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FILE - This file photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Fargo, N.D., shows Brooke Crews, who pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2017, to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and murder and lying to law office... Democrats are asking why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs, who have been sanctioned in the U.S. and Europe, to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Trump's offer of a "down-the-middle compromise" in immigration repels both Democrats and Republicans, leaving no deal in sight.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from deporting dozens of Christian Indonesians who fear persecution if returned home, until they're given a chance to fight their removal. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris in Boston said 50 Indonesians living illegally in New Hampshire must be given time to reopen their immigration cases and argue that the conditions in their home country have changed.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a close ally of President Donald Trump who has become a fierce critic of the FBI and the Justice Department, strides to a GOP conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending a vote by Republicans on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo on the Russia investigation.
Mark Salling, the disgraced "Glee" star whose body was found earlier this week, died of asphyxia by hanging, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The manner of death for Salling, who was due to be sentenced in March after pleading guilty in the child pornography case against him, was suicide, the coroner's office added.
Congressional Republicans in sweater vests and fleece gathered at a West Virginia resort Thursday in search of a winning election-year agenda, facing the notion that the best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 and with the threat looming of another government shutdown. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 House and Senate Republican Member Conference at The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at ... (more)
The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68. Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a "deeply depressed state."
President Donald Trump says Republicans are coming off one of "the greatest years in the history of a party." Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said another continuing resolution is expected next week, but another shutdown is not likely.
With concern at the White House about potential blowback from FBI Director Christopher Wray, the FBI continues to have "grave concerns" over release of a memo from House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, a source said Thursday. The House Intelligence Committee, in a party-line vote on Monday, moved to release the highly controversial memo alleging abuse of surveillance powers by the FBI and put release of the memo in President Donald Trump's hands.
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 1:00pm at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. thought leaders and prominent voices in alternative media will gather for a panel discussion on social media neutrality and the fight for diversity of voices online. The event will feature several prominent online conservative and moderate voices who have been impacted by social media bias, shadow banning and other methods meant to silence voices and limit readers and viewers access to information.
Appearing on Fox News Thursday evening with host Martha MacCallum, the network's chief national correspondent, Ed Henry, revealed those eager to see the FISA abuse memo released may be in for even more surprises than previously thought. "Senior Republicans are pushing back on reports suggesting that this memo will not live up to the hype, telling me there are four separate explosive revelations in the memo that have not leaked out ahead of tomorrows expected release," Henry told MacCallum.
Thank White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for the latest reminder that even women entrusted with high positions of authority can promote sexist ideas about women. Appearing on CNN's morning program, "New Day," Wednesday, Sanders sang Donald Trump's praises for his State of the Union speech, and then delivered the jaw-dropping suggestion that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi should smile more.
The Daily Beast reported President Donald Trump "has been in regular contact with" Fox News host Sean Hannity in recent weeks about the release of a memo drafted by Rep. Devin Nunes critical of the FBI's investigation into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and his ties to Russia. According to The Daily Beast, Trump has spoken with Hannity regularly "over the phone" about releasing the memo.
President Trump exceeded most viewers expectations during his inaugural State of the Union address Tuesday, according to a new poll. Most Americans who watched President Trump's inaugural State of the Union address on Tuesday said it exceeded their expectations, including 46 percent of Democrats, a new poll revealed.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Thursday to overcome sharp internal divisions over immigration policy, a debate closely enmeshed with a deadline to fund the government that looms next week. Congress needs to agree by Feb. 8 on another temporary spending bill.
White House officials say President Donald Trump will clear the way for the publication of a controversial GOP-authored memo, despite objections from the FBI. The memo was prepared by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee and is said to allege misconduct by the FBI in its investigation of potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign.
In a harsh rebuke of Rep. Devin Nunes, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday demanding that Nunes step down from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Thursday's letter comes a day after Nunes was accused of making " material changes " to a secret memo before it was sent to the president for public release.
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Arizona state Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, left, listens as Rep. Don Shooter, R-Yuma, as he reads a statement regarding sexual harassment and other miscondu... . FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, State Rep. Don Shooter is seen on the floor of the Arizona House in Phoenix, Ariz.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 15 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of the City of Chicago in its lawsuit challenging the Department of Justice's efforts to punish so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions by putting immigration-related conditions on federal law enforcement grants. The attorneys general argue that the conditions far exceed DOJ's authority and interfere with the right of states and localities to set their own law enforcement policies.
If President Donald Trump needs help in picking projects for his $1.5 trillion infrastructure program, he needs only to look to his home state of New York, where the list of mega projects needing billions of dollars has been piling up for years. It's unclear however just how much - if any - new money New York can expect for its two most pressing transportation needs.