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Trump, Putin discuss Russian wildfires: White House

US President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about wildfires in Siberia and trade, the White House said. Earlier, the Russian state-run news agency Ria reported that Washington initiated the call to the Kremlin, …

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Cory Booker Says Joe Biden Created ‘All the Problems That He Is Talking About’

The Democratic rivals sparred on their respective criminal justice records in one of the tensest moments of the night.

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America could be on the verge of war – watching the Democratic debates you’d never know it

America could be on the verge of war - watching the Democratic debates you'd never know itFor the second night in a row, the Democratic debate included only a few minutes of discussion on foreign policy. And even those few minutes did not involve much debate. It consisted of a few general questions that demanded short answers. Jon Wolfstahl, a former National Security Council official in the Obama administration, tweeted: “War could break out at any time with Iran, Russia or North Korea. Nuclear arms race happening, UK collapsing, China trade war. Watching CNN debate you would never know it.”Even when Democratic candidate and New York mayor Bill de Blasio asked, in a very loud voice, why they don’t talk about a potential war with Iran, CNN moderators cut him off and explained that they had to move on to the next subject. Matt Duss, foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, who took part in the first Democratic debate in Detroit the night before, tweeted: “Well the 2 1/2 minutes on the US’s upcoming catastrophic war is done let’s move on.”It was not only foreign policy wonks in Washington who were surprised and disappointed at the short amount of time allocated to foreign policy. Asal Rad, a California-based researcher for the National Iranian American Council, tweeted: “After four debate nights with over 20 candidates we have barely had a discussion on a policy that may have consequences for a generation to come. But please, more about Mueller.”It is not clear why CNN decided to allocate such little time to foreign policy at a time when the US is dealing with a few serious international issues, mainly the potential of a military conflict with Iran. But after two nights in a row, viewers have started raising the question more vocally. Maria Afsharian, a former television journalist, told me: “When I worked at NBC, I was told that most Americans don’t have the time to understand, or can’t relate to foreign policy.”Foreign policy is important to people like us, but not to the majority of Americans – they are worried about feeding and supporting themselves and their families.”Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the only war veteran on the debate stage, who served in Iraq, was the only Democratic candidate to address foreign policy at any length. She said that the American people were lied to about that war, and she committed to bring back American soldiers.”The leadership I will bring to do the right thing to bring our troops home within the first year in office. Because they shouldn’t have been there this long.”

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White Supremacist Leader Captured After Escape From Arkansas Jail

Wesley Gullett, who is listed in court documents as the president of the New Aryan Empire, was taken into custody without incident on Thursday, the Dover Marshal’s Office said.

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WRAPUP 1-U.S. officials play down N.Korea missile tests, hold out for new talks

North Korea’s latest missile launches did not violate a pledge its leader Kim Jong Un made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, but efforts to resume denuclearisation talks remained in doubt. Kim oversaw the first t…

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Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead

Several media organizations quote anonymous U.S. officials as saying they believe the purported heir to the leader of al-Qaida died but they don’t offer details about how or when.

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Gillibrand Criticized Biden Over a Child Care Vote. Here’s the Story Behind It.

The measure, a 1981 expansion of a child care tax credit, offered families a tax credit for the cost of child care. Here’s why Mr. Biden opposed it.

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F.B.I. Agents Raid South Bend Housing Authority Offices

The Indiana city’s mayor, the presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, distanced himself from the housing agency in a statement.

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Kelly Craft Is Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to United Nations

Senators voted largely along party lines to confirm President Trump’s nominee, who became the American ambassador to Canada in 2017.

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Debate Fact Check: What Are They Talking About, and What Is True?

Our reporters are following all of the exchanges. They will be fact-checking the candidates and providing context and explanation for the policy debates.

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Tulsi Gabbard Says Kamala Harris Should Apologize for Record as Prosecutor

Speaking on the second night of the Democratic debates in Detroit, Ms. Gabbard highlighted Ms. Harris’s record as a prosector in San Francisco and as attorney general of California.

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