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Israel’s Netanyahu appears to suffer election setback – POLITICO
Isrseli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu had sought an outright majority with his allies to secure immunity from an expected indictment. | Amir Levy/Getty Images Israel By ASSOCIATED PRESS 09/17/2019 08:47 PM EDT Updated 09/17/2019 10:14 PM EDT 2019-09-17T10:14-0400 JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, initial exit polls showed, setting the stage for…
Iran’s attack on the Saudis merits retaliation — but from the Saudis – Washington Examiner
Iran’s attack on two Saudi oil facilities on Saturday is a challenge to the Saudis as well as to the American-led international order. Iran deserves a forceful retaliation. And the Saudis are the ones who should deliver it. After all, it was Saudi Arabia that was attacked, and Saudi Arabia’s oil-export dependent economy affected. It is also Saudi Arabia’s credibility now most at risk. For reasons of historic theology and…
Scarborough goes after Kamala Harris for pushing Kavanaugh impeachment despite badly ‘botched’ NYT story – Fox News
Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 17 Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 17 are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was left baffled Tuesday by Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., using a now-revised New York Times story to argue for the impeachment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “Even the most liberal of liberals are scratching their heads over how badly The New York…
Trump Goes ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ To Raise Money In SF Bay Area – NPR
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally Monday night in Rio Rancho, N.M. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally Monday night in Rio Rancho, N.M. Evan Vucci/AP When Air Force One touches down at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday morning, Donald Trump will be heading “behind enemy lines,” as one supporter called the…
Fact check: Trump blasts media for reporting he’d meet with Iran with no pre-conditions — but he said that, publicly – CNN
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Carrie Severino calls out New York Times’ ‘shameful attempt to reignite smears’ against Kavanaugh – Fox News
Video Carrie Severino: Latest Kavanaugh allegations a shameful attempt to reignite baseless smears Author of ‘Justice on Trial’ Carrie Severino weighs in on the controversy over the New York Times story. The short-lived new “allegations” against Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh were so weak that Senate investigators didn’t follow up on them during the confirmation process, author Carrie Severino said Monday. “This is the weakest of the weak type of allegations. It’s…
Attacks on Saudi oil supply effectively wipe out the world’s spare capacity, S&P Platts says – CNBC
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Trump confirms Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza killed in US counterterrorism operation – CNN
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Here’s what you need to know about the third Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston – CNBC
Multiple candidates still seek a breakout moment as they try to cut into the support enjoyed by the top three polling contenders. Biden, Sanders and Warren each have more than 16% of support in the latest national RealClearPolitics survey average — no other candidate gets more than 6.5%. Notably, Biden and Warren will share the stage for the first time in the 2020 debate cycle on Thursday night. Warren has…
Read: Supreme Court order and Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent on asylum rule – CNN
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What does John Bolton’s departure from the Trump administration mean for the U.S.-Iran standoff? – CBS News
With the departure of President Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton, the top tier of the U.S. government lost a long-time hawk on Iran. Bolton has advocated a tough stance on the Islamic Republic for decades, endorsing a preemptive strike to destroy the country’s nuclear program as he filled posts from the White House to the United Nations. As the dust from his resignation settled early Wednesday morning, analysts saw…
READ: John Bolton’s resignation letter – CNN
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John Bolton’s firing won’t fix Trump’s widening foreign policy holes – Washington Examiner
President Trump was clear about why he fired national security adviser John Bolton. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation….” Trump, of course, has the right to a national security adviser who reflects his views. But he’ll be making a serious mistake if he picks a sycophant to replace Bolton. What Trump needs is an…
5 things to know for September 10: North Carolina, North Korea, Bahamas, Russia spy – CNN
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Ireland ‘highly skeptical’ of UK ideas for contentious Brexit backstop issue – CNBC
SoftBank reportedly asks WeWork to shelve IPO SoftBank, WeWork’s biggest outside investor, is urging the startup to shelve its initial public offering, according to a Monday report from the Financial Times. Technologyread more
Alabama is the newest front in Trump’s war on truth – CNN
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U.K. lawmakers again reject Boris Johnson’s call for election, extending Brexit chaos – NBC News
LONDON — Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another political defeat on Monday as he failed for a second time to convince lawmakers to back his call for an election to solve the Brexit deadlock. Johnson’s bid failed, with 293 Members of Parliament supporting the motion, 46 voting against it and multiple abstentions. The prime minister needed two-thirds of support of the House of Commons, at least 434…
Who Was the CIA’s Top Mole in Moscow? – Daily Beast
New York Times: Commerce secretary threatened to fire top NOAA employees if they didn’t disavow Alabama tweet – CNN
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Coast Guard: All 4 Crew Members On Overturned Ship ‘Confirmed Alive’ – NPR
In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a helicopter hovers over the overturned Golden Ray cargo vessel in St. Simons Sound, Ga., on Monday. Twenty of the 24 people on board had been rescued as of Sunday afternoon, when crews were forced to suspend the search because of safety concerns related to a fire on the ship. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this image released by…