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Democrat McCaskill defends no vote on Trump CIA pick – but can't say why

 

Missouri senator opposed Haspel for ‘classified’ reason

 

Republican Cotton: McCaskill ‘reflexively opposed’ to Trump

 

Associated Press in Kansas City, Missouri

Sun 20 May 2018 13.59 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/20/democrat-claire-mccaskill-vote-trump-cia-gina-haspel-torture

 

 
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Will evangelicals come out for Trump's Republican party in November?

 

The unusual bond between a scandal-ridden president and the white Christian voters will be tested in the midterms

 

 

Sun 20 May 2018 06.00 BST

Ben Jacobs in Washington

 

 

 

 

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Donald Trump stands during a service at the International Church of Las Vegas in October 2016
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP
 
 
 
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Europe struggles to find united front over US president

 

With Donald Trump’s actions dominating the agenda, a charm offensive for Balkan leaders did not go to plan

 

Daniel Boffey

Sun 20 May 2018 00.03 BST

 

 

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Presidents Trump and Macron at the White House last month. Last week’s EU summit in the Balkans was overshadowed by fears and uncertainties over world trade agreements
Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
 
 
 
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Donald Trump Jr met Gulf states emissary offering election help – report

 

New York Times reports August 2016 meeting at Trump Tower

 

Meeting included Israeli social media expert and Erik Prince

 

 

Sat 19 May 2018 21.28 BST

By  Sabrina Siddiqui

 

 

 

 

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Before the 2016 election, Donald Trump Jr reportedly met with an emissary for the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates seeking to help his father win
Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP
 
 
 
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Iran told: comply with US demands or face 'strongest sanctions in history'

 

Mike Pompeo threatens Tehran with additional measures and warns: ‘The Iranian regime should know this is just the beginning’

 

Julian Borger in Washington Heather Stewart in Buenos Aires

Mon 21 May 2018 18.10 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/21/iran-nuclear-deal-mike-pompeo-us-sanctions

 

 

 

Trump attacks former CIA director ahead of Haspel's swearing-in

 

Trump suggested John Brennan was to blame for Robert Mueller’s investigation, referencing remarks from Fox & Friends

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Mon 21 May 2018 17.59 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/21/trump-john-brennan-cia-gina-haspel-swearing-in

 

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Venezuela: Maduro hails election win but world leaders threaten sanctions

 

President faces flurry of condemnation over Sunday’s vote as Boris Johnson says ‘we may have to tighten the economic screw’

 

Tom Phillips in Mexico City and Heather Stewart in Buenos Aires

Mon 21 May 2018 17.15 BST

 

 

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Nicolás Maduro, seen here holding the political constitution, said: ‘The revolution is here to stay.’ But Boris Johnson said the G20 would ‘be talking about what we can do’.
Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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National Die-In Day: US high schoolers to protest inaction on gun control

 

High school senior spearheads protests planned for Washington, Orlando and beyond on anniversary of Pulse nightclub shooting

 

 

Mon 21 May 2018 20.44 BST

Lois Beckett in New York

 

 

 

 

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Students rally in front of the White House to protest gun violence in March
Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
 
 
 
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Germany to roll out mass holding centres for asylum seekers

 

‘Anchor’ camps will undermine country’s reputation for being welcoming, say critics

 

 

Mon 21 May 2018 06.00 BST

Philip Oltermann in Manching

 

 

 

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Camp residents hold a protest at the transit centre in Manching, Germany, for asylum-seekers
Photograph: Alexandra Beier/Getty Images
 
 
 
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Boris Johnson: we want a deal with the EU, not a customs backstop

 

The backstop option would keep Britain aligned to the customs union beyond 2020

 

Heather Stewart in Buenos Aires

Sun 20 May 2018 22.30 BST

 

 

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Boris Johnson on board a helicopter during a visit to the Amazon rainforest in Peru during his Latin America tour
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
 
 
 

 

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US stocks surge after US-China trade war truce

 

Markets rose after US said it reached an agreement with China to ease trade imbalances between the world’s two largest economies

 

Edward Helmore

Mon 21 May 2018 15.39 BST First published on Mon 21 May 2018 15.29 BST

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Of course US birth rates are falling – this is a harsh place to have a family

 

The US is one of only four countries in the world with no government-subsidized maternity leave while 36% of the workforce are contract laborers with no access to benefits

 

Mon 21 May 2018 15.45 BST Last modified on Mon 21 May 2018 16.30 BST

By   Amy  Westerfelt
 
 
 
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America’s birth rate has fallen to a 30-year low
Photograph: Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/21/hat-looks-good-slug-birth-rates-us-falling-reasons-why-family-policies

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Striking teachers show that cutting education to fix it is a neoliberal myth

 

For decades we have been told that the way to fix education is to fire people but red-shirted marchers across the country have shown the power of solidarity

 

Mon 21 May 2018 15.02 BST Last modified on Mon 21 May 2018 16.10 BST

By  Thomas Frank
 
 
 
