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FILE – A landmark arms control treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed three decades ago is dead. The U.S. and Russia both walked away from the deal on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP/File) Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here’s what you need to know as you start your Friday… US walks away from landmark INF arms control…

(Reuters) – A 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, the New York Times reported. Saoirse Kennedy Hill was at the compound, the home of her grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, 91, when emergency personnel were called Thursday afternoon to the residence, and she was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, the Times said, citing…

President Trump slammed the mayor of Cincinnati for how long it took law enforcement to remove protesters at his rally. “Democrat mayor, you must have a Democrat mayor,” Trump said Thursday at the Cincinnati rally, after it took several minutes to remove a couple protesters. “You have a Democrat mayor? Come on, law enforcement!” Mayor John Cranley has been the mayor of the city since 2013 and is, as Trump…

President Trump is set to host a campaign rally at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The rally, which has been a staple of his presidency, comes a day after the second round of Democratic primary debates in Detroit. Both Ohio and Michigan went to Trump in the 2016 election. Vice President Mike Pence is also expected to attend the rally. BIG RALLY tonight…

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – With U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday of tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports, nearly all goods from China will be subject to import taxes, and Trump says they generate billions of dollars in revenues for the U.S. Treasury from China. But that is not how tariffs work. China’s government and companies in China do not pay U.S. tariffs directly. Tariffs are a tax…

An unexpected string of retirements from Republicans in Congress continued to grow on Thursday with Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) announcing that he would not run for re-election in 2020, making him in the fifth GOP lawmaker in the last eight days to decide to leave the U.S. House at the end of this term. “I will keep fighting to remind people why I love America: that…

The Democratic presidential candidate debates don’t offer a lot of time for reflection. Media outlets scramble to get up hot takes, and Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show is no exception. So tonight, the luxury of time gave Colbert a chance to ponder not only what happened, “I mean, also, why happened?  It’s 20 people, and if I’m generous, six of them should be up there.” Pivoting to tonight, Colbert noted…

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Video Dan Kildee on China, Trump trade deals Dan Kildee on China, Trump trade deals President Trump was correct to call out China on trade, but shouldn’t have imposed tariffs or taken on Beijing alone, according to Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich. Trade wars are bad for both sides and the U.S. would have been better served to bring more countries to the table as a united front, Kildee, the House chief…

President Trump is rallying his supporters in Cincinnati, Ohio, as he looks to rev up his base. The Buckeye State is key to Mr. Trump’s reelection, and the president’s campaign knows it.  How to watch the Trump rally today What: Donald Trump rally Date:  Thursday, August 1, 2019 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio Online stream: Watch in the live player above Mr. Trump’s rally comes after his Democratic…

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A North Korean soldier crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) late Wednesday night and defected to South Korean forces, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday. The Washington Post reported that the unidentified soldier made the crossing just before midnight, and was detained along the Imjin River by South Korean forces. “A South Korean soldier on guard duty first found an unidentified object floating in the river via…

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Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerBooker: If Obama was running for a third term, ‘I wouldn’t be running’ The Hill’s Morning Report – Attacked repeatedly, Biden fires back Booker, Biden’s ‘Kool-Aid’ exchange was second debate’s top-tweeted moment MORE (D-N.J.) on Thursday said he would not be running for president if former President Obama was running for a third term.  “Heck, if [Obama] was running for president for a third term, I wouldn’t…

Cleve R. Wootson Jr. August 1 at 8:44 AM A month after gaining ground in the first Democratic debate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) found herself on the other side of aggression during Wednesday night’s second session, as opponents assailed her prosecutorial record and policy proposals. Under the fusillade, Harris’s response often boiled down to a simple claim: that her opponents were not telling the truth, even if they were….

WASHINGTON ― After years of decrying deficits and debt, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a massive $2.7 trillion budget plan, 67-28, that will suspend the debt ceiling for two years and increase spending to both domestic and military programs. Thirty Republicans joined nearly every Democrat in supporting the measure. The deal, which also eases the path toward funding the government past Sept. 30, faced substantial opposition from conservatives…

Video 2020 Democrats pile on Joe Biden’s record, ties to Obama on debate stage Health care policy takes center stage in a testy debate between White House hopefuls; Peter Doocy reports from Detroit, Michigan with a recap. DETROIT – High-profile Obama administration alumni pointedly warned the Democratic presidential candidates to “be wary of attacking” the popular two-term president’s record, in the wake of Wednesday’s debate where top-tier contenders bashed his legacy in a bid…

Tamra Fisher smelled smoke that morning. But that wasn’t so uncommon in Paradise. Small wildfires erupted in the canyons on either side of town every year. “I’ve been here so long, it didn’t even faze me,” Ms. Fisher said, as she recalled the day the deadliest fire in California’s history ripped through her town. Ms. Fisher would soon become one of thousands of people who were trapped in their cars…

2020 democratic debates By QUINT FORGEY 07/31/2019 11:48 PM EDT Joe Biden weathered roughly three hours of political attacks from an array of fellow presidential candidates, only to end his debate performance Wednesday night with another viral gaffe. “Four more years of Donald Trump will go down as an aberration. Hard to overcome the damage he’s done, but we can overcome it. Eight more years of Donald Trump will change…