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A ‘big announcement’ from Beto O’Rourke is on the horizon
A spokesman says O'Rourke will visit the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday to campaign for Eric Giddens, the Democratic candidate running in a state Senate special election there. Sen. With its position as first in the nation status when it comes to presidential nominating battles, Iowa can sometimes make or break candidacies and is an early and frequent destination for White House hopeful... [Full Article...]
McConnell schedules vote on Trump's national emergency declaration
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Senate passage of the resolution rejecting the border emergency would send it to the White House, where it would face a certain veto. Pence urged every member of the Senate to not vote for the disapproval resolution. "Not that the president doesn't have the authority to do what he is doing", he said during a press conference. Mike Lee introduced legislation Tuesday to curb the president's powe... [Full Article...]
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh Sentenced to 38 Years
In 2016, she was sentenced in absentia to five years in a separate trial. She was jailed in 2010 for spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security - charges she denied - and was released after serving half of her six-year term. [Full Article...]
Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California
California hasn't executed anyone since 2006, under then-Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and inmates are far more likely to die of old age. While the governor's move is certain to be challenged in court, aides say his power to grant reprieves is written into the state Constitution and that he is not altering any convictions or allowing any condemned inmate a chance at an early release. [Full Article...]
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed 'for 38 years' in Iran
Sotoudeh had previously served about half of a six-year jail sentence imposed in 2010 for spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security - charges she denied - before being freed in 2013. " Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to five years for colluding against the system and two years for insulting the leader ( Ayatollah Ali Khamenei )", said judge Mohammad Moghiseh to ISNA. [Full Article...]
North Korea election turnout 99.99 percent: state media
The results of the election were never in any doubt - each ballot. The North's official news agency KCNA said on Tuesday that this year's turnout was 99.99%, as those "abroad or working in oceans" were unable to participate. "This could be part of North Korea's ongoing effort to be perceived as a "normal state", she said. Critics say the North Korean election, with its total absence of elector... [Full Article...]
US immigration agency to slash overseas presence
As the Trump administration tries to strengthen immigration controls and move away from family reunification in favor of merit-based immigration, the USA plans to close its 21 immigration offices overseas. In places where USCIS does not have overseas posts , the State Department already carries out some of its duties, such as replacing green cards for American permanent residents who have lost ... [Full Article...]
Maduro says one of Venezuelan energy facilities suffered cyberattack on Saturday
University students walk to a meeting point for a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas , Venezuela , March 9, 2019 . I'm going to the march because we need change. "They think they can wear us down, but there's no way they can contain a population that has chose to end the usurpation", added the leader of the opposition-controlled legislature, who is recognised... [Full Article...]