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In the news today: President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal; the FAA lifts all restrictions on commercial flights imposed during the government shutdown; and Trump says there may be talks with Venezuela's Maduro. Also, what happens when hundreds of sheep march through a major city.
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on his way to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt listens. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) |
In a reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files |
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. Read more. |
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- "We have nothing to hide, and it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party," Trump wrote on social media late Sunday. Trump's statement followed a fierce fight within his party over the files. "I DON'T CARE!" Trump wrote. "All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT."
The president's shift is an implicit acknowledgement that supporters of the measure have enough votes to pass it in the House, although it has an unclear future in the Senate. It is a rare example of Trump backtracking because of opposition within the Republican Party. In his return to office and in his second term as president, Trump has largely consolidated power in the party.
- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. said he was hoping for 40 or more Republicans to join the effort. "I don't even know how involved Trump was," Khanna said. "There are a lot of other people involved who have to be held accountable." Khanna also asked Trump to meet with those who were abused. Some will be at the Capitol on Tuesday for a news conference, he said.
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FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules |
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country's longest government shutdown. Read more. |
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Airline leaders have expressed optimism that operations will rebound in time for the Thanksgiving travel period after the FAA lifted its order.
Citing safety concerns as staffing shortages grew at air traffic control facilities during the shutdown, the FAA issued an unprecedented order to limit traffic in the skies. It had been in place since Nov. 7, affecting thousands of flights across the country.
- Air traffic controllers were among the federal employees who had to continue working without pay throughout the shutdown. They missed two paychecks during the impasse.
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US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean, Trump says |
President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Read more. |
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The U.S. military has been carrying out a series of strikes against vessels suspected of transporting drugs. The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford and other warships, announced by the Navy in a statement, marks a major moment in what the administration insists is a counterdrug operation but has been seen as an escalating pressure tactic against Maduro.
Venezuela's government didn't immediately reply to a request for comment. Maduro, who faces charges of narcoterrorism in the U.S., has said the U.S. government is "fabricating" a war against him.
- The Ford rounds off the largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations, and coincided with the military announcing its latest deadly strike on a small boat it claims was ferrying illegal drugs.
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Tim Gackstatter, left, and Dirk Gissel lead sheep past the Frauenkirche and the main market square in the center of the German city of Nuremberg Sunday. (Daniel Löb/dpa via AP) |
Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep make their way through German city
Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for roughly 600 bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to winter pastures. It's a trip of just over six miles, which takes the flock through the central market square. Ahead of their passage, city authorities asked people to keep the route clear and keep dogs away from the sheep. |
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