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Schumer, Feinstein urge Trump to order FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., wrote a letter to President Trump urging him to direct the…
Spain saves some 440 migrants; new crackdown on rescue boat
ROME (AP) — Spain’s maritime rescue service said Sunday it rescued more than 400 people from 15 small boats, most of them off the country’s…
Children’s remains found in Mexican mass grave
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have found remains of children in a mass grave in the Gulf state of Veracruz.Photos released Friday by the…
Megyn Kelly Blasts Dianne Feinstein: You ‘Did Nothing’ About Ford Allegation ‘for Weeks’
NBC’s Megyn Kelly took to Twitter on Sunday morning to blast Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for calling Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who is accusing…
Adam Schiff: GOP ‘Simply Not Interested in Whether Brett Kavanaugh Committed Attempted Rape’
Sunday on MSNBC’s “Live,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Republicans were not interested in the truth about Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Supreme Court associate justice…
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes: GOP Confirming Kavanaugh Like Rape
MSNBC host Chris Hayes sent a tweet Friday that compared the GOP wanting to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to rape. “So even though Dr Ford is…
World View: China Threatens Multiple Western Nations Militarily over South China Sea
Contents: China threatens multiple Western nations militarily over South China Sea; China’s claims to the South China Sea are amazingly vacuous
Protesters Swarm Long Island ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’
Protesters gathered outside a Long Island, New York, public library Saturday to speak out against the library’s decision to host a Drag Queen Story Hour…
Nikki Haley: ‘I Have Never Heard’ Talk About Invoking 25th Amendment
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she never heard cabinet members talk about using the 25th Amendment to…
NFL Down to Three Anthem Protesters in Early Kickoffs
As the NFL’s Week Three games got underway on Sunday, only three players mounted any form of protest during the playing of the national anthem.
Atlantic Magazine: Immigration is Fracturing America into Rival Tribes
Immigration is splitting the United States into warring tribes, says an unusual article in the strongly pro-migration Atlantic magazine.
Italian General: No Military Option in Libya, Solve African Mass Migration with Birth Control
Italian general and noted author Carlo Jean has dismissed the possibility of successful military action in Libya and warned that birth control measures need to be implemented…
Top Democrat cites Kavanaugh’s ‘outcome-driven’ legal philosophy as reason to deny him due process
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Sunday suggested that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s “outcome-driven” conservative judicial philosophy directly undermines the credibility of his denials that…
Ford attorneys promise Thursday hearing will occur, regardless of ‘procedural and logistical issues’
Attorneys for Christine Ford, the California professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of committing sexual assault in high school, vowed Sunday that Ford would…
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A meeting of OPEC and its allies ended without any decision to further increase oil output despite President Donald Trump’s call…
Dolce&Gabbana explore DNA with star-filled cast
MILAN (AP) — Milan designers are embracing women of all shapes, sizes and ages, even if the young, thin model prevailed during this week’s previews…
Sen Murray: There Could Be an Investigation in Maryland If Kavanaugh Was On the Court
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said there could be an investigation in Maryland of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations even if…
Democrats Claim Republicans Are ‘Bullying’ Christine Blasey Ford
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and beyond accused Republicans this weekend of “bullying” Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett…
Hirono Refuses to Say Kavanaugh Has Presumption of Innocence — Women ‘Need to Be Believed’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) refused to say Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is…
Hirono: There May Be an Investigation of Kavanaugh if He Is Confirmed
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said there may be an investigation of Brett Kavanaugh over Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations even…
Former ESPN Host Jemele Hill to Narrate LeBron James’ ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ Documentary
Former ESPN reporter Jemele Hill wasn’t unemployed long. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hill, who recently left ESPN after 12 years, will narrate LeBron James’…
Lindsey Graham: ‘There’s a Bureaucratic Coup’ Against Trump
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said The New York Times’ story that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein considered…
GOP Funding Planned Parenthood in Defense Bill
The Republican-led Senate has passed a Defense appropriations bill that includes funding both Planned Parenthood and research that uses the fetal tissue from aborted babies.
