Sen. Mark Warner says Senate intelligence was not briefed ahead of Venezuelan boat strike

[ad_1] Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the committee was not briefed ahead of President Trump’s deadly Venezuelan boat strike that was allegedly carrying drugs. The mission was a military operation, but Warner “this kind of action should be briefed to the…

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Trump administration can’t require states to cooperate with immigration agents to get FEMA grants, judge rules

[ad_1] A federal judge ruled Wednesday it is unconstitutional for the Trump administration to require states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to get some Federal Emergency Management Agency grants — a legal setback in the administration’s push to revoke funding to “sanctuary” cities and states.  U.S. District Judge William Smith of Rhode Island…

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Blood in the Sand – CBS News

[ad_1] Blood in the Sand – CBS News Watch CBS News Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects — one of them worked for the police. “48 Hours” correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates. [ad_2] Source link

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Sen. Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures

[ad_1] Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to “indefinitely postpone” its vaccine advisory committee meeting next month amid a slew of departures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If the…

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Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

[ad_1] The Trump administration has determined the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organizations, it said in a notification to Congress viewed by CBS News.  The administration delivered the notification after a mid-September strike on an alleged drug boat hailing from Venezuela. It was the second…

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