Trump Grounds Boeing Max 737 Max 8 & 9 Jets

(Washington, DC) — President Trump is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets in the U.S. Any plane currently in the air will go to its destination and then will be grounded upon landing. Trump says he’s spoken with the CEO of Boeing about the order.

Manafort Indicted Again

(New York, NY) — Paul Manafort has just been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a mortgage fraud scheme. The indictment comes moments after the former Trump campaign chief was sentenced to three-and-a-half additional years for conspiracy and witness tampering stemming from the Russia investigation. Manafort cannot be pardoned by President Trump if he is convicted on state charges in New York. He could spend seven-and-a-half years behind bars after being found guilty in two separate cases related to Robert Mueller’s probe.

Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order To Suspend Death Penalty In California

(Sacramento, CA) — Governor Gavin Newsom says California should no longer be associated with the largest death row population in the country. The Governor signed an executive order today that will suspend the death penalty in California, granting reprieve to 737 inmates currently on death row. Newsom says equipment in the death chamber at San Quentin State Prison is being removed immediately and the state will step away from the injection protocol.