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U.S. Carried Out Cyberattacks on Iran – The New York Times

Sunday, June 23, 2019

“We will continue to work with our intelligence community and cybersecurity partners to monitor Iranian cyberactivity, share information and take steps to keep America and our allies safe,” Mr. Krebs said. Such intrusions by Iran do more than just steal data and money — they also seek to delete data or take down entire networks. “What might start as an account compromise, where you think you might just lose data,…

North Korea: Kim receives ‘excellent’ letter from President Trump – AOL

Sunday, June 23, 2019

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a letter, a government-controlled news agency reported Sunday. Kim “said with satisfaction that the letter is of excellent content,” the Korean Central News Agency reported. “Appreciating the political judging faculty and extraordinary courage of President Trump, Kim Jong Un said that he would seriously contemplate the interesting content,” the agency said. Nuclear talks between the…

Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says he’s got ‘green light’ to continue removing illegal immigrants – Fox News

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Video President Trump delays ICE raids Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan on why President Trump has postponed ICE raids. President Trump decided Saturday to postpone Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and mass deportations across the country, set to begin Sunday, to give Democrats more time to reach a bipartisan agreement about the immigration crisis at the southern border. TRUMP DELAYS PLANNED ICE RAIDS TO SEE IF CONGRESS CAN SOLVE BORDER…

Militia threat shuts down Oregon Capitol amid walkout by Republican lawmakers – NBC News

Sunday, June 23, 2019

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Capitol was closed Saturday because of a “possible militia threat” from right-wing protesters as a walkout by Republican lawmakers over landmark climate change legislation dragged on. Republican state senators fled the Legislature — and some, the state — earlier this week to deny the majority Democrats enough votes to take up the climate bill, which would dramatically reduce fossil fuel emissions by 2050. If passed,…

Metro Atlanta cleans up after severe storms move through – WSB Atlanta

Sunday, June 23, 2019

By: Katie Walls Updated: Jun 22, 2019 – 11:15 PM “); } if ($(imageDivId).length == 0) { $(“#wrapper”).after(contentText); } })(jQuery); Trees down in Sandy Springs 18 ATLANTA – Communities are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms knocked out power and downed trees across north Georgia on Saturday.  At one point during the storms, thousands of people across metro Atlanta were without power.  Channel 2 Action News viewers sent us photos of…

US finds itself isolated in Iran conflict – The Hill

Sunday, June 23, 2019

President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe global economy is a soap opera, expect some plot twists Huawei sues US government over seized equipment Trump defends planned ICE deportations MORE’s opportunity at next week’s G-20 summit to reset U.S. relations with close allies is a particularly timely one, for it comes as Washington suffers the downsides of its frayed relations in connection with one of its biggest global challenges of the moment —…

Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Gives Democrats 2 Weeks For Asylum Law Changes – NPR

Sunday, June 23, 2019

President Trump called off planned nationwide immigration raids Saturday for two weeks, calling on Democrats to close asylum law “loopholes.” Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP President Trump called off planned nationwide immigration raids Saturday for two weeks, calling on Democrats to close asylum law “loopholes.” Susan Walsh/AP Updated at 7:25 p.m. ET President Trump is delaying immigration raids that were set to begin this weekend, saying he…

Before the White House, Trump faced an array of sexual misconduct accusations. As president, he faces another – USA TODAY

Sunday, June 23, 2019

CLOSE Multiple women have come forward, saying Donald Trump touched them inappropriately. The allegations follow controversy over comments Trump made about women in 2005. USA TODAY NETWORK WASHINGTON – The accusations poured in one after another.  One woman described Donald Trump forcibly kissing her when she tried to get a job at the Trump Organization. Another said he put his hands under her skirt in a Manhattan nightclub, while others…

Joe Biden remains publicly mum about upset over his remarks about segregationist senators – The Washington Post

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Annie Linskey Chelsea Janes June 21 at 11:01 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former vice president Joe Biden for the second day on Friday publicly ignored a controversy over comments he made this week bragging about his working relationship with two segregationist senators. As he took the stage Friday night at a renowned fish fry sponsored by Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), the crowd roared and broke into chants of “Joe,…

Oregon Senate closes due to ‘possible militia threat’ after Republican walkout – Fox News

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Video Oregon governor sends police to retrieve Republicans who fled Capitol over climate bill Oregon’s Republican senators are in hiding over a Democrat-backed carbon cap and spend bill, hoping to run out the clock on voting on the measure; Dan Springer reports from Salem, Oregon. The Oregon state Senate closed Saturday after a “possible militia threat” from a right-wing group — amid a broader drama over a walkout by Republican…

Trump Announces New Iran Sanctions, Saying Iran Cannot Have Nuclear Weapon – NPR

Saturday, June 22, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday before boarding Marine One for the trip to Camp David in Maryland. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday before boarding Marine One for the trip to Camp David in Maryland. Susan Walsh/AP President Trump says he is imposing…

Trump Defends Planned Deportations as Cities Brace for Mass Raids – Slate Magazine

Saturday, June 22, 2019

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White House unveils ‘economic vision’ for Palestinians in first part of peace plan – POLITICO

Saturday, June 22, 2019

The plan came less than a week before Jared Kushner is set to lead a workshop for Middle East stakeholders that neither Palestinian or Israeli officials plan to attend. | Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images foreign policy Jared Kushner is set to lead a workshop next week for Middle East stakeholders that neither Palestinian or Israeli officials plan to attend. By GABBY ORR 06/22/2019 01:20 PM EDT The White House on Saturday…

Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign amid tensions with U.S. – CBS News

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Iran has increased its offensive cyberattacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure as tensions have grown between the two nations, cybersecurity firms say. In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have targeted U.S. government agencies, as well as sectors of the economy, including oil and gas, sending waves of spear-phishing emails, according to representatives of cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and FireEye, which regularly track such…

China Would Fight Trade War ‘to the End,’ State Media Says – Bloomberg

Saturday, June 22, 2019

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Obama, others warned Trump that pulling out of Iran nuke deal could lead to war – NBC News

Saturday, June 22, 2019

At the U.N. General Assembly in 2017, the French president warned that jettisoning the deal “without anything to replace it would be a grave mistake.” And he added that the agreement was “essential to peace, at a time when the risk of an infernal spiral cannot be ruled out.” Macron issued a more dire warning a year later as Trump was poised to abandon the agreement. “That would mean opening…

Iran-US tensions escalate after drone downed: Live updates – CNN

Saturday, June 22, 2019

OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images President Trump described in more detail his decision to pull back strikes on Iran, saying he didn’t feel an attack that left 150 dead was proportionate to the downing of a US drone.  Trump said planes were not in the air when he ordered the pull back, but “would have been pretty soon.” “Things would have happened to a point where you would not turn back, you…

This horrific rape accusation against Donald Trump deserves to be considered carefully and seriously – Washington Examiner

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is coming out with a new book, and in a bombshell excerpt appearing in New York magazine, she tells a horrific story that President Trump raped her in a department store in 1995 or 1996. In the piece, she says that though she never went to the police, she told two friends about the incident at the time, and that they confirmed that to the…

Immigrant advocates prepare for ICE sweeps: ‘The effect is terror. We’re getting call after call after call’ – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Angelica Salas, executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, said her group has been meeting with others as part of a rapid response network of community organizations and attorneys, who are on call to provide legal representation to people arrested by immigration agents.

LATEST: Nine fatalities in downed aircraft near Dillingham Airfield, HDOT confirms – KITV Honolulu

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Emergency crews are responding to reports of a downed aircraft in Dillingham Airfield, Mokuleia.