Not long after the Times published its report , Ryan removed Meehan from the House Ethics Committee. "After consultation with my wife Carolyn and with my three sons, and after prayerful reflection, I write to inform you that I will not seek re-election to the United States Congress for the 7th Congressional District in 2018", Meehan wrote in a letter to his campaign chairman, obtained by t... [Full Article...]
The controversy triggered a Department of Justice investigation announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday. Lawmakers have refused to publicly release the full text message, sent the day after Trump won the 2016 presidential election . [Full Article...]
The father answered the door, and the men forced their way inside, armed with handguns. According to Conroe police, everything began with a home invasion Wednesday morning at the victim's home on Tyler Lane. Heath was arrested at that house where police say she was there with children and with the kidnapped man tied up. Jimmy Tony Sanchez, 38; Nicholas Chase Cunningham, 42; and Sophia Perez Heat... [Full Article...]
The GOP lawmakers' lawyers filed a request on Wednesday for an emergency delay to prevent alterations to two dozen legislative districts which a three-judge panel approved last week based on an expert's recommendations. We have argued in the space for decades that an independent, nonpartisan commission should be used to draw legislative and congressional districts. [Full Article...]
Amid media reports that Mr Mueller was looking into a possible obstruction case , Mr Trump argued at the time the special counsel could not be fair. With many of Trump's closest aides having now been questioned , the president and his lawyers are preparing for the prospect of an interview that would likely focus on some of the same obstruction questions. [Full Article...]
The parade ceremony commenced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate to pay homage to the fallen soldier. The parade has traditionally been a display of the country's military might and cultural diversity. An Income Tax (I-T) Department tableau, about special anti-black money drive launched post-demonetisation, that rolled down Rajpath was... [Full Article...]
Men have a big role to play. "Right from the beginning if you teach equality at school level they will develop this sense that they have equal rights", she said. No one should object to it because of course women should have the same rights as men. Asked if she had a message for Trump, Yousafzai said: "I get so disappointed to see that people in these high positions openly talk against women, do... [Full Article...]
The Shaurya Chakra winners include posthumous awards to Sergeant Khairnar Milind Kishor, who was killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, Corporal Nilesh Kumar Nayan, who was deployed with Rashtriya Rifles in counter-insurgency role in Bandipora district and died in action. [Full Article...]
As per the circular, only heads of educational institutions can hoist the tricolour accompanied by the singing of national anthem. He did so disregarding a State government circular restricting the right to hoist the national flag on Republic Day in educational institutions across the State only to the concerned headmaster or principal. [Full Article...]
This move clears Washington's frustration with Islamabad for providing sanctuary and other aid to the insurgent groups. It did not deny that a drone strike had taken place, however, and the comment from security officials suggested that it had hit its intended target. [Full Article...]
But, we've got a lot of time to tweak that forecast. Low temperatures tonight will be in the upper 20s. An isolated sprinkle or shower isn't impossible later on this evening, but a dry air mass overhead will give any showers an uphill battle, so most areas will be dry. [Full Article...]
The cuts would amount to more than a quarter of the giant American bank's United Kingdom presence. "You'll see us open in some countries we are not in, in Africa you'll be hearing about some of that stuff", Dimon told Bloomberg Television on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos , Switzerland. [Full Article...]
The start of 2018 witnessed Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea , declaring his intentions to lower military tensions between North and South Korea and work towards the unification , which he deemed as the prime hurdle towards the development of the two nations . [Full Article...]
Lawmakers raised questions after learning in a letter dated January 19 that a misconfiguration of software upgrades on FBI-issued cellphones meant that messages between employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page did not get captured for five months, between December 14, 2016 and May 17, 2017. [Full Article...]
As for timing, he said , "I guess they're talking about two or three weeks , but I'd love to do it". The interview came as Mueller is investigating whether Trump's actions in office, including the firing of FBI Director James Comey , constituted obstruction of justice. [Full Article...]
Barricades were erected by the forces with pedestrian and vehicle movement only allowed after thorough frisking and questioning. Central intelligence agencies had alerted the state police that a woman from Pune, identified as Sadiya Anwar Shaikh, had shifted herself to Kashmir Valley and was in regular touch with ISIS operatives, the officials said. [Full Article...]
A statement announced that shows would be "phone-free", encouraging concertgoers to experience the music in person. In a statement posted to ticket pages for the shows, potential attendees are warned that the concerts will be a "phone-free, 100% human experience". [Full Article...]
And the AIVD hackers have seen it happening before their very eyes. Based on pictures taken of visitors to the Moscow-based hacking center, the AIVD managed to deduce that the hacker group was led by Russia's external intelligence agency, SVR. [Full Article...]
L'amministrazione US penalizza l'import di lavatrici e di pannelli solari . Pazienza se da Pechino a Seul, passando per Bruxelles, e' un coro di "no' a una strategia aggressiva che rischia davvero di scatenare una guerra commerciale su scala mondiale, fatta di ripicche e rappresaglie senza fine". [Full Article...]
Trump killed the Obama-era DACA program in September, arguing that it was unconstitutional, leaving the fate of the dreamers , who were brought to the United States illegally as children, up in the air. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin of IL on a compromise solution. It is unclear what would constitute the third criteria, but the White House said the status could be revoked based on criminal ... [Full Article...]