President Donald Trump has broken his silence on the stock market. Trump tweeted Wednesday: “In the ‘old days,’ when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up. Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down. Big mistake, and we have so much good (great) news […]
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Senate leaders reach sweeping spending deal
Bipartisan Senate leaders reached an agreement Wednesday on a sweeping spending deal that would raise caps on military and domestic spending, increase the nation’s debt limit, fund disaster relief efforts around the nation and include long-term funding for community health centers. The deal includes: $6 billion to fight the opioid […]
Pelosi surpasses two hours in immigration speech on House floor
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the floor Wednesday morning to address the emerging bipartisan federal spending deal in the Senate, pointing to several “Democrat priorities” included in the deal but drawing the line over the lack of a solution for so-called Dreamers whose status under the Deferred Action for […]
WATCH: Timelapse video captures heavy snowfall in France
Now Playing: Israel shoots Iranian drone launched from Syria Now Playing: North Korea invites South Korean president for an official visit Now Playing: Kim Jong Un’s sister sits behind Vice President Mike Pence at Winter Games Now Playing: Long-lost Nigerian masterpiece found in ‘modest’ London apartment Now Playing: Celebrations and […]
Charges filed against undocumented immigrant in NFL player’s death
Charges have been filed against undocumented immigrant who allegedly drove drunk and killed two men in a car crash, including Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. The incident drew attention from President Donald Trump and others, who said the case illustrated the need to crack down on illegal immigration, but Marion […]
Rescuers scramble to find survivors after earthquake kills 7 in Taiwan
As night fell over Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien today, at least 67 people were still missing or unaccounted for after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the region late-Tuesday night, toppling buildings and killing seven people. Another 258 people have been injured and about 31,000 households were without water today […]
Trump adviser says ignore flu shots and ‘inoculate yourself with the word of God’
A Texas-based evangelist with ties to President Donald Trump came under fire this week after video re-surfaced of her telling followers that they don’t need to get a flu shot because “Jesus himself gave us the flu shot.” Gloria Copeland, a member of the president’s faith advisory council, posted the […]
Biden on Trump: ‘He’s a joke’ and his FBI attacks are ‘just a disaster’
Responding to a White House comment that President Donald Trump was joking in calling State of the Union attendees who didn’t clap for him “treasonous,” former Vice President Joe Biden said of the president: “He’s a joke.” Biden also told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that if he were one of Trump’s […]
Large storm system moving into Northeast with snow, freezing rain
Freezing rain was responsible for numerous accidents, spinouts and crashes from Texas to Arkansas and into the Ohio Valley overnight as a potent winter storm moves into the Northeast on Wednesday. Twenty-five states are under winter weather alerts from Texas to Maine on Wednesday as the storm system stretches from […]
The Note: When Trump’s words count him out
The TAKE with Rick Klein A president known for words, and then more words, may soon be known for the lack thereof. The immediate future could bring a redacted memo from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, and gaps where President Donald Trump’s testimony in front of Robert Mueller would […]