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Mulvaney says delay in Ukraine aid linked to DOJ investigation Key facts and latest news The deposition of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who was asked to appear before lawmakers Friday, has been postponed until next Thursday. At the White House Thursday, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said a delay in aid to Ukraine was due to concerns about corruption in the country and tied the delay…

Photographs by Gabriella Demczuk for CNN Updated 6:05 AM ET, Fri October 18, 2019 Shortly after kicking off his campaign rally in Dallas on Thursday, US President Donald Trump targeted his Democratic opponents. “I really don’t believe anymore that they love our country,” he said, prompting a chant of “four more years” from the crowd. Trump was looking to galvanize voters in a state he carried by 9 percentage points…

DALLAS — President Donald Trump escaped the daily drumbeat of impeachment in Washington for friendlier turf in Texas where he assailed his political opponents and sought to give Republicans a boost in a state Democrats have in their sights for 2020. Trump repeatedly called for the unmasking of the Ukraine whistleblower, whose complaint set off a series of events that led to the inquiry: “Who is the whistleblower? We have…

Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Hector Parra/AP hide caption toggle caption Hector Parra/AP Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Hector Parra/AP Heavily armed gunmen went on a shooting rampage through the…

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Vice President Mike Pence has announced a “ceasefire” between Turkey and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria following talks in Ankara, but both sides have already pushed back against the United States’ remarks. Leading a delegation to the Turkish capital, President Donald Trump’s deputy told reporters Thursday “today, the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria.” The deal entails a 120-hour, or five-day, cessation of hostilities on…

Heavily armed cartel fighters surrounded security forces and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s sons, whose brief apprehension triggered intense gunbattles across the city of Culiacan. Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said a patrol by National Guard militarized police first came under attack from within a house in the city, 600 km (370 miles) northwest of Mexico City. After entering the house, they found four men…

CLOSE President Donald Trump is crediting his threat of sanctions on Turkey as “tough love” that led the country to agree to a five-day cease-fire with Kurds in northern Syria. Touting the agreement, Trump said it’s “a great day for civilization.” (Oct. 17) AP, AP DALLAS – Capping a day of wild swings in the ongoing impeachment saga and the conflict in Syria, President Donald Trump told Texas supporters Thursday that…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry, a Cabinet member who’s been caught up in the impeachment inquiry of the president over his actions in Ukraine, has officially tendered his resignation. It’s unclear, though, when exactly he plans to leave. Perry, who’s reportedly been eyeing retirement for months (even before the Ukraine scandal), has served in Trump’s Cabinet since 2017 and was long known for his efforts to promote the business interests of…

Here’s what you need to know to understand the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. How we got here: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of an official impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Sept. 24, 2019. Here’s what has happened since then. What’s happening now: Lawmakers are conducting an inquiry, which could lead to impeachment. An impeachment would mean the U.S. House thinks the president is no longer fit…

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President Trump targeted who he called “hateful” and “enraged” Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry and his Texas 2020 challenger Beto O’Rourke during a campaign rally in Dallas on Thursday. Mr. Trump’s rally was held one day after a tense meeting with Democratic congressional leaders where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked out after he called her a “third-rate politician.”  Mr. Trump kicked off the rally by touting the new Louis Vuitton…

CLOSE President Trump said Syria has “got a lot of sand” while talking about Turkey’s invasion of the country. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bipartisan Turkey sanctions bill Thursday that would go far beyond the economic penalties President Donald Trump has imposed – widening the rift between the two Republicans over Trump’s controversial decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria.  “Mr. President, as much as I like…

Johnson faced a Saturday deadline by law to request an extension to the current Brexit departure date of Oct. 31 had no deal been reached. However, Juncker has implied that EU leaders won’t allow an extension, even if Johnson asks. This sets up a complicated and difficult day for the U.K. Parliament on Saturday. There are doubts a deal will be approved in Westminster, with opposition parties already criticizing it….

“You may not like the fact that Giuliani was involved, that’s great, that’s fine,” Mulvaney said, referencing Sondland’s remarks. “It’s not illegal, it’s not impeachable, … the president gets to set foreign policy and he gets to choose who to do so, as long as it doesn’t violate any law.”

President Trump, speaking this afternoon from the tarmac at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Forth Worth, called the US-announced ceasefire in Turkey an “incredible outcome” that saved lives. However, Turkish foreign minister said this is “not a ceasefire” but said they will “pause the operation” in Syria. About the terms of the ceasefire: As part of that agreement, the US convinced the Syrian Kurds/SDF to dismantle their defensive fortifications…

Neil Chilson, a senior research fellow at Stand Together, an organization within the Koch Network, said Facebook’s free speech position was “a very reasonable policy choice.” When Mr. Trump speaks, reporters then fact-check what he says, showing “that the cure to a politician’s misstatement is more speech, not to shut it down,” Mr. Chilson said. Mr. Zuckerberg decided in recent days to publicly speak at Georgetown University as the debate…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry told President Donald Trump on Thursday that he intends to leave his post, two administration sources told a White House pool reporter. The timing of his departure, first reported by Bloomberg, was not immediately clear. A senior administration official said that his resignation would become effective “very soon.” Multiple representatives of the Department of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Perry, formerly…