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Carl Cameron, a Fox News reporter who left the network in 2017 and has since become an outspoken critic, said he was “not the least bit surprised” by Mr. Smith’s decision. “He’s a warrior and he stayed in the war longer than anybody should have,” Mr. Cameron said in an interview on Friday. “We both would reassure ourselves that authentic, factual news was a way to distinguish ourselves in what…

Trump says the US has come to a substantial phase one deal with… Mnuchin said that the U.S. won’t impose a new round of tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, which were set to go into effect Oct. 15. Politicsread more

“I also believe strongly in investing in the growing collaboration with the governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, and see real opportunity to change the dynamic in the region through these partnerships,” Mr. McAleenan said in his resignation letter. While Mr. McAleenan had the strong backing of Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, he clashed over personnel decisions with Stephen Miller, a White House aid and the…

LIVE UPDATES | WEATHER FORECAST| PHOTO GALLERY PORTER RANCH (CBSLA) — The more than 7,500-acre Saddle Ridge Fire has forced mandatory evacuations, closed several freeways and sent thousands seeking shelter. Mandatory evacuations are in place for all of Porter Ranch north of the 118 Freeway, from Reseda to DeSoto, Oakridge Estates north of the 210 and west of Balboa, north of Sesnon to the Ventura County border with DeSoto as the west edge….

President Donald Trump’s rally on Thursday night in Minneapolis served as a window of sorts into the strategy he hopes will win him a second term in office. The picture that emerged was not a pretty one. It wasn’t surprising that Trump attacked one of his most regular targets of abuse, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) while rallying in the heart of her district in downtown Minneapolis. But what was jarring…

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria enters its third day,…

CLOSE Public opinion polling has shown noticeable shifts in attitudes towards impeachment, though every single poll has asked about impeachment differently. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from attorney Rudy Giuliani, even casting doubts about whether the former New York mayor is still his lawyer. Asked whether Giuliani remained his personal attorney, Trump said: “I don’t know.” “I haven’t spoken to Rudy,” Trump told…

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China had reached a “substantial phase one deal” on trade that will eliminate a tariff hike that had been planned for next week. Trump announced the deal in the Oval Office alongside members of his economic and trade teams, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and his team, who were in Washington for negotiations. Trump said the deal would…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from attorney Rudy Giuliani, even casting doubts about whether the former New York mayor is still his lawyer. Asked whether Giuliani remained his personal attorney, Trump said: “I don’t know.” “I haven’t spoken to Rudy,” Trump told reporters as he was leaving the White House for a political rally in Louisiana. “I spoke to him yesterday, briefly. He’s a very good…

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China had reached a “substantial phase one deal” on trade that will eliminate a tariff hike that had been planned for next week. Trump announced the deal in the Oval Office alongside members of his economic and trade teams, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and his team, who were in Washington for negotiations. Trump said the deal would…

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria enters its third day,…

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria enters its third day,…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from attorney Rudy Giuliani, even casting doubts about whether the former New York mayor is still his lawyer. Asked whether Giuliani remained his personal attorney, Trump said: “I don’t know.” “I haven’t spoken to Rudy,” Trump told reporters as he was leaving the White House for a political rally in Louisiana. “I spoke to him yesterday, briefly. He’s a very good…

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China had reached a “substantial phase one deal” on trade that will eliminate a tariff hike that had been planned for next week. Trump announced the deal in the Oval Office alongside members of his economic and trade teams, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and his team, who were in Washington for negotiations. Trump said the deal would…

Wildfires are burning across California this week as risks for more blazes remain high throughout the state. Dry, warm weather and strong seasonal winds this week have created a “recipe for explosive fire growth,” according to the National Weather Service. The largest fire currently is the Briceburg Fire, spanning more than 4,900 acres near Yosemite National Park. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, reported that…

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith suddenly stepped down from his role on Friday. Getty Images (Updated: 4:31 p.m. EST, 10/11/2019) Topline:  President Trump’s sudden angry attacks on Fox News—and the sudden departure of his frequent target, longtime anchor Shepard Smith—suggests the protective firewall the network has offered him since before the 2016 election is under increasing pressure. Attorney General Bill Barr met with Rupert Murdoch, founder and chairman of Fox…

Seventeen former special prosecutors who investigated the Watergate scandal have weighed in on the unspooling Ukraine saga, and they believe that President Donald Trump should be impeached. In a joint op-ed published in the Washington Post on Thursday afternoon, the lawyers — including former federal attorneys and previous head of the Washington, DC, bar — note that Richard Nixon had three articles of impeachment filed against him: one of obstruction…

Water is dropped on a large brush fire in the early morning hours Friday in Sylmar, Calif. At least 25 structures have been destroyed. David Swanson/AP hide caption toggle caption David Swanson/AP Water is dropped on a large brush fire in the early morning hours Friday in Sylmar, Calif. At least 25 structures have been destroyed. David Swanson/AP A quick-moving wildfire is churning through the foothills of Southern California, forcing…

“The operation is against a terror group,” Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, said at a news conference on Friday. “You may have an engagement with them in the field — this is not my problem. You give them weapons, you trained them. This is not my problem either.” Since fighting began on Wednesday, Kurdish fighters have returned fire, lobbing mortars at targets just over the Turkish-Syrian border, violence that has…

“This is a very dangerous trend,” said Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer during the George W. Bush administration, who likened American elections to a blowout college party — and American laws to the cavalier bouncers a boisterous fraternity might employ. “We have a great big money party and foreigners are going to want to participate,” Painter continued. “It’s like having a big party on a college campus…