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Ekrem İmamoğlu: Turkey’s unexpected new hope in fight for democracy | World news
Ekrem İmamoğlu was not a well-known figure in Turkish politics before March’s fateful local elections. But by standing his ground in the fierce battle to become mayor of Istanbul, even after Turkey’s electoral board cancelled his victory, he has become President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most high profile challenger in years and the unexpected new hope …
I never threatened to demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump, left, and Jerome Powell, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, walk to a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said …
John Bolton to Iran: Do not mistake US prudence for weakness
Bolton also warned of the possibility of a strike against Iran in the future during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. “Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake US prudence and discretion for weakness. No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East,” Bolton, who has …
US retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike
USCC attacked the spy group, which has ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after Iran attacked ships in the region, the officials said. The US official added the online strike targeted an Iranian spy group’s computer software that was used to track the tankers that were targeted in the Gulf of Oman on June …
Trump says he doesn’t want war with Iran, but there will be ‘obliteration’ if it comes
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event about expanding health coverage options for small businesses and workers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t want war with Iran, but if it comes …
Jim Clyburn’s Fish Fry: 21 Democratic candidates attend event
It was the first time most of the sprawling Democratic field has appeared together on one stage. Clyburn’s grand gathering was short on private moments — or quiet spaces — as the candidates bounced up against each other as the program stretched late into the Columbia night. By the time host kicked off the speeches, …
Manafort told Sean Hannity in texts he would never give up Trump or Kushner
A court unsealed more than 50 pages of texts that show Manafort was scared and defiant and did not think special counsel Robert Mueller would cut a cooperation deal with him because Manafort wouldn’t give up Trump or his family. “They would want me to give up DT or family, esp JK. I would never …
ICE set to begin immigration raids in 10 cities on Sunday
ICE has said it was considering options to arrest and deport families who have gone through their legal proceedings but has refrained from publicly providing the scope and timeframe of the operation, which officials say could lead to a situation where a family is separated and could cause a backlash against the department. To that …
President Donald Trump weighs war or peace amid Iran crisis
The President is caught between Republicans demanding a hawkish response, Democrats warning he could “bumble” into war and Iranian policy hardliners on his own national security staff who welcome the confrontation. There is no obvious outcome that gives him the clear political win that is a frequent motivating force behind his foreign policy ventures. Asked …
Hope Hicks says she spoke with Trump between five and 10 times since leaving White House
The House Judiciary Committee made public the 273-page transcript of Hicks’ closed door interview on Wednesday, a document that revealed behind the scenes details of Trump’s presidential campaign as well as her relationship to the now-commander-in-chief. But lawyers for the White House repeatedly objected to questions throughout the interview. According to Democrats on the committee, …
