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The shutdown today: Government closure is now longest ever

The shutdown today: Government closure is now longest ever

14 January 2019, 12:58

He and his proxies had several sit-downs with Democratic congressional leaders, but "not much headway" has been made, as Trump tweeted after Vice President Mike Pence met with Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on January 5. This morning around...

Bernie Sanders apologizes to women harassed during his campaign

Bernie Sanders apologizes to women harassed during his campaign

13 January 2019, 01:03

Sanders' principal campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders , called Becker's alleged conduct "deplorable and fundamentally unacceptable" and announced that Becker "would not be a part of any future campaigns". Bernie Sanders continues to take...

Didn’t know about allegations Manafort shared polling

Didn’t know about allegations Manafort shared polling

13 January 2019, 01:02

But cutting and pasting the blacked-out markings into another word-processing document showed what had been redacted. Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni said Tuesday the Madrid trip mentioned in the filing occurred in January or February 2017- month...

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign fined for not providing workers' comp coverage

13 January 2019, 12:58

The failure to provide workers' compensation coverage lasted one month, as noted by Stewart, but that was enough for fellow Democrats to voice concern over the report and critics of the young rep to highlight the lack of coverage as evidence of "hy...

Man detained after girl (13) found alive three months after parents' murder

Man detained after girl (13) found alive three months after parents' murder

12 January 2019, 12:50

Jayme was found by a housing development called Eau Claire Acres just outside the town of Gordon, Wisconsin at 4:43 p.m. Thursday after the Douglas County Sheriff's Office received a tip from a citizen. Sue Allard, Jayme's aunt, told the newspaper ...

Trump Says He Won't Declare a National Emergency...For Now

Trump Says He Won't Declare a National Emergency...For Now

12 January 2019, 12:39

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seemed to prove some of these fears valid in a Friday tweet , listing a number of non-wall issues he considers national emergencies, including gun violence and climate change. Right now, barriers blanket about one-third o...

Pelosi calls Trump's border wall 'a waste of money' and 'an immorality'

Pelosi calls Trump's border wall 'a waste of money' and 'an immorality'

07 January 2019, 12:05

It has to do with a wall is an immorality between countries. Pelosi also administered the oath of office to members of the most diverse new Congress ever. Tlaib was joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), who is the first woman to wear a headsc...

Canadians held in China since arrest of Huawei executive

Canadians held in China since arrest of Huawei executive

07 January 2019, 12:03

There were reports that has confirmed the detention of Spavor and Kovrig were tied to the arrest of Huawei's CFO. American officials claim that Meng Wanzhou violated USA sanctions on trade with Iran by misleading American financial institutions i...

Ex-Boeing executive replaces Mattis at Pentagon

Ex-Boeing executive replaces Mattis at Pentagon

04 January 2019, 07:19

Mattis resigned on Dec 20 following a disagreement with Trump over his plan to withdraw American troops from Syria and Afghanistan. Shanahan said he's committed to carrying out President Trump's vision at the Pentagon , which includes protecting T...

Democrats pass legislation to end U.S. government shutdown

Democrats pass legislation to end U.S. government shutdown

04 January 2019, 07:18

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday the USA federal government may not fully reopen any time soon, as he stood firm on his demand for billions of dollars in funding for a border wall with Mexico. McConnell said the Senate will not take up any...

Border patrol agents fire tear gas at group of migrants

Border patrol agents fire tear gas at group of migrants

03 January 2019, 12:52

According toanAssociated Pressphotographer present at the scene, CBP agents fired "at least three volleys of gas" into Mexico at around 150 asylum-seekers who approached the border in the early hours of Tuesday morning. After they were blocked one gr...

John Kelly breaks with Trump: 'To be honest, it's not a wall'

John Kelly breaks with Trump: 'To be honest, it's not a wall'

01 January 2019, 12:29

Speaking of the wall, Gen. Kelly said that after consultation with border patrol agents it became clear that a continuous, opaque structure would not be suitable for stemming the flow of illegal immigrants. It remains to be seen, however, if the Whit...

Bangladesh goes for polls, PM Sheikh Hasina seeks fourth term

Bangladesh goes for polls, PM Sheikh Hasina seeks fourth term

31 December 2018, 02:19

At least 17 people were killed in election-day clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday, after a bloody campaign overshadowed a crackdown on the Opposition by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , who was expected to win a historic, but controversial, fourth te...

Kellyanne Conway calls fight over border wall a 'silly semantic argument'

Kellyanne Conway calls fight over border wall a 'silly semantic argument'

31 December 2018, 02:16

Trump held out for billions in federal funds for a border wall between the USA and Mexico, which Democrats have said they were intent on blocking. The president wants $5 billion to build the wall, but Democrats are willing to offer only $1.3 bil...

No end in sight for United States government shutdown

No end in sight for United States government shutdown

30 December 2018, 12:29

Opponents, especially in the Democratic party but also some in Trump's Republican party, say that a physical wall is impractical and that the idea is being used as a political tool to whip up xenophobia in Trump's right-wing voter base. Mark Meadows,...

Turkey’s Erdogan eyes Putin meeting to discuss US Syria withdrawal

Turkey’s Erdogan eyes Putin meeting to discuss US Syria withdrawal

28 December 2018, 12:23

The crushing response of the IDF is very important following President Trump's announcement of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria: the IDF explicitly stated that with and without an American presence, it would not hesitate to attack Iranian targets in ...

Partial government shutdown enters fifth day with no end in sight

Partial government shutdown enters fifth day with no end in sight

27 December 2018, 12:46

Sen. Chuck Schumer of NY and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leaders of Congress, said Trump "wanted the shutdown, but he seems not to know how to get himself out it". "And if you don't have that then we're just not opening" the g...

Indonesia regularly hit by quakes and tsunamis

Indonesia regularly hit by quakes and tsunamis

26 December 2018, 02:52

It said most victims were Indonesian tourists visiting beaches during the long weekend ahead of Christmas. A massive 9.1 magnitude quake on the western coast of Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra on December 26 triggered a tsunami that...

Israeli missiles intercepted near Damascus

Israeli missiles intercepted near Damascus

26 December 2018, 02:52

There was no immediate word on casualties. The official SANA news agency and the state broadcaster both reported that air defences opened fire on " enemy targets " to "confront" them. " The aggression is still ongoing ", said a presenter on stat...

Guatemalan boy dies after being detained by United States border agents

Guatemalan boy dies after being detained by United States border agents

26 December 2018, 02:49

There, he was diagnosed with a cold and a fever, was given prescriptions for amoxicillin and Ibuprofen and released that afternoon. The boy returned to the hospital later in the day and reportedly died hours later after suffering from nausea and vo...