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Tension
In Manfort Trial Courtroom As Jury Deliberates
After deliberating for more than eight hours Monday, and having considered
the fate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for approximately
22 hours in total, the jurors entered the ninth-floor courtroom in Alexandria
at 6:12 p.m. ET. Fox
VOA VIEW: The Government is a powerful
liar.
McGahn
Does Not Believe He Implicated Trump In Special Counsel Interviews
White House counsel Donald McGahn does not believe that he implicated
President Donald Trump in any wrongdoing in extensive interviews he has
given the special counsel, McGahn's attorney told Trump's legal team in
recent days. Chicago Tribune
VOA VIEW: Good!
Giuliani
Walks Back 'Truth Isn't Truth' Comment
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani tried to walk back his
statement over the weekend that "truth isn't truth," writing on Twitter
that it wasn't meant to be taken as a "pontification on moral theology."
Giuliani made waves on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, responding to
a New York Times report that the president's outside legal team was not
aware of the extent to which White House counsel Don McGahn cooperated
in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation during the 30
hours of interviews he sat for. Politico
VOA VIEW: The truth is ...
Pope
Expresses 'Shame' Over Penn Report On Abuse
Pope Francis in a letter to Catholics world-wide expressed shame and
repentance over the sexual abuse of children by priests, following months
in which the escalating scandal in several countries has raised pressure
on the Vatican. WSJ
US
Moves On New Tariffs On China
The Trump administration is moving closer this week to levying tariffs
on nearly half of Chinese imports despite broad opposition from U.S. business
and the start of a fresh round of talks between the U.S. and China to settle
the trade dispute. WSJ
VOA VIEW: China should release tariffs
on the US, if they seek reciprocity.
Trump
Speechwriter Fired After Link To White Nationalists Made Public
One of President Donald Trump's speechwriters and policy aides was
quietly booted from the White House on Friday after reportedly refusing
to resign once his association with prominent white nationalists was
made public. Salon
VOA VIEW: It clearly shows that Trump
does not support white nationalists.
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Sex,
Lies And DUIs: GOP Dumps Oppo On Dem House Hopefuls
Dramatized police dispatch calls of a DUI arrest. Allegations of sexual
harassment. Court filings reviewing failed business investments. Those
are attacks leveled against Democratic congressional candidates in a new
Republican ad campaign in recent days part of a growing effort to personalize
the midterm elections and disqualify individual Democratic hopefuls early
in a bid to save the Republican House majority. Politico
VOA VIEW: Guilty is guilty.
The
Nuns On The Bus, Going To Mar-A-Lago To Protest Republican Tax Law
The Nuns on the Bus are headed to President Donald Trumps backyard.
For the sixth time since 2012, a Catholic social justice group is sending
a group of religious sisters across the country on a bus tour ? this time
to protest against the GOP tax law ahead of the midterm elections. The
27-day, 54-event tour is set to hit 21 states, including a slew of competitive
congressional districts. The tour will end with a Fiesta for the Common
Good outside of the Trump-owned Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Huff
Post
Hillary
Steps Back Into The Fray To Fundraise For Dems This Fall
Hillary Clinton is stepping back into the limelight before the November
midterm elections, helping to raise money for the Democratic National Committee
in a series of fundraisers, NBC News has learned. The 2016 Democratic presidential
nominee will headline three events in San Francisco, Chicago and New
York for the DNC this fall to boost the partys chances of seizing control
of the U.S. House and Senate. NBC
VOA VIEW: A liberal showcase.
Kavanaugh
Pressed For Graphic Questioning Of Bill Clinton
In 1998, Brett Kavanaugh, now a Supreme Court nominee, advised Independent
Counsel Kenneth Starr to be tough in seeking graphic information from President
Bill Clinton about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. "The President
has disgraced his Office, the legal system, and the American people by
having sex with a 22-year-old intern and turning her life into a shambles
callous and disgusting behavior that has somehow gotten lost in the shuffle,"
he wrote in a memo to Starr and the other lawyers involved. CBS
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Trump
Attacks Dems 'Radical Policies' On Immigration
During an event honoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the White House Monday,
President Trump attacked Democrats' "radical policies" on immigration,
blaming all immigration-related crime on the party's collective "lack of
knowledge, lack of understanding, or just plain stupidity." CBS
VOA VIEW: The truth hurts.
