Two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet suggested Wednesday that Canada and Mexico might escape new tariffs on steel and aluminum, a potential bargaining chip in North American trade talks that heeds the ’surgical approach” advocated by House Speaker Paul Ryan. “The president indicated that if we can work something… Read More
1 police officer killed, 2 others wounded while responding to…
A man shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others who were checking on a disturbance at a Missouri home. Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Collin Stosberg said the officers went to the home in Clinton on Tuesday night in response to a 911 call in which no one… Read More
Trump’s top economic adviser resigns
Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy, the latest in a string of high-level departures from the West Wing. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, has been the leading internal opponent to Trump’s planned tariffs on… Read More
So-called “Blue Wave” fizzles in Texas
The first official primary for the 2018 congressional elections took place on Tuesday in Texas — and it wasn’t the stunning upset Democrats had hoped for. While Democrats came out in higher-than-usual numbers Tuesday, that was not enough to beat the Republicans as hoped. Way more Republicans showed up to vote… Read More
[Weather alert] Nor’easter threatens a new round of chaos
Another snowy, blowy nor’easter threatened a new round of power outages as it swirled ashore early Wednesday, causing officials to close schools and government offices and raising concerns for utility customers still trying to bounce back from an earlier storm. A wintry mix of snow and light rain started falling… Read More
Russian ex-spy POISONED by dictator Putin!?
Britain will respond “appropriately and robustly” if Russia’s involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who collapsed — seemingly at random — after coming into contact with an “unknown” poison in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said Tuesday. Boris Johnson told lawmakers in the House of… Read More
OUT! Top Dem mayor quits after sex scandal (she’s now a felon!)
A month after she admitted to an extramarital affair with her then-bodyguard, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry agreed on Tuesday to resign as part of a plea deal to a felony charge of property theft. When Barry first admitted Jan. 31 to having an affair with Sgt. Robert Forrest, she said… Read More
West Virginia teacher walkout ends (Here’s the deal…)
Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia’s Republican leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to end the state’s nine-day teachers’ walkout by giving 5 percent raises to not just teachers, but all state workers. To pay for it, lawmakers will seek to cut state spending by $20 million, taking funds from general services… Read More
In bizarre turn of events, fired Trump aide says he will cooperate
A former Trump campaign aide spent much of the day promising to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, even throwing down the challenge to “arrest me,” then backed off his defiance by saying he would probably cooperate in the end. In an interview Monday night with The Associated… Read More
Footage of deadly ambush on US troops released
On Sunday, ISIS released a disturbing video showing their fighters ambushing and killing four U.S. special forces operatives in Niger. The video was titled “The Attack of the Brave on the U.S. Army: Tongo Tongo Battle.” The jolting video is shot from what appears to be helmet cameras on the… Read More