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John Ratcliffe’s Ties to Whistleblower Case Surfaced as Officials Warned Against Him for DNI – The Daily Beast
AOC loses top staffers following controversies – New York Post
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s two top staffers are leaving her Congressional office following a firestorm of controversy. Her Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti is done as of Friday. Ocasio-Cortez’s Communications Director Corbin Trent plans to be her Congressional spokesman until the end of the month but will then transition to her 2020 campaign to play the same role. Chakrabarti will head to New Consensus, a nonprofit climate change group that helps…
3 people dead, 1 other injured after bluff collapses at Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas – KABC-TV
SAN DIEGO (KABC) — Three people are dead and two others were injured in a bluff collapse just north of Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed. The bluff fell onto a group of beachgoers at 3 p.m. north of the Grandview Beach staircase, just below South Ponto State Beach. The nearest intersection is 1700 Neptune Ave., deputies said. The chunk of cliff that…
This Irish teenager may have a solution for a plastic-free ocean – CNN
(CNN)A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2018/04/17/are-you-eating-plastic-lon-orig.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_15’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘cnn.com_technology_scienceandspace_inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180417183353-eating-plastic-proper-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) {autoStartVideo =…
Trump casts uncertainty over top intelligence role | TheHill – The Hill
President TrumpDonald John TrumpKentucky miners’ struggle is that of many working Americans Cummings releases statement on attempted break-in after Trump attacks PhRMA top lobbyist to leave post MORE has created massive uncertainty about who will serve in his top intelligence post — even on an interim basis. On Friday, Trump abruptly dropped plans to tap Rep. John RatcliffeJohn Lee RatcliffeWashington Post report raises questions about record of Trump’s DNI pick…
Retailers: Trump’s New Tariffs On Chinese Goods Expected To Boost Prices – NPR
“What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it’s basically consumer goods,” said Chad Bown, a trade analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “It’s clothing, and toys, iPhones.” John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP “What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it’s basically consumer goods,” said Chad Bown, a…
Pelosi says Dems will ‘legislate, investigate and litigate’ as more members back impeachment inquiry – Fox News
Video Kimberley Strassel says Democrats know impeachment is not a winning strategy Nearly half of the House Democrats now support some type of impeachment inquiry against President Trump; reaction and analysis from Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal columnist and a member of the paper’s editorial board. With a majority of her caucus now supporting impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., vowed Friday that the president would be “held accountable.” But she stopped short of…
#APNewsbreak: Coroner: Calif. festival gunman killed self – AOL
GILROY, Calif. (AP) — The gunman in the deadly Northern California festival shooting killed himself, according to a finding by the Santa Clara County coroner’s office that contradicts earlier police accounts that officers fired the fatal shot. Santino William Legan, 19, shot and killed three people— including two children — Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Thirteen others were wounded. Authorities have not been able to determine his motive. Nicole…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, spokesman leave her office – POLITICO
Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will leave the congresswoman’s office to work for a climate change non-profit | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo congress By JOHN BRESNAHAN 08/02/2019 07:24 PM EDT Saikat Chakrabarti, the controversial chief of staff to high-profile freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will be leaving her office to work for a non-profit focusing on the Green New Deal. Corbin Trent, Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director, will…
Trump says Ratcliffe is no longer his pick for director of national intelligence – CNN
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Fact check: Trump says China is paying for his tariffs. He’s wrong. – NBC News
President Donald Trump told an Ohio audience Thursday that China is footing the bill for the massive tariffs he’s slapped on foreign goods coming into the United States. “Don’t let them tell you, the fact is — China devalues their currency, they pour money into their system. Because of that, you’re not paying for those tariffs. China’s paying for those tariffs,” the president said, hours after announcing the new set…
A majority of House Democrats back impeachment inquiry of Trump, according to an analysis by The Washington Post – The Washington Post
Mike DeBonis David Weigel John Wagner JM Rieger August 2 at 4:28 PM The movement to oust President Trump from office crossed a new threshold Friday, with a majority of House Democrats endorsing an impeachment inquiry — a development that ramps up pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who continued to resist the move. The push in the House to remove Trump has been accelerated by testimony from former special…
Tulsi Gabbard just humiliated Kamala Harris in front of 10 million people – Washington Examiner
During Wednesday night’s Democratic primary debate, CNN’s Jake Tapper knew exactly what he was doing when he queued up a question for Tulsi Gabbard about her past criticisms of Kamala Harris’s approach to racial issues and her attack on Joe Biden. Gabbard went off. Clearly, Gabbard had done her homework, and she absolutely dragged Harris for her abysmal record as California attorney general. During her time in office, Harris took…
Trump announces deal to expand US beef exports in the EU — and jokes about Mercedes, BMW tariffs – CNBC
Here’s where the jobs are — in one chart Several industries showed particularly strong growth in hiring including education, health care, professional and business services. Economyread more
‘Too bad:’ Trump reacts to burglary at Cummings’ Baltimore home after week of attacks – CNN
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China Wants to Hit Back at Trump. Its Own Economy Stands in the Way. – The New York Times
It could also seriously escalate tensions. Mr. Trump has repeatedly complained that Beijing weakens the renminbi in order to take advantage of the United States. A cheaper currency gives Chinese factories an advantage when selling goods in the United States. In fact, Beijing right now is preventing, not enabling, a weaker currency. The renminbi would weaken if Chinese officials relaxed their grip. China may do exactly that. They make take…
US pulls out of Reagan-era arms treaty, saying Russia ‘made no efforts’ to comply – Fox News
Video Trump administration scraps Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia U.S. officials and NATO allies say the Russians repeatedly and consistently violating the terms of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed more than 30 years ago; Kevin Corke reports from the White House. A historic arms-control treaty signed three decades ago by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was…
Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner’s death should be fired, an administrative judge recommends – NBC News
A New York administrative judge recommended that Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer at the center of Eric Garner’s July 2014 death case, should be fired from the department, sources said Friday. Now it is up to the city’s police commissioner whether Pantaleo will keep his job. The recommendation follows a departmental trial earlier this year. The officer, who was seen in cellphone footage from the July 2014…
Saoirse Kennedy Hill death: RFK granddaughter wrote moving essay about her struggle with depression – CBS News
The Kennedy family is once again grappling with unimaginable loss. Saoirse Kennedy Hill, a granddaughter of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the family compound on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Police are investigating but a cause of death has not been announced. The 22-year-old Boston College student was set to graduate next year. Her grandmother Ethel Kennedy said in a statement Thursday night, “the world is a little less beautiful…
Beijing responds to Trump’s new $300 billion tariff threat – CNBC
Jobs report should show solid but slower trend of hiring The economy is expected to have added 165,000 jobs in July, a drop of about 60,000 from July and possibly the start of a more moderate hiring trend. Market Insiderread more
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