Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., slammed “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in an impassioned speech while accepting the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia this evening. McCain, who was presented with the medal by former Vice President Joe Biden, began by saying he was humbled by the award before eventually lashing out at the nationalism […]
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911 calls capture unfolding crisis at Florida nursing home where patients died
Newly released 911 calls capture the unfolding crisis at a Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning after Hurricane Irma, subjecting its patients to sweltering heat and ultimately leading to the deaths of 14 people. In the first call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills during the early […]
Search suspended for missing worker after oil rig explosion in Louisiana
The search for a missing Louisiana worker was suspended Monday evening after he was unaccounted for following an explosion on a large oil rig Sunday night. The Kenner Police Department said it fielded a flurry of 911 calls at 7:18 p.m. Sunday after witnesses heard a loud explosion and reported […]
Truck driver pleads guilty in human smuggling case that led to 10 deaths
A man accused of transporting undocumented immigrants in a brutally hot tractor-trailer, resulting in the deaths of 10 people, has pleaded guilty to the federal charges against him. James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death and one count of […]
Dozens of ISIS fighters killed after US strikes Yemen camps
About 50 ISIS fighters were killed in U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen targeting two training camps in the country’s central region. One of the camps had gained notoriety last week as the scene of an ISIS training video that showed images of ISIS recruits appearing to be kicked in the […]
Trump draws ire after claiming past presidents didn’t call fallen soldiers’ families
President Donald Trump touched a nerve with former White House officials after saying today that previous presidents did not make phone calls to the families of fallen service members. Trump was responding to a question about why he has not yet made remarks about the four special operations servicemen killed […]
Key moments from Trump’s wide-ranging press conference with McConnell
In a wide-ranging, impromptu press conference from the White House Rose Garden Monday, President Donald Trump — joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — addressed a number of his administration’s current goals as well as ongoing controversies. For over 30 minutes, Trump touched on the rumors of his rocky […]
Trump: Cuba ‘is responsible’ for attacks on US personnel
President Donald Trump said Monday that he believes Cuba is responsible for unexplained, invisible attacks in Cuba that have harmed American government workers. Though Trump’s comments appeared to be a new allegation, it wasn’t clear whether he meant Cuba was behind the attacks or merely shared the onus because it […]
Trump says ‘total termination’ of Iran deal possible
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to fully withdraw the United States from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, while holding out the possibility that fixes to the accord may prevent an American pullout. Justifying his decision last week to decertify the 2015 pact under U.S. law, Trump said […]
Trump says he ended insurers’ ‘gravy train’ by cutting subsidy payments
President Donald Trump said Monday that his move to end government subsidies to insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act ended the “gravy train” to those companies and predicted the action will ultimately help overhaul the law. Under the act, the government made cost-sharing reduction payments (CSRs) to insurers to […]