Judge panel rules Maryland congressional map unconstitutional
A panel of three federal judges ruled Wednesday that Maryland’s congressional map was unconstitutional and ordered the state to draw a new one in time for the 2020 election.
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Pompeo abruptly cancels meeting with North Korean diplomat over nukes
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed without explanation a planned meeting with a top North Korean official in New York Thursday meant to pump new momentum into talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal.
Democrats’ House victory complicates Trump’s trade agenda
Tuesday’s Democratic re-taking of the House could complicate, but not necessarily undermine, President Trump’s trade agenda by giving the opposition party more leverage to pick apart the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and other deals.
Senate Republicans ride the Trump train to an expanded majority, even as House GOP falls
The Republican Party expanded its majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s divisive midterm elections, riding a Trump train fueled by red-state enthusiasm right through the rough political headwinds that knocked the GOP from power in the House of Representatives.
Split decision: Democrats flip House while Republicans add to Senate majority
Democrats ousted Republicans in suburban districts across the country Tuesday, taking the reins of power in the House and vowing to stand as a check to President Trump’s agenda.
Security agency chief warns of deceptive calm: We foiled 480 major terror attacks this year
The Shin Bet security agency has thwarted 480 Palestinian terrorist attacks so far in 2018, agency Director Nadav Argaman told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday.
With Mideast peace plan, Kushner prepares his debut
At a standing desk in his cramped, high-ceilinged West Wing office, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser has labored for nearly two years over a detailed plan for peace in the Middle East. Along the way he has granted a mere handful of interviews, none of which have provided much in substance of a plan that has, up until now, remained the administration’s most closely guarded secret.
North Korean Christians ‘Desperate’ for Bibles, Risking Death to Acquire a Copy
North Korea’s Christians are so hungry for a Bible that they’re willing to risk 15 years in a labor camp or even death to acquire a copy of God’s Word.
Saudi reactor triggers fears of nuclear race with Iran
Saudi Arabia has begun work on its first nuclear research reactor, prompting fresh concern Riyadh will soon seek to develop nuclear weapons if Iran restarts its own weapons program amid Washington’s reimposition of sanctions and withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
French president Macron revives idea of ‘true European’ army outside NATO
French President Emmanuel Macron is once again stoking debate over the need for a Europe-wide military force to defend against an increasingly aggressive Russia, a force that critics fear could undercut and compete with the transatlantic NATO alliance.
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
Iran’s telecommunications minister accused Israel on Monday of a new cyber attack on its telecommunications infrastructure, and vowed to respond with legal action.
With him or against him, Trump looms large over Election Day
Michael Gregoire marched along a downtown sidewalk in the tense days before the midterm elections, waving a hand-painted sign at passing traffic: ‘DEFEAT REPUBLICANS 2018.’
Notorious Antisemite Louis Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant on Solidarity Trip to Iran
Nation of Islam leader and prominent antisemite Louis Farrakhan led chants of ‘Death to America’ and claimed that ‘America has never been a democracy’ on Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran, ahead of the re-implementation of US sanctions on the country this week.
Trump: ‘Looking’ at antitrust concerns with Google, Facebook, Amazon
President Donald Trump said tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon are getting too large, and said he has people looking into possible antitrust concerns.
CDC confirms 80 cases of polio-like diseas
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday confirmed eight more cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like disease, bringing the total to 80 confirmed cases across 25 states this year.
Trump, Putin to meet at G-20 summit this month
President Trump said he’ll probably meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month at the Group of 20 nations summit in Argentina.
Elimination of ISIS ‘could take years,’ Pentagon inspector general says
The Islamic State has lost the vast majority of physical territory it once held, but fully defeating the terrorist group and rooting out sleeper cells that have spread across the Middle East and Africa ‘could take years,’ the Defense Department inspector general said in a sweeping report Monday that suggests final victory remains far off.
US permits activity at 3 Iran nuclear sites, even as sanctions renewed
The United States said Monday it was issuing waivers to allow the continuation of a nuclear deal with Iran, after declaring the agreement a disaster and slapping sweeping sanctions.
Iran President Warns of ‘War’ as US Sanctions Resume
Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a ‘war situation,’ raising Mideast tensions as America’s maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic takes hold.
Egypt Says Perpetrators of Attack Against Christians Killed
Egypt said Sunday that security forces have killed 19 militants in a shootout, including the gunmen suspected of killing seven Christians in an attack on pilgrims traveling to a remote desert monastery.