WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. Nunes, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a vocal ally of […]
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Trump Cease Fire With Taliban Set To Begin
An agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban to reduce violence in Afghanistan will begin Friday at midnight local time, according to U.S., Afghan and Taliban officials. If the seven-day truce is deemed successful, the two sides say they plan to sign a historic agreement on Feb. 29, where U.S. troops would begin a phased […]
Coronavirus Infections Double In 24 Hours In South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s number of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has doubled in just 24 hours, to a total of 204 cases. The majority are from the southeastern city of Daegu and are followers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious sect. Throughout the country, public fear is escalating […]
Trump Hints At Pardon For Ally Roger Stone
President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration,” hours after the GOP operative was sentenced to 40 months behind bars for obstructing a congressional investigation of Russia’s 2016 presidential election meddling. “I’m following this very closely, and I want to see it play out to its fullest, […]
Trump Trails Dems In Two Key Swing States
Democrats may face an uphill battle in Wisconsin when the party’s eventual nominee goes up against President Trump in November, a new poll suggests, while other battlegrounds state of Pennsylvania and Michigan are shaping up to be more friendly territory. A Quinnipiac University Poll survey released on Thursday shows Trump trouncing six Democratic presidential contenders […]
Coronavirus Kills 2 Aboard Quarantined Cruise Ship
Two people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, who were at one point on board a quarantined cruise ship have died, Japan’s health minister said in Parliament on Thursday. Also, 13 more coronavirus cases were reported Thursday, bringing the total number of cases on the ship to 634. The deaths appear […]
Trump Ally Roger Stone Gets 3 Year Prison Sentence
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress and witness tampering, and criticized President Trump for trying to influence the outcome of the case over his longtime adviser. Thursday’s sentencing hearing follows a tumultuous stretch that saw Trump attack the original prosecutors, the […]
Sheriff, Mayor Refuse To Help Deport Illegals In San Francisco
San Francisco’s newly minted sheriff said his officers won’t help federal authorities deport undocumented immigrants despite increasing pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on people living illegally in U.S. sanctuary cities. Paul Miyamoto, California’s first Asian American sheriff, said going after undocumented immigrants seeking solace is not a priority. “Our department is not […]
Sanders Opens Up Commanding Lead In National Polls
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has jumped out to a double-digit lead over the rest of the 2020 Democratic primary field, appearing to cement his position as the front-runner to win the party’s presidential nomination, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll. The survey found that 32 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor […]
New Airport “Real ID’s” Deadline Coming Fast
WASHINGTON — The nation’s airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn’t postpone the looming Real ID deadline. The law requires airline passengers to present a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports as of Oct. 1. Those licenses require more proof of identification […]
Coronavirus Death Toll At Nearly 2,000
• 1,868 dead, 72,436 confirmed cases in mainland China • Wuhan hospital director dies of coronavirus • Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan could end as early as Wednesday • Apple says coronavirus will hit revenue expectations • Japan plans HIV drug trials for coronavirus There were 1,886 new confirmed infections as the total number […]
Trump Pardons Corrupt Friends From His Past
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he’d commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office in 2009 on corruption charges, and pardoned former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik. The news comes hours after Trump signed an executive order granting a full pardon to former San Francisco […]