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The protester who was arrested for laughing during Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing had her case thrown out by a judge. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you how she's not out of the woods yet.
An upbeat President Donald Trump landed Saturday morning in Houston to get a firsthand look at a flooded and mud-choked metropolis devastated by Hurricane Harvey's record rainfall and storm surge, declaring himself "very happy" with rescue and recovery efforts. Officials in Beaumont, Texas, which lost its drinking water system because of Harvey, struggled Saturday to restore that service, and firefighters kept monitoring a crippled chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, that has twice been the scene of explosions and fires since the storm roared ashore and stalled over Texas more than a week ago.
America tried to let Hillary Clinton off the hook. Despite cries of "lock her up" during the campaign, most of the nation had little appetite for prosecuting her after the election, with even Donald Trump willing to give her a free pass.
Harvey has scrambled the equation for Congress as lawmakers return to Washington Tuesday. . In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, following their meeting wit... The expected crush of interviews, subpoenas and testimony this fall underscores both the broad scope of the Russia probes and the certainty that they will shadow Trump's presidency for months or even years.
Americans eventually tire of the presidents they elect. The political skills that fuel the rise of Roosevelts, Reagans and Obamas always seem to lose their allure over time as the promise of "Morning in America" and "Hope and Change" devolves into the cynicism of "Been There, Done That."
WASHINGTON –– The Justice Department has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's statement in March that phones in Trump Tower were wiretapped on the order of his predecessor, Barack Obama, before last year's election, according to a court filing. The assertion came in a motion filed in a Freedom of Information request from a government transparency watchdog, American Oversight, which sought information about any surveillance involving Trump, his tower in New York City, or his presidential campaign from the FBI and the Justice Department's national security division.
President Donald Trump and Melania Trump meet people impacted by Hurricane Harvey during a visit to the NRG Center in Houston, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.
In this July 28, 2017 photo, the Capitol is seen during a heavy rain in Washington. Harvey has scrambled the equation for Congress as lawmakers return to Washington Tuesday.
Harvey has scrambled the equation for Congress as lawmakers get ready to return to Washington on Tuesday after a five-week summer recess. A daunting workload awaits, including funding the government by month's end and increasing the federal borrowing limit to head off a catastrophic first-ever default.
President Donald Trump's order reviving a Pentagon program making certain military equipment available to local-level police departments is controversial. However, for the most part, police having access to such powerful gear wasn't a matter of contention - indeed, most Americans weren't even aware of the availability - until President Barack Obama curtailed the offerings in 2015 after several police killings of black men in Missouri and other states.
President Donald Trump cupped a boy's face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips.
The U.S. Justice Department has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's statement in March that phones in Trump Tower were wiretapped at the order of his predecessor, Barack Obama, before last year's election, according to a court filing Friday. The assertion came in a motion filed in a Freedom of Information request from a government transparency watchdog, American Oversight, which sought information about any surveillance involving Trump, "Both FBI and NSD confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by the March 4, 2017 tweets," the Justice Department filing said.
More than two dozen people protested outside NRG Center as President Donald Trump shook hands and kissed babies of Harvey evacuees sheltered inside. The majority of the demonstrators were "dreamers," immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
The US Justice Department has confirmed there is no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 election campaign. The FBI had previously shot down the claims, that were made as controversy over alleged links between Trump's campaign team and Russia intensified earlier this year.
President Donald Trump handed out box lunches and hugged children in a Houston emergency shelter on Saturday, as he witnessed the devastation wrought after Hurricane Harvey unleashed apocalyptic floods on America's fourth-largest city. The sprawling Texas city was taking tentative steps back to normalcy after a week of flooding that damaged 40,000 to 50,000 homes and sent tens of thousands fleeing to emergency shelters.
So as you may remember, last fall was a pretty wild time for us here in the good ol' U.S.A. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton engaged in an epic battle to win the title of president, and Trump somehow managed to win, shoving the country into the Dark Times. In the months leading up to the election, countless celebrities took the time to campaign for their ideal nominee, or at least to make a shout-out on social media.
President Donald Trump cupped a boy's face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump helped load up cars and trucks with Harvey relief supplies at a church Saturday in suburban Houston. President Trump told drivers outside the First Church in Pearland, "Take care of yourself."
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at Houston's NRG Center to meet with survivors of Hurricane Harvey as well as help volunteer at the site's lunch line. The Trumps and their group were at the NRG Center for about 45 minutes.