Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been pushing FBI Director Chris Wray to replace his deputy, Andrew McCabe, and install new leadership within the FBI, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The attorney general’s push comes as many Republicans, including President Donald Trump, continue to hammer McCabe and others […]
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Trump casts doubt on reaching immigration deal by Feb. 8
President Donald Trump says “nobody knows” whether Republicans and Democrats can reach an immigration deal by a new Feb. 8 deadline. He says Democrats learned that shutting down the government won’t work. Trump tweeted Tuesday: “Nobody knows for sure that the Republicans & Democrats will be able to reach a […]
Heavy rain, flooding on the way for Northeast
Heavy snow and winds were subsiding in the upper Midwest on Tuesday morning as the weather/blizzard.htm” id=”ramplink_blizzard_” target=”_blank”>blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in parts came to an end. But the storm is currently moving into southern Canada and will bring different impacts to the Northeast. The storm […]
The Note: Shutdown deal leaves 17 days to solve decades’ worth of issues
The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump and congressional leaders bought themselves 17 days to solve a set of thorny issues that haven’t been figured out for more than 17 years. (One of those days is Groundhog Day.) The president clearly gets more out of the end of the […]
Michigan man charged with threatening to kill CNN employees
A Michigan man is facing charges after he allegedly made threatening calls to CNN’s Atlanta headquarters, telling workers that he would come “to gun you all down,” according to court documents obtained by ABC News on Monday. Authorities said the suspect, identified as Brandon Griesemer of Novi, Michigan, made at […]
UK regulator: Fox takeover of Sky not in public interest
Britain’s competition regulator issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday that 21st Century Fox’s planned 11.7 billion-pound ($16.3 billion) takeover of Sky plc isn’t in the public interest because it would give Rupert Murdoch and his family too much control over the country’s news media. The Competition and Markets Authority’s decision will […]
Family of man killed by police after ‘swatting’ prank sues city, police officers
The family of an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police after they responded to a “swatting” prank is suing the city of Wichita, Kansas, and 10 police officers, calling the young man’s death “unacceptable.” Andrew Finch’s mother and sister filed the lawsuit Monday in the U.S. District Court […]
Trump mocked over ‘childish’ shutdown voicemail, bad negotiation skills
The Trump administration tried its best to make it clear that it was not responsible for the recent two-day government shutdown, but critics said it turned “childish” when it decided to use the White House’s voicemail to take jabs at Senate Democrats. “Live” host Jimmy Kimmel, played the message for […]
Jury: Ex-Sheriff Clarke did not violate man’s free speech
Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke did not violate a man’s free speech with taunting Facebook posts after detaining him at an airport last year for shaking his head at Clarke while boarding a flight, a federal jury has concluded. In a civil lawsuit against Clarke, Daniel Black argued he […]
Shutdown deal: Dems face angry base, GOP has hard choices
The first government shutdown of Donald Trump’s presidency spanned 69 hours. That was as long as Democrats could, or would, stand united against a Republican-backed temporary spending bill in pursuit of a plan to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. When the high-stakes game of chicken ended […]