Monday 24 July 2017

Politics: Trump’s new team offers muddled messages on sanctions, pardons

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Trump's new team offers muddled messages on sanctions, pardons
A new communications team debuts with conflicting assessments of Trump's support for sanctions bill.
Kushner to detail four meetings with Russian officials in congressional testimony
The president's son-in-law will deny any improper contacts or collusion during his appearance.
 
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Democrats plan to announce their 2018 campaign agenda from a ruby-red corner of Northern Virginia
Top party leaders will flock to tiny Berryville to introduce "A Better Deal."
 
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Five face sentencing Monday for Supreme Court disruption
"Give them stiff, stiff sentences," Justice Antonin Scalia had said on open mic; U.S. prosecutors seek 10 days in jail.
 
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White House video misleads on CBO health-care estimates
Attack on nonpartisan agency relies on fuzzy math.
 
Republicans are in full control of government — but losing control of their party
A messy war among GOP factions has escalated in recent weeks to crisis levels as Trump's priorities stall.
 
Attorney general should testify before Senate Judiciary Committee again, Franken says
The Democratic senator wants Sessions to shed light on reports that he discussed campaign-related matters with Russia's ambassador last year.
 
 
White House offers muddled message on Russia sanctions legislation
Sanders and Scaramucci contradicted each other on whether the president supports the bill.
 
Congress breaks impasse on bill to slap sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea
The bill is moving over the objections of the Trump administration, which hopes to preserve presidential powers to relieve sanctions without congressional approval.
 
Trump had 'The Art of the Deal.' Now Democrats say their economic agenda is 'A Better Deal.'
Democratic leaders are expected to announce a new economic agenda Monday that is designed to revive a party desperate to win back at least some control next year.
 
For John McCain, character comes through
The senator has responded to his diagnosis of brain cancer with typical grit and humor.
 
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In first debate, Gillespie and Northam tangle over Trump and other issues
The Virginia gubernatorial hopefuls have vastly different views, but they managed to keep a respectful tone during the event.
 
Analysis
What President Trump could learn from last holdout on Clinton's 1993 agenda
As Trump struggles mightily to find the 50th vote for health-care legislation, a former senator's experience provides guidance.
 
McCain’s primary rival urges him to step aside after diagnosis — and suggests she could replace him
Kelli Ward, who lost to McCain in last year's Republican primary, said the senator "owes it to the people of Arizona to step aside."
 
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