Jurors in the murder trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher heard from NCIS investigators and forensics and pathology experts on Monday. Gallagher is accused of multiple violations of military law, including murdering a prisoner, posing for a photo next to a corpse, shooting at non-combatants and intimidating SEALs who could report his behavior. In the…… MORE
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No Iran strikes, but Trump’s sanctions play still risks war
President Donald Trump balked at greenlighting a “cocked and loaded” military strike on Iran last week, but by tightening an already choking sanctions squeeze on the bitter US foe he might merely have selected a slower path to war. The administration’s high-risk Iran policy headed into even more dangerous territory Monday, signaling new punishments for…… MORE
Trump considering a visit to Korean DMZ
President Donald Trump is considering a visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea during his scheduled trip to Seoul, South Korea, after the G-20 summit, according to a South Korean government official. A South Korean Blue House official told CNN that there are no plans for Trump to hold a trilateral meeting…… MORE
House Dems to consider potential changes to border bill after ‘very tense’ meeting
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working furiously to push through a multibillion-dollar border funding package amid Democratic infighting over whether the leadership is employing the right strategy to confront a major humanitarian crisis at the border. Pelosi told fellow Democratic lawmakers that she’ll review specific proposals to change a supplemental border funding bill after a…… MORE
Trump won’t reveal his confidence level in FBI Director Chris Wray
President Donald Trump wouldn’t reveal his level of confidence in FBI Director Christopher Wray, who has found himself on the opposite side of the White House when it comes to the investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign and whether campaigns should accept dirt on their opponents from foreign governments. “Well, we’ll see how it turns out,”…… MORE
The facts behind Trump’s push for the Fed to cut rates
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Monday, tweeting that its decision not to cut interest rates is undermining the US economy and that the central bank is acting like a “stubborn child” for refusing to pursue easy money policies. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US economy would take off…… MORE
Democrats may filibuster defense bill to force vote on Iran
Senate Democrats are weighing whether to filibuster the annual defense policy bill that is on the floor this week to try to force a vote on an amendment that would require President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before launching war with Iran. Democratic aides and senators say a determination hasn’t been made whether to…… MORE
US moves 249 migrant children from Texas facility after reports of poor conditions
Nearly 250 migrant children who were held at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas, will be shifted into the Department of Health and Human Services’ shelter system by Tuesday following reports of poor conditions at the facility. “Last week ORR identified shelter space in its network for 249 (unaccompanied children) who were…… MORE
READ: White House counsel says Kellyanne Conway won’t testify before Congress
White House lawyer Pat Cipollone told the House Oversight Committee on Monday that senior counselor Kellyanne Conway will not appear at a hearing on Wednesday after a federal agency said earlier this month that Conway was a repeat offender of the Hatch Act and she should be fired. Click here to read full story »… MORE
Susan Collins had a very bad day today
Ever since Susan Collins cast the deciding vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court last October, Democrats have pledged that they will beat the long-serving Maine Republican senator in 2020. On Monday, they took a major step in making good on that promise as Sara Gideon, the speaker of Maine’s state House, announced…… MORE
