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Image copyright EPA Image caption There are regular protests against the US – and President Trump – in Iran Iran is facing “unprecedented” pressure from international sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani has said. Renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country’s 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq, Mr Rouhani said. His comments came amid rising tensions with the US, which last week deployed warships and warplanes to…

As House Democrats weigh imposing fines on members of the Trump administration figures to try to force officials to obey subpoenas, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., stressed the importance of having special counsel Robert Mueller testify before Congress. “The American people have a right to hear what the man who did the investigation has to say and we now know we certainly can’t rely on the attorney…

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

I’m reminded of a time, when I was in my early 30s, that I attended a yoga class with a friend who is a mother of three. When she went to introduce me to a group of moms she knew through her kids’ school, she said, “This is Lane, another mom from the neighborhood…” She paused and caught herself, and then said, “I mean, she’s a future mom from our…

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

I’m reminded of a time, when I was in my early 30s, that I attended a yoga class with a friend who is a mother of three. When she went to introduce me to a group of moms she knew through her kids’ school, she said, “This is Lane, another mom from the neighborhood…” She paused and caught herself, and then said, “I mean, she’s a future mom from our…

It’s ‘crazy talk’ to say the US isn’t tough on Russia: Mike… The Trump administration has “put real money into our Defense Department,” Pompeo says, adding that “Vladimir Putin can’t possibly think that’s a good thing for him.” World Politicsread more

Video Ocasio-Cortez calls Biden’s climate change plan ‘a deal-breaker.’ Biden hopes to find middle ground with republican voters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday briefly grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel to preside over the House — reportedly becoming the youngest woman ever to do so. The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, tweeted the news. “Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my…

I’m reminded of a time, when I was in my early 30s, that I attended a yoga class with a friend who is a mother of three. When she went to introduce me to a group of moms she knew through her kids’ school, she said, “This is Lane, another mom from the neighborhood…” She paused and caught herself, and then said, “I mean, she’s a future mom from our…

Rachael Bade Seung Min Kim May 11 at 8:11 PM 1. Tax returns Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is blocking Congress’s request for Trump’s tax returns, a demand based on a 1924 anti-corruption law. On Friday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) subpoenaed Mnuchin and Charles Rettig, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Democrats say they are ready to take the matter to court if need…

U.S. military assets are threatening Russia, Moscow’s top diplomat alleged just days before a high-profile visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed to President Trump’s sale of missile-defense systems to Japan as evidence. “We view these steps as a threat to our country,” he said, per state-run media. Japanese officials have moved to fortify their missile defenses in response to North Korea’s development of…

President Donald Trump came up with a nickname Friday for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg: Alfred E. Neuman — the freckle-faced, gap-toothed nerdy cover boy of Mad Magazine. But Buttigieg came back with his own zinger, slying dinging the 72-year-old president’s age, saying the outdated reference was a “generational thing.” Trump told Politico Friday that “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” when he was asked in a phone…

Democratic 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg said President Trump’s nickname for him dated the commander in chief. Trump, who is known for giving his opponents nicknames, referred to the South Bend, Ind., mayor as “Alfred E. Neuman” in an interview Friday. “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” the president told Politico, referring to the fictitious character who graced the cover of Mad magazine for decades. Buttigieg, 37,…

President Donald Trump came up with a nickname Friday for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg: Alfred E. Neuman — the freckle-faced, gap-toothed nerdy cover boy of Mad Magazine. But Buttigieg came back with his own zinger, slying dinging the 72-year-old president’s age, saying the outdated reference was a “generational thing.” Trump told Politico Friday that “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” when he was asked in a phone…

Democratic 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg said President Trump’s nickname for him dated the commander in chief. Trump, who is known for giving his opponents nicknames, referred to the South Bend, Ind., mayor as “Alfred E. Neuman” in an interview Friday. “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” the president told Politico, referring to the fictitious character who graced the cover of Mad magazine for decades. Buttigieg, 37,…

President Donald Trump came up with a nickname Friday for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg: Alfred E. Neuman — the freckle-faced, gap-toothed nerdy cover boy of Mad Magazine. But Buttigieg came back with his own zinger, slying dinging the 72-year-old president’s age, saying the outdated reference was a “generational thing.” Trump told Politico Friday that “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” when he was asked in a phone…

Democratic 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg said President Trump’s nickname for him dated the commander in chief. Trump, who is known for giving his opponents nicknames, referred to the South Bend, Ind., mayor as “Alfred E. Neuman” in an interview Friday. “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” the president told Politico, referring to the fictitious character who graced the cover of Mad magazine for decades. Buttigieg, 37,…

Don McGahn, who stepped down as the White House’s top lawyer in October, was one of special counsel Robert Mueller’s most prolific witnesses. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images white house By QUINT FORGEY 05/11/2019 07:28 PM EDT President Donald Trump lashed out at Don McGahn on Saturday, tweeting that he was “Never a big fan” of the former White House counsel amid an ongoing battle between House Democrats and the administration…