Trump says Democrat should quit for scuttling VA nominee; NEWS BRIEFING; Staff and news services; Asylum-seekers in Mexico snub warnings of stern U.S. response; Russia: Floating nuclear plant towed to sea for fueling trip; Zimbabwe legalizes marijuana for medicinal, scientific uses; Joy Reid can’t prove hackers wrote ‘hurtful’ posts; Pompeo kicks off Mideast leg of first trip as top U.S. envoy
Trump stepped up his criticism of
Tester, in a statement, didn't directly respond to Trump but said he was committed to aiding veterans. "It's my duty to make sure
At issue are allegations that Tester has said were brought to his attention by more than 20 military and retired military personnel who've worked with Jackson.
The charges against Jackson raised questions about his prescribing practices and leadership ability, including accusations of drunkenness on the job. Tester's office collected the allegations, which included a claim that Jackson "got drunk and wrecked a government vehicle" at a
Trump tweeted Saturday that the allegations "are proving false.
Asylum-seekers in
The Central Americans, many traveling as families, on Sunday will test the Trump administration's tough rhetoric criticizing the caravan when the migrants begin seeking asylum by turning themselves in to border inspectors at
President
The floating plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, was towed on Saturday out of the
It is to be pulled through the
The Lomonosov is to be put into service in 2019 in
The project has been widely criticized by environmentalists. Greenpeace has described the craft as a "floating Chernobyl."
A government notice issued recently by the health minister said individuals and corporations can apply for licenses to grow marijuana, whose production and possession had brought up to 12 years in prison.
Recreational use remains illegal.
The decision is a marked shift from the traditionally tough stance on marijuana in the largely conservative country.
The tiny nation of
Much of
Reid opened her weekend show "AM Joy" by acknowledging she has said "dumb" and "hurtful" things in the past. "The person I am now is not the person I was then," she said.
But she was unable to explain blog posts from a decade ago that mocked gay people and individuals who were allegedly gay. Reid has denied posting them but says security experts she hired to find if she had been a hacking victim found no proof.
The posts that came to light in December were written for her blog a decade ago.
Pompeo kicks off Mideast leg of first trip as top
Pompeo arrived in the Saudi capital of
President
Two days later the
Saudi sports officials apologized Saturday after images of scantily clad women appeared on big screens during a
Friday's show was part of a gradual expansion of public entertainment
The search for a man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy came to an end Saturday on the fourth day of an intense manhunt in the woods of central
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