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The Federal Aviation Administration tells WTVD a Cessna 150C aircraft crashed in Franklin County east of Louisburg on Saturday afternoon. Investigators said there was a small fire on the plane after the crash, but it was extinguished by fire crews.
U.S. Representative Ruben Kihuen announced on Saturday that he will not seek re-election, becoming the latest member of Congress to end his legislative career in the face of sexual harassment allegations. The first-term Nevada Democrat, who is the subject of an ethics investigation in the House of Representatives, denied the allegations against him but concluded that the charges would distract from "a fair and thorough discussion of the issues" on the campaign trail.
In this Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, Rep.-elect Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., right, speaks with reporters as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first-term congressman announced Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, that he won't seek re-election as he continued to deny allegations of sexual harassment.
His tweets have the power to shape international relations, send stock prices up - or down - and galvanize the American public. We're watching how Donald Trump is using this platform of unfettered communication now that he's commander in chief.
Residents of the Midwest and Northeast will wake up Saturday morning to a bone-chilling blast of cold air, with a wind chill that will make it feel like the temp... -- Billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, have been found dead in their mansion in Toronto, Canada, officials said.
President Donald Trump is defending the Republicans' tax cut plan, pushing back against criticism that it will benefit the wealthy more than the middle class. Speaking to reporters at the White House Saturday before leaving for Camp David, Trump said the middle class will benefit because the tax cut will draw companies back from overseas, creating jobs.
On AM Joy, Joy Reid and Lawrence O'Donnell discussed how the supposedly deficit-hating Republicans have suddenly learned to love them. "They were looking for something like this, where can we squeeze in a tiny giveaway that goes to another income group, other than the rich," O'Donnell said.
The Pentagon has admitted to establishing a $22 million dollar program to studying unidentified flying objects, otherwise known as UFOs. According to a report from Politico , Congress, specifically then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, instructed the Pentagon in 2007 to create a program called the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program.
Former federal watchdog Richard Cordray addressed the City Club of Cleveland on Thursday to outline his priorities as he seeks the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor. The former head of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau returned to Ohio on Thursday to discuss his bid for governor.
Mario Batali found himself in hot water again after his apology for his behavior following sexual misconduct allegations included a cinnamon roll recipe, according to People. "As many of you know, this week there has been some news coverage about some of my past behavior," Batali wrote in a newsletter to fans on Friday.
A guest on MSNBC's "Am Joy" Saturday called President Trump "psychologically deranged" and implied he called Kirsten Gillibrand a "whore" on Twitter. Richard Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, said, "I think it's disgusting that the President of the United States refers to a Senator as a 'whore' on Twitter and another Senator as 'Pocahontas,' and continues to attack Hillary Clinton, calling her 'Crooked Hillary' over and over again."
Despite the increasing likelihood of a renegotiated NAFTA collapsing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains positive about his relationship with President Donald Trump. In a Christmas interview with CTV News, Trudeau said he remains positive about working with Trump because the president was elected "to make America great again."
On Thursday, the Trump administration instructed policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to use the following words in official documents being prepared for the 2018 budget: "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based," and "science-based." This news came in a report Friday from The Washington Post , with the possible implication that research in areas involving these words will be stifled.
Closing in on the first major legislative achievement of his term, President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax cut as a good deal for the middle class while boldly suggesting it could lead to explosive economic growth. The legislation, which the GOP aims to muscle through Congress next week, would lower taxes on the richest Americans.
Through a unique confluence of events, Democrat Doug Jones managed to defy the deeply Republican leanings of Alabama and win a special election on Tuesday to represent the state in the Senate. But without an alleged child predator like Republican Roy Moore on the ticket in 2020, Jones will almost certainly have an uphill climb to re-election.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan listens beside Rep. Darin LaHood, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise during a news conference on Capitol Hill Dec. 12 in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress say passing their sweeping tax reform plan will be a Christmas gift to the American people -- and it looks like Republican voters are already starting to give back. A new Quinnipiac University poll this week found that Republicans' views of their own party in Congress are above water for the first time since June, climbing from a 32-60 percent approval rating to a 47-43 percent score over the last month as the first drafts of tax reform passed both chambers.
Appearing as a guest on Friday's The Beat with Ari Melber , Huffington Post global editorial director Howard Fineman -- also an MSNBC contributor -- went negative on Republicans planning to cut taxes as he described them as "getting drunk on egg nog," and claimed that cutting taxes "periodically gets them into trouble." He went on to suggest that the internet deregulation plan would amount to "an all-out war on" the middle class voters who elected Donald Trump.
During the meeting, the Egyptian president underscored the significance of dealing with the growing threat of illegal immigration through a comprehensive strategy that can address the root causes of the increased phenomena. Sisi also stressed that fighting such a threat can be done through settling regional disputes, pushing for development and raising the standard of living for people affected by crises, emphasizing the key role that the European commission plays in this regard.
One lesson of the Alabama Senate race that does not seem to ever sink to either party is that there is no good reason for a president to name sitting office holders in critical positions to the Cabinet. I'm sure when Trump named Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as Attorney General, Republicans thought there was absolutely no way they could possibly lose that seat.