Trump
Ready To Ease Rules On Coal Fired Power Plants
The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President
Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that
restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. A plan
to be announced in coming days would give states broad authority to determine
how to restrict carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that
contribute to global warming. ABC
ACLU
Moves To Oppose California Bail Overhaul Bill It Once Supported
Another major supporter behind a sweeping bill to end money bail in
California has moved to oppose the effort after amendments unveiled last
week granted greater power to judges to decide who should remain incarcerated
while awaiting trial. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Total madness.
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Fox
News Guest: AOC 'Harboring Illegal Immigrants'
A Fox News guest speculated Monday that Democratic congressional candidate
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have barred the media from a recent event
because she was harboring undocumented immigrants. Ocasio-Cortez has
come under fierce criticism after barring the press from two town hall
events in New York that were open to the public. Newsweek
VOA VIEW: Cortez is an idiot and so is
anyone who votes for her.
Trump
Urges Senate To Pass Bill Cracking Down On Fentanyl Shipments
President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Republican-led Senate to
pass legislation intended to crack down on shipments of illicit fentanyl
through the international postal system, writing on Twitter: "No more delay!"
Chicago
Tribune
First
Lady Says Kids Understand Pitfalls Of Social Media Better Than Adults
Melania Trump spoke out about the harmful aspects of social media
on Monday all while her husband furiously tweeted from his own platform
a barrage of insults at numerous political operatives. Yahoo
VOA VIEW: Social media is dangerous.
Trump
Elevates Brennan In Proxy Fight Over Mueller Probe
With tweets and taunts, President Donald Trump is attempting to turn
one of his most outspoken critics into the public face of the Russia probe
that he has long worked to discredit. In John Brennan, the blunt former
CIA director, Trump believes he has found an unsympathetic foil one with
whom he can spar publicly as he seeks to bolster his public-relations campaign
against special counsel Robert Mueller and a team of federal investigators.
US
News
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Pressure
Builds On Schumer Before Kavanaugh Meeting
The goal: figuring out how to derail President Donald Trump's Supreme
Court pick, conservative appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh. Up to now, participants
say the strategy sessions have been cordial. Yet with Senate Judiciary
Committee hearings just two weeks off, cracks in the alliance are showing.
SF
Gate
In
4 Swing States, Republican Governors Sound Unenthused About Their Party
Nominees
Four term-limited Republican governors in swing states have kept a
surprising distance between themselves and the nominees picked by their
party to replace them, an unusual dissonance that could have long-lasting
effects on their states. SF Gate
VOA VIEW: Foolish!
Ex
New Mexico Senator Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego pleaded guilty Monday to embezzlement
and perjury charges for misspending and falsely reporting campaign account
activity, lengthening his ongoing stay in prison. Attorney General Hector
Balderas announced Monday that Griego was sentenced to an additional year
based on two felony counts of perjury and two felony counts of embezzlement.
US
News
Paul
Seeks To Cut Off Planned Parenthood Funds
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants to tie a fight over funding for Planned
Parenthood to a massive government spending bill currently being debated
by the Senate. Paul has filed an amendment that would prevent federal funding
from going to the organization and others that perform abortions. Hill
Kavanaugh
Faces Key Test With Susan Collins
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces a crucial test Tuesday
when he sits down for a meeting with Republican Senator Susan Collins,
who plans to ask him about abortion and other topics. Collins said she
intended to talk to Kavanaugh about his praise for the then-Justice William
Rehnquists dissent in Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 abortion-rights case.
Bloomberg
VOA VIEW: A candidate should not make
any decisions that might go before the court.
NY
Times Reporter Shares Voicemail From Man Threatening Him With AK-47
New York Times reporter Kenneth P. Vogel on Monday shared a voicemail
of a man threatening him and calling him an "enemy of the people." The
voicemail, which Vogel posted on Twitter, began by sarcastically praising
Vogel as a genius, then changed tones. Hill
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The
GOPs Pollyanna Problem
As Cook Political Reports Dave Wasserman recently pointed out, more
than one out of every six Republican-controlled House districts doesnt
have an incumbent running this year. Having 43 incumbents not running is
not just high, its historic a record for at least the past century.
