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- The Guardian
'Portland is being watched very closely': Trump stokes tension over far right rally
* President links leftwing ‘antifa’ groups to terror * Portland mayor: ‘Frankly, it’s not helpful’Rightwing groups rally in Portland, Oregon. Photograph: Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesAs Portland prepared for what was likely to be one of the biggest political demonstrations of the summer, which authorities
- The Independent
Trump nominates judge who argued countries are stronger if everyone is same ethnic group
A White House lawyer chosen by Donald Trump to serve on the federal appeals court previously argued countries were weakened by ethnic diversity.Steven Menashi, the president’s nomination for the Court of Appeals Second Circuit, wrote in an academic journal that “ethnic ties provide the groundwork for
- The Independent
White supremacy-fuelled killings to be classed as domestic terrorism under new law proposed in New York
Amid a national debate about racism, extremism and mass shootings, governor Andrew Cuomo proposed to make New York the first state to classify “hate-fuelled” killings as domestic terrorism on Thursday.Democrat Mr Cuomo unveiled the proposal almost two weeks after the back-to-back massacres in El Paso
- South China Morning Post
Trump administration to go ahead with US$8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, angering China
The Trump administration is pushing ahead with a US$8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan, a move expected to add further tension to already strained relations between Beijing and Washington, according to two influential senators.Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida praised the administration
- Charlotte Observer
After Trump’s Greenville rally, this election in Eastern NC will be a test for GOP
President Trump had a dominant victory in Eastern North Carolina. Can a GOP House candidate replicate that win?
HuffPostScaramucci Predicts Exact Month Trump Will Abandon 2020 Race
The former White House communications director also turned to "Game of Thrones" to explain why Trump should be primaried.
HuffPostNew York Daily News Reworks Iconic Headline To Mock Trump's Greenland Idea
Trump's hometown tabloid poked fun at his reported interest in buying the world's biggest island.
- The Guardian
Less boom, more bust? Economic fears threaten Trump's 2020 message
Stock market dips and tariff uncertainty have the president anxious about the possibility of a recession on his watchTrump at a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday. Democrats have insisted the economic expansion during his presidency has disproportionately benefitted the wealthiest Americans. Photograph
- The National Interest
Welcome to the Battle of Yijiangshan Island (America Threatened to Nuke China)
At 8:00 a.m. on December 18, fifty-four Il-10 attack planes and Tu-2 twin-engine bombers, escorted by eighteen La-11 fighters, struck the headquarters and artillery positions of the KMT garrison. These were just the first wave of a six-hour aerial bombardment that involved 184 aircraft, unleashing over
AFPTrump says Apple will spend 'vast sums' in US
Donald Trump said Friday that tech giant Apple would be spending "vast sums" of money in the US in a tweet ahead of a dinner meeting with its CEO Tim Cook. The men have had several informal meetings before, including at Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump is reportedly on a working holiday
HuffPostShell Workers Had To Attend Trump Speech To Be Paid, Were Ordered Not To Protest: Report
They were instructed: "No yelling, shouting, protesting or anything viewed as resistance," according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- The National Interest
How the "Christian Left" Found Their Voices Over the Treatment of Immigrants
Holding pictures of migrant children who have died in U.S. custody and forming a cross with their bodies on the floor of the Russell Senate Office Building, 70 Catholics were arrested in July for obstructing a public place, which is considered a misdemeanor.The protesters hoped that images of 90-year-old
HuffPostTrump May Have Confused Framed Gettysburg Address For A Michigan Man Of The Year Award
Former GOP congressman says there was no man-of-the-year award at a state event six years ago, even though the president keeps boasting that there was.
- USA TODAY
Trump tweets about dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook
President Trump announced he was having dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook Friday and mentioned Apple "will be spending vast sums of money in the U.S. "
- USA TODAY
Beto O'Rourke: 'I will not in any scenario run for the United States Senate'
Polling and pundits have repeatedly raised the question whether former Rep. Beto O'Rourke should drop out of the 2020 presidential race to run for Senate in Texas instead. Twice this week, O'Rourke said he will stay in the White House race.
- USA TODAY
Elizabeth Warren releases plan aimed at uplifting Native Americans as Trump says he'll revive nickname
The plan comes ahead of next week's Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, hosted by Four Directions, an organization that fights for Native voting rights.
- USA TODAY
'A complete setup': Trump criticizes Tlaib for declining Israel's approval to see elderly grandmother
Citing "racist treatment" and "oppressive conditions," Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who is of Palestinian descent said she will not be going to the West Bank to visit her grandmother even though Israel relented and granted her travel request on humanitarian grounds.
HuffPostTrump Drags Rashida Tlaib’s Grandma Into His Latest Twitter Attack
He said the only winner in the congresswoman's battle with the Israeli government is her grandmother who "doesn’t have to see her now!"
HuffPostTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Transgender Workers
The Supreme Court is considering three cases that look at whether LGBTQ employees are protected under federal civil rights law.
- The Daily Beast
Beto O’Rourke to Travel to Oklahoma City Bombing Site
Sandy Huffaker/GettyAfter recasting his presidential candidacy in urgent terms during a speech in El Paso on Thursday, Beto O’Rourke, the former congressman from the Texas border city, will visit two sites in Oklahoma on Monday to call attention to domestic terrorism. He is expected to visit the memorial
- Reuters
Trump says he is having dinner Friday with Apple CEO Cook
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was having dinner on Friday with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of Apple Inc, a company the president has criticized for not manufacturing more of its products in the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a question about the agenda for the
- Reuters
Ex-Trump campaign chief Lewandowski says 'happy' to testify before Congress
President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said on Friday that he was "happy" to testify before the Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee as part of a congressional investigation of the Trump presidency. The panel, which is considering whether to recommend
HuffPostSeveral States Sue Trump Administration Over Green Card Rule That Targets Poor Immigrants
California, along with a coalition of other states, says the new "public charge" rule creates unnecessary barriers for immigrants to obtain legal status.
- Associated Press
California leads latest lawsuit over Trump immigration rule
California and three other states on Friday filed the latest court challenge to new Trump administration rules blocking green cards for many immigrants who use public assistance including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. Nearly half of Americans would be considered a burden if the same standards
"Walmart will just keep finding itself hauled into debate on the topic. So long as it sells guns, it will have this problem."
"Walmart stores are at the heart of red state America."
"Walmart can use its clout to solve a crisis whose costs are measured in lives, not just in profits and losses."
"Guns and ammo were important to Walmart in the 20th century, but it's declining while other segments like toys and pets are growing."
"Stop selling guns. If you're really that committed to gun violence, taking down a video game ad inside your store is absurd."