Graham: Ford’s Testimony Won’t Change My Vote — ‘Unless There’s Something More’
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford would not change…
Jeff Bridges: ‘Where Trump’s Leading Us Is Disappointing to Me’
Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges has revealed he is disappointed with the direction of Donald Trump’s presidency, urging people to “get to work” in the interest…
James Woods Locked Out of Twitter for Posting ‘Election Meddling’ Meme
Conservative actor James Woods was locked out of Twitter on Friday for posting a two-month-old meme that Jack Dorsey’s social media platform believes “could impact…
German police review handling of far-right protests
BERLIN (AP) — Police in the German city of Dortmund say they will examine whether they were tough enough in handling a pair of far-right…
Tunisia floods kill at least 4, cause major damage
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Severe floods have struck northeastern Tunisia, killing at least four people and damaging homes, bridges, roads and fields.Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef…
Fox News Poll: 9/23
Militant group rejects demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — An al-Qaida-linked group has rejected a deal reached this month between Russia and Turkey to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib…
India mob attacks police after Maoist rebels kill lawmaker
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Supporters of a lawmaker slain by Maoist insurgents in southern India on Sunday attacked two police stations in anger over the…
Fox News Poll: Health care boosts Democrats in upcoming midterm elections
There is a deluge of bad news for Republicans in the latest Fox News poll.
Fox News Poll: Record number of voters oppose Kavanaugh nomination
Voter support for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is down in the wake of Christine Ford’s assault allegations, as more believe her…
Fox News Poll: 9/23
Fourth Supposed Witness To Kavanaugh Accuser’s Alleged Assault Says It Didn’t Happen
Christine Blasey Ford’s charge that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her 36 years ago crumpled late Saturday when the final witness Ford identified…
Burials begin as deaths from capsized ferry rise to 224
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s State broadcaster says burials have started of those who died when a ferry capsized on Lake Victoria as the death…
Feinstein distorted facts about AR-15, aka ‘America’s rifle,’ NRA says
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein has drawn the ire of the National Rifle Association over claims that the AR-15 – called “America’s rifle”…
The Latest: Pope warns Lithuanians about anti-Semitism
KAUNAS, Lithuania (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis’ trip to the three Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (all times local):11:15 a.m.Pope Francis…
Get out the needle: Tattoo artists show off their skills
BERLIN (AP) — Tattoo fans around the world may be wondering just where their favorite artists are.Wonder no longer: Tattoo experts from 22 countries are…
Maryland’s GOP governor loses support of NRA after signing gun laws
Maryland’s Republican governor lost the support of the National Rifle Association and had his ranking downgraded Saturday after signing gun control legislation.
4th purported witness claims no knowledge of alleged Kavanaugh assault against Ford
Another person claimed by Christine Blasey Ford to have attended a gathering decades ago during which, Ford claims, she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court…
American victims want Palestinian leader barred from UN meet
JERUSALEM (AP) — A group of American victims of Palestinian violence are asking President Donald Trump to bar Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from entering the…
The Latest: Iran says US ally behind military parade attack
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from Saturday’s attack on a military parade in Iran (all times local):11 a.m.Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani…
DHS plan would push immigrants to ‘show they can support themselves,’ Nielsen says
Immigrants to the United States who are overly reliant on public assistance may soon find it more difficult to remain in the country.
100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France
PARIS (AP) — It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the…
Pope to honor victims of Soviet and Nazi crimes in Baltics
KAUNAS, Lithuania (AP) — Pope Francis is paying tribute to the Lithuanians who suffered and died during Soviet and Nazi occupations on the day the…
UK’s Labour party ponders supporting new Brexit referendum
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Labour Party opened its annual conference on Sunday facing a huge choice — whether to change policy and call for a…
Swiss vote on bids to improve food quality, protect farmers
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters are deciding on two separate proposals aimed to protect Swiss farmers more and ensure that food from both domestic and…
And Then There Was One . . .
Well, we seem to have hit a brick wall. All four of the people named by Kavanaugh’s accuser have now given their accounts to the…
Third Named Witness Rejects Kavanaugh’s Accuser’s Allegations
In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third named witness has rejected the allegations made by Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser. Having been asked…