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After The Alexandria Shooting, Gun Control Advocates Don't Want Another Fight
Chelsea Parsons, vice president for guns and crime policy at the liberal Center for American Progress, noted however, that since the 2012 shooting in CT resulting in the deaths of 20 first-graders and six staff members at an elementary school , several states have imposed new limits on gun sales. [Full Article...]
Trump announces he's under investigation
Cohen has worked for Trump since the mid-2000s and was active in the campaign. "You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people! ". Furthermore, the problem is not merely that Trump fired Comey. Donald Trump resorted to Twitter to slam a report that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the ... [Full Article...]
No plan to sack Russian Federation probe head Mueller
Ruddy seemed to derive his assessment at least in part from comments Jay Sekulow, a member of Trump's legal, made over the weekend on ABC News' "This Week". The comment came in response to questions from Democratic Sen. Still, Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax and a Trump friend, suggested the president was already thinking about "terminating" Mueller from his position as special counsel. [Full Article...]
Russian probe looks into Jared Kushner's businesses
When Mr Comey appeared before a Senate committee last week, he confirmed that he had told Mr Trump on several instances that he was personally not under investigation. A financial disclosure form released by the Office of Government Ethics showed that past year the president, who has faced criticisms for not revealing his tax returns, earned almost $20 million from a new luxury hotel in Washingt... [Full Article...]
Missing Fitzgerald sailors found in flooded compartments
The names of missing sailors were being withheld until families had been notified. The USS Fitzgerald has reached port in Yokosuka, Japan , after the U.S. "As more information is learned, we will be sure to share to it with the Fitzgerald families and when appropriate the public", Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said in a statement . [Full Article...]
Iraqi troops move into Mosul's Old City, last Islamic State stronghold
It said leaflets were distributed urging civilians to leave through five "safe corridors". An Iraqi Army helicopter launches decoy flares over western Mosul, Iraq June 17, 2017. locations where the fighting was going on, ' he said, using another acronym for IS. Grande said the Iraqi forces have tried to keep the daily flight of people below the saturation point of 20,000 when they attack a nei... [Full Article...]
Rep. Steve Scalise undergoes a third surgery after Alexandria shooting
Maryland, DC attorneys general file lawsuit against Trump
The officials have also vowed to wrest from Trump financial and tax records that he has thus far refused to reveal . Jancek also told The New York Times that Democrats should: "end their efforts to delegitimize his ( Trump's ) presidency". [Full Article...]