Undocumented girl with special-needs in federal custody after emergency surgery

An undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was taken into US Customs and Border Protection custody shortly after emergency gallbladder surgery in Texas in a case advocates said shows the harmful extent of the president's hard line on immigration policies. On Tuesday, Rosa Maria Hernandez and her adult cousin, a US citizen, had to go through an interior Border Patrol checkpoint while in an ambulance to get from Laredo, Texas to a Corpus Christi hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery, said family attorney Leticia Gonzalez on Thursday.

Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments

The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices and poor conditions at several of its properties. "We have been working with the Maryland Attorney General's Office to provide information in response to its request," Kushner Companies told CNN through a spokesperson.

Top GOP Lawmaker: ‘I Wish Democrats Would Help’ Look Into Russian Election Meddling

Rep. Trey Gowdy is accusing Democrats of not doing enough to help investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, which would likely come as news to many of them. on the other side of the aisle for focusing too much on potential ties between the Kremlin and President Donald Trump 's 2016 presidential campaign - the subject of a federal investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Washington abuzz as Robert Mueller’s Russia probe set to file first …

Official Washington was abuzz this weekend over reports that a grand jury has charged at least one person stemming from the U.S. probe of Russia's attempts to tilt the 2016 presidential elections in Donald Trump's favor. There was no indication, in reporting by CNN that other media later confirmed, of who might be charged or what crimes might be alleged in the ongoing inquiry led by former FBI chief Robert Mueller.

Cuomo, Schumer reflect on lessons learned 5 years after Sandy

Gov. Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday reflected on Hurricane Sandy and said New York has come back stronger and smarter. During the joint appearance in Oceanside, L.I., to announce a Nassau County water treatment plant project, Cuomo invoked Winston Churchill's motto of "never given in" to say how New York tackled the aftermath of the devastating storm.

CNN broke news in the Russia probe; Roger Stone’s resulting rant got him yanked off Twitter

Roger Stone didn't tweet anything worse at CNN's Don Lemon than he has said to someone else before. ''Piece of s---,'' Stone wrote to the anchor mid-rant on Friday night, after CNN told viewers of an indictment in an investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election, which Stone helped President Donald Trump win.

Maxine Waters’ Call At Women’s Convention For Trump Impeachment Not Far Fetched

Rep. Maxine Waters , a California Democrat, led approximate 4,000 attendees at the Women's Convention in Detroit on Saturday with the rallying cry: "Impeach 45!" The Huffington Post reported. "Donald Trump is the most dishonorable and despicable human being to ever serve in the office of the president," Waters said, urging the women to take leadership roles in the resistance movement.

Franken pushes for ‘resilient’ Puerto Rico rebuild

U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is joining with other senators in making a bipartisan push to ensure that infrastructure in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is rebuilt in a resilient and sustainable way that will reduce the threat of damage from future disasters. In a bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y. and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the senators said that Hurricanes Irma and Maria decimated the electric grids in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with some communities projected to face many months without reliable power, according to a news release from Franken's office.

As JFK docs opened, North Dakotan Secret Service vet cries foul on conspiracy theories

Almost 54 years have passed since John F. Kennedy was slain in Dallas, and Clint Hill-a North Dakota native and member of the president's Secret Service detail-can still clearly remember every detail. It was Hill who leapt onto the back of Kennedy's automobile after shots echoed into Dealey Plaza, urging the driver to get the president to the hospital.

Full recovery from wildfires may take years

It will take at least months and likely years to fully recover from devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California earlier this month, destroying at least 8,900 structures and killing 42 people, Sonoma County officials said Saturday. "We don't control these things, and it makes you realize how small you are in the world when something like this happens," Sheriff Rob Giordano said.

Sen. Manchin says federal spending is out of control

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin told West Virginia voters that the country's biggest threat comes from unaddressed, excessive spending. The Journal of Martinsburg reports that the Democrat held a town hall meeting Friday in Berkeley Springs, where he responded to a number of questions from voters on topics that included health care, gun rights and opioid treatment.

Ill-defined group courted by all sides

In this Oct. 26, 2017, photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, whose panel is charged with writing tax law, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are promoting their tax-cutting plan as needed relief for the stressed American middle class and a catalyst for job creation.