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Trump nominates staunch loyalist John Ratcliffe to head US intelligence community – CNN

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Trump ramps up war of words with Elijah Cummings, calls congressman ‘racist’ – Fox News

Monday, July 29, 2019

Video President Trump launches new attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings Talk radio hosts Dom Giordano and Robert Patillo weighed in on the feud between President Trump and Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings. President Trump ramped up his feud with House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Sunday calling the congressman “racist,” not long after critics had claimed the president’s initial tweets about Cummings were racist themselves. Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon, “If…

Dan Coats resigns: Trump’s director of national intelligence (DNI) to step down, Donald Trump nominates John Ratcliffe — live updates – CBS News

Monday, July 29, 2019

President Trump is nominating GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, Mr. Trump tweeted Sunday night. Coats will leave office Aug. 15, the president announced, and an acting director will serve in the interim.  “I am pleased to announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be nominated by me to be the Director of National Intelligence. A former U.S. Attorney, John…

Grant Hill: Trump’s attacks on Baltimore are ‘unconscionable’ – CNN

Monday, July 29, 2019

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With Sunday surge, nearly half of House Democrats back impeachment inquiry – POLITICO

Monday, July 29, 2019

More than a dozen Democrats — including Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), a member of Pelosi’s leadership team — have newly signaled their support since former special counsel Robert Mueller testified to Congress on Wednesday. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo congress By KYLE CHENEY 07/28/2019 06:19 PM EDT Four more rank-and-file Democrats called for opening an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Sunday, inching lawmakers closer to a significant symbolic milestone:…

Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’ – BBC News

Monday, July 29, 2019

Image copyright EPA Image caption Carabinieri officers paid their respects to Mario Cerciello Rega at a church service in Rome, Italy Italian police are investigating a leaked photo of a blindfolded American teenager who is accused of killing an officer in Rome. The photo of murder suspect Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was shown by Italian media on Sunday. Mr Natale-Hjorth and his friend, 19-year-old Finnegan Lee Elder, were arrested on…

The 5 candidates with the most to lose in this week’s debates – CNN

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Something Baltimore would like to ditch: Kushner homes – AOL

Sunday, July 28, 2019

After a series of vicious attacks on their home by their own president, proud Baltimoreans are standing by their city. But there is something local they would likely be happy to ditch: decrepit “Kushnerville” housing provided by Donald Trump’s own son-in-law, who has been blasted by tenants in the press as a “slumlord.”  Trump has lashed Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in yet another attack on an African-American because of the…

American teen arrested in Italian police officer’s death ‘illegally blindfolded’ – USA TODAY

Sunday, July 28, 2019

CLOSE Two teenage U.S. tourists were arrested in Rome for the stabbing death of an Italian police officer that has sparked outrage in the country. Wochit An American teenager was “illegally blindfolded” before he was questioned about his alleged involvement in an Italian police officer’s death, a Carabinieri commander said Sunday.  Provincial Cmdr. Francesco Gargaro said Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was blindfolded for a few minutes before his questioning as a…

Dan Coats Expected to Step Down as Intelligence Chief – The New York Times

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, favors Mr. Ratcliffe as a replacement for Mr. Coats, as do several of Mr. Trump’s more conservative allies, according to administration officials. However, others in Mr. Trump’s group of advisers are skeptical that Mr. Ratcliffe is the right choice. Mr. Ratcliffe’s name has periodically been floated for attorney general, a job he is said to prefer over the intelligence director post,…

Nadler: Trump ‘richly deserves impeachment’ – NBC News

Sunday, July 28, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said Sunday that President Donald Trump “richly deserves impeachment,” but maintained that it was too soon to begin formal impeachment proceedings. “He has done many impeachable offenses,” Nadler said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “He’s violated the law six ways from Sunday. But that’s not the question. The question is, can we develop enough evidence to put before the American people? We…

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against gang attacks – The Washington Post

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Shibani Mahtani July 27 at 11:46 AM HONG KONG — Police on Saturday fired tear gas and projectiles in a crowded Hong Kong neighborhood after tens of thousands of defiant protesters gathered to denounce apparent pro-Beijing mobs that went on a violent rampage last weekend. The protest — in the residential neighborhood of Yuen Long in Hong Kong’s New Territories, close to the border with mainland China — was not…

Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony: POLL – ABC News

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and Republicans remain largely splintered on impeaching President Donald Trump, even as nearly half of Americans show little movement on their support or opposition to the move, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. The poll, conducted using Ipsos’ Knowledge Panel, asked Americans about the former FBI director’s testimony Wednesday in…

Bernie Sanders blasted Baltimore as ‘Third World country’ and ‘disgrace’ in past comments – Fox News

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 27 Fox News Flash top headlines for July 27 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com President Trump drew a torrent of criticism from Democrats on Saturday over a series of Twitter messages aimed at U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and the Baltimore district that Cummings represents in Congress. But just a few years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders — a candidate seeking…

Russian Police Arrest More Than 1,000 in Moscow Election Protest – Slate

Sunday, July 28, 2019

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Back Boris and boost Britain – Washington Examiner

Sunday, July 28, 2019

We do not envy Boris Johnson. The new prime minister of the United Kingdom has a challenge ahead of him greater than any newly elected leader in the West has faced since the Cold War. Johnson must deliver his country from the clutches of Brussels and deliver his party from the depths of dysfunction. Somehow, by Oct. 31, Johnson’s Conservative Party must negotiate a Brexit deal with a European Union…

1 dead, 11 wounded in shooting on playground in Brooklyn – WABC-TV

Sunday, July 28, 2019

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — Police say 12 people were shot, one fatally, during an event at a playground in Brooklyn Saturday night. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. near Christopher Avenue and Hegeman Avenue in Brownsville. The gunfire broke out toward the end of an annual community celebration, the Old Timers Event, and sent people running for their lives. A 38-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced…

George W. Bush’s daughter tells Trump: ‘Let’s think about the language we use’ – Washington Examiner

Sunday, July 28, 2019

One of George W. Bush’s daughters panned President Trump after he criticized Rep. Elijah Cummings and called the Democrat’s Baltimore-based district a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” Jenna Bush Hager, who is a co-host on Today with Hoda & Jenna, reacted to a clip of Baltimore-born CNN anchor Victor Blackwell tearing up as he defended his hometown. “I taught in West Baltimore. I adore my kids, their parents, and…

A shooting at a Brooklyn park leaves 12 people injured, police say – CNN

Sunday, July 28, 2019

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Vigil held for LAPD officer fatally shot at Lincoln Heights taco stand while off duty – KABC-TV

Sunday, July 28, 2019

LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Friends, family and co-workers held a vigil for a 24-year-old Los Angeles Police Department officer who was killed while off duty Saturday morning in a Lincoln Heights shooting. “What we mainly want is for all of you guys to remember Juan for the goofball he was, the personality he was, always made someone smile,” said Juan Diaz’s sister, Anahi, at the vigil held in…