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Jill Schroeder, a teacher at Gilbert Public Schools, leads the RedForEd Spirit Band at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix
Photograph: USA Today Network/Sipa USA/Rex/Shutterstock
 
 
 
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After Trump attacks New York Times, Giuliani tells paper Mueller will be done by September

 

President lashes out over reported offer of overseas assistance

 

Edward Helmore and agencies

Sun 20 May 2018 21.59 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/20/donald-trump-new-york-times-nader-zamel-prince

 

 

 

The Great Revolt review: Trump-approved study of 2016 is key reading for Democrats

 

Salena Zito and Brad Todd pull punches on race but show just how the ‘blue wall’ collapsed and how hard it will be to rebuild

 

Lloyd Green

Mon 21 May 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Mon 21 May 2018 12.17 BST

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Nabisco to workers: “Give up your pension for $15,000!”

 

May 21, 2018 12:03 PM CDT By Don McIntosh

 

 

 

Nabisco to workers: “Give up your pension for $15,000!”
GIVE UP OUR PENSION FOR $15,000? NO THANKS! At the Portland Nabisco bakery, a letter from the plant manager about a company contract offer got a chilly reaction. Union members wrote “Return to Sender,” “No thanks!!!!” and other messages on the unopened envelopes. | Northwest Labor Press
 
 
 
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Pastors rallying for Medicaid get criminal charges, but not Missouri’s governor

 

May 21, 2018 10:00 AM CDT By Al Neal

 

 

 

 
Pastors rallying for Medicaid get criminal charges, but not Missouri’s governor
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens addresses the media on the steps of the Civil Court building on Monday, May 14, after the case against him was dismissed. | J.B. Forbes / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
 
 
 
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Complaints that Zuckerberg 'avoided questions' at European parliament

 

Facebook founder spends 30 minutes giving answers to 60 minutes of MEPs’ questions

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Tue 22 May 2018 21.30 BST

 

 

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Mark Zuckerberg and the European parliament president, Antonio Tajani, in Brussels
Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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Trump admits 'very substantial chance' North Korea summit won't happen

 

President raises doubts over 12 June talks but says: ‘In the end it will work out. I can’t tell you how or why, but it always does’

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Tue 22 May 2018 19.22 BST

 

 

 

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The US president at the White House with South Korean president Moon Jae-in on Tuesday. Moon told Trump the ‘fate and the future’ of the Korean peninsula hinged on the talks
Photograph: Oliver Contreras / POOL/EPA
 
 
 
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Mike Pompeo claims Iran carrying out 'assassination operations' in Europe

 

The statement bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who say they are not aware of any evidence for the allegation

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington Saeed Kamali Dehghan in London

Tue 22 May 2018 18.40 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/mike-pompeo-iran-assassination-operations-europe

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Central Americans flee homes in record numbers: 'The level of violence is brutal'

 

UNHCR counts 294,000 asylum seekers and refugees in 2017

 

Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala the main source countries

 

 

Tom Phillips in Mexico City

Tue 22 May 2018 20.01 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/central-americans-refugees-asylum-seekers-violence

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Venezuelan president expels top US diplomat

 

Nicolás Maduro said US diplomat Todd Robinson has 48 hours to leave for allegedly conspiring against the Venezuelan government

 

Staff and agencies in Caracas

Tue 22 May 2018 19.29 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-us-diplomat-todd-robinson

 

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Five things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg's European parliament appearance

 

The format didn’t let MEPs question the Facebook boss too deeply – but there were worries over its monopoly

 

Jim Waterson

Tue 22 May 2018 22.24 BST First published on Tue 22 May 2018 21.15 BST

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Homeland security chief: I haven't seen intel that showed Russia favored Trump

 

Kirstjen Nielsen says: ‘I do not believe I’ve seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help President Trump win’

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Tue 22 May 2018 16.52 BST

 

 

 

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Kirstjen Nielsen said: ‘I do not believe I’ve seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help President Trump win. I’m not aware of that.’
Photograph: Erin Schaff/Reuters
 
 
 
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Journalists barred from EPA summit on harmful water contaminants

 

The Associated Press, CNN and the environmental-focused news organization E&E were barred by the EPA from Scott Pruitt’s event

 

 

Tue 22 May 2018 18.10 BST

Joanna Walters and agencies

 

 

 

 

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Scott Pruitt on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 16 May 2018
Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/EPA
 
 
 
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When 'hipster fascists' start appearing in the media, something has gone very wrong

 

The Sunday Times profiled members of Generation Identity and made them look like members of a boyband. This dangerous trend of humanising extremists must stop

 

Tue 22 May 2018 13.49 BST Last modified on Tue 22 May 2018 22.00 BST

 
 
 
 
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‘Vomit-inducing … ‘ the Sunday Times profile
Photograph: Guardian Design Team
 
 
 
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