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Trump nominee admits to 'Nazi streak' in racist text chain, report says
Embattled Office of Special Counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia reportedly joked about harboring “a Nazi streak” and raged against holidays celebrating African Americans, including Martin Luther King Jr., in a text message exchange with other Republicans.
Ingrassia, who is scheduled to make his case to lead the Office of Special Counsel in the ...Read more

Airstrikes and insults: Trump's new Latin America crisis
MEXICO CITY — For decades, Colombia and the United States have been devoted allies, sharing military intelligence, a robust trade relationship and a multibillion-dollar fight against drug trafficking.
Now that is all at risk as the U.S. ramps up deadly airstrikes off Colombia's coast and the leaders of both nations trade scathing verbal ...Read more
More than 650K Missourians will lose food assistance next month amid shutdown
More than half a million Missouri residents who rely on federal food assistance will be unable to access their payment next month due to the federal government shutdown.
The Missouri Department of Social Services announced the change Monday afternoon, citing communications from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. ...Read more

Australia's rainforests become the first in the world to make concerning switch
Around the world, rainforests play a critically important role in climate regulation.
Trees and plants absorb and store a massive amount of carbon dioxide from the air, and in return, through photosynthesis, produce oxygen upon which all life on earth depends.
Rainforests also regularly release carbon dioxide through processes like respiration...Read more

Video shows Louvre thief breaking into glass as manhunt continues
A small portion of the shocking heist at the Louvre was apparently captured on cellphone video by a daring visitor.
The video, obtained by French network BFMTV, shows a person in a high visibility vest appearing to use a small battery-powered saw to cut through glass at the world famous museum.
In the clip, the person’s back is turned to the...Read more

Former FBI Director James Comey seeks to dismiss indictment over Senate testimony
Attorneys for former FBI Director James B. Comey sought Monday to throw out an indictment accusing him of lying to Congress, arguing that President Donald Trump engineered the charges to retaliate against a vocal critic.
In a pair of motions, the attorneys argue U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed and should not be able to ...Read more

Immigration court backlog subsides in second Trump administration
The Trump administration’s tough-on-immigration policies are on pace to reduce the backlog of cases in the nation’s immigration courts, reversing a long-running trend that has raised concerns from lawmakers of both parties.
The number of pending cases in the asylum and deportation system reached an all-time high of 3.7 million cases at the ...Read more

Senate Democrat questions Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about Epstein transactions
A senior Senate Democrat Monday raised fresh questions with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about the giant bank’s handling of its longstanding ties to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), the top Democrat on the finance committee, ripped Dimon in a new letter for blowing off his previous requests for extensive ...Read more
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Charles Koch, anti-tax groups harden GOP’s tough shutdown stance
Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for extending health care subsidies, a move that risks prolonging a U.S. government shutdown now in its 20th day.
Activists on the right, including ...Read more

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem accuses Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and media of 'trying to demonize' immigration officers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday criticized the media and politicians, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, for “trying to demonize” federal immigration agents and the Trump administration’s enforcement operations, and she urged citizens to thank law enforcement officers and “cook a meal for their ...Read more

Man with semi-automatic weapon threatened to 'shoot up' Atlanta airport, police say
When a Cartersville man allegedly having a mental health crisis threatened to “shoot up” the Atlanta airport Monday morning, his family quickly called police.
Authorities in Bartow County then contacted Atlanta police about the livestreamed social media threat. The quick actions may have saved countless lives, according to investigators.
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Trump has power to command National Guard troops in Oregon, 9th Circuit rules
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed command of Oregon National Guard troops to the president Monday, further raising the stakes in the ongoing multifront judicial battle over military deployments to cities across the U.S.
A three-judge appellate panel — including two members appointed by Trump during his first term — found that the law ...Read more

How military's 'safe' plan to fire munitions over Interstate 5 went off the rails with CHP cruiser hit
LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air.
The plan involved Marines firing high explosive rounds from M777 howitzers — artillery used to launch shells in wars in Afghanistan and Ukraine — into ...Read more

Illinois asks Supreme Court to deny Trump's 'dramatic' request to clear National Guard deployment
CHICAGO — Attorneys for Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s “dramatic” request to be allowed to send National Guard troops to the Chicago area to help with immigration enforcement while the issue is on appeal.
In the 46-page response, the state said it would be inappropriate for the high ...Read more

How California health care premiums could skyrocket if shutdown continues
WASHINGTON — Sixty years old, living as a couple in the Sacramento area or California's Central Valley? Figuring your income next year will be about $85,000?
The premium increases for that couple are likely to be among the nation’s steepest, if enhanced federal subsidies for people using Obamacare-inspired health insurance policies are ...Read more

ICE is jailing, deporting victims of human trafficking, domestic abuse, suit says
The Department of Homeland Security says immigration officers are arresting accused criminals, the “worst of the worst.” But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court on Oct. 14 ...Read more

Interior outlines additional positions for potential elimination
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department plans to terminate over 2,000 employees across five government workers unions, according to a Monday court filing.
The department provided updated numbers after it was ordered by a federal judge to include additional information for three additional unions — the National Federation of Federal Employees, ...Read more

Immigration officials tell federal judge aggressive street tactics in Chicago were response to agents being in danger
CHICAGO — A pair of immigration officials in federal court Monday defended their agencies’ use of force with protesters and media during the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying agents have been put in dangerous situations on the streets, pelted with eggs and rocks and forced to use tear gas and other tactics...Read more

Mom of 5-year-old girl who fell overboard on Disney Dream won't face criminal charge
ORLANDO, Fla. — The mother of a 5-year-old girl who fell off of the Disney Dream cruise ship in June will not face a criminal charge, the Broward State Attorney’s Office decided.
The family, who live outside of Florida, were taking photos about 11:30 a.m. June 29 on Deck 4, which features a wraparound exercise track and some areas with ...Read more

How much more difficult is the new US citizenship test? What you need to know
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made changes to the naturalization civics test that will make it more challenging for immigrants to obtain their U.S. citizenship.
The changes are part of the federal agency’s ongoing effort to overhaul the legal immigration naturalization process.
“These critical changes are the first ...Read more