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Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who said last week he accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has denied a report that he plagiarized content in his 2013 master's thesis, calling the story's reporter a "sleaze bag." Clarke, an African-American who became a staunch critic of the Black Lives Matter movement and supported Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign, lifted language from multiple sources for his thesis at the Naval Postgraduate School, CNN reported on Saturday.
Dozens of students walked out of Notre Dame University's commencement exercise on Sunday to protest a speech by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who warned graduates of the prestigious Catholic school against suppressing free speech. The protesters, among the thousands of graduates and guests assembled in the university's football stadium, stood up when the conservative Republican began his speech and streamed out of the ceremony, to the jeers of some of those who remained.
Former FBI official Richard McFeely informed the White House Saturday that he wasn't interested in becoming the bureau's next director President Trump interviewed McFeely on Wednesday as he tries to fill the vacancy left by James Comey, who he fired earlier this month McFeely informed the White House he was no longer interested in the position on Saturday citing family considerations, according to reporting from WJLA . McFeely ran the bureau's Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch for three years before retiring and met with President Trump at the White House to discuss taking over the reins of the FBI last week.
Graduates and their families were on the University of Notre Dame campus Sunday morning for commencement - and so were protesters. Commencement speaker Vice President Mike Pence was the target of their anger.
John Dickerson asked Senator Marco Rubio about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently saying that he would like a "little less drama from the White House." Rubio, who ran against Trump in the 2016 election and eventually supported him despite serious criticisms , said, "I don't understand why people are that shocked.
U.S. Rep. Al Green has received multiple voice mails, containing racial slurs and lynching threats, for calling U.S. President Donald Trump to be impeached. The Texas congressman played the recording to an audience of around 100 in a Houston town hall, Huffington Post reports.
Demanding that Middle East leaders combat a "crisis of Islamic extremism" emanating from their homelands, US President Donald Trump cast the fight against terrorism as a "battle between good and evil", not a clash between the West and Islam. "Terrorists do not worship God.
Dozens of the Catholic university's class of 2017 quietly filed out as VP Mike Pence began his commencement speech, videos show - fulfilling a planned protest of President Trump's no. 2. "Father Jenkins, Board of Trustees, distinguished members of the faculty, my fellow honorees, guests, grandparents, parents, family and friends gathered here," Pence began after most protesters had cleared out and boos had died down.
As Trump traveled the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pledged $100 million to a fund for women entrepreneurs proposed by Ivanka Trump, according to a report. The massive donation comes in spite of Trump, as a presidential candidate, criticizing rival Hillary Clinton for letting her charity take funds from the Saudis.
In protest, students walk out on Mike Pence's Notre Dame commencement speech More than 100 students made the gesture Sunday to protest Pence's stance on gay rights, immigration and refugees. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2r64XgD SOUTH BEND, Ind.
Adam Schiff Schiff struck by Trump's suggestion to 'deemphasize human rights' Sunday shows preview: Trump abroad as Russia probe heats up Lawmakers vow to move ahead with Russia probes MORE said he was taken aback Sunday by what he says was President Trump's suggestion to "deemphasize human rights" issues during the president's speech in Saudi Arabia to leaders of majority-Muslim nations. "I think this is a broader element of the administration's policy that they're going to deemphasize issues of human rights," Schiff said on CNN's "State of the Union."
California Democrats on Saturday elected a longtime party activist to become their new chairman, after a contentious day of voting in which a second candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders Sanders backers fall short in California Democrat race Russian government promotes conspiracy surrounding murdered DNC staffer Bernie backers fight to take over California Democrats MORE Meeting in Sacramento in the shadow of the state capitol, California Democrats elevated vice chairman Eric Bauman to the top job. Bauman edged out Kimberly Ellis, a Bay Area Democratic activist, by just about 60 votes out of 3,300 eligible delegates.
On his first overseas visit, President Donald Trump presided over a nearly $110 billion sale of military equipment to Saudi Arabia that made clear his administration did not see the kingdom's human rights record or its devastating war in Yemen as an obstacle to restoring ties that had been strained under his predecessor. The military agreement with Saudi Arabia, effective immediately, could expand up to $350 billion over 10 years.
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said that his approach on the issue of human rights was different than that of the White House during an interview with CNN's " State of the Union " Sunday. "The White House and I have a different approach on the issue of human rights," Rubio told host Jake Tapper.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.
President Donald Trump called on Middle Eastern leaders to combat a "crisis of Islamic extremism" emanating from the region, casting the fight against terrorism as a "battle between good and evil," not a clash between the West and Islam. Trump spoke Sunday during a meeting of more than 50 Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia.
Members of key congressional committees pledged today to proceed with aggressive investigations into Russia's meddling into the U.S. election and any ties with the Trump campaign, saying the American people need a full airing as to why former FBI director James Comey was ousted. Comey was fired by President Donald Trump earlier this month.
The cast of 'Saturday Night Live' ended its record-breaking 42nd season with another rendition of the late Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." On November 12th, just a few days after Hillary Clinton lost the U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump-and in the wake of legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's passing- Saturday Night Live aired a sketch wherein Kate McKinnon, without question the most gifted cast member of SNL, performed a heartrending rendition of "Hallelujah" on the piano .
President Donald Trump's budget hasn't been released yet, but that's not stopping some of Capitol Hill's most important Republicans from giving it a cold shoulder. Trump's blueprint for the 2018 budget year comes out Tuesday, and it's certain to include a wave of cuts to benefit programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, federal employee pensions and farm subsidies.
Yet another impeachable offense Column by Dick Polman Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: Forgive my frequent references to Richard Nixon. It's just eerie how his impeachable behavior is being replicated by the current con man.