SCOTUS nixes part of law requiring deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes. The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a provision of federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some “crimes of violence,” holding that the law is unconstitutionally vague. The case, Sessions […]
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GOP fears rise over West Virginia Senate fiasco Senate Republicans are escalating their attacks on West Virginia Senate GOP candidate Don Blankenship, increasingly worried that the coal baron and ex-prisoner will blow a winnable race against Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Republicans see West Virginia as a prime pickup opportunity in […]
One dead after engine explodes midair on Southwest flight An engine on a Southwest Airlines flight with 149 people aboard exploded and broke apart in mid-air on Tuesday, killing one passenger and nearly sucking another out of a shattered window, according to airline and federal authorities and witness and media […]
CIA Chief Pompeo Met Kim to Lay Ground for Trump Summit CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea a few weeks ago to meet Kim Jong Un to prepare for a possible summit with President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter, raising optimism the meeting […]
Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92 Barbara Bush, the widely admired wife of one president and the fiercely loyal mother of another, died Tuesday evening at her home in Houston. She was 92. Jim McGrath, a family spokesman, announced the death in a […]
New war authorization from Congress unveiled following Syria strikes A bipartisan group of senators on the Foreign Relations Committee late Monday unveiled a major rewrite of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which would give President Donald Trump robust new abilities to fight ISIS and other terrorist groups while […]
The Latest: Russia praises Syrian air defenses after strikes The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The Russian military says Syria’s Russian-made air defense systems proved highly efficient in fending off missile strikes by the U.S. and its allies. Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defense […]
Israel destroys Hamas’ ‘longest and deepest’ border tunnel yet A massive tunnel built by the Hamas terror group in northern Gaza — the “longest and deepest” one ever found — has been destroyed after the Israeli military infiltrated the territory, officials said. The passage near Nahal Oz was reported to […]
Turkey Rebuffs U.S. Appeals Over Detained American Pastor A Turkish court on Monday ordered an American pastor to remain behind bars as his trial opened on charges that he aided terrorist groups in Turkey. The pastor, Andrew Brunson, 50, who has worked in Turkey as a missionary for 23 years, […]
A grumpy Trump welcomes Japan’s weakened leader On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call on President Trump at his Florida resort for two days of meetings and meals. It may serve as a welcome reprieve for the duo: Abe and Trump are both weathering scandals at home, with […]
