Donald Trump told reporters on Friday, when asked about separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border: “I hate the children being taken away. The Democrats have to change their law. That’s their law.” No, it’s not. No law mandates separating families. The administration’s current policy was announced April 6 and went into effect in May. […]
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Sessions Under Fire For Quoting Bible In Defense Of Family Seperation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border, saying that having kids does not give migrants immunity from prosecution — and found justification for his policies in the Bible. Sessions — who last month announced a “zero tolerance policy” […]
Second Sheriff Deputy Dies After Yesterday’s Shooting
The two Kansas sheriff’s deputies who were fatally shot while transporting an inmate between jail and a court hearing both leave behind children. Deputy Theresa King had three children and Deputy Patrick Rohrer had two, Wyandotte County sheriff’s Maj. Kelli Bailiff said on Saturday. King, 44, was a 13-year veteran of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s […]
Sheriff Killed, One More In Critical Condition
One Kansas sheriff’s deputy was killed and another is in critical condition following a shooting near a courthouse in Kansas City on Friday. The incident occurred while the two Wyandotte County Sheriff’s deputies were both “overcome by an inmate being transferred from jail to the courthouse” on Friday morning, police said. Officials said the other […]
Manafort Sent To Jail Over Witness Tampering Claims
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Friday to new charges of witness tampering brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. During a hearing in federal court in the District of Columbia before Judge Amy Berman Jackson, Manafort, who is free on $10 million bail, pleaded not guilty to the new round of charges, filed […]
Sessions Says IG Report could Lead To More Firings
With the IG report on the Hillary Clinton email investigation about to be released, here is who could be in the report’s crosshairs and why they are potential targets. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on the eve of the release of a long-awaited watchdog report on the Hillary Clinton email case, pointedly warned that the findings […]
Comey Deviated From FBI Procedure According To Inspector General Report
Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated” from FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) procedures in handling the probe examining Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, according to the highly anticipated DOJ inspector general report expected to be released in full on Thursday. The report conducted by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz says the […]
Trump Foundation Sued For “Persistent Illegal Conduct”
The New York state attorney general’s office on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation for alleged illegal conduct and “unlawful political coordination” to benefit personal and business interests, drawing a harsh Twitter rebuke from President Trump. The suit was brought Thursday, following a months-long investigation led by “disgraced” – in Trump’s […]
President Trump Officially Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
A pair of Norwegian lawmakers has nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he signed an agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday to work toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The nomination, reported by Norway’s state broadcaster, NRK, comes a little more than a month after a group […]
Cohen Without Lawyers To Possibly Cooperate With Feds Now
President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to lose his current legal defense team and is likely to begin cooperating with federal prosecutors who are investigating him, according to new reports Wednesday. ABC News, which first broke the news in an article citing unidentified sources, said Cohen’s current attorneys, Stephen Ryan and […]
55 Illegal Immigrants Caught In Back Of Truck Trailer
San Antonio police discovered the suspected illegal immigrants less than 200 miles from the Mexico border. Dozens of illegal immigrants, including some children, were discovered in a tractor-trailer Tuesday night near the San Antonio International Airport, officials said. Authorities were called to the North Side neighborhood around 8:30 p.m. and found 55 people inside the […]
Trump Ends Military Drills And War Games As Part Of Initial North Korea Talks
President Trump, as part of the historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reversed longstanding U.S. policy by calling for an end to military drills on the Korean Peninsula and saying he wants to bring U.S. troops home from the region – the president’s latest convention-defying move on the international stage in less […]