Judge rules against DOJ withholding funding from sanctuary cities

sanctuary citiesA federal judge rules against Jeff Sessions DOJ policy of withholding grant funding from so-called sanctuary cities.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbus, Ohio, where he announced federal racketeering charges against 19 alleged gang members in Ohio in a conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder and drug trafficking. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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‘Historic’ USMCA Announced By President Trump

President Trump is touting his administration’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, calling it a new dawn for the American worker.

During a Rose Garden address Monday, the president said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the largest and most historic trade deal ever made.

He said the deal will terminate NAFTA, which he criticized as one of the worst trade deals ever made.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Advances From Senate Judiciary Committee

It was another dramatic day on Capitol Hill as Brett Kavanaugh advanced one step closer to taking a seat on the Supreme Court.

During a nail biting hearing Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination to a full floor vote.

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about an investigation, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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