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McConnell just gave the Senate a crisis and a hard deadline on DACA

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is giving the Senate the rest of this week only to consider permanent legislation to protect the nearly 800,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers before he moves on to “other things.”

On Tuesday, McConnell …

White House Refuses To Say That Trump Believes The Women Who Accused Rob Porter of Domestic Violence

When asked by reporters, Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to say that Trump believed the ex-wives who accused Rob Porter of domestic violence. Video: Sarah Sanders refuses to say that Trump believes the women who accused #RobPorter of domestic violence. pic.twitter.com/ksCpufP9ea …

Trump Threatens New Trade Penalties, but It Could Be a Hard Bargain

The president said the United States would announce a “reciprocal tax” on unfair trading partners, but one White House adviser said nothing had been formalized.…

Annual appearance of intelligence chiefs confirms: No intelligence allowed in the White House

In their annual appearance before the Senate, the heads of the nation’s intelligence agencies made it clear that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, is continuing to interfere in American politics now, and intends to interfere more forcefully in the

A tragic shooting is exposing deep divisions across Canada

Canadian activists are calling for political and judicial reforms after a white farmer was found not guilty in the 2016 shooting of a young indigenous man by a seemingly all-white jury, spurring thousands of Canadians to demonstrate across the country.…

Police Recommend Bribery Charges Against Trump Buddy Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police investigating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have recommended to Israel’s attorney general that he be charged with bribery in two cases, Israeli news media reported on Tuesday. Netanyahu, who denies wrongdoing, has been questioned several times …

Julian Assange’s Arrest Warrant Is Again Upheld by U.K. Judge

In her second ruling in a week against the WikiLeaks founder, Judge Emma Arbuthnot suggested that Mr. Assange should leave the Ecuadorean Embassy to face a bail-jumping charge.…

White House had big plans to promote serial wife beater Rob Porter before his history went public

Rob Porter was so exemplary, he was up for a promotion. That news came just after FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed Tuesday during testimony that the White House knew for months about the former staff secretary’s history of domestic …

House Republicans want to make it harder for people with disabilities to access businesses

This week, Congress is expected to vote on a bill that would significantly weaken the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and let businesses off the hook for failing to provide accommodations for accessibility.

The ADA Education and Reform Act was …

More Russian cyber attacks on elections ‘likely’: U.S. intelligence chief

Russia is likely to pursue more cyber attacks on elections in the United States, U.S. intelligence community leaders said on Tuesday, with just months to go before U.S. congressional and local elections in November.

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