Australian police have arrested a man accused of planning a mass shooting for New Year’s Eve in a crowded Melbourne square, officials said Tuesday. Ali Ali, a 20-year-old Australian-born citizen with Somali parents, was trying to obtain an automatic rifle to attack the downtown Federation Square in Australia’s second-largest city,… Read More
Trump-Obama faceoff starts inside key watchdog agency
Through emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors battled Monday for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, nation’s top financial watchdog agency. Leandra English, who was elevated to interim director of the bureau late last week by its outgoing director, sent staff an email offering Thanksgiving wishes…. Read More
Former top aide brings more allegations against top Dem. Conyers
A former deputy chief of staff said Rep. John Conyers made an unwanted sexual advance toward her and touched her inappropriately twice in the late 1990s, the Detroit News reported Tuesday, in the latest sexual misconduct allegations against the veteran lawmaker. Deanna Maher, 77, who ran a Michigan office for… Read More
Trump goes all-in on agenda push
President Donald Trump makes a new push Tuesday for his year-end agenda as he heads to the Capitol to rally Senate Republicans on taxes then pivots to negotiations with Democrats in a separate, high-stakes showdown over the budget and immigration. Trump is still seeking his first marquee win in Congress,… Read More
[Alert] Japan plans release of Fukushima radioactive water
More than six years after a deadly tsunami overwhelmed the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan is close to deciding what to do with a million tons of radioactive water. The toxic water is stored on site in over 900 large and densely packed tanks that could spill should another major… Read More
Donald Trump to campaign for Roy Moore?
President Donald Trump all but endorsed Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore on Tuesday, discounting the sexual assault allegations against him and insisting repeatedly that voters must not support Moore’s “liberal” rival. The president said he would announce next week whether he will campaign for Moore, who faces Democrat Doug… Read More
[Must see] Melania Trump reveals Christmas at the White House (WOW!)
Melania Trump has brought Jesus Christ back into the White House — and it has conservatives cheering. The first lady opted for a more traditional decor for her family’s first Christmas in the White House, while adding a few new touches to the standards. The picutres are stunning New this… Read More
New home sales soar amid a strengthened U.S. economy
Americans bought new homes in October at the fastest pace in a decade — a 6.2 percent monthly increase that reflects both the underlying strength of the economy and the worsening shortage of existing homes for sale. The Commerce Department said Monday that new-home sales last month rose to a… Read More
Trump: Changes are coming to the GOP tax bill
President Donald Trump said Monday changes to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year. In a morning tweet, the president said, “With just a few changes, some mathematical, the… Read More
Egyptian mosque slaughter could have been prevented
Elders of a village in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula where militants killed 305 people in a mosque had been warned by Islamic State operatives to stop collaborating with security forces and to suspend rituals associated with Islam’s mystical Sufi movement, security officials and residents said. The latest warning came as recently… Read More