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China‘s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry has said, in a move likely to worsen already poor ties with Washington. China claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as its own and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Beijing’s control. China regularly calls Taiwan the most sensitive issue in its relations with the…

Video AOC delivers impassioned statement against Trump’s ‘policy of dehumanization’ Raw video: Democrat freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers opening statement at House Oversight hearing on ‘The Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment.’ President Trump doubled down Monday after taking heavy fire for inflammatory tweets calling on Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to where they came from — even though most of his intended targets were born in America — as…

Joe Biden’s campaign said the former vice president was emphasizing the need for immediate action. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images Health Care By DAN DIAMOND 07/15/2019 06:01 AM EDT Democratic front-runner Joe Biden today will unveil a health plan that’s intended to preserve the most popular parts of Obamacare — from Medicaid expansion to protections for patients with pre-existing conditions — and build on them with a new government-run public insurance…

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke revealed Sunday he was recently given documents showing he and his wife, Amy, are descendants of slave owners. O’Rourke, a former congressman from Texas, wrote in a Medium post that the legacy of slavery “now has a much more personal connection.” O’Rourke said his paternal great-great-great grandfather owned two slaves, Rose and Eliza, in the 1850s, and someone who could be his maternal great-great-great grandfather…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told aides and allies that he is considering removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a stinging Supreme Court defeat on adding a citizenship question to the census, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. While Trump has previously expressed frustration with the 81-year-old Ross, in particular over failed trade negotiations, Ross’s long personal relationship with the president has allowed him to keep his…

Video Trump defends Pelosi amid feud with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Democrats draw sides The president and Democrats come to the defense of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses the leader of silencing her progressive squad. Hillary Clinton on Sunday took President Trump to task over a criticized tweet where he called on progressive congresswomen to go back to the “crime infested” countries they came from, fix the problems there…

Image copyright EPA Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is launching a fresh bid to stop the Iran nuclear deal unravelling and ease tensions in the Gulf. Mr Hunt will meet EU foreign ministers in Brussels to raise concerns about Iran breaching some of its commitments. The deal, which involves Iran limiting nuclear activities in return for the easing of economic sanctions, struggled after the US withdrew in 2018. It comes amid…

CLOSE Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected reparations for slavery in part because it would be hard to know whom to pay. Time Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke revealed on Sunday that he and his wife are descended from slave owners, according to documents he said he received recently. The former House representative from El Paso, Texas, published a Medium blog post named after two slaves, Rose and Eliza, who he says his…

Video Debt limit fight in Congress looming as Mnuchin urges lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin invokes special debt measures to continue paying the government’s bills, without breaching the debt ceiling; FBN’s Blake Burman reports from the White House. The Speaker of the House doesn’t talk to the Treasury Secretary on a Saturday night, then send him a letter, and, then blast out a press release,…

Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine Motal/AP hide caption toggle caption Julius Constantine Motal/AP Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine…

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Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine Motal/AP hide caption toggle caption Julius Constantine Motal/AP Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine…

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Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine Motal/AP hide caption toggle caption Julius Constantine Motal/AP Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine…

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Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine Motal/AP hide caption toggle caption Julius Constantine Motal/AP Hundreds of people march in New York in opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to continue with raids to catch immigrants in the country illegally in Queens on Sunday. Julius Constantine…

A Boeing 737 Max 8, being built for American Airlines, rolls down the runway and past another jet of the same model as it’s prepared for takeoff on a test flight in Renton, Wash. (Elaine Thompson/AP) Aaron Gregg Douglas MacMillan July 14 at 5:11 PM Airlines are planning for the possibility that Boeing’s beleaguered 737 Max commercial jetliners will remain out of commission late into the fall, as the company…

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, currently facing charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy, had powerful political friends and partners on a global scale, including former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak. On Israel’s version of “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, Barak defended his business ties with Epstein, saying he had no idea that the wealthy financier was convicted of prostitution involving a minor. “He’d served his sentence for soliciting prostitution…

CNN’s Ed Lavandera talks to residents of Worthington, Minnesota, who are grappling with the realities of the current US political climate.