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Warren says Trump 'may not even be a free person' in 2020 Senator Elizabeth Warren targeted President Donald Trump during a campaign speech in Iowa on Sunday when she considered a run against the sitting president and suggested that he "may not even be a free person" in 2020.

Sheriffs in conservative counties in Washington refuse to enforce new gun law Sheriffs in a dozen Washington counties say they won’t enforce the state’s sweeping new restrictions on semi-automatic rifles until the courts decide whether they are constitutional.

Pennsylvania paper drops syndicated cartoon over Trump insult At least one newspaper says it has dropped the syndicated cartoon "Non Sequitur" after a vulgar message to President Donald Trump appeared in it.

Bronx lawmaker says City Council ‘controlled’ by homosexual community, refuses to apologize City Councilmember Ruben Diaz Sr. said Sunday that he’d rather give up his powerful committee assignments than apologize to openly gay Speaker Corey Johnson for his homophobic comments.

California Democrats use the ‘Laffer Curve’ to justify a cannabis tax cut Former President Ronald Reagan's economic adviser Art Laffer breaks down how his famous tax algorithm works.

Ilhan Omar's AIPAC tweet sparks condemnation, including from Chelsea Clinton Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sparked backlash Sunday evening from members of both parties -- including former first daughter Chelsea Clinton -- after she accused a prominent lobbying group of paying members of Congress to support Israel.

Steve Says: The Democrat racism scandal in Virginia has rightly focused on the offensiveness of blackface One of the things I’m most proud of in my professional life is an anti-racism campaign I helped create for Britain’s Commission for Racial Equality.

Trump administration's Middle East peace plan finished, officials say The Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan is finished and President Trump has been briefed on its contents, two senior administration officials told Fox News on Sunday.

Ilhan Omar seeks to clarify call for 'not 1 dollar for DHS' Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar denied calling for full defunding of the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday, after tweeting what had appeared to be just such a demand.

Northam vows to stay in office to help Virginia 'heal,' but says Fairfax, Herring may need to resign Embattled Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday vowed to remain in office because "there's no better person" to help the state "heal" from the multitude of scandals rocking its leadership than a doctor with his medical school credentials.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected the idea of targeting a customs union with the European Union, pouring cold water on hopes from some that she could shift her Brexit policy to win over the opposition Labour Party. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DCe9xp

Facebook Inc said on Monday it is expanding its fact-checking network in India ahead of the country's general election due by May, taking another step to quell the spread of misinformation in its biggest market by users. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MX9PwG

Thailand's attorney general is considering withdrawing a case for the extradition of jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who has refugee status in Australia, a prosecution source with knowledge of the case said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Snzox0

Acting U.S. defense secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday and said it was important the Afghan government is involved in talks, from which it has so far been excluded, to end the 17-year-old war. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2N0WnIq

The U.N. special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in a frontline position in the port city of Hodeidah was increasing as the food was "at risk of rotting". from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GiQPIB

Two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SN2Wnj

China's foreign ministry expressed anger on Monday after two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GGDqJZ