Hope Hicks: Trump campaign felt 'relief' after WikiLeaks released damaging info about Hillary Clinton | TheHill
Former White House communications director MORE's campaign.
During her closed-door interview with the committee, Hicks was asked by Rep.
Senate votes to block Trump's Saudi arms sale | TheHill
The Senate voted to block President Trump’s Saudi arms deal on Thursday, paving the way for a veto clash with the White House.
The Senate voted 53-45 on resolutions to block two of the sales, with GOP Sen. MORE (Ind.) joining Democrats.
They voted 51-45 to block the additional 20 arms sales.
Trump approved Iranian strike before pulling back: report | TheHill
approved a military strike against Iran on Thursday in response to the downing of a drone before eventually pulling back, according to a report from The New York Times.
The New York Times reported that as late as 7 p.m., military and diplomatic officials were expecting the military strike before dawn on Friday on a series of targets including radar and missile batteries.
The strike was called off but the Times reported that it was unclear if Trump changed his mind or the administration changed its strategy on Iran.
The White House and Pentagon officials declined to comment to the Time
Hicks repeatedly blocked by White House from answering Judiciary questions | TheHill
The House Judiciary Committee has released a transcript of a closed-door interview with former Trump aide MORE, showing White House lawyers repeatedly blocking her from answering questions about her work in the administration.
Hicks interviewed privately with the panel for nearly eight hours on Wednesday as part of its sweeping investigation into MORE and his associates.
GOP Grants Policy Wins to Democrats in $4.6 Billion Migration Budget
The Democrats’ migration wins include a renewed legal shield for the illegal-immigrant parents in the United States who pay cartel-affiliated coyotes to smuggle their children into the United States, $1 billion to ease migrants’ orderly transit through the border, plus a denial of President Donald Trump’s request for extra detention beds and additional ICE enforcement agents.
Democrats won the gains even though they risk a public backlash because their pro-migration sympathies and policies are inviting and encouraging the crush of migrant adults and children at the U.S. border.
Bernie Sanders Says He Welcomes the NRA's Hatred
Sanders used a tweet to lump the NRA together with drug companies, insurance companies, Wall Street, “the military industrial complex,” and others, saying, “We welcome your hatred.”
The tweet contained a video of Sanders and FDR delivering the same attacks on private enterprise, technological success stories, and individual Americans who have amassed billions of dollars.
Democrats: 11,400 People Have Died from Gun Violence in 114 Days
That claim, which puts the “gun violence” toll at 100 a day, can’t be squared with any existing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which tracks mortality from guns but does not have data from this year.
Sanders Wonders if Elizabeth Warren Is Surging Because She Is a Woman
Sanders tried to make sense of Warren’s recent surge during a Wednesday appearance on CNN. Chris Cuomo asked him if people view Warren as a “more electable version” of himself.
Instead of answering the question, Sanders brought up Warren’s status as a woman, subtly implying people may be supporting her simply because of that.
“I think we are running against a lot of problems. I think that there are a certain number of people who would like to see a woman elected.
Roy Moore announces he’ll run for US Senate again - The Boston Globe
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore announced Thursday that he is running for U.S. Senate again in 2020 after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations.
With his return to the political stage, Moore faces a crowded GOP primary field as he aims for an eventual rematch against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who bested him in the 2017 special election to fill the seat previously held by Jeff Sessions.
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Michelle Wu to protest MBTA fare hikes with volunteers at T stations - The Boston Globe
City Councilor Michelle Wu announced plans to protest the upcoming MBTA fare hike on the first day the higher rates are slated to go into effect, after a Red Line derailment created havoc for riders last week and continues to cause residual delays.
Wu said Thursday in a series of tweets that she hopes to have volunteers at every station and on the trains during the morning commute on Monday, July 1, to “rally our ridership & empower every commuter to push for solutions to fix the T.”
“Those of us who take the T every day are fed up with inaction to fix our public