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DeSantis talked with gunman just before shooting started
Matt Mika, a former Republican congressional staffer and current lobbyist for Tyson Foods who volunteers to help the baseball team, was shot multiple times, including a wound to the chest. "I said, 'this is a Republican team, ' and he said, 'K, thanks, ' turned around and it's the guy they have identified as the shooter". Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he expected the outcome would be no dif... [Full Article...]
Steve Scalise, others shot in 'deliberate attack' at congressional baseball practice
Mo Brooks , an Alabama Republican, said that Scalise had what appeared to be "a hip wound". "My heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the US Capitol Police- public servants and heroes today and every day", Giffords tweeted. [Full Article...]
Trump partially denies Comey's testimony, mum on existence of recordings
During the hearing, Comey said he felt as if Trump telling him that he "hoped" the FBI could end the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was a direction from the president. He also said that would be "100%" willing to be questioned under oath. "No collusion, no obstruction", Trump said. The former Federal Bureau of Investigation director said he publicly dis... [Full Article...]
Russia: Mass arrests tighten authorities' stranglehold on freedom of expression
Gunman who shot top GOP congressman had history of arrests
Though there are no other legal problems listed in St. Clair County, which includes Belleville, since 2011, Hodgkinson did come to the attention of local law enforcement as recently as last spring. Roger Williams (R-Texas) said he'd injured his ankle but was not shot. He said Hodgkinson spent most of his life building homes but in recent years turned to home inspections. [Full Article...]
Majority whip among those reportedly shot at congressional baseball team practice
He says Scalise dragged himself into the outfield to get farther away from the shooting. Scalise, a popular and gregarious lawmaker, is known for his love of baseball and handed out commemorative baseball bats to fellow lawmakers when he secured the No. [Full Article...]
White House denies Trump wants Mueller out, but heat's on
House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Tuesday any talk about Trump wanting to rid himself of the special investigator amounts to "rumour". White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday night said that President Donald Trump has "no intention" of firing Robert Mueller , the special counsel in charge of the Russian Federation probe. [Full Article...]
President Trump: Scalise a good friend and patriot
Some of those officers may have been injured, though police have not confirmed this. Some 25 to 30 Republican members of the House and Senate had gathered for an early morning practice a day before the annual charity congressional baseball game pitting Republicans against Democrats , said Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama. [Full Article...]
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Russia
The prime minister will begin his three-day Russia sojourn with a visit tomorrow to the Piskariovskoe cemetery, a memorial for some 500,000 Russians who were killed in the siege of Leningrad in World War II , which the Russians call the Great Patriotic War. [Full Article...]
Netanyahu: Israel Must Keep Military Control of Jordan Valley
Settlers planted in Gaza were evacuated in 2005 while more than 20,000 Israelis have settled in the Syrian Golan. According to the report, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been imprisoned by Israel since 1967. Abbas is under pressure from the U.S. and Israel to halt monthly payments to thousands of current and former prisoners who were held for actions linked to the Israeli-Palestinian... [Full Article...]
Sessions defiant in Senate panel testimony
Democratic senators fumed about this " stonewalling ", but on Tuesday at least, it served to protect Sessions from answering some legally and politically delicate questions. Sessions responded that he had confidence in Mueller. The same thing happened last week when McCain first interrupted Harris to ask her to let Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein answer the question posed. [Full Article...]
MP Chief Minister Chouhan ends fast, after violence abates in state
More than the farmers'agitation, Chouhan's administrative inability and political shortshitedness to assess that violence would spread into other parts of the state after he had brokered peace accepting their aggrarian demand is baffling party leaders here. [Full Article...]
Trump won't say if tapes of Comey conversations exist
The president also said that he never asked the former FBI director to pledge his "loyalty" over the investigation, a major part of what Comey said during his testimony . Comey said Thursday the president's tweet that said Comey "better hope that there are no "tapes" of their conversations had compelled him to share a memo he wrote . [Full Article...]
Congressman Steve Scalise Among Those Shot At Alexandria, Va. Baseball Field
Police have identified 66-year-old IL resident James T. Hodgkinson as the shooter. He had been living out of his van in the Alexandria area in recent months, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, said a member of his staff was among the wounded, and his spokesman said the staffer was in stable condition. After an exchange of gunfire with police, the shooter di... [Full Article...]
Firefighters In London Battle Massive High-Rise Fire
London 's Metropolitan Police say at least six people have died in the fire and the death toll is expected to rise. He said he was alerted to the fire not by fire alarms but by people on the street below, shouting "don't jump, don't jump". [Full Article...]
'An Appalling And Detestable Lie': 5 Highlights From Sessions' Senate Testimony
Sessions routinely said he would not answer questions regarding his conversations with Trump, but he delivered more than enough answers over two and a half hours of testimony Tuesday afternoon. He insisted he never knew anything about the Russian Federation probe or had any role in it. FILE- In this September 6, 2013, file photo, Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the US speaks with report... [Full Article...]
6 killed, 74 injured in massive London high-rise blaze
More than 200 firefighters had tackled the blaze and a minimal crew remained inside the building on Wednesday afternoon, assisted by drones . Another witness said he saw a "child on fire" jump from the 22nd floor of the tower block. "People have been bringing water, clothes, anything they've got to help, out to the cordon". London's mayor, Sadiq Khan , remarked on the speed with which t... [Full Article...]
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise shot at Republican baseball practice in Virginia
Rep. Ryan Costello said on CNBC, "I'm beside myself", because he said he was supposed to be at a congressional baseball practice where a gunman opened fire on Wednesday morning. "We obviously were just trying to beat some traffic, never thought that you'd ever have any incident like this, but had we just made a decision to stay a little longer, I mean who knows what would have happened". [Full Article...]
Theresa May Just Cracked a Pretty Good Joke About Her Election Disaster
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Conservative Party failed to win a parliamentary majority in Britain's snap election last week, leaving the country with what's known as a "hung parliament". Sinn Fein's Stormont leader, Michelle O'Neill, said she would raise the issue with the Prime Minister in face-to-face talks in London on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Messina, uccisa dal marito dopo 12 denunce: condannati giudici
Insieme ai due pm è stata condannata al risarcimento delle parti civili anche la Presidenza del consiglio dei ministri . "Io ho delle difficoltà economiche perché con mia moglie avevamo già altri tre figli naturali e non è facile al giorno d'oggi portare avanti una famiglia numerosa ora dopo la sentenza sarà più facile". [Full Article...]