Fox
VOA VIEW: Dems will look real bad when
they lose in November.
Trump
Mocks 'Phony Blue Wave', Says Immigration Will Carry GOP To Midterms Wins
President Donald Trump argued Republicans will
win in the midterms because Democrats "don't mind crime" during an event
on border control and immigration enforcement in the East Room of the White
House Monday. NBC
Trump
Says He Would Welcome Lawsuit From Brennan
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would welcome a lawsuit
that former CIA director John Brennan threatened in response to the withdrawal
of his security clearance, amid a rare groundswell of opposition to the
president from hundreds of ex-national security officials who normally
steer clear of political disputes. SF Gate
VOA VIEW: Brennan would look more dumb
and a bigger loud mouth.
An
Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Would Be A Boon For Galvin Or Zakim
It would be the golden goose of endorsements in a Mass. Democratic
primary, in the thick of a heated campaign: A signature of approval from
US Senator Elizabeth Warren. After all, she supports same-day voter registration
just like Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim does. She also praised Secretary
of State William Galvins prosecution of a financial institution for misleading
clients. Were in this fight together, reads a quote from Warren that
Galvin highlighted on a campaign flyer. Boston Globe
Ex-Trump
Lawyer Warned For Second Time Over Excessive Campaign Contributions
President Trump's former personal lawyer in the
Russia probe has been warned by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) after
he exceeded donation limits to the president's campaign for a second time,
The Washington Post reported Monday. Hill
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Republican
House Candidate Who Says She Was Abducted By Aliens Wins Big Endorsement
When I was seven, I was positive that Bigfoot not only existed but
that he also lived in the very woods behind my childhood home (and that
I would be the one to befriend him). So who am I to judge Republican House
candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera, who believes she was abducted by
aliens at that very same age? Yahoo
Trump
Floats Possibility Of Taking Over Mueller Probe
President Trump asserted on Monday that he would be "totally allowed"
to take over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe if he wanted to, in
another thinly veiled broadside against an investigation he has repeatedly
derided as a partisan "witch hunt." Fox
VOA VIEW: What probe - a joke.
Environmental
Malpractice Washes Onto The Beach
It's true that red tide -- an evil-smelling algae bloom now fouling
the precious beaches along Florida's southwestern coast -- is an oft-repeated
natural phenomenon. Thousands of dead tarpons, manatees, sea turtles and
other large creatures' floating offshore and onto beaches, though a jarring
sight, has happened before. RCP
Trump
Decries 'Coalition Of Open Borders Extremists'
U.S. President Donald Trump is referring to opposition lawmakers, as
well as local and state officials who oppose his immigration control agenda,
as "a coalition of open borders extremists." Trump at the White House on
Monday afternoon accused opponents of waging "an unprecedented assault
on American law enforcement our greatest people," saying they are threatening
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Customs and Border Patrol
(CBP). VOA
VOA VIEW: A good fight.
Trial
Begins Over Renewable Energy Proposal In Arizona
Hundreds of witnesses came to court Monday in downtown Phoenix for
a trial over whether a proposal requiring the use of more renewable energy
in Arizona should be barred from appearing on the November ballot. AZ
Central
Trump
Calls Mueller's Russia Probe A 'National Disgrace'
Trump described Mueller as "disgraced and discredited" and said "his
whole group of Angry Democrat Thugs" had interviewed White House counsel
Donald McGahn for 30 hours "only with my approval, for purposes of transparency."
News outlets reported that Trump and his lawyers do not know the full scope
of what McGahn told Mueller's team of investigators. VOA
VOA VIEW: No question a disgrace.
South,
North Korea Families Reunite Decades After War
South and North Korean families who were separated during the Korean
War have reunited after more than six decades. The reunions began on Monday
at North Korea's scenic Mount Kumgang resort between 89 South Koreans and
their family members from the North, according to South Korea's unification.
UPI
Corruption
Currents: Pakistan Seeks Flexible Deadline For Anti Money Laundering Legal
Changes
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the
11th time as they pursue corruption allegations. Mr. Netanyahu has denied
wrongdoing. (AP, TOI, TOI, Reuters) Separately, an Israeli firm disclosed
that investigators in Guatemala visited its local subsidiary regarding
allegations the firm paid bribes to win infrastructure contracts. WSJ
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