Новости за 19.07.2018

White House withdraws judicial nominee Ryan Bounds, after GOP realizes he didn't have votes for confirmation
Washington Post
The GOP's bid to transform the federal bench with conservative judges hit its first significant snag Thursday as the White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to serve on the powerful and famously liberal 9th Circuit appeals court. Senate ...
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Trump criticizes Federal Reserve, breaking long-standing practice
Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday broke with decades of traditional White House silence on Federal Reserve decisions, criticizing the nation's independent central bank for raising interest rates and suggesting that the strong dollar was hurting the U.S. economy.
Donald Trump Says He's 'Not Happy' About Federal Reserve Interest-Rate IncreasesWall Street Journal
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Trump says he's looking forward to second summit with Putin
Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday said he looks forward to a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as details remained sketchy about what was accomplished during their summit in Helsinki three days ago. Trump lashed out on Twitter about ...
Trump's openness to Russian interrogation of Americans sets off fresh outragePolitico
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America's Factory Towns, Once Solidly Blue, Are Now a GOP Haven
Wall Street Journal
After the 1992 election, 15 of the 20 most manufacturing-intensive Congressional districts in America were represented by Democrats. Today, all 20 are held by Republicans. The shift of manufacturing from a Democratic stronghold to a Republican one is a ...
Additional election security funding left out of bill passed ThursdayCNN
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Outrage erupts over Trump-Putin 'conversation' about letting Russia interrogate ex-US diplomat Michael McFaul
Washington Post
At this week's summit in Helsinki, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed what President Trump described as an “incredible offer” — the Kremlin would give special counsel Robert S. Mueller III access to interviews with Russians indicted after ...
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Zuckerberg in Holocaust denial row
BBC News
Mark Zuckerberg has once again found himself at the centre of a row, after saying posts from Holocaust deniers should be allowed on Facebook. In an interview with technology website Recode, Mr Zuckerberg said that he did not believe such people should ...
People are really upset over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to ban Holocaust deniers from FacebookBusiness Insider
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Accused Russian Spy's Boy Toy Is a Serial Fraud: Lawsuits
Daily Beast
This isn't the first time Paul Erickson, the Republican political consultant at the center of a Russian espionage probe, has found himself in middle of some drama. Erickson—who served as a media adviser to a famously emasculated porn actor, a producer ...
Maria Butina, explained: the accused Russian spy who tried to sway US politics through the NRAVox
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As Russians describe 'verbal agreements' at summit, US officials scramble for clarity
Washington Post
Two days after President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian officials offered a string of assertions about what the two leaders had achieved. “Important verbal agreements” were reached at the Helsinki meeting, Russia's ...
What we know about Russia's election hackingPolitico
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Kavanaugh's role in Bush-era detainee debate now an issue in his Supreme Court nomination
Washington Post
Brett M. Kavanaugh was adamant as he sat in the witness chair at his 2006 confirmation hearing to be an appeals court judge. Kavanaugh was being questioned by Democrats about his knowledge of President George W. Bush's torture policy and treatment of ...
A Kavanaugh Signal on Abortion?New York Times
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