Succession fight under way as Bernie Sanders calls for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – US politics live

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Vermont senator is latest figure to call for Democratic nominee to step down after sexual assault allegations President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his warnings about a “communist takeover” of the ⁠Democratic party ahead of November’s midterm elections as his political team tests whether the message can resonate beyond his core supporters. Preliminary findings from … Read more

Former acting DHS secretary warns Chinese criminal organizations are infiltrating America’s hemp industry

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Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf sent a letter to House lawmakers Tuesday urging them to investigate the “growing role that Chinese-linked actors and foreign criminal organizations are playing in the proliferation of hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products and illegal marijuana operations” in the U.S., which he says are “putting our youth and adults at risk.”  The … Read more

Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’ after Iranian attacks trigger massive US response

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President Donald Trump said the tentative ceasefire with Iran is “over” after an intense bombing campaign overnight that followed Iranian attacks on commercial shipping. “For me? I think it’s over,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday. “I don’t want to deal with them … Read more

America 250 attendees rally behind Trump’s July 4 speech: ‘What we needed to hear’

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Two days after President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July address, attendees at the Great American State Fair told Fox News Digital they saw the speech as patriotic, not partisan. “He’s talking about taking down communism,” David from New Jersey said. “That’s the definition of our whole country. Built on capitalism, that’s our whole country. If … Read more