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Donald Trump Delays Meeting with Rod Rosenstein
He said he doesn't believe it. On US-Canada relations and the current state of his diplomatic relationship with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Trump claimed he rejected a request to meet Trudeau because of what Trump said was the prime minister's unwillingness to budge in negotiations over revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA . [Full Article...]
Trump Called a Reporter 'Mr. Kurd,' to His Delight
Trump, who has himself has faced numerous credible allegations of sexual misconduct, figures that if Kavanaugh can be accused of assault, so can other potential candidates. "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK", he said. Trump, however, did not spare Democrats - or lawyer Michael Avenatti, for that matter. He said he can't disclose what evidence he has, but that it will come out. [Full Article...]
Trump accuses China of 'interfering' in U.S. midterms
In July at a summit in Helsinki, Trump accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's denials and the United States president describes investigations into the interference as a political witch hunt. China later denied Trump's accusation. Earlier this week, however, Coats delivered prepared remarks at The Citadel in SC in which he accused China of engaging in cyber and other influence activitie... [Full Article...]
Kavanaugh Hearing: Woman Representing Republicans Has Lengthy History of Prosecuting Sex Crimes
According to Grassley, Mitchell spent 12 years running the bureau responsible for prosecuting sex-related felonies and supervised a satellite bureau responsible for the prosecution of felonies including child molestation, sexual assault, and elder abuse. [Full Article...]
Body Believed to Be Missing Autistic Boy Maddox Ritch Found, FBI Says
A statement from Gastonia police said the body was found around 1 p.m. Thursday at a location approximately 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the park where he was last seen. "If you don't see the information coming from an official source such as Gastonia Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I really think it's irresponsible for you to continue to push that message out", he said. [Full Article...]
Korea summit likely ‘soon’, says Trump
He wrote on Twitter that his meeting with Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in NY was to discuss the summit and "next steps toward denuclearization of #NorthKorea". "But the North Koreans have a very different definition of what that means from the United States definition". "He wants to make a deal, I want make a deal". [Full Article...]
Donald Trump turns to Twitter diplomacy as he heads for United Nations gathering
Trump tweeted later that he had also invited Abe to dine at Trump Tower again on Monday. "We have done much to help Japan, would like to see more of a reciprocal relationship", Trump said. On trade, however, uncertainty remains over whether Abe can leverage his personal rapport with Trump as the USA president seeks a bilateral deal to correct what he sees as imbalanced trade. [Full Article...]
United States rips global effort to evade Iran sanctions
While US sanctions on Iranian oil come into effect November 4th, European Union leaders are still trying to make the deal work. "Mindful of the urgency and the need for tangible results, the participants welcomed practical proposals to maintain and develop payment channels notably the initiative to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to facilitate payments related to Iran's exports, incl... [Full Article...]