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WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Joe Walsh, a conservative former U.S. congressman turned talk show host, on Sunday became the second Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for the party’s 2020 White House nomination. Walsh criticized Trump, who has strong support among Republicans, as a bully who is unfit for office as he announced his long-shot bid. “I’m running because he’s unfit,” Walsh, 57, told ABC’s “This Week” program. “Somebody…

Bernie Sanders’ 2020 trajectory doesn’t make much sense. That is, it doesn’t make sense to those people who still believe they know “how things work” in American politics — the people who haven’t absorbed the central lesson of the last three or four years, which is that nobody knows how anything works. According to the “I’ve got this figured out” crowd, Sanders was a semi-irrelevant figure in the 2020 race….

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Video Sanders slams McConnell’s ‘cowardice’ on gun issues at Louisville rally Democratic presidential candidate also slams Senate Majority leader’s ‘wealthy’ donors. Bernie Sanders renewed his attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at a fiery rally in the top Republican’s home state of Kentucky on Sunday afternoon, demanding that McConnell stop his “cowardice” and “have the guts” to immediately take up legislation aimed at reducing gun violence, strengthening election security and raising the federal minimum…

CLOSE President Donald Trump doubles down on his criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings and the Baltimore community he serves. USA TODAY On Sunday, former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh addressed his role in stirring racist rhetoric in politics in the past while announcing his intentions of challenging President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. Walsh apologized for his past comments during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” in which he said he…

U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night following the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war by President Donald Trump. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded 224 points lower, indicating a drop of 169.90 points at Monday’s open, as of 8:39 p.m. ET Sunday. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also pointed to opening declines for both indexes. Trump tweeted Friday after the market close that the U.S. will raise…

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President Trump participate in a G-7 working session. Trump is in Biarritz, France, for the G-7 summit of the world’s biggest economic powers. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President Trump participate in a G-7 working session. Trump is in Biarritz, France, for the G-7 summit of the world’s biggest economic powers. Andrew Harnik/AP President Trump…

Video Bill Weld issues primary challenge to President Trump 2020 Republican presidential hopeful Bill Weld says he is not ‘in love’ with the job being done in Washington. Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld – a longshot primary challenger against President Trump for the Republican nomination – said Sunday that he is “thrilled” that other Republicans are joining the primary race. Weld’s comments came shortly after former Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois…

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Antonio Fins @PBPoliticsFins Tropical storm warnings and watches have been posted for the eastern Caribbean islands. The fourth named storm of the 2019 hurricane season continued to churn toward the eastern Caribbean on Sunday. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A tropical storm watch has been issued for St. Lucia. The 11 a.m. advisory from…

Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Sunday announced he would mount a primary challenge to President TrumpDonald John TrumpDavid Axelrod after Ginsburg cancer treatment: Supreme Court vacancy could ‘tear this country apart’ EU says it will ‘respond in kind’ if US slaps tariffs on France Ginsburg again leaves Supreme Court with an uncertain future MORE. The conservative radio host unveiled his campaign on ABC’s “This Week.” “We’ve got a guy in…

Biarritz, France — President Trump’s only regret in hiking tariffs on China is that he didn’t raise them higher, his press secretary said Sunday after the president had earlier signaled some remorse for an escalating trade war with China. Mr. Trump faced a tense reception from world leaders meeting amid mounting anxiety of a global economic slowdown at the Group of Seven summit in France. During a breakfast meeting with…

President Donald Trump publicly lavished praise on French President Emmanuel Macron, even as his aides fumed over France’s handling of the G7 Summit, according to multiple reports. Though Trump boasted of his and Macron’s “ special relationship” during a private lunch at the start of the summit, his aides reportedly believe that the French organized the event in such a way as to antagonize the United States by focusing on…

LANCASTER, California — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy falsely claimed that he was shot by a sniper in Lancaster last week and will now be the subject of a criminal investigation, officials said late Saturday. “The reported sniper assault was fabricated by our deputy,” Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said at an unusual 11 p.m. news conference at the department’s downtown headquarters. Deputy Angel Reinosa claimed he was struck in…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police officers were pictured pointing guns as they were chased by crowds wielding poles A Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot during protests on Sunday, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in June. Images show several other officers also pointed guns at protesters who were chasing them with sticks. In another first, police deployed water cannon against…

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Trump on US-China trade war: ‘I could declare a national… Clouding the G-7 gathering, which represents the world’s major industrial economies, are the tit-for-tat tariffs between Washington and Beijing. Politicsread more