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The death toll has jumped to at least 40 people, including two children, who were killed Sunday in a fiery airplane accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by national airline Aeroflot had 78 passengers and five crew members on board when it touched down and sped down a runway spewing huge flames and black smoke. Elena Markovskaya, a spokeswoman…

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Sunday that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, should not testify before Congress, setting up another confrontation with Democrats over presidential authority and the separation of powers. On Twitter, he argued that Mr. Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, which found no conspiracy between Moscow and Mr. Trump’s campaign but did not exonerate the president on possible obstruction of justice,…

A sharp sell-off will start the week on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. will hike tariffs on goods imported from China, casting doubt on recent optimism that the world’s two largest economies were close to a resolution to their trade battle. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 400 points after falling as much as 479 points earlier Sunday evening.  S&P 500 futures dropped…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “massive strikes” against Hamas militants and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza as cross-border fighting continued into a third day Sunday – marking the deadliest clashes since 2014. Netanyahu, speaking at a security cabinet meeting on Sunday, directed military leaders to reinforce tanks, artillery and infantry forces around the Gaza Strip. “​​Hamas bears responsibility not only for its own attacks and actions but also those…

President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption toggle caption Cliff Owen/AP President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE. Cliff Owen/AP President Trump has named Mark Morgan, a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration, as the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The…

Jerusalem — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities across the region, killing at least one person and seriously wounding three others in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least eight Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her 14-month-old niece, have also been killed. Israeli forces struck dozens of targets…

President Donald Trump said Sunday that tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods will increase to 25% on Friday, despite repeated claims by the administration in recent weeks that trade talks with Beijing were going well. The tariff rate on those goods was originally set at 10%. Trump had originally threatened to increase the tariffs at the start of the year, but postponed that decision after China and the US…

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Though Mr. Morgan served in the Obama administration, he has backed some of Mr. Trump’s tougher immigration positions. In an interview on Fox News on April 15, Mr. Morgan said he supported Mr. Trump’s suggestion that he might send migrants crossing the border to so-called sanctuary cities that are defying a crackdown by ICE. “I’ve been there. The Border Patrol, ICE, their facilities are overwhelmed, the faith-based organizations and other…

Video Joe Biden campaigns in Iowa amid rise in polls Former Vice President Joe Biden is riding high in the Democratic presidential primary polls after his formal declaration of candidacy; Peter Doocy reports. Former Vice President Joe Biden took a page out of President Trump’s playbook on Saturday when asked at a South Carolina fundraiser if he had a nickname for the president. The 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner said he…

The president has mocked Biden with the nickname “Sleepy Joe” on Twitter, and has reportedly told aides that he considers Biden one of the largest threats to his reelection.   Biden has made criticism of Trump central to his candidacy, promoting himself as a foil to the president. “The only place he has any confidence is in the mud,” Biden said on Saturday night, according to Bloomberg. “The only thing he doesn’t know how to…

Video North Korea reportedly launches short-range ‘projectiles’ Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst says the goal of the Trump administration is to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. The leader of the Hermit Kingdom supervised a “strike drill” of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons into the East Sea on Saturday while telling troops to remain on alert, North Korean state media said. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said…

The president has mocked Biden with the nickname “Sleepy Joe” on Twitter, and has reportedly told aides that he considers Biden one of the largest threats to his reelection.   Biden has made criticism of Trump central to his candidacy, promoting himself as a foil to the president. “The only place he has any confidence is in the mud,” Biden said on Saturday night, according to Bloomberg. “The only thing he doesn’t know how to…

Video North Korea reportedly launches short-range ‘projectiles’ Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst says the goal of the Trump administration is to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. The leader of the Hermit Kingdom supervised a “strike drill” of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons into the East Sea on Saturday while telling troops to remain on alert, North Korean state media said. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said…

Video North Korea reportedly launches short-range ‘projectiles’ Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst says the goal of the Trump administration is to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. The leader of the Hermit Kingdom supervised a “strike drill” of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons into the East Sea on Saturday while telling troops to remain on alert, North Korean state media said. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said…

The president has mocked Biden with the nickname “Sleepy Joe” on Twitter, and has reportedly told aides that he considers Biden one of the largest threats to his reelection.   Biden has made criticism of Trump central to his candidacy, promoting himself as a foil to the president. “The only place he has any confidence is in the mud,” Biden said on Saturday night, according to Bloomberg. “The only thing he doesn’t know how to…

Traveling through Sri Lanka is like venturing into a kaleidoscope, each piece shifting and separate. A Buddhist heartland, with verdant hills and saffron-robed monks, gives way to neighborhoods of mosques and men in prayer caps. Later, along the same road, comes a Hindu village, with its diversity of gods decorating homes. Occasionally, a cross juts out from a Roman Catholic or Protestant church or the windshield of a trishaw driver….

Captain Michael Connor, the commanding officer of NAS Jacksonville, described the passengers as a mix of military personnel and families, and a few civilians. While some were staying in the area, others planned to fly on to other parts of the country. ‘‘I think it is a miracle,’’ Connor said. ‘‘We could be talking about a different story this evening.’’ Passengers lined up on the plane’s wings before climbing into…

Columbia, South Carolina — Former Vice President Joe Biden rang the alarm that “Jim Crow is sneaking back” at a campaign rally in South Carolina, the south’s first primary state that is seen as key to clinching the Democratic nomination. Biden launched his third bid for the presidency on April 25 in Pennsylvania, and crisscrossed Iowa before heading to South Carolina this weekend.  Biden held a campaign rally Saturday in Columbia,…

Captain Michael Connor, the commanding officer of NAS Jacksonville, described the passengers as a mix of military personnel and families, and a few civilians. While some were staying in the area, others planned to fly on to other parts of the country. ‘‘I think it is a miracle,’’ Connor said. ‘‘We could be talking about a different story this evening.’’ Passengers lined up on the plane’s wings before climbing into…