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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene if Democrats move to impeach him.

Trump says he would ask Supreme Court to intervene if Democrats move to impeach him

It was not clear how Trump would legally justify such a move, which he mentioned only briefly in morning tweets in which he lashed out at Democrats who are continuing to investigate him following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
speaker of the House Nancy Pelos

How Congress changed positions on disclosure between Starr and Mueller

Congress' willingness to request underlying evidence from Justice Department investigations often falls along party lines.
President Donald Trump greets visitors on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Report: Trump's washing machine tariffs cost U.S. consumers $815,000 for every job created

President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to portray his tariffs on Chinese goods as a major windfall for the U.S. Treasury that has extracted "billions of dollars" from China. But the reality is that tariffs are typically absorbed by consumers in the form of higher prices. And now a new study shows just how big that markup can be.
WBEZ is reporting that Gov. J.B. Pritzker, his wife and her brother are under federal investigation for a residential property tax appeal.

Illinois governor: 'No concerns' about report of fed probe

Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has "no concerns at all" about a media report that federal authorities are investigating a property tax break he got by taking toilets out of a Chicago mansion he owns.
Coachella woman arrested after dumping seven puppies in trash, authorities say
Meanwhile, the days-old animals -- which would fit snugly in the palm of a human hand -- have survived, thanks to a passer-by who found them just in time.
A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday despite the S&P 500’s all-time record high close the day before. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asian markets lower after S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs
Asian shares mostly lower despite record high closes for S&P 500 and Nasdaq
FILE - In this Friday, June 2, 2017 file photo, work is done on a home under construction in Sacramento, Calif. A measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco to increase housing near transportation and job hubs faces a key test at a public hearing Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)
Housing-strapped California debates density near job hubs
A controversial proposal to increase housing near transportation and job hubs faces a key test as California lawmakers search for solutions to the state's housing affordability crisis
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, right speaks with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as they attends the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) conference, at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
UK begins search for new Bank of England governor
The British government has started the process to appoint the successor to Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England
FILE - In this April 1, 2019, file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, center, arrives for the first day of jury selection with his attorneys Peter Wold, left, and Thomas Plunkett, at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Noor is charged in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was killed after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.(Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Prosecutors target officer's report of noise before shooting
Prosecutors in the case of a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman have been hammering away at what could be a key element of the defense
Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks at a campaign event Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democrat says he'll take Trump-like path to presidency
Democrat Andrew Yang understands he's unknown to much of America but says he'll ride what seems like an improbable path to the White House just like President Donald Trump
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John William King. The white supremacist on Texas death row who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history faces execution for the infamous dragging death nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. King is scheduled to receive lethal injection Wednesday evening, April 24, 2019. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
Convicted ringleader in Texas dragging death to be executed
A man who orchestrated the June 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr. faces execution in Texas
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a business breakfast in Darwin, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Morrison and his political rival, Bill Shorten, say they are not tailoring their political messages to suit Chinese censors as the politicians increasingly use Chinese social media to woo Chinese-speaking voters. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia political leaders use Chinese app to chase votes
Australia's prime minister and his political rival say they are not tailoring their political messages to suit Chinese censors as the politicians increasingly use Chinese social media to woo Chinese-speaking voters.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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