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Kurds in northern Syria have taken to the streets to plead with US soldiers pulling out of the war-torn region and leaving hundreds of thousands of people vulnerable to attacks by Turkey – as White House officials say President Donald Trump is considering a Pentagon plan that would keep some 200 troops in the area.   Some 700 American troops retreated from the largest US military base in the region over…

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Rep. Jim HimesJames (Jim) Andres HimesSunday shows — Officials rush to Trump’s defense on Syria, sanctions Intelligence Committee Democrat: ‘No requirement’ for impeachment inquiry vote Sunday Show Preview: Trump’s allies and administration defend decision on Syria MORE (D-Conn.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the House will hold open hearings in its impeachment inquiry into President TrumpDonald John TrumpPelosi arrives in Jordan with bipartisan congressional delegation…

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LONDON – The British government insisted on Sunday the country will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 despite a letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by parliament to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay. The Brexit maelstrom has spun wildly in the past week between the possibility of an orderly exit on Oct. 31 with a deal that Johnson struck on Thursday and a delay…

CLOSE In announcing the Doral pick just days earlier, White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney described the resort as “the best place”. Wochit, Wochit Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that President Donald Trump was “honestly surprised at the level of pushback” on plans to host next year’s G-7 summit at his Doral resort in Miami.  Democrats and some Republicans, as well as government watchdogs, decried the administration’s…

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At the same time, they’re being asked to defend the president’s erratic approach to policymaking, including his abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops and abandon Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. That announcement was roundly condemned by Republicans, including some of his staunchest defenders. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), in a rare public rebuke of Trump, wrote a withering op-ed in The Washington Post on Friday, just days after 129…

CLOSE Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney contradicts Trump’s earlier claims that there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine on investigating Bidens. White House Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday denied ever saying that there had been a “quid pro quo” in the release of military aid to Ukraine, days after sparking an uproar by appearing to acknowledge exactly that during a news briefing.  Citing concerns about…

One of those options, which is said to be Mr. Trump’s choice, would keep a contingent of about 200 Special Operations forces at a few bases in eastern Syria, some near the Iraqi border, where they have been working alongside Syrian Kurdish partners. Military officials also are expected to brief Mr. Trump this week on that plan and of the other counterterrorism options — including keeping some troops in Syria…

Video Trump cancels plans to host G7 Summit at his Florida resort Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee weighs in on the media’s reaction to President Trump’s proposal to host the G7 Summit at his Florida resort. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said President Trump “made the right move” when he announced that his administration will no longer consider hosting the 2020 G-7 summit at his personal resort in Doral, Fla….

Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Sunday that his words were taken out of context when he acknowledged on Thursday that military aid to Ukraine was being tied to President Trump seeking a political favor. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Sunday that his words were taken out of context when he acknowledged on…

A controlled demolition was initially set to take place Friday, but officials decided to hold off after crews inspecting the structures realized that bringing them down would be more hazardous than they originally believed. After tweaking their plans, crews could begin the operation as early as noon Sunday, officials said.

A panel on MSNBC Live mocked Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard for not explicitly denying Hillary Clinton’s accusation that she is a Russian asset. Clinton, 71, said that the Hawaii congresswoman is being groomed by Moscow to run as a third-party spoiler candidate in 2020 to help President Trump win reelection. Gabbard has since hit back at the 2016 presidential candidate. “One thing that was interesting about Tulsi Gabbard’s response,…

Johnson grudgingly asked for an extension to the deadline late on Saturday night, but EU leaders don’t necessarily have to accept it. Some have ruled out giving Britain more time, piling pressure on U.K. lawmakers to accept the current deal. But it’s unlikely they would want a no-deal scenario and the potential economic hit it could mean for both sides of the English Channel. Brussels could offer a technical extension…

President Donald Trump has retreated from a plan to host next year’s G7 summit at his Miami resort amid criticism that it was a brazen attempt to use his position to benefit his private businesses. Critics — including Democrats and Republicans — widely panned the choice, announced Thursday, as one of the starkest examples of self-dealing in a presidency that has taken the practice to unprecedented levels. Saturday, Trump said…

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Johnson grudgingly asked for an extension to the deadline late on Saturday night, but EU leaders don’t necessarily have to accept it. Some have ruled out giving Britain more time, piling pressure on U.K. lawmakers to accept the current deal. But it’s unlikely they would want a no-deal scenario and the potential economic hit it could mean for both sides of the English Channel. Brussels could offer a technical extension…

Sunday’s protest, initially planned to show opposition to a recently enacted law  banning the use of face masks at public gatherings, continued for hours from a starting point in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood. April, 27, and her boyfriend, William, 29, stood near a park where protesters first gathered. The two said they had held off getting married or having kids out of concern over the direction of Hong Kong…

The union, which has been fighting to gain more influence over the direction of the school system, has rejected the Board of Education’s offer of 16% base-pay raises over five years. The union instead wants 15% over three years. But even as state law mostly restricts teachers to striking over pay and compensation issues, union leaders have pushed back on those restrictions, highlighting demands related to staffing, class sizes and…