US quits talks on global migration pact over sovereignty clash

The United States has quit negotiations on a voluntary pact to deal with migration because the global approach to the issue was "simply not compatible with US sovereignty," said US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. FILE PHOTO - US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks for a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, during a meeting of the UN Security Council at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, November 17, 2017.

U.S. Quits Talks on Global Migration Pact Over Sovereignty Clash

The United States has quit negotiations on a voluntary pact to deal with migration because the global approach to the issue was "simply not compatible with U.S. sovereignty," said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. In a statement released late on Saturday, the U.S. mission to the U.N. noted that President Donald Trump made the decision.

Flynn pleads guilty, is co-operating in Trump-Russia probe

Michael Flynn, the retired general who campaigned at Donald Trump's side and then served as his first national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on Trump's behalf and said members of the president's inner circle were intimately involved with - and at times directing - his contacts. Flynn's plea to a single felony count of false statements made him the first official of the Trump White House to admit guilt so far in a wide-ranging criminal investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Flynn prepared to testify Trump directed him to contact Russians -ABC

ABC News reported today that former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn is prepared to testify that President Donald Trump directed him to make contact with Russians when he was a presidential candidate. Reuters could not immediately verify the report, which cited a Flynn confidant.

People Really Appreciate The Irony Of Michael Flynn’s ‘Lock Her Up’ Chant

On Friday morning, the former national security adviser pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian government. The "lock her up" chant had arisen out of Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, which the FBI investigated last year.

ABC: Flynn to testify that candidate Trump ordered him to make…

Oh my . What, we wondered , did Michael Flynn have that led Robert Mueller to let him off with a relatively minor plea deal to one count of lying to investigators? According to ABC's Brian Ross, it's that Donald Trump ordered Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians as a candidate - but for what purpose? And is that illegal? JUST IN: @BrianRoss on @ABC News Special Report: Michael Flynn promised "full cooperation to the Mueller team" and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump "directed him to make contact with the Russians."

US to deport undocumented immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle death

A Mexican man will be deported after he was found not guilty in the killing of Kate Steinle, whose death while out walking on a San Francisco pier reignited a national debate over immigration policy. Jurors acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, of murder and involuntary manslaughter, as well as assault with a deadly weapon.

‘Justice was rendered, but it was not served’: Kate Steinle’s…

Steinle's death has been a politically-charged talking point for conservative groups that have called for stricter immigration enforcement. When the jury's verdict in the trial of a Mexican national accused of murdering 32-year-old Kate Steinle was read Thursday, the Steinle family was reportedly absent from court, according to the San Francisco Chronicle .

Sessions blames sanctuary city policy for Steinle death following verdict

Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned San Francisco's sanctuary city policy in the wake of a not-guilty verdict in Kate Steinle's death Thursday. A jury found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who had been deported five times prior to the killing of Steinle in 2015, not guilty of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon.

Undocumented immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle death

A jury on Thursday found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the July 2015 death of Kate Steinle, a decision that reignited the debate over immigration policy. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon.

Kansas plan for new prison draws criticism from lawmakers

Damon Hininger, the president and CEO of private prison company CoreCivic Inc., follows a Kansas legislative committee discussion of a state Department of Corrections plan to build a new prison, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The department plans to have CoreCivic build the prison and lease it to the state for 20 years.

Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiment; censured in US, abroad

Stoking the same anti-Islam sentiments he fanned on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump on Wednesday retweeted a string of inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group purporting to show violence being committed by Muslims. The tweets drew a sharp condemnation from British Prime Minister Theresa May's office, which said it was "wrong for the president to have done this."