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In the commentary, the ex-administration staffers blasted Trump for his inflammatory Twitter rant telling four minority Democratic congresswomen — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — to “go back” where they came from.

President Trump’s recent insults of four minority lawmakers, all Democrats, were swiftly condemned by their allies and even a handful of Republicans. But Fortune 500 CEOs, under pressure from employees to cut ties with the Trump administration over controversial policies including a crackdown on illegal immigration, have so far offered little resistance to the remarks about Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,…

The Federal Aviation Administration was poorly positioned to oversee the safety of the automated flight system that was to blame for the two deadly crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max plane over the last year, The New York Times reported Saturday. The agency engineers in charge of keeping a watch on the airplane’s flight control systems through the latter part of its development had little experience with such software, according to…

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello on Saturday predicted U.S. Marines will “likely” enter the South American country, speaking a week after a confrontation between aircraft belonging to the two countries’ armed forces. “We are few, a small country, we are very humble, and here it is likely that the U.S. Marines enter. It is likely that they enter,” Cabello told the Sao Paulo Forum, a…

Don’t cry for me . . . Baltimore? A CNN anchor got choked up on air Saturday after President Trump ripped Rep. Elijah Cummings and the city, calling it “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” “Donald Trump has tweeted more than 43,000 times. He’s insulted thousands of people, many different types of people. But when he tweets about infestation, it’s about black and brown people,” Victor Blackwell said. “The president says about…

Don’t cry for me . . . Baltimore? A CNN anchor got choked up on air Saturday after President Trump ripped Rep. Elijah Cummings and the city, calling it “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” “Donald Trump has tweeted more than 43,000 times. He’s insulted thousands of people, many different types of people. But when he tweets about infestation, it’s about black and brown people,” Victor Blackwell said. “The president says about…

Anton Troianovski Siobhán O’Grady July 27 at 12:48 PM MOSCOW — Russian police in riot gear detained more than 1,000 protesters Saturday at a demonstration against the exclusion of opposition politicians from the ballot for an upcoming city council election, a monitoring group said, marking another flare of anti-government defiance a week after Moscow’s largest opposition rally in years. Police said around 3,500 people gathered near City Hall for the…

Don’t cry for me . . . Baltimore? A CNN anchor got choked up on air Saturday after President Trump ripped Rep. Elijah Cummings and the city, calling it “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” “Donald Trump has tweeted more than 43,000 times. He’s insulted thousands of people, many different types of people. But when he tweets about infestation, it’s about black and brown people,” Victor Blackwell said. “The president says about…

Anton Troianovski Siobhán O’Grady July 27 at 12:48 PM MOSCOW — Russian police in riot gear detained more than 1,000 protesters Saturday at a demonstration against the exclusion of opposition politicians from the ballot for an upcoming city council election, a monitoring group said, marking another flare of anti-government defiance a week after Moscow’s largest opposition rally in years. Police said around 3,500 people gathered near City Hall for the…

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 5:04 PM ET, Sat July 27, 2019 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. (CNN)Thelma Shepherd was riding back to her Chicago apartment on July 27, 1919, when her streetcar came under attack. Black and white men hurled rocks at each other and at the passing vehicle. The 19-year-old who had recently left the South for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is moving toward ordering a military suppression of the Hong Kong protest movement. Doing so would fundamentally undercut the “one-nation two-systems” approach to governing Hong Kong. But it is an increasing possibility nonetheless. With anti-government protests continuing this weekend (a protest march will go ahead even though it has been banned), Beijing believes its order over the former British colony is fraying. A Chinese ministry of…

The New York Times reviewed dozens of videos and photos of the protests. They show that Puerto Rican police used tear gas on large crowds packed into confined streets, fired rubber-coated metal pellets from shotguns at close range and used batons to beat protesters who did not pose a threat. Around 20 people were injured, and 17 were arrested, according to Mari Mari Narváez, the executive director of Kilómetro Cero,…

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ROME — Italian police said Saturday that two 19-year-old American tourists have confessed in the fatal stabbing of an Italian paramilitary policeman who was investigating the theft of a bag. In a statement, Carabinieri officers investigating the death early Friday of officer Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, said the American men were detained for alleged murder and attempted extortion after being questioned overnight. They were taken to a Rome jail as…

Video Lawmakers grill former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Russia probe Chris Staszak, Jessica Tarlov and Jeff Mason weigh in on Robert Mueller’s ‘performance’ before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. They came unglued this week on Capitol Hill. But first, they needed help from the Washington, DC Fire Department and U.S. Capitol Police. No. No. We’re not talking about Members of Congress brawling over the testimony of Special Counsel…

The governor, after hurrying home from vacation, apologized for the leaked texts immediately. “Yes, I use bad language, I send memes, I send sarcastic things,” he told journalists. “I’m not proud of that and when these things happen I start by saying that I apologize.” But people already had begun to gather on the streets. The next day, the governor holed up in La Fortaleza, the opulent 16th-century palace that…

Anton Troianovski Siobhán O’Grady July 27 at 12:48 PM MOSCOW — Russian police in riot gear detained hundreds of protesters Saturday opposing the exclusion of opposition politicians from the ballot for an upcoming city council election, marking another flare of anti-government defiance a week after Moscow’s largest opposition rally in years. Police said around 3,500 people gathered near City Hall for the unauthorized protest organized by prominent opposition figure Alexei…

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump‘s administration to begin using billions of dollars in military funds to build parts of a border wall with Mexico. Friday’s decision by the conservative-majority court clears the way for Trump to make progress on a major 2016 campaign promise heading into his race for a second term. “Wow! Big VICTORY on the Wall. The United States Supreme…