Progressive Democratic Congresswomen Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib warn Speaker Pelosi to watch her words; reaction and analysis on ‘The Five.’
White House Offers Pelosi ‘Menu’ Of Spending Cuts As Debt-Ceiling Talks Enter Most Fraught Phase
Though you wouldn’t be able to tell from the price action in US stocks, which roared back into the green after John Williams offered some of the most dovish comments yet re: a July rate cut, only for his comms staff to walk them back hours later, the market is getting anxious about the prospects for a deal to raise the debt ceiling, which the White House has promised would be reached before the end of the summer. That anxiety has so far manifested in the T-bills curve around the October maturities, which is when the Treasury Department’s “extraordinary measures” ...
Biden looks to overturn Trump's undoing of Obama's foreign policy legacy, but Iraq remains a question mark
In a major speech on foreign policy last week, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden detailed how he would restore America’s position as a global leader.
Trump Claims He’s ‘Not Happy’ About ‘Send Her Back’ Rally Chant Based Off His Own Words
Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesPresident Trump on Thursday disavowed the “send her back” chant that erupted at his rally in North Carolina the night before, falsely claiming that he “started speaking very quickly” when it began.Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that he was “not happy with it—I disagree with it,” despite heaping praise on his supporters hours earlier.A reporter asked Trump if he is concerned that the chant puts Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—a U.S. citizen who moved from Somalia as a child—in danger, to which the president said he “wasn’t happy” with the message. He then quickly pivoted ...
As Iran-U.S. Tensions Rise, Hezbollah Readies for War With Israel
Joseph Barrak/GettyBEIRUT—The tranquil winding roads of Lebanon’s mountainous interior are far from the tense waters of the Persian Gulf where President Donald Trump says America came within 10 minutes of war with Iran a few weeks ago. And where, he said on Thursday, the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone. But if fighting ever does begin, these hills and valleys near the border with Israel will quickly be on the front lines. And according to Hezbollah commanders, that moment could be coming soon.When Trump talked of war, he meant a shooting war in the conventional sense. But for Iran and ...
Swedish Prosecutors in A$AP Rocky Want Him in Jail and Want to Indict
A$AP Rocky is going to be indicted … that’s what prosectors just said in a press release — so what makes this bizarre case even more bizarre and abusive, they say they want him to stay in jail because they still need to investigate to…
Stylish Lion King Merch to (Pride) Rock All Summer
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Aramco IPO Bankers Question If Deal Is Worthwhile
When Saudi Arabia announced plans to sell shares in its crown jewel Aramco, international bankers scrambled to get a piece of the action.
Just Some Pictures, Please: Inside Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton’s Different Approaches to Privacy
Though they came a decade apart, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s introductions to what it really means to join the royal family from the outside have striking similarities. In…
You Know You Still Love It: How Gossip Girl Defied Expectations to Define a Generation
Spotted: The internet having a collective meltdown over the news that Gossip Girl is coming back, ready to follow a new group of elite rich kids on the UES. E! News has confirmed HBO Max,…
The Latest: Woods tees off hoping to make the Open cut
The Latest: After opening 78, Tiger Woods tees off hoping to make Open cut
Sabre-Rattling: Israel Warns Its Stealthy F-35I Can Reach Iran and Syria
Israel has long seen Iran as its greatest threat, while Iranian officials regularly threaten to destroy the Jewish state.On Jul. 9, 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I fighter jets can reach “anywhere in the Middle East,” following threats against his country in recent weeks by senior Iranian officials, The Times of Israel reports.“Lately, Iran has been threatening Israel with destruction,” Netanyahu said, standing in front of an F-35 Adir jet during a visit to the Nevatim Air Base, where he had meetings with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi and ...
Hong Kong Protesters Who Stormed Legco Seek Asylum in Taiwan, Apple Daily Says
(Bloomberg) — Dozens of Hong Kong protesters involved in the ransacking of the city’s Legislative Council this month have arrived in Taiwan to seek asylum, the Apple Daily newspaper reported.About 30 protesters have already landed in Taiwan, while as many as 30 others — and possibly more — are planning to try soon, the Hong Kong newspaper said, citing unidentified people who assisted them.The fleeing activists were part of the group that smashed into the legislature on July 1, the paper said. The people who assisted the protesters told the paper they had been in contact with Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs ...
'You had the Nobel Prize?' Trump learns of Yazidi activist Murad
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. Murad, one of thousands of women and girls from the ancient faith abducted by the Islamic State group as they overran swathes of Iraq in 2014, joined a group of survivors of religious persecution who met Trump in the Oval Office on the sidelines of a major meeting at the State Department. After Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, ...
The 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 Will Start at Less Than $60,000
Mark Reuss announced the C8’s base price during the reveal of the new supercar.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong put a flag on the moon. Here's what you can and can't see in the iconic photo
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, USA TODAY spoke with NASA experts to explain the details in the famed flag photo on the moon.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation From the European Medicines Agency for AR-501
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS) announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AR-501, the Company’s inhaled formulation of gallium citrate for treatment of lung infection in…
Bayer welcomes judge’s call for reduced damages in $2 billion glyphosate case
Germany’s Bayer AG welcomed on Friday a call by a U.S. judge to cut a $2 billion damages award to a Californian couple by a jury which found that its glyphosate-based weed killer had caused their cancer.
