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In this June 25, 2014, file photo, an inert Minuteman 3 missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Here's a question rarely raised before Donald Trump ran for the White House: If the president ordered a pre-emptive nuclear strike, could anyone stop him? The answer is no. Not the Congress.
Georgia's governor on Monday suspended a sheriff who faces charges including sexual battery after a drug search at a high school earlier this year. In an executive order, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby pending the final outcome of his case or the expiration of his term of office, whichever comes first.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions returns to Capitol Hill Tuesday amid growing evidence of contacts between Russians and associates of President Donald Trump. And he'll be bracing for an onslaught of lawmakers' questions about how much he knew of that outreach during last year's White House campaign.
But perhaps the most rapturous ovation at Glamour magazine's annual Women of the Year awards went to 79-year-old Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters of California, who delighted the crowd - including hundreds of cheering young girls - with a rousing speech that ended on a very political note. "Impeach him," she exhorted the audience.
Senate Republicans are confronted with a limited, unappealing set of options in responding to Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore, who is caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct. For starters, the election in Alabama is already underway.
Bijou Phillips poses for selfies after apologizing to former co-star Daniel Franzese over claims she made homophobic comments, body shamed him and even physically assaulted him Actor Tom Sizemore 'was removed from set of Born Killers for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl during a photoshoot' - and 'livid' director had to stop members of crew from 'kicking his ass' REVEALED: Donald Trump Jr was secretly corresponding with Wikileaks in the lead-up to the presidential election as his private exchanges are laid bare Jeff Sessions considers a special counsel to investigate Hillary: Attorney General urges prosecutors to look into Clinton Foundation 'wrongdoing' and sale of a Uranium company to Russia Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is revealed as 23rd largest landowner in US with 433,000 acres - and the government paid her family $23.9 MILLION in rent over the past decade REVEALED: Republican ... (more)
Bijou Phillips poses for selfies after apologizing to former co-star Daniel Franzese over claims she made homophobic comments, body shamed him and even physically assaulted him Actor Tom Sizemore 'was removed from set of Born Killers for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl during a photoshoot' - and 'livid' director had to stop members of crew from 'kicking his ass' REVEALED: Donald Trump Jr was secretly corresponding with Wikileaks in the lead-up to the presidential election as his private exchanges are laid bare Jeff Sessions considers a special counsel to investigate Hillary: Attorney General urges prosecutors to look into Clinton Foundation 'wrongdoing' and sale of a Uranium company to Russia Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is revealed as 23rd largest landowner in US with 433,000 acres - and the government paid her family $23.9 MILLION in rent over the past decade REVEALED: Republican ... (more)
People listen during a Board of Supervisors meeting about the location of recreational cannabis stores at City Hall, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. The path toward legalizing recreational cannabis in weed-friendly San... .
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns - including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation and the controversial sale of a uranium company to Russia - and has directed senior federal prosecutors to explore at least some of the matters and report back to him and his top deputy, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. The revelation came in a response from the Justice Department to an inquiry from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., who in July and again in September called for Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to investigate concerns he had related to the 2016 election and its aftermath.
WikiLeaks encouraged Donald Trump's campaign to contest the results of the 2016 election if he lost to Hillary Clinton, according to private messages sent to the then-candidate's eldest son, Donald Trump, Jr. Despite his surprise election victory, Trump still cast doubt on the legitmacy of the election, hinting at possible voter fraud without providing any evidence back it up. The self-described radical transparency organization WikiLeaks told Donald Trump Jr. on Election Day that it would be "much more interesting" if his father challenged the election results if he lost to Hillary Clinton, instead of conceding victory, The Atlantic reported on Monday.
Roy Moore has created a problem for Republicans, now unsure of whether he would be fit to serve in the Senate. And if he wins the Alabama special election next month, whether it would be necessary to expel him using a process not seen for more than a century.
This image of Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter account shows a series of direct messages he received from the Twitter account behind the WikiLeaks website, including his responses to the communications, which he posted on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The direct messages had been turned over to congressional committees investigating Russian intervention in the 2016 election and if there were any links to Donald Trump's campaign.
November 14/17: Milestone Boeing has announced that the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system now has 44 interceptors deployed at two sites on the continental United States. They added that the loading of the missile fulfils a US Department of Defense requirement of increasing the inventory to 44 by the end of 2017, but did not reveal to which site the milestone load took place.
President Donald Trump is nominating white men to America's federal courts at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years, threatening to reverse a slow transformation toward a judiciary that reflects the nation's diversity. So far, 91 percent of Trump's nominees are white, and 81 percent are male, an Associated Press analysis has found.
Protesters drowned out speeches by White House advisers and business representatives Monday at an event the U.S. government sponsored at the U.N. climate talks in Germany promoting the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy. About 200 protesters stood up 10 minutes into the event and began singing an anti-coal song to the tune of "God Bless the U.S.A." They were ushered out of the room without further incident.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided against helping victims of last summer's record flooding in the Chicago area. In a letter to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, FEMA administrator Brock Long says the agency determined damage from flooding in Cook, Lake, McHenry and Kane counties was not beyond the state's capability to address.
Standing by his wife at a hastily called news conference, Moore says he did not know Beverly Young Nelson and "never did what she said I did." Moore says he is unfamiliar with the restaurant where the woman said Moore was a regular customer.