The Trump administration’s most recent attempt to bar immigration to the United States from certain foreign countries was put on hold Tuesday by a federal judge in Hawaii. U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson, responsible for blocking President Donald Trump‘s second travel ban in March, authored the ruling again Tuesday, […]
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Biden says President Trump’s behavior ‘absolutely bizarre’
The topic was bipartisanship. The speakers: former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich. And as their conversation got going at the University of Delaware on Tuesday, both men lamented the Trump administration and the current culture in Washington. Biden said 14 heads of state from around […]
Harvey Weinstein resigns from board of his film company
Harvey Weinstein resigned from the board of the Weinstein Co. during a conference call with the remaining board members, ABC News has confirmed. He is still pursuing a claim he was wrongfully fired from the company. The company has been under pressure since sexual assault and harassment allegations against Weinstein […]
Senators reach deal to continue Obamacare health insurance subsidy payments
Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt government payments that subsidize insurance plans for low-income Americans, Senate leaders agreed “in principle” to a bill that would cover the payments for two years. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, […]
Vegas guard shot by Paddock vanishes before TV interviews
A union official representing the Las Vegas hotel security guard shot by Stephen Paddock before he rained gunfire on a music festival says the guard disappeared last week before he was scheduled for TV interviews. Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America leader David Hickey said Tuesday he last heard […]
WATCH: Colliding neutron stars create ripples in space-time, NASA says
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US military says IS ‘capital’ of Raqqa 90 percent freed
The U.S. military says the Syrian city of Raqqa is about 90 percent cleared of Islamic State fighters. After the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced that Raqqa was fully liberated on Tuesday, a spokesman for the coalition, Col. Ryan Dillon, told reporters at the Pentagon that more fighting remained. Dillion, […]
WATCH: 1st report of drone collision with commercial flight
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Congressman withdraws bid to be Trump’s drug czar after controversy
Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy after a news report found that a bill he authored weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to go after drug companies distributing large amounts of opioids. “Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he […]
Congress’ already long to-do list keeps growing
President Donald Trump’s big announcements last week on health care and Iran have big implications, but ones Congress will largely have to sort out, adding major items to their already massive to-do list. With only 38 working days left for this year, here’s what Capitol Hill is trying to accomplish: […]