Turkey Frees American Pastor Andrew Brunson
A Turkish court convicted an American pastor at the center of a Turkish-American diplomatic dispute of terror charges Friday, but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey. The court near the western city of Izmir on Friday sentenced the Rev. Andrew Brunson to 3 years and 1 month in prison for the conviction, but since the evangelical pastor has already spent two years in detention he won't serve more time. Brunson, 50, had rejected the espionage and terror-related charges and strongly maintained Word of his release became public around the time President Donald Trump issued a one-sentence tweet: "Working very hard on Pastor Brunson!" ... Read More
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Dem Senator Heitkamp Slams Clinton Call to Abandon Civility with GOP
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's incendiary suggestion this week that liberals "cannot be civil" with Republicans any longer is unproductive and simply "ridiculous," a top Democratic senator said Wednesday. The stark repudiation of Clinton's comments by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., a vulnerable red-state Democrat seeking re-election this year, comes as Republicans have lined up in recent days to criticize Democrats' fiery rhetoric amid the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about,” Clinton told ... Read More
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Trump Reportedly Considering Five Candidates to Replace AG Jeff Sessions
President Trump is reportedly considering multiple candidates to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Journal said Mr. Trump is mulling five people to serve as the nation’s highest law enforcement official. The five are Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, Transportation Department general counsel Steven Bradbury, retired Judge Janice Rogers Brown and former Attorney General Bill Barr. White House officials told the Journal there are no immediate plans to remove Mr. Sessions and despite the president’s frequent attacks on the attorney general, Mr. Trump has rarely talked about ... Read More
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Senate Confirms 15 Trump Judges after GOP Leaders, Democrats Strike Deal
The Senate confirmed 15 of President Trump’s judicial picks Thursday night after GOP leaders reached a deal with Democrats, clearing about a third of the backlog and closing up shop through Election Day to give senators a chance to campaign. Three of the judges are for the powerful circuit courts of appeals, while the other 12 were for district court positions. Many cleared on near-party line votes, while others were approved by voice votes. They were the first judicial confirmations since last weekend’s vote on Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Some Republicans had hoped senators would ... Read More
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Trump Mulls Nancy Brinker for UN Post
President Donald Trump's expanded list of possible candidates to succeed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley includes breast cancer fundraiser Nancy Brinker, Politico reported. According to Politico, aides hope a female successor in the high-profile role could help shore up support among female voters before the midterms, the news outlet reported. The list is compiling candidates with experience in the foreign policy arena after top pick Dina Powell, a Goldman Sachs executive and former Trump administration member, withdrew her name from contention ... Read More
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