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“Saikat has decided to leave the office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to work with New Consensus to further develop plans for a Green New Deal,” Ocasio-Cortez communications director Corbin Trent told The Intercept in a statement.  “We are extraordinarily grateful for his service to advance a bold agenda and improve the lives of the people in NY-14.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday against a Trump administration policy that would only allow migrants who enter the U.S. through legal ports of entry to claim asylum, the latest blow against the administration's agenda. U.S.

Former Vice President MORE has a 2-to-1 lead nationally over the next closest Democratic presidential contender after the second round of debates, according to the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll. The new survey finds Biden with 34 percent support among Democrats, followed by Sen. MORE (I-Vt.) at 17 percent. Sen. MORE (D-N.J.) at 2 percent. “Biden has been steady despite some rocky performances at the debates,” said MORE, co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll.

MORE's latest threat to impose additional tariffs on China poses a risky downside as he heads into a contentious reelection campaign. The 10 percent tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports is slated to go into effect Sept.

MORE has created massive uncertainty about who will serve in his top intelligence post — even on an interim basis. On Friday, Trump abruptly dropped plans to tap Rep.

DETROIT —Former vice president Joe Biden, the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, faced down a barrage of criticism Wednesday night as his opponents sought to cast him as a relic of a bygone era, ill-equipped to lead his party as it grapples with urgent questions about race, immigration, and the best way to beat President Trump. One by one they dug in, denigrating Biden’s health care plan, criminal justice record, support for free trade policies, and the immigration policies pursued by President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday. Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race . The U.S. blamed Moscow for the death of the treaty.

Former vice president Joe Biden will make a stop in Boston next month, his presidential campaign announced on Friday. Biden’s visit is scheduled for Sept. 7, and comes on the heels of a swing through the early primary state of New Hampshire, according to a campaign press release. Details of the trip have not been announced.

WASHINGTON — More than half of House Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by the Associated Press — a strong signal of ongoing liberal frustration with President Trump but a milestone that seems unlikely to move House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Representative Salud Carbajal of California said Friday that he would support such an inquiry — the beginning of proceedings that could lead up to an impeachment vote — tipping the tally to 118, or a majority of the 235 House Democrats. Pelosi has remained steadfast that she wants to finish

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday abruptly dropped his plan to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, as the nation’s top intelligence official, following bipartisan questions about his qualifications and concern over whether he had exaggerated his résumé. Ratcliffe, an outspoken supporter of Trump, has come under intense scrutiny since the president declared Sunday on Twitter that the lawmaker was his pick to succeed Dan Coats, who is stepping down as director of national intelligence on Aug. 15.