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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…

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…

(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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

CLOSE These are 4 things you need to know about E. Jean Carroll. The advice columnist is the latest to accuse President Donald Trump of sexual assault. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Saying that “she’s not my type,” President Donald Trump on again denied Monday that he forced himself onto longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. “I’ll say it with great respect: Number one, she’s not my type,” he said during an interview with The…

Rep. Justin AmashJustin AmashSupreme Court set to deliver ruling on census citizenship question Democrats seek to ban federal spending at Trump businesses DC theatre to host 11-hour reading of the Mueller report MORE (R-Mich.) on Monday said President TrumpDonald John TrumpConway defends herself against Hatch Act allegations amid threat of subpoena How to defuse Gulf tensions and avoid war with Iran Trump says ‘stubborn child’ Fed ‘blew it’ by not…

CNN host Anderson Cooper cut to commercial during an interview with the woman who has recently accused President Trump of assaulting her in the mid-1990s. Cooper had asked writer E. Jean Carroll if she felt like she was a victim. During a discussion of her allegations with the CNN host, Carroll maintained that there was nothing “sexual” about her alleged rape in the dressing room of a New York department…

New U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei will fuel tensions with the Islamic Republic. While good strategy, the sanctions nearly guarantee that Iran will act soon to test President Trump’s resolve. Announced on Monday, the sanctions target Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps financial activities and Khamenei’s funding of the inner sanctum. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin added that new sanctions later this week will target Foreign Minister Javad Zarif….

The noted philosopher Vizzini famously warned against getting into a land war in Asia or going against a Sicilian when death is on the line. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders is putting rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren on notice that she made a modern, classic blunder: Never get into a bidding war with a socialist when you’re playing with other people’s money. The surging Warren made waves back in April when she…

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Video President Trump calls off a retaliatory strike against Iran Trump sends mixed messages on how he would respond to Iran downing a US drone before deciding to call off a retaliatory air strike; Karl Rove, Mo Elleithee, Emily Jashinsky and Howard Kurtz weigh in on the topic. President Trump has faced criticism from his own party for not being tough enough on Iran, and now two of his potential…

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul’s re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and promising a new beginning in the country’s largest city. Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the secularist Republican People’s Party, was leading with 54 percent of votes against 45 percent for Erdogan’s AK Party candidate, with more than 99%…

Video President Trump calls off a retaliatory strike against Iran Trump sends mixed messages on how he would respond to Iran downing a US drone before deciding to call off a retaliatory air strike; Karl Rove, Mo Elleithee, Emily Jashinsky and Howard Kurtz weigh in on the topic. President Trump has faced criticism from his own party for not being tough enough on Iran, and now two of his potential…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ekrem Imamoglu hailed the result as a “new beginning” for the city Turkey’s ruling party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, latest results show. The candidate for the main opposition party, Ekrem Imamoglu, won 54% of the vote with nearly all ballots counted. He won a surprise victory in March which was annulled after the ruling AK party…

Video Kinzinger: I disagree with Trump’s decision to cancel Iran strike Trump calls off strike against Iran; reaction from Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Friday on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that Iran can expect the president to act differently if another incident occurs. “Going forward if they think the president is going to do the same thing, if they shoot anything else…

CLOSE President Trump canceled a retaliatory attack on Iran after the nation shot down a U.S. surveillance drone, according to a U.S. official brief. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans were divided Friday following President Donald Trump’s decision to abort a planned missile strike against Iran for the downing of a U.S. drone. “I’ll judge ultimately based on if there is a response, but if the response is no response then…