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Military looking for possible wall funding
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is informally scouring military construction projects it could cut or delay in preparation for a possible national emergency declaration by President Trump, which could force the Defense Department to divert funds from those planned initiatives to building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, according...
Bernie Sanders apologizes again to female staffers on his 2016 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — For the second time this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has apologized to female staff members from his 2016 presidential campaign who have said they were sexually harassed by co-workers — including one who was expected to play a role in a potential 2020 bid. On Thursday morning,...
Michael Cohen to testify publicly before House panel in early February
President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has agreed to testify in a public hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in early February, panel Democrats announced Thursday. Cohen agreed to the Feb. 7 hearing voluntarily, panel chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said. “I want to make...
GOP senators promise Barr wouldn’t touch Mueller’s investigation if confirmed
WASHINGTON — Top Senate Republicans emerged Wednesday from meetings with attorney general nominee William Barr insisting that if confirmed, he would not hinder Robert Mueller III’s investigation of the Trump campaign’s Russia ties, despite previous statements blasting the probe for looking into whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice. “Based...
Vatican moves quickly toward punishing ex-cardinal McCarrick for sexual abuse
Vatican investigators have finished collecting evidence in the sexual abuse case of disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, according to a person familiar with the investigation, indicating that the Catholic Church is moving quickly toward sentencing the cleric in its secretive justice system. The former prominent archbishop of Washington, who now stands...
Turkey’s Erdogan blasts John Bolton on bid to shield Syrian Kurds
ISTANBUL — White House national security adviser John Bolton traveled to Turkey this week to talk with Turkish officials about working together on President Trump’s plan to quickly withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Instead, he got an earful. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declined to meet with Bolton, scolded...
Will the government shutdown affect your next flight?
The nation’s airports continue to operate, even as parts of the government remain shut down: air traffic control workers and airport security officers remain on the job. But as the shutdown moves into its third week, some fear it’s only a matter of time before the nation’s air traffic system...
Boston Marathon bombing survivor who lost her leg is struck by car
A young woman who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing faces another long recovery after being struck by a car Saturday night in Boston in an accident that has left her “in disbelief” and asking, “how does this even happen?” Adrianne Haslet was in a Commonwealth Avenue crosswalk...
She bragged to a man on a dating app about poaching deer. He was a game warden.
As a game warden for Oklahoma’s Department of Wildlife Conservation, Cannon Harrison is used to working on investigations that take months and months. Catching poachers – whose illegal deeds often take place under the cover of night, in remote areas far from any road – frequently means relying on anonymous...
Trump claimed ex-presidents told him they wanted border wall, but four say it’s not true
President Trump during a lengthy appearance in the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday that predecessors told him they wanted a wall on the United States’ border with Mexico. He said so in the midst of an extended soliloquy about the border wall for which he has yet to find...
New app offers one stop for subway, ride-hailing, bike-share and carpooling
A tech company launched an app Monday that offers public and private options to help people get around, including subway, buses, bike-share, ride-hailing companies and even temporary carpooling arrangements using a person’s social network. The SoMo app – short for social mobility – is the work of HERE Technologies, a...
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border amid shutdown stalemate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will travel to the U.S. border with Mexico on Thursday, the White House announced Monday. The visit comes amid the continuing partial government shutdown and the president’s insistence that any funding bill to reopen federal agencies include $5.7 billion for his border wall. White House...
Elizabeth Warren fights Trumpism without dropping names during Iowa visit
ANKENY, Iowa — Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s first presidential campaign foray to this early voting state merged the economic views she has honed for years and the lesson learned by successful Democratic candidates in the midterm elections two months ago. She aimed directly at voters tempted by President Trump’s angry populism...
Cal defensive back Bryce Turner dies after collapsing during workout
Nearly a week after he experienced a “medical emergency” during a non-team workout, 19-year-old California defensive back Bryce Turner died. The death of the redshirt sophomore from Lakewood, Calif., was announced Saturday by the school. “We are so deeply saddened by Bryce’s passing,” Justin Wilcox, the team’s football coach, said...
At least 30 gold miners killed in Afghanistan landslide
KABUL, Afghanistan – At least 30 workers were killed in a landslide in northeastern Afghanistan while illegally sifting for gold, a lawmaker said Sunday. The landslide occurred in Badakhshan province, Mohammad Zekriya, a lawmaker from the province, told The Washington Post. The mining activity did not prompt the landslide, he...
Ocasio-Cortez jabs GOP over ‘faux-outrage’ following fellow Democrat’s comments
WASHINGTON - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came to the defense of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Saturday - denouncing what she called “faux-outrage” over profane language Tlaib used while calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “Republican hypocrisy at its finest: saying that Trump admitting to sexual assault on tape is...
Parkland report cites mistakes by officials, recommends arming teachers
A Florida commission investigating the February shooting deaths of 17 people at a state high school in Parkland said in a starkly worded report that security at public schools must be improved and recommended arming teachers and spending more on mental health programs. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will not resign if Trump asks him
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that President Donald Trump has not tried to fire him and that he would not resign from his position if Trump asked him to do so. Trump has repeatedly blamed Powell for the market decline and the dimming outlook for the U.S. economy...
Google moves closer to creating sensors for controlling devices with hand gestures
Nearly two decades after its release, “Minority Report” still seems to be as prescient as the film’s eerie crime-fighting “precogs,” offering a clarifying vision of the future that continues to manifest in the real world. Though it debuted way back in 2002, the film highlighted technologies such as driverless cars,...
Democrats plan to hold hearings on Medicare-for-all legislation
WASHINGTON – The new Democratic majority in the House will hold the first hearings on Medicare-for-all legislation, a longtime goal of the party’s left, after Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi lent her support for the process. “It’s a huge step forward to have the speaker’s support,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who...
Nancy Pelosi elected House speaker again as government shutdown continues
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives, which includes 63 new Democrats, on Thursday elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as speaker for a second time. A new era of divided government arrived in Washington, as Democrats took control of the House amid a partial government shutdown now in its second week....
Ex-Trump club worker’s name was left off Secret Service vetting list, she says
A former kitchen employee at one of President Trump’s golf clubs in New Jersey said her superiors kept her name and those of other undocumented workers off a list of people to be vetted by the Secret Service before a Trump visit to the club in 2016. Emma Torres, 43,...
Liberal revolt threatens to derail House Democrats on their first day in charge
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders faced the prospect of a liberal rebellion on their first day in charge after prominent Democrats said they would oppose a package of rules changes endorsed by incoming speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said they would vote...
Trump rips Mattis’ performance as the Pentagon seeks stability
WASHINGTON — President Trump criticized former defense secretary Jim Mattis’ performance Wednesday, as acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan stepped into his new job and the U.S. military sought to make sense of the president’s murky plans for the war in Syria. Trump questioned how well Mattis had served as Pentagon...
Stock market starts off 2019 with more turbulence
Global markets went into a steep decline out of the gate on Wednesday, then seesawed as the volatility of 2018 continued into the new year. The Dow Jones industrial average swung between being down nearly 400 points and up 86 points, before closing up 18 points, or .08 percent, finishing...
