- Trump meets Christie as some advisers urge Kushner for chief of staff: sources
A source familiar with Trump's thinking said the president had a positive meeting with Christie, confirming a report by Axios.com, and considered him a top-tier candidate for the position. Christie, a brash, tough-talking politician, was a contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 but abandoned the attempt after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary and subsequently endorsed
read more ...1 hour ago - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuses to run for president: 'How about… no'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who recently became the youngest American elected into Congress, is a rising star among the left and has even been suggested as a viable Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential race. Ms Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday in response to a Vox article, written by co-founder Matthew Yglesias, that argued the incoming congresswoman should be able to run for
read more ...4 hours ago - AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims Flynn didn't lie to FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is skimming over the facts when it comes to former national security adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea for lying in the Russia investigation.
read more ...6 hours ago - Texas judge who approved plea deal for alleged Baylor University rapist faces public backlashBy Thursday night, more than 25,000 people had signed a petition for Judge Ralph Strother of McLennan County, Texas, to either resign or be removed from the bench after he accepted on Monday a deal that allowed Jacob Anderson to plea to lesser charges.
read more ...7 hours ago - Chinese Arrest and Trump’s Boast Drag Trudeau Into Huawei FeudState security officers seized Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat on leave from the foreign service, in Beijing on Monday, in relation to a national security investigation. The arrest comes nine days after Canada’s capture of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities. Meng was granted bail Tuesday, and while the timing of
read more ...1 day ago - U.S. Rep. Meadows out of running for White House chief of staff -officialsThe president told Republican U.S. Representative Mark Meadows that he wants him to stay in Congress rather than take the White House chief of staff job.
read more ...2 days ago - Race to broker truce as Yemen talks enter final hours
With just hours left before the close of negotiations, UN mediators rushed to broker a truce Wednesday between government representatives and rebels in Yemen, a country teetering on the brink of famine. The UN talks opened last week in Sweden, the first meeting in two years between Yemen's Huthi rebels and the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, backed since
read more ...2 days ago - Turkey to launch operation against U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria 'in a few days'
Ankara and Washington have long been at odds over Syria, where the United States has backed the YPG Kurdish militia in the fight against Islamic State insurgents. Turkey says the YPG is a terrorist organization and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged an insurgency against the state in southeastern Turkey for 34 years. Turkey
read more ...2 days ago - Fiance Of Missing Colorado Mom Is Cooperating With Police, Lawyer Says2 days ago
- Traders Think Even a Narrow Win Will Boost PoundThe pound could be set for a further rally if U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May avoids defeat in a confidence vote Wednesday, though a victory won’t end turmoil for the currency. The result of the no-confidence vote could come into the currency market’s so-called witching hour if it runs late. It’s due at 9 p.m. London time, but a delay
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