Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Dec. 24, 2018 / 7:55 AM GMT By Alex Johnson President Donald Trump is a walking, talking breaking-news machine. At any moment, a new disclosure, tweet or tirade can hijack the nation's daily agenda. Here are 12 times this year that news about the president overshadowed other notable stories, compiled from some of the most widely read Trump-related articles on NBCNews.com in 2018: 'I just eat what I want to eat' May 7 What happened in Trump world: The adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Trump, saying he never signed a nondisclosure agreement about their alleged affair that his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, had arranged with her. What else happened that day: Russian President Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for a fourth six-year term running the Kremlin (he has been either president or prime minister since New Year's Eve 1999), … [Read more...] about Trumped! 12 times the president knocked big news off the front page
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Senate Democrats file suit challenging Matt Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 19, 2018 / 6:39 PM GMT By Garrett Haake and Adam Edelman WASHINGTON — Three Senate Democrats filed a federal lawsuit on Monday to block Matt Whitaker from serving as the acting U.S. attorney general, claiming that his appointment to the post by President Donald Trump was unconstitutional. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., alleged that Trump's appointment of Whitaker violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution because Whitaker was never confirmed by the Senate to serve in any position "requiring the advice and consent of the Senate," which includes the job of attorney general. News of the lawsuit, filed against Trump and Whitaker, was first reported by the Daily Beast. "By designating Mr. … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats file suit challenging Matt Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – April 22
Here are today’s leading news stories: Society -- A free route connecting Can Gio District in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Giuoc District in the southern province of Long An was inaugurated on Saturday morning with the total investment of VND54 billion (US$2.37 million), which was funded by the private sector. -- The construction of a railway project linking the north-central Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh with Vientiane City in Laos is expected to cost $5 billion and take seven years to finish. -- The north-to-south railway route was paralyzed for multiple hours on Saturday morning after the train SE8, running from Saigon to Hanoi, partially derailed in the south-central province of Binh Thuan at around 9:00 am. -- A 30-year-old woman in Ho Chi Minh City died on Friday, two days after she received treatment for a food allergy that had caused severe itching at An Sinh Hospital in Phu Nhuan District. A representative of the infirmary stated that the cause of death would be announced … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – April 22
Trump Rips WashPost Story on AG Jeff Sessions: More ‘Fake’ News
President Donald Trump continued his Twitter attacks on the media Saturday, slamming The Washington Post on its Friday report that Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to quit last week if the president fired his embattled No. 2, Rod Rosenstein. "Just more fake and disgusting news to create ill will," Trump said in his post: The Washington Post said I refer to Jeff Sessions as “Mr. Magoo” and Rod Rosenstein as “Mr. Peepers.” This is “according to people with whom the president has spoken.” There are no such people and don’t know these characters...just more Fake & Disgusting News to create ill will! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2018 The Post disclosed that Sessions told White House counsel Donald McGahn of his position in a telephone call last weekend. However, "another person familiar with the exchange said Sessions did not intend to threaten the White House but rather wanted to convey the untenable position … [Read more...] about Trump Rips WashPost Story on AG Jeff Sessions: More ‘Fake’ News
Good and Bad News in N. Korea’s Latest Nuke Offer: AP Analysis
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has finally broken his silence on what he plans to bring to the table during his summits with the South Korean and U.S. presidents — and it doesn't appear to have a whole lot to do with tossing out his hard-won nuclear arsenal. At least not yet. Ending weeks of ominous silence from Pyongyang, Kim laid out a new strategy at a meeting Friday of the central committee of his ruling party that suspends underground nuclear tests and test-launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. He also said the country's nuclear test site at Punggye-ri, already believed to be essentially inoperable, will be closed and "dismantled." The announcement, which also stressed Kim's desire to turn his focus to economic development, played very well in world capitals. Ahead of planned summits with both the U.S. and South Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that the country has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to shut down a nuclear … [Read more...] about Good and Bad News in N. Korea’s Latest Nuke Offer: AP Analysis