A California sheriff who’s trying to beat his chief deputy and win re-election is fighting back after the release of a 2006 video in which he says it’s “financially better” for cops to kill suspects than injure them. Sheriff Donny Youngblood, of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, told KBFX Eyewitness News Monday the 12-year-old statements were misquoted. “I stand by […]
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Head Homeland Security Adviser Resigns As White House Turmoil Continues
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, has resigned at the request of new national security adviser John Bolton, an administration official said on Tuesday, marking the latest departure from the White House of a senior adviser. Bossert, a former deputy national security adviser to President George W. […]
Oklahoma Teachers Gain Confidence As Walkout Reaches 9th Day
Oklahoma teachers carried their walkout over school funding and higher pay into a ninth day on Tuesday as a union leader declared educators had the advantage in a battle with the Republican-dominated state legislature. Republican lawmakers said they have made major moves to boost education spending, but it may be difficult to find more money. […]
FBI Raids The Office Of Trump’s Personal Attorney Over Stormy Daniels Payment
The FBI on Monday raided the New York City offices of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing evidence related to the payment Cohen made porn star Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election. The raid came after federal prosecutors in New York City obtained a search warrant following a referral […]
Arizona Governor Sends 225 National Guard Trip To Protect Border
Arizona is deploying 225 National Guard troops to support President Trump’s call for the military to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, its governor announced Monday. “Just updated Arizona border sheriffs on today’s deployment of National Guard. LATEST: 225 guard members being deployed today, additional members tomorrow,” Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said in a tweet. […]
Syria Crisis Reigns Over John Bolton’s First Day As National Security Adviser
John Bolton Here’s what you need to know about Trump’s new National Security Advisor 3:17 PM ET Fri, 23 March 2018 | 01:37 John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s third national security advisor in just over a year, started his new job Monday and already he has his plate full of crises and global tensions to […]
Trump Signs Memo To End “Catch And Release” Policy At The Border
Trump signed a memorandum on Friday ordering agencies to “expeditiously end” the practice known as “catch and release” that allows immigrants caught in the U.S. without proper documents to be released from detention while their cases play out in court. The memo signed by Trump orders the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with other […]
Trump’s Trade War With China Could Cost Republicans The House
Republican insiders on Capitol Hill are trying to walk President Donald Trump away from a looming trade war with China, even as Trump’s economic nationalist advisers argue that this week’s high-stakes moves on tariffs are just a negotiation. Political staffers who are tasked with keeping an eye on the GOP’s fortunes in this fall’s elections […]
Teen Gets 65 Years In Prison For Murder Of Person Cop Killed
A judge on Thursday sentenced an Alabama teenager to 65 years in prison for a series of crimes, including murder, even though a police officer was the one who actually killed the victim. Lakeith Smith, now 18, was convicted under the state’s accomplice liability law in March. Based on that law, a person can be convicted of […]
Federal Judge Upholds Massachusetts’ Ban On Assault Weapons
A federal judge on Friday upheld a Massachusetts law banning assault weapons including the AR-15, saying the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment guarantee of Americans’ right to bear firearms does not cover them. U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston ruled that assault weapons and large-capacity magazines covered by the 1998 law fall outside the scope […]
ICE Carries Out Largest Work Place Raid In Over Ten Years
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Tennessee carried out the largest workplace raid in 10 years at a meatpacking plant, The Washington Post reports. Ninety-seven immigrants were arrested Thursday at Southeastern Provision in Grainger County, Tenn., most of whom were from Mexico, according to Tammy Spicer, an ICE spokeswoman. Ten were arrested on federal criminal charges, and […]
Trump Admin To Impose Sanctions On Russian Oligarchs
The Trump administration announced Friday it will sanction seven Russian oligarchs and a dozen companies they own and control, its most aggressive effort yet to curb the activities of influential Russian business elites. The sanctions were imposed under a law Congress overwhelmingly passed last year to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election […]