Sessions: MS-13 gang, drug cartels among top threats to US

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, joined by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, left, and Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, right, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in Washington, … Read More

North, South Korea agree to reconnect roads, rail amid US concern over easing sanctions

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North and South Korea have agreed to reconnect road and rail links. The two countries said in a statement that they will carry out joint transport surveys later this month. U.S. concern exists over any easing of sanctions while the … Read More

Feinstein Shocked Trump Won’t Take Her Opinion on 9th Circuit Vacancy

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was a major player in the bombshell allegation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh that resulted in one of the most unfortunate Supreme Court nominations in recent memory. Now, she’s dumbfounded as to why President Trump is so … Read More

Andrew Brunson, American pastor detained in Turkey, is freed, sentenced to time served

Andrew Brunson, the American pastor who was imprisoned and then placed under house arrest in Turkey due to his alleged ties to an outlawed group, was ordered freed on Friday and sentenced to time served — and is now expected … Read More

Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second nominee to the Supreme Court, was confirmed to the court on Saturday with a Senate vote largely divided along party lines, 50-48. The vote occurred shortly before 4 p.m. The confirmation process has been … Read More

White House receives FBI report on Kavanaugh, ‘fully confident’ he’ll be confirmed

The White House on Thursday announced that it has received the FBI’s supplemental background investigation into President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, and is “fully confident” that he will eventually be confirmed to the Supreme Court. The FBI was tasked by Trump … Read More

US terminates pact with Iran after UN court ruling on sanctions

The United States and Iran have been lobbing threats, fighting proxy wars, and imposing sanctions for decades. USA Today looks at over 60 years of this back-and-forth. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday … Read More

No Exit: Refugees Trapped in a Squalid Greek Camp

Camp Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a visible reminder of Europe’s hardening stance toward migrants. Refugees and migrants at Camp Moria on the island of Lesbos, Greece, last month.CreditCreditAris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It may seem … Read More

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