Two systems will be moving through the Northeast and Midwest over the next few days bringing light snow to most heavily populated areas, but bitter cold to the whole eastern U.S. The first system already moved through the Midwest and the Great Lakes bringing a heavy burst of snow from […]
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The Note: Executive branch showdown over secret Republican memo tests institutions
The TAKE with Rick Klein His allies stood up for President Donald Trump this week – time and again Tuesday night – to signal united government, as the president himself talked about the need for unity. Now the Republican Party is united – against the very federal government it controls. […]
Police in Michigan town to publicly apologize to Nassar victim
A Michigan police department said it will publicly apologize to one of Larry Nassar’s victims for not believing her when she filed a 2004 complaint against the disgraced USA Gymnastics physician. The Meridian Township Police Department invited members of the media to a public apology on Thursday over its handling […]
GOP Sen. Paul ‘on the mend’ after ‘painful’ neighbor assault
Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday said he’s still recovering from a horrific attack that left him with a punctured lung and multiple fractured ribs last year. The Kentucky senator described the November 2017 encounter with his neighbor in an interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday, […]
Rep. Schiff: Nunes gave Trump ‘secretly altered’ version of classified memo
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says the secret GOP memo sent to the White House — that sources told ABC News could be released as early as Thursday — is not the same one the committee voted to make public. Rep. Adam Schiff tweeted Thursday night that […]
Virginia Tech student arrested for having assault rifle, trying to buy 5,000 rounds
An international student at Virginia Tech was arrested on Monday for illegally possessing an assault rifle, according to the Virginia Tech Police Department. Freshman Yunsong Zhao, 19, is not a U.S. citizen, which makes it illegal for him to possess a firearm. “The arrest followed an investigation that spanned several […]
DHS lets protected Syrians stay in US longer; newly arrived Syrians shut out
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday night that it will extend humanitarian protected status for the some 6,900 Syrians in the U.S. that already have it, but won’t allow newly arrived Syrians to apply. DHS, which is responsible for deciding the fate of the program, said it was issuing […]
Nashville mayor Megan Barry: I had an affair with my former head of security
Nashville mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday admitted to having an affair with the former head of her security detail. The man in question, retired Sgt. Robert Forrest of the Metro Nashville Police Department, subsequently admitted to having the affair with Barry. “Today, I have acknowledged publicly that I have engaged […]
FBI expresses ‘grave concerns’ over accuracy of Republican memo
Only hours after President Donald Trump was caught on a live mic saying a controversial, Republican-drafted memo about government surveillance would be released to the public, the FBI says it has “grave concerns” about the memo’s accuracy. Two weeks ago, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, […]
Tampa Bay Rays fire team doctor after YouTube video alleges sexual abuse
The Tampa Bay Rays fired its team physician after a woman alleged in a YouTube video that he sexually harassed and abused her when she was a teenager, team officials said Wednesday. Dr. Michael Reilly was dismissed by the team and reported to the police after the YouTube video was […]