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Christina Perez, a 17-year-old high school student, worries that her family may soon be torn apart if rumors of possible Bay Area immigration raids come true. Though her 21-year-old sister is a citizen, she and her other siblings, as well as her father, are undocumented.
Mike Pence is headlining a fundraiser Monday at the Trump Hotel in Washington to benefit his leadership PAC to help Republican candidates in the 2018 mid-term elections. The fundraiser is expected to raise about $500,000 and Pence is expected to be introduced by Donald Trump Jr., the president's son.
Despite new protestations from the White House that President Donald Trump does not plan to fire Robert Mueller, two leading Republican senators Sunday called for a law to protect the special counsel leading the Russia investigation. "I've got legislation protecting Mr. Mueller, and I'll be glad to pass it tomorrow," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on ABC's "This Week."
An MSNBC discussion with black voters revealed they agree with rapper Jay-Z's take on President Donald Trump 's frustration over people of color hating him while black unemployment is low. Interestingly, they made the same points as Jay-Z long before the rapper ever said them.
Two Republican senators said Sunday that President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russia in the wake of news reports that he sought to fire the special counsel. The senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, also urged special counsel Robert Mueller to review whether Trump tried to fire him last June, an accusation the president has labeled "fake news."
Republicans on the campaign trail this year will be eager to tout the potential benefits of their tax cut plan. Failed efforts by congressional Republicans last year to repeal former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act exposed not only deep divisions within the party but also revealed core benefits of the law that millions of Americans now take for granted.
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said on Sunday that Congress should pass legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller following reports President Donald Trump considered firing him last June. But at the same time, Collins said in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" that she ultimately had faith in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has direct authority over the probe.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on 12 January, 2018, for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago: AFP Air Force One , the military-spec jet liner that ferries President Donald Trump around the globe, is to receive a $24m refrigerator upgrade. Boeing was handed the contract to design and install two gigantic chillers on the aircraft that will store enough food to keep crew members, travelling journalists, Mr Trump and his advisers going for weeks at a time.
As part of their commitment to providing independent information and resources to their readers, Truthout chooses a "Progressive Pick" every week: an independent book or DVD that they find thought-provoking and insightful. This week, Truthout have selected The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Case Of The Stolen Election - which has been updated and has just been released on Amazon - as their "Progressive Pick".
In this March 19, 2017 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, takes a selfie with An Yan, of China, while marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston. Some polls rank Baker, a Republican in one of the nation's most liberal-leaning states, as the most popular governor in the country.
In a must see interview with "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Trey Gowdy hinted, by way of asking a series of rhetorical questions to host Christopher Wallace, that the FISA abuse memo will expose Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee's true role in obtaining the Steele dossier. "If you think your viewers want to know whether or not the dossier was used in court proceedings, whether or not it was vetted before it was used, whether or not it's ever been vetted - if you are interested in who paid for the dossier, if you are interested in Christopher Steele's relationship with Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, then, yes, you will want the memo to come out," Gowdy told Wallace.
President Donald Trump would be making a "terrible mistake" if he fired Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein - and should "never ever" discuss special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe with anyone but his lawyer, Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," the Maine Republican, reacting to a report that Trump wanted to fire Mueller last year, noted Rosenstein is the only one who could technically fire the special counsel.
Republicans are criticizing a potential Democratic challenger to House Speaker Paul Ryan for paying money a few years ago to gain Twitter followers. The New York Times reports ironworker Randy Bryce purchased Twitter followers in 2015, when he was a blogger and labor activist.
Fox News aired the phrase "secret society" over 100 times over two days, then went silent after reports showed the text was a joke On Fox News Sunday , host Chris Wallace displayed a shocking lack of self-awareness when he asked his guest, Rep. Trey Gowdy , if "Republicans hurt their credibility on real issues of bias when they make such a big deal about secret societies and palace coups?" referring to the GOP hyping a text message between two FBI employees referencing a "secret society." Wallace ignored Fox News' role in hyping the texts, airing the term "secret society" over 100 times on Fox News over the course of two days, before stopping abruptly after it was reported the "secret society" reference was likely a joke.
Democrats announced last week that Rep. Joe Kennedy III, the fresh-faced 37-year-old grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, would give their party's formal response to President Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night. But his speech, which will air on major networks such as CBS, ABC and NBC, will not be the only voice offering a Democratic response.
"My reputation is being damaged, my family is being put through this, and I'm done," actor says of his former "Charles in Charge" co-star's accusations A New York Times article uncovered multiple incidents of Weinstein's sexually harassment or abuse. Thousands of women embracing the "Me Too" movement to own their histories of sexual harassment and abuse, and those issues swirling at high volume in the culture overall, parents are reaching for teachable moments in the post-Weinstein world.
Members of both political parties are emphasizing a need for compromise on immigration negotiations, amid pressure to reach a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The calls for compromise follow the White House's proposed immigration framework, which would give 1.8 million undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship.
In this Oct. 18, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sessions will soon mark his first year as the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
Melecio Andazola Morales, pictured with daughter Viviana Andazola Marquez at her graduation from York International School in Thornton in 2014, was recently deported to Mexico. It has been just over two months since Viviana Andazola Marquez's father was deported , sending her studies at Yale University and plans to apply to law school spiraling.