Trump blasted over decision to repatriate 59,000 Haitians

President Donald Trump faced a backlash Tuesday over his tough immigration policies after announcing that 59,000 Haitians who took refuge in the United States following the 2010 earthquake must return home. Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle blasted the decision to repatriate the Haitians within 18 months, removing the Temporary Protected Status they received after the disaster, which killed more than 200,000 people and destroyed much of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.

Terror convict: I was mentally incompetent, entrapped by FBI

CINCINNATI >> An Ohio man serving 30 years in prison for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group wants his plea and sentence thrown out, arguing that he was mentally incompetent and was entrapped by the FBI. Christopher Lee Cornell, 23, of suburban Cincinnati recently sent his motion to vacate from a federal prison in Fairton, New Jersey.

Prosecuting Terrorists in Civilian Courts Still Works

This courtroom sketch depicts Ahmed Abu Khattala listening to a interpreter through earphones during the opening statement by assistant U.S. attorney John Crabb at federal court in Washington in the trial presided by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, on October 2, 2017. On November 15, the defense rested in the trial of terrorism suspect, Abu Khattala, the alleged conspirator behind the 2014 attack in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans .

Today in History: Gettysburg Address, Moon landing & more

This undated illustration depicts President Abraham Lincoln making his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19, 1863. The cemetery commemorates soldiers who died in the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in July.

New Jersey senator’s bribery trial ends in a hung jury

The federal bribery trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez ended Thursday with the jury hopelessly deadlocked on all charges, a partial victory for him that could nevertheless leave the case hanging over his head as he gears up for re-election to a sharply divided Senate. U.S. District Judge William Walls declared a mistrial after more than six full days of deliberations failed to produce a verdict on any of the 18 counts against the New Jersey politician or his co-defendant, a wealthy Florida eye doctor accused of buying Menendez's influence by plying him with luxury vacations and campaign contributions.

King County Council chairman accuses Trump administration of…

Attorrney General Jeff Sessions was quoted in a Justice Department news release Wednesday as letters went out to 29 jurisdictions - including Seattle and King County - threatening to pull criminal-justice grants. The Trump administration's latest threat against sanctuary jurisdictions gets a sharp retort from Seattle and King County.

Trump’s sanctions seek regime change in Venezuela

On November 3, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed a meeting with creditors, for November 13 in Caracas, to discuss a restructuring of Venezuelan public debt. On November 8, the US administration reacted by warning US bondholders that attending this meeting could put them in violation of US economic sanctions against Venezuela.

Ohio Calls Off Execution After Failing to Find Inmate’s Vein

Ohio called off the execution of a condemned killer with multiple health problems on Wednesday, because members of the state's execution team were unable to find a vein to insert an IV that would administer the lethal drugs. It was only the third time in U.S. history that an execution has been called off after the process had begun.

The Latest: Inmate to be brought into chamber in wheelchair

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Alva Campbell. The Ohio Parole Board on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, rejected a request for mercy from Campbell, a condemned inmate who argues he had such a bad childhood and is in such poor health that he should be spared from execution next month.

The Latest: No problems found in veins of Ohio inmate

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Alva Campbell. The Ohio Parole Board on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, rejected a request for mercy from Campbell, a condemned inmate who argues he had such a bad childhood and is in such poor health that he should be spared from execution next month.

Republican governors gather amid party setbacks, turmoil

Scientists for the first time have tried gene editing inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease. The gunman behind a rampage that killed 4 and injured 10 in California was free on bail and had been the subject of a domestic violence call the day before.

Fund set up to preserve African-American historical sites

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is setting up what i... Scientists for the first time have tried gene editing inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease. Scientists for the first time have tried gene editing inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease.

Don’t mind those rumbling jets overhead. It’s just an exercise.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 is refueled mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States from a KC-135 tanker plane from the 101st Air Refueling Wing out of Bangor, Nov. 14. The F-16 was part of a group of warplanes from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumpter, S.C. headed for the Persian Gulf for possible military strikes against Iraq. The F-16 is just one of the aircraft scheduled to take part in NORAD exercises over the D.C. region this week.