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Johnson faced a Saturday deadline by law to request an extension to the current Brexit departure date of Oct. 31 had no deal been reached. However, Juncker has implied that EU leaders won’t allow an extension, even if Johnson asks. This sets up a complicated and difficult day for the U.K. Parliament on Saturday. There are doubts a deal will be approved in Westminster, with opposition parties already criticizing it….

“You may not like the fact that Giuliani was involved, that’s great, that’s fine,” Mulvaney said, referencing Sondland’s remarks. “It’s not illegal, it’s not impeachable, … the president gets to set foreign policy and he gets to choose who to do so, as long as it doesn’t violate any law.”

President Trump, speaking this afternoon from the tarmac at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Forth Worth, called the US-announced ceasefire in Turkey an “incredible outcome” that saved lives. However, Turkish foreign minister said this is “not a ceasefire” but said they will “pause the operation” in Syria. About the terms of the ceasefire: As part of that agreement, the US convinced the Syrian Kurds/SDF to dismantle their defensive fortifications…

Neil Chilson, a senior research fellow at Stand Together, an organization within the Koch Network, said Facebook’s free speech position was “a very reasonable policy choice.” When Mr. Trump speaks, reporters then fact-check what he says, showing “that the cure to a politician’s misstatement is more speech, not to shut it down,” Mr. Chilson said. Mr. Zuckerberg decided in recent days to publicly speak at Georgetown University as the debate…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry told President Donald Trump on Thursday that he intends to leave his post, two administration sources told a White House pool reporter. The timing of his departure, first reported by Bloomberg, was not immediately clear. A senior administration official said that his resignation would become effective “very soon.” Multiple representatives of the Department of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Perry, formerly…

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When looting began, hours after the funeral, Mr. Cummings rushed, bullhorn in hand, to a troubled West Baltimore neighborhood, where he worked to restore order and to assure residents that authorities were taking the case seriously. (Six officers would be charged in Gray’s death, although prosecutors failed to secure a conviction against any of them.)

Image copyright EPA Image caption The UK and EU negotiators joined PM Boris Johnson (2nd L) and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker (2nd R) to pose for photographers UK and EU leaders stood on a stage in Brussels on Thursday and declared that a Brexit deal had, finally, been done. Negotiations had gone on past the supposed deadline, and top officials had thought it was far too late, but in…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi questioned President Trump’s mental health after he had an alleged “meltdown” with Democratic congressional leaders. Trump met with Democratic leadership at the White House on Wednesday, who walked out of the meeting early and spoke to reporters outside. “Right now we have to pray for [Trump’s] health because this was a very serious meltdown,” Pelosi said. Trump called Pelosi a “third-grade politician,” the speaker said. “The…

A briefing with congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday ended with insults, a walkout — and a meme. It was the first face-to-face meeting between President Trump and top Democrats since the impeachment inquiry began, and things got heated between the president and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The House had just passed a bipartisan resolution condemning Mr. Trump’s abrupt decision to pull troops from Syria, and lawmakers were supposed to…

When looting began, hours after the funeral, Mr. Cummings rushed, bullhorn in hand, to a troubled West Baltimore neighborhood, where he worked to restore order and to assure residents that authorities were taking the case seriously. (Six officers would be charged in Gray’s death, although prosecutors failed to secure a conviction against any of them.)

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Negotiators from the U.K. and EU reached a draft Brexit deal in 11th-hour talks Thursday, although there are serious doubts that the agreement will be approved by U.K. lawmakers back in Westminster. Sterling rose on news after the U.K. made concessions over the Irish border, an issue that had proven to be the biggest obstacle to a deal. The pound was 0.8% higher against the dollar, at $1.2929, reaching a…

[Fifty years ago, the Young Lords evolved from a street gang to a political force.] “This place is filthy, man. It stinks. There’s garbage all over,” was the complaint Hiram Maristany, a founding member of the group, recalled. So, a small contingent of Young Lords — Puerto Rican youth in Spanish Harlem — went to the local Department of Sanitation office to ask for better service. “They threw us out!”…

David Correia leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan after his appearance on Wednesday. Kevin Hagen/AP hide caption toggle caption Kevin Hagen/AP David Correia leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan after his appearance on Wednesday. Kevin Hagen/AP A fourth defendant who allegedly conspired with associates of President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to illegally funnel foreign money into Republican campaigns, has turned himself…

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President Donald Trump wrote Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an extraordinary letter warning him not to be “a tough guy” or “a fool” as his forces launched their attack on northern Syria, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. “Dear Mr. President,” the Oct. 9 letter began, “Let’s work out a good deal! You don’t want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don’t want to…

Parnas and Fruman, who had been helping Giuliani investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, were arrested a week ago at Dulles International Airport, outside of Washington, where they had one-way tickets on a flight out of the country, officials said.

And yet the president has been unable to prevent it. Just since Mr. Trump declared war on the impeachment effort, three current and former senior State Department officials and a former top White House aide have testified for nearly 36 total hours, delivering to lawmakers a consistent narrative of how they were effectively pushed aside by allies of the president operating outside America’s usual foreign policy channels. “It’s partly because…

Teacher in Chicago have announced that they will go on strike. John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images Teacher in Chicago have announced that they will go on strike. John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images For the second time in seven years, Chicago Public Schools teachers will be on strike starting Thursday, walking out of class, they say, in the name of better schools….