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Trump Administration Drops Effort to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census – The New York Times
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would be printing forms for the 2020 census without a question asking about citizenship, abandoning its quest to add the query after being blocked last week by the Supreme Court. The decision is a victory for critics who said the question was part of an administration effort to skew the census results in favor of Republicans. This is a developing story. Check back…
House Democrats sue Trump administration in effort to secure president’s tax returns – NBC News
WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the IRS and the Treasury Department on Tuesday to secure access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a committee spokesman said. The move, which came amid a weeklong congressional holiday recess, followed a monthslong battle with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the IRS over the tax records. Mnuchin has repeatedly denied Democrats’…
Ocasio-Cortez accuses border officers of ‘violent culture’ after report on graphic Facebook posts – Fox News
Video Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez refusing to apologize for comparing migrant detention centers to concentration camps AOC comments spark outrage for both Republicans and Democrats; Aishah Hasnie reports. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused U.S. Customs and Border Protection of having a “violent culture” and questioned how officers treat migrants after a report surfaced Monday about a secret Facebook group where Border Patrol agents purportedly posted graphic and vulgar jokes about the Democratic…
Tucker Carlson says Trump ‘dominated’ Kim as ‘wheezing’ North Korean dictator struggled – Fox News
Video Tucker Carlson describes the historic moment when Trump set foot on North Korean soil Fox News host Tucker Carlson says President Trump was as happy as he had ever seen him when he crossed the DMZ onto North Korean soil. Fox News host Tucker Carlson witnessed the historic meeting between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sunday, and shared his thoughts…
Harry Kazianis: Trump’s unconventional North Korea strategy — is it worthy of a Nobel Prize? – Fox News
Video President Trump crosses border into North Korea by invitation of Kim Jong Un Gordon Chang breaks down the significance of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Trump walking the DMZ together. He also weighs in on Trump’s historic visit to North Korea. In Washington, D.C.-area Asia circles last week, the rumor mill was buzzing with the news of a possible media event at the Demilitarized Zone that separates…
Harry Kazianis: Trump’s unconventional North Korea strategy — is it worthy of a Nobel Prize? – Fox News
Video President Trump crosses border into North Korea by invitation of Kim Jong Un Gordon Chang breaks down the significance of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Trump walking the DMZ together. He also weighs in on Trump’s historic visit to North Korea. In Washington, D.C.-area Asia circles last week, the rumor mill was buzzing with the news of a possible media event at the Demilitarized Zone that separates…
Andy Puzder: Trump’s China trade strategy could lead to historic agreement benefiting both nations – Fox News
Video US-China trade talks set to resume The Heritage Foundation trade economist Tori Whiting says the Trump administration needs to focus on technology transfer, intellectual property protection and structural reforms in China. Following Saturday’s meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Japan, it is clear that Trump’s strategic use of tariffs to end China’s rampant illegal trade cheating and intellectual property theft is…
Gayle King presses Kamala Harris: Did you deliver a ‘low blow’ to Biden at debate? – Fox News
Video Kamala Harris looks to break out from crowded Democratic field Bret Baier breaks down the most notable moments from the second night of the Democratic primary debate. Sen. Kamala Harris was asked Friday morning whether she went “low” by confronting Joe Biden over his civil rights record and prior working relationships with segregationist senators. The California Democrat was asked by Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about criticism of her challenge…
Trump can’t help himself when it comes to Putin – POLITICO
Although President Donald Trump appears to be reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin, his administration has repeatedly hit Russia with sanctions. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images White House Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite. By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump’s first day in office, Russia has loomed over his…
Harris’ attacks on Biden’s race record throws his campaign into turmoil – CNN
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Trade with China didn’t change China, it changed us – Washington Examiner
Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…
Here’s why political gerrymandering matters to average voters – cleveland.com
Acting in secret, emails and testimony show, Ohio Republicans designed the current congressional map in 2011 with a specific purpose in mind – to all-but-guarantee results of each election by creating 12 safe Republican districts and four for the Democrats. This was done by packing as many Democrats as possible into as few districts as possible. Bob Bennett, former Ohio Republican Party chairman, told The Plain Dealer ahead of 2001…
A father and daughter drowned crossing the Rio Grande. Here’s how their journey began – CNN
(CNN)More than 1,000 miles from the river bank where the bodies of her son and granddaughter washed ashore, Rosa Ramírez wept. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2019/06/26/father-daughter-drowned-migrant-rio-grande-us-mexico-el-salvador-lon-orig-ge.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_6’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190625182031-01-father-daughter-border-drowning-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false)…
Trump hits back at Mueller hearing plans, as analysts warn subpoena could backfire: ‘It never ends’ – Fox News
Video Robert Mueller agrees to testify before House lawmakers Mueller to comply with subpoena and testify; Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill. Key Democratic lawmakers who triumphantly announced that Robert Mueller will testify under subpoena next month about his report on alleged Russian collusion may have played right into Republican hands, several legal and political experts told Fox News. And for his part, President Trump lamented that the testimony is…
Searing photo of dead toddler with arm around her father’s head after both drowned in Rio Grande highlights perils of border crossing – Washington Examiner
The heart-rending image of a Salvadoran father and his young daughter who drowned crossing the Rio Grande on their way to the U.S. highlighted the human cost of the humanitarian crisis at the border. The image, taken Monday by Julia Le Duc and published by Mexican newspaper La Jornada, showed the young daughter of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez wrapped in his shirt and clinging to his neck. Martínez Ramírez was…
Meadows says Mueller ‘better be prepared’ for GOP ‘cross-examination’ after agreeing to testify – Fox News
Video Mark Meadows on Mueller agreeing to testify Mark Meadows on Mueller agreeing to testify Republicans will be ready to grill Robert Mueller at his July hearings, but the issuance of subpoenas to the former special counsel marks a dark time for “civil liberties,” according to U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. Congressional Democrats have been working for a while to have Mueller come and testify, Meadows said Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham…
Byron York: What now, for those who denied a ‘crisis’ at the border? – Washington Examiner
Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law prevents border officials from quickly returning them. While they are being processed, some of the migrants, including children, are being kept temporarily in…
Lindsey Graham: Mueller’s agreement to testify before Congress will ‘blow up’ in Democrats’ faces – Fox News
Video Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s agreement to testify before Congress, as many Democrats have urged, will “blow up in their face,” Sen. Lindsey Graham charged on Tuesday night. Graham said in an appearance on “Hannity” that Mueller’s testimony won’t change from what was documented in his report on the Russia investigation. “Bottom line is, after all of…
Migrant Children Moved Back to Troubled Texas Border Facility – The New York Times
That assertion from Customs and Border Protection that children were being well cared for ran contrary to what the lawyers, from some of the nation’s top law schools, said they were told by children. During a court-ordered visit to the facility earlier this month, some children said they had not been allowed to shower in nearly a month, and were so hungry that it had been hard for them to…
Shocking photo of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants’ border peril – The Guardian
The grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America’s southern border has been captured in a series of images showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. The photographs, taken on Monday, show Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, 26, and his daughter Valeria, lying face down in shallow water. The 23-month-old toddler’s arm is draped…