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Mike Pompeo: Top priority is North Korea denuclearization

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday his top national security priority is the denuclearization of North Korea, but whether the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un occurs hinges on Kim's willingness. "Our posture will not change until we see credible steps taken toward the complete and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his first congressional testimony since being sworn in … [Read more...]

James Comey: Trump morally ‘unfit’ to be U.S. president

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Former FBI Director James Comey blasted President Donald Trump in a televised interview Sunday night, in which he called the commander in-chief "unfit" for the White House. Comey told ABC News, in a highly anticipated interview, while he doesn't believe everything he hears about Trump, he does believe he should not be president of the United States. "I don't buy this stuff about him being mentally incompetent or early stages of dementia. He strikes me as a person of above average … [Read more...]

A resolution denouncing neo-Nazis dies in 36 seconds

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It sounds like the kind of legislation that should easily breeze through a statehouse, even in these politically divided times: a resolution denouncing white nationalists and neo-Nazis. It didn't even make it out of committee in the Tennessee legislature. The resolution was written by Tennessee Democratic state Rep. John Ray Clemmons. It doesn't name any particular group. It calls on law enforcement to go after white nationalists and Neo-Nazi groups with the same "fervor" as other forms of … [Read more...]

Oprah responds to president Trump

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Mr Trump said he hoped Winfrey would run for president in 2020 so she can be 'exposed' and 'defeated just like all of the others!' Winfrey, a Democrat and steadfast supporter of Hillary Clinton, has repeatedly insisted she harbours no ambitions to run for president Oprah Winfrey has said she decided not to hit back at Donald Trump’s late night Twitter rant about her because she does not like giving attention to “negativity”. The US President labelled the talk show host, who is rumoured … [Read more...]

Abbott spares life of convicted unmate

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday spared Thomas Whitaker from death row hours before his scheduled execution. It was the first time a Texas governor has granted clemency in more than 10 years and 140 executions. Abbott made the decision upon a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, which unanimously said Thomas Whitaker should be spared. “In just over three years as governor, I have allowed 30 executions. I have not granted a commutation of a death sentence until now,” … [Read more...]

Florida governor calls for new safety plan

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday called for a $500 million school safety plan that would keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill and underage buyers. Scott proposed barring anyone under the age of 21 from buying a firearm or receiving a gun as a gift. He proposed creating the Violent Threat Restraining Order, which would allow police to remove firearms from those deemed mentally ill. “This will allow a court to prohibit a violent or mentally ill person from purchasing or possessing a … [Read more...]

NAACP sues Homeland Security for ending Haitians’ protected status

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The NAACP is suing the Department of Homeland Security after a temporary residency program was cancelled that allowed more than 58,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Wednesday, accuses the agency of discriminating on the basis of race and/or ethnicity. The Caribbean nation has been in a state of devastation since a 2010 earthquake, one of the deadliest in history that killed thousands of Haitians … [Read more...]

Obama Foundation reveals revised Chicago presidential center design

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The Obama Foundation released updated plans for its presidential center in Chicago on Wednesday after receiving feedback from the community. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' new design for the combination museum and community center in Jackson Park features a taller and slimmer version of the high-rise museum tower and an underground parking structure. They increased the height of the tower from 178 feet to 235 feet and decreased the width in favor of adding additional green space at … [Read more...]

Nikki Haley: ‘We will never accept a nuclear North Korea’

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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a stern warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying the US "will never accept a nuclear North Korea." "As we hear reports that North Korea might be preparing for another missile test -- I hope that does not happen, but if it does -- we must bring even more measures to bear on the North Korea regime," she said. "The civilized world must remain united and vigilant against the rogue state's nuclear arsenal. We will never accept a nuclear North … [Read more...]

Ivanka Trump, Republican lawmakers push double child tax credit

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White House adviser Ivanka Trump and congressional Republicans on Wednesday called for doubling the child tax credit to about $2,000. Trump traveled the country this week pushing this aspect of her father's plan to reform the U.S. tax code. She spoke Monday in Richboro, Pa., about helping taxpayers to care for children, and sick or aging relatives. On Wednesday, she spoke to reporters in Washington, D.C., along with Republican members of both the House and Senate. "It is a priority of … [Read more...]

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