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HUD Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring a housing development in Baltimore. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP HUD Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring a housing development in Baltimore. Julio Cortez/AP Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson made a visit to Baltimore on Wednesday and renewed his defense of President Trump’s disparaging comments about the city, and reiterated…

In 2004, Mr. Brockman hosted a dinner at the Indian Summer restaurant in Monterey, Calif., where Mr. Epstein was introduced to scientists, including Seth Lloyd, the M.I.T. physicist. Mr. Lloyd said that he found Mr. Epstein to be “charming” and to have “interesting ideas,” although they “turned out to be quite vague.” Also at the Indian Summer dinner, according to an account on the website of Mr. Brockman’s Edge Foundation,…

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said on its website. The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on Zarif for acting on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran’s Supreme Leader, and is the regime’s primary spokesperson around the world,” Treasury…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is a key architect of the president’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran that uses sanctions and other tools to crack down on Tehran. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Foreign Policy ‘Instead of making empty and disingenuous offers, @SecPompeo can accept any of the many requests from Iranian reporters to interview US officials,’ the Iranian foreign minister tweeted. By NAHAL TOOSI 07/31/2019 01:52 PM EDT Updated 07/31/2019…

Your guide to where the 2020 Democrats stand on the issues 20 things you didn’t know about the Democratic candidates debating this week Analysis: These 4 questions may determine how Democrats go from 2 dozen candidates to 1 As Democrats debate in nearby Detroit, a deep-seated distrust remains in Flint Democratic voters from Michigan weigh in on 2020 field ahead of CNN debate

Video Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson compares immigration raids to Nazi Germany Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz reacts to controversial comments from the 2020 candidate and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on ‘The Story.’ Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson warned fellow Democrats at Tuesday night’s debate in Detroit about the “dark psychic force” of the Trump administration. The self-help author cautioned the other candidates that “wonkiness” would not stop the “collectivized hatred” of the president…

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President Trump talks to journalists after returning to the White House on Tuesday. (Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images) Timothy Bella July 31 at 5:43 AM The colorful graphic that caught President Trump’s eye declared “DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA!,” earning the Twitter account that posted it a retweet on Tuesday afternoon to the president’s 62.5 million followers. But the account, belonging to a user with the name “LYNN THOMAS,” generally…

Ovetta Wiggins July 31 at 11:55 AM This is a developing story. It has been updated. BALTIMORE — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson traveled here Wednesday to defend President Trump’s harsh depiction of the city, saying, “There are problems in Baltimore, and you can’t sweep them under the rug.” Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon who has a long history at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, said the city…

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Holly Bailey July 31 at 7:32 AM Marianne Williamson got just under nine minutes of speaking time at Tuesday’s second Democratic presidential debate, held in Detroit — roughly half the airtime claimed by rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But not unlike her appearance at June’s Miami debate, the self-help guru and onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey used her limited time on the microphone to maximum effect, attracting attention…

Private payroll growth tops estimates as jobs market shows signs… Private payrolls increased by 156,000 for the month, according to a report Wednesday from ADP and Moody’s Analytics that beat Dow Jones estimates of 150,000. Economyread more

“It’s time to get to work to make sure everyone participates in the census,” says Yatziri Tovar, a spokesperson for Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization based in New York City that successfully sued to block Trump administration plans for a citizenship question. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Hansi Lo Wang/NPR “It’s time to get to work to make sure everyone participates in the census,”…

North Korea More North Korea launches 2 short-range missiles North Korea warns it could resume missile and nuclear tests Tucker Carlson defends Trump-Kim DMZ meeting Trump becomes first president to step on North Korean soil More in North Korea

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Video Who are the candidates to watch based off second Democratic debate? President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, 2016 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Fox News contributor Sara Carter and pollster Mark Penn share their initial reactions to the Democratic presidential debate. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee had some kind words for Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney Tuesday night, reacting to the first night of the second presidential debate. “What the heck…

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Video Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defends himself from criticism for blocking election security bills Speaking on the Senate floor, Mitch McConnell vows not to be intimidated by liars and bullies. A federal judge in frank terms Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against key members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks over hacked DNC documents, saying they “did not participate in any wrongdoing in obtaining the materials in…

If there’s one thing South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg knows how to do, it’s how to apologize to black people if he thinks it will win him more than the -1% of them he’s currently polling with. At Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate, CNN’s Don Lemon asked Buttigieg how he might “convince” blacks that he should be the party’s nominee, given that his city has an ongoing controversy…

Ms. Warren fired back that “seeking refuge, seeking asylum” is “not a crime.” A similar crossfire unfolded on trade, as Mr. Hickenlooper and Mr. Delaney accused Ms. Warren of pursuing a trade agenda closer to Mr. Trump’s than to that of the last Democratic president, Barack Obama. Ms. Warren’s agenda, Mr. Delaney said, “would isolate America’s economy around the world.” “What the congressman is describing as extreme is having deals…