdrawing troops from the embattled region, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News on Friday. The U.S. started “the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria,” said Col. Sean Ryan, a spokesman for the coalition fighting the Islamic State. ENDLESS WARS WILL EVENTUALLY COME TO A…

Missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs found alive in Wisconsin – CNN

Friday, January 11, 2019

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Democrats and many Republicans will explode if Trump bypasses Congress with emergency order – Fox News

Friday, January 11, 2019

Video Chad Pergram lays out everything you need to know about the latest fiasco going on in Washington on The Next Revolution The good news is that the sides were at least talking when it came to the government shutdown over the weekend. The dialogue abruptly fell silent Wednesday. “It’s cold out here and the temperature wasn’t much warmer in the Situation Room,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “Our…

Angry furloughed federal workers protest shutdown at the White House, around the country – NBCNews.com

Friday, January 11, 2019

Hundreds of furloughed government workers and contractors descended on the White House on Thursday to plead to be allowed to return to work. Holding signs such as “Stop the war on workers” and “We want work, not walls,” the protesters assembled in the bitter cold outside of AFL-CIO union headquarters before making their way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Donald Trump wasn’t at the White House, but many of the…

GOP lawmakers rip Dems for calling Cohen to testify | TheHill – The Hill

Friday, January 11, 2019

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Thursday criticized news that President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen is set to publicly testify before the panel next month. Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said in a statement earlier Thursday that Cohen had agreed to voluntarily testify on Feb. 7. “Chairman Cummings promised to pursue rigorous, responsible, fact-based oversight,” Jordan said in a statement. “However, the Chairman’s announcement today suggests he will be using the committee…

Gillibrand plans first Iowa visit – POLITICO

Friday, January 11, 2019

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was among the few prospective Democratic presidential candidates to skip Iowa during the midterm elections last fall. | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo 2020 Elections By NATASHA KORECKI and ELENA SCHNEIDER 01/10/2019 09:35 PM EST Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is pursuing a trip to Iowa next weekend, three sources with knowledge of the potential 2020 contender’s planning told POLITICO. The New York Democrat, who just won reelection to her Senate…

White House directs Army Corps of Engineers to look at ways to fund border security – Fox News

Friday, January 11, 2019

Video Republicans say some Democrats who used to favor a border wall are hypocrites now for opposing it As many lawmakers face calls of hypocrisy for opposing a wall that they supported in the past, Democrats claim things have changed; Peter Doocy reports from Capitol Hill. The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to “look at possible ways of funding border security,” Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told…

Jayme Closs found alive: ‘It’s what we’ve prayed for’ – KARE11.com

Friday, January 11, 2019

BARRON, Wis. — A Wisconsin 13-year-old missing since October has been found alive, according to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. The department shared on Facebook Thursday night that they’ve been notified by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department that they have located Jayme Closs alive. A suspect has been taken into custody and the sheriff will give a press briefing at 10 a.m. Friday. “I mean I’m shocked,” said…

‘Never been more depressed’: Trump kills Graham effort to end shutdown – POLITICO

Friday, January 11, 2019

A group of Republican senators led by South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham (left) met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) and Vice President Mike Pence to pitch a new immigration proposal. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Congress The South Carolina senator and his GOP allies had been pushing to reopen the government and begin a broad immigration debate in the Senate. By BURGESS EVERETT 01/10/2019 02:01 PM EST Updated 01/10/2019 06:30…

Michael Cohen, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Agrees to Testify to Congress – The New York Times

Friday, January 11, 2019

“I want to make clear that we have no interest in inappropriately interfering with any ongoing criminal investigations,” Mr. Cummings said. Lawmakers of both parties have sought to protect Mr. Mueller since he was appointed. That is likely to be a key theme of the Senate confirmation hearing next week for Mr. Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William P. Barr, who could soon oversee the Mueller investigation. Democratic lawmakers on…

2nd man found dead at home of prominent Democratic donor is identified – NBC News

Friday, January 11, 2019

The second man to have been found dead at the West Hollywood home of a prominent Democratic Party contributor was identified Thursday by the Los Angeles County medical examiner as 55-year-old Timothy Dean. Dean was found at 1:05 a.m. (4:05 a.m. ET) Monday in the apartment of Ed Buck, a longtime financial backer of Democrats’ campaigns, after someone called 911, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Moore. The cause…