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A banner unveiled at the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July has landed 10 people in custody, a law enforcement source tells NBC 4 New York. The news comes a week after a Wisconsin congressman introduced legislation to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in a demand for change that has become a campaign cry for some Democrats this primary season.
While hailing the nation's founding ideal of equality for all, DNC chairman Tom Perez said in the statement, "we recognize that America's founding promise remains out of reach for too many families." Adding that "everywhere we look, our most fundamental values are under attack," Perez referred to problems surrounding low-paying jobs, health care, immigration, injustice to people of color and members or the LGBTQ community, a recent Supreme Court decision on public unions, and the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Rep. Jim Jordan, the powerful Republican congressman from Ohio, is being accused by former wrestlers he coached more than two decades ago at Ohio State University of failing to stop the team doctor from molesting them and other students.
Jokes that the "Red hats" were easier to defeat because they only provided medical treatment to those who could afford it or that making all bathrooms gender neutral has brought the enemy to a halt.
President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it.
The Trump administration said the government would no longer encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students. The shift announced Tuesday gives colleges the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions and underscores the contentious politics that for decades have surrounded affirmation action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he still has trouble breathing since he was tackled in his yard eight months ago by a neighbor who was given a 30-day sentence - a punishment the Kentucky Republican thinks should have been harsher. Paul told his hometown newspaper, the Bowling Green Daily News, that too often people "seem to think violence is the answer," and one way to stop the trend is with punishments that fit the crimes.
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he has "no decision" to announce on whether his client will agree to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. Giuliani told The Washington Post in June that he would like Trump and his attorneys to inform Mueller whether or not they agree to an interview "by July 4th," but said that he is "advising him to stay put, to hold our horses a little.
Democrats recorded a 46 percent to 40 percent advantage over Republicans when likely voters were asked who they would chose if elections for Congress were held today, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday. For a few weeks in May, the parties were virtually tied in poll concerning the generic ballot, but the Democrats regained their lead and have held it since.
Flags are mounted, grills are fired up and friends, family and neighbors are gathering to celebrate Independence Day across the country. We celebrate our history, our veterans and our most fundamental values of American democracy, including the right to vote.
Brianna Morgan poses with her son Harlem at their home in Virginia. Morgan, a single mother, hasn't had a license in three years because she owes more than $400 in traffic fines and court costs from traffic violations and a disorderly conduct citation.
Despite saying that he expected to have a decision on July 4 whether President Trump would sit down for an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday he had "no decision" to announce, according to CBS News' Paula Reid. Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City, is one of Mr. Trump's primary lawyers for the Russia probe.
Crew members on a U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat encountered what they thought might be a great white shark off the coast of Boothbay Harbor on Monday. Chief Adam Smart said the 47-foot boat was returning from a search-and-rescue mission when its four-man crew spotted a large light-colored shark crossing the boat's bow.
The tar sands oil tanker, Serene Sea , has now pulled away from Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal and is sitting at anchor as the 12-person blockade launched by Greenpeace Canada yesterday reaches its 30-hour mark. It's now been 30 hours since the climbers began their ascent yesterday and almost 25 hours since seven of them rappelled down into mid-air to prevent the Serene Sea from leaving the terminal.
With backyard barbecues and fireworks thundering across night skies, Americans are celebrating Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that express pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday will also be marked with a sense of a United States divided for some - evidenced by competing televised events in the nation's capital.
In Washington County and throughout Maine, we are faced with notable challenges and great potential. The beauty of our state - from its rocky shoreline to its woods, lakes and streams - places us in a unique position to retain generations of Maine families looking to call our state home.
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President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it.
Visiting U.S. senators on Wednesday urged Russia not to meddle in the U.S. midterm election in November if it wants to improve strained bilateral ties. The senators were in Russia as part of a congressional visit taking place two weeks ahead of a summit between the nations' presidents in Helsinki.
I urge Sen. Susan Collins to join with Democrats and block any Supreme Court nomination until the Russian investigation is complete. He can nominate a Supreme Court justice who is likely to decide on issues relating to the Mueller investigation and its impact on him.