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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said on Sunday that “nearly 4,000 known or suspected terrorists come into our country illegally,” and added that the “most vulnerable point of entry is at our southern border.” A day later, Kellyanne Conway, the White House counselor, called those comments “an unfortunate misstatement.” At the same time, in a memo sent to journalists late Monday, Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary,…

People line up to buy gasoline at a gas station in Morelia, Michoacan, on Jan. 8. Michaocan is one of several Mexican states where fuel shortages have been reported. Enrique Castro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Enrique Castro/AFP/Getty Images People line up to buy gasoline at a gas station in Morelia, Michoacan, on Jan. 8. Michaocan is one of several Mexican states where fuel shortages have been reported. Enrique Castro/AFP/Getty…

Police investigating the case of a woman in a long-term vegetative state giving birth last month served a search warrant Tuesday for DNA samples of male staff at the long-term care center where she was a patient. Male staff members at a Hacienda Healthcare center in Phoenix, Arizona, were asked to give DNA samples as part of an investigation into how the patient got pregnant, according to a press release…

Manafort’s attorneys ― Kevin Downing, Thomas Zehnle and Richard Westling ― contend in the filing that Manafort, a longtime lobbyist who has worked on several Republican presidential campaigns, has “provided complete and truthful information to the best of his ability” since entering into his plea agreement. They disagree with the Mueller team’s claim that the former campaign chairman made intentional misstatements. Manafort’s incarceration, the filing states, has “taken a toll…

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Video Kellyanne Conway embarrasses CNN’s Jim Acosta: ‘You’re such a smarta–‘ Kellyanne Conway embarrassed CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta during a press gaggle on Tuesday, referring to him as a ‘smarta–‘ unliked by other reporters. Acosta questioned Conway about whether President Trump would tell the truth when addressing the nation Tuesday night, prompting the heated exchange. Kellyanne Conway embarrassed CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta during a press gaggle…

Volunteer Alexandra Degen cleans a restroom during the government shutdown at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Volunteer Alexandra Degen cleans a restroom during the government shutdown at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Mario Tama/Getty Images Joshua Tree National Park will be temporarily closed as of Thursday morning due to damage caused by visitors during the partial government shutdown….

A Russian lawyer at the center of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Russians and Trump campaign officials has been charged with criminal obstruction of justice in a federal civil case in Manhattan. Natalia Veselnitskaya, who was representing Russian-based Prevezon Holdings in a fight against forfeiture of assets and money laundering penalties, is accused of submitting an intentionally misleading statement to the court. According to prosecutors, the Veselnitskaya presented what…

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The Supreme Court’s newest justice, Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughCuomo: Kavanaugh, Gorsuch are ‘going to reverse Roe v. Wade’ Benefits of limiting toxins obviously outweigh cost — except at Trump’s EPA Supreme Court to take up gerrymandering cases MORE, issued his first opinion on Tuesday in a unanimous ruling that could help companies keeps disputes in third-party arbitration. The justices held that courts must enforce contracts that force parties to settle disputes privately…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES World Politics Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a blunt put-down Tuesday against White House national security advisor John Bolton over his pledges to ensure Turkish nonaggression against Kurds who fought against the Islamic State in Syria. “We cannot accept Bolton’s messages given from Israel,” the Turkish president said, adding that Bolton made a “serious mistake,” Reuters reported. He was referring to statements by…

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address to the American people about the government shutdown he initiated and about the fake crisis at the US-Mexico border that he says justifies it. And while there no doubt are various innovative coverage formats that could be used to fact-check the speech or otherwise detract from Trump’s tendency to deliberately misinform the public, there is no indication that any of…

Video President Trump to give prime-time Oval Office address to the nation ahead of his visit to the US-Mexico border Democratic leaders on Monday night called for equal airtime in response to President Donald Trump’s primetime address to the nation on southern border security scheduled for Tuesday evening. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argued that since Trump’s speech will be broadcast, the…

As the effect moves well beyond the nation’s capital, craft brewers cannot get approval from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for new beer labels. And the Commerce Department has stopped processing requests from auto suppliers and other manufacturing companies seeking an exemption from Mr. Trump’s metal tariffs, leaving them uncertain over the price they will need to pay for key materials this year. Farmers who planned to…

Buck grew to prominence as the founder of the Mecham Watchdog Committee, a campaign he launched in 1987 to impeach former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham (R). In the first half of 2017, Buck raised nearly $30,000 in state races for California Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu and Pete Aguilar, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and the Getting Things Done PAC.