Trump’s threats on trade unsettle farming, ranching backers
Cross Four has thousands of cattle ready for export to China ... . This April 20, 2018, photo shows grain silos at Erickson Farm in Broadview, Mont.
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Migrants From Central American Caravan Caught Scaling The Border Fences
The caravan of migrants from Central America seeking asylum in the U.S. has arrived at the border, and some people associated with the group have already been caught scaling the border fences. "Several groups of people associated with the Central American caravan" illegally entered the U.S. "by climbing over the dilapidated scrap metal border fence on either side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry," Rodney S. Scott, chief of the Border Patrol in the San Diego sector, which sits just north of Tijuana, told reporters Saturday.
Democrats Ignore Dossier In Russia Report, In Stark Contrast To Their Early Rhetoric
At a House Intelligence Committee hearing just over a year ago, Democrats on the panel focused heavily on the infamous Steele dossier, the salacious and unverified report alleging that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, made numerous references to Steele's claims during an opening statement for the hearing, which was held on March 20, 2017.
General George S. Patton: American Icon And The First Victim Of The Cold War
A new graphic-novel-style documentary film, Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War takes a deep look at the career, character and demise of General George S. Patton, the iconic and controversial four-star general from World War II. The 90-minute, graphic-novel-style documentary presents a depth of research based on the general's own diaries and focuses on little known post-war geopolitics and carnage that laid the groundwork for the Cold War.
Separating real news from the gossip in last weeka s news cycle
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, arrive for a joint announcement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is trying really hard to boost his international approval ratings, but even proposing a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War wasn't enough to get anybody's attention last week.
Meet the feds coming after Californiaa s bullet train
In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, the supports for a 1,600-foot-viaduct to carry high-speed rail trains across the Fresno River stand under construction near Madera, Calif. It can't be good news for high-speed rail in California that the U.S. government has initiated an audit of the state's over-budget, behind-schedule bullet train project.
US warns North Korea must take ‘irreversible’ steps to denuclearize
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018. Photo - Reuters US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018.
Sprint and T-Mobile agree to combine in all-stock deal
Mobile and Sprint announced an agreement Sunday to combine into a new company, a deal that would reshape the U.S. wireless landscape by reducing it to three major cellphone providers. The merger would help the companies slash costs and could make them a stronger competitor to larger AT&T and Verizon.
Ex-FBI director James Comey to talk Trump at book event
Former FBI Director James Comey is in Boston to promote his new book, in which he pronounces President Donald Trump as "morally unfit" for office. Harvard Book Store is hosting the sold-out presentation of his new book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership," at the Back Bay Events Center at 4 p.m. Sunday.
First ripple of Dimaya disruptions appears in SCOTUS relists
In this post the day after the Supreme Court's big ruling in Sessions v. Dimaya , No.
Gavin Newsom leads fundraising in the California governor’s race, but …
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to rule fundraising in the California governor's race, with more than $17.6 million in the bank, according to fundraising documents filed with the state. But wealthy allies of fellow Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa dumped more than $12.5 million into an independent effort to boost his candidacy - just before mail ballots are sent to voters.
Amber Rudd’s ex-deputy claims she had ‘ambition’ to increase deportations
Home Secretary Amber Rudd had an 'ambition' to increase the numbers of illegal immigrants being deported by 10%, her former deputy said. Former immigration minister Brandon Lewis said he had seen an internal Home Office memorandum referring to targets - which was leaked to The Guardian - but had not forwarded it to Ms Rudd.
Ap Fact Check: Trump distorts claims on Va nominee, vet care
President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination. Trump casts late-surfacing allegations against Jackson as entirely partisan.
Michael Avenatti: Trump, National Enquirer preparing for Michael Cohen to ‘flip’
The lawyer for adult-film actress Stormy Daniels says President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen will betray him, and the president's team knows it. Michael Avenatti said in an appearance Sunday on CNN that because Mr. Cohen paid off his porn-star client, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, he could end up in jail and has thus become a prime target for prosecutorial pressure and White House distrust.
Trump skips White House Correspondents’ dinner again
If President Donald Trump isn't comfortable being the target of jokes, comedian Michelle Wolf gave him and others plenty of reasons to squirm Saturday night. "It's 2018 and I'm a woman, so you cannot shut me up," Wolf cracked, "unless you have Michael Cohen wire me $130,000."
President lauds supporters, blasts Democrats in Michigan
President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally in Michigan, an Upper Midwest state so crucial in sending him to the White House. Trump has been urging voters to support Republicans for Congress as a way of advancing his agenda.
US House taps Fort Wayne hangar for National Airmail Museum
The U.S. House has approved legislation designating a large aircraft hangar in Fort Wayne as the site of a proposed National Airmail Museum. The legislation the U.S. House approved Thursday reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration for six years, but it also includes a provision from Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana that designates the hangar at Fort Wayne's Smith Field as the National Airmail Museum.
Weird requests put to punk poet Eileen Myles
One of the weirdest aspects of writing a memoir based on a 16-year-old relationship with a pit bull is the requests Eileen Myles gets at author talks. The punk poet and essayist, the inspiration for a new generation of feminist writers like Lena Dunham for her writings around sexuality and gender, is often called to dedicate copies of ''I sign books to a lot of dead dogs,'' Myles says.
Sandman champions the ‘disenfranchised’ with 3rd-party District 8 bid
Ray "Skip" Sandman, the Independence Party of Minnesota candidate for District 8, was not shy with his criticism for his opponents in both the DFL and GOP. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch As is often the case, U.S. representatives have to think more in the short term than other positions in national government on account of their two-year terms-an election cycle leading to constant campaigning and fundraising and a focus on pertinent, immediate legislation.
With new map, Pennsylvania fields busy US House primaries Source: AP
George Scott got the inevitable question a half-hour into a meet-the-candidate house party in the rolling hills of south-central Pennsylvania: How will you inspire all those people in the congressional district who put up Donald Trump signs in 2016? Motivating the nearly 30 people who came to see Scott was that they actually have a choice in this year's congressional race: a four-way Democratic primary contest in a stretch of Pennsylvania that has been represented in Congress by a Republican for 50 years. On May 15, Pennsylvanians will settle 21 congressional primary contests, the state's most since 1984.