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Trump to make announcement on any Comey tapes this week -White House
That firing created the law that insulates a special prosecutor or special counsel from threats from the White House. But the sense of chaos around the White House is deepening. I don't think that tweet helped him. "And he's expressing himself in that way". Apparently Trump hasn't received one. Some Trump supporters, most notably Newt Gingrich, have begun to attack Mueller. [Full Article...]
Despite tweet, lawyer says President Trump not under investigation
A few minutes before that tweet , Trump spoke about the witch hunt, saying "Despite the phony Witch Hunt going on in America, the economic & jobs numbers are great". TIME Magazine named Sekulow one of the " 25 Most Influential Evangelicals " in America in 2005 and the National Law Journal twice named him one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. [Full Article...]
Dems Cancel Committees, Slow Senate in Effort to Block Obamacare Repeal
Susan Collins , R-Maine, and Rand Paul , R-Ky., the two senators at each end of their party's spectrum. Sen. Mike Lee , R-Utah, groused in Facebook video he had not seen a draft despite being designated as a member of the working group to put a bill together. [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby's sexual assault jury deadlocked
The jury also revisited Cosby's description of the night from sworn depositions he gave in 2005 and 2006 during a civil lawsuit by Constand and a police interview he conducted in 2005. "In most criminal cases, anything short of a conviction is a win for the defense", said Rudovsky, who isn't involved in the case. Constand denies there was any romance between them and told jurors she had ... [Full Article...]
Sean Spicer Confirms WH 'Meeting with Potential People' for Press Vacancies
Some of those moves have angered the White House press corps but delighted Trump's supporters, who view the media as what White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon has dubbed the "opposition party". "But look, it's no secret that we've had a few vacancies, including our communications director, who's been gone for a while", Spicer said. Dezenhall said that while he understands the strategy, "i... [Full Article...]
Two Trump Envoys In The Region Trying To Restart Talks
Kushner and Greenblatt are wary of proceeding too quickly and want to make sure that both Israelis and Palestinians are willing to make substantial compromises, said Nimrod Novik, a longtime envoy for former Israeli President Shimon Peres who still undertakes diplomatic tasks. [Full Article...]
Pregnant mother of 4 shot, killed by police in Seattle
They have promised a fair and thorough investigation and added that both of the officers involved have gone through training on how to deal with these types of situations. She was released from jail Wednesday on certain conditions, according to King County jail records. " Hey! Get back! Get back! " an officer shouts before an eruption of gunfire. [Full Article...]
National Weather Service Investigates Possible Tornadoes in Pennsylvania and Delaware
The National Weather Service confirms an EF0 tornado touched down in DE during Monday's severe storm. NWS officials said straight-line winds were clocked in excess of 90 miles per hour. The south end of a warehouse at the Delaware Electric Cooperative was pushed in with two large garage doors blown out. During the storms, tornado warnings were issued for Sussex County, the lower edge of Kent C... [Full Article...]