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New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Officially Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign
On Sunday morning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand formally launched her presidential bid. Gillibrand, who launched an exploratory committee earlier this year as a precursor, joins more than a dozen...
House Votes Unanimously 420-0 That Mueller Report Should Be Public
On Thursday, the House voted unanimously for a resolution calling for any final report in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to be made public, a symbolic action designed...
Senate Votes To Block President Trump’s National Emergency At Border
On Thursday, the Senate voted to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency intended to allow funding of a border wall. A dozen GOP senators went against the...
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Sentenced To 7.5 Years In Prison For Conspiracy And Fraud
On Wednesday, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison, after a federal judge rejected his appeal for...
President Trump Signs Order To Ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s In Light Of Ethiopia Crash
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said his administration issued an order to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes involved in two recent catastrophic crashes. “Those planes are...
U.S. Withdraws Remaining Dipolmatic Personnel From Venezuela
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is withdrawing all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the “deteriorating situation in Venezuela.” This follows...
Aviation Advocates Call For FAA To Ground Boeing Jets In U.S.
Aviation experts, consumer advocates and politicians are calling for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airlines that operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the U.S. to ground...
$77 Million In Cocaine Seized At New York-Area Airport
Customs agents have seized the biggest shipment of cocaine recovered at the ports of New York and New Jersey in 25 years. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says 3,200...
Democrats Pick Milwaukee For 2020 Democratic National Convention
On Monday, the democratic party chose Milwaukee to host Democrats’ 2020 national convention. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez chose Milwaukee over Houston and Miami after deliberations lingered longer...