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Day of reckoning: Report on abuse by priests must spur more change

Day of reckoning: Report on abuse by priests must spur more change

It is as damning as everyone expected it to be  Read more

Yemen buries children killed by air strike, Riyadh insists raid 'legitimate'

Yemen buries children killed by air strike, Riyadh insists raid 'legitimate'

Thousands of mourners on Monday buried dozens of children killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in northern Yemen, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the three-year-old war  Read more

US suspends F-35 sales to Turkey. Now what?

US suspends F-35 sales to Turkey. Now what?

NDAA SIGNED INTO LAW: With a Humvee and an attack helicopter as a backdrop, President Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act on Monday at Fort Drum, N.Y., and delivered the massive policy bill into law at the earliest point in decades  Read more

Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay

Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay

President Trump signed a $716 billion defense bill Monday that authorizes hundreds of new planes, ships and tanks — and delivers a substantial victory to the administration by watering down penalties on a Chinese telecom company  Read more

Defense rests in Manafort trial without presenting witnesses

Defense rests in Manafort trial without presenting witnesses

Paul Manafort’s lawyers said Tuesday they would rest their case without putting him on the stand or calling any other witnesses, gambling that federal prosecutors have not convinced the jury that President Trump’s former campaign chairman is guilty of tax evasion and bank fraud  Read more

Iran bows under growing economic pressures

Iran bows under growing economic pressures

Troubles are mounting in Iran. Its currency, the rial, has lost more than half its value against the dollar on unofficial markets this year and inflation is soaring  Read more

Democrats' hopes to take House could stumble in Minnesota

Democrats' hopes to take House could stumble in Minnesota

For all the talk of a blue wave sweeping Democrats back into the House majority this fall, their efforts could be thwarted in one of the nation's bluest states  Read more

Florida is registering more and more Democratic voters, right? Wrong

Florida is registering more and more Democratic voters, right? Wrong

That long-awaited blue wave Florida Democrats hope will lift them to sweeping victories in the U.S. Congress, Legislature and governor’s mansion has yet to appear in the state’s voter rolls  Read more

Trump hits back after Omarosa releases secret recording of president

Trump hits back after Omarosa releases secret recording of president

‘She was vicious, but not smart,’ Trump tweets about ex-aide  Read more

Mend the GOP, Don’t Burn It Down

Mend the GOP, Don’t Burn It Down

The most extreme of the Never Trumpers are ignoring Trump’s achievements and distracting from the work of real party reform  Read more

FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Political Lightning Rod Who Criticized Trump
  • NPR
  • 08/13/2018 12:00 AM

FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Political Lightning Rod Who Criticized Trump

The FBI has fired an embattled special agent who was removed from the Russia inquiry after internal investigators discovered he had criticized then-candidate Donald Trump in text messages with another bureau official  Read more

Of Course There Is Such a Thing as a ‘Perjury Trap’

Of Course There Is Such a Thing as a ‘Perjury Trap’

And it’s a legitimate reason for President Trump to decline to be interviewed  Read more

Trump says he condemns 'all types of racism' ahead of Charlottesville anniversary

Trump says he condemns 'all types of racism' ahead of Charlottesville anniversary

President Trump on Saturday tweeted that he condemns "all types of racism and acts of violence" ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.  Read more

Chris Collins drops reelection bid after being charged with insider trading
  • Vox
  • 08/11/2018 12:00 AM

Chris Collins drops reelection bid after being charged with insider trading

Collins and two other men are under scrutiny for insider trading with regard to Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics in 2017  Read more

Pelosi is the star of GOP attack ads, worrying Democrats upbeat about midterms

Pelosi is the star of GOP attack ads, worrying Democrats upbeat about midterms

While Democrats grow optimistic about their chances of taking control of the House in November, they are increasingly anxious that the presence of their longtime and polarizing leader, Nancy Pelosi, is making it harder for many of their candidates to compete in crucial swing districts  Read more

Trump takes aim at Turkey, announcing doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs in effort to punish country

Trump takes aim at Turkey, announcing doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs in effort to punish country

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday against those who try to “bully” his country, as an announcement by President Trump imposing new tariffs on Turkey sent its currency into free fall  Read more

Trump's Lawyers Send Mueller Counteroffer for Interview Terms

Trump's Lawyers Send Mueller Counteroffer for Interview Terms

Donald Trump’s lawyers sent a written response on Wednesday to Special Counsel Robert Mueller with their latest counter-proposal for the terms of a possible interview with the president as the two sides move into the final stages of negotiations  Read more

Republican reeling vs. Manchin in key Senate race

Republican reeling vs. Manchin in key Senate race

Patrick Morrisey is leaning on the president to turn around his campaign against the incumbent Democrat  Read more