Politics

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Withdraws His Nomination For Permanent Post

5:17pm June 18, 2019

by Tom Bowman

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan asked President Trump to withdraw his nomination to assume the post permanently. Trump says Shanahan will be replaced by Army Secretary Mark Esper.

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Trump To Launch Official Reelection Campaign In Orlando

4:22pm June 18, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump is holding a campaign rally in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night, which he says is his official reelection kickoff. Florida is an important state for his plan to win in 2020.

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Recording artist Meek Mill is seen on April 2 at a Philadelphia gathering to push for changes to Pennsylvania's probation system.

'Wake-Up Call' About A Broken System: New Study Shows Failings Of Probation, Parole

4:22pm June 18, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

The nationwide analysis has concluded that probation and parole violations amount to nearly half of admissions to state prisons. The majority of those violations were minor infractions.

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Trump Set To Officially Launch Reelection Bid, But Hasn't He Been Running All Along?

1:44pm June 18, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Since then, he's held dozens of rallies, but his campaign says Tuesday's event in Florida will be "historic."

President Trump, shown at an event in Montoursville, Pa., in May, is calling a rally in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday a campaign kickoff.

Trump Threatens To Deport 'Millions,' As He Kicks Off Campaign For Reelection

1:36pm June 18, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The administration is seeking to ramp up deportation, focusing on those who have skipped court hearings.

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Apple's Scary Buying Power And The Woman Who Named It

8:33am June 18, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Celebrating the legacy of Joan Robinson, the British economic theorist who named a powerful — and increasingly worried about — force in the economy.

News Brief: U.S. Troops To Middle East, Trump Reelection, African Migrants

7:38am June 18, 2019

U.S. to send additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East. President Trump to kick off his reelection campaign in Florida. African migrants have been streaming through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S.

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Denver Apparel Company Executive To Testify Against Planned Tariffs On Chinese Import

5:10am June 18, 2019

Noel King talks to Gail Ross, COO of Krimson Klover, about what she plans to say during public hearings on the Trump administration's proposal to place additional tariffs on Chinese imports.

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Politics & Government

Why Democratic Presidential Contenders Are Discussing Affordable Housing

5:09am June 18, 2019

by Pam Fessler

It seems like almost every Democratic presidential candidate has a proposal for addressing the affordable housing shortage. That is something that's seldom, if ever, occurred before.

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Trump To Kick Off 2020 Presidential Campaign In Florida

5:04am June 18, 2019

by Scott Detrow

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Even though he's held dozens of rallies, he kicks off his reelection campaign in Florida on Tuesday.

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