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FILE - In this April 9, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with national security adviser John Bolton in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington at the start of a meeting with military leaders. Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WWJ News
September 10, 2019 - 12:55 pm

Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton's less than friendly departure...
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September 10, 2019 - 12:05 pm

Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- President Donald Trump has asked national security adviser John Bolton to resign. Trump made the announcement in a tweet Tuesday afternoon. "I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House," he wrote. I informed John Bolton last...
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., calls for a Senate vote on the House-passed Bipartisan Background Checks Act as Congress returns for the fall session with pressure mounting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to address gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WWJ News
September 09, 2019 - 7:24 pm

Democrats Press Trump To Intervene On Background Check Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats pressed President Donald Trump on Monday to intervene with Senate Republicans and demand passage of a bipartisan bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump's "urgent,...
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WWJ News
September 09, 2019 - 9:15 am

Gov. Whitmer, GOP Leaders Agree To Do Budget Without Plan To Fix The Roads

The new budget has to be approved by the end of the month or else there could be a government shutdown.
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WWJ News
September 06, 2019 - 7:58 am

GOP Leaders Agree On Budget Without Road Deal With Whitmer

The budget framework would halt a government shutdown.
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FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, law enforcement officials process the crime scene from Saturday's shooting which ended with the shooter, Seth Ator, being shot dead by police in a stolen mail van, right, in Odessa, Texas. Within minutes of media outlets identifying the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas, a Twitter account was spreading false information linking the shooter to Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. The speed of the misinformation again illustrates the eagerness of some to baselessly blame mass shootings on particular political ideologies. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
WWJ News
September 05, 2019 - 1:38 pm

False Claims Blur Line Between Mass Shootings, 2020 Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minutes after media outlets identified the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas, a Twitter account that may be automated began spreading baseless information linking the shooter to Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke. "The Odessa Shooter's name is Seth Ator, a...
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Jacquie Cadorette
September 04, 2019 - 2:13 pm

Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Debate Climate Crisis on CNN Town Hall

CNN announced Tuesday who will be in attendance for its prime-time climate crisis town hall event. On Wednesday night, Democratic presidential hopefuls will participate in back-to-back town halls, an event that will last seven hours in total and be broadcasted live. The event will allow the...
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WWJ News
September 04, 2019 - 1:19 pm

'Gov. Whitmer Is Not A Queen': Legal Challenge Expected To Flavored Vape Ban

Gregory Conley, President of the American Vaping Association, says this ban will hurt law-abiding adults in Michigan.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign event, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Hampton Falls, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
WWJ News
September 04, 2019 - 6:42 am

Democrats Propose Spending Trillions Fighting Climate Change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls on the issue as the party's base increasingly demands aggressive action. California Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled her plans on Wednesday. New Jersey Sen. Cory...
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, Susie Garza displays the city provided debit card she receives monthly through a trial program in Stockton, Calif. Garza is participating in the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration. The program, which started in February, gives $500 a month to 125 people who earn at or below the median household income of $46,033. They can spend the money with no restrictions. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who initiated the privately funded program, says it could be a solution to the city's poverty problem. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Associated Press
September 03, 2019 - 10:27 pm

California City Tests Buzzy Campaign Idea For Income

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, California, as part of an experiment that offers something...
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