It’s Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Thanks for choosing to start here. 1. Cohen gets 3 years Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, was sentenced to three years behind bars for various crimes, including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress. Cohen, who once said […]
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Missing Canadians being held by China amid spat over tech exec’s arrest
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that a second Canadian citizen has been detained in China in addition the former Canadian diplomat who was reported missing earlier this week. Both men are being detained by China’s Ministry for State Security for allegedly “endangering national security.” At a press conference, Chinese […]
What a partial government shutdown during the holidays could look like
If lawmakers fail to strike a spending deal by Dec. 21, a government shutdown will take place. But it would look a little different than past instances, mostly because Congress has already funded about 75 percent of the federal government. While President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would take […]
Pilot rescued after 1950s era fighter plane crashes in waters off Honolulu
A pilot flying a 1950s-era fighter jet as part of a military exercise has been rescued in the waters off of Honolulu after his aircraft crashed into the ocean. The airplane’s crash and the pilot’s rescue were captured on photos and videos posted on social media. “Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam […]
Republican strategist Luntz says Oval Office clash makes us ‘smaller’
While some viewers were entertained by Tuesday’s verbal brawl in the Oval Office, Republican strategist Frank Luntz sounded a pessimistic note. The well-known focus group guru said he did not like what he saw between President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi. “We […]
Authorities rescue 3 trapped in a West Virginia coal mine since Saturday
Three people who were trapped in an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia since Saturday have been found, according to the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training. After getting all three people out of the mine safely, they were brought to their family and friends. After the […]
Prosecutors reveal deal with tabloid in former Trump lawyer hush money payment
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement with American Media Company, Inc. (AMI), the publisher of the National Enquirer, in connection with a payment made during the campaign meant to silence a woman who claimed to have had an affair with […]
Nancy Pelosi agrees to proposed term limits if elected speaker
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, has agreed to abide by proposed term limits if elected speaker, a move that would cap her speakership at four more years that is expected to clear her path to the speaker’s gavel in the Jan. 3 floor vote. The proposal would limit members […]
Congress reaches deal to force members to pay their own sexual harassment settlements
After a year rocked by the #MeToo movement and months of negotiations, Congress is on the verge of reforming its own sexual harassment regulations. House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Wednesday to overhaul congressional regulations governing sexual harassment, clearing the way for a vote on the measure in both […]
Chaff from military plane likely caused mysterious blip in weather radar: Reports
Meteorologists may have discovered what caused a mysterious blip in the weather radar in Illinois and Kentucky earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, large blips that would usually indicate stormy weather flashed across the radar maps showing southern Illinois and western Kentucky, but there was neither a storm system nor […]