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President TrumpDonald John TrumpWatergate reporter pens op-ed on ‘inevitability’ of Trump’s impeachment Jemele Hill says calling Trump a white supremacist is like ‘saying water is wet’ Former MSNBC host says midterms marked turning point for Democrats MORE on Friday threatened to “close the Southern Border entirely” if Democrats do not agree to provide money to “finish” building a wall on the Mexican border. Trump made the threat as a partial government shutdown…

CLOSE Trump made a secret trip to visit with military members at the Al-Asad Air base in Iraq on Wednesday. But while addressing troops, Trump shared some inaccurate details about the raises they have been offered under his administration. Time President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, Dec.26, 2018.(Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – In his…

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Syria’s military announced Friday it had entered the flash-point Kurdish-held town of Manbij and raised the national flag there, where Turkey has threatened an offensive. A Kurdish official said the government troops arrived only at the front lines. Ilham Ahmed, the senior Kurdish official, said U.S. troops haven’t withdrawn from Manbij. U.S. troops patrol the tense front lines between Manbij and adjacent towns, where Turkey-backed fighters have been based. She…

Video Search for missing Colorado mom leads 800 miles away to Idaho where her cellphone last pinged Authorities say they have discovered new evidence near the location where Kelsey Berreth’s phone pinged after she went missing on Thanksgiving Day; Claudia Cowan has the latest. The 1-year-old daughter of Kelsey Berreth, the Colorado mom who’s presumed murdered, and Patrick Michael Frazee, the man charged in the killing, will stay with her maternal…

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For a press that regularly laments President Trump’s lack of graciousness, you’d think newsrooms would try harder to show those virtues themselves. Early Wednesday morning, the day after Christmas, the president and first lady Melania Trump arrived in Iraq, surprising American troops with a personal visit. The president was cheered and applauded as he took to the stage and spoke to service members stationed far from home. After his remarks,…

More photos of the man suspected of killing a Newman Police Department corporal emerged late Thursday night. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department released the photos as detectives were working into the night trying to catch the man they believe shot and killed Ronil Singh, 33, during a traffic stop in Newman early Wednesday morning. Sgt. Tom Letras, a spokesman for the sheriff’s department, confirmed the photos were of the suspect,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Both chambers of the U.S. Congress convened for only a few minutes late on Thursday, but took no steps to end a partial federal government shutdown before adjourning until next week. Showing little sense of urgency over the shutdown, now in its sixth day, the Senate and the House of Representatives did nothing to restore funding for the roughly 20 percent of the government affected. The shutdown…

In a whirlwind 24 hours, major media outlets went from scolding President Trump for supposedly not visiting troops on Christmas, to mocking his Christmas speech to American troops at an air base in Iraq, to finally, outing U.S. troops for the crime of holding Trump flags and bringing hats for him to sign — noting they might be doing something against military code. Trump had made a surprise visit to…

Radio traffic reveals initial kidnapping concerns for Newman officer By December 27, 2018 06:29 PM Deputies initially believed Newman police corporal Ronil Singh was kidnapped early December 26,2018. Singh was shot and killed after a traffic stop. A 207 (kidnapping) call went out due to a witness report that Singh was in the suspect’s truck.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More Americans blame President Donald Trump than congressional Democrats for the partial U.S. government shutdown, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday, as the closure stretched into its sixth day with no end in sight. Forty-seven percent of adults hold Trump responsible, while 33 percent blame Democrats in Congress, according to the Dec. 21-25 poll, conducted mostly after the shutdown began. Seven percent of Americans…

When two thieves fled the Marysville Coastal Farm & Ranch store in Washington state with $1,600 worth of nail guns, they quickly were met not by police — but a gauntlet of armed citizens. As the men rushed out of the store last Saturday and into a Honda Civic, they were first confronted by a bystander who had drawn his gun in a low-ready position, police said. Undeterred by his…

Empty corridors around the Senate are seen at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. Congress was back in session, but with so few members in town, including top leaders, nothing is expected to change soon. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Government Shutdown Republicans and Democrats look more dug in now than they were a week ago. By BURGESS EVERETT, ELIANA JOHNSON and RACHAEL BADE 12/27/2018 11:43 AM EST Updated 12/27/2018…

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is shown Monday during a partial shutdown of the federal government. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is shown Monday during a partial shutdown of the federal government. Win McNamee/Getty Images Updated at 4:57 p.m. ET Six days into a partial government shutdown, congressional Democrats and President Trump are showing no signs of reaching…

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday without evidence that federal workers are largely supportive of his push for a wall and willing to go without pay to get it funded. | Pete Marovich – Pool/Getty Images White House By ELI OKUN 12/27/2018 09:00 AM EST President Donald Trump seemingly added a new spin to his usual shutdown rhetoric Thursday, tweeting that its economic impact disproportionately falls on Democrats. “Have the…

Pediatricians raised questions about the medical care received by an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody on Christmas Eve as the Homeland Security secretary announced Thursday that she would travel to the U.S.-Mexico border. Felipe Gómez Alonzo died minutes before midnight on Christmas Eve after being apprehended at the border with his father on Dec. 18, according to Customs and Border Protection. On Monday, Felipe was taken to…

Video Manhunt underway for suspected illegal immigrant accused of killing a police officer during traffic stop in California The suspect sought in connection with the murder of a California cop earlier this week is in the U.S. illegally, authorities revealed on Thursday. The unidentified man alleged to be behind the slaying of Newman police Cpl. Ronil Singh, 33, “is considered armed and dangerous,” Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said